Bank Of America, Fayetteville GA Account Screw Up

The Bank Of America, in Fayetteville GA at 326 Highway 314 is just not a good place to do business. As a result of my blog traffic and my Google account, their system sends a monthly check.

 The check, because of the way I fill out the online page, has my name and my business name, and that's been the case for years. I've always placed that check in my Bank of America account in Oakland.

And that's my personal account; my checks paid with just my business name on them are deposited in my business account - not with Bank of America.

To make my life a little easier as I travel to Atlanta, Georgia to help my Mom, and on a quasi-monthly basis, I had my check sent to the address there. So, the last thing that occurred to me was that the Bank of America there would give me a hassle. But that's what happened.

My mother has views of the South that I do not share. She doesn't believe in making waves because she thinks it's too racist to matter; I could care less.

At the branch, it seemed I was going to have no problem depositing - keep that in mind depositing - my check. But a teller who works at the two branches there just saw my name, and then the business name and said "I can't put this in," and then got the manager of the bank to agree.

My response was that is not what Bank of America does. I figured it was due to some issue at the first bank, so the next day, I went to the Bank of America at 326 Highway 314, figuring I could just deposit the check. But the same teller - a white woman with glasses who appeared to be about 65 in age - from the other bank was next to the teller who was helping me, and then moved over to whisper something to the ear of the other teller. So, I had the same problem.

But in explaining my situation, I quickly decided to make a video while I was dealing with the issue. Then, we called Bank of America from the truck, and a customer service representative named Raymond, and who had a New York accent, said that the bank should not have done that.

I didn't turn my camcorder on, so when I arrived back home, I made another call to Bank of America, and another customer service representative told me the bank should not have done that! And she added that because Bank of America "hires people from off the street," you get people who aren't the "sharpest knifes" in the drawer.

At any rate, this is to openly have Bank of America stop these practices where branches treat people like this. Suppose I needed to deposit that check because I was without money and was there on an emergency trip for my mother? It not only would not have mattered to them, they would have been acting against their own Bank of America policies, as told to me by two people on the phone, in the video!

I find it really disconcerting that I had this problem "in person," but not over the phone where they can't see my face. Is that racism? Sure feels like it.

Bank of America in Fayetteville, GA must change. I don't care if it's the South, just deposit my check in my account. Please. Thanks.

Bristol Palin is Still Dancing

Tonight on Dancing With The Stars Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were given the boot - leaving Jennifer Grey & Derek Hough, Kyle Massey & Lacey Schwimmer and Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas.

There are all these conspiracy theories in the works regarding Bristol still being in the competition. Some are saying that the Tea Party is backing her up, but the 20-year-old told Access Hollywood that she doesn't think there is any truth behind the Tea Party and/or Republican Party backing her up.

So sick of this "Tea Party" and even more sick of the Palin takeover. Now Sarah Palin even has her own television reality show on TLC - which will probably have to take the spot of the weekly Jersey Shore episode recaps for the time being.

It's still impossible to understand how Bristol Palin was able to beat out Brandy. Brandy is an actual star and is talented and has had television shows, concerts, cds, etc. As Sarah Palin might say, this all seems "backassward."

Kanye West, Today Show PR Issue | Susie Arons Still With Rubenstein

Contrary to reports, Susie Arons, the Rubenstein Communications Executive Vice President said to have quit the long-standing New York publicity firm, is still there. This, in the wake of Kanye West's disastrous appearance on the Today show with Matt Lauer.

In case you were hiding under a rock, here's a video recap of what happened in the form of the actual Today segment:



As shown, President George W. Bush said that Kanye West's idea that he didn't care about black people was the worst moment of his life. That includes what happened to New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and both wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Unbelievable.

West reportedly was invited to appear on the Today show, according to New York Post Page Six, West hired Susie Arons to "coach" him for the show segment. She advised against going on, but he did so anyway, and called her. They practiced what he was going to say, but as you can see, the coaching didn't take well.

What West should have done was speak his mind. It could have been a good moment for America, if West explained institutional racism and its impact. But, then again, West obviously isn't the best spokesperson for such a subject.

West Goes To Twitter

Because he was afraid of taking on Lauer in person, West took to Twitter to blast the show for "ambushing" him by showing the segment from the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Indeed, it wasn't an ambush by the Today show at all; showing clips during an interview is a common practice.

Susie Arons Can't Control Kanye

Susie Arons can't control what Kanye says, she can only offer suggestions, argue, and in the worst case tackle him in an attempt at restraint, but she can't control Kanye West.  But the news is Susie Arons - along with colleagues Assistant Vice President Pristina Alford and Senior Vice President Kimberly Kress, all still work together in the New York office of Rubenstein.

It's also clear that Susie's engagement was a "one-off" and she's not part of his standard team.  She was called in to do a job, and she did it.  From a morbid perspective, it got Rubenstein Communications more publicity that it could afford to generate on its own.

Meanwhile, West still refers to the Today show matter on Twitter, crediting the New York Times for getting the story right.  Specifically, the NY Times ArtsBeat article post.

Is Congress Murdering the 99er Nation by Neglect? “You Betcha”

Is Congress murdering the 99ers by neglecting to add a Tier 5 in the past 8 months? The undeniable answer is “You Betcha” - as Sarah Palin would say.

By legal definition, murder requires either intent or neglect of lawful duty. Careless disregard for human life also meets the legal definition of murder in America. Though the legal definitions mentioned here are not exhaustive, so far, I'd say Washington is GUILTY!

After months of petitions, fax attacks, letters, phone calls emails, marches, rallies, media coverage on 5 major networks, countless suicides and a few arrests - Congress is still not listening to the American people on the Tier 5 issue.

There is a great deal of talk out there these days about the wishes of the American people, but there isn’t a single person in Washington who gives a damn about the wishes of the American people who are not rich.

If that were not the case, Congress would actually do something about the fact that over 50 million Americans this year alone have had trouble just putting food on the table, instead of whining about tax cuts. NEWS FALSH: If you have no income - TAX CUTS will not help you at all. I do not hear any Tea Party flunky talking about that nor do I hear Mitch McConnell or Boehner discussing how this is a priority with the GOP.

In my recent article, Credit Score the New “Mark of the Beast”? I discussed how unemployment and the Washington/Wall Street created recession has hurt the credit ratings of millions of jobless Americans - making it nearly impossible to land the most menial job.

Several 99ers forwarded that article to (who else) Mr. Ed Schultz of MSNBC yesterday and today - Ed’s show opening commentary blasted this very practice by employers. [See video below] See Ed is still doing everything he possibly can to help the 99ers. Ed Schultz is the real deal - a true man of his word and one of the very few in the media who even “gets it!”

Since Tiers 3 & 4 began running out in January this year, the rolls of the UI exhaustees have grown to more than 5 million Americans. In that time, 5 bills have been brought before the Halls of Congress in an effort to extend UI benefits but ONLY by extending the dates for which to file for UI and NOT additional UI benefits.

This has confused a great many Americans, some members of Congress and most of the media to boot. It has not exactly confused NELP (National Employment Law Project - a supposed advocacy group for the unemployed) nor has it bewildered the AFL-CIO but no matter how long and hard the 99ers try to court the assistance of those 2 huge lobbying groups in Washington - the 99er Nation gets NOTHING but empty promises from both groups. When it comes to our Tier 5 to Survive - both NELP and the AFL-CIO are as worthless and uncaring as Congress.

If Sarah Palin really cares about anyone but her self - why doesn’t she donate even one dime of her wealth to help Americans in poverty? Is she waiting for us to use our “2nd Amendment Rights” to fend for our selves? Well, most 99ers have had to pawn or sell off our guns for food long ago.

The fact is that next week the Congress will be on yet another paid vacation, likely without even considering S3706 (Tier 5) or even extending the UI filing dates - set to expire November 30th. I mean what is the urgency after all? What is another 2 million plus added to the rolls of the jobless without UI benefits after all? I mean they have already ignored 5 million Americans in this exact situation for over 8 months now. What harm could possibly come from adding another few million to the bunch?

So, Is Congress Murdering the 99er Nation by Neglect? “You Betcha” they are and they do not give a damn about the hurting poor jobless Americans. Washington is blatantly guilty of committing the most callous Social Holocaust in history!

May God Bless America, save Her & Her impoverished population from the devils in Washington and from those wealthy contributors who paid to put them in office.

The Statue of Liberty should now aptly read: Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...so we can neglect and force them to starve like we do to America’s own poor......

(The entire clip is GREAT but the Credit issue is mentioned at 4:55 into this clip)

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South Park is Sued Again

So, a few years back South Park's Butters did a cute song and dance called "What What In The Butt." Before that episode aired there had been a video on YouTube withe the same title and it was a song and dance done that was basically identical to the one that the South Park episode had.

CNN reports:

In a 2008 episode of the series, Butters appeared in a music video that, according to the lawsuit filed by Brownmark Films, is a "nearly frame-by-frame recreation" of the original video, which became a viral sensation in 2007 and since then has had over 33,000,000 page views.

Comedy Central released a statement describing the "South Park" segment as a parody and saying that it's "fully protected against any copyright infringement claims under the fair-use doctrine and the First Amendment and we plan to vigorously defend those rights."

The images for this law suit can be found on E! Online for those who are interested in viewing the actual legal documents surrounding this case.

The following is the original video, and the first comment posted suggests that the version Butters did in South Park is better. Well, they're both funny. The legal documents are really worth taking a look at to see what really is going on behind the scenes.

C.R. Zazzy Builds Honda Excitement

C.R. Zazzy is the fictional spokesperson created for the Honda CR-Z to build excitement about the new vehicle.

C.R. Zazzy has filmed music videos on different college campuses, including New England School of Communications (NESCom) and Husson University it Bangor, (video below) which has made many college students very excited.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 17,  students can come test drive a CR-Z in front of the NESCom building from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Those who wish to test drive the vehicle must provide proof of a valid driver's license.



That video takes place on Husson Campus and features lots of NESCom and Husson students (Nikky Raney is not in the video).

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1

I have been a big fan of the "Harry Potter" series ever since it came out.  Whenever a new book was released I'd get my hands on it immediately and finished most of them within a few days.  Over the course of the franchise the books got longer and darker as the content matured with the characters.  One of my problems with the movies of the later books, as is my problem with most movies based on books, is that the content got  cut short.  There is only so much of the story you can tell in the 2 - 2 1/2 hour time frame of a movie.  This, of course, is an inevitable outcome, movies are 2-2 1/2 hours for a reason, most people can't sit through something much longer than that.

I remember being excited for the final fight scene between Dumbledore and Voldermort that was described in so much detail at the end of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."  In the movie, a scene that took up an entire chapter in the book, lasted for what seemed about 30 seconds (maybe it was longer than that but my perception is biased due to the huge let down I felt).  I remember thinking to myself "this is why I books are always better than the movie."   It's not that I didn't enjoy the movie, it's just that I wanted to see more of the story line than was presented.

The last book is by far the longest in the series and there's a lot that happens.  If it hadn't been cut into two movies the franchise would have suffered greatly.  So, when I heard that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows" was going to be divided into two films I was pleasantly surprised.

The first installment of the 2 part conclusion to the Harry Potter series premiered Monday, November 16th, in New York City.  The second installment is due to come out in Summer of 2011.  The film opens Friday, November 19th in U.S theaters and marks the beginning of the end in the popular series.

The movies so far have been very entertaining, even with the content cut short, and my only qualm with splitting up the two movies is that they are being released 6 months apart.  I'm sure I'll leave the theater entertained but I can also picture myself walking out pulling my hair and screaming "I gotta wait another 6 months to see the next one!?!?!"  The wait will be worth it though if the creators stay true to the story line of the books.

John Bobst aka The Force of Nature

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