Ron Reagan: "I Endorse Barack Obama"

Making It Official: I Endorse Barack Obama

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Palin Movement Urges 'Godly' To 'Plunder' Wealth of 'Godless

The McCain campaign has repeatedly attacked Barack Obama for advocating "spreading the wealth." But the religious movement detailed in a ne 36 page study and which Sarah Palin has extensive ties with, urges that the 'godly' should 'plunder' the wealth of the 'godless'.

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New Low: McCain Attacks Obama's Patriotism

John McCain unveiled a new attack on Barack Obama's patriotism Saturday, jumping all over - and taking out of context - remarks made yesterday in which the Democratic nominee said the Iowa Caucuses vindicated his faith in the American public.

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A Moving Skyscraper for N.Y.?

David Fisher is looking for a site in Manhattan to construct a building that twists itself into different shapes night and day.

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7 Reasons Why Condoms Suck, But Why Getting an STD Is Worse

Fans of shock jock Howard Stern know that he likes using condoms, but that's not too surprising given his oft-reported small size and easily aroused, hornball reputation. But for many of the rest of us, condoms can be a real hassle, an inconvenience, or even a barrier to a fulfilling night. Yet, they can save your life.. We need to get real.

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RACISM! Asian-American Man Beaten For Singing

A 22-year-old Asian-American was repeatedly punched in the face early today in Boulder and forced to say "I love America," Boulder police reported. The victim told investigators that he was walking in the area of 10th and Marine streets with friends about 1 a.m., singing a song from the movie "Team America." He was confronted by 4 men.

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Obama Supporters Pumped, McCain Partisans Down

Poll finds big enthusiasm gap 43-13 between supporters of the 2 candidates.

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The Chauncey Bailey Blogger Project - "Bailey Blogger" Tag

My friend Oakland Post Editor Chauncey Bailey was murdered by a person dressed in Black in a ski mask while walking to work at 7:30 AM August 2nd, 2007.  While one person claimed that he was the murderer, this has not been confirmed via evidence and a coverup is said to have occurred either by an Oakland Police officer or officers and member of Your Black Muslim Bakery -- or both.  Or the story is more complicated than that. 


Regardless, it's been over a year, and we're not closer to a resolution of this question of who murdered Bailey.   The Chauncey Bailey Project CBP has done work on the matter, but seems more interested in applying for awards than solving the crime.  The CBP staff page includes links to "old media" people in newspapers, but no blogs or bloggers.   


So with that, I'm starting The Chauncey Bailey Blogger Project.  The main objective of this project is to increase the number of works on this matter and build a list of evidence elements and a resolution.  


If you want to participate, research and write about something related to this issue, and tag it "bailey blogger", then write a link to it in the comment section of this blog post. Eventually, I will make a widget to help access these posts.  


Let's get a large number of blogs and videos about this going.  Let's get to the bottom of this, and avenge Chauncey's name. 

Kraft YouTube Cooking Challenge Looks Like Fun!

I just saw this new contest by Kraft and YouTube.  All you have to do is go to YouTube.com/kraftcookingschool and pick a recipe to make.  The video is to be no longer than 3 minutes long.  The winner gets $1,000 in cash and their video shown on the Kraft channel.  


Well, cool.  The prize should be $5,000 I think, but that's me.  Here's the video: 

Texas Tech Stuns Number One Texas 39 to 33

This was one of the most amazing college football games I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of them.  In a thrilling pass-o-rama, Texas Tech's Mike Leach showed the nation what an incredible passing game he's developed on ABC television and I watch it.  Wow.  Texas Tech 38, Number One Texas, 33 .  A game that people will talk about for years to come.

Internet Overtakes Newspapers As Source Of Political News

According to a study by the the Pew Research Center , the internet is now the major source of election news.  The study shows that the Internet is beating newspapers in audience draw.  Also, but no surprise, Fox News draws a Republican audience, whereas CNN and MSNBC were mostly Democratic.  Here's what they report:

Many more Americans are turning to the internet for campaign news this year as the web becomes a key source of election news. Television remains the dominant source, but the percent who say they get most of their campaign news from the internet has tripled since October 2004 (from 10% then to 33% now).

While use of the web has seen considerable growth, the percentage of Americans relying on TV and newspapers for campaign news has remained relatively flat since 2004. The internet now rivals newspapers as a main source for campaign news. And with so much interest in the election next week, the public's use of the internet as a campaign news source is up even since the primaries earlier this year. In March, 26% cited the internet as a main source for election news, while the percentages citing television and newspapers remain largely unchanged.

Paul Cobb On Chauncey Bailey, Mayor Ron Dellums & Oakland

 

Paul Cobb is a long-time Oakland, California writer, activist, community organizer and now publisher of the Oakand Post. I met Paul at his office in Downtown Oakland to talk about a wide range of subjects, but the two I was most interested in talking about were who killed Chauncey Bailey and what Paul thought about the current Mayor of Oakland, Ron Dellums.  

Bailey was an Oakland journalist who was supposedly murdered by people associated with Your Black Muslim Bakery (YBMB) on August 2, 2007.  But Cobb and others believe that the chain of events that led to someone, perhaps Devaughndre Broussard of YBMB,  murdering a journalist in the line of duty is more complicated and may lead to people and institutions one would not expect. 

Cobb's assertions regarding the relationship between Bailey and members of the Oakland Police Department would seem to match the concerns expressed in this website article by the Chauncey Bailey Project.  The person who shot Bailey was wearing a ski mask so true identification was never done.  Broussard confessed to the killing, but this to may be a coverup.

Related blog post on Bailey's passing:

http://zennie2005.blogspot.com/2007/08/oakland-journalist-chauncey-bailey-in.html

In our talk for this video, Paul got in some interesting information.  Without coming out and saying it directly, Cobb believes that an Oakland Police officer had some role in Bailey's eventual death.  He says this twice in the video.   In this video, Cobb also said that California Attorney General Jerry Brown took Bailey's research files from him and never returned them.  A view that's controversial, considering that Mayor Dellums has asked Brown to investigate the matter of Bailey's murder. 

Cobb talks about Barack Obama and what his friend the late Dr. Martin Luther King, would think about Barack's historic success in becoming as of this writing the first African American presidential nominee of either party.  What Cobb says is not just that he would be proud, but it is the culmination of his dream.

Those are some of the highlights of a man who's life goes back to his personal relationship with Martin Luther King.