Zennie Abraham Takes On CNN's Ali Velshi On Economic Stimulus

For me this was a ton of fun to do. But it's even better when someone takes time to let folks know you did a great job. Such was the case with the CNN iReport and CNN.com, who contacted me regarding my question for CNN's Ali Velshi on what he thought of giving $3,500 to each American taxpayer under $100,000.

Here's the video:



This is what CNN iReport's Rachel8 wrote:

Would you go head-to-head with CNN's top economic expert on an economic stimulus plan? How about live on the air?

Fearless iReport superstar Zennie Abraham did. After submitting an iReport suggesting a taxpayer stimulus package, he discussed his plan with CNN chief business correspondent Ali Velshi on CNN.com/live. Velshi said the plan -- which calls for a $3,500 stimulus check to those making less than $100,000 a year -- was not targeted enough to work. But Zennie courageously defended his idea.

"I disagree, with all due respect," he said to Velshi. "$3,500, particularly for college students or their parents, can help pay for their housing. For a person who's older, that could help pay their mortgage. ...You have to have time for the other aspects of President Obama's programs to work. The idea with this proposal is to buy time for those programs to kick in. I'm not saying that this is a cure-all. It works as part of a package."

And, after hearing the explanation, Velshi started to agree.

"In that context, I can understand that. If we are creating jobs, and we are helping people out with their mortgages, as an added extra, that could work," he said.

Nicely done, Zennie! You really held your own

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Thanks Rachel! It was a lot of fun and I hope I get the chance to do something like that, again.

BART Meeting on Oakland Shooting Sunday Jan 11 2 PM to 4 PM

I was just informed today, Saturday evening January 10th, 2009, that BART is holding a "community meeting" on Sunday, January 11th, which is tommorrow, from 2 PM to 4 PM at 101 Eighth Street, the Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter in Oakland, off Lake Merritt BART. More at Oakland Focus Blog.

Christine McCallum of Abington is teacher charged with 7 counts of child rape

Another Teacher / Student Sex Scandal?

From The PatriotLedger:

Christine McCallum is charged with having more than 300 inappropriate sexual encounters with a young teen over a three-year period. Watch Abington and Rockland police share information during a press conference.

Why does this happen, and how often does it occur? It seems it was a massive pattern three years ago, with a major scandal so often they were almost commonplace. But why?

Prince Harry: Racist Video In Full - Institutional Racist Example

Three years ago Prince Harry decided to either make to be in this video where he makes comments that show he's racially divisive where anyone who's not White is called by names that are considered insulting or divisive.

He uses the term "My little Paki friend" and "raghead" in the video. Look, those are not terms one has flying out of their mouth. It shows a certain lack of thought and consideration at the least.

Prince Harry has apologized for his actions.

MSNBC Decision 08 _ Porn Industry Losing its Shirt?

MSNBC Decision 08 _ Porn Industry Losing its Shirt?
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MSNBC Decision 08 series page at Hulu.com
Jan. 7: Village Voice columnist Michael Musto talks about whether Hustler’s Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis are serious about their inquiries regarding a bailout for the porn industry.

Predisdent-elect Barack Obama Weekly Radio/Youtube Address

President-Elect Barack Obama gives his weekly YouTube address and focuses on his economic recovery plan, where he projects that 3.4 million new jobs will be created. He correctly notes -- for the first time any President has -- the problem of the underemployed and not just the unemployed.

I hope Congress gives quick passage of his plan. We're wasting time as it is. I also push for a $3,500 check for all American making less than $100,000 -- it will buy time for his programs to work and help people pay bills and avoid going bankrupt.

U.S. unemployment hits 16-year high: 7.2% - Los Angeles Times

More at Los Angeles Times: “Reporting from Washington -- The nation's unemployment rate soared to its highest level in 16 years last month, reaching an eye-popping 7.2% as businesses slashed their payrolls by 524,000 jobs in December, the government reported today.

All together, 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008 -- 75% of them in the last four months -- and 11.1 million workers are now unemployed, the Labor Department said. And that's not counting millions more who have reluctantly taken part-time work instead of full-time jobs or have become so discouraged they stopped looking for a new job.”

Oakland Peaceful Post-Riot Protest March

As I left City Hall there was a small group of people carrying home-made signs reading "Stop Police Brutality" and screaming "You're fired!" At passing police officers in cars. I talked to them, and it turned out at least one person was from West Oakland.

Iron Man - Theme Song

Ok for a little lightness, here's the Iron Man theme song from 1966. I know this by heart, but now if you run this about 40 times each day, you can too!

Officer in BART shooting abruptly resigns

More at SF Gate.com: “(01-07) 19:14 PST OAKLAND -- The BART police officer who shot an unarmed man to death on a station platform early on New Year's Day quit the force Wednesday, avoiding an interview with police internal affairs investigators trying to get to the bottom of an incident that has prompted broad outrage.

Officer Johannes Mehserle, 27, was supposed to make a statement Wednesday about why he shot 22-year-old Oscar Grant as the supermarket worker lay face-down at the Fruitvale Station in Oakland, BART said.”

FINALLY! Riots Break Out Over Oakland Murder!

I thought we'd lost our mojo and sense of self worth! Finally, we are rioting in the streets to show our disgust over our treatment by the Police of the U.S and the New World Order Dictatorship! Rodney King, then Sean Bell, now This? It's high time we dissolved ourselves from the union...just kidding. But we do need To find a way to end this genoci

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Oakland Turns Violent Over Shooting

Protesters angry over a deadly New Year’s Day shooting of a young black man by a transit police officer erupted into violence in downtown Oakland.

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Oakland Riots - Davey D Rants on Mayor Ron Dellums

HipHop Reporter Davey D vents his frustration with Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums at the BART Fruitvale Press Coference and protest. Davey D explains that Dellums could have met with the people and had a press conference rather than "hiding" behind his staff.

The BART Shooting Downtown Oakland Riot - Zennie's Account

This is my report of the riots that broke out during what was planned to be a peaceful protest of the death of Oscar Grant at the hand of BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle. It's a story of what happeened from points of view as its happening.

Eric Mangini is the New Cleveland Browns Head Coach

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Eric Mangini Hired as Head Coach Of the Browns

The Mangenius has a new home-He will be the Coach of the Cleveland Browns, according to various wire service reports this evening(1/7). The Ink isn't even dry on his contract yet (If he even signed it) and his Wikipedia page has already been updated! What a country we live in eh? Speaking of people interested in NFL Head Coaching Jobs, the Jets have indirectly caused the firing of Boston College's Head Man, Jeff Jagodzinski. BC's AD Gene DeFlippo warned "Jags" if he Interviewed for the Jets job he would be terminated. Meanwhile he claims he has a "Stack" of interested head coaching candidates from other schools. Isn't that kind of two faced Gene? You fired your "Close Friend" for wanting to see if he could possibly return to the NFL, but you have no problem poaching a coach from somewhere else? What a Country.....

2008 NFL Season Review-From NFLMedia.com

2008 NFL Season Review
01/02/2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1/2/09
WOW, WAS ’08 GREAT!

Scoring at a 43-year high…teams turning things around and making the playoffs…rookie first-round quarterbacks starting from Week 1 under rookie head coaches and them all going to the playoffs…Tennessee’s streak…the Giants calmly going about their business…DREW BREES putting on a weekly aerial show…rookie running backs taking over offenses…the solid NFC South…dominating, shut-down defenses…and it all coming down to Week 17 with half the divisions still to be clinched!

“You get everybody’s best every week,” says Tennessee Titans head coach JEFF FISHER, whose club opened the season with a 10-game winning streak.

A perfect example of that approach came in Week 17 when Brees’ Saints – out of the playoff race – still fought the Carolina Panthers down to, literally, the last second of the game before a JOHN KASAY 42-yard field goal won the battle 33-31 and earned the Panthers the NFC South title.

It doesn’t matter what the situation, the commitment and character throughout the NFL shows every week.

“That’s why fans love the NFL,” says the 2008 Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year CHAD PENNINGTON of the Miami Dolphins, who made the playoffs with an 11-5 record after finishing 1-15 the year before. “In any given year, your team can be the surprise team in the league.”

The NFL is built on surprises, week after week, and they lead to the kind of performances that took place in the great 2008:

· Scoring per game was the highest it has been in 43 years. Games averaged 44.1 points, the most since 46.1 in 1965.

· There were six new division winners – Arizona, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, the New York Giants and Tennessee -- tying 2003 for the most such clubs since realignment was instituted in 2002. “It feels great,” says Carolina quarterback JAKE DELHOMME. “This division is probably the toughest in football.” Well, the NFC South did have the league’s most combined wins (40).

· For the 13th consecutive season, at least five teams made the playoffs that were not in them the year before. Seven clubs -- Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota and Philadelphia -- accomplished the feat this year, with four of them (Atlanta, Baltimore, Miami and Philadelphia) rebounding from last-place finishes in 2007.

Four of the teams – Atlanta (7-game improvement), Baltimore (6), Carolina (5) and Miami (10) – combined to show a 28-game win-improvement from 2007 to 2008. The Dolphins tied 1999 Indianapolis for the biggest jump in wins (10) in history. “We shocked the world,” says Miami linebacker MATT ROTH. “We shocked ourselves.”

· It was a historic season for rookie head coaches. Three of them – JOHN HARBAUGH in Baltimore, MIKE SMITH in Atlanta and TONY SPARANO in Miami – took their teams to the playoffs. Three rookie coaches doing this in the same season has only happened once before, in 1992 (BILL COWHER, Pittsburgh; DENNIS GREEN, Minnesota; and BOBBY ROSS, San Diego).

· And speaking of rookies: wow, did they do great in ’08!

Nowhere was this more evident than among rookie quarterbacks -- namely, first-round draft choices MATT RYAN of Atlanta and JOE FLACCO of Baltimore. They combined for many singular accomplishments.

First off, they each started all 16 of their teams’ games, the first time two rookies have done that in the same season in the Super Bowl era (1966). They took their clubs to the biggest increase in wins from the season before than any other rookie QBs who started every game (Ryan, plus-7; Flacco, plus-6). Then they became the only 16-game rookies to lead their clubs to the playoffs in the same season. Finally, they will become the first rookie QB duo to start in the same postseason.

“It is unprecedented what they did,” says Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback STEVE YOUNG.

· And the rookie running backs were out there, too! Three of them – STEVE SLATON of Houston (1,282 yards), MATT FORTÉ of Chicago (1,238) and CHRIS JOHNSON of Tennessee (1,228) became the first rookie RB threesome in history to rush for 1,200 yards apiece.

Forté and Slaton also established team rookie rushing records, as did Carolina’s JONATHAN STEWART (836).

· Speaking of rushing, the New York Giants had two teammates become only the fourth running back duo in history to each rush for 1,000 yards. BRANDON JACOBS totaled 1,089 yards and DERRICK WARD 1,025. The Giants led the NFL in rushing with 157.4 yards per game. “Congratulations, we made history,” Jacobs told Ward after the latter reach 1,000 in Week 17.

And “All Day” just kept going. Minnesota Vikings running back ADRIAN “ALL DAY” PETERSON – who led the league in rushing with 1,760 yards -- became only the fifth player in history to rush for 3,000 yards (3,101) in his first two seasons (EARL CAMPBELL, 1978-79; ERIC DICKERSON, 1983-84; EDGERRIN JAMES, 1999-00; and CLINTON PORTIS, 2002-03).

· One of the most vaunted NFL records – season passing yards -- was almost broken, and the man who came close to doing it reacted with typical class when he failed to do so. New Orleans Saints quarterback DREW BREES – whose pregame pep-talk to his teammates became one of the visual benchmarks of the season – fell 16 yards short of breaking DAN MARINO’s NFL season record of 5,084 yards in 1984.

“When I sit back and look at it, that record has stood for a long time,” said Brees. “One of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game owns it.” With his team finishing 8-8, that isn’t “necessarily the way that record deserves to be broken,” said Brees. “That’s why I’m able to accept the fact it didn’t happen.” Brees did become only the second QB in history to throw for 5,000 yards.

· Meanwhile, out in the desert air in Arizona, footballs were filling the sky, as they well might in Hawaii.

The Arizona Cardinals’ passing attack helped the club score its most points ever (424), quarterback KURT WARNER throw for a franchise-record 30 touchdowns, and three receivers match a milestone only reached four times in history.

Cardinals wide receivers LARRY FITZGERALD (1,431 yards) and ANQUAN BOLDIN (1,038) – who will join Warner as the NFC starting QB-WRs tandem in the Pro Bowl on February 8 – and STEVE BREASTON (1,006) became the fifth teammate threesome in history to each post 1,000 receiving yards.

· Through all the offense, defenses were not sleeping! The Baltimore Ravens added to their NFL-best streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher, raising that number to 35 consecutive games. They also led the league with an NFL-best 26 interceptions, including 16 over their last eight games…Dallas Cowboys linebacker DE MARCUS WARE (20.0) came within three of breaking MICHAEL STRAHAN’s NFL season sack record (22.5)…and the Pittsburgh Steelers placed two players in the top 10 in sacks (JAMES HARRISON, 16.0 and LA MARR WOODLEY, 11.5) – the only team with two in the top-10.

· “From one week to the next in this league, things can change,” says New England Patriots quarterback MATT CASSEL. Nothing exhibits that more than the tightness of NFL games. In 2008, 14 percent were decided in the last two minutes or overtime. In 32 percent of the games, a potential game-winning/tying drive or actual game-winning drive took place within the 20-yard line with two minutes to go.

Games continued to be thisclose. Nearly half were decided by one score:

POINTS
GAMES
PCT.
8 or Less
117 of 256
46%
7 or Less
114 of 256
45%
3 or Less
50 of 256
20%

· The fans could not get enough of it all. Football fans across America continued to tune their televisions to NFL games in huge numbers in 2008. According to Nielsen Media Research, 225 million Americans watched NFL games this season. That is nearly 100 million more than the record number of Americans who voted in the 2008 presidential election (131.2 million).

A rundown of NFL records set and milestones reached in 2008:

THE PLAYERS

PLAYER
ACCOMPLISHMENT(S)


RONDE BARBER
CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
· Moved into third place in NFL history with his 11th touchdown off interceptions and fumble returns, ranking him behind Rod Woodson (13) and Aeneas Williams (12).


ANQUAN BOLDIN
WR, Arizona Cardinals
· Notched career reception No. 450, reaching that mark the fastest in NFL history (74 games).


DREW BREES
QB, New Orleans Saints
· Became only the second QB in league history with 5,000 passing yards in a season, finishing with 5,069 (DAN MARINO; 5,084).


ISSAC BRUCE
WR, San Francisco 49ers
· Recorded career reception No. 1,000 and is the fifth player to reach the milestone. Other players to reach 1,000 receptions are: JERRY RICE (1,549), CRIS CARTER (1,101), MARVIN HARRISON (1,102) and TIM BROWN (1,094).

· Passed TIM BROWN for second on the career-yards receiving list. Bruce has 14,944 yards, trailing only JERRY RICE (22,895) in the category.

· Became the 14th player in NFL history with 15,000 scrimmage yards.


REGGIE BUSH
RB, New Orleans Saints
· Made 200 catches through his first 34 games, tying him with Arizona receiver ANQUAN BOLDIN as the NFL players to reach 200 catches in the fewest games.


JASON CAMPBELL
QB, Washington Redskins
· Surpassed 3,000 passing yards in a season for the first time in his career.


MATT CASSEL
QB, New England Patriots
· Became the fifth NFL quarterback to throw for 400 yards in consecutive games. The others: DAN FOUTS, DAN MARINO, PHIL SIMMS and BILLY VOLEK.


WARRICK DUNN
RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
· Became the sixth player in league history with 10,000 rushing yards and 500 catches.


BRETT FAVRE
QB, New York Jets
· Notched his 169th victory, extending his NFL quarterback record.

· Made his 269th consecutive regular-season start, also extending his QB record.

· Broke a tie with DAN MARINO for victories in the most NFL stadiums by winning in his 32nd at LP Field. (Week 12)


LARRY FITZGERALD
WR, Arizona Cardinals
· Made his 350th reception in his 64th career game, making him the third fastest to reach that number.

· Caught his 400th career pass. He became the youngest player to do so at 25 years, 119 days. He also reached the mark in 71 games, faster than anyone in league history besides teammate ANQUAN BOLDIN (67 games).


ANTONIO GATES
TE, San Diego Chargers
· Reached 50 touchdowns in his 92nd game, the fewest in league history for a tight end. JERRY SMITH held the record (100 games).


TONY GONZALEZ
TE, Kansas City Chiefs
· Became the first tight end in NFL history with 900 receptions.

· Became the first tight end with four 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

· Surpassed SHANNON SHARPE for NFL receiving-yards record by a tight end with 10,940.

· Moved past KELLEN WINSLOW for the most 100-yard career receiving games (25) for a tight end.

· Moved into 11th place on the career list for receptions with 853. (Week 8)


JASON HANSON
K, Detroit Lions
· Broke the NFL record for most 50-yard field goals in a career with 41.

· Passed NICK LOWERY for eighth place on the NFL's career scoring list with 1,714 points.


MARVIN HARRISON
WR, Indianapolis Colts
· Passed CRIS CARTER into sole possession of second place on the NFL’s all-time receptions list with 1,102.

· Moved past WALTER PAYTON and into 10th on the league's career list with his 126th touchdown.

· Passed JIM BROWN for ninth on the NFL touchdowns list (128).


TORRY HOLT
WR, St. Louis Rams
· Moved into 12th place on the NFL career receptions list with 869.


EDGERRIN JAMES
RB, Arizona Cardinals
· Became the 14th player in NFL history to surpass 15,000 career yards from scrimmage.

· Surpassed FRANCO HARRIS to move to 11th on the NFL career list with his 57th 100-yard rushing game. (Week 17)


ANDRE JOHNSON
WR, Houston Texans
· Matched two NFL records by posting at least 130 yards in four consecutive games and 10 or more catches in three games.

· Registered his NFL-record seventh game this season with at least 10 catches and his eighth 100-yard game. His 1,575 yards this season are the most for a receiver since 2003.


JAMAL LEWIS
RB, Cleveland Browns
· Surpassed 10,000 rushing yards for his career, becoming the 24th player in NFL history to do so.


DERRICK MASON
WR, Baltimore Ravens
· Went over 10,000 receiving yards for his career.


PEYTON MANNING
QB, Indianapolis Colts
· Extended his NFL record with his ninth 4,000-yard passing season.

· Became the first player in history to throw 25 touchdown passes in 11 consecutive seasons.

· Tied for sixth with JOE MONTANA with 117 career wins.

· Moved into sixth on the career completions list with 3,839.

· Passed DREW BLEDSOE for seventh place on the NFL's career list for yards passing. Manning has 45,628; Bledsoe had 44,611.


RANDY MOSS
WR, New England Patriots
· Notched his 135th career touchdown reception, passing CRIS CARTER for third all-time.

· Tied MARSHALL FAULK for sixth in NFL history with his 136th touchdown.

· Upped his career total to 13,201 receiving yards, moving into ninth place in the NFL, three yards ahead of ANDRE REED.

· Joined JERRY RICE (14), TIM BROWN (9) and JIMMY SMITH as the only players in history with nine 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

· Tied MARVIN HARRISON for second in history with his 59th career 100-yard game.


SANTANA MOSS
WR, Washington Redskins
· Notched his third career 1,000-yard receiving season.


TERRELL OWENS
WR, Dallas Cowboys
· Surpassed CRIS CARTER (130) for second place all-time in receiving touchdowns (139).

· Became the eighth player to reach 900 receptions and in the third fewest games (178).

· Surpassed ART MONK for sixth all-time in career receptions (951).


ADRIAN PETERSON
RB, Minnesota Vikings
· Topped 2,000 career rushing yards, becoming the fastest player to reach the milestone in NFL history (21 games).

· Became the fifth player in league history to reach 3,000 rushing yards in his first two years, joining EARL CAMPBELL (Oilers), ERIC DICKERSON (Rams), EDGERRIN JAMES (Colts) and CLINTON PORTIS (Broncos).


CLINTON PORTIS
RB, Washington Redskins
· Joined O.J. SIMPSON as the only players with 120 yards rushing in five consecutive games on two different occasions.


ED REED
S, Baltimore Ravens
· Returned an interception an NFL-record 108 yards for a touchdown vs. Philadelphia (11/23).


BEN ROETHLISBERGER
QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
· Surpassed OTTO GRAHAM, DAN MARINO and TOM BRADY for the most victories in a quarterback’s first five seasons with 61 wins.


MATT STOVER
K, Baltimore Ravens
· Set an NFL record, kicking his 372nd consecutive point after touchdown.

· Passed BRUCE SMITH for 11th all-time after playing in his 280th game.

· Passed JIM BAKKEN in 13th place with 536 PATs.

· Went over 100 points for the 12th season in a row.


FRED TAYLOR
RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
· Passed O.J. SIMPSON and COREY DILLON to move into 16th place on the NFL's career rushing yards list (11,271).


LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON
RB, San Diego Chargers
· With 126 rushing touchdowns, moved out of a tie with MARCUS ALLEN and into sole possession of second place on the NFL's career list. EMMITT SMITH is No. 1 with 164.

· Extended his NFL record of consecutive seasons to begin a career with 10 rushing touchdowns to eight.

· Became the fifth player to rush for more than 10,000 yards and have 500 receptions.

· Passed O.J. SIMPSON and COREY DILLON for 15th place on the career rushing list at 11,279 yards.

· Became the 17th player to rush for more than 11,000 career yards.


HINES WARD
WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
· Notched his fifth career 1,000 receiving-yards season.


DE MARCUS WARE
LB, Dallas Cowboys
· Tied an NFL record with a sack in 10 consecutive games, matching the mark set by Denver's SIMON FLETCHER from Nov. 15, 1992 to Sept. 20, 1993


KURT WARNER
QB, Arizona Cardinals
· Had a perfect 158.3 passer rating for the third time in his career, tying PEYTON MANNING for the NFL record.

· Topped 300 yards for five consecutive games, one shy of the NFL record he shares with STEVE YOUNG and RICH GANNON.


WES WELKER
WR, New England Patriots
· Set an NFL record with at least six catches in each of the first 10 games of the season.

THE TEAMS

TEAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS


ARIZONA CARDINALS
· Broke the franchise record for points in a season with 424, one more than in 1984.

· KURT WARNER threw a touchdown pass in 21 consecutive games, a Cardinals’ record. Warner set a club record with four consecutive 300-yard games. He also passed for a franchise-record 30 touchdowns this season.

· ANQUAN BOLDIN, STEVE BREASTON and LARRY FITZGERALD notched 1,000-yard receiving seasons, marking the fifth time in NFL history that three teammates each passed the 1,000-yard mark.

· ANQUAN BOLDIN set a franchise record with his 22nd 100-yard receiving game. He also topped 1,000 yards receiving in a season for a club-record fourth time.

· TIM HIGHTOWER's 10 TDs rushing set a franchise record, breaking the mark of nine set by Ron Moore in 1993.

· NEIL RACKERS became the second player in Cardinals history to score 500 points (JIM BAKKEN; 1,380).


ATLANTA FALCONS
· MICHAEL TURNER scored his club-record 17th rushing touchdown, breaking JAMAL ANDERSON’s franchise record of 14 in 1998.

· RODDY WHITE set the team season record for receiving yards (1,382), breaking ALFRED JENKINS' mark (1,358) in 1981.


BALTIMORE RAVENS
· Have gone an NFL-best 35 consecutive games without allowing a 100-yard rusher.

· Notched their 100th franchise win.

· Scored at least 27 points in a team-record four consecutive games. (Week 10)

· ED REED registered his NFL-high ninth interception, tying his own team record.


BUFFALO BILLS
· Won their 200th home game. (Week 7)

· LEODIS MC KELVIN surpassed ERIC MOULDS for the most kickoff return yards by a Buffalo rookie (1,468).

· BRIAN MOORMAN became the first Bills punter to throw a touchdown pass.


CAROLINA PANTHERS
· Reached 100 regular-season victories.

· Had two running backs with 100 yards in the same game for the first time in team history (JONATHAN STEWART and DE ANGELO WILLIAMS on 11/16.

· JONATHAN STEWART's 836 yards rushing set a season rookie mark for the Panthers.

· DE ANGELO WILLIAMS ended the season with a franchise-record 1,515 rushing yards. Williams scored a Panthers' season record 20 touchdowns. He also set a club record by scoring a touchdown in five consecutive games.


CHICAGO BEARS
· Became the first team in NFL history with 700 total victories.

· KYLE ORTON threw a franchise-record 206 consecutive passes without an interception.

· MAT FORTÉ rushed for 1,238 yards and caught 63 passes – both Bears rookie season records.


CINCINNATI BENGALS
· CHAD JOHNSON has at least one catch in 93 consecutive games, tying the team record set by CARL PICKENS.


CLEVELAND BROWNS
· JAMAL LEWIS became the first Browns running back since MIKE PRUITT in 1980-81 to gain 1,000 yards in successive seasons.


DALLAS COWBOYS
· Achieved 450 total victories (Week 5).

· TONY ROMO became the sixth Cowboys quarterback to surpass 10,000 career yards. Romo had his 16th career 300-yard passing game, surpassing TROY AIKMAN for the most in club history. He also became the first Cowboys QB with consecutive 3,000-yard seasons since Aikman did it in three consecutive years from 1995-97.


DENVER BRONCOS
· Tallied their 400th victory.

· JAY CUTLER tied JOHN ELWAY (1987) for the fewest games (11) in team history to reach 3,000 passing yards (11/23). Cutler broke JAKE PLUMMER's franchise record with 4,210 yards for the season.

· Rookie SPENCER LARSEN became the first player in club history to start on offense and defense (11/16). Larsen lined up at fullback and middle linebacker and also contributed on special teams.

· EDDIE ROYAL set Broncos rookie records with five touchdown receptions and yards receiving for a single season (980).


DETROIT LIONS
· CALVIN JOHNSON became the second receiver in team history to record 70 receptions; 1,200 yards; and 10 touchdowns in a single season (HERMAN MOORE in 1995).

· JASON HANSON surpassed MORTEN ANDERSEN's record for most career 50-yard field goals, hitting his 41st on 12/14.


GREEN BAY PACKERS
· DONALD DRIVER established a franchise record with a reception in his 104th consecutive game (11/9), besting the mark set by Sterling Sharpe from 1988-94.

· DRIVER and GREG JENNINGS each had 100 receiving yards in Week 17. Combined with RYAN GRANT and DE SHAWN WYNN's 100-yard rushing days, it was the first time in league history that a team has had two 100-yard rushers and 100-yard receivers in the same game.


HOUSTON TEXANS
· Scored touchdowns on their first three possessions for the first time in team history. (Week 7)

· Won four consecutive games in a season for the first time in franchise history.

· ANDRE JOHNSON extended his franchise record by having at least one catch in his 100th consecutive game.

· DUNTA ROBINSON set a Texans record with his 12th career interception.

· STEVE SLATON set the franchise record for yards rushing by a rookie with 1,282 and scored a team rookie-record nine rushing touchdowns.


INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
· Extended their NFL-record club streak to six seasons in a row with 12 or more wins.

· DALLAS CLARK broke his club season record for receptions by a tight end with 77. Clark also broke the Colts' franchise record for season receiving yards by a tight end with 848, surpassing Hall of Famer JOHN MACKEY's 829 in 1966.

· Head coach TONY DUNGY's teams have gone to the playoffs in 10 consecutive seasons, dating back to 1999 when he was the head coach at Tampa Bay. It is the best run by a coach in NFL history, topping TOM LANDRY's run with the Cowboys from 1975-83 (9 seasons).


JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
· Jaguars coach JACK DEL RIO posted his 50th regular-season victory.


KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
· LARRY JOHNSON (5.638) passed Christian Okoye (4,897) for second place on the Chiefs' all-time rushing list.


MIAMI DOLPHINS
· With an 11-5 record after a 1-15 mark in 2007, tied the 1999 Colts (13-3 after 3-13 the previous season) for the biggest turnaround in NFL history – 10 wins.

· Finished the regular season with 13 turnovers, tying the 2008 New York Giants for the fewest ever in a 16-game season.

· CHAD PENNINGTON connected on his first six passes in Week 15, extending his two-game streak to 17 completions in a row to break DAN MARINO's team record of 15 set in 1992.


MINNESOTA VIKINGS
· ADRIAN PETERSON rushed for a franchise-record 10 100-yard games. Peterson broke Minnesota's single-season rushing record with 1,760 yards.


NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
· Finished the regular season with 57 penalties, besting the record-low of 59 set by Seattle in 2007.

· STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI set a Patriots single-season record with 34 field goals, breaking the mark of 32 set by TONY FRANKLIN in 1986.


NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
· Set franchise records for scoring (461) and yards (6,571).

· DEUCE MC ALLISTER surpassed DALTON HILLIARD for first on New Orleans' career list with 54 touchdowns.


NEW YORK GIANTS
· DERRICK WARD and BRANDON JACOBS both rushed for 1,000 yards, making the Giants only the fourth team with two 1,000-yard running backs.

· Ended the season with 13 turnovers, tying the 2008 Miami Dolphins for the fewest ever in a 16-game season.

· Finished the season with 427 points and 338 first downs, both second highest in team history (448 points in 1963; 356 first downs in 1985).


NEW YORK JETS
· THOMAS JONES broke the team’s season rushing and total touchdowns record (13 rushing, 2 receiving) previously held by CURTIS MARTIN.

·
OAKLAND RAIDERS
· SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI (905) broke GEORGE BLANDA's franchise record of 863 career-points.


PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
· Achieved 500 regular-season victories. Scored a franchise-record 416 points.

· ANDY REID won his 100th career game.

· REID and DONOVAN MC NABB earned their 76th career victory together, passing the Joe Montana-Bill Walsh combo for most all-time. (Week 7)

· MC NABB set a franchise record when he passed Ron Jaworski on the club's all-time passing yards list, finishing with 3,916.

· BRIAN WESTBROOK passed TIMMY BROWN for first place on the club's career list with 27 TD catches by a running back. Westbrook (9,330) surpassed HAROLD CARMICHAEL (9,042) as the Eagles career leader in yards.

· BRIAN DAWKINS made his 34th interception, tying the team record shared by ERIC ALLEN and BILL BRADLEY.

· DE SEAN JACKSON set a team rookie record with 912 receiving yards and also became the first rookie to lead the Eagles in catches (62) since 1942.

· DAVID AKERS kicked 33 field goals, setting a season team record.


PITTSBURGH STEELERS
· MIKE TOMLIN became the first coach in Steelers history to win at least 10 games in each of his first two seasons. He became the sixth NFL coach to win a division title in his first two seasons as a head coach.

· JAMES HARRISON's 16th sack surpassed MIKE MERRIWEATHER's 1984 single-season Steelers record. Harrison and LA MARR WOODLEY set a club record (27.5) for most combined sacks by two players.

· HINES WARD set a team record with his 800 career receptions.


ST. LOUIS RAMS
· STEVEN JACKSON became the first Rams running back since ERIC DICKERSON (1983-86) to rush for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons.

· DONNIE JONES established the highest gross punting average in team history – 50.0 yards. It ranks second in NFL history to SAMMY BAUGH’s 51.4 gross average in 1940.


SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
· Became the first team to make the NFL playoffs following a 4-8 start.

· PHILIP RIVERS threw 34 touchdown passes to break Hall of Famer DAN FOUTS' 1981 season team record. Rivers finished the season with 4,009 passing yards, joining Fouts as the only Chargers QBs with 4,000 in a season.


SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
· Notched their 250 regular-season victory.

· Head coach MIKE HOLMGREN earned his 160th career victory, most among active coaches.


TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
· Achieved 200 total victories.

· Started 5-0 at home this season for the first time in franchise history.

· Set team for most total yards in a season with 5,456.

· Tied team record with seven return touchdowns (2000).


TENNESSEE TITANS
· Set a club record with 12 wins in a row.

· CHRIS JOHNSON joined EARL CAMPBELL and EDDIE GEORGE as the only rookies in franchise history to rush for 1,000 yards.

· LEN DALE WHITE scored 15 touchdowns for second place in team season annals behind EARL CAMPBELL (19, 1979).


WASHINGTON REDSKINS
· Compiled a streak of 370 consecutive pass attempts without an interception.

· JASON CAMPBELL’s interception percentage of 1.2 was a team record.

· CLINTON PORTIS tied club record with five consecutive 100-yard rushing games.

Obama Meets Bush and Ex-Presidents

(Associated Press) President-elect Barack Obama met with President Bush, as well as other living presidents today in the White House to discuss transition plans, and current events. (Jan. 7)

Oakland BART Police Shooting Update News

This is a review of the latest (to this date) information on the BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant. The Grant family lawyer John Burris has filed a $25 million damage claim. Two protests are planned for Wednesday one at 3 PM at Fruitvale BART.

Mysterious sweet syrup smell wafts over Manhattan again

More at NY Daily Newst: “It's back!
That sweet smell that wafted over the city a few years ago - described as maple syrup, French toast, pancakes and even coffee cake - is in the air again, officials said Tuesday.
The city's 311 system received about 35 calls Monday night from New Yorkers reporting the mysterious scent drifting through parts of upper Manhattan and Queens.
[DO YOU SMELL IT?  Tell us where you are in the city and where you're smelling it in the comments section below.]
"The maple scent was light," a reader with the screen name LuckyLady wrote on nydailynews.com. "While moving around my apartment ... the scent hit me again, only this time it was stronger."
The city Department of Environmental Protection sent inspectors to the areas to conduct air tests.
They confirmed the scent, but the source of the smell is still unknown, officials said.
Another Daily News reader initially thought the smell came from a pine tree.
"I noticed it, and it was strong enough to make me want to know what it was before I got to my corner when I left my apartment," the reader, Page One, wrote on the Web site.”

Senator Harry Reid: ‘I don’t work for Obama’

More at TheHill.com: “Democrats must be “very, very careful” to avoid overreaching and will not rubber-stamp President-elect Obama’s policies, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday.

In an interview with The Hill, Reid said it is essential for Obama and congressional Democrats to work closely with Republicans in the new Congress. He added that 2009 is very different from 1993, the last time Democrats controlled both Congress and the White House.

Back then, Reid said, Democrats had controlled the House for decades and behaved as though the opposition did not exist. This time around, their recent stint in the minority would give them a commitment to bipartisanship.

“Even though we’re one short of 60 [senators in the Democratic Conference], I don’t want to ever have to depend on cloture,” Reid said. “We may have to do that, but it will be with the support of a few Republicans.”

Reid, who lambasted the GOP-led Congress for being a rubber stamp for President Bush, indicated that he will not bow to the Obama administration.

Reid stated, “I don't believe in the executive power trumping everything... I believe in our Constitution, three separate but equal branches of government.”

“If Obama steps over the bounds, I will tell him. … I do not work for Barack Obama. I work with him,” he said.”

Obama says trillion-dollar deficits may last years

More at SFGate.com: “President-elect Barack Obama says the nation probably faces huge deficits for years to come, but heavy spending is needed now to spur the economy.

Obama said Tuesday the deficit appears on track to hit $1 trillion soon. Speaking to reporters after meeting with top economic aides, Obama said: "Potentially we've got trillion-dollar deficits for years to come, even with the economic recovery that we are working on."”

Steve Jobs is Very Much Alive! Leave Him Alone!

More at MOBODOJO: “I’m periodically amazed at the lengths hackers will go to do something stupid. What they are doing now is hacking MacRumors live blog feed from the MacWorld keynote. The first comment indicated that Steve Jobs had died, which is untrue. ”

-- Yiah! What's the deal with hackers wishing that Steve Jobs was dead? This started with the infamous iReport video and has went from there. Maybe the best thing is for Jobs to walk around the floor of MacWorld just so they all leave him alone.

Or is that wishful thinking?

What does "In God We Trust" mean to you? - Zennie Abraham

This is the video that "started it all" for me as a nationally-known video-blogger. It was one of several I made for the CNN / YouTube Democratic Debates, but the one CNN producers really liked. "The Coin Question."

Have you ever seen that "Army of One" commericial? This is one of them:



Well, according to this email I got from AdAge.com, the organization that created the presentation is being accused of overbilling by The Army:

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- Leo Burnett will pay $15.5 million to settle allegations that it overbilled the U.S. Army for work on its "Army of One" campaign, the Justice Department announced today. The suit was a result of whistle-blowing by two former Burnett employees. Among the allegations in the lawsuit, filed in 2004: Burnett was treating the work of its own internet unit as if it was performed by a third-party contractor, as well as inflating the costs of subcontractors it worked with, in order to increase its profits. Read the full story at http://adage.com/article?article_id=133588 -- Jeremy Mullman

Wow, and this from the organization of the Department of Defense, which is known for the $600 toilet!

On The Oakland BART Shooting By Police at Fruitvale Sta

The Oakland BART Police Fruitvale Station shooting was a horrifying act of an individual police officer that, upon reflection, went insane for a moment. I'm glad people had video cameras and used them. But I'm not happy with the state of the police in Oakland and the East Bay.

What the officer did to young Oscar Grant was shameful. If you look at the videos, the officer first drags Grant over the station floor then positions him against the ground, and then pulls out his gun slowly then shoots him, but then looks up as if to say "Oh, that was an accident."

It did not look that way.

This should prompt a major investigation into how police are trained and the backgrounds and attitudes of the people that are recruited and how they're trained. There's something wrong and where there's smoke,there's fire.

Now, Oakland Lawyer John Burris has introduced a $25 million lawsuit against the police department and BART, and given the look of the videos -- there are two with very clear angles -- the evidence is clear and hard to refute.

That police officer deliberately shot Oscar Grant.

NBC TODAY SHOW STICKS IT TO ANN COULTER - New York Post

More at the New York Post: “CONTROVERSIAL conservative Ann Coulter blew a gasket yesterday when the "Today" show abruptly canceled an appearance on the day her new book about the Obamas comes out.

The cancellation sparked reports that she had been "banned for life" from NBC and its two cable news networks.

Officially, NBC said that Coulter was bumped from the morning show because of "breaking news."

Behind the scenes, "Today" sources said they needed to make time for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's mission to the Middle East and President-elect Barack Obama's new plan for an economic stimulus package.”

-- YEAH! And she's angry? So what? That's what she gets for building a career by saying and writing outlandish and tasteless words about people just because their politics are different from hers.

Those days are over -- I hope! Let Ann whine. I love it.

Barack Obama taps Leon Panetta to run CIA

More at chicagotribune.com: “WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon Panetta, a former congressman with little experience on intelligence matters, to serve as the next director of the CIA, according to Democratic officials familiar with the decision.

The selection puts the prominent Democrat in charge of an agency that has been at the center of a storm of criticism in recent years, ranging from intelligence failures leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks to the aggressive tactics that were embraced in its aftermath.

Panetta, who was chief of staff to President Clinton, is regarded as a bright political operative and highly capable manager. But if confirmed by the Senate, he would be among the few directors in agency history with no prior experience at one of the nation's spy services.
”

-- Or was this a trial balloon to see how Senator Diane Feinstein would react? Whatever the case, she was not happy to have learned the news via the New York Times.

Roland Burris Ego On Display In Washington D.C.

More at chicagotribune.com: “WASHINGTON - Roland Burris and Democratic Party leaders headed toward a symbolic showdown at the door of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as the former Illinois attorney general presses his claim to a disputed seat.

Burris said in an interview Monday evening that he intends to try to walk onto the Senate floor to be sworn in with incoming senators when the Senate convenes Tuesday despite declarations from party leaders that they will prevent the 71-year-old, longtime politician from entering the legislative body's ornate chamber.

The imagery of authorities stopping a graying African-American man at the threshold of political power promises to be a moment of high drama in a controversy that has joined the complicated politics of race with the sensational corruption scandal swirling around Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The governor, undeterred by criminal charges that he sought to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, picked Burris last week.”

-- I can't understand the ego of a man like Roland Burris, who knows damn well he's not going to be confirmed or accepted by the Senate and is just opening up a major can of worms. Burris can't be that stupid, which leads me to think something else is up. What, I don't know.

What bothers me even more is that Burris seems to be doing it in the face of his "good friend" as he put it President-Elect Barack Obama. If he were Obama's good friend, he'd have elected not to be Blagojevich's designated selection. Something's afoot.

Top 10 NFL Coaching Carousel Plot Lines. Who Lands Where?

One week after Black Monday, there are still six head-coaching vacancies, two open G.M. jobs, and no real sense as to who’ll get any of the positions. Here are ten takes on this year’s jobs that have come open, those that haven’t, and those that apparently won’t.

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Oakland Police Officer Shoots Unarmed Man, Handcuffed Man

BART-Police who patrol the Bay Area's subway system came to break up a fight. They had a 22 year old man named Omar Grant in handcuffs and on the ground when an officer shot him point blank in the head.

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Steve Jobs says a hormone imbalance to blame for weight loss

A mere day before the big shindig at the Moscone, Steve Jobs has come clean about his much-discussed weight loss in a open letter to the Apple community, saying that a hormone imbalance is to blame.

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Update: Twitter blames celebrity hack on 'individual'

CNN anchor Rick Sanchez wasn't really high on crack this morning, and the reason his Twitter feed said so wasn't the phishing scam that's been going around--it was a lone hacker, the microblogging service said later on Monday.

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Today (January 5th) Is The Most Stressful Day Of The Year

Today is the most stressful day of the year, according to researchers. A combination of the cold weather, economic gloom and end to Christmas festivities will leave workers battling the January blues.

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Fox News TWITTER account hacked? or Bill O'Reilly is gay?

A few minutes ago the official Fox News Twitter account posted “Breaking: Bill O Riley is gay” (referring to the host of the popular Fox show O’Reilly Factor), right after a legitimate message about making turkey lettuce wraps.

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Al Franken Clear Winner, Schumer Says Should Be Seated

Minnesota Senate Candidate Democrat Al Franken has been declared the clear winner in that state's Senate race, but it seems Republicans want to tie it up in court. I can see why because Franken represents the real 60th Democratic seat if you count Senator Joe Liberman. Dems should push hard to make sure this happens for Franken.

Cheney on Face The Nation - Rule of Law, torture

VP Dick Cheney went down a slippery slope when cornered by CBS's Bob Schieffer in the matter of the use and subversion of the rule of law. Cheney came close to saying that it's ok to interpret the law differently in a time of war. Watch the video more than once.

The Bush Administration will have this kind of thinking as its legacy.

Stop Twitter Phishing Now!

"Phishing" is the act of sending a "safe" looking email that asks you to give out sensitive information: your username and password. That practice has found it's way to Twitter. Here's what you should do if it happens to you.

Choked-up Obama leaves Chicago - Chicago Breaking News

More at Chicago Breaking News: “Like many Americans, Barack Obama spent today getting things organized so he could head back to work after an extended holiday vacation.

But the president-elect's departure from Chicago's Midway Airport for a flight to Andrews Air Force Base brought with it some emotion, as he left behind an empty home and the city most associated with his historic political rise.

"I gotta say I choked up a little bit leaving my house today," he told reporters aboard a military aircraft that transported him to Washington.”

Israeli Women Againist Muslim Protesters in Chicago

Gov. Bill Richardson Steps Down As Obama's Commerce Secretary Designate

This breaking news, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson annouced he was stepping down as President-Elect Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary Designate.  The reason given by the Washington Post is that in light of the matter of the Blagojevich Scandal, Richardson reconsidered the importance of an alledged "pay-to-play" investigation in New Mexico.  I learned the news from this email:

Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary
New Mexico governor cites pending investigation of business dealings
BREAKING NEWS
NBC News
updated 10:56 a.m. PT, Sun., Jan. 4, 2009
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.

"Let me say unequivocally that I and my Administration have acted properly in all matters and that this investigation will bear out that fact," he said Sunday in a report by NBC News' Andrea Mitchell. "But I have concluded that the ongoing investigation also would have forced an untenable delay in the confirmation process."

A federal grand jury is investigating how a California company that contributed to Richardson's political activities won a lucrative New Mexico state contract.

A person familiar with the proceedings has told The Associated Press that the grand jury is looking into possible "pay-to-play" dealings between CDR Financial Products and someone in a position to push the contract through with the state of New Mexico.

Richardson said he plans to continue in his role as governor. "I appreciate the confidence President-elect Obama has shown in me, and value our friendship and working partnership. I told him that I am eager to serve in the future in any way he deems useful. And like all Americans, I pray for his success and the success of our beloved country."

Obama said Sunday he accepted Richardson's decision to withdraw with 'deep regret.'

"Governor Richardson is an outstanding public servant and would have brought to the job of Commerce Secretary and our economic team great insights accumulated through an extraordinary career in federal and state office," Obama said.

Richardson, 61, was United Nations ambassador and energy secretary during the Clinton administration, and he is in his second term as New Mexico's governor. He also served seven terms in the House of Representatives.

If he had been confirmed by the Senate as secretary of Commerce, he would have taken over a sprawling department that oversees the National Weather Service, the Census Bureau, economic development programs and more.

One of the nation's most prominent Hispanic politicians, Richardson had pledged at the time of his nomination -- in English and Spanish -- to work to renew the economy.

Obama on Sunday gave no indication whom he might name to replace Richardson as the nominee but said "we must move quickly to fill the void left by Governor Richardson's decision."

My take is it's better this happened now rather than go forward into what could be an embarassing Senate confirmation battle.  Now, the question is who should Obama select to take Richardson's place.  I think that person should be more of an economic technocrat than a politician.  More later.  

What Israel doesn't want you to see - video

I found this video by YouTuber "Orgueluse" who reports:

"This video clip was taken with a mobile camera immediately after a terrorist Israeli air strike hit a busy market where kids with their mothers and fathers were searching for food to eat from one of the local markets early on Saturday 03, Jan 2009, Gaza.

As you will see, there are no words to describe the terror of the Jewish state of Israhell. This is why Israel is continuously refusing to allow foreign correspondence and reporters from entering Gaza.
Please spread the video widely. Let the world see what their news TV channels won't show about reality of Israel. (YouTube deleted the video minutes after it was uploaded, but it is worth trying again)."

-- I'm a supporter of Israel, but not in this case. The strikes are horrible and on a massive scale. It's as if they're trying to exterminate the culture. I hope YouTube does not remove this video. People need to see it.

Senator Harry Reid on 'Meet the Press' Sunday - Politics: The Early Line - Las Vegas Sun

More at Las Vegas Sun: “WASHINGTON -- Tune in Sunday morning when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is scheduled to be a guest on “Meet the Press” as the 111th Congress is about to begin.

Reid is expected to discuss the economic stimulus package Congress hopes to have passed and waiting for President-elect Barack Obama shortly after he’s sworn in Jan. 20, his own re-election campaign as well as the escalating drama over Obama’s successor in the Senate.”

I Predict President Obama Will Remove Roland Burris By Executive Order

12challenge: I Predict Obama Will Remove Burris on 12seconds.tv

This is my 12Second.tv prediction challenge: President Barack Obama will remove Roland Burris, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's selection for the Senate, by Executive Order.  It would be a controversial move, but the result would be the order would be passed to Congress perhaps by Burris himself to override the order, then Congress itself would go along with Obama and approve the order under the argument that Burris position and appointment was not by the will of the people of Illinois but done by a Governor who was under indictment for attempting to sell the seat. 

$1 Million In Revenue In 2009: Zennie's New Year Resolution

As bold as that is and as hard as this economy is in general, my objective is $1 million in revenue. With our blogs, online games, and videos and social networks. We can do it. If I get $1 more than 2008, cool. I tried.

Happy New Year! - Zennie Abraham | Zennie62 On "12Second.tv"

Hey everyone!  I just joined this really cool site called "12Seconds.tv" where you can make a video comment in just, well, 12 seconds.  Here's my first post:


Happy New Year! on 12seconds.tv

12Seconds is a lot like Twitter, but a video version.   The idea is to give video updates of what you're doing or the news, or whatever.  It's push button easy to do and perfect for on-the-go vlogging.  Check out my channel! (Don't know what's up with my photo not appearing, though!) 

Lark Previn: MIA FARROW'S DAUGHTER DIES CHRISTMAS DAY - New York Post

More at New York Post: “A weeping Mia Farrow tenderly placed a hand on the coffin of adopted daughter Lark Previn yesterday after services at a Brooklyn church for the mother of two who died Christmas Day.

Previn, 35, adopted as an orphaned Vietnamese infant by Farrow and her then-husband, conductor Andre Previn, in 1973, died at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn. No cause of death was given.

Farrow, 63, and Previn, who also adopted daughters Daisy Previn from Vietnam and Soon-Yi Previn from Korea, and had three biological children, divorced in 1979.

Andre Previn, 79, was among mourners saying a final goodbye to Lark yesterday at St. Saviour's Church in Park Slope.

Although the cause of her death was not disclosed, in 1998, then-husband Christopher McKinzie claimed to Star magazine that Lark became infected with the AIDS virus from a tattooist's dirty needle.”

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Kathy Griffin on CNN "Knock the Dicks out of your Mouth" Open Mic

Well, with Kathy Griffin, CNN and Anderrson Cooper seemed to know what they were getting into because the CNN commericial promoting their coverage of New Year's Eve had Cooper commenting "Now you're not going to get me fired, are you?" Or words to that effect.

Well, Kathy Griffin's famous mouth got CNN a lot of attention as she screamed to a heckler "Knock the Dicks out of your Mouth".

It's totally classic. You have to watch the video to the end.

Israel Bomb kills Nizar Rayyan, Senior Hamas Figure In Gaza- 01 Jan 09 AlJazeera

This is from Aljazeera and captures the horror of the Israel attacks on Gaza. The Israeli government claims this move is necessary to protect itself from Hamas, but the killing of kids and civilians is turning much of the World against the action.

My fear is this will cause an Arab response that will lead to more civilian deaths.

JibJab - 2008 Year In Review

I love this video and JibJab's work has only become more coordinated and complex as it's following has grown. The video's perhaps the best 2-minute-plus year end review I've seen to date.