Showing posts with label POLITICS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label POLITICS. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

WEEKEND WRAPUP: THOR IS STILL ON TOP, GUY DIES FROM STUPID INTERNET CRAZE, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED GETS CANCELED, THE GOVERNATOR TERMINATES HIS MARRIAGE

Thor rose to the top again with over $30 million at the box office. He's pounding the competition with his hammer. Here are the rest of the totals.


Box Office Charts
Weekend Box Office Actuals (U.S.)
May 13 - 15 weekend


1 1 Thor Paramount Pictures $34,703,035 TOTAL: $119,455,352


2 - Bridesmaids Universal Pictures $26,247,410 TOTAL: $26,247,410


3 2 Fast Five N/A $20,444,270 TOTAL: $169,690,470


4 - Priest Sony Pictures Releasing $14,953,664 TOTAL: $14,953,664


5 5 Rio 20th Century Fox Distribution $8,275,058 TOTAL: $125,243,198 


6 3 Jumping the Broom Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group $7,066,190 TOTAL: $25,760,004


7 4 Something Borrowed Warner Bros. Pictures $6,872,221 TOTAL: $25,518,733


8 6 Water for Elephants Fox 2000 $4,203,095 TOTAL: $48,578,875


9 7 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family Lionsgate, The Tyler Perry Company $2,214,033 TOTAL: $50,232,182


10 8 Soul Surfer Enticing Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict $1,826,788 TOTAL: $39,232,956

The rest after the jump

-AL



A new phenomenon called Planking (where people balance their bodies on unusual places and surfaces, film it and upload to the internet) has claimed the life of an Australian man in Brisbane. The man was trying to balance his body on the edge of an apartment building when he fell to his death. I know I should show some remorse but this guy was just plain stupid and probably got what he deserved. Idiot

Fox has pulled the plug on the show after a 23 year run.  Reasons for Fox pulling the show stem around them not making money on the show in months, but it has however helped to find/capture about 1,151 fugitives. I'm just glad I never made it to this show.



Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has acknowledged that he fathered a child with a member of his household staff, a revelation that apparently prompted wife Maria Shriver to leave the couple's home before they announced their separation last week.

Schwarzenegger and Shriver jointly announced May 9 that they were splitting up after 25 years of marriage. Yet, Shriver moved out of the family's Brentwood mansion earlier in the year after Schwarzenegger acknowledged the child is his, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
"After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger told the Times in a statement that also was sent to The Associated Press early Tuesday. "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.
"I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time," the statement concluded. "While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not."
Schwarzenegger's representatives did not comment further. A spokesman for the former first lady told the Times she had no comment.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

WEEKEND WRAP UP FAST FIVE FLIES TO FIRST, OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD, FLAVAR FLAV GETS BUSTED, THESE ARE TWO DUMB CRIMINALS


Fast Five goes to number one with over $80 million at the box office. You know what this means, it will now be a number six  Fast and Furious movie. Here are the rest of the totals:


Weekend Box Office Actuals (U.S.)
Apr 29 - May 1 weekend


1 - Fast Five N/A $86,198,765 TOTAL: $86,198,765 1
2 1 Rio 20th Century Fox Distribution $14,787,836 TOTAL: $104,014,851
3 2 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family Lionsgate, The Tyler Perry Company $9,860,929 TOTAL: $40,891,043
4 3 Water for Elephants Fox 2000 $9,342,413 TOTAL: $32,480,214
5 - Prom Walt Disney Pictures $4,712,638 TOTAL: $4,712,638
6 - Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil The Weinstein Company $4,108,630 TOTAL: $4,108,630
7 7 Soul Surfer Enticing Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict $3,367,867 TOTAL: $33,843,019
8 9 Insidious FilmDistrict $2,689,676 TOTAL: $48,309,912
9 4 Hop Universal Pictures $2,683,720 TOTAL: $105,403,285
10 10 Source Code Summit Entertainment, LLC $2,509,824 TOTAL: $48,887,188

The rest after the jump

-AL


As you all have heard by now unless you are my mom, Osama Bin Laden is dead, (by the way my mom thought it was one of our neighbors). The hunt for Osama bin Laden that went on for almost a decade led to a final mission that was completed in a matter of minutes. But how? The mission utilized specialized troops, heavy government coordination and extreme precision.




Flavor Flav is pictured here in a mugshot after he was arrested this past weekend for a bunch of unpaid parking tickets in Las Vegas.  In addition to his legal woes, his fried chicken restaurant just closed down last month.flav just can't keep a good streak going.


A 31-Year old deaf and mute man out trying to have a good time with friends, was attacked by a gang member who mistook their sign language for gang signs.

Alfred Stewart was celebrating his birthday along with close friends, whom are all deaf, at Ocean's Eleven Sports Lounge and Grill in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
Police say that's when 45-yea old Barbara Lee became heated when she thought they were throwing up gang signs, so she starts throwing them back
Lee then went outside, but soon came back with 19-year-old Marco Ibanez.

According to police Ibanez pulled out a knife and both he and Lee attacked the group, leaving Stewart with 2 stab wounds to the torso and one to the back. One of Stawarts's friends also suffered stab wounds, and a bouncer who tried to help them was hit in the head with a bottle
These two have to be the dumbest two criminals on the planet.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

HARRY BAALS IS A NO GO FOR BUILDING


A former Indiana mayor who won four terms in the 1930s and 1950s is proving less popular with modern-day city leaders, who say they probably won't name a new government center for him because of the jokes his moniker could inspire.

Harry Baals is the runaway favorite in online voting to name the new building in Fort Wayne, about 120 miles northeast of Indianapolis. But Deputy Mayor Beth Malloy said that probably won't be enough to put the name of the city's longest-tenured mayor on the center.
The issue is pronunciation. The former mayor pronounced his last name "balls." His descendants have since changed it to "bales."
Supporters said it's unfair that the former mayor can't be recognized simply because his name makes some people snicker. But opponents fear that naming the center after Baals would make Fort Wayne the target of late-night television jokes.
Jim Baals, 51, who has lived in the city his entire life, said it's unfortunate that his great-uncle's name won't be considered for the building.
This is the saddest story I have heard all year. I think harry Baals would be a great name for the building. I bet his nickname was Blue.

-AL

Monday, February 7, 2011

WEEKEND WRAP UP: THE ROOMMATE IS NUMBER ONE, PACKERS WIN THE SUPERBOWL,JAY'S GARAGE IS THE PLACE TO BE, UNCLE LUKE COULD BE YOUR NEXT MAYOR


The Roommate hits number one in theatres even though I don't know how. Who the hell watches these types of movies anyway. Isn't this just a remake of single white female? Anywho here are the box office totals

Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
Feb 4 - 6 weekend


1 - The Roommate Screen Gems $15,600,000 TOTAL: $15,600,000
2 - Sanctum N/A $9,224,970 TOTAL: $9,224,970
3 2 No Strings Attached Paramount Pictures $8,400,000 TOTAL: $51,788,000

4 5 The King's Speech The Weinstein Company $8,310,000 TOTAL: $84,125,000
5 3 The Green Hornet Sony Pictures Releasing $6,100,000 TOTAL: $87,200,000
6 1 The Rite Warner Bros. Pictures $5,565,000 TOTAL: $23,677,000
7 3 The Mechanic CBS Films $5,370,000 TOTAL: $20,080,266

8 6 True Grit Paramount Pictures $4,750,000 TOTAL: $155,012,000
9 7 The Dilemma Universal Pictures $3,448,475 TOTAL: $45,739,945
10 8 Black Swan Fox Searchlight Pictures $3,400,000 TOTAL: $95,887,857

The rest of the post after the jump

-AL


As you probably already know Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburg steelers yesturday on Superbowl Sunday by a score of 31 to 25. I'm not going to write about the game because my team lost. Hey if you want to know more just google it.



Jay Leno takes us into his luxury and collectible auto garage to take a closer look at the Lamborghini Reventon. The car is number 7 of 20 in the world and will probably cost a little more than a small country.
so don't wreck my car Jay.



Luther Campbell aka Uncle Luke, has announced he is going to run for Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida.

In an Interview with the Miami New Times, Campbell detailed why he wants to run.


I've thought about running for public office before, but someone would always end up talking me out of it, saying, "We have this good person here, he will do good for the community," so I always backed out. But I'd end up frustrated because they didn't do anything. I'd give them ideas and they would just tell me what they wanted to hear.
I get in my car, ride around Liberty City, and everything looks the same as when I was in the neighborhood growing up. I see the same crimes in the same areas. Officers and residents are still getting killed in the community I grew up in. I go to a city like Atlanta that has sensible affordable housing, and no one is being murdered. I go to Miami International Airport and see the same construction that has been going on for like a hundred years. All of that frustrates the hell out of me. Why aren't we getting it right in Miami-Dade? Why is our government only serving one set of people? That's what is pushing me to run
Hey he got my vote could'nt be worse than anyone else.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

TODAY IS ELECTION DAY


Today is election day and I actually took the time out to go vote. The Pres says no matter what happens we need to work together to get the country back on track.

-via White House

-AL

Thursday, October 28, 2010

OBAMA DOES THE DAILY SHOW







The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Barack Obama Pt. 1
www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRally to Restore Sanity


Jon Stewart allowed Obama the time to frame responses the way the President wanted to. Stewart hosted Obama on 'Daily Show' Wednesday night.
The President is sure making the rounds

For the rest click the jump

-AL









The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Barack Obama Pt. 2
www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRally to Restore Sanity








The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Barack Obama Pt. 3
www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRally to Restore Sanity

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010

WELL YOU SHOULD BE IN THE COTTON FIELDS


Warner Robins City Council member Daron Lee says remarks made by other council members turned racial for the second meeting in a row.

Lee says Tom Simms Jr. referred to him as "boy" during a closed meeting two weeks ago.
Monday night, council member John Williams said Lee should be working in a cotton field.
The exchange happened during a motion by Daron Lee. He wanted to clarify a contract for an investigation by former city clerk Stan Martin into city business.
Lee and three other council members voted for Martin to continue the inquiry, but John Williams, Mayor Chuck Shaheen and Tom Simms Jr. oppose his hiring.
The disagreement prompted Williams to interrupt Lee.
Lee stopped Williams, saying, "I was disrespected last Monday. I'm getting about tired of you all, talking to me any kind of way. I'm not working in a cotton field."
Williams replied, "You should be."
Lee said, "Oh, I should be? OK."
Mayor Chuck Shaheen banged his gavel to end the disagreement. Then, Lee walked out. He returned a few minutes later.
The tension spilled over to comments from the audience. Warner Robins resident Louise McBride said, "A diversity class should be required for council members. "
Another resident, Mike McGraw, blamed Lee for the problem. He said, "Mr. Lee, you're setting this country, I mean city, back."
Lee later referred to Tom Simms Jr. allegedly calling him "boy" two weeks ago and Williams' words, during his closing comments of the meeting.
Lee said, "No white man can speak for a black man. 'Boy' may not mean may not carry that much weight with you, but it's the same weight carried for many years for a black man."
I'm not suprised, my family is from that area and it's worse than anything you see on video.

-AL