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II said this once before on the MSN video comment page recently: This 'kid' is no actor, no"artist", and no good at all. If being deliberately ugly just because you can afford to is worhty of 'documentation" then maybe they could follow around Michael Jackson with a camera as well; it takes one to know one. Now "that" might make for a documentary worthy of telling your kids not to watch. A professional creep and his rich yuppie gang - now there's some street cred for ya - can't wait for the murder part... Stay out of my way - I don't enjoy fleas or lice - especially when they have gorged on prematurely balding crack dudes........ it's bozos like "Phoenix" that fuel the fires of bozos like Rush Limbaugh, Sara Palin and the like - this idiot may have single handedly lost the next ellection for the rest of us... "death to the weird" (H.S. Thompson)

Joaquin Phoenix has been a fabulous actor. I would watch a movie just because he was in it. I had an image in my mind of him clean cut, in an Armani-type suit and speaking eloquently - articulately. Maybe it's just me, but he sure reminds me of Anna Nicole Smith and Brittney Spears now.

FIco feliz por Barack Obama ter sido eleito, espero mudanças radicais no sistema que rege o mundo...

votemuff.com
If I had to pick one guy to play me in Winning at Harvard.
It would be Brad Pitt.
When I ran against Michael Steele, the new Black NRC chairman,
Brad would be the most excellent eco-green republican.
I would cast Morgan Freeman as Steele.
When I ran against John McCain, I would chose Steve Martin.
When I ran against Barak Obama, I would chose Denzel Washington.
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Brad Pitt never seems to let down his gaurd, it would take a pale beutiful movie star to turn some people on , but not Brad.

I think that any kind of slavery should be done with forever. i am a mixed im called a jackson white from those times, and i wish those days would just go away. i am so very happy that barack obama recieved the presedency i am a very proud 42 year old man thank you god for this. may this country change forever it really does need to change and for the good. i see no difference between the african american and the white people out there.

Are we all equal now. Can we stop using the terms black, white, etc. The term is American. Stop all discrimination.

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As of Tuesday, it is no longer a theory that my nephew and his friends may be whatever they aspire to be. I actually have proof. Someone who has the desire to see every person in this nation succeed, and is charismatic enough to draw folks together to achieve that goal is running the country, and it's a beautiful thing for all of us. Still, this person and his wife have African ancestors, kinky hair, and use speach tinged with BEV (Black English Vernacular). Those folks look like me, sound like me, and understand my experiences as a black American, and this is the point that I think many black folks want everybody to understand. It's a validation of sorts. I'm sure you all remember when Michelle Obama commented, after her husband's primary win, that she was finally proud to be an American. I totally understood what she meant. Hell, for the first time as an adult, I feel like an AMERICAN (who happens to be black). I'm an AMERICAN!!! I don't think I've ever felt this before. This year, Indepdendence Day will not be just a paid day off from work. I'm going to celebrate being an AMERICAN. I was born here, and have never set foot outside of the country (yes, my passport is burning a hold in my desk), but I'd never before even felt as if I had a country. I know this sounds crazy to some of you, but it's true. I've been walking around humming patriotic songs, and crying during every other private moment I can steal.

I have a country, y'all. I have a home. Until Tuesday, many too many Americans (who happen to be black) felt homeless (and I'm not talkin' about the ones on skid row). I know the man was elected in November, but many of us [me not included] suspected that the guy would be assassinated, or that someone was going to find some loophole of some sort that would prevent him from officially taking the country's helm.

P.S., I totally agree with the person that made the comment about the hypocrisy of the comments made by will.i.am. Smart he is not. Violence, misogyny (sp?), and other detrimental habits are ripping black communities to shreds, but he champions the idea of some kid wanting to be the 50 cent and some other lost souls while gushing over a person that wants to end strife. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt and try to understand where he was coming from, but I don't think I can do it.

P.P.S., For those who make comparisons between the Atlantic Slave Trade and other forms of slavery, if other civilizations systematically bred and sold their slaves a cattle, made the education of the slaves and their descendants illegal, and constantly manipulated laws so that the slaves (or their descendants) constantly felt as if they were chasing an imaginary carrot, let me know. Seriously, I'd like to read about them.

Thanks for reading. Comments are welcome.

Where should I begin? I want this to be read and appreciated by all who visit and possibly post comments in this forum, and fear that if I don't start in the right place, I may lose someone.

All of you are right: we have a newly inaugurated president of the United (emphasis on United) States of America. However, he is black. His papa may have been Kenyan, and his mama may have been white, but he bears the traits and has inherited the culture of black Americans, and unless you've experienced that sort of thing --with open eyes-- ingesting that idea, let alone digesting it, takes a lot of work. Obama even said it himself. He chose to accept a black American identity because America insisted on heaping it upon him.

Now, I'm not religious, so this whole idea of a day of wreckoning is lost on me, but I am a black American woman (which feels weird for me to type; I'll explain why in a few moments), and have been riding the strangest cathartic rollercoaster since Tuesday's ceremony. Having this man is not an act of vengance, but I do think I have special cause to be joyful.

I carry my family's burden's on my back. I've long since put away my martyr's robe, but still carry my shield and sword. All that I do, I do in the name of: a) being the best person I know how to be; b) helping to usher in a new generation of folks (in and outside of my family) that will experience success and bask in the glory of it; c) positively influencing my peers and family members in an effort to break cycles of despair in my family and the black community, at large (educational, financial, physical, and emotional); d) finding piece of mind.

I mentioned all that not for pity's sake, but because it's hard to convince folks of color, especially black Americans, that they are worth something --that their lives mean something-- when they've been duped into believing that the fate of the world hinges on the acceptance of whites. Hey, I'm not tryin' to rub anybody's face in anything; if you know anything about history and psychology, the previous statement should be a no brainer.

I was very moved by the piece Beyond Words... Such grace & wisdom was displayed in that piece - and I found it so inspiring I made my 5 & 2 yr old daughters watch it... I'm embarrassed to say I don't know as much as I should about the leadership & teachings of BTW & FD - and this piece has inspired my to learn more. Thank you for sharing this!

Quite honestly it is time for parents to be role models...it is pathetic when America's childrens' role models are gun totin' gangstas. A lot of kids today think that money and sex are the two most important things in life and things really need to change. God, morality, and discipline has been tossed out of the window. Yes, religion does not play a role in American government and that is perhaps why we see all the scandals that we do. Maybe if people believed in God, they would think twice before doing the stuff they do. But no! We have to keep God far away from politics! He might ruin the wonderful system that has come into being.

"It's cool to be Little Wayne...it's cool to be 50cent." Will.I.am.

Yes, Mr I.am (the Hebrew name for God by the way), it is cool for a young man to emulate and adore rappers who have been involved in gang violence and now make billions off of filthy lyrics and calling women b#tches. That's what the American dream is all about. Obama is what Will.I.am wishes he was. Maybe that is why Will is all up in President Obama's junk. I actually respect Obama but I do not respect these pop phonies, rappers, and actors trying to tell real Americans how they relate. Instead of producing garbage like, "I love my B#tch," a collaboration with Busta Rhymes that Will.I.am actually produced and other garbage like "My humps," that kids listen to and love, making millions off of them and then talking about your struggles, how about producing something that is decent, that actually builds up black, white, hispanic, asian, and whoever I left out. Race doesn't matter, what you are as a person, your morals, your values do.