Clarence Gilyard Jr. Passed Away!

Actor and professor Clarence Gilyard, Jr. passed away from unknown illness.

Perhaps best known for his martial arts in the crime action drama Walker: Texas Ranger, Clarence Gilyard, Jr. Was one of the best. He passed away at the age of 66.

Gilyard Jr., a popular supporting actor whose credits include the blockbuster films “Die Hard” and “Top Gun” and the hit television series “Matlock” and “Walker, Texas Ranger,” has died at age 66.

His death was announced this week by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he taught stage and screen acting. Additional details were not immediately available Tuesday.

“Professor Gilyard was a beacon of light and strength for everyone around him at UNLV,” the school’s film chair, Heather Addison, said in a statement. “Whenever we asked him how he was, he would cheerfully declare that he was ‘Blessed!’ But we are truly the ones who were blessed to be his colleagues and students for so many years.”

Gilyard was a Moses Lake, Washington, native. He had a prolific career as an actor, starting in the 1980s with appearances in “Diff’rent Strokes,” ”The Facts of Life” and other shows. He then appeared in two of the biggest movies of the decade: “Top Gun,” in which he played Sundown, a radar intercept officer, and “Die Hard,” when he was featured as a villainous computer maven whose one liners included “You didn’t bring me along for my charming personality.”

In the 1990s, he was on the side of law enforcement in “Matlock,” playing opposite Andy Griffith, and “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which starred Chuck Norris. His other credits include “The Karate Kid: Part II,” a stage production of “Driving Miss Daisy” and an appearance alongside “Die Hard” star Bruce Willis in a commercial for DieHard batteries.

Gilyard was married twice and had six children. His first marriage, to Catherine Dutko, ended in divorce, and he married his second wife, Elena Castillo, in 2001. 

He served as the consultant of the communications committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

After a long illness, Gilyard died in November 2022, at the age of 66.

Gilyard was born into a military family in Moses Lake, Washington, on Christmas Eve, in 1955, the son of Barbara and Clarence Darnell Gilyard Sr., a U.S. Air Force officer. Gilyard was the second of six children.

Clarence and Chuck Norris were iconic lawmen on Walker, Texas Ranger.

His family was originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, but Gilyard grew up on Air Force bases in Hawaii, Texas, and Florida. Raised primarily as a Lutheran, he became Catholic in the 1990s.

During his young adulthood, Gilyard lived in the San Bernardino suburb of Rialto, California, and attended Eisenhower High School. He was an excellent student, graduating in 1974, and afterward spent a year as an Air Force Academy cadet before leaving the service to attend Sterling College.

In college, he played football, and became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He also received a tennis scholarship, but dropped out of school before completing his studies.

While living with his parents in high school, Gilyard was preoccupied with women, alcohol, and occasionally, drugs. His parents urged him to move out, so he relocated to Long Beach, California, with a friend. He attended California State University, Long Beach, majoring in acting, and worked as a waiter while seeking acting opportunities. He completed his bachelor's degree at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Gilyard worked with a housemate at a clothing store, where he was promoted to manager. He left this to work briefly selling industrial chemicals. In 2003, Gilyard returned to school, receiving a master of fine arts in theatre performance at Southern Methodist University.

Indiana Killer Got A Free Card Revoked After He Decided To Stay In A Dope Spot!

White terrorist was out on bail when he went back to his old ways.

White privilege once again raises its ugly head. Had this been a Black man who committed murder and given a bond to be out?

A white terrorist who killed three Black men was granted a "get out free card" and already abused it by staying in a dope spot. Notice, he is a man but the junk food media regard him as a teenager.

Some are calling it a travesty. Cause if this was a Black man who murdered three white people, rest assured he would not be getting a "get out free card."

This happened in Indianapolis.

Marion County Prosecutors revoked the bond of this white terrorist who turned 18 last Wednesday morning and celebrated with a female friend in her brother’s house, where Indy police detectives served a search warrant and claimed they found marijuana, ammunition and four guns.

the terrorist was out on bond at the time, wearing a GPS monitor on his ankle, and free pending trial because his attorney convinced a judge the search warrant linking him to the murder weapon was deficient. She threw out the evidence, the prosecutor appealed and now a higher court will need to rule.

The terrorist is now back inside the Marion County Adult Detention Center and facing a Wednesday hearing and charges of dealing marijuana, visiting a common nuisance, invasion of privacy and violating his pre-trial release conditions.

The terrorist’s attorney says Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department detectives have a vendetta against his client.

“It’s trumped up. They want him back in jail,” said David Hennessy. “I think they’re a little bitter. They messed up their own case.”

The mother of one of the terrorist’s alleged victims said she expected the accused killer would soon be back in jail after his release last month.

“I’m not surprised. This is what I expected because Caden Smith is clearly a criminal,” said Gladys Larsen whose son, Michael James, Jr., 22, was found shot to death in a secluded area near the 4400 block of South Meridian Street. “He is definitely someone who should remain in the Marion County jail.”

IMPD homicide detectives charge that James, Joseph Thomas, 18, and Abdullah Mubarak, 17, were killed over the course of two nights in October of 2021 as they met with the terrorist to look at or buy a gun.

Investigators said they later found that gun in a search of the relative’s home where the terrorist was staying on West Thompson Road, across I-465 from the murder scenes.

White terrorist murders a promising young Black teen.

Hennessy argued that the detectives could not have known the gun would be in the terrorist’s bedroom in the home and Judge Jennifer Prinz Harrison agreed, dismissing the evidence before prosecutors appealed her ruling and she ordered the defendant released on bail and tethered to a GPS electronic monitoring device with no restrictions beyond typical orders to stay away from witnesses in the case.

Hennessy said his client did not violate the pre-trial release order.

“We haven’t been informed of any protected area. There’s no limitations on the hours. There’s no limitations on his movements,” he said. “The violation is a product of the no-contact orders. When you have a no-contact order, you can’t have any guns. He didn’t have any guns. They said, ‘in the house’. Not his house. Not his guns.”

In the Notice of the Pre-Trial Release Violation, an IMPD detective wrote, “Mr. Smith is not to possess firearms or have firearms in the residence he is staying in. On 11/23/22, IMPD served a search warrant and found (Smith) having firearms in the house, one of which, was reported stolen out of Hamilton County, Indiana.”

“The police did not indicate where they found anything,” argued Hennessy. “On visiting a common nuisance, it has to be more than one time and you have to know what’s in the house.”

Gladys Larsen recently spent her second birthday and Thanksgiving without her son, and thinks the terrorist is to blame.

“He was actually released on GPS to go home with his family for the holidays and my son Michael James, Joseph Thomas and Abdullah Mubarak are no longer here, and Caden Smith decides to go on his birthday and hang out somewhere where there are guns and drugs so, yes, he is definitely someone who should remain in the Marion County jail.”

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Chris "B.G." Dorsey Gets A Commuted Sentence!

B.G. may be heading home.

Former New Orleans rapper Christopher "B.G." Dorsey is rumored to be leaving federal time out in less than a month. It appears that 14 year sentence is commuted to less than 12 years.

Bryan "Baby" Williams, known as Birdman, the CEO of Cash Money Records and Rich Gang said that B.G. will be released within a few weeks. After numerous denials, it appears that he will get a conditional release.

In July 2012, B.G. was sentenced to 14 years behind bars after pleading guilty to firearm possession. He also pleaded guilty to obstructing justice and convincing an associate to claim ownership of the gun.

In September, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan rejected a motion filed by another inmate on B.G.’s behalf. The motion requested for the judge to have the rapper’s 14-year sentence reduced.

B.G. first requested an early release in February after the Bureau of Prisons system went into lockdown due to violence in USP Beaumont. During that time, the rapper wrote that “murder and mayhem” were normal incidents at the federal facility where he was located. He added that the public had no idea what was really going on behind prison walls. In addition, he claimed his health issues make him more prone to catching COVID-19.

In June, B.G filed another motion, which was supported by letters from Birdman, Ronald "Slim" Williams, Wendy Day and Gary Payton Jr., to be released early. Unfortunately, Judge Morgan denied that motion as well.

B.G. along with Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh, Juvenile, Turk and Birdman

B.G. got his start in hip-hop when he was 14 years old. He and Lil Wayne, then 11 signed to Cash Money under the group, The B.G.z. 

The two would dissolve the group to join local rapper Juvenile, Turk and Lil Derrick (Bullet Proof) to become the Hot Boys. The album sold well in the South but what took Cash Money to its greatness was Juvenile's 400 Degrees. 

B.G. went on to release five labels with the label. His debut Chopper City was released in 1996 when he was 15 years old. 

The major label debut album Chopper City in the Ghetto went platinum. 

B.G. had left Cash Money citing disputes over money. He has released 10 albums before he went federal time out. 

Donald McEachin Passed Away!

Virginia lawmaker Donald McEachin passed away.

Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA) passed away from colorectal cancer. The lawmaker recently won his reelection. He was 61 years old. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and the Congressional Black Caucus were notified.

In 2018, McEachin revealed that he had developed a fistula after completing treatment for colorectal cancer in 2014, losing more than 60 pounds (27 kg) as a result. At a film screening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever shortly before his death, McEachin endorsed early detection, saying, “Don’t fool around. Don’t go through my journey,” and “Go to the doctor.”

McEachin was first elected to Congress in 2016, serving Virginia's 4th District. He was re-elected to the House for a fourth term earlier this month.

"We are all devastated at the passing of our boss and friend, Congressman Donald McEachin," Tara Rountree, his chief of staff wrote. "Valiantly, for years now, we have watched him fight and triumph over the secondary effects of his colorectal cancer from 2013. Tonight, he lost that battle, and the people of Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District lost a hero who always, always fought for them and put them first."

She continued: "Until a new representative is elected, our office will remain open and continue to serve our constituents. The family asks for privacy at this time. Arrangements will be announced over the next few days."

McEachin was the third-ever African American to represent Virginia in the U.S. House.

Tountree, released a statement Monday night announcing McEachin's passing.

The lawmaker who represents Richmond, Petersburg, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Winsdor, Emporia, Chesterfield, Sussex and Hopewell.

That being said, Republican governor Glenn Youngkin will issue a special election to fill the seat. 

The district is reliably Democratic so it should be an easily won district. But again, we can not take our foot off the gas. Republicans will waste no time trying to convince the voters that within a mere few months, they are the party that did more despite doing nearly nothing the first two years of President Joe Biden's agenda.

McEachin will be the latest member who died while in office.

Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R-LA) died from the coronavirus before taking office in late 2020, just after the election. The widow, Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) now holds the seat.

The following members have also died: 

Ron Wright (R-TX), coronavirus. Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX) now holds the seat.

Alcee Hastings (D-FL), cancer. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) now holds the seat.

Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), cancer and coronavirus. Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) now holds the seat.

Don Young (R-AK), natural causes. Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) now holds the seat.

Jackie Walorski (R-IN), fatal car accident. Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) now holds the seat.

Buffalo Terrorist Pleads Guilty!

Still facing federal for hate crimes.

The 2022 attack on Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo is already forgotten due to Uvalde and every freaking mass shooting after that. It is a common theme of the junk food media, follow the blood, cover it for a handful of days, Congress reacts and nothing gets done.

The white terrorist spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting one state charge of domestic terrorism motivated by hate over the massacre in Buffalo in May.

Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said the terrorist had pleaded guilty to all charges, including 10 counts of murder in the first degree and three attempted murder charges.

"While justice has been accomplished, nothing will ever bring back the 10 beautiful people who lost their lives on that day," Flynn told reporters.

"Hopefully the legal closure will provide the families and the victims some measure of relief," he added.

The terrorist had planned the attack for months, targeting Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo because of its large surrounding African-American population.

He drove from his hometown of Conklin, more than 200 miles (322 kilometers) away, with the intention of killing as many Black people as possible, prosecutors said.

Wearing heavy body armor and wielding an AR-15 assault rifle, the terrorist shot four people in the store's parking lot, three of them fatally, before entering the supermarket.

Among those killed inside was a retired police officer working as a security guard. He fired several shots at the terrorist before being shot himself, police said.

The terrorist wore a helmet with a video camera attached and live-streamed the attack on the platform Twitch.

White terrorist went to Buffalo to target Black people.

He is the first person in New York to be convicted of the state's domestic terrorism charge, which was introduced in 2020. It carries a penalty of life without parole.

The terrorist still faces federal hate crime charges that could see him receive the death penalty.

He had initially pleaded not guilty to a single count of first-degree murder before state authorities later added the other charges.

Republicans Want To Solve Gun Violence By Focusing On Looting, Fentanyl And Hunter Biden!

Our priorities will he focusing on fentanyl and Hunter Biden.

They already signalled they will not pass any laws that involve firearm safety or preventions of potential gun violence. Republicans have an agenda of noise.

The noise's plan is to undermine President Joe Biden and Democrats. 

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) is an ineffective lawmaker. He should be appreciative to the president for giving unlimited disaster relief to the victims of Mayfeld, Kentucky. In December 2021, a destructive EF5 tornado tore through Comer's district and killed over 100 people.

I guess all good deeds must be punished.

Comer and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) are going to launch investigations into Hunter Biden.

Nevermind the Jan. 6 insurrection which a former president led a mob of his supporters to overthrow democracy. Let's worry about Biden's troubled son.

In the wake of a mass shooting in Colorado Springs, Chesapeake and two more in Atlanta and New Orleans, Biden called for Congress to pass a bill that would ban semi-automatic firearms.

What the Republicans and far right do, turn to Chicago. Turn to looting and fentanyl.

While appearing on GOP Sundays with Chuck Todd, Comer pivots.

"I mean, we already have many gun laws on the books. If passing a bill would simply end gun violence, then I think you would have overwhelming support in Congress for that. That’s like saying 'Congress could pass a bill that reduced inflation.' That didn’t reduce inflation.

So you know, passing bills doesn’t solve the problems. We have, as Governor Youngkin said, a mental health crisis in America. And I think there’s overwhelming bipartisan support to fund better mental health programs, and try to increase communication between law enforcement agencies and social services groups to try to better identify these troubled people before they commit crimes."

Todd kept pressing to no avail. 

"How would you suggest we go about preventing mentally unstable folks from purchasing guns if we don’t have a waiting period, or don’t have certain classifications for certain weapons? Is there a way to do this?" said Todd.

Comer responded with a pivot to fentanyl.

"It’s very difficult. You know, the number one priority with respect to crime in America for Republicans is going to be the fentanyl crisis. We talk about terrible gun crimes in America, but we’ve had over 100,000 deaths because of fentanyl pouring across our border, which is unsecured right now. That’s going to be the top priority for Republicans come January ...... you talk about this a lot on Meet the Press, but when you look at cities that have the most strict gun laws, like Washington D.C., Chicago, these are the cities with the highest rates of crimes committed with guns. So you know, just simply passing more bills isn’t going to solve the problem.

I think we need to get serious about law enforcement, we need to invest in more law enforcement, and again, we need to invest in mental health and try to improve communication between our social agencies, as well as our law enforcement."

Hovain Passed Away!

Media mogul Hovain passed away.

Veteran hip-hop manager Jonathan “Hovain” Hylton has passed away.

The tragic news was announced on Saturday in a message shared to Hovain’s Instagram account.

“It is with deep regret that we message to all family, friends, and colleagues that Jonathan ‘Hovain’ Hylton passed away while at his home on Friday. He was a beloved and devoted father, husband, son, brother, and a proud Brooklyn representative,” the statement read.

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It continued: “We’d like to thank all of his close friends for all of the love and support that you have shown during this difficult time. We ask that you all continue to keep his family in your prayers and respect their privacy at this time.”

A cause of death was not disclosed.

A veteran hip-hop manager and president of management at Cinematic Music Group, Hovain previously worked with legendary artists such as Cam’Ron, Jim Jones, Styles P, Lloyd Banks and T-Pain.

Countless rappers have taken to social media to pay tribute to the Brooklyn native.

Feds May Have Takeoff's Killer!

Teenager is linked to Takeoff's murder.

Nearly a month into the killing of Migos rapper Takeoff, the feds and Houston Police have arrested a 16-year old Black terrorist. The terrorist has apparent ties to James Prince, Jr., the son of Rap-a-Lot founder J. Prince.

Mob Ties Records is the label founded by Prince, Jr. The terrorist is a member of the label.

In early November in the aftermath of a Halloween private party, Takeoff was shot at point blank range by a Black terrorist. It happened after Quavo got into a heated argument with Prince.

Now the terrorist is in custody on gun possession charges. He is being charged as an adult. The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Houston’s Harris County Sheriff’s Office and handed a felony charge for “unlawful carrying weapons.” There is heavy speculation that this arrest is in connection to Takeoff’s investigation because the terrorist is alleged to have unlawfully had a handgun in his possession on the night of Takeoff’s death in Houston, though that connection has not been explicitly nor officially drawn.

Takeoff died at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston. He was attending a private event with Quavo. Houston Police confirmed that an altercation during a dice game outside of the venue led to shots being fired, fatally striking Takeoff. His celebration of life took place at State Farm Arena in his hometown Atlanta on November 11.

Legends never die.

Chief Finner provided a vague update on the ongoing investigation to KPRC 2 (as noted by iHeart), noting he felt “confident” that a suspect will be brought to justice and dispelling any notion that his department’s manhunt was running dry.

“I feel good where we’re progressing,” he said. “You remember on that day, I met with his mother. I talked with that lady personally, made a promise and there’s a lot being said. We want all investigations on murders when people are being killed to move. But the main thing is we get it right. I do not want to send family members on a rollercoaster ride, and then we have to come back and say, ‘Whoa, that wasn’t the person.’ I want everyone to be patient and just understand there will be some justice here in Houston, Texas.”

Republicans pull out Robert Byrd's past to pivot from their racist actions. Byrd (right) with then senator now President Joe Biden and then West Virginia governor now senator Joe Manchin.

President Joe Biden, former president Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have told voters to ignore the noise. They are very keen on that because the noise is loud, obnoxious and downright evil.

They want to keep being loud and want to destroy America's ear drums.

The native son of West Virginia was Robert Byrd. He was an iconic civil rights leader and reliable vote in a deeply red state. The late Democratic senator grew up poor. He was the son of Cornelius Calvin Sale and his wife Ada Mae (Kirby). When he was ten months old, his mother died on Armistice Day during the 1918 flu pandemic. Byrd was the youngest of four and in accordance with his mother's wishes, his father dispersed the children among relatives. Calvin Jr. was adopted by his biological father's sister and her husband, Vlurma and Titus Byrd, who changed his name to Robert Carlyle Byrd and raised him in the coal mining region of southern West Virginia, primarily in the coal town of Stotesbury, West Virginia. Robert Byrd's biological father Calvin Sale went on to have four more children with his second wife, Ola (Pruitt) Sale.

Byrd's political career spanned more than sixty years. He first entered the political arena by organizing and leading a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, an action he later described as "the greatest mistake I ever made." He then served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1947 to 1950, and the West Virginia State Senate from 1950 to 1952. Initially elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952, Byrd served there for six years before being elected to the Senate in 1958. He rose to become one of the Senate's most powerful members, serving as secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus from 1967 to 1971 and—after defeating his longtime colleague Ted Kennedy for the job—as Senate Majority Whip from 1971 to 1977. Over the next 12 years, Byrd led the Democratic caucus as Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader. In 1989 he stepped down, following the pressure to make way for new party leadership.

As the longest serving Democratic senator, Byrd held the position of President pro tempore four times when his party was in the majority. This placed him third in the line of presidential succession, after the vice president and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Serving three different tenures as chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations enabled Byrd to steer a great deal of federal money toward projects in West Virginia. Critics derided his efforts as pork barrel spending, while Byrd argued that the many federal projects he worked to bring to West Virginia represented progress for the people of his state. Although he filibustered against the 1964 Civil Rights Act and supported the Vietnam War earlier in his career, Byrd's views changed considerably over the course of his life; by the early 2000s, he had completely renounced racism and segregation, and spoken in opposition to the Iraq War. Renowned for his knowledge of Senate precedent and parliamentary procedure, Byrd wrote a four-volume history of the Senate in later life.

Near the end of his life, Byrd was in declining health and was hospitalized several times. He died in office on June 28, 2010, at the age of 92, and was buried at Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.

Republicans seem to use Byrd's Klan past as an excuse to dismiss their racism. 

Robert Byrd was a mentor to most Democrats like Biden
The only problem was Robert Byrd was high in the ranks of the KKK in the 40s pic.twitter.com/2fePwFDjzW

— Jake freemen (@FreeBird1960z) November 27, 2022

Democrat presidents praise former Democrat leader and klansman Robert Byrdhttps://t.co/5QcnjLrnEK

— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) November 27, 2022

Your Father was very close to Robert Byrd, former Grand Wizard of the KKK! Sit this one out, please! https://t.co/Y9KssJki5X

— Teresa Lucas (@Tereluca1) November 26, 2022

Even back then, Biden with his fist in the air, and proud of it!!
His close buddy, Robert Byrd, a KKK leader. pic.twitter.com/U6mLQvfVIG

— Mary🇺🇸🍊🍊 (@maryzorian2) November 26, 2022

Robert Byrd denounced the KKK.....Yes he was a member, but as he got older he changed his stance on the KKK....Tell all the FACTs... https://t.co/yCOWRhQEDG

— Melzy62 (@melzy62) November 26, 2022

Will you denounce your mentor, the Ku Klux Klan Exalted Cyclops, Robert Byrd? pic.twitter.com/2uOPDgR4PE

— The Pelosi Project🍷 (@PelosiProject) November 25, 2022

While you're at it, go ahead and tell the truth about Joe Biden and his KKK friends like Robert Byrd. I don't give a damn that he apologized.

We'll never know if he saw black people hung and participated in because they hid their faces and identities.

How dare you? https://t.co/dPX8L5s6CJ pic.twitter.com/JkuJa6yFzA

— CommonCents1966 (@CommonCents1966) November 26, 2022

The Republican Party was founded to abolish slavery, and passed the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments where Democrats dissented. Last KKK member in the Senate was Dem Robert Byrd, and the father of segregation was Democrat Gov George Wallace of Alabama. Read your history Meathead. pic.twitter.com/qsFL8Zi8en

— Scott Adams  (@scottadamsshow) November 27, 2022

Joe Biden still hasn't condemned when Obama met with Louis Farrakhan. Or when Joe Biden met with Robert Byrd, a literal member of the KKK.

Impeachment proceedings should begin posthaste. https://t.co/87PqmNenuX

— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) November 27, 2022

Washed Up 45 met with Ye and Nick Fuentes. Fuentes is a notorious closeted white extremist who met with the former president in the past and most recently at Mar-a-Lago. He also met with far right extremist lawmakers Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ).

Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) and Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) have known ties to white extremists but hey let's talk about the late Byrd.

Then senator Barack Obama greeting Robert Byrd.

Byrd knew he would be judged by his past. He was ashamed of his past. 

Byrd endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in 2008 during Democratic primaries.

Obama spoke of Byrd during his funeral. 

"He was born into wrenching poverty, but educated himself to become an authoritative scholar, respected leader, and unparalleled champion of our Constitution.  He scaled the summit of power, but his mind never strayed from the people of his beloved West Virginia.  He had the courage to stand firm in his principles, but also the courage to change over time."

Biden spoke of Byrd:

"As we used to say in my years in the Senate, if you’ll excuse a point of personal privilege here for a moment, a very close friend of mine, one of my mentors -- a guy who was there when I was a 29-year-old kid being sworn into the United States Senate shortly thereafter; a guy who stood in the rain, in a pouring rain, freezing rain outside a church as I buried my daughter and my wife before I got sworn in, Robert C. Byrd.  He passed away today.  He was the -- we lost the dean of the United States Senate, but also the state of West Virginia lost its most fierce advocate and, as I said, I lost a dear friend.

“Throughout his 51 years, the longest tenure of any member in Congress in the history of the United States, Robert C. Byrd was a tough, compassionate, and outspoken leader and dedicated above all else to making life better for the people of the mountain state -- his state, the state of West Virginia.  He never lost sight of home.  He may have spent half a century in Washington.  But there’s a guy -- if anybody wondered -- he never, never, never, never took his eye of his beloved mountain state.  And we shall not -- to paraphrase the poet -- we shall not see his like again.  And the Senate is a lesser place for his going."

So the noise often pivots to the Democrats are racists because they won't vote for Black conservatives like Herschel Walker. They claim the Congressional Black Caucus will not accept Rep-elect John James (R-MI) and Rep-elect Wesley Hunt (R-TX). They claim that Republicans did far more for Blacks than the Democrats.

Forget that Democrats elected Barack Obama, America's first African American president.

Nevermind, Kamala Harris, America's first woman, first African American and first Asian American vice president.

Byrd did far more for Black America than Washed Up 45 and Republicans. For Republicans it's Blue Lives Matter, eliminate critical race theory, stop transgender girls from playing women sports, equate Jews to Israel, scream radical Islam, call immigrants from the Southern border illegal aliens, call themselves Christian nationalists and end wokeism.

West Virginia is a state that I fear driving through. If it is not Charleston, Wheeling, Huntington, Beckley or Martinsburg, I will not travel those roads. I fear I may end up in a sundown town and may end up never coming back alive.

Jerome Adams: I Can't Shake The Stench!

Can you understand the pain I've faced?

Unfortunately, a Black independent who was a part of Washed Up 45's coronavirus response team is feeling the aftermath of ineffective leadership. Dr. Jerome Adams returned to Indianapolis a broken man.

He was ridiculed by his former friends and blacklisted by employers all because he refused to take on misinformation being spewed by the former president during the pandemic which under his watch killed 523,000 Americans.

As of today, the coronavirus has killed 1.15 million Americans.

As the former Surgeon General,  Adams says he is still feeling the impact of the “Trump hangover,” nearly two years out from his stint in the administration.

“People still are afraid to touch anything that is associated with Trump,” Adams told The Washington Post in an interview published Friday.

The reporter asked my wife if she would mind being interviewed about her metastatic melanoma recurrence for their “Style” section (eg weddings and recipes and family stories). Seems harmless, no? They asked to interview me after her- and I did. To support my wife.
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— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) November 26, 2022

Plenty believe there’s no media bias, & no such thing as “TDS” (which I know isn’t a real medical diagnosis, but comes closer to describing this phenomenon than anything else I can think of). Yet it hurts our ability to talk rationally & respectfully abt health (or anything).
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— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) November 26, 2022

My wife is having surgery on Monday. So if you’re one of those reporters/ media outlets sharing her story, please mention HER, and her cancer. And if you’re only engaging/ responding because you hate Trump, please understand you are being played, and are part of the problem.
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— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) November 26, 2022

Oh- and to all the many people who have reached out to wish us well (because the media and social media amplify the trolls and the bad- yet there IS a lot of good out there).🙏🏽

The only way to stop negativity is to drown it out with positivity.

Have a great weekend! pic.twitter.com/fwZTj8Y8UQ

— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) November 26, 2022

Adams, who served as surgeon general for nearly all of former Washed Up 45’s term, said he had a difficult time finding a position in academia or the corporate world after he left the administration.

“It was a lot harder than he thought to find a landing spot because of the Trump Effect,” his wife, Lacey Adams, told the Post.

Adams was eventually hired as the executive director of health equity initiatives at Purdue University, where former Republican Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels serves as president.

He was scared to tell the former president he was wrong.

While the former surgeon general clarified to the Post that he was “not complaining” about his current situation, Adams noted that “it is context.”

“[Trump is] a force that really does take the air out of the room,” he said.

The former president announced his third bid for the presidency last week, a move that Adams said will likely “make things more difficult” for him. 

After the piece went out, he was met with trolls calling him a traitor, an Uncle Tom, a coon, a Never Trumper, a sell out, a moron and numerous remarks.

He took to social media to blast The Washington Post claiming they twisted his words.

Jerome Adams, a portrait in cowardice.

Irene Cara Passed Away!

Irene Cara has passed away.

Perhaps best known for her role in three iconic movies, Irene Cara has passed away at the age of 63 in Florida. She was Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance ... What a Feeling” from 1983′s “Flashdance,” has died. She was 63.

Her publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced the news on social media, writing that a cause of death was “currently unknown.” Moose also confirmed the death to an Associated Press reporter on Saturday. Cara died at her home in Florida. The exact day of her death was not disclosed.

“Irene’s family has requested privacy as they process their grief,” Moose wrote. “She was a beautifully gifted soul whose legacy will live forever through her music and films.”

During her career, Cara had three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Breakdance,” “Out Here On My Own,” “Fame” and “Flashdance ... What A Feeling,” which spent six weeks at No. 1. She was behind some of the most joyful, high-energy pop anthems of the early ’80s.

Tributes poured in on Saturday on social media, including from Deborah Cox, who called Cara an inspiration, and Holly Robinson Peete, who recalled seeing Cara perform: “The insane combination of talent and beauty was overwhelming to me. This hurts my heart so much.”

She first came to prominence among the young actors playing performing arts high schoolers in Alan Parker’s “Fame,” with co-stars Debbie Allen, Paul McCrane and Anne Meara. Cara played Coco Hernandez, a striving dancer who endures all manner of deprivations, including a creepy nude photo shoot.

“How bright our spirits go shooting out into space, depends on how much we contributed to the earthly brilliance of this world. And I mean to be a major contributor!” she says in the movie.

Cara sang on the soaring title song with the chorus — “Remember my name/I’m gonna live forever/I’m gonna learn how to fly/I feel it coming together/People will see me and cry” — which would go on to be nominated for an Academy Award for best original song. She also sang on “Out Here on My Own,” “Hot Lunch Jam” and “I Sing the Body Electric.”

Allen took to Twitter Saturday to mourn, posting pictures of them together and calling Cara a “a gifted and beautiful genius. Her talent and her music will live forever! Forever remember her name!”

Three years later, she and the songwriting team of “Flashdance” — music by Giorgio Moroder, lyrics by Keith Forsey and Cara — was accepting the Oscar for best original song for “Flashdance ... What a Feeling.”

The movie starred Jennifer Beals as a steel-town girl who dances in a bar at night and hopes to attend a prestigious dance conservatory. It included the hit song “Maniac,” featuring Beals’ character leaping, spinning, stomping her feet and the slow-burning theme song.

“There aren’t enough words to express my love and my gratitude,” Cara told the Oscar crowd in her thanks. “And last but not least, a very special gentlemen who I guess started it all for me many years ago. To Alan Parker, wherever you may be tonight, I thank him.”

The New York-born Cara began her career on Broadway, with small parts in short-lived shows, although a musical called “The Me Nobody Knows” ran over 300 performances. She toured in the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” as Mary Magdalene in the mid-1990s and a tour of the musical ”Flashdance” toured 2012-14 with her songs.

She also created the all-female band Irene Cara Presents Hot Caramel and put out a double CD with the single “How Can I Make You Luv Me.” Her movie credits include ”Sparkle” and “D.C. Cab.”

He Might Not Become The Speaker!

The noise maybe too much for QAnon Leader.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) ran on the noise and helped manage the Republicans win control of the House of Representatives. However, he may not have the votes to become the long sought quest to become the House Speaker.

Yeah, they've "fired" Nancy Pelosi as top Democratic leader and House Speaker. By far she was the most effective and most courageous. Dealing with Republicans, George W. Bush, Washed Up 45, Fox, the far right and the far left.

After years of demonizing and scapegoating her, voters decided to give Republicans the opportunity to bring ideas to the table. Alas, they failed already. 

McCarthy already said that he wants to read the U.S. Constitution on the House floor on day one of the new term. Of course, his members often ignore every freaking thing that's inside the Constitution.

He wants to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her committees because she criticizes Israel. McCarthy is also tempted to strip Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Cori Bush and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) from their committees. He vows to give Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a well-known do nothing who spews conspiracy theories, hate and divisiveness her committees. He also plans on giving Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) his committees back.

McCarthy also vows to investigate President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) have already said they're going to blow the lid off this Hunter Biden scandal. McCarthy ain't worrying about domestic terrorism from extremists motivated by Jordan, Greene, Gosar, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL), Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX), Rep-Elect John James (R-MI), Rep-Elect Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Washed Up 45 and most far-right media agitators. He is more concerned about punishing the Jan. 6 Committee for doing what he thought was appropriate until he went down to Mar-a-Lago.

McCarthy said he wanted to hit Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) over the head with the gavel. Unfortunate  that the noise of McCarthy and many of his allies led to Paul Pelosi getting seriously injured.

McCarthy is struggling to secure the 218 votes he needs to be elected speaker of the House in January.

Because voters this month handed the GOP a wafer-thin majority, just a small bloc of conservative rebels could deny the California Republican the speaker’s gavel at the start of the new Congress. Already, several McCarthy foes have declared they will not vote for him under any circumstance.

“He doesn’t have the votes,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), a leader of the conservative Freedom Caucus. “Some of the stages of grief include denial, so there will be some denial and then there’ll be the stage of bargaining where people are trying to figure out … will there be some kind of consensus candidate that emerges.”