One year ago, Prince the transitioner of rock, pop, R&B, groove and jazz passed away in his home.
Me and S.B talked about the tragic death of the iconic singer. The junk food media released the autopsy. He had died of opioid addiction. We are not sure if it was heroin but it did describe his personal assistants getting pain medication for him.
He had a medical emergency while on flight in February. After a few days he was treated and released. It was around April when the world found out that Prince had passed away.
This also makes it interesting. Charlie Murphy who had once had good company with Prince was laid to rest this week. Fellow comedians from all parts came to pay their respects.
Dave Chappelle, DL Hughley, George Lopez, Cedric The Entertainer, Chris Rock and I am guessing his brother Eddie Murphy were there for the burial.
Nonetheless, we lost two legends in the music and entertainment industry within April.
A tired and depressed Bill O'Reilly is spotted in New York buying orthopaedic shoes.
CAUTION: YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE!
Well maybe not. Bill O'Reilly can retire comfortably with the $25 million dollar payout he got from 21st Century Fox. He was unceremoniously fired out the cannon at Fox News. For over 20 years, the controversial conservative agitator was calling himself the "culture warrior" against the "secular PC" culture that ruins "traditional values."
He still might face lawsuits from the women, the family of George Tiller and of course the ridicule from all the people O'Reilly targeted throughout his 20 plus years on Fox News.
He picked fights with liberals, cable news competitors, rappers, entertainers, abortion doctors, and politicians.
The final nail in O'Reilly's coffin. They stripped his namesake from the title card.
In a statement to his supporters, the now fired Bill O'Reilly expresses gratitude to the fans and the folks at Fox News. He releases a public statement on his official website.
"Over the past 20 years at Fox News, I have been extremely proud to launch and lead one of the most successful news programs in history, which has consistently informed and entertained millions of Americans and significantly contributed to building Fox into the dominant news network in television. It is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims. But that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. I will always look back on my time at Fox with great pride in the unprecedented success we achieved and with my deepest gratitude to all my dedicated viewers. I wish only the best for Fox News Channel."
Well here's a man who continues to blame the victim and believes that "the left" was responsible for his downfall. He and his former boss Roger Ailes flatly deny the accusations.
The New York Daily News got a picture of the old fart. He was spotted in his Long Island neighborhood shopping for some orthopedic shoes. That vacation in Italy was cut short when he got the call from the Murdochs telling him that his job is gone.
The woman who O'Reilly called "hot chocolate" speaks to The View.
O'Reilly became a focus of an investigation of sexual harassment. His company paid out $13 million to women who accused him of this. Sleeping Giants, The Color Of Change, National Organization of Women and Media Matters for America pushed an advertising boycott on the program.
By the time O'Reilly was going on "vacation" after he had lost over 80 sponsors to the program.
Also the woman who he called "Hot Chocolate" came forth to explain why she is relieved that O'Reilly is fired out the cannon.
Perquita Burgess and Lisa Bloom appear on The View to speak out on the firing.
By the way, there's no love lost over at Fox News. Besides the name being dropped to The Factor, Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld conclude O'Reilly's program. Fox News didn't even allow O'Reilly to do a formal goodbye. Sean "Softball" Hannity who had a feud with O'Reilly said on radio, "he never met the guy" and never care much for his way of programming.
Tucker Carlson, the founder of The Daily Caller is now going to occupy the spot. He is notorious for saying sexist, racist, and ignorant things on television. He was fired out the cannon at CNN and MSNBC.
Carlson was promoted to replace Greta Van Susteren when she was fired out the cannon. He would replace Megyn Kelly when she decided to usurp Tamron Hall and Al Roker from their Today spot.
Carlson will have to prove to angered O'Reilly viewers that he can fill the void.
Many of O'Reilly's fans already blame the liberal media, Obama, and these "lying ass bitches" for getting him fired out the cannon. Mind you I've read some of this shit on Reddit.
So the primetime lineup will now be as followed.
5PM Eric Bolling
6PM Special Report with Bret Baier
7PM The First 100 Days with Martha MacCallum
8PM Tucker Carlson Tonight
9PM The Five (includes former O'Reilly producer Jesse Watters)
10PM Hannity
The former lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient passed away. Cuba Gooding, Sr. was found dead in his car. He was 72 years old, a few weeks shy of his birthday.
The LAPD found his body slumped over in the Woodland Hills area.
Gooding was best known for his group's single, "Everybody Plays the Fool."
He is the father of Academy Award winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr.
The coroner is investigatimg the death. They found alcohol and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle.
Gooding, Jr. was in Toronto when he got the news of his father's passing.
The elder Gooding was born in New York City in 1944. He had a career as a singer, actor and vocal coach. He leaves behind his wife Shirley Sullivan, his four children. Cuba, Jr. and his younger brother Omar are actors.
Omar Gooding is an actor who had roles in Nickelodeon's Wild and Crazy Kids, Hanging with Mr. Cooper, Smart Guy, Cousin Skeeter and Bounce TV's Family Time.
Unfortunately the Secret Service makes it nearly impossible for people to enter the White House becuase of stringent security measures. The Secret Service has formally closed the sidewalks surrounding the South Lawn.
The agency is being stretched by Donald J. Trump's constant travels. The agency is protecting Trump, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, Kellyanne Conway, Melania, Ivanka, Donald, Jr. and Eric Trump.
Remember the constant hand ringing, bitching and bemoaning from conservatives when then President Barack Obama invited Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, Common and numbers of entertainers to the White House.
Now progressives are slammingTrump for inviting his brand of entertainment to the White House.
Trump invites reality television and washed up rockers to the White House.
Mind you, Trump is a product of reality television, Hollywood and music.
Shout out to Jon Ossoff, the Democratic nominee running in the congessional special election in Georgia.
Ted Nugent, Sarah Palin, and Kid Rock got a chance to meet Trump.
The three mocking Hillary Clinton.
Nugent is the rocker who crapped in his pants to dodge the draft.
Nugent would post offensive images of people of color on social media. He would say racially offensive things about Black people and Obama.
He sits as a lifetime member of the NRA. He probably encouraged Trump to speak on behalf of the gun lobby.
Palin is the former governor of Alaska and 2008 vice presidential nominee. She was the darling of the Tea Party movement. She was rumored to run for president in 2012 and 2016. Unfortunately her novelty cost John McCain the election.
Palin was groomed by Roger Ailes to run. She got a position with Fox News for a few years. Palin, like other women was probably sexually harassed by Ailes had put up with it. She was soon fired from the network and became a fixture of reality television.
Kid Rock is a washed up rocker. He grew up in Detroit and tried to be a rapper. He was a part of Too $hort's crew before he left the group to strike it out on his own. He claims he is the "self-proclaimed" bad ass who isn't afraid to fly the stars and bars.
Kid Rock has numberous collaborations with rappers, pop stars, and country music stars.
Palin, Nugent and Kid Rock are openly Republican and have supported John McCain, Mitt Romney and Trump. They have openly attacked Obama, Jay-Z and Beyonce.
These assclowns were standing near a picture of Hillary Clinton to mock her loss to Trump.
Elizabeth Thomas and Tad Cummins were caught by the feds.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the FBI and the California State Highway Patrol can pat themselves on the back this afternoon. The feds nabbed the armed former Middle Tenn. teacher Tad Cummins. The suspect abducted Elizabeth Thomas over a month ago and the two were on the run for nearly that amount of time.
They were nabbed in Yreka, a quiet little town about 40 miles from the state line.
Siskiyou County boys spotted the pair near a national forest.
The end of one of the most talked about kidnappings in the junk food media.
It gave me reason to believe that the junk food media was rehashing Missing White Women Syndrome. It also made me think about how these teacher-student love affairs are $$$$$$$$$ and ratings for the junk food media.
The two deliberately ran off. Cummins took out loans and a few supplies, picked up Thomas and they took off. The last known spotting was in Oklahoma City where the two were in a Walmart shopping for things to deter police.
The girl was a troubled youth that Cummins groomed into a romantic affair.
No telling if the girl was knocked up by Cummins. I say it's likely so.
The two will eventually head to Tennessee to face a courtroom. Cummins may face federal charges for the kidnapping as well as state charges. When the prosecutors determined that Thomas was impregnated, Cummins will face state charges for having unlawful sex with a minor. Those charges could have him in the iron college for 25 to LIFE plus an enrollment into Offender U Tier 3.
Thomas may face delinquency and willingly eluding an arresting officer charges.
They are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Who the fuck helped these two get away for this long?
They have to eat, use the restroom, shower and sleep. They had someone help them flee and its likely his wife and their family members.
Cummins' wife filed for divorce a few weeks ago. She cites his abuse and controlling behavior. Of course, the cheating on her with a teenage girl is a strong reason for the divorce.
It still bothers me about Thomas. The teen was helping her brother stitch up a Confederate flag. It makes me believe that the Thomas family does harbor racial angst against people of color.
Why did it take so freaking long to find them when the feds told Canada and Mexico to BOLO?
All of this is speculation and I want to give the victim the benefit of the doubt.
Given the two are die hard Donald J. Trump supporters, maybe some of what I am saying could be true.
People Magazine faces backlash for the Most Beautiful in the World cover.
People Magazine announced the most beautiful in the world again.
Julia Roberts was once again nominated by People Magazine as the Most Beautiful Woman in The World for the fifth time. The 49-year old actress who starred in the Smurfs: Lost Village gracing the tabloid has sparked controversy.
Why is People still nominating actresses who already graced the cover?
When will People Magazine recognize beauty isn't purely based on White actors and actresses?
Yeah, they nominated Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the Most Sexist Man Alive in 2016. This came after nearly 20 years of nominating Denzel Washington and a backlash. This Most Beautiful People of last year was Jennifer Aniston. The last women of color were Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Lupita Nyong'o and Beyonce.
Clearly we got a problem with this magazine. I have names of women who could be the Most Beautiful in The World.
White women, women of color, entertainers in television and movies.
Individuals who are beautiful but never given the prestige of gracing People Magazine front covers.
Priyanka Chopra, Yasmine Al Massri, Taraji P. Henson, Kaley Cuoco, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sofia Vergara, Kerry Washington, Viola Davis and so many others could have graced that damn cover.
But People wanted to stay safe by picking an actress who is best known for playing Vivian, the loveable prostitute who charmed Richard Gere's character in Pretty Woman.
People Magazine's Most Beautiful In The World Covers. Is There A Need For Change?
Me and S.B have talked about this for years. I am getting tired of talking, blogging and reminding you about it. Maybe it's time for action. Maybe its time for People to hear our voices.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) cowardly drops out of his reelection bid.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) announced that he will not seek reelection or run for office anywhere.
He was forced to step aside after Republicans begged him to not run. The Democrats are mounting a play for his seat. Chaffetz who dogged Barack Obama during his presidency and Hillary Clinton throughout the election refused to investigate Donald J. Trump and his ties to Russia.
He also said that people should not buy luxuries like an iPhone when they are required to have health insurance for a doctor visit.
Chaffetz said that he wants to spend time with his family.
He also said he will step down from House and Government Oversight Committee as well.
Chaffetz had a strong primary challenge ahead of him. He also had a Democratic opponent who outraised him in campaign funding.
Republicans pressured him to go. After the comments and a rancous town hall, Chaffetz knew he was going to lose. Instead of bowing out graciously, he quits under pressure.
This is why Republicans are failures at governing. They can't get their act together despite bugging Obama throughout his presidency.
Good riddance to him.
Word on the street, Chaffetz is being blackmailed by the Russians. We can't confirm that but it would make sense to why he ain't trying to investigate Trump.
