July 2011
“When ever excellence walks in the room, mediocrity tries to stand up. The reason...”
– (via benjaminfloyd)
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My iPhone is BROKEN!!!!!!!
I can’t see anything on it. It’s like a very dim screen of death and the hearing is mostly nonexistent! AAAAAHHHHHHHH
An unyielding track record of failure →
unapologetically-black:
stfuconservatives:
In 1982, Reagan raised taxes and the right assured Americans this would be a disaster. The right was wrong, and the economy boomed.
In 1993, Clinton raised taxes and the right was even more certain this would be a disaster. The right was wrong again, and we instead saw the longest and strongest sustained recovery in recent memory.
In 2001, Bush...
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June 2011
ShortFormBlog: David Petraeus unanimously... →
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94-0 Senate vote confirming Petraeus as CIA director source
» The big shuffle continues: With Robert Gates’ retirement, and Leon Panetta imminently poised to become the new Secretary of Defense, the Senate has voted to confirm General David Petaeus to take Panetta’s old job. Petraeus…
: Teachable Moment: 10 Lessons from Alaska about... →
my-d1vineright:
10 Lessons from Alaska about God’s Character… and Ours Rebecca Barlow Jordan
My husband and I just returned from an awe-inspiring trip to Alaska, compliments of some very loving people. May I share with you in picture and in words some of the lessons from Alaska God showed me–about his…
ShortFormBlog: NBA headed for a lockout as... →
shortformblog:
NBA headed for lockout: As talks between league officials and the player’s union on a new collective bargaining agreement have fallen apart, it’s clear that the NBA will suffer a work stoppage. It’s been thirteen years since this last happened, when the 1998-1999 season was cut 32 games short….
Petraeus confirmed as CIA chief →
[Trigger Warning: Violence by Police] Dayton... →
splatterdick:
The mom says that “Prior to the incident described below, defendant Hooper knew Jesse and was aware that Jesse was mentally challenged/handicapped and a minor child.” Nonetheless, Ford says, Hooper “apparently took Jesse’s speech impediment for disrespect … [and] began yelling at Jesse and after Jesse attempted to communicate with him[.] Jesse, being a minor and mentally...
“Everyone is not going to accept you, so STOP trying to make it happen; be who...”
– (via wisdomorganic)
Kelly Rowland and King Bey both cute and...
monig1908:
Beyonce appeard on CNN’s Pier Morgan Tonight in london looking radiant in a bright orange peplum shift dress! She kept is conservative with cream platform pumps and light make up. Her childhood friend and former group member, Kelly Rowland also opted for the bright orange look as she wore a dress from Victoria Beckham’s 2011 Spring Collection. She added a pop of color with her bright...
Chris Brown vs. Rihanna and Drake Bet Awards 2011
cassiecosmickisses:
fuckyeahloose:
mizzellensworld:
My viewpoint on the most memorable part of the 2011 BET Awards
Rihanna when she beats Chris Brown for the award for Bet’s Viewer’s Choice Award
Drake accepts the award
Chris Brown is sad but still has 4 other BET Awards he won that he can gloat about
Wait…THE AWARD ACTUALLY GOES TO CHRIS BROWN!!!
Meanwhile Drake and Rihanna are...
“Making a better tomorrow, tomorrow.”
– The slogan for Stephen Colbert’s PAC • Yeah, you read that right. Stephen Colbert now heads a PAC, and he can raise money and run ads for candidates at his choosing, so long as he has the money. The main battle Colbert has been fighting, though, is when he has to disclose what he’s paying for the...
MSNBC Suspends Halperin Over Obama Slur →
| Updated MSNBC suspended one of its best-known political analysts, Mark Halperin, on Thursday morning after he directed a derogatory comment at President Obama on the channel’s morning show, “Morning Joe.”
Sitting on the set of “Morning Joe,” Mr. Halperin smiled mischievously as he disparaged Mr. Obama’s behavior at a news conference a day earlier. “I thought he was kind of a dick...
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
When back that ass up come on I just ....
“My Child,
You may not know me,
but I know everything about you.
Psalm...”
– Father’s Love Letter (via xhoyreesegurlx)
History is a Weapon →
dariaakasha:
thatblckgrl:
Do yourselves a favor and check this site out.
History isn’t what happened, but a story of what happened. And there are always different versions, different stories, about the same events. One version might revolve mainly around a specific set of facts while another version might minimize them or not include them at all.
Like stories, each of these different...
