Tonight Chef Nedra cooked her last meal in Hell’s Kitchen. I also watch the show Top Chef, and the difference in that show and Hell’s Kitchen is everyone seems somewhat qualified for the job they want
to ultimately acquire. From Day 1 it was apparent that Nedra would not win, but she was slightly entertaining but over the next few weeks she made the leap from entertaining to obnoxious. She was often intimidating her teammates when she was not cursing at them. A head chef needs to know how to communicate in an effective non profane way, and Chef nedra has yet to master this skill. She simply became a stereotype. It left us wondering how was she managing to stay on the show? The answer was simple she was still entertaining to some, but today she made the move to the Blue Team and she failed miserably and she had to go.
George Zimmerman’s defense team has released text messages of Trayvon Martin. Martin talks to his friends about fighting, guns and family problems. Let’s just say Martin might not have been the perfect child. he might have been a little brass and a little cocky, but did he deserve to die? No he did not and that is the point of this case.
Listen to CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson discuss the compromising of her computers. News people are supposed to report facts. Is she making an allegation not yet supported by fact? Listen and share your thoughts.
Republicans often say that black Democrats are tied to the “Democrat plantation”. it is interesting that these same GOP surrogates are often crying about being called names by the left, but they find nothing wrong with this kind of characterization. Plantation politics is an important page in the GOP political playbook, and often the black conservatives are ever so willing to articulate this philosopy. Charles Blow of the New York Times wrote an excellent piece today on plantation politics read it and share your thoughts.
Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress after his sexting scandal was revealed. He got caught with his pants down on Twitter. He initially lied and said that his account had been hacked, but he finally came clean, but now he wants to be the mayor of New York. It has been 2 years since the scandal. Has the public forgiven him? If his wife has forgiven him is this the public’s business? Former governor of South Carolina was caught in an adulterous sitation and he recently won he recently won a congressional seat. The question is does the public still expect high moral conduct in their elected officials or do they just attribute bad behavior to being human? Share your thoughts.
I remember Tom Joyner leading the charge to get Genarlow Wilson released from prison. In 2007 he was released and on sunday he graduated from Morehouse. I thought this was the story of a boy wronged by the system and ultimatley triumphed over that system, but I apparently missed the controversy. Read the linked article and share your thoughts.
