DarkStar Spouts Off

Obama-tics

The DNC decided to give the delegates from Florida and Michigan half of their vote. From a quick viewing of the meeting, I saw that it was quite rambunctious.

WASHINGTON — To jeers and boos that showcased deep party divisions, Democratic party officials approved a deal Saturday to seat delegates from the disputed Florida and Michigan primaries with half a vote each, dealing a blow to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The deal, reached behind closed doors and voted on publicly in a raucous meeting of the Democratic National Committee’s rules panel, would give Mrs. Clinton a net gain of 24 delegates over Senator Barack Obama — but fell far short of her hopes of winning the full votes of both delegations.

The decision left Mrs. Clinton lagging behind Mr. Obama in delegates in the final weekend of campaigning before the last of the nominating contests — Puerto Rico on Sunday and Montana and South Dakota on Tuesday — are held.

Under the compromise, Mrs. Clinton, who won the Michigan and Florida contests that were held in defiance of party rules, picked up 19 delegates in Florida and 5 delegates in Michigan.

The deep wounds among Democratic partisans — and the unification challenges awaiting the party — were laid bare when the committee voted on Saturday evening. Supporters of Mrs. Clinton jeered the decision, loudly booing and hissing the members of the group as their faces were shown on a large screen in the room.

One woman, wearing a blue “Team Hillary” shirt, shoved a man in a suit and tie wearing a small Obama button on his lapel. Another woman in a white Clinton shirt hung her head in her hands.

“That was a crime!” a man shouted. “McCain in ’08! McCain in ’08!” a woman yelled from the back of the room. “No-bama! No-bama!”

The question is, will Clinton supporters fall in line like the Republicans seem to be falling in line behind McCain, or will the Clinton supporters support McCain, or write in Hillary?

And then the news came that Obama quit his church.

Senator Barack Obama is ending his membership at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, a congregation he has belonged to for about two decades and one that had become a lightning rod in his Democratic presidential bid.

Mr. Obama informed his campaign advisers of his decision today, according to people familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for the candidate. Mr. Obama is scheduled to explain his decision tonight in South Dakota.

Sorry, Barry, but it's too late for this.

A Car Salesman Will Lose His Job

[ Originally published 5/2/2008 @ 12:46:49 PM ]

A car salesman will lose his job today. If not today, VERY soon.

More later.

[ UPDATE 5/30/2008 ]

I heard from the general manager of the local dealership. He apologized and said he is willing to "discount" a new car. We shall see. He also mentioned that the President of Ourisman Automotive Enterprises, John Ourisman, received my fax and/or letter and called him about the situation. And the person who I identified no longer works at the dealership.

[ UPDATE ]

May 24, 2008

Mandell J. Ourisman, Chairman

Ourisman Automotive Enterprises

4400 Branch Ave

Marlow Heights, MD 20748

CC: John Ourisman, President

Mohamed Reshed, CFO

Dear Mandell Ourisman:

On Saturday, May 24, 2008, I entered the Ourisman Hyundai dealership in Laurel, Maryland. I explained that I was looking for a car for my mother and wanted a brochure and a look at the car. They didn’t have an Elantra in the showroom and offered to show me the car that was on the lot. A salesman wrote down the VIN to obtain the key. After 15 minutes of waiting, I placed my son in the car and was ready to leave. I told another dealer that a sale had been lost because of the time it took to get the keys. He responded by saying, “If you were serious, you would wait, so take your ass away!” After asking him to repeat himself, which he did, I got out of my car. He approached me as if he was ready to fight me. I got my son out of the car and went back into the dealership.

I asked for the general manager and told the original salesman what happened. He then said they had trouble finding the key. I told him his answer was acceptable, HOWEVER, the other salesman’s “customer service” was not acceptable. I pointed out the person who said, “If you were serious, you would wait, so take your ass away!” and asked for that person’s name. I was told his name is “Ronald.”

Is this behavior appropriate for Ourisman salesmen?

The bottom line to this is Ourisman Hyundai lost a potential sale of $14,000. I am in need of a new vehicle and decided to get a Mazda CX-9. The Hyundai dealership is attached to the Mazda dealership, which I had visited about 5 months ago and from which I intended to buy the CX-9. That is a potential sale of $35,000. My wife owns a Honda Accord which we purchased from Ourisman Honda in Laurel. I told her that we will take her car to another Honda dealership for servicing. Her car is 5 years old and I’m sure you have the potential revenue from service available. This is at a minimum a loss of $49,000 to your company because “Ronald” responded to a loss of a sale in a manner that was unacceptable.  I will also make sure my family, friends, and co-workers know of this experience.

On Dropped Ten Cent Coins

This isn't really ready to go out, but I'm putting it out because I have no idea how busy I will continue to be.

The media circus over McClellan's book is interesting. My most serious comment about this is, did the president and his administration lie about the real reason for going to war in Iraq? If the "misled" the public as McClellan alleges, how do you sleep at night knowing men and women are dying under false pretenses?

As I have written before, I think the Bush administration has done a poor job of explaining to the American people why we are fighting. There have been numerous reasons given as well as direct conflicts in statements given by Bush and Cheney.

Liberal Press

Isn't it interesting that McClellan is saying the "liberal press" went along with the call for war? I find it interesting because "the left" has said newspapers like The Washington Post beat the drums for war while "the right" has said newspapers like The Washington Post were anti-war.

Isn't it interesting that McClellan is saying the "liberal press" didn't do enough to investigate statements made by the Bush administration? Going by those comments, that means the "liberal press" essentially was pro war. Meanwhile, the Bush administration and it's "right media" surrogates went to war against the "liberal press" to keep Americans supporting the war.

Conservative Media

A long time conservative host who has an afternoon show on WBAL, Ron Smith, has said his opposition to the war, even when he provided other conservatives who questioned the war, cost him listeners. Yesterday, he said his ratings indicate he lost 30% of his listeners. He thanked the radio station for keeping him around. I wondered why the radio station started advertising his show so heavily in other media sources.

Scarves And Flags

OK, I'm late to this party, but I have to comment about the scarf, Michelle Malkin, and sensitivity. First, I'm going to provide the first money quote:

So it was with some dismay that I learned last week that Dunkin' Donuts spokeswoman Rachael Ray, the ubiquitous TV hostess, posed for one of the company's ads in what appeared to be a black-and-white keffiyeh.

The emphasis is mine. Then she follows up with:

The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad. Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant (and not so ignorant) fashion designers, celebrities and left-wing icons.

She launches an attack on Dunkin Doughnuts, based on what appeared to be a black-and-white keffiyeh!

She later writes:

It's refreshing to see an American company show sensitivity to the concerns of Americans opposed to Islamic jihad and its apologists. Too many of them bend over backward in the direction of anti-American political correctness. Naturally, liberal commentators on the Internet are now up in arms over Dunkin' Donuts' decision to yank the ad and mock anyone who expresses concern over the keffiyeh's symbolism.

Oh, THAT ONE is going to come back to bite her. But before I go there, I have to say that this scarf design, and I'm calling it a scarf, has been worn by older women in my family for years. Now we recognize clothing that fanatics who want to kill people and blow things up wear and the clothing is off limits? What about pants? I'm in a wedding this summer and the men are going to wear tuxedos with bow ties. So, are bow ties off limits because of the Nation of Islam? Are bald heads off limits because of skin heads?

Here is the flag part of things.

When Blacks have complained the Confederate Flag represents TERRORISM of Blacks and it shouldn't be displayed, where was Michelle Malkin? From what I can see, she has been mostly quiet on the issue.

Well, in going after the Black Family Reunion, Malkin wrote:

But why is it racist when white Southerners gather to celebrate their history and tradition, and not when black Northerners gather for the same purpose? Why is it promoting "bigotry," as The Washington Post editorialized, when South Carolinians rally around a Confederate flag, but promoting "diversity" when black activists in the nation's capital rally around a multicultural flag?

She mentioned nothing of the terrorism which occurred when the Confederate flag was flying, did she?

Movies

I'm very busy but I had to make a quick note on summer movies. "Sex in the City" not withstanding, I think this is going to be a good summer for men movies vs. chick flicks!

Baltimore Schools Chief Alonso Is A Putz

About 6 years ago I attended a Baltimore City school board meeting addressing the fact that students who don't live up to magnet school standards, such as those at City, Poly, and Western, were being sent back to their zoned schools. The meeting included students who were sent back. I do not exaggerate or lie when I say THE STUDENTS ADMITTED THEY DIDN'T DO WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO STAY IN THOSE SCHOOLS!

So, when I read this, I went postal!

Baltimore schools chief Andres Alonso is making it harder for the city's elite magnet high schools to remove students who are struggling academically.

Alonso says that the schools are already getting the city's brightest students and that they have an obligation to work with them. Historically, he said, a significant number of students who began as freshmen at Polytechnic Institute, City College and Western High were not still enrolled four years later at graduation.

"That's unacceptable," Alonso said in an interview. "It represents a lack of accountability on the part of the school given the fact that they begin with students who by definition are the most academically able students in the city. ... My expectation is that they succeed with them, that they put in place not only extraordinary educational programs but also the interventions that are necessary."

Alonso is a putz! There ARE interventions in place! Students cannot be returned without having not met the interventions!

Sure, ruin the magnet schools just like the regular schools! AGAIN: Blow up the damn system and let the magnets become charters!

Simple

To those who serve, to those who served, and to the family of those killed while in the military, the only thing I can say is thanks.

Colbert I. King has written the best Memorial Day column I have ever read. Please read it.

Poetic Justice

Stop Snitching' cameraman convicted on drug charges

A federal jury today convicted on drug charges a West Baltimore man who acted as the cameraman for the notorious 'Stop Snitching' DVD, which used threats of violence to intimidate potential witnesses from helping police or testifying in court, according to the Maryland U.S. attorney's office.

Akiba Matthews, 35, of Baltimore, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for distributing heroin and a maximum of 10 years in prison for gun possession, prosecutors said. He is scheduled to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Aug. 7.

Since the video emerged in 2004 -- and a sequel in December 2007 -- law enforcement authorities have waged a campaign to counter the video's underlying theme, which police and prosecutors have said contributed to violence on city streets.

The video has also helped city prosecutors crack down on those who threaten and intimidate witnesses.

Spouting Off On: Operation Chaos And Race

I registered as a Republican, previously being non-aligned, because I wanted to vote against Rudy Ghouliani.
Early primary races were in states where people could vote in the primary based on what they declared themselves to be on primary day. Some Republican pundits complained their options were being decided by liberal Republicans and Democrats and they are likely right. So, when Rush Limbaugh started Operation Chaos, I thought it was interesting it had not been done in an "organized" way before. Basically, he formalized what people were doing on an individual level.

The media has been ignoring the effectiveness or non-effectiveness of Operation Chaos. I tend to think it has been effective and as such, it's throwing off the statistics concerning whites who vote or do not vote for Obama. If Republicans, mostly white, are voting in the Democratic primaries, and they are voting for Clinton, and they are being polled, then how good are the polls?

The mainstream media is willfully blind and race baiting all over the place. The conservative media loves this because it weakens the Democrats and allows them to say the real racists are the Democrats not the Republicans. And if they help the mainstream media poison the racial atmosphere, who cares?

Of course, I think all this is doing is really exposing what the true feelings on SOME aspects of race are.

Texas Is About To Owe Them A Lot of Money

This started under the pretense of a girl calling "authorities" to say she was being sexually abused.

Court: Texas had no right to seize polygamist-sect children

SAN ANGELO, Texas - In a ruling that could torpedo the case against the West Texas polygamist sect, a state appeals court today said authorities had no right to seize more than 440 children in a raid on the splinter group's compound last month.

The Third Court of Appeals in Austin said the state failed to show the youngsters were in any immediate danger, the only grounds in Texas law for taking children from their parents without court action.

It was not clear when the children -- now scattered in foster homes across the state -- might be returned to their parents. The ruling gave a lower-court judge 10 days to release the youngsters from custody, but the state could appeal to the Texas Supreme Court and block that.

This case is starting to unravel, as it should. The authorities in this case seemed to have played fast and loose and now they SHOULD be facing serious trouble.

Cal Thomas On Ted Kennedy

Read the entire article.

I came to see Sen. Kennedy not as a symbol, but as a fellow human being who does not get up in the morning seeking ways to harm the country. I know of things he has done for the poor and homeless on his own time and in his own way without a press release or a desire for public approval. I know of other hurts and concerns about which I would never speak.

In our poisoned political atmosphere, there are few friendships like this, at least few anyone can speak of publicly for fear of political ruin. It ought to be a privilege (it is certainly a command) for my conservative Christian friends to pray for Sen. Kennedy that he might be healed and restored to health. It is certainly mine and I don't care who on "my side" knows it. .

Cal Thomas, bravo!

Bus Madness

The Mass Transit Administration in Maryland has come up with a foolish ass idea to pay "kids" to behave on school buses. This is coming after the national attention from the bus beat down of a woman by middle school "students". The campaign they have started is, "Ride, Respect, and Relax." They want students to sign a "pledge" that they will behave and if they do, they will receive discounts at stores in the area.

They are paying kids to behave.

Forget about the logistics of verification of students' good behavior on buses.

They are paying kids to behave.

Why don't you just admit you have no solutions and you are giving in?

How about behave or else we will kick you off of the bus, have the MTA police gather information, make sure you don't ride the buses again, report you to the schools and your parents, and maybe file criminal charges?

The kids run the damn area.

More on this madness later.

DuBois Elitism

There are people who say that W. E. B. DuBois was an elitist because of the talented tenth concept. Actually, I think the talented tenth concept is something that is spot on, especially when you consider that it is an "elite" set of people who actually drive change, good or bad, with most people following in the wake of the drivers.

Anyway, my point in this post is this. Occasionally I've read where Black conservatives are going onto college campuses to give talks and to address issues from the conservative point of view. I have no problem with that occurring. In fact, the more ideas are put out there, the better. But, if Black conservatives are going to pit DuBois against Booker T. Washington and state that "we" should have followed the Washington model instead of the DuBois model, then Black conservatives going to college campuses have to realize that they are applying the DuBois model by talking to the Black elite.

Most people in the United States, regardless of race, do not have a college education. For Blacks it is about 12% of the Black population. For whites it's about 25% of the white population. So, by definition, those in college, and those who graduate from college, are elite.

Black conservatives going to colleges to talk to Blacks in college, are addressing the talented tenth. They have accepted the DuBois elite model.

Black men answer leaders' call to action

Black men answer leaders' call to action

Inspired by a mobilization effort in Philadelphia, leaders of Baltimore's African-American community vowed Wednesday to recruit at least 5,000 black men to bring positive change to their communities.

The goal is to reduce the city's rates of violence, high school dropouts and absentee fathers. More than 50 men representing churches, educational institutions and civic groups gathered at Calverton Elementary/Middle School in West Baltimore to announce the initiative.

The group will meet on Father's Day, June 15, at the Baltimore Convention Center, where there will be opportunities for men to sign up as volunteers with more than 100 community organizations. Several service providers will be on hand to offer men whatever assistance they need to be productive residents, be it job training or substance abuse withdrawal. Plans for follow-up meetings are in the works to maintain the momentum generated in the next few weeks.

The initiative is modeled after 10,000 Men Philly, an assembly held in October. Former state Sen. Larry Young is credited with the idea of replicating the Philadelphia program in Baltimore. Organizers said they are trying to recruit 5,000 men because Baltimore is about half the size of Philadelphia.

Hat tip: Black Informant

Wednesday Political Brain Pellets

Wednesday political brain pellets:

• I wrote about this a few days ago:
  

  And Ferraro, a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter who sparked a brouhaha earlier this year over whether she made a racially dismissive remark about Barack Obama, apparently is no longer a reliable Democratic vote.

  Ferraro, in the NYT story, terms Obama "terribly sexist." And, as a result, she says she may not be able to cast her ballot for him if, as anticipated, he gains the Democratic presidential nod.

  I wrote then that I thought she did this with Clinton's blessing. I think the audio of this interview of Clinton supports my thought.
• Now, Clinton drops this bomb:
  

  But while Obama trekked through central Florida, Clinton was 200 miles to the south, at the epicenter of the bitter recount battle that ended the 2000 election, summoning memories of the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court decision as she argued for full representation for delegate slates from Florida and Michigan at the Democratic convention.
  
  Florida voters "learned the hard way what happens when your votes aren't counted and the candidate with fewer votes is declared the winner," she told a crowd in Boca Raton in Palm Beach County, a key site in the recount fight between Al Gore and George Bush that ended with a Supreme Court decision halting the recount.

  This is close to dropping the nuclear bomb, but not quite. For Democrats worried that Clinton, Inc. will do anything to win even if it destroys your party, here is your confirmation. Black Democrats who support Obama, you are about to get hosed.
• From what I can tell, the same conservative Republicans who were so vocal in opposition to John McCain are now lining up behind John McCain. If this holds out to be true, they lose all credibility in saying Blacks blindly vote for Democrats. The only way for you to save face is to vote for Barr, the Libertarian candidate. Yes, I find it amusing.
• Republicans joined Democrats in overriding the veto of the pork filled farm bill. Isn't this another reason to vote for Barr?
• Video below the fold

Current Brain Pellets

Silly Season

• Appeasement isn't defined by talking to "bad people" with or without pre-conditions. Appeasement is standing by while "bad people" do "bad things" while hoping they do better. In my opinion, appeasement is how the U.S. deals with China.
• Barry, Michelle is fair game as long as she delivers speeches and goes on the  attack. So stop the whining.
• Cindy McCain is a public person. She needs to release her tax records.
• Anyone counting McCain's flip-flops yet?

Technology

• When I get HD channels over the air, I noticed rain, strong winds, and ice storms affect the HD reception. So this article was no surprise.
  

  What new digital audiences have to fear is the "digital cliff," or the all-or-nothing quality of digital reception. The picture is excellent until the signal weakens or is interrupted, causing the picture to disappear, and it is more sensitive to interference from hills, trees, buildings and bad weather than traditional analog reception. An analog picture degrades gradually, getting more static and snow as signals weaken.

• My Toshiba laptop died after 2 1/2 years of service. Never. Again.

Economics

• My "economic stimulus" check was invested.
• I normally don't play the "what would have happened if" game, but what would have happened if the Fed decided to not flood the market with money? I bet gas prices wouldn't be so dang high. One of the reasons for the high cost of gas is the devalued dollar.

Misc

• Can anyone tell me why a contractor would spend the time, and gas, to come out to your house, inspect what you want to do, give you an estimate, agree to a contract and time frame, and then NOT come out to do the work?

Hey Sweetie

Do you think this isn't endorsed by Clinton, Inc?

And Ferraro, a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter who sparked a brouhaha earlier this year over whether she made a racially dismissive remark about Barack Obama, apparently is no longer a reliable Democratic vote.

Ferraro, in the NYT story, terms Obama "terribly sexist." And, as a result, she says she may not be able to cast her ballot for him if, as anticipated, he gains the Democratic presidential nod.

He Has More Sense Than Adults

This "kid" has more sense than the Baltimore City Public School administration and teacher's union. I include the teacher's union because it seems to me if teachers are getting regularly assaulted in school and the administration regularly returns the offenders to the same school, the teacher's union should be raising hell and calling for strikes.

This opinion article is written by a Baltimore city public high school ninth grader:

Take my life, for example: Every day I come to school with a fresh mind and am ready to complete my work and do the right thing in school. But other kids behave differently when they are not around those with authority.

Students want to test who will stand up for themselves. A lot of good kids are trying to fit in (by being like everyone else) and, therefore, they decide to become gang members or drug dealers.

Gang members are jumping kids for no reason at all, and so other kids say to themselves, "Well, they are jumping me anyway, so I am going to become one of them to be safe."

I think it is easy for a good kid to turn bad. But it is hard for a bad kid to turn good. And sometimes it is hard to find the other kids who really want to do well.

I think that students will be motivated to do well if others will stand up with them. It takes one person at a time, but it's scary to start.

As I've explained to my mom and dad, it is hard to do good things when kids are messing with you. Kids want to tell adults what is going on, but then other kids will consider you a rat or a snitch. Then that's a problem for the person who told.

So a good student sometimes feels stuck because he or she does not know what to do. That scares a lot of students.

To the people of Baltimore, I say: Save the kids who want to be a part of something good and keep them from being influenced by others who are making bad choices. Help the good students to know that they are not the only ones who are trying to do the right thing.

A lot of kids are trying hard but need some help or advice. We are not a waste of time.

In September of 2006, I wrote about a meeting I was having with then Gov. Ehrlich's aides concerning education. The first three bullet points dealt with controlling the school.

• Disruptive students get suspended. The parents must go to the school to get the students back into school.
• Kids with multiple suspensions are suspended and not allowed to return to school until the students are tested to find academic deficiencies. This is done because many kids who are disruptive in school, are also having academic problems. They may also be having personal problems but that is a fine line that I don't want to cross with government intrusion.
• School and parents/guardians must agree to a plan to bring kid back up to speed. This may include being transfered to another school just for that purpose.

I made that the first bullet points for a reason; in order for learning to occur, a learning environment must exist. A learning environment does not exist with disruptive students. All of my writing comes down to

Read the entire article.

Blow up the damn Baltimore City Public School System!

This Really Ticks Me Off!

In September of 2006, I wrote about a meeting I was having with then Gov. Ehrlich's aides concerning education. The first three bullet points dealt with controlling the school.

• Disruptive students get suspended. The parents must go to the school to get the students back into school.
• Kids with multiple suspensions are suspended and not allowed to return to school until the students are tested to find academic deficiencies. This is done because many kids who are disruptive in school, are also having academic problems. They may also be having personal problems but that is a fine line that I don't want to cross with government intrusion.
• School and parents/guardians must agree to a plan to bring kid back up to speed. This may include being transfered to another school just for that purpose.

I made that the first bullet points for a reason; in order for learning to occur, a learning environment must exist. A learning environment does not exist with disruptive students. All of my writing comes down to this opinion article written by a Baltimore city public high school ninth grader:

Take my life, for example: Every day I come to school with a fresh mind and am ready to complete my work and do the right thing in school. But other kids behave differently when they are not around those with authority.

Students want to test who will stand up for themselves. A lot of good kids are trying to fit in (by being like everyone else) and, therefore, they decide to become gang members or drug dealers.

Gang members are jumping kids for no reason at all, and so other kids say to themselves, "Well, they are jumping me anyway, so I am going to become one of them to be safe."

I think it is easy for a good kid to turn bad. But it is hard for a bad kid to turn good. And sometimes it is hard to find the other kids who really want to do well.

I think that students will be motivated to do well if others will stand up with them. It takes one person at a time, but it's scary to start.

As I've explained to my mom and dad, it is hard to do good things when kids are messing with you. Kids want to tell adults what is going on, but then other kids will consider you a rat or a snitch. Then that's a problem for the person who told.

So a good student sometimes feels stuck because he or she does not know what to do. That scares a lot of students.

To the people of Baltimore, I say: Save the kids who want to be a part of something good and keep them from being influenced by others who are making bad choices. Help the good students to know that they are not the only ones who are trying to do the right thing.

A lot of kids are trying hard but need some help or advice. We are not a waste of time.

This "kid" has more sense than the Baltimore City Public School administration and teacher's union. I include the teacher's union because it seems to me if teachers are getting regularly assaulted in school and the administration regularly returns the offenders to the same school, the teacher's union should be raising hell and calling for strikes.

Read the entire article.

Blow up the damn Baltimore City Public School System!

GMail And FireFox

From some visual changes I see, I gather Google updated GMail. Unfortunately, GMail on FireFox on an XP platform, seems to mean FireFox takes 98% of the CPU.

Indifferent

The NAACP has selected a new president. He is 35 year old Benjamin Todd Jealous.

While I see this as a possible good sign that the old guard is ready to turn over the wheel, the size of the NAACP board and the fact that Julian Bond is still around, forces me to say that I'm indifferent about the selection. If it works, great, if it doesn't, it doesn't.

If You Want To Save Marriage

People are rightly upset about the California Supreme Court ruling that it is illegal to disallow gay marriage.

The simple way to resolve this is to get government totally out of marriage. That means no tax privileges for married couples. This means everyone has to go to a lawyer to file papers to provide benefits for spouses.

That solves that problem. Those who want to get married, do so for religious purposes only.

Dirty Jobs

There is a television show on Discovery called "Dirty Jobs." Right now, the host is helping people who suck semen out of gobblers to inseminate the hens. They have to do this because they breed the turkeys to produce big breasts. As such, they are physically incapable of mating.

That's right, they are bread for big breasts making it impossible for the turkeys to breed naturally. And, there are men who suck semen from the gobblers.

200+ Men

Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men

As one of the premier African-American men’s groups in Virginia the organization works to promote Community Betterment throughout the Hampton Roads region.  The group serves the eight cities of Hampton Roads, namely Chesapeake, Hampton, Isle of Wight County, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach.

The 200+ Men works to become catalysts for positive change in the region and as such works both alone and in tandem with other community organizations on a variety of projects that have goals and objectives similar to those of the 200+ Men.

Check them out.

Sir Charles

Once again Charles Barkley shows how much of a dope he is.

Gambling debt of $400,000, UNPAID, and you expect to get away with it?

Man, give ME the $400,000 so I can put it to good use.