Bush Bails Out Brothers In Detroit...To What End

In a statement before the markets opened, President George W. Bush said the government would be providing $13.4 billion in emergency loans to G.M. and Chrysler, with the possibility of another $4 billion in February. Ford has said it does not need immediate aid.

Now the question is will it be enough or is this a cancer that has gone too far. My brothers in Detroit you are getting an early Christmas gift use it wisely

Mr. Bush said an “orderly bankruptcy” — an idea floated by the White House on Thursday — was not possible, but said the automakers need to undergo major restructuring to become viable.

“The only way to avoid a collapse of the U.S. auto industry is for the executive branch to step in,” Mr. Bush said. “The American people want the auto companies to succeed, and so do I. So today, I’m announcing that the federal government will grant loans to auto companies under conditions similar to those Congress considered last week.”
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Scott McClellan To Guest Host Saturday Night Live: He'll Be Playing Barack Obama's VP Running Mate

White House turncoat... ummm, former Press Secretary Scott McClellan says he tried to give George W. Bush the benefit of the doubt regarding the war in Iraq but was ultimately lied to, hoodwinked, and bamboozled! Just like the rest of us.

The dismayed and disallusioned 40-year-old McClellan clearly is having a mid-life crisis, telling anyone who will listen that although he had worried about the rush to war, he felt affection for his boss and trusted the President's foreign policy advisers. Now, not so much.

And this revelation came just as he was banging out his now top best-selling book "What Happened". Now the GOP is in a tailspin, having to put in overtime selling the American people on McClellan being a "disgruntled" non-contributing empty suit that today sounds like a "left-wing blogger", per Bush's brain Karl Rove.



Realizing that the war was sold with propaganda that inflated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, this tomb is Exhibit A as to why you don't screw over people in the Internet age and not expect that ish to come back on you. It's clear that just about everything this former foot soldier is saying has truth stirred in like a big cup of sugar in some Cherry-flavored Kool-Aid. McClellan knew he would have to endure the slings and arrows White House surrogates would be directing at him. Which is why it makes sense that the book was released when it was.

I mean c'mon, if you're going to get run out of town -- you might as well grab a baton and make it look like a parade. And right now the marching band is playing a somber tune when it comes to Republicans having ANY success this year in national politics.

Exhibit B - Ratings for the President are at 23%, an all time low. No other president has seen this level of discontent among the citizentry. Ergo, keep him off the campaign trial but take his money on DL

Exhibt C - Record levels of suicides from Army troops. According to CNN, in 2007, there were 108 deaths, a majority of them men 18-24 suffering from depression, stress and an inablity to cope with civilian life.

Exhibit D - White House officials insisting they will not go through McClellan's book blow-by-blow. Why? They simply don't have the time. And yet they maintain that the allegations being lodged are not accurate, nor is Karl Rove and Scooter Libby the boogeymen they are painted out to be.

Exhibit E - The GOP brand is gathering dust on the shelves. McCain is not inspiring, three long-held Republicans seats lost this year, criminal prosecutions, scandals, an unpopular war and an economy in the toilet. Yeah, sign me up. Not!

P.S. And I'm a Republican. A Republican supporting Barack.

And for me, this is a no brainer!

MCCAIN WINS DELEGATE COUNT, GETS PRESIDENT'S ENDORSEMENT, AND LEAVES HUCKABEE LOST AND TURNED OUT

MCCAIN IS THE TOP GOP DOG!

Vermont, Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas. It's a clean sweep for Arizona Senator John Mccain. Huckaberry Hound put up a good fight, but the governor from Hope, Arkansas should have known that Bill Clinton was going to be the first and last president from that neck of the woods.

1195 delegates makes McCain the presumptive Republican nominee. Broke and in desperate need of some Red Bull after that non Obamaesque acceptance speech, he heads into the November general election with many in the GOP with their lip poked out. Big time!

MIKE HUCKEBEE CONCEDES IT'S TIME TO GO

Huckabee, who won the GOP's first contest in Iowa, had continued to campaign despite McCain emerging as the clear frontrunner. Having come under increasing pressure from Republican leaders to drop out of the race so that McCain could shift his focus to the general election, tonight he finally saw the writing on the wall.

Go Johnny Go? Ahhh... NO! And didn't the crowd chanting "JOHN-MCCAIN-JOHN- MCCAIN" feel forced, uninspired and insincere. Where are the Democains (Dems down with McCain) clamoring to change party affiliations and jump unboard the "Straight Talk Express?"

On Wednesday, President George Bush will let McCain kiss the ring before officially annointing the maverick war veteran the next successor.

Yes family, it's all about McCain being the 44th White man to keep the party going. [CNN]

Quickie: George Bush Likes Hanging With The Brothas!

WHERE THE SISTAH'S AT???

With 333 days left in office, George W. Bush recently toured Africa Ghana and decided to chill with some local musicians from Ghana. Just don't dance Mr. President... for your sake!

Africans Are Loving Them Some W!

America's Are Ready To Say Good-bye To President George Bush

Our African Brothers & Sisters, However, Clearly Feel Otherwise

DISCUSS...

Today, It's All About Katrina, Jena 6, And The Bobby Brown/Whitney Houston Custody Battle Trainwreck

Bush: 'Better Days' Ahead Two Years After Katrina
CNN, Spike Lee Give Camcorders to Kids Post-Katrina
Response to Hurricane Katrina Draws Fire
As La. Rebuilds, Many Think the Nation No Longer Cares

Video: The Jena 6 Need Your Help Sign Petition
School Bans 'Free the Jena 6' T-shirts

Brothers Indicted in Assault of Two Black Teens in Oregon
Study Shows Blacks Die Earlier than Any Other Group

Whitney Houston Bobby Brown Custody Battle

HP's Newest Commercial Featuring Serena Williams
New Miss Black T.E.E.N. La. Crowned
Keyshia Cole Sets Mark & New Record

On The 2nd Anniversay Of Katrina, Black Folks Are Still Dealing With All Kinds Of Vermin... Including Ray Nagin

The deplorable conditions in New Orleans are the single most visible symbol of the state of Black people in this country. While the weapons of mass distraction countinue to take the form of whether a Idaho US Senator Larry Craig is gay, did Owen Wilson's alleged drug use contribute to his suicide attempt, or is Miss Teen South Carolina Lauren Caitlin Upton ever going to live down her youtube blond moment, we better pay close attention to this, family.

Seriously, we are in crisis. Read on:

On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, anger over the stalled rebuilding was palpable throughout a city where the mourning for the dead and feeling of loss for flooded homes, schools, snow cone stands, old-time hairstylists and hardware stores doesn’t seem to subside.

Katrina's Wrath Impacts 2008 White House Race

Blacks Say They’re Left Out of Katrina Work

Hurricane Katrina made landfall south of New Orleans at 6:10 a.m. Aug. 29, 2005, as a strong Category 3 hurricane that flooded 80 percent of the city and killed more than 1,600 people in Louisiana and Mississippi. It was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States.

New Orleans Poor Are Ignored, Thanks Ray Nagin

Governor Blanco Refuses To Accept Blame For Deaths

On Wednesday, protesters planned to march from the obliterated Lower 9th Ward to Congo Square, a venerable spot where slaves were able to celebrate their culture. Accompanied by brass bands and wielding megaphones, they will again try to spread their message that the government has failed to help people return.

Folks Are Mourning, And Their Angry, Sad

Bush Taken To Task For Katrina

"People are angry and they want to send a message to politicians that they want them to do more and do it faster,’’ said the Rev. Marshall Truehill, a Baptist pastor and community activist. ‘‘Nobody’s going to be partying.’’

At Charity Hospital, a 21-story limestone hospital adorned with allegorical reliefs, public officials will attend a somber groundbreaking for a victims’ memorial and mausoleum that will house the remains of more than 100 victims who have still not been identified.

‘‘It’s an emotional time. You re-live what happened and you remember how scattered everyone is now. There are relationships now that are completely over,’’ said Robert Smallwood, a New Orleans writer. ‘‘The city has been dying this slow death. In New Orleans, you can’t escape it. It’s bad news everyday.’’

Churches will hold memorial services, including one at the historic St. Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square, and ring bells in honor of the victims.

A candlelight vigil is scheduled in Jackson Square at dusk, right around the time the French Quarter may start getting tipsy with street parties and anniversary revelers, as happened last year.

Several presidential contenders, including Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, have visited in recent days. Meanwhile, an international people’s tribunal has been convened to take testimony from victims.

The tribunal is being spearheaded by legal activists trying to build a case under international law accusing the United States of human rights abuses during and after Katrina.

ALBERTO GONZALES LEAVES GEORGE BUSH BACK ON BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Gonzales Says C'ya Hombre!

Ending a painstaking period of angst and drama with Republican and Democratic critics alike, many believe the former Texas Supreme Court judge had no choice but to resign after his bungling of FBI terror investigations and the firing of U.S. attorneys.

Emphasizing that he indeed has lived the American dream. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was at ease and only slightly choked-up as he announced his decision just moments ago. The 52-year-old Latino took no questions after thanking his wife and three boys.

In confirming that his last day would be September 17, what was most telling was when Gonzales indicated that his worse day was better than his father's best, a subtle allusion to his minority roots.

Once considered for an appointment to the Supreme Court, Bush's longtime homeboy is the fourth high-ranking administration official to leave since November 2006. Donald H. Rumsfeld, an architect of the Iraq war, resigned as defense secretary one day after the November elections. Paul Wolfowitz agreed in May to step down as president of the World Bank after an ethics inquiry. White House spokesman Tony Snow and top Bush adviser Karl Rove earlier this month both announced they were stepping down.

But it doesn't stop there. White House Counsel Harriet Myers, White House Communications Director and Counselor Daniel Bartlett, CIA Director George Tenet have all abandoned the lame duck president, who's still trying to convince the country that remaining in Iraq is the best strategy to targeted international terrorism.

Bush repeatedly defended the firings of the prosecutors but acknowledged that he did not think Gonzales had done a good job of explaining it to Congress. In accepting the resignation, Bush thanked Gonzales for his service. "It' sad that we live in a time when someone is impeded for doing good work... for political reasons," the president bitterly noted.

There is now heavy speculation that former judge and current Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff could be in line to fill the position. Until then, Solicitor General Paul Clement will assume the responsibility once Gonzales departs.

As attorney general and earlier as White House counsel, Gonzales pushed for expanded presidential powers, including the eavesdropping authority. He drafted controversial rules for military war tribunals and sought to limit the legal rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay -- prompting lawsuits by civil libertarians who said the government was violating the Constitution in its pursuit of terrorists.

"It has been a long and difficult struggle but at last, the attorney general has done the right thing and stepped down," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and one of the department's most vocal critics.

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DMX Prays To God: I Don't Want To End Up Like Michael Vick Or Ving Rhames's Dead Dogkeeper

Sheriff Raids Rapper DMX' Home, Seizes Dogs

Simmons Steps Down As CEO Of 'Phat'

Top US Civil Rights Enforcer Under Fire Steps Down

FAMU Officials Try to Ease Fears at Jittery Law School

Million Father March Encourages Black Male Involvement

Justice at Last for Two Murdered Teens

BET Stirs Controversy with an Edgy Video Campaign

Bush, Candidates Plan Katrina-Related Visits

Thousands Turn Out to Honor Bonds in San Francisco

THE WEEK'S BIG NEWS IS ALL ABOUT IRAQ: EVERYTHING ELSE PALES IN COMPARISON

Death Toll In Baghdad is Causing Everyone To Say Enough!

Thank God! The White House Is Finally Set To Bail On Iraq

Tyrese & Anthony Anderson's "Transformers" Yields Big Box

Black College Cheerleader Gunned Down in L.A.

Black Mom Drives Teens To Park To Kill Latino Boy?

BLACK FOLKS AGREE WITH KEITH OLBERMAN AND THE REST OF AMERICA: BUSH & CHENEY MUST GO!

NEW POLL SHOWS THAT 45% OF THE U.S. FAVORS IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS

This is important! We need to do our own polling. Do you agree that it's time for Bush to leave office? Leave your comment and we'll post the results next week.

BLACKS AND WHITES ALL AGREE - WITH DEATH OF IMMIGRATION BILL, BUSH IS IN TROUBLE!

Bush Is Getting Pimp-Slapped In Every Direction

President George Bush's comprehensive immigration reform plan, dodging attacks from the left and right for weeks, survived “poison pill” amendments, and was once pulled from the Senate schedule failed its most important test today.

Black Caucus Accused of Selling Out on Immigration

Taking no questions at a hastily arranged press conference, watching Bush concede that he has lost yet another battle makes one thing perfectly clear: this thing is dead family!

The bipartisan coalition that had shepherded the measure through so many obstacles failed to get the 60 votes necessary to end debate. The final vote was 46-53.

Black Congressman John Conyers Slams Bush

Until today, it was unclear whether the bill would survive the cloture vote. But in the end, opponents of the measure from both sides of the political spectrum gained enough support to derail the legislation.

White liberals felt it did not go far enough in protecting illegal immigrants, while White conservatives rejected the bill because they felt it would grant amnesty to the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the country.

More Republicans Not Feeling Bush's Iraq Surge

Repeated requests for comments from African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Native-Americans proved futile.

Hat Tip: The Hill

BREAKING NEWS: BLACK JUDGE TELLS SCOOTER LIBBY IT'S TIME YOU GET THE PARIS HILTON TREATMENT

Former White House Aide Must Report To Prison In 4-8 Weeks

I Lewis 'Scooter' Libby's request to remain on bond pending appeal was denied today by U.S District Court Judge Reginald Walton.

Before Judge Walton opened a hearing into whether to delay Libby's 2 1/2-year sentence, he made it a point to indicate that serious threat against him and his family had been received.

Convicted for lying and obstructing justice in the CIA leak case involving agent Valarie Plame, Scooter Libby has maintained his innocence. With no regret or contrition seen, and protocol dictating that a U.S. president wait five years before a pardon should be considered, Bush is in a real pickle.

President Bush - Whatcha Gonna Do???

In the words of the embattled leader of the free world, "I want to follow presidential guidelines. Let the legal process work itself out." According to MSNBC, The total number of presidential pardons to date that Bush has made is only 113.

Now, an intriguing battle heats up between federal prosecutors who want more information on the collateral issues surrounding this case, and a Republican administration on the ropes. Currently, Bush's approval rating is at 29%.


Meanwhile, Judge Walton has been receiving
disturbing communications after sentencing the former White House chief of staff to Vice-President Dick Cheney to prison.

With him being an African-American, it's likely that some of those threats having racial overtones.

"I received a number of angry, harassing mean-spirited phone calls and letters," U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said. "Some of those were wishing bad things on me and my family."

Read between the lines family. You know what the brother is REALLY saying!

Judge Walton said he was holding the letters in case something happened, but said they would have no effect on he he proceeds with this controversial case.

BEST WEEK EVER? NOT IF YOU'RE GEORGE BUSH

GUANTANAMO

GONZALES

IRAQ

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

KATRINA

BLACK JUDGE GIVES CHENEY'S BOY LIBBY 30 MONTHS IN THE POKEY

You Can Run Scooter, But You Can't Hide

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, stood calmly before a packed courtroom facing a maximum of 25 years in prison.

"It is respectfully my hope that the court will consider, along with the jury verdict, my whole life," Libby said in brief remarks to the judge.

The court did, before sentencing the disgraced lawyer to 2 1/2 years for lying and obstructing an investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.

Libby was also ordered to pay a $250,000 fine, perform 400 hours of community service and placed on probation for two years following his release from prison. Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald had requested 3 years in custody. The judge will decide in a week whether Libby can remain out of custody pending his appeal.

The highest-ranking White House official convicted in a government scandal since the Iran-Contra affair, The loyal Republican and likely fall guy of the Bush administration has steadfastly maintained his innocence. Bush said he "felt terrible" but was silent about a presidential pardon ...for now!

But U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton, the tough African-American jurist and proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity wasn't buying it, saying that the evidence at the trial back in March overwhelmingly proved his guilt.

"People who occupy these types of positions, where they have the welfare and security of nation in their hands, have a special obligation to not do anything that might create a problem," said Walton.

Women, Blacks & Other Minorities Top Bush's Supreme Court Short List

The White House is developing a short list of possible Supreme Court nominees so President Bush can move quick if a justice retires when the Court breaks for its summer recess in June.

Some of Bush's political advisers believe he would be better off tapping a strong conservative who would rally the base -- especially a female or minority nominee with a compelling life story who would be difficult for moderate Senate Democrats to oppose.

In that camp are federal appeals court Judges Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown. Although both were filibustered by Senate Democrats after Bush nominated them as appellate judges, eventually they were confirmed.

What's interesting about Janice Rogers Brown, however, is that the former California Supreme Court Justice is an extremely conservative who, for better or for worse, would definitely make the cover of Essence as the first African-American female to serve on the highest court in the nation.

GEORGE BUSH IS FULL OF CRAP, LITERALLY

READ HOW OUR PRESIDENT IS NOW PREDICTING

A BLOODY SUMMER IN IRAQ

GONZALES TAKES A LICKIN', TIME TO STOP KICKIN' BIG FELLA

Why doesn't President Bush put embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales out of his misery.

Looks like the fat lady is backstage gargling and warming up her throat.

Here's how close he is to being unemployed.

A BLACK REPUBLICAN'S RESPONSE TO GEORGE BUSH

WHAT WAS I POSSIBLY THINKING?

THIS IS WHO I VOTED FOR IN 2004???

IRAQ, KATRINA, GONZALES... IT JUST WON'T END!

SANJAYA AT THE WHITE HOUSE?!?!

And He

Needs

And He Needs

To Be

Guarded!

What The H---???

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