Lil' Wayne = Overrated

Nothing personal, but I've never really understood all the hype surrounding Lil' Wayne. I mean, sure he was once a part of the Hot Boyz, one of the dopest cliques in recent Hip-Hop annals, but as far as sheer talent goes Wayne's lyrics have always been weak, his subject matter limited and his flow can leave you more drowsy then a couple of bottles of Sudafed's. No surprise to me then that Wayne's solo career hasn't amounted to much (except for the blazin' "Tha Block Is Hot" single whose popularity was mostly due to a fabulous hook alongside tight board work from the underrated Mannie Fresh). Yet, despite even getting outshown by former "Lil'"-brethren Bow Wow on the "Hardball" single some years back, Wayne's ego has grown to the point where if he's not talking about teaching some homies how to rap in order to form his own group (thankfully that never saw the light of day), he's mumbling somethin' about filling Shawn Carter's shoes and even getting XXL covers. If the Hip-Hop media has been going out of their way to make Lil' Wayne into a star, it's good to know that the public isn't buying it.

From Sohh.com

Lil Wayne's newfound swagger, his countless guest appearances and Jay-Z's stamp of approval apparently aren't enough to draw concert-goers to one of his shows. According to "Dolla Dave" Belton, who was helping Big Dis Entertainment promoter organize the show, a Weezie concert at Flint, Michigan's Perani Arena was cancelled because not enough tickets were sold. Tickets for the show ranged between $25 and $30. Amanda Dallaire, Perani Arena's box office manager, is giving refunds at the point of purchase.

Sad, but true. Now can we please kill the hype?

You're Not On My Level

How sure is Mike Bloomberg that he'll be mayor of New York City for another 4 years?

Well, for starters, he doesn't do minor league debates.

From NY1:

Despite mounting pressure to take part in Thursday night's debate at the Apollo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is not going to change his mind. At a City Hall press conference, the mayor was bombarded with questions about why he's skipping the debate, which is co-sponsored by NY1. Bloomberg has agreed to two debates with Democrat Fernando Ferrer in television studios on October 30 and November 1. Asked if he was afraid to go to Harlem for Thursday’s debate, Mayor Bloomberg said no. "I've been to Harlem over 70 times in the last four years, and most of you have been with me,” said Bloomberg. “I've opened stores, and restaurants; I've gotten endorsements; I've announced things. I'm not afraid. We've chosen two debates. And, the two debates that we've chosen are closer to the election and give you better visibility than this debate would."

That's right Mike. Tell 'em.

And while they keep talking sh-t, you're countin' bank funds.

Harriet Miers Is The Right Choice

Sometimes conservatives can be just as stupid and reactionary as liberals. Harriett Miers' name has barely registered as the next possible Supreme Court and already she's being castigated. I don't understand why so many conservatives aren't in favor of Harriet Miers as the next Supreme Court judge. Then again, many of them weren't big fans of John Roberts either so I shouldn't be too surprised. But what gives? With Republicans owning a Senate majority, conservatives seem to believe that President Bush should be nominating strictly right-wing, anti-abortion, anti-affirmative action candidates. Yet, in doing so conservatives underestimate the threat of a Democratic filibuster and maybe they forget that the President's own dad picked a man he thought was a surefire conservative, David Souter, and well you know what happened there.

Despite being concerned about his position on affirmative action, I supported John Roberts and from what little I know about Miers I support her as well. Why? Because both Roberts and Miers seem to be interested in doing one thing: their JOB in withholding the integrity of the law and nothing more. And isn't that what conservatives should mostly be concerned about? Aren't conservatives the ones who bark the most about judges legislating from the bench? Aren't conservatives the ones who paraded around in glee when the wishy-washy Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement?

President Bush had promised again and again that he would only select those who would be "strict interpreters of the Constitution"--were conservatives not paying attention? Bush already endured enough of a headache getting the likes of Janice Rogers Brown and Priscilla Owens confirmed to new positions, why when his poll numbers consistently down and all the unwarranted flak he's gotten from his handling of Hurricane Katrina, should he risk a prolonged fight with Democrats salivating to embarrass him?

Bottom line, Miers has the experience necessary for the job. And for all the critics crying about "cronyism", tell me how many people in this country hasn't gotten at least one job in their life because of someone they knew? I trust the the Miers' pick because Bush KNOWS her, he's worked with her, she helped him immensely in selecting Roberts, she's proven to be loyal to the President and her record on abortion is pretty clear if you can put aside your angst and do the resaerch. Then too, Miers will be confirmed because she has 3 favorable things going for her: 1) her gender, which will make it hard for even the most hardcore femiNazi to discredit her; 2) her lack of judicial experience (mind you 35 previous justices also had no experience as judges before they got elected to the highest court in the land) which leaves her without a paper trial for liberal Democrats like Charles Schumer to pounce on and 3) the fact that 2 weeks before Bush announced Miers as his nominee, D-NV Harry Reid, a major Bush nemesis, suggested to Bush personally that he pick Miers. For all the criticism regarding his pick, the feelings here are that Bush made an ingenious selection in making sure that 20 years from now, Harriet Miers will still be making conservatives proud.

Bill Bennett and Liberal Hysteria

So now we're supposed to believe that Bill Bennett is another David Duke. Of course, Bennett, a former Department of Education chief and anti-drug czar, isn't Democrat Senator and former KKK member Robert Byrd, but that little fact doesn't matter to liberals hell-bent on destroying Bennett's name all over a stupid comment.

Then again, liberals will twist anything that can fit into their amoral agenda.

Because what Bennett actually said with his recent “inflammatory” comments (comments that appear to have only ignited the Left) was that he denounced the notion that aborting Black babies, in order to ‘reduce crime’, would be any sort of a viable solution—whatsoever. Bennett actually said that it was “morally reprehensible” (a phrase leftists should look those words up in the dictionary). Previously, in Bennett's conversation with a radio caller, he was pointing out the absurdity of what some might think the caller was suggesting about the book "Freakonomics," which theorizes about the affects of abortion on crime rates. Furthermore the author of the book was interviewed on NPR and said basically the same thing - again being absurd to prove a point. Where was the outcry then?

The idea that Bill Bennett is a racist is built solely on the long-held liberal creed that all Republicans are nothing but racist. In other words, liberals jumped on Bennett's comments because it helps in keeping Blacks in the position of "victims" who they can only "save". Of course, it would be silly if any Black person wasn't at least a bit annoyed that Bennett chose our race to illustrate his point, but going over-the-top to brand a man as hateful towards Blacks only serves to give credence to liberal hysteria. After all, as most Blacks probably didn't know, Bennett is not only a Republican, but a longtime conservative radio host, a pro-lifer and a man who along with his wife is deeply involved with the K-12 program, an organization dedicated to helping inner-city kids, mainly Black youth. That's right. Black youth.

Meanwhile Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, those great, big, defenders of Black people are both supporters of Planned Parenthood. And you'd be seriously living under a rock if you didn't know which organization, Planned Parenthood or the K-12 program, is not only racist, but has killed more Black kids.