and it's good to see his inner-circle shapin' up. But Barack is really missing out on some key appointments! He's looking at politicians and folks who have been in Washington--four-star generals and former governors. He's missing a segment of the population that can be tapped and used as a resource: poor folks! In these tight economic times, he needs to find someone who understands the needs of the common folks: Somebody who knows how to survive for a month off Raman noodles and Spam. And how did he miss selecting Joe Jackson (Michael nem daddy) as secretary of defense?   more »

It's Christmas time, so the airwaves are being saturated with commercials promoting gift ideas for your kids. But I was absolutely astonished at the types of video games they are making for "mature teens". These games are violent, and often times encourage youngsters to kill, steal and destroy! With names like Grand Theft Auto and The Prince of Darkness--it's no wonder we got school shootings! Playing these games is corrupting the minds of our young kids. They need to bring back the old school games we used to play with. 'Cause Ms. Pac Man ain't never make me wanna kill nobody!!   more »

that Obama done got elected! See, we've been quiet for the past two years, not making a sound, cause we ain't wanna cause no ripples in the water while brother Obama was trying to claim his place in the Oval Office. But now that he's got the nod, black folks can pick up a few projects we've been holding off on, like protesting for OJ Simpson. How in the hell did he NOT hit anybody, NOBODY died, NOTHING was stolen, but he's bout to go to jail for life? Thta's on the top of our list of priorities...   more »

on AL Brown's radio show on AM 1500 in Minneapolis that I'd be voting for Sarah Palin for President on Tuesday. She's going to be my write in candidate. You know, you're posed to find somebody who is right in line with the views you believe in. She's sneaky, pushes the limits, doesn't know her place, and she charged up the company credit card. That sounds exactly like someone I know, oh yeah, ME! A vote against Sarah would be a vote against myself. And truth be told, I think she's secretly a black woman. People joke about Bill Clinton being the first black president, but baby, Sarah is more colored than Bill could ever dream of being. Pull her birth certificate, I'd bet you she's Shaniqua Palin, thus inspiring this week's top 10...   more »

I wasn't really upset. 2008 has been the year of "ALMOST" for me. A bunch of $hit almost happened, but didn't really come to pass. Like, I got a call from the Oprah Winfrey Show about coming on as a guest, but they checked my criminal record and found those restraining orders and all those hot checks, and booked another guest. And last week, I almost got pregnant with our second child, but Shawn quickly sobered up and realized, it was ME! All that inspires this week's top 10...   more »

When I first got to the Twin Cities, I loved taking our "visitors" to the Mall of America, because there were upscale shops that you couldn't find anywhere else. But on a recent visit, I discovered the Mall of America is slowly turning into a ghetto swap meet complete with a Chinese nail shop, a store that sells gold teeth (they offered to pay for the vowels in my name, if I'd pay for the other letters), and a bootleg shop that sells fake weave hair (and there was a sale, buy a bag, get a bag for free)...   more »

I know y'all all been there. A wedding that makes you feel like you're having an outter body experience 'cause it's so ghetto you can barely even believe it's taking place. You gotta pinch yourself to believe it's really going on and it's not a bad dream. The ring bearer is carrying a sofa coushin for a pillow, the groom comes walking down the aisle to the tune of his favorite Tupac song and the first baby daddy is giving the bride away. Lawd, somebody call the cops, cause half the wedding party is on parole...   more »

My little 2 year old baby has been stopped up for a couple of weeks now. Er're time we put him down for a nap or to sleep for the night, he wakes up barely breathing. I called my momma to find out what to do, and she gave me some of the craziest remedies I've ever heard of; including putting Vick's Vapor Rub on the bottom of his feet AND feeding him garlic. My son walked around smelling like a 65 year old senior citizen! Come to find out, it was just allergies...   more »

I don't know where you live, but here in Minnesota, it's damn near already winter. This morning, I'm waking up to a bone chillin' 50-something degrees! I started packing up my sun dresses and "Uncle Kathy" shorts last week, and replaced them with sweaters and wool pants. Summer is gone, and while I don't look forward to 18 inches of snow er'rey freaking week, there are some things about summer that I will not miss: MUFFIN TOPS IS ONE OF 'EM...   more »

I was totally pissed when I found out they are talking about eliminating Softball and Baseball from the Olympics. The governing body is claiming there are too many sports and they have to cut out something! Hell, they got 302 categories, and with some of the stuff I saw, like table top tennis and a chick dancing with a hoola hoop around her neck--baseball should be the LAST thing to go...   more »

the fashion police, but there are some things GROWN MEN ought not be wearing. Shawn and I were "window shopping" at Herberger's in Rosedale Mall this weekend and saw a pair of acid wash "low rise" jeans for men. Are these plummer's pants? Surely, those are the only men showing the cracks of their a$$es, right? WRONG! Men are making a fashion statement with these jeans, and they're saying "I'm WRONG, on so many levels"...   more »

for new nightgowns this weekend at Victoria's Secret--because the ones I have now are so old and worn out, the lent balls are big enough to choke a cow! The zippers are broken and the half the buttons are missing. I soon discovered after 15 minutes of browsing the store that this place aini't meant for anybody over the age of 35! All the cotton sleep wear has $hit written on the butt! And NO adult woman should have anything printed on her a$$ unless it says "Caution Wide Load"...   more »

I was at the babershop with my son and husband this weekend while they were getting haircuts. It had been a longggg time since I'd been in a black barber shop--and even longer since I'd been hanging out at a "hood shop". I forgot just how ghetto they can be. Child support checks must had just arrived cause er'rebody's baby momma was in their getting all their kids hair cut. And I was reminded at the tremendous shopping opportunities that are available while you wait. You can buy everything from bootleg DVDs to marijuana to hard liquor on Sundays...   more »

the darndest things! I was at home recently hanging out with family in Houston to celebrate Andrew's Birthday when I had the pleasure of spending time with my nieces and nephew. I was helping my little niece brush her teeth and when I gave her a little Listerine/Water mixture, she looked in the cup, looked at me, and said "What is this? It's brown. I'm sorry auntie, but I don't drink poison..."   more »