I Do What I Do

R.I.P. BLOG

2009-07-15T23:35:00.003-04:00

352 blog posts later... Wanted to thank everyone who watched me grow as a writer, and hopefully, as a human being over the past couple of years, this blog was a hell of a lot of fun, and I hope I provided you with some unique content and a new perspective on all things life and current event related. I've posted a lot of crap, a lot of meaningless drivel, and a lot of biased opinion, but hopefully I've dropped a few gems along the way, too. To anyone who ever read, commented on, or watched a youtube click on my site I appreciate you giving me a chance to entertain you. Same goes to anyone and everyone who listened to my radio show. Hopefully, I was able to shed a new light on some things, anyway, take care all! My twitter account is @imjustlikemusiq. So get at me. Peace.

A question from a "Black Apologist"

2009-06-21T01:36:00.003-04:00

The combination of this blog and my real-life political debating has lead many to accuse me of being a "black apologist", or rather, someone who rationalizes and defends all things black in America. Today, though, when I was listening to a song my girlfriend tried to put me onto, called "People Everyday" by Arrested Development, I came across a line that often sets me off. In the song, the rapper refers to his girlfriend as his "African queen", a term many black men use (black women calling their counterparts Kings, or even as I've encountered, some black men referring to themselves as Princes) to describe the black women of America. But, I can't quite understand why. As we all know, not ALL black people of African descent come from a royal bloodline and in my opinion it just comes off more ignorant than empowering. I guess you could classify it as an overstatement of their undeniably rich historic roots in Africa. I don't know, perhaps, someone can enlighten me as to why the terminology is so often tossed around.

A Quote to Think About

2009-06-20T13:56:00.002-04:00

Will all that's going on in Iran, here is some science courtesy of John F. Kennedy...

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.”

Republican Party Akin To Iranian Protestors?

2009-06-18T00:36:00.004-04:00

LOL.

Here are some interesting tweets, courtesy of The Fix.

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First, Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), who is running for governor of the Wolverine State, tweeted: "Iranian twitter activity similar to what we did in House last year when Republicans were shut down in the House."

Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) then followed Hoesktra's tweet with two of his own. "Good to see Iranian people move mountains w social media, shining sunlight on their repressive govt -- Texans support their bid for freedom," Culberson wrote, adding in a second tweet: "Oppressed minorities include House Repubs: We are using social media to expose repression such as last night's D clampdown shutting off amends."
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Uh... I mean, maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see any similarities between fat, rich, white males and disenfranchised Iranians. Do you? I'm sorry but the republican party is completely in shambles right now. They are voting against funding for the military, which is so hypocritical I can't even begin to get into it, but just remember whenever the democrats opposed funding for the wars that Bush started they called it a "vote against the troops". What a nightmare. Then, one of their potential presidential candidates Nevada Sen. John Ensign, a man once quoted, in reference to the Clinton scandal, as saying: “I came to that conclusion recently, and frankly it’s because of what he put his whole Cabinet through and what he has put the country through, he has no credibility left.” Well mister Ensign, I guess you have no credibility left and neither does your party it seems.

What The F*ck Is A Jay Electronica

2009-06-15T02:50:00.004-04:00

I'll readily admit to being late to the party on this dude, but god damn if he isn't one of the nicest rappers I've heard. The mixtape isn't hard to find, if you have trouble though, just let me know and I can ship it to you.

One of the illest joints on there to me is the Eternal Sunshine joint where he basically looped the song off the movie and then blessed it with dope lyrics.

Ahmadinejad Is Not The Issue

2009-06-15T02:16:00.003-04:00

Foremost I would simply like to point out that I realize Ahmadinejad likely wasn't legitimately re-elected in Iran, but under their political structure the presidential seat is almost powerless, and the policy implications of his rule are negligent at best. Nevertheless, I applaud the outrage over the political corruption and election fixing, surely I consider this a major transgression and recognize the strain it puts on a nation where many strive for legitimacy, peace, and acceptance only to be overshadowed by a menacing figurehead, who despite the medias oft-misquotes, is still a fear-mongering-hate-artist who deserves a life of imprisonment. The real point of this blog though is to explore the quintessential question of, who really runs Iran? It is easy to cast a sole figure into the role of devil, as was done from Bin-Laden and Hussein to Hitler and Stalin and so on and so forth, in this case Ahmadinejad is the face of horror, but my understanding is that he has been sorely miscast for the role. The most important factor in understanding Iran is that their government, while they do hold elections, is not a true democracy, they are more or less a strict Islamic theocracy. What the BBC classifies as a "network of unelected institutions controlled by the highly powerful conservative Supreme Leader" is the pillar of "government" by which all decision making must run through, and while Ahmadinejad may or may not line up with them on certain issues, he -nor any of the elected parliament members- really matter, it seems, because regardless of their efforts, even if they were in favor of change (mild or radical), I have serious doubts as to whether or not they would fly. Basically, my contention is that if Mir Hossein Moussavi were not [potentially] cheated out of office by a rigged election, it doesn't even really matter one way or the next. If you want change, change the system. That's just one mans humble opinion though.

The Current Republican Landscape

2009-06-14T03:00:00.003-04:00

I was just reading an article from last Wednesday's edition of USA Today and there are some pretty jarring figures in a Gallup poll they cited. The figures referenced state that the majority of republicans consider Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney to be the leaders of their party. That's a pretty scary thought if you're a republican, or for that matter, any human being who happens to live in this country. Not only are neither of these men viable figureheads for the future, but their status as present mouthpieces for one of the two political parties of note is pretty pathetic. Dick Cheney is somewhere in between a has-been and a never-was, who has spent his recent months bitterly attacking President Obama and making false claims that the country is now "less safe" and condoning methods of torture. Limbaugh, though is the real joke though, not only are his radical right-wing opinions incredibly convoluted and oft-ridiculous, but this is a guy who once (and probably to this day) has an addiction to prescription drugs, and is a KNOWN RACIST. This is the same guy who played a little tune he called "Barack the Magic Negro" on his radio show. Ugh. So there you have it folks, your republican party in 2009. Good luck on putting another right-winger in the oval office next election. Who knows, maybe Mitt Romney is the answer. Ha, or better yet, Sarah Palin?

Clipse feat. Kanye!?!?!?

2009-04-24T01:54:00.001-04:00

"Kinda Like a Big Deal"

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HENNESSEY PT 3

2009-04-16T13:35:00.002-04:00

Part 3 (Kev Brown, Kenn Starr, Raheem DeVaughn, Wayna, and Eric Roberson) -- was hoping this would be on Kev Brown's follow up to "I Do What I Do", but I feel like that may never come out... nevertheless part 3 dropped, which is news, this joint blasts hard: http://www.zshare.net/audio/5800113772dbf1aa/

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Campus Elections

2009-04-05T23:29:00.002-04:00

I've been walking around this University of Maryland campus lately and all everyone is approaching me about is trying to vote them on the SGA. I have a serious issue with these hack/wack campaigns that these students only do to bolster their future resume. We all know it, so just chill with the promises that you couldn't keep even if you wanted to. Not to mention the platforms are completely ridiculous... take textbook prices for instance. Are they exorbitant? Sure. Do I sympathize for a chick wearing $200 Uggz boots? Nope. Especially when there are thousands, if not millions, of people out there who can't even afford to go to college at all. Then, there is some mockery of a walk-out protesting that the school should give a certain program more funding. Well, why don't you show me some data saying that the school has been appropriating its budget sufficiently and then I'll walk out. You have to look at the facts. Let's get real out here... Anyway, good to be back. I'll tweet you when I post hot ish up on the blog from now on. Peace.

Back To Resurrect This Blog Game

2009-04-05T23:25:00.001-04:00

It is Easter time, right? I had to come through and get back with the get back, holler at me on twitter too.

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Blagojevich on Letterman

2009-02-06T18:01:00.001-05:00

I love Letterman and he does not disappoint with a lot of his zingers in his interview with former Illinois politician Rod Blagojevich.

Christian Bale is a Huge Dick

2009-02-03T19:09:00.002-05:00

This is not the first we've heard of Christian Bale being impossible to work with on a movie set, but this is the first we've LITERALLY heard of him doing it. The following audio clip is taken from the set of the new movie "Terminator Salvation", the guy is a pampered, millionaire, crybaby and to treat another human being like that shows a total disregard for the slightest social morés. Hes a brilliant actor, but he is a douche, and I actually hate the guy now. I seriously wish their was video of this, because he is going absolutely nuts on the guy and he needs to get a clue, the way the other people on the set are letting Bale act is a joke too, you can't walk on eggshells and kowtow to some over-privlaged douche bag Hollywood type. Anyway, this is good for a few laughs.

"David After Dentist"

2009-02-02T23:54:00.001-05:00

Some seven year old kid is smacked out of his mind after they had to Clipse - Numb It Down, on him at the dentist office...

Funny Super Bowl Ads

2009-02-02T01:22:00.001-05:00

Doritos:

Doritos - Crystal Ball | Viral | SPIKE.com

Porn Interrupts Super Bowl in Tucson

2009-02-02T01:17:00.002-05:00

What a nightmare, but this is probably the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. Someone at Comcast pulled the greatest prank of their life off, or perhaps it was Al Qeada? Regardless, it's worth a read.

Story here: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/fromcomments/278448.php

Tucsonans watching the Super Bowl got more action than they bargained for when a short clip from an adult movie channel interrupted Comcast's feed with full male nudity during the climactic moments of the game.

Officials at Comcast said about 30 seconds from Club Jenna, an adult cable television channel, were shown on its local Super Bowl telecast. The company was still working Sunday night to figure out how it happened.
The company had "no idea" at the time it happened how the porn may have gotten into its feed, said Kelle Maslyn, a Comcast spokeswoman.

The Star newsroom was flooded with calls from irate viewers who said that the porn cut into the game with less than three minutes left to play, just after Arizona Cardinals player Larry Fitzgerald scored a touchdown from Kurt Warner to put the team in the lead.

Callers said that the clip showed a woman unzipping a man's pants followed by a graphic act between the two.

On The Record: My Super Bowl Winner

2009-02-01T11:59:00.004-05:00

I hate to toot my own horn (I don't really hate to do that), but last year I was probably the only guy who - before the championship round games in each division were played - picked the Giants to topple the Patriots in the super bowl. Proof you say? This is why we have archives, click me. Not only that, but I am on a string of moneyline winners the likes you've never seen dating back to 1998 believe it or not... granted a lot of the earlier picks were pure luck, but there's something to be said for a decade long streak of winners. For whatever reason I just get vibes on upset games, like last years Giants win and even the Patriots over the Rams in '02. Anyway, onto tonight's game, I had planned on making this post about a week ago but I've been back and forth the entire time. My pure, unadulterated hope that the Arizona Cardinals stomp out the Pittsburgh Steelers and spiral that dreadful city into a bout of misery the likes of which they haven't faced since the steel industry came crashing down, seems to be clouding my judgment on this game. I tended to lean towards Pittsburgh based on the fact that I wanted to protect my streak and make the safe play, but that's just not the kind of guy I am. Here's what I see happening, Dick Le'Beau and his Steelers defense have been hearing all week how brilliant Kurt Warner is at picking up the blitz, instead of heeding the advice of analysts nationwide, their hubris will lead them to come full throttle at Warner. If they get to him - and they will get to him - they look like geniuses. But, their arrogance to stay in attack mode will let Warner make one quick pass underneath to Boldin who will look to distribute punishment to the Steelers secondary as much as they will look to distribute punishment on him (I like Boldin in that match up by the way), or one quick down field strike to the potent Larry Fitzgerald and this game could fundamentally change in a heart beat. If you put the Steelers down by 7 or 14 early, they will have a hard time devoting themselves to the run and the Cardinals will be able to drop back into coverage with their highly skilled, if not over-anxious, secondary will have ample opportunities to make a play on one of Roethlisberger's down field balls. I like the Cardinals in this one. Thats my pick, I'm sticking to it. Enjoy the game!

Super Bowl Movie Trailers

2009-02-01T11:56:00.001-05:00

Transformers 2:

Fast and Furious 4:

Williams, Terps Responds With a Win

2009-02-01T00:10:00.005-05:00

Amidst all the turmoil in College Park, Maryland came away with a solid 73-68 in conference win over Miami. Greivis Vasquez (11 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists) was one missed Adrian Bowie layup away from a triple double, but Landon Milbourne was really the key to the game making a bevy of huge buckets down the stretch. Top ten recruit, Lance Stephenson, shockingly enough was in the building even though there has been no evidence whatsoever of him having one iota of interest in being a Terp. Good game for him to be at. Now, the reason I posted this is because I wanted to take a glass half full look at the season. If you're an optimist you could reasonably argue, with some merit, that Maryland really only should have three losses this season, those being to Duke, Georgetown, and Gonzaga. That's a record of 18-3 (6-1 in ACC). The one out of conference loss at home was to Morgan State who overcame a 17 point deficit to win. Then, Maryland managed to blow a 14 point lead at Miami with under 8 minutes to go. Follow that up with an overtime loss at Florida State and another 14 point 2nd half blown lead to Boston College at home and you have a recipe for disaster. Honestly, Maryland, though undermanned clearly has the talent to build 2nd half double digit leads, so something is missing. These losses all seem somewhat flukey to me, and yes a loss is a loss, but the team isn't necessarily doomed for next season, considering everyone is returning with the exception of Dave Neal, who will be replaced by two 6-10 freshmen bigs. Sean Mosley looks incredibly promising as a freshman and will be a fourth point guard next year along with Vasquez, Hayes, and Bowie. Milbourne is steadily improving as well, hopefully Dino Gregory and Cliff Tucker can add some seasoning to their games and we'll see what happens. Maybe even Burney and Dupree... ok, now I'm getting out of control. You get the point, though.

Who Is George Obama?

2009-01-31T19:51:00.003-05:00

This made me laugh for a number of reasons. First of all, George Obama, our president's half brother was arrested in Kenya on charges of marijuana possession. Alright, so the dude is a clown, but what I can't figure out is why the hell Barack's father would name the son who is actually in America, Barack but a son who lives in Kenya George. Seems to me like it should be swapped, right? George Obama doesn't have the same ring, though, does it? Ha. Heres the story from CNN:

George Obama, the half-brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, has been arrested by Kenyan police on a charge of possession of marijuana, police said Saturday.
George Obama was arrested in Kenya on a charge for possession of marijuana, according to police.

George Obama was arrested in Kenya on a charge for possession of marijuana, according to police.

Inspector Augustine Mutembei, the officer in charge, said Obama was arrested on charges of possession of cannabis, known in Kenya as Bhang, and resisting arrest. He is scheduled to appear in court Monday, Mutembei said.

He is being held at Huruma police post in the capital of Nairobi.

Speaking from behind bars, Obama denied the allegations.

"They took me from my home," he said, "I don't know why they are charging me."

George Obama and the president barely know each other, though they have met. George Obama was one of the president's few close relatives who did not go to the inauguration in Washington last week.

In his memoir, "Dreams from My Father," Barack Obama describes meeting George as a "painful affair." Barack Obama's trip to Kenya meant meeting family he had never known.

Homeless Man Beaten in D.C.

2009-01-30T18:30:00.002-05:00

Absolutely ridiculous... people just let the guy sit there passed out on the curb in critical condition without doing a damn thing or even calling 9-11. What a world.

"Feels Like a Black Republican"

2009-01-30T17:50:00.004-05:00

Oh, wait, it is a black republican. And, from the great state of Maryland of all places, CNN reports, "The Republican National Committee today elected former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele as its new chairman." You may remember Steele lost to Ben Cardin in the race for the senate seat back in 2006 [I believe it was]. Steele, in his vein campaign efforts, tried to bamboozle black voters with radio advertisements linking Martin Luther King Jr. to his campaign by making the true, but "gotcha", statement that King himself was a republican. Unfortunately for Steele anyone with any political knowledge realizes the party completely flipped formats since King was a member, but such is politics and his antics were not rewarded in victory so all is well. As for the racial side of this, I think it's great that black Americans are making power moves in politics, I think Steele is a bit of a clown, but the achievement and what it says about the current political landscape is great. Now, I'm sure that I'm not alone in thinking this very well may be a counter to the popularity of the democratic President Barack Obama, but there is also no question that Steele has all the credentials in the world. So, take it for what it's worth.

Dagger... Los Angeles man kills his 5 children, wife, self after being fired from Kaiser

2009-01-30T11:30:00.002-05:00

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-children-killed28-2009jan28,0,4523206.story

Armed with a handgun, Lupoe evidently roamed room to room starting as early as Monday evening, fatally shooting his wife and five young children -- including two sets of twins.

Early Tuesday, Lupoe faxed a bitter, rambling two-page letter to a local television station blaming his employer for his actions. Though his wife and children were already dead, he also called the station threatening to kill his family, investigators believe. He followed this up with an incongruous call to police saying that he had returned home and that "my whole family has been shot."

...Kaiser Permanente confirmed in a statement that Lupoe and his wife, Ana, were recently terminated from employment at the health network's West Los Angeles Medical Center. Hospital officials declined to provide details, saying only that they were cooperating with investigators and "deeply saddened' by the deaths.

Rock With Me

2009-01-28T21:53:00.001-05:00

R.I.P. TURKEY O'TOOLE

2009-01-28T18:21:00.001-05:00

...Thinking about the Green Turtle restaurant that is going in the vacancy formerly occupied by one of the finest dining establishments in American history; Bennigans. Here is your description of the Turkey O'Toole - by far Bennigans crowning achievement and one of the world's wonders - "juicy turkey breast sliced thin, melted Swiss cheese and our Smoky Honey Dijon dressing. Served hot on a Bennigan’s pretzel roll."

R.I.P.