Private Jets and Carbon Dioxide Offsets

By Alan Smithee

I ONLY fly private. And I purchase CO2 offsets from our in-house service Carbon Mercantile Exchange (CMX). I mostly fly from L.A. to New York or L.A. To D.C. Sometimes some short flights back and forth between New York and D.C. if some telecommunications and investor issues are involved. But trying to own and operate your own jet or helicopter can be like flushing money. So I turn to private jet services. Here are four of my favorites.

NetJets, the fractional jet-ownership company: In 1986, NetJets pioneered the concept of fractional jet ownership, giving individuals and businesses all the benefits of whole aircraft ownership and more at a fraction of the cost. Today, NetJets is the worldwide leader with the most Owners, the most experience, and the largest fleet.

BlueStar Jets, the charter company: Claims the worlds most comprehensive and efficient private jet brokerage company. With access to operators of the largest networks of luxury flights, we arrange access to the ideal jet for any given flight to any destination in the world on a moment's notice. With the Blue Star Jets SkyCard™, you are granted access to operators with over 4,000 world-class executive aircraft combined, providing you with the ultimate freedom of choice. Luxury private jets in all sizes are available at only 4 hour's notice, along with helicopters, turboprops and jumbo jets.

Sentient Jet, the membership and charter company, Continuing a 10-year tradition of leadership and innovation, Sentient's 25-hour Hawker 400XP Jet Card is a simple approach to your jet-specific needs, offering competitive rates and late-model private jets. Sentient Jet Membership Plus is the practical alternative to fractional jet ownership, offering rich benefits and guaranteed service without the risk of depreciating assets.

Flexjet, a fractional-ownership and jet broker: Flexjet One whole aircraft ownership & management, jet chater and Flexjet 25 Jet Cards. The youngest fleet in the fractional jet industry comprised exclusively of Learjet and Challenger aircraft built by their parent company, Bombardier. Pilots and crews that lead their field in experience, training and service. Aircraft will be ready with as little as six hours notice. Innovative Round Trip Pricing for frequent, short round-trip flights. Environmentally responsible Carbon Offset program.

Note: AAEA Hollywood is not recommending these services and takes no responsibility for any decisions to use these services.

Lingerie Football League

By Holly Wood

I love this new league. Let me say right now that the Lingerie Football League (LFL) is going to be very big. Maybe even as big as the Male, er, National Football League, one day. And, the LFL is more environmentally friendly. It has a much lower carbon footprint.

The concept originated from the Super Bowl halftime alternative television special called the Lingerie Bowl, which is now broadcast annually directly opposite the Super Bowl halftime show. Tten LFL teams compete in a 20-week season with games at major arenas and stadiums.

Play style is full-contact and similar to other indoor football leagues. Uniforms consist of helmets, shoulder pads, elbow pads, knee pads, garters, bras, and panties. There are no field goals and no punts. There is a kickoff to start the game and second half. A team must attempt to get a first down on every fourth down. After a touchdown, a team can attempt a one-point conversion from the two yard line, or a two-point conversion from the five-yard line.

There are seven women on each side of the 50-yard field. Teams consist of 18 players, only 12 of whom are active on game day. This means that there are usually 3 or 4 players who play both offense and defense. The field is 50-yard between end zones, 30 yards wide, and the end zones are 8 yards deep, roughly the same as other indoor leagues. A game consists of two 17-minute halves, separated by a 15-minute halftime. (Wikipedia)

Environmental Super Bowl 2010 Ads: The Green Police

By Holly Wood & Environment Man

Audi 2010 Green Car Super Bowl Commercial

This Audi commercial featuring the Green Police was hilarious. The commercial was featuring the Audi A3 TDI® clean diesel, Green Car Journals 2010 Green Car of the Year. The funny thing is that some extremist environmentalists would love to have their own green police force to do the very things being 'sent up' in the commercial. Don't cha just hate being around those holier-than-thou green freaks? Although personal green behavior is a very good thing, we just don't like the 'back-to-the-caves' crowd.

Bud Light House of Beer Commercial 2010 Super Bowl Ad

It was such a cool commercial. A house made of Bud Lite cans. The rub is that the cans are full of beer. Even the appliances are made of beer cans. One guy states: "there's Bud Lite in the fridge made of Bud Lite." But [there's always the 'but'], when a guest states: "Who knew you were so environmentally responsible," the brother who owns the house answers: "Enviro What?" Did they have to do that? I mean come on. We have worked hard for decades to dispel this very notion that Black people are not aware about environmental issues. Note our name: African American Environmentalist Association. This is partially why we exist, to not only dispel the notion of our supposed lack of awareness about environmental issues, but to also show that we are on the cutting edge of promoting environmental awareness. At least they put the brother in a green hat. Hey Budweiser, next year, come see us and amend this green faux paus.

Seth Oster: The Green Fusion of Hollywood & Washington, D.C.

By Environment Man & Holly Wood

I was wondering how EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson got on Bill Maher's "Real Time" show so fast. Not that she isn't quite the impressive figure, but it just seemed to happen so fast out of the blue. Then I put 2 and 2 together and realized that she appeared on Maher right after Seth Oster, left, went to work for the United States Environmental Protection Agency as Director of the Office of Public Affairs (OPA). Seth has broad experience from both inside and outside of government. In Washington-speak: he will play a vital role in leading EPA's efforts to reach out to new communities and constituencies, promoting environmental education initiatives and generating public support for EPA’s mission.

Think Seth 'Hollywood' Oster. Lisa Jackson is already a star. Seth will help turn her into a superstar. Possibly a megastar. He was Executive Vice President for Communications for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). He was a lobbyist for mega PR firm Hill and Knowlton. Chief Communications Officer for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Senior Executive for the American Film Institute. Vice President, Corporate Communications for Napster Inc. Wow. You get the idea. Yo Hollywood, we have a spot for you over here at AAEA after you leave EPA.

Obama Appoints Glenn Beck White House Press Secretary

"I met with Rupert Murdoch and we agreed. Robert Gibbs is going to take Glenn Beck's spot on FOX at 5 p.m. and Glenn Beck has agreed to be my new press secretary."

"Toxic Waste"

By Holly Wood

Environment Man performs this ode to hazardous waste and its corrosive effects over time. Accompanied by Ecology Band member Super E, M.D., this spacey, rocky, bluesy, eclectic treatment intends to capture the tragedy involved in despoiling Mother Nature across Father Time.

The video opens with an expression of breathing difficulties and alcohol abuse. I interpret this opening as metaphors for air pollution and personal behavior.

Lyrics:

We're wasting Mother Nature
With Our Toxic Waste
We're racing Father Time
And throwing mud in his face.

2009 Oscar Nominations: 82nd Academy Awards 2010

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau

The Blind Side (2009): Nominees to be determined

District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham

An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey

The Hurt Locker (2008): Nominees to be determined

Inglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness

A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Up (2009): Jonas Rivera

Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)

George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)

Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)

Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)

Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)

Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)

Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)

Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)

Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)

Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)

Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)

Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)

Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I)

Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart (2009)

Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)

Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Best Achievement in Directing:

Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)

James Cameron for Avatar (2009)

Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)

Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars)

Nat'l Black Chamber On Lack of Minority Media Ownership

Harry Alford
The National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) Decries Government Effort

NBCC President Harry Alford, left, monitors media mattters as the affect minority business. The first phase of the $7.4 billion broadband grant program was released last week and no minority businesses or associations were awarded any of these grants. Comm Daily reports that the new federal budget proposes elimination of the last of the minority ownership initiatives – the Telecom Development Fund (TDF). This disturbing news comes at a time when:

~ Minority wireless ownership is just above zero.

~ Minority commercial TV station ownership has fallen 50% since the duopoly rule was relaxed in 1999.

~ Minority commercial radio station ownership has fallen 9% just between 2007 and 2009.

~ The FCC still has not appointed a compliance officer to enforce the 2007 Advertising Nondiscrimination Rule.

~ EEO enforcement levels in 2009 were actually below the levels of 2001-2008.

~ None of the FCC Diversity Committee recommendations on minority ownership has been implemented this past year.

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Pink Wins Live Grammy Performance

By Holly Wood

Pink's "Glitter In The Air" performance stole the show at The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards of 2010.

I give Lady Gaga second place with her song "Fame Monster" set and some "Poker Face," then taken up some stairs and dropped into pit. She reappeared with Elton John playing face-to-face pianos and singing "Speechless." It was quite a set and it opened the show.

I give Beyonce third place due to the sheer power of her vocals starting with "If I Were a Boy" and transitions into Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" and ends with a return to "If I Were a Boy."

Lady Gaga also gets first place for most outrageous Red Carpet outfit.

Celebrity: Washington, D.C. and Hollywood & New York

Editor's Corner




By Environment Man

Acting is pretending. To be someone else. Even as most just act like themselves when taking on a character. Although there are a few really good character actors out there. So Hollywood manufactures illusion. Billions of dollars worth each year. The factories in Hollywood have great workers and great producers who risk it all for fame and riches. Pretending is very big business.

Politics includes a lot of pretending too. A policy position can be a moving target for a politician. Part of the profession has to include representing the views of constituents even when you do not believe in the position. Is that acting? Washington, D.C. deals in trillions of dollars and there is nothing pretentious about national security. Except maybe overselling the Iraq War with the notion of WMDs. Although Israelis sleep much better without Saddam. And Barack Obama could have been a huge movie star. Don't you think?

Ronald Reagan fused the two worlds like never before. Maybe the President Obama will become a movie star after he leaves office. The Terminator governs the biggest state in the Union. And Wall Street went Hollywood with all kinds of illusions, then turned to Washington, D.C. to cover its box office losses. Anyway. Enough for now. I love travelling between Washington, D.C. and Hollywood. And Washington, D.C. and New York. Now I just need to make the connection of travelling between Hollywood and New York. Then connect the traingle from Washington, D.C. to Hollywood to New York.

NRDC Recruits Hollywood Celebrities In Global Warming Fight

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has launched a campaign called "This Is Our Moment" that includes a video of Hollywood celebrities encouraging the public to email their Senators to pass the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act (Boxer/Kerry)(S. 1733). This legislation promotes the development of clean energy technology and manufacturing in the fight against global warming.

The Comcast - NBC Universal Merger & Minorities

Comcast and NBC Universal promised to beef up programming for minority viewers in their filing with the Federal Communication Commission in a bid to win federal regulatory approval of their proposed $30 billion merger. We applaud their sensitivity to this issue and hope to see more minority participation at the merged companies, particularly at the management and ownership levels. Of course, the politics of the deal provide some interesting perspectives. House Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) wants hearings on Comcast/NBCU real soon and so does House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers. The proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal will be the first big test of the Obama administration’s stance on the issue of media consolidation. It could put the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress at odds with a few of their largest supporters.

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial commented on news of a proposed merger:

The proposed Comcast-NBC Universal merger will benefit African American consumers if this new entity remains committed to minority hiring and diversity in entertainment and news programming. Both Comcast and NBC have a strong record in both respects. While it is too soon to make a definitive statement on the proposed merger, we look forward to hearing how we can work together to ensure that the positive culture of diversity that has marked both companies perseveres and becomes stronger at Comcast-NBC Universal.

Of course, Laren Kelly of The Columbia Chronicle is critical of the merger:

When a handful of companies own the majority of media outlets, the consequences are very direct. Concentration of media limits the diversity of views, cuts out minority-owned businesses and ignores local issues.

Comcast Corporation (Comcast) is not only the largest cable company in the United States, but also the largest internet service provider and the third largest home phone provider. Comcast has 25 million television subscribers, 15 million internet service costumers, and 6.4 million household telephone service accounts. Its current assembly of cable networks includes E!, Style, Golf Channel, and G4. NBC Universal, Inc. (NBCU) is a media and entertainment company created by the merger of General Electric's (GE) NBC and French Media Group's Vivendi Universal Entertainment (Vivendi). The two companies own 80% and 20% of NBCU respectively.

NBCU owns and operates 26 television stations, the Spanish language network Telemundo, and a dozen cable networks including USA, Barvo, Syfy, and CNBC. It also has a 27% stake in the internet venture Hulu. Vivendi has an annual option to sell its stake in NBC to GE between November 15th and December 10th of each year. Vivendi has been negotiating to get the best value for its investment, as the Comcast-GE agreement hedges on Vivendi's decision to exercise this option. GE has recently reached a tentative agreement with Vivendi to buy its stake in NBCU for $5.8 billion. Following a successful Vivendi buy out, GE would then sell 51% of its total ownership of NBCU to Comcast, who would merge its cable-TV channels and contribute $4 to $6 billion to the joint venture. Comcast is expected to buy the remaining 49% of NBCU from GE over the next seven years. (National Urban League, Illinois Business Law Journal, The Columbia Chronicle, 12/14/09)

Was "Hot Fun In the Summertime" About Global Warming?

By Alan Smithee

Before global warming......

Before hip hop......

Before 70's fusion jazz, disco and punk......

Before hair bands, heavy metal and even KISS

There was..........

Green For All Features Music Video & Art Contest

By Environment Man

Green For All is sponsoring a new music video and art contest and the winning video, song, or art about creating opportunity through the green economy will be awarded $1,000 and a professionally shot video about the artist's story.

In "The Dream Reborn (My President is Green)" emcee and community organizer Markese Bryant, left, raps about the legacy of Dr. King, President Obama, and how a growing movement is creating opportunities for communities of color through the green economy. Green For All is featuring Markese's video as part of the promotion for the contest(s).

Markese Bryant (aka Doo Dat) knows firsthand the effects of pollution and poverty in his community. Now he's building the movement for an inclusive green economy through campus organizing and community education. Check out Markese’s music video, The Dream Reborn (My President is Green) below or on the Green For All page. Watch his personal story, share the Green For All page with friends, take action and submit your own art to The Dream Reborn Story Contest for a chance to win $1,000!

Grammy Awards To Feature 3-D Michael Jackson Tribute

By Holly Wood

The January 31st 52nd Annual CBS GRAMMY Awards includes a tribute to Michael Jackson that will feature a 3-D mini-movie for his "Earth Song." It will be the first time a major awards show broadcasts in 3-D and the audience at STAPLES Center will also be wearing 3-D glasses for the showing. CBS and Target have partnered to provide millions of free 3-D GRAMMY Glasses from Sunday, January 24 through Sunday January 31. Target stores nationwide will exclusively offer these 3-D GRAMMY glasses.

The "Earth Song" video was shown as part of the “This Is It” movie. Michael was planning on showing 3-D videos at his concert. He would have beaten James Cameron and "Avatar" if the tour had started in July as planned. "Earth Song" is an ecology song about the destruction of our environment. Michael was just beginning to publicly express his deep feelings about the environment and the threat of climate change. Of course, dependging on the quality of the 3-D experience, many consumers might question the fact that if the technology already exists to broadcast 3-D to homes on current HDTVs, then why do we need new 3-D televisions? Answer: fad of having the latest gadget. Plus profits for television manufacturers and retailers.

Donnie Simpson Leaves CBS WPGC-FM (95.5)

By Holly Wood

The Conan O'Brien controversy with NBC isn't the only big time break up going on between a major network and a big star. Washington, D.C. radio legend Donnie Simpson, right, just ended his 32-year tenure with WPGC-FM, which is owned by CBS.

Simpson is an institution in Washington, D.C. Simpson, 55, is under contract until March of 2011, but has sought to end his association with the CBS-owned station that has employed him as its signature morning personality since 1993. Simpson has a "non-compete clause similar to Conan's. And like Conan's conflict with NBC, Simpson's departure follows months of declining ratings for his show and internal friction between Simpson and WPGC's management.

Simpson has been a radio personality since he was a teenager in Detroit, his home town. Before joining WPGC, he spent 16 years at WKYS-FM, helping to build it into a local powerhouse. He also gained national and international attention as the host of Black Entertainment Television's "Video Soul" program for almost 15 years. (Wash Post, 1/25/10)

Conan O'Brien Needs A Tax Deduction

By Alan Smithee

Sounds like NBC is going to give "The Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien a $30 million dollar exit package with another $10 million for his staff. Nice.

Sounds like Conan needs tax deductions.

See that donate button over there on the left Conan?

If you happen to read this piece, hit that button.

We recommend six figures.

Maya & Orin Mozon In Feature Film "To Save A Life"

By Holly Wood

UPDATE (1/24/10) - - "To Save A Life" had an opening weekend of $1.5 million on a production budget of $500,000 and playing in 441 theaters. (BoxOfficeMojo)

Jim Britts, the youth pastor at New Song Community Church in Oceanside and a former film student at Biola University, and his wife, Rachel, converted teen angst into a screenplay. Their full-length feature film, "To Save A Life," opens Friday on 430 theater screens nationwide. The film examines the hypothesis that may be the most hurting and depressed generation of teens of all time. The film, shot during most of 2008, stars several successful Hollywood teen actors, including Randy Wayne ("Grizzly Park"), Deja Kreutzberg ("Law and Order," "CSI: Miami"), Kim Hidalgo ("The New Adventures of Old Christine") and Sean Michael Afable ("Akeelah and the Bee"). The film also employed dozens of North County residents, and numerous local volunteers, including many from New Song church.

Two of those residents include our president's Goddaughter Maya Mozon and her younger brother Orin, both pictured at left. Their parents, navy chaplain Ollis Mozon and psychologist mother, Almena Mozon, are Godfather/mother to our president's son. Orin has a speaking role in the film, while Maya and Almena are extras and pop up periodically in the background during the movie. Maya tells us about her experience:

"Seeing how filming worked from the inside was fascinating. I think a lot of the kids learned some things. I think the success of [faith-based] films shows there is a need."

Orin Mozon, a 17-year-old El Camino High School senior, plans to attend Point Loma Nazarene and major either in music and ministry, or film, believes "To Save A Life" carries an important message. He says:

"It's really about preventing teen suicide, and along with that, dealing with the loneliness so many teens feel. If we can prevent a suicide everywhere this film plays, we've accomplished something huge. I was there every day, doing whatever I could to help out. That's the way it was on this film, people from the community just showing up and helping out."

Britts, New Song's Executive Pastor Steve Foster and the church are producers, along with independent filmmaker Nicole Franco. Financing was raised, and eventually Samuel Goldwyn Films stepped in as distributor and marketer of the film. After the theatrical run, the film will be available for special licensing by youth and church groups, then enjoy a major DVD release. A novelization of the story is also now available in bookstores. (North County Times, 1/16/10--serving North San Diego & Southwest Riverside counties)

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Orin at Premier of film (See article in North County Times)

Orin quoted in FOX 5 News San Diego Clip below:

Orin Mozon Explore Talent Profile

"Pants On The Ground" Will Kill Low Hanging Pants Style

Danny Glover Says Haiti Earthquake Caused By Global Warming

By Jerry Kurl

Actor Danny Glover, right, has decided to take up the cause of global warming. We were unaware that he was interested in this issue. However, Mr. Glover appears to be a little misinformed about what global warming does and does not cause. He caused quite an uproar by saying the earthquake in Haiti resulted from global warming and the failure of the climate summit in Copenhagen.

If you want to get serious about this issue Danny, give us a call.

7 Degrees of Dick Gregory

By Environment Man

Dick Gregory is the Godfather of the environmental movement, a founding board member of AAEA and we believe everybody in the world has met him in one way or another. Literally. So we believe that anybody in the world can connect themselves to him within seven contacts. Ours is a variation on the theme that any actor can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon within six steps. Seven is a better number than six.

So share your stories with us about how you can connect yourself to Dick Gregory within seven contacts. I know Dick because he is my mentor and helped save my life. So I have a direct connection. But I know others have a connection within seven contacts. Come on folks, share.

7 Degrees of Dick Gregory

Do Celebrities Worship Themselves?

By Alan Smithee

Everybody likes to see their own image (hopefully). But does it cross the line with celebrities? Are celebrities too involved with their own images to the point that it represents worship. Oh most probably believe in God, but do their day to day activities related to promoting and grooming themselves, in fact, represent the real source of their worshipful affection? I suspect that self-worship kind of comes with the territory in being a celebrity. More or less a job requirement.

But now that ANYBODY can be a celebrity, regardless of talent level or appearance, what does this occupationally-induced self worship really mean to the famous and to the public? It means that many celebrities are miserable because they can never live up to the perceived image of an earth-bound diety. Thus, drugs, drink, women and a losing battle with the mirror. Elvis, Michael, Marilyn and more. The public is always let down because the self worshipping celebrity is programmed to fail because a faux diety has no other alternative for their fans (worshippers). The bigger the star, the bigger the pill. Now we are sure that many celebrities submit to the one real God, but the allure of one's self image was even too much for some angels. What chance does a mere mortal celebrity have against such temptation. I guess we still want our star on the Walk of Fame.

Zoe Saldana: "Star Trek" and "Avatar"

By Holly Wood

I first really noticed Zoe Saldana, right, in "Guess Who," where she costarred with Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac in the remake of the Sidney Poitier classic, "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner." She was great.

Zoe, left as Neytiri, has taken off into the stratosphere - - more like the outerspaceousphere. To get leading roles in both "Star Trek" and "Avatar' is almost beyond belief. And dare I say it, for a black actress in Hollywood. Of course there will be sequels to these two incredibly successful films. And Zoe's star will shine even brighter. Go get them Zoe. We are with you all the way.

Zoe shocked everybody by being the love interest for Mr. Spock in "Star Trek." That was right up there with the Thing in "The Fantastic Four" having a blind black girlfriend.

Now I have to admit that it took me a minute to figure out when it was Zoe and when it was Thandie Newton, left. They do look a bit alike and sound alike. Both are thin. Thandie did rule in "Crash" and was wonderful in "Mission Impossible." Newton has also gone sci-fi in "The Chronicles of Riddick" and "2012." She was really great as an evil woman in "Riddick."

Zoe Saldana was born Zoe Yadira Zaldaña Nazario in New Jersey and raised in Queens, New York. Her father is of Dominican descent; her mother is Puerto Rican. (IMDb)

No Need For Senator Harry Reid To Apologize

By Jerry Kurl

Harry Reid should not apologize for telling the truth.

And Blacks who also use African American as the modern preferred designations, are not necessarily offended by use of the term Negro. Just listen to Rev Martin Luther King, Jr speeches where he uses the term all the time.

The complaint about the word was derived from the use by some less than enlightened Whites who would pervert it from Negro to Nigra and then easily to the N-Word [I'm White and respect not using the N-Word in any way, including as examples or otherwise, out of respect for historical wrongs perpetrated upon blacks by my ancestors]. Some unscrupulous newscasters also commit a racist act when they sneak in the N-word while mispronouncing Arnold Schwarzenegger's name. Black folks know what you are doing when you do that.

So chill Harry. You just said out loud what everybody knows is true:

In a book, "Game Change," by journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, Reid is described as saying he was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama -- a 'light-skinned' African-American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one,' as he said privately."

Heck, everybody knows that Whites prefer 'light skinned blacks, particularly those that don't 'break any verbs,' mumble-speak or talk too loudly. And it aint so quietly kept that many Blacks do too. Okay. Bring it.

Glenn Beck Does Not Like Term "African-American"

By Alan Smithee

Glenn Beck, in a discussion about the new Census forms said,

“African-American is a bogus, PC, made-up term,” “That is not a race. Your ancestry is from Africa, and now you live in America. Okay, so you were brought over, either your family was brought over in the slave trade, or you were born here and your family immigrated here, or whatever. But that is not a race.”

Glenn? The African American Environmentalist Association strongly disagrees with you.