On January 12th, an earthquake of a 7.0 magnitude hit Haiti 10 miles southwest from Port-au-Prince. According to officials as many as 200,000 people were killed and 1.5 million people are homeless as a result of the quake. In the days that followed, many struggled to keep alive amid the rubble and debris that had fallen on them but it seems unlikely that many of those buried alive will be rescued. Food and water is scarce for the living let alone for the dying. Rescue efforts to find those who were buried alive dim as the days pass. Meanwhile, despite the aid and rescue teams sent by many countries including the U.S. (The European Union has pledged $500 million in aid to Haiti and individual European countries have pledged a further $100 million) food and supplies are running out. The U.N. World Food Program (WPA) says it will need 100 million prepared meals over the next 30 days as it appealed for more government donations. Even surgeons are in need asking for anesthetics, scalpels and saws for cutting off crushed limbs. Violence and looting have broken out as people try to get anything they can get, including toothpaste, to line their nostrils against the stench of death. It will be years if not decades before Haiti rebuilds itself. The average wage in Haiti before the quake hit was less than $300 a year. Minimum wage is about 25 cents an hour. New Orleans was not a third world country when Katrina hit, yet it suffered immeasurable damage, death and misery. As the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, and the third poorest in the world, is it any wonder Haiti is now Hell on Earth?
The private and secret life of Tiger Woods imploded late Thanksgiving Night when according to reports the golfer was chased by his golf club wielding wife, Elin Nordegren, causing Tiger’s SUV to crash into a tree in the middle of the night. Some say the reason Tiger’s wife went ballistic on him was because of an article that had just appeared in The National Enquirer detailing an alleged affair between Tiger Woods and Rachel Uchitel, a New York City nightclub promoter. Although Rachel denied the affair, she hired celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred who promptly scheduled a news conference which was mysteriously cancelled at the last minute. According to Gloria’s daughter, Lisa Bloom, a legal analyst for CBS, “there has to have been a confidential settlement” for Gloria to have cancelled the appearance. “I would estimate at least a million dollars, probably in excess of a million dollars,” said Bloom. Just as things were unfolding with the Rachel Uchitel story a second woman appeared claiming she had an affair with Tiger Woods. Jaimee Grubbs told US Magazine, “He told me just last month, “Quietly and secretly we will always be together.” Among the “revelations” in Jaimee’s story was how insecure Tiger Woods is about money. “He told me his life is overwhelming, but he needed the endorsements and busy schedule because he wasn’t as financially stable as he wanted to be. I thought, “Fuck him! I’m just an average person, that’s a slap in the face. But he has really high goals for himself.” To make matters worse, Jaimee produced a voice mail message purportedly left by Tiger. “Hey, it’s Tiger. I need you to do me a huge favor. Can you please take your name off your phone? My wife went through my phone and may be calling you. So if you can, please take your name off that. Just have it as a number on the voicemail. You got to do this for me. Huge. Quickly. Bye.” Following the US Magazine article, several other women have come forward to tell their stories. To date, eight, nine, ten or eleven women claim to have bedded Tiger Woods. Among the new arrivals are Kalika Moquin, Jaime Jungers, Mindy Lawton and Cori Rist. No doubt there are other ladies-in-waiting anxious to be uncovered. In the end, Tiger’s less than stellar behavior in other ways also comes to light. According to US Magazine Orlando locals say he tips badly, is not friendly, and turns away children who ask for autographs. His neighbors say unkind things about him. Unfortunately for Tiger, his ego and his enablers allowed him to get away with things and made him think he was above it all. During the 1999 Phoenix Open when Tiger asked if a boulder the size of a ton was considered a “loose impediment,” he was told “yes” and twelve men appeared to move it. Even though he had it removed it left a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouths. He was given an unfair advantage and a free pass. Tiger should be thankful that he was able to enjoy so much for so long. But he deluded himself into thinking that everyone was going to keep their mouth shut forever. And in all this drama, let us not forget the fairest of them all, Elin Nordegren, Mrs. Tiger Woods. No disrespect, Tiger. Your wife is hotter.
White House party crashers and reality show wannabes Tareq and Michaele Salahi tried in vain to get an invitation to President Obama’s first state dinner. They were in touch with Michele Jones, a special assistant to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who said “I specifically stated that they did not have tickets and in fact I did not have the authority to authorize attendance, admittance or access to any part of the evening’s activities.” The Secret Service admitted “established protocols were not followed” allowing the couple to crash the ball. It’s been reported that the couple were escorted out of a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Awards dinner on Sept 26 where President Obama spoke. Foundation representative Lance Jones said the Salahis were escorted out by security guards after they were caught sitting at a table paid for by other donors. In addition to falsely claiming to be a former Victoria’s Secret model, Michaele Salahi passed herself off as a cheerleader for the Washington Redskins and even performed during the half-time show at FedEx Field in September. The Salahis are in a mountain of debt and lawsuits. Tareq has been fighting with his own parents for years over the family’s Virginia winery which filed for bankruptcy in February. Among his creditors are the Redskins who are owed $224,000 for season’s tickets, and a catering company who sued him claiming he owes them $300,000 for food for a polo charity event. There is also a $3.5 million fraud against the company and hundreds of thousands of dollars in credit card debt and legal fees. The Salahis pulled out of a Larry King appearance at the last minute, instead opting to give Matt Lauer an interview on the Today Show.
Richard Heene is facing charges that he and his family concocted the Balloon Boy Hoax to get publicity for a possible reality show. It’s been reported he and his family lied when they pretended six year old Falcon Heene was a stowaway aboard a helium filled balloon that climbed up to 7,000 feet during a two hour flight. The Heenes called the media before calling the police and staged a media circus worthy of O.J. Simpson being chased on the freeway by cops. We’re obviously not a nation of rocket scientists. Neither the press, the authorities nor the public were able to figure out that it was impossible for such a craft to carry the weight of the boy let alone take him on a 50 mile joy ride. Instead, a $2 million search and rescue operation went into affect until the balloon finally landed and was harpooned. What are these people teaching their kids, to be lying little bastards so they could be more like their father? Richard Heenie is the kind of man who cares more about celebrity than he does about his family. Being on “Wife Swap” had gone to his head and made him loco. According to Robert Thomas, who was paid $15 an hour
to help Richard gather his cookie thoughts for a realty show he was pitching to TLC, Heene had talked about the balloon although he did not say he was going to use Falcon as a guinie pig and fall guy. It’s almost funny to see six year old Falcoln throw up on national television not once, but twice. The child made no bones about how he felt about the whole thing when he threw up. Suspiciously, his mother, Mayumi, had a bag ready for him to vomit in which makes you think the parents knew their kid was sick to his stomach having to lie in front of everyone.
Heeine was completely unprepared when the six year old was asked by Wolf Blitzer why he would stay up in the attic, where the family said he had hidden, to which he answered “for the show”. Heeine could not bring himself to ask his son the logical question, “What show?” because he knew what the answer was going to be. “You know what show, Dad, the show.” The kid was smart. By throwing up on national TV he was telling his father, and the audience, “Im sick of being paraded around like a chimpanzee so lay off me already. Give me a fucking break, will you?” Little Falcon’s acting ability could only take him so far and Wolf Blitzer was his Waterloo. He must feel relieved that the cat is out of the bag unless his parents are forcing him to lie. The poor boy is going to be known as Balloon Boy for the rest of his life and the best thing for him to do is to tell the truth and distance himself from his parents. The boy needs for Child Services and the Federal authorities to take him into protective custody for his own good and as a potential witness against his parents. Otherwise, the family and family lawyers, (Heene and Mayumi each have their own lawyer), will bar or brainwash the child against telling the truth. What kind of people use their children that way? And what kind of people can get away with pulling a hoax that cost about $2 million and not be held accountable for it? No doubt whatever happens, the Heenie’s will be making big money from book and movie deals which are probably already being discussed. With or without prosecution and/or conviction, Richard Heenie is making deals at the expense of his children and they’ll probably never see a penny of it unless someone is appointed to represent the children’s interests. Reality freak shows need to pay their young actors.
In 1977, Roman Polanski was accused of drugging, raping and sodomizing a 13-year old girl. He was accused of giving Samantha Gailey some Champagne and a Quaalude and of forcing himself on the teenager in a home that belonged to Jack Nicholson. Mr Nicholson was away at the time. According to the girl’s testimony, Polanski directed her to “Take off your underwear” and to get into the Jacuzzi after she posed twice for topless photographs the director said were for French Vogue. He then disrobed and got into the tub with her and wrapped his hands around her waist. The girl testified that she got out of the Jacuzzi but the director followed her into a bedroom where he sat beside her and kissed her despite her demand that he “keep away.” She also testified that Polanski asked her ” Would you want me to go in through your back?” before he “put his penis in my butt.”
While President Obama was reeling from the aftermath of the “stupid” shit he got embroiled in thanks to his “friend,” Henry Gates, Bill Clinton went off to North Korea and pulled off a heroic feat worthy of a Nobel Peace prize. Good old cunnilingus Bill outsmarted everyone and scored a political and humanitarian coup by obtaining the release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee who were captured by North Korea almost 5 months ago and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for espionage. Although the visit was sanctioned and orchestrated in conjunction with his wife, Al Gore, and the Obama administration behind the scenes, it was Bill who came off like the conquering hero and white knight when he brought the two grateful ladies back home. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is part of the Obama administration, and the Obama team kept a back seat prior to the visit and probably won’t be able to benefit from the positive political fallout of Bill’s actions. Not only did the former president obtain the release of the two journalists, he also opened the door to a possible diplomatic thawing between the United States and North Korea. But the price of heroism comes with a price. When movie producer and Bill Clinton supporter Steve Bing heard his friend was going on a rescue mission he offered his jet at a cost of about $200,000. Maybe he smelled a movie and book deal in the making. Meanwhile, all was not well with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when a few days later she was asked by a Congolese student for her husband’s opinion regarding an international financial matter. “Wait, you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? My husband is not the Secretary of State; I am. So you ask my opinion, I will tell you my opinion. I’m not going to be channeling my husband.” Ouch.
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. is an idiot. You have to be an idiot or drunk to get up in a policeman’s face and shoot your mouth off. As many people, regardless of their race know, you do not provoke or confront a policeman who questions you. The best way to deal with the police is to be honest and respectful, especially when they arrest you. But despite his work studying and documenting racism in America, or maybe because of it, Professor Gates got all bent out of shape when the police were summoned to his residence because he locked himself out and was trying to break in. Instead of calmly cooperating with the police when a neighbor called them, he reacted like he was the victim of racial profiling asking if it was because he’s a Black man that they came. But he picked on the wrong cop.
Debbie Rowe is a piece of work. According to the New York Post, in an e-mail to her friend, Rebecca White, the mother of Michael Jackson’s children writes “My lawyer is telling me I have to take responsibility about the welfare of the children. Do I want the kids? Hell no. Does it look good for me to ask for them? Absolutely. I don’t want to look like the woman who gave away her kids and just forgot about them.” According to reports denied by her lawyer, Debbie Rowe has finagled another paycheck for herself. It’s been reported she’s getting a final $4 million payment on top of the $12 million she initially received when the children, Prince Michael and Paris, were born, not to mention the $4 million she grabbed in 2001 when she came out of the woodwork during Michael Jackson’s trial. In an interview with News of the World Debbie gives her reasons for not feeling motherly toward the children. “I was just the vessel. It wasn’t Michael’s sperm. Just like I stick the sperm up my horse, this is what they did to me. I was his thoroughbred.” I wonder who “they” are? Michael, or Dr. Andrew White, the plastic surgeon that Debbie worked for and who reportedly was the sperm donor, although Debbie claims she doesn’t know who the donor is. Debbie has certainly proven by her own admission that she is not fit to be the mother of these children. Besides not wanting the children, she’s not very smart, settling for a few million when she might have been sitting on an empire worth 100 times that had she shown that she could love and care for her own flesh and blood. Meanwhile, La Toya Jackson has come out swinging claiming that Michael Jackson was sleeping in Dr. Conrad Murray’s bed instead of his own when he went into cardiac arrest. That would make sense if after being injected with Diprivan Dr. Murray was watching over him. On top of everything else, a shocking video has emerged showing the tragic 1984 accident where Michael Jackson’s hair caught on fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. No words can express the horror he went through.
