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Viral Video: Nate Robinson – Where Fail Happens
If you’re a sports head, you already been seen this but it’s so funny I had to post it anyway…..
Official NBA video version after the jump but it’s funnier with the slow-mo and music added!
[via O-Dub]
Senate poised to pass nuclear treaty, giving Obama a major victory!
Video is of President Obama’s Weekly Address about National Security Over Politics on START from December 18, 2010.
Read about the Senate passing the START treaty in the Los Angeles Times HERE.
Hockey Coach Greg Walsh Suspended a Year for Opposing Racism!
I mentioned this story when it broke a couple weeks back. I cannot believe the Ontario Minor Hockey Association didn’t do the right thing and rescind his suspension but instead actually lengthened it! What message does this send to people: that it’s OK to have your players utter racial slurs??! Like the Vancouver Sun/National Post puts it, when it comes to racism, hockey is still in the minors. This is a f-cking travesty! #SupportGregWalsh
Read more…
The Toronto Star’s take.
The CBC News’ take.
And here’s the lcoal news’ take:
The Peterborough Examiner.
Man wishes he’d had a coach like Greg Walsh back in 1973. [The Peterborough Examiner]
UPDATE: Hockey coach reinstated after protesting racial slur – social media outrage works! #SupportGregWalsh was tiny but effective. At least the OMHA did the right thing in the end but they never should have made their original decision in the first place. Now what abut an apology??! [Toronto Star]
Throwback Music: Unknown Heroes feat. Mica Paris – Give A Little Peace
This I’d never heard before! From the homie, DJ Paul E. Lopes as spotted via his Facebook – cheers, Paul:
“This is from a one sided white label 12″ that I got in London, UK – time-long ago! Mica Paris re-works “Should’ve Known Better” in dedication to helping Somalia at Christmas, with a few guests. There isn’t any info on the record so maybe a few of you UK Soul aficionados can help identify the vocalists and crappy rapper (Courtney Pine on sax?)”
MP3: Unknown Heroes feat. Mica Paris – Give A Little Peace [direct download link – right click and save as]
I would have included some links to some appropriate charities but I wouldn’t know which were legit or effective or not (besides the biggies like the Red Cross, obviously). So maybe just do your own research if you’re feeling like being generous because life in Somalia ain’t much better now than when Mica & co. originally cut this record plus this is the season to be particularly mindful of the plight of our less blessed and less fortunate fellow man.
Music Video: Jasiri X – Republican Woman… Stay Away From Me
I missed this one when it was sent to me at the end of October right before the midterm elections but it was too funny not to post still anyway even if it’s not quite as timely any more. Here’s Jasiri X on the inspiration behind the video and song:
“The inspiration for this song came while attending Ignite 2010, a conference hosted by VIBE and The League of Young Voters in Atlanta on the eve of the BET Hip-Hop Awards. The purpose of the event was to bring together Bloggers, Artists and Community Activists to see what could be done to positively impact the mid term elections.
Being in the same room with so many creative and passionate people caused me to contemplate what type of video we could do to encourage people to take part. As usual the antics of the Tea Party/Republican candidates made it almost too easy to make fun of, and because they have so many high profile, although comical women candidates, we thought “Republican Woman” would definitely get the point across.
As soon as I touched down from the ATL, I called Cynik Lethal to flip the track, he called in Lindsay Pavlick to play Ms. Palin and Paradise the Architech put it all together. Special thanks goes out to Shadow/Ava Lounge and the Waffle Shop for allowing us to film and Ya Momz House Studio where we recorded the song.”
Hit the jump for an mp3 download and the lyrics “Republican Woman… Stay Away From Me”.