Jun 30, 2009 in We Think
Last Thursday, June 25, 2009, Farrah Fawcett, the actress who came to international fame in the role of private investigator Jill Munroe, on the teevee show “Charlie’s Angels” passed away. She will be honored during a private funeral service, today, June 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (more…)
Jun 29, 2009 in We Think
You may have read our article about U.S. Army officer Lt. Dan Choi. As you may recall Dan Choi, a West Point graduate, fluent in Arabic who is also a combat veteran, refuses to lie about his sexual preference.
As a West Point cadet Dan Choi was trained to forego cheating, lying and stealing. As a commissioned officer Dan Choi is sworn to practice integrity everyday. The powers that be in the Department of the Army, and the Pentagon have taken steps to court martial and dishonorably discharge Dan Choi for doing what he has sworn to do as an officer in the United States military.
On Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 8 a.m., Lt. Dan Choi of the U.S. Army will stand trial for announcing: “I am gay.” (more…)
Jun 29, 2009 in We Think
Many have said it, and we agree, there is other news besides the death of Michael Jackson. We recognize that other things have happened in the world. (more…)
Jun 27, 2009 in We Think
Michael Jackson has performed live onstage around the world, with nearly every popular artist over the past forty years
Michael Jackson fans, fans who love the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, and fans of Briney Spears look at these performances.
Michael Jackson died on Thursday, June 25, 2009. He was 50 years old. Jackson, who began his music career at the age of 9 with his brothers in a group known as the Jackson 5, is an influential international super-star performer whose contributions have come to revolutionize the entire entertainment industry.
Jun 26, 2009 in We Think
See rare footage of an interview with Michael Jackson and his brothers when they were the Jackson 5.
Jun 26, 2009 in We Think
Michael Jackson,the world’s most innovative, the creative influence on popular music without equal in the last forty years, is dead.
Michael Jackson, the international super-star who began his career at age nine singing with his brothers, died yesterday at age 50. He will be remembered for his contributions to music, dance, charity, performance, world peace, celebrity and fashion for years to come. (more…)
Jun 21, 2009 in We Think
Back in 1968 a Washington, D.C. group sounding similar to the Temptations or even more like the Impressions had a hit tune for Father’s Day. Watch the video below and listen closely to the lyrics.
Happy Father’s Day to everyone who nurtures a child!
Jun 19, 2009 in We Think
As a public service we bring an update on the latest in excessive fees charged by our favorite financial institution, Bank Of America.
This story comes to us from New Mexico where the state, one of 30 other states, is using banks and credit card companies to disburse unemployment benefits by way of debit cards and direct deposits. State officials, and bankers say debit cards help reduce costs such as postage, paper and “processing”.
According to a Citi-bank spokesperson such programs are designed to supply a savings for the state while providing “added convenience without added expense” for the unemployed. Citi is the facilitator of unemployment benefits on pre-paid cards in Kansas and Maryland. The state of New Mexico reportedly realizes a savings of about $1.5 million annually using this procedure.
Sounds really great, right? Anytime a banking product is proclaimed to be good for the consumer, (more…)
Jun 18, 2009 in We Think
While some people are upset about a beauty queen scandal and others are upset over a former beauty queen’s non-scandal the bankers are doing what they do best. The financial institutions are preying on those who are unable to save themselves from their predatory banking practices.
This time it’s American dairy farmers. That’s right folks banks across the country are cutting off farmers’ access to credit and at least two dairy farmers have committed suicide in California. (more…)
Jun 16, 2009 in We Think
We think the latest brouhaha over a couple of jokes told last week by late night comedian David Letterman is much ado about a whole lot of nothing.
Letterman told a joke about Alaska’s governor and her family; he told a specific bad joke about one of her female children. He made a joke about the governor’s appearance, too.
We agree his jokes were not funny. A couple of them were in bad taste. Unlike radio personality Don Imus, David Letterman does not have a history of making coarse, off color remarks about young girls.
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