Michael Jackson Tribute Mixes by Dj Aryes & DJ Jaycee

I have been meaning to post theses Michael Jackson (MJ) tribute mixes I found on the internet for a while. I am pretty sure that there are a million and one MJ tribute mixes floating around out there on the Internet. I hope everyone enjoys these two mixes as I did. Follow the links to download.

http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/06/26/dj-aryes-michael-jackson-mix/

http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-the-soulful-years-mixed-by-dj-jaycee/

Former celebrity "it Girl" Theresa Randle

Theresa Randle is one of my former celebrity "It Girls" from the mid 90's to 2000's. She had roles in Girl 6, Sugar Hill, and Bad Boys I & II.

just heard a new track from Janelle Monae called "Come Alive". Its hot. Go to okayplayer.com.
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Pics of Kerry Washington

I am not sure if anyone knows, but Kerry Washington has quietly been my celebrity "it Girl" for a while now. What really solidified it for me was her roles in "Ray" and "I Think I Love My Wife". Below are some pictures I found of her.

Life

I just got in from hanging out and was thinking how fragile and short life can be. A friend told me they lost a relative to cancer this week. Another friend lost his wife suddenly last weekend. While driving home tonight, the cops and paramedics had just pulled up to this guy lying on the corner of Penn & Minn Ave. They were working very hard to revive him. I hope he pulls through. With all that said, I hope every one lives every day to the fullest cause tomorrow is not promised to any one.

HBO Documentary called Outrage

I happened to be watching HBO and came across this documentary called Outrage, documenting the secret double lives some politicians are/were leading. Thought it was pretty interesting. Check out this trailer.

Jay Smooth motivating the youth to vote

This video was posted in October 2008 during the final month of the presidential election. Considering that the 2010 congressional elections are around the corner and the Virginia governors race is currently ongoing, i felt the need to share. I thought it was pretty good.

New Qtip video from the renaissance album. Not sure how well this album did, but I know i enjoyed it thoroughly. Its currently in rotation on the i pod. If you haven't checked it out please give it a listen. Well enjoy the video.

Roman Polanski

Watched this video blog by Jay Smooth. I'm with him on this one.

Political Science 101

I was thinking the other day whether or not I should weigh in on the Health Care Reform debate. I have decided that since I do not know the details, I will refrain for now from adding my two cents. What I do want to talk about is the strategy that the Obama Administration is taking to get this bill through Congress. I want to know everyone’s opinion on whether the strategy the administration is using is the best strategy to get this bill through Congress.

It seems to me that the Administration is trying to convince both the American public as well as the elected representatives of the people that this is the best course of action for the country. I also think a large part of the American public doesn’t understand the details that goes into Health Care Reform, so they look to their elected representatives to make the best decision based on his or her expertise and research. After all, that is why we elected them as our representatives in Congress or is it.

We elect representatives to basically be our voice on multiple different topics that may affect us in some way or another. Most citizens do not voice their opinions about the multiple bills that are passed by congress daily. But every now and then, there comes a long a bill that not only stimulates debates among our elected representatives in Congress, but it also galvanizes the general public to voice their opinions for or against this bill.

Assuming that a constituent's elected representative is fully engaged and understands the details of the bill thoroughly, and he/she feels that his/her constituents would be better served with passage of the bill, should the representative vote in favor of the bill, even though his/her constituents have voiced their opinion against the bill?