Tha Darkside Vibe #52

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Tha Darkside asks God for help

The Presidential debate

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Artist spotlight - Hots

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The Republican Disgrace...

We all know that the world of politics is dog eat dog and isn't for the faint of heart. Constant character attacks, personal attacks, highs, lows and everything in between...but what the Republican party has done in the past 10 years is a downright disgrace.

This is not to say that the Democratic party is not without it's faults, but the way the Republican party has used personal and character attacks in recent campaigns can not go overlooked. Barack Obama was at a town hall a couple of days ago and while talking about John McCain and President Bush, he made the comment that you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. He was not referring to Governor Palin, but Bush and McCain. No more than an hour after he made this statement, McCain's camp fired back and wanted Obama to apologize for the so called sexist remark against Governor Palin. Almost as fast, they had an attack ad on the web called Lipstick.


It just cracks me up how they just splice a couple of clips together to make it seem one way when it actually isn't. This has Karl Rove written all over it. How can you support a party who looks to Karl Rove as an inspiration and leader. He should be in jail along with several other prominent Republicans, but guess who is helping them out, Bush.

I have to give it up to Barack Obama for trying to turn the other cheek when it comes to gutter politics. But he has to remember what those gutter politics did to John Kerry and his bid for President in 2004. Questioning his military service just to cast doubt. John McCain is a hypocrite, a true hypocrite. I seem to remember a certain politician saying the exact same thing:

See what I am talking about? The Republican party seems to have forgotten about Senator McCain saying the same thing about Hillary Clinton's health care policy. He wasn't called a sexist or asked to apologize. The reason is because it's NOT a sexist or derogatory statement against women.

This has been a theme throughout the primaries and now the Presidential campaign. Sexism and racism have reared their ugly heads and certain parties have chosen to play on these fears in order to gain support. Obama wants to keep racism and sexism out of this race, make it about the issues, but not the Republicans. You want to know why? When you don't have an answer for 8 years of this country losing all respect and the economy in the tank, you play on people's fears and try to divert their attention away from the real issues. The Republicans have even used these character and personal attacks against each other. Remember when McCain and Bush were going head to head for the Republican nomination years back and the Bush camp put out a story that McCain had fathered a black child? Are you serious? What the hell does that have to do with any of the important issues? Nothing. It's a diversion tactic. Get the news media and people around the water coolers talking about salacious gossip and not what is important.

John McCain likes to play a cool game. He says he is against negative campaigning and he seems genuine when he says it, yea right. Here is what McCain does. He will have his sheep float out an attack to the media and hours later, McCain will come back and say something like that has no place in politics... trying to make himself look like the good guy. Give me a break.

So, John McCain is the one who is going to defend women against sexism? Remember, this is the same person who made several disgusting jokes and cracks towards women.


Here is the bottom line people. I have no problem with anyone running for office. My thought is that McCain has chosen Governor Palin to try and sway some of the Hillary Clinton vote. We need to stop listening to the crap that Republican party is trying to hammer us with and pay attention to the issues. That is what the Republican party does not want. Ask yourself this question..

Which 8 years were better, the Clinton years or the Bush years? If you answer Bush, then you deserve 4 more years of what we have endured with George Bush. I feel sorry for you.

Tha Darkside Vibe #51

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The Chelsea Lately contest

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Artist spotlight: Falling Wallendas

Movie review: Boxing Day


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The Best of Tha Darkside Vibe Vol II

Here it is folks! Episode #50! This episode is a best of that last 50 episodes of the show. From some of my favorite moments, to some of the moments you told me you really enjoyed. So sit back, download the show and enjoy some of my comic genius. Of course, comments are always welcome! So, click the link above and listen to a synopsis of some of my best work.

History has been made...

This is an absolutely amazing thing. Senator Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. This is huge folks, huge! I never in my lifetime thought I would see a black person with a legitimate chance to win the White House. Take a minute, sit back and reflect on what this country has gone through when it comes to race. Slavery, lynchings, race riots of the 60's, the killing of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X and the KKK. We as a race have gone through many trials and tribulations but are here still standing tall. Barack is a shining moment for us and should be noted as a major story in the history of this country.

Not since JFK has a candidate fueled such excitement and enthusiasm when it comes to a political campaign. With both Hillary and Barack, more people have signed up and voted than any other time in history, truly amazing. Now, I am one of the Obama supporters that does not hate Hillary Clinton. You have to give her her due on what she has accomplished in this Democratic primary. One of the problems that I have with the Clintons is that they seem like sore losers, especially Bill. She did not even acknowledge his winning of the nomination tonight, which I think was in poor taste. But I will not let Hillary take our thunder away, not this historic night.

Now Obama faces off with Senator John McCain, a candidate who couldn't be futher from the ideals that Obama believes. I think the fall campaign hinges on 2 important topics, the economy and the Iraq war. McCain wants to continue the war in Iraq, Barack does not. I think this war was a mistake from the beginning and 4000 Americans have had to die during the war. The economy is in complete shambles due to Republican policies. We are in the midst of a recession and McCain does not have a solid idea on what to do to get our economy back on track.

I remember when I was a little boy and asked my mother would there ever be a black president? She basically me that in her lifetime and my lifetime. She would have a tremendous smile on her face now if she was still here.

I salute you Barack Obama for proving that anyone who works hard and believes in their dream, can accomplish anything. If Martin Luther King Jr could only see this now.



God Bless the United States!

Tha Darkside Vibe #49

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Clinton/Obama discussion

News - Mariah Carey gets married..Nick Hogan in jail...We have a winner American Idol style

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Artist spotlight - mayamusic

The Bill O'Reilly flipout

Keith Olbermann responds to O'Reilly

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Skeletor lives....Hi Ann Coulter

Politics is a very dirty game. In order for someone to run for any type of political office, you have to have a thick skin. Anyone who supports a candidate also has to have a thick skin. Over the course of a campaign, many negative things by many people will be said about your candidate. You can either fight back with your emotions and not respond rationally or you can take what is being said about you, gather the facts and respond in a cool and intelligent way. If you haven't guessed by now, I am a supporter of Barack Obama and before you even say it, no it's not just because he is black. Granted, I never thought I would see a black candidate in my lifetime to actually have a chance to win the White House, so this is historical. I also agree with many of his policies and ideas on how to change the stranglehold some politicians have on our political system. Not since John F. Kennedy has a candidate sparked so much interest in politics and galvanized so many people.

This has been a long primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, too long. Being the first black candidate with an actual chance for the White House, Obama has met with some reservations by many in the political arena and voters, which is understandable. We knew race would be an issue in this election, but I was hoping that analysts and voters would try to stick to the issues rather than tabloid garbage. His pastor Reverend Wright, not wearing a flag pin and other problems that have popped up during this campaign. In my opinion, he has handled them extremely well. It's kind of a no win situation for him, if he doesn't respond, he is the candidate that doesn't have any toughness, if he does stand up and fight, he's the angry black politician which is something he can't afford if he wants to attract the important blue collar vote.

So, how does Ann Coulter fit into all this you ask? Well, every night I watch MSNBC or CNN to hear all the so called political analysts views on the days events that pertain to the Democratic primary race. This particular night, I turned on a program hosted by Glenn Beck and Ann Coulter was the guest. For those of you that don't know her, she is a conservative political analyst and also a best selling author who has stirred up some controversy in the recent past, but we'll get to that. Now, I have no problem with these political "experts" opinions good or bad about Obama, as long as they stick with the issues and not tabloid garbage or hearsay. Ann was asked to give her opinion on Obama and his chances for the Presidency. She had stated weeks before if McCain won the Republican nomination, even though she is a Republican, she would vote for Clinton if she was the Democratic nominee. She has very different opinions than McCain and doesn't think he represents the "true" conservative. When asked what will you do if/when Obama gets the nomination, she says that I said I would vote for Clinton, not Obama. She then goes on to bash his campaign with rhetoric that had nothing to do with the issues and the part that bothered me most is that she kept calling him Barack Hussein Obama, emphasising his middle name. When she was asked basically not to do that and it wasn't fair, she said why not, that is his name. True, it is his name, but why use it to make it seem that he has some kind of connection to terrorists or Sadam. She knew exactly what she was doing and that really bothered me. In politics, perception is everything. Obama has had to deal with this off and on during the campaign, even as recently as a couple of days ago at a diner, he went up to shake a potential voters hand and the man would not shake it. Saying that he was a Muslim and his middle name was Hussein. I guess that guy must have been Joe Redneck. Tactics like this are trying to strike fear in the minds of people who really don't follow the news and truly follow what is going on in the race and I think it's disgraceful!

Why is Ann Coulter of all people asked to be an analyst on the campaign? She has had some really cruel things to say about people and here are just a few:

1) On Senator John Edwards when he ran with John Kerry for the White House..

"I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but it turns out that you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I'm - so, kind of at an impasse, can't really talk about Edwards, so I think I'll just conclude here and take your questions"

2) Her comments on Muslims..

"Airports scrupulously apply the same laughably ineffective airport harassment to Suzy Chapstick as to Muslim hijackers. It is preposterous to assume every passenger is a potential crazed homicidal maniac. We know who the homicidal maniacs are. They are the ones cheering and dancing right now.
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war"

"Not all Muslims may be terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims -- at least all terrorists capable of assembling a murderous plot against America that leaves 7,000 people dead in under two hours"

3) Her comments about Jews on the show The Big Idea hosted by Donny Deutsch...

DEUTSCH: You said — your exact words were, "Jews need to be perfected." Those are the words out of your mouth.[152]COULTER: No, I'm saying that's what a Christian is.DEUTSCH: But that's what you said — don't you see how hateful, how anti-Semitic—COULTER: No!DEUTSCH: How do you not see? You're an educated woman. How do you not see that?COULTER: That isn't hateful at all.DEUTSCH: But that's even a scarier thought. OK—COULTER: No, no, no, no, no. I don't want you being offended by this. This is what Christians consider themselves, because our testament is the continuation of your testament. You know that. So we think Jews go to heaven. I mean (Jerry) Falwell himself said that, but you have to follow laws. Ours is "Christ died for our sins." We consider ourselves perfected Christians. For me to say that for you to become a Christian is to become a perfected Christian(sic) is not offensive at all.

This is the kind of person you call on to give her opinion on what is happening with Obama and the Democratic primary? Are you serious? Again, if you have valid arguments against a candidate no matter who it is, more power to you, but to take it to gutter politics and to try and strike fear into people for no reason, that is just wrong.

I think Ann needs a sandwich and a hug.

Just my opinion.