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Diddy is looking to change the perception of black males:

With the launch of his newest men’s fragrance on the horizon, Sean “Diddy” Combs is utilizing president-elect Barack Obama to promote the scent, in an effort to redefine the perception of African Americans.

The Wall Street Journal reports the rap mogul will appear in a black-and-white ad for the new I am King fragrance. The ad will be featured in magazines and on billboards across the country in December.

Dressed as a black James Bond, Combs wears a white dinner jacket as he is seen on jet skis, in casinos and aboard a yacht on the French Riviera.

Although the ads could come across with being out of touch with the current economy, Combs maintains that the promotion is reflective of what he labeled as an “affordable indulgence.”

“Everything on the market isn’t going to be attached to the bad economy,” he said. With Obama’s historic victory over Republican rival John McCain, Combs believes the time is now for marketers to shift their perception of the urban black male from the stereotypical person with lots of “bling,” to one of successful black men such as himself and Obama.

It makes perfect sense for Diddy to use Obama’s status as opposed to his own. Hell, he has only spent 15 years in the spotlight doing everything possible to perpetuate the same stereotype he is trying to change. SMH

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According to a report by Livesteez, the organized hate has already begun:

President-elect Barack Obama has not even been sworn in yet as the 44th president of the United States but social groups are popping up online calling for his impeachment. On Facebook, an “Impeach Barack Obama” group has attracted more than 700 members, and a lively debate about the Democrat’s election victory on Tuesday over Republican John McCain, according to the AFP World News. Another Facebook group of the same name has 160 members and urges others to join because “we might as well get a head start on the impeachment of Obama.” “There are a lot of Americans out there that do not fully understand the concept of Socialism or Communism which is why they’ve elected Obama as president,” it says. Yet another Facebook group, “Impeach Barack Hussein Obama,” has 160 members. It decries that Obama “has voiced support for various unconstitutional programs such as the assault weapons ban, universal health care, and various schemes for wealth distribution.”

The system created by America has worked exactly the way it was intended to, and the person who won fair and square can’t even make a decision before they are calling for his figurative head. SMH

Here’s an example of the types of messages some people have the audacity to write.

Read the full Livesteez story.

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A recent analysis by the Associated Press suggest Obama is going to split the old man’s wig and do it “to the white meat” on Tuesday:

Barack Obama has pulled ahead in enough states to win the 270 electoral votes he needs to gain the White House — and with states to spare — according to an Associated Press analysis that shows he is now moving beyond typical Democratic territory to challenge John McCain on historically GOP turf.

Even if McCain sweeps the six states that are too close to call, he still seemingly won’t have enough votes to prevail, according to the analysis, which is based on polls, the candidates’ TV spending patterns and interviews with Democratic and Republican strategists. McCain does have a path to victory but it’s a steep climb: He needs a sudden shift in voter sentiment that gives him all six toss-up states plus one or two others that now lean toward Obama.

Don’t get too excited, a lot of white folks will pull back at the last minute out of fear and racism when it’s time to vote. We need everyone to go out full blast and go out there and ride for Barack and Michelle, ride for your own future.

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Obama’s aunt is living in the “jects” in Boston as an illegal immigrant and the Obama campaign recently returned her little $200 donation to his campaign:

Barack Obama’s White House campaign said Saturday it was returning a small donation from his Boston-based Kenyan aunt after questions were raised over her US immigration status.

Aides said Obama had not been in touch with his late father’s sister, Zeituni Onyango, 56, for at least four years, and questioned reporting about her residency status so close to Tuesday’s election against Republican John McCain.Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt said the campaign was returning 265 dollars donated by the aunt to her nephew’s White House bid.Foreigners cannot donate money to US presidential candidates. But aides refused to say whether returning the money was an acknowledgement that the aunt was an illegal alien.

“Given the information that has been brought to our attention, the contributions are being refunded,” LaBolt said in a statement, without elaborating.Obama’s chief strategist David Axelrod would not comment on the aunt’s immigration status but said Obama last met her for sure at his Senate inauguration ceremony in 2004.

“It’s not a real close relationship. They have not been in close touch,” he told reporters after Obama addressed 15,000 supporters in Henderson, Nevada.

Someone needs to pass poor Zeituni some stacks, she shouldn’t be living in the jects.

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ABC missed out on a million dollar payday to air Obama’s commercial according to Livesteez:

A half-hour Barack Obama campaign ad will blanket the major broadcast networks Wednesday night – except for ABC. ABC tried to reach an agreement with the Obama campaign to air the commercial on a different night in an attempt to protect its struggling Wednesday lineup, according to people familiar with the discussions who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly. ABC had a change of heart, but by the time it decided to make the 8 p.m. EDT Wednesday slot available for the Democratic presidential candidate’s spot, his campaign had already finalized the ad buy, the source said. ABC will air an episode of the hourlong “Pushing Daisies” at that time as scheduled, according to The Associated Press. The Obama campaign bought time on CBS, NBC and Fox for $1 million per network. In Fox’s case, the ad will precede the resumption of rain-suspended Game 5 of the World Series in Philadelphia. Fox decided to pre-empt its World Series pre-game show for the Obama spot and will start its baseball coverage after the commercial’s 8:30 p.m. conclusion. The 30-minute spot, which was announced in early October, will air six days before the election between Obama and Republican candidate John McCain. It is also scheduled to run on Univision, BET, MSNBC and TV One.

If there is one thing that television networks can count on, it’s that America will be watching Barack Obama. We really wish we could have been there when they were deciding between airing Obama’s commercial or showing “Pushing Dasies.” SMH

Read the full Livesteez story.

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Askmen.com recently revealed their annual Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2008. Barack Obama topped the list coming in at #1.

Look who else made the list -

1. Barack Obama

17. Kanye West

18. Kobe Bryant

20. Lebron James

49. Lil Wayne

John McCain was number #10 and we find it hilarious that Hell’s Kitchen Chef Gordon Ramsey,#6, and Robert Downey Jr (who’s habitually in rehab), #4, have more influence than him.

Hopefully, Obama’s influence will be reflected in the polls in November as well. Yes We Can!!!!! and Yes We Are!!!!

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Rush Limbaugh and a slew of other conservatives dismissed Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama as race loyalty:

“Secretary Powell says his endorsement is not about race,” Limbaugh wrote. “OK, fine. I am now researching his past endorsements to see if I can find all the inexperienced, very liberal, white candidates he has endorsed. I’ll let you know what I come up with.

“I was also unaware of his dislike for John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia. I guess he also regrets Reagan and Bush making him a four-star and secretary of state and appointing his son to head the FCC. Yes, let’s hear it for transformational figures.”

Powell said this morning that if this had been about race he would have endorsed Obama last year, as opposed to giving Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., campaign contributions. It was about the campaigns Obama and McCain have been waging, Powell said, and the candidates they have become.

Discuss…

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Bossip recently caught up with Neyo to help us premiere our new segment, “The Bossip 5”.

Bossip: Name your perfect threesome. Male or Female. Dead or Alive.

Neyo: Definitely female, don’t believe everything you read. Me, Alicia Keys and Janet Jackson.

Bossip: Out of the three celebrities given, you have to choose one to “do” one to “marry” and one to “cast away to a remote island”. Celebs – Beyonce, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nia Long

Neyo: Well, Beyonce’s already married so…we would cast her away to Jay Z’s remote island. Jada Pinkett is married too, so I wouldn’t do her. So, I’d “do” Nia long.

Bossip: Name your favorite curse word, and use it in a sentence.

Neyo: My favorite curse has always been f*ck. I don’t know why, just the way it rolls off the tongue. As in – If John McCain wins the election, we’re f*cked.

Bossip: What’s your most recent embarrassing moment?

Neyo: I was doing a show in New York and I fell into the orchestra pit that was in front of the stage in front of a lot of very important people. The radio people, they talked about it for weeks.

Bossip: If you were invisible what celebrity would you stalk?

Neyo: Probably Alicia Keys…. because, I love her.

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Here is a picture of Obama’s rally today in Missouri which drew over 100,000 people:

Barack Obama attracted 100,000 people at a Saturday rally here, his biggest crowd ever at a U.S. event.The crowd assembled under the Gateway Arch on a sunny Saturday afternoon to hear Obama speak about taxes and slam the Republicans on economic issues.Lt. Samuel Dotson of the St. Louis Police Department confirmed the number of attendees piled into the grassy lawn by the Mississippi River.

To be sure, big crowds don’t always signal a big turnout on Election Day. But Obama’s ability to draw his largest audience yet in a typically red state that just weeks ago looked out of reach, could signal a changing electoral map. For months Missouri polls put Obama as much as ten percentage points behind Republican John McCain. It was widely believed that McCain’s pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate would have won over the state’s conservatives and boosted his chances there. So far, that hasn’t happened.

A Rasmussen poll released on Friday shows Obama leading in Missouri 52% to 46% for McCain.

I know a lot of people are mad seeing this. SMH. Don’t get too confident history will be made. Make plans to ride for your boy Barack on November 4.

Via WSJ

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Joe The Plumber tried to challenge your boy Barack and McCain tried to “lean” on Joe P. last night in the president debate but come to find out, that nicca Joe P. is suspect, You can tell by the above picture that Joe P. was up to no good:

According to public records, Mr. Wurzelbacher has been subject to two liens, each over $1,000, one of which — a personal tax lien — is still outstanding. Turns out that “Joe the Plumber,” as he became nationally known when Senator John McCain made him a theme at Wednesday night’s third and final presidential debate, may run a plumbing business but he is not a licensed plumber. His full name is Samuel J. Wurzelbacher. And he owes a bit in back taxes. The premise of his question to Mr. Obama about taxes may also be flawed, according to tax analysts.

An official at Local 50 of the plumber’s union, based in Toledo, said Mr. Wurzelbacher does not hold a license. He also has never served an apprenticeship and does not belong to the union. (The national plumber’s union, the United Association of Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Service Mechanics, endorsed Mr. Obama, it should be noted.)

“He’s basically playing games with the world,” Thomas Joseph, the local’s business manager, said in a telephone interview Thursday morning.

And his question to Mr. Obama about paying taxes? According to some tax analysts, if Mr. Wurzelbacher’s gross receipts from his business is $250,000 — and not his taxable income — then he would not have to pay higher taxes under Mr. Obama’s plan, and probably would be eligible for a tax cut.

On Thursday, he told the Associated Press that he felt like Britney Spears.

“I’m kind of like Britney Spears having a headache,” he said. “Everybody wants to know about it.”

SMH. Suspect @ss nicca. That Joe P. is something else.

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The latest national poll has Obama splitting the old man’s wig:

Over all, the poll found that if the election were held today, 53 percent of those determined to be probable voters said that they would vote for Mr. Obama and 39 percent said they would vote for Mr. McCain. The McCain campaign’s recent angry tone and sharply personal attacks on Senator Barack Obama appear to have backfired and tarnished Senator John McCain more than their intended target, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll has found.

After several weeks in which the McCain campaign unleashed a series of harsh political attacks on Mr. Obama, trying to tie him to a former 1960s radical, among other things, the poll found that voters see Mr. McCain as waging a more negative campaign than Mr. Obama. Six in 10 of those surveyed said that Mr. McCain had spent more time attacking Mr. Obama than explaining what he would do as president; by the same margin voters said Mr. Obama was spending more of his time explaining than attacking.

It’s a little late in the game for the old man to be down this much and come back. No Cents, Jesse Jackson, and other useless negroes will have to bow down, there is a new star in town. Someone (Michelle too) we can be proud of and encouraged if our kids want to be like him.

Don’t get too excited, get your a*s up and vote November 4, people are known to lie when being asked who they would vote for. The ‘Bradley Effect’ is real.

via NY Times

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The albino bonobo, John McCain, got his ass beat up again in the debate last night:

Fifty-four percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey conducted after the debate ended said that Obama did the best job in the debate, with 30 percent saying Sen. John McCain performed better.

According to the poll, 64 percent had a favorable opinion of Obama after the debate, up 4 points from before the event. Fifty-one percent of those polled had a favorable opinion of McCain after the debate, unchanged from before its start.

A majority said Obama seemed to be the stronger leader during the debate, 54 percent to 43 percent, and by a more than 2-to-1 ratio — 65 percent to 28 percent — viewers thought Obama was more likable during the debate.

YES WE CAN!!!

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The intellectually challenged and desperate Governor of Alaska is going beyond trying to brand Obama as a terrorist sympathizer and is now trying to bring back Reverend Wright to scare shaky white folks before the election:

In an interview with neoconservative columnist Bill Kristol, Palin said: “To tell you the truth, Bill, I don’t know why that association isn’t discussed more, because those were appalling things that that pastor had said about our great country, and to have sat in the pews for 20 years and listened to that — with, I don’t know, a sense of condoning it, I guess, because he didn’t get up and leave — to me, that does say something about character. But, you know, I guess that would be a John McCain call on whether he wants to bring that up.”

The stock market is about to crash again today and the worse it gets, the more race cards these bastards are going to throw out. SMH. If you want to roll out your own version of “ho sit down” on election day, get serious about registering to vote. It’s time to start ridin’, the battle has not been won yet.

McCain had previously said he wouldn’t use the Rev Wright issue as a weapon, you know that nicca lied.

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Local Yokel Sarah Palin and Joe Biden duked it out at last night’s one and only vice presidential debate. Ms. I-can-see-Russia-from-my-house attempted to dismiss the fact that the republicans are directly responsible for the the no-end-in-sight war and the financial turmoil over here. She said:

“Enough is enough with looking backward and playing the blame game,” Palin said in response to a question about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. “There’s a time, too, when Americans are gonna say, ‘Enough is enough,’ with your ticket constantly looking backwards and pointing fingers and doing the blame game. There have been huge blunders in the war, there have been huge blunders throughout this administration, as there are with any administration, but for a ticket that wants to talk about change and looking into the future, there’s just too much finger-pointing backwards to ever make us believe that that’s where you’re going.”

Bidden hit back hard, splaying the facts as such:

It was two Mondays ago John McCain said at 9 o’clock in the morning that the fundamentals of the economy were strong,” Biden said. “Two weeks before that, he said George – we’ve made great economic progress under George Bush’s policies. Nine o’clock, the economy was strong. Eleven o’clock that same day, two Mondays ago, John McCain said that we have an economic crisis. That doesn’t make John McCain a bad guy, but it does point out he’s out of touch.”

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Here is the latest cover of The New Yorker Magazine crackin’ a joke on Alaskan Governor Palin. Palin has claimed she has foreign policy cred because Alaska is close to Russia. SMH.

Fill in The Blank:

If the old man John McCain (72 years old) beat Obama and “unfortunately” dies from his lifelong battle with cancer and Palin becomes President, this country is____________________.