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King’s Children Break Link With Obama

The papers and personal effects of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have been a source of income for the civil rights champion’s family for some time.   It appears that capitalizing on his legacy is nothing new to the clan.  But now Obama supporters are on the hot seat along with your local pan handler.  The King family is sick and tired of seeing their father alongside Obama on t-shirts and not getting a dime of the profit.  The image and likeness of MLK is protected by his children and they have a say on how it should be used.  In addition to the King siblings ganging up on the vendors, once again, strife is building between the siblings over their mother’s personal effects. 

Coretta Scott King, died in 2006.  Last year, the eldest of the siblings, Yolanda King, suddenly passed away.  But, before she died, she found personal papers of her mother’s detailing the life with MLK and the civil rights movement.  Now the fight is on between the three surviving siblings over how her personal journal and other things should be used.  Which luckily for the general public may result in them being distracted enough to slow the lawsuits for those who have enjoyed putting King and Obama together for profit.  Read here to see about how long you have before you have to stop selling your t-shirts and mugs. 

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Grandmother Gives Birth To Daughter’s Triplets

In these days and times it’s difficult to get a grandmother to babysit her grandkids, much less give birth to them. Though with all the new research and people getting younger and younger this may not be a phenomenon in the future.  This grandmother, age 56, volunteered to be a surrogate mother for her daughter and her husband.  The daughter had a hysterectomy and still wanted a chance to have children with her new husband.  Her mother was her saving grace.  She even wanted to have them NATURAL!!!  But the doctor said, “Hey! Don’t push it old lady!” (loosely translated)  The end result was a c-section, 2 identical twins and another baby girl.  This is truly a case of 60 being the new 30.  Get the full details here.

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Has Jordan Been Cloned?

LeBron James is the man right now!  The “go-to” man that is.  Last night, in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks, he was possessed by the Jordan of NBA past when he “flew” across the arena.  Spectators and cameramen alike are still trying to figure out if they need new glasses and lenses because it looked like a play right out of the movie “Like Mike” when Bow Wow gets the magical shoes.  We may have to do our own investigation into LeBron’s athletic abilities.  If we find out he has some magic dust, we’ll let you know.  But more than likely, this basketball phenom is just cut from the Michael Jordan cloth.  You will have to watch it several times to believe it.  Check it out:

“LeBron James Dunks from the Freethrow Line”

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KKK Slay One Of Their Own

 Times are really changing when the KKK has proven it’s so intrinsically stupid that, while trying to show the world they are an organization interested only in the value and quality of white life, they turn around and participate in white on white crime….during an initiation no less.  One of their chickens came home to Louisiana to roost from Washington in an effort to get jumped into the gang, initiated, whatever they do!  Then, boom! a fight breaks out and a murder cover-up begins.  Even the sheriff of this hick spot in Louisiana had to marvel at their IQ deficiency.  Read here to see why Jed and them really moved to Beverly.

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Barack Has Changed the Name Game

Now a lot of us have some unusual names:  Thessalonia, Quayaisha, De’Mon, Cadillac, and Porsche to name a few.  But now, with the advent of a President with an unusual name, everyone is looking to get a piece of that action.  There have been numerous new families all over the world celebrating and welcoming their babies with the full name or parts of the name Barack Obama.  Fortunately for George Bush, he doesn’t have to worry about the demand for his name.   After his administration, people won’t even let their children watch Curious George anymore.  Read here about the latest phenomena.

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Smokin’ Joe Vs. Judge Joe

I guess I’ve seen it all now.  Court television has gone Jerry Springer in it’s dramatic, unbelievable characters.  I don’t watch any of the court shows on a regular basis, but if I’m channel surfing and I catch something funny, I’m going to check it out.  But this time…THIS TIME??  You are going to check out this episode of Judge Joe Brown and wonder if he’s gone cable or is he taking all the Jerry Springer rejects in his courtroom.  I can’t hold it any longer!  I only ask that you don’t start scratching your neck and pacing while trying to watch the back and forth between Judge Joe Brown and the “defendant”.  Check out the “new” courtroom.

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