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In case you are only aware of the “hits”, the movie Soul Surfer is a “sleeper”: a small movie that becomes widely seen by word of mouth recommendations. I usually dislike surfer movies (e.g. Blue Crush) but I do like the photography of the ocean in them, so I watched this one. The good news: […]
There are missing folks in the culture of Hollywood and the American news media. One “missing person” are ordinary Hispanics.Another is the ordinary Asian. Hispanics differ from one another (my Colombian born sons never ate a taco, and spoke Castilian, not Mexican dialect). But Asians differ even more, even those from the same country. Asians […]
Dr. Diep Le is fixing teeth in Quang Tri province. Ho hum, another do gooder article, let’s all look away to the good stuff: blood and guts and political mudslinging. But hold it a second. There is a lot more to the story. Not only is Major Le an American born in Viet Nam, but […]
The headlines here in the Philippines are full of the usual stuff: corruption, political charges, a celebrity’s wife who was shot, and of course our lovely president, Gloria Arroyo, traveling the world to get more jobs for our Overseas foreign workers. But one small story on GMA NEWS caught my eye: About 30 troops from […]
You may have heard that the Left Coast Crime Convention next month is in Hawaii. Going is out of the question for me, as much as I would like to do so, unless the Texas Lottery folks manage to select my numbers very soon. They have resisted all my efforts for years so I don’t […]
M.I.T. graduate Will Bradshaw is co-founder and President of Green Coast Enterprises, using innovative procedures to rebuild New Orleans homes devastated by Katrina. He is pro-life. He is voting for Barack Obama. When Bradshaw describes himself as “pro-life,” he is speaking about an issue that goes beyond the simplistic code word that usually refers only […]
In a B.N.N EXCLUSIVE I can report By the close of today’s news cycle, the course of this Presidential election will change. It has been confirmed, the controversy over Barack Obama’s birth record does not has previously speculated concern his possible birth in Kenya. The cover up is related to the fact, he is not the son […]
Another BNNÂ blogger has posted a smear job on Senator Obama’s mother that is beyond the pale. Such things are for the Huffpost or Andrew Sullivan, not those of use who are lowly observers of the world. Yet how many people actually know the real story of Senator Obama’s parents? Not the propaganda job at […]
Just how did Barack Obama (D-IL), a rather undistinguished IL state senator, get elected to the U.S. Senate, and without doing anything noteworthy in that august body, go on to capture his party’s nomination for president before even finishing out his first term in Congress? A combination of heartlessness and happenstance – and some say, […]
Insiders have been quietly saying for months, in fourth paragraphs, that Kansas Governor Sebelius is on Obama’s short list. But she is unknown to nearly everyone in the country. It seems entirely possible that Senator Obama is trotting out all kinds of men for public vetting, leading the media by the nose and misdirecting them so […]
Unless you are from Hawaii or a Catholic, you probably don’t know about Father Damien, a Belgian priest sent to Hawaii back in the days when Leprosy was considered very infectious, (with the stigma of shame since some considered it an STD) and those with it were quarrantined to a hell hole on the beautiful […]
Though The Stiletto lives in “an inner city suburb,†she’s not down with that new-fangled “hippety hop music†and typically needs to look up ghetto slang references on UrbanDictionary.com. Apparently, there is brouhaha brewing over a Fox News caption which referred to Michelle Obama as “Obama’s Baby Mama†– that is, an ex-girlfriend with whom […]
New Jersey art dealer, George Wieschenberg of Lambertville, was sentenced to six years of prison for being a marijuana “farmer.†According to MSNBC, Wieschenberg, pleaded guilty to “operating a marijuana production facility,†in which he grew marijuana plants, said State Attorney General Anne Milgrim. Back in October of 2007, New Jersey State Police officers saw […]
It’s true! Would hysterical conservatives lie to you about a Godless Muslim Koran-fondling wild man like Scary Barry? A man who doesn’t always wear a flag pin on his lapel? That was mighty careless of him. You’d think the Anti-Christ would be a little more devious than that. Since Christ was clearly a white American, […]
When Hillary lies, does she know she is lying? Is she a reflexive liar, a compulsive liar, or a pathological liar? Does the staggering number of lies she has told during this campaign make her morally unfit for the office she seeks? Do the things about which she lied make her psychologically unfit? Consider these […]
Tucker Chapman violated terms of his parole. The Son who Sold the Damning Tape to the National Enquirer is back in Jail According to reports, Drugs and Felons are the causes “Instant Karma’s gonna get you.” –John Lennon song DBKP has just learned that Tucker Chapman, the son of Duane “Dog” Chapman who, many contend, […]
The Show’s formerly Big Ratings for A&E Network didn’t Hurt, Either A&E Network’s Reality Show, Dog the Bounty Hunter to resume Production Announcement Marks the Latest Step on a Journey of Redemption  ALSO: Dog News Roundup for Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Dog the Bounty Hunter fans can now start their celebrations. It’s now official: […]
Building on last week’s “Potomac Primary,†Barack Obama (D-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) kept their winning streaks going.    In WI, Obama and McCain won by comfortable margins over Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Mike Huckabee (R-AR), respectively (58 percent to 41 percent in the Dem primary; 55 percent to 37 percent in the GOP primary). Though […]
“You can Run –But you can’t hide” “You can run, but you can’t hide” will be heard again. On TV. The Dog is Back. A & E is bringing back the Dog. An A&E official has told website TMZ that his show “Dog the Bounty Hunter” is going back into production. A network official confirms […]
Wisconsin and Washington Hold Democrat Primaries, Hawaii Holds Caucuses this Week Consulting the Stars: How will Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama do? Who has the edge, Astrologically-speaking Between Clinton and Obama this Week? Another in the DBKP 2008 Political Astrology series. Under the star’s benevolence, who will receive celestial glad tidings and the key to […]
“. . . and we are political junkies.”–“Hi, Mark; hi Mom!” You’ll never catch Mom or me at a Twelve Step meeting. I don’t want “serenity.†I want adrenaline. I want to roll up one sleeve, plug my high speed internet cable into a vein, let my eyes roll back, and quiver uncontrollably when I […]
(London, UK) The Autism Awareness Campaign UK is urging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt.Rev. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of York, Rt.Rev.Dr.John Sentamu, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormack Murphy O’Connor and other senior church leaders to speak out on the suffering of some parents, carers and people with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome on Autism Sunday […]
Two Maintenance Workers Steal a Golf Club Member’s Pet Dog While He’s Golfing They Take the Dog to a Third Worker’s House and Butcher and Eat it Now Indicted, They Face Up to Five Years in a Hawaiian Prison Do they Believe in Karma? Think of Hawaii and you think of sunshine, beaches and bikinis. […]
  By RB Scott Boston, MA. January 13, 2007  A respected national newspaper recently reported that Presidential candidate W. Mitt Romney, “reeling from defeats in New Hampshire and Iowa,†decided to suspend advertising in South Carolina and Florida, a decision that “laid bare the dire condition of his run for the White House…† […]
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Sidekick, Tim Chapman, Turns Himself In He Almost Runs over Someone in Honolulu But it was Only a Security Guard, after all Tim Chapman Chicago troubles: innocent changing of juiced clothing, or lewd act? You decide. Tim, a sidekick of TV bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman, turned himself in to authorities […]
Civil Rights Pioneer, Roy Innis, Agreed Last Week to Monitor Duane “Dog” Chapman Newshounds’ Ellen Thinks Roy Innis is “dubious” when it Comes to Civil Rights DBKP Asks 2006 “Angry Negro Award” winner, Snoop, of Political Party Poop for his Opinion “More Fake White Liberal Outrage: The Rehabilitation of Duane “Dog” Chapman is the result. […]
Rumors Buzz about Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Return Is TMZ’s story true? Neither Arts & Entertainment nor Dog’s Camp could be reached for Comment Is Dog the Bounty Hunter headed back to the TV airwaves? Could be, if the wags at TMZ are correct. The “Dog the Bounty Hunter” was a mainstay of Arts and […]
Roy Innis of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Met with Dog Yesterday Calls Duane “Dog” Chapman a “Man’s Man” Words Mean Something and Can Hurt Innis once took Freedom Rides Across the South, Now Embarks on a Different Ride: mentoring the chastised star of the “Dog the Bounty Hunter” TV Series, Duane Chapman. Another black […]
Fans Will Rally in Show of Support for Duane “Dog” Chapman A & E Studio Building Site of Rally Organizers Call to Fans for Show of Support Dog the Bounty Hunter fans will rally outside the A&E studios building in New York City this Thursday in a show of support for their favorite TV show […]
BOND–Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny Has Charity Event Dog Will Be Signing Books and Meeting Fans All Proceeds To Help BOND’s Home for Boys Fans Finally Have a Chance to Help Out We Talk to BOND about Boys and the “Dog” The Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson has spent his entire life stretching out his […]
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