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NBC has trouble identifying black people
Amidst a segment on the morning show concerning the omnipresence of Barack Obama, an odd thing happened. When the show got to a segment on Obama's influences, they showed Stevie Wonder and then they mentioned Jay-Z. The only problem is that the picture they showed was not of Jay-Z, it was in fact New Jersey rapper, Joe Buddens.
Joe Buddens doesn't look anything like Jay-Z. Is it so much to ask for a little more attention to detail? This little faux pas of course was overlooked because a large percentage of the Today's Show audience probably wouldn't be able to identify either of them, but the point still remains.
Maybe it was a simple mistake, but it just goes to show how important it is to check the facts, and then check them again... and then check them one more time. After all Jay-Z is as mainstream a figure as they come and Joe Buddens... exactly. Amidst a segment on the morning show concerning the omnipresence of Barack Obama, an odd thing happened. When the show got to a segmen... more -
Israeli fighter pilots almost blasted Tony Blair’s jet out of sky
Tony Blair came within moments of being killed when two Israeli fighter aircraft threatened to shoot down a private jet taking him to a Middle East conference in the belief that it might have been staging a terrorist attack.
The warplanes were scrambled to intercept after the jet pilot failed to contact air traffic control. Mr Blair, the international community’s envoy to the Middle East, was flying from the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to attend a major conference on private investment in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem.
The Israeli aircraft used to intercept Mr Blair’s plane would have been versions of the F16 or F15, armed with Shafrir and Python air-to-air missiles. Both missiles have proved to be devastatingly effective and versatile.
Air traffic controllers spotted a suspicious aircraft heading into Israeli airspace from the Sinai peninsula on Monday and made several attempts to establish contact. When the pilot failed to respond to their urgent requests, the Israelis scrambled two fighters to intercept what they feared could have been a terrorist attacker.
During the entire incident, Mr Blair — flying with other delegates from the WEF, who were also attending the Bethlehem conference — was not informed of the situation by the pilot.
Israeli forces have been on high alert for threats from the Sinai region since Hamas knocked down a wall on the Egyptian border five months ago and had free access in and out of the besieged Gaza Strip for a week.
Initial investigations into the events indicated a technical malfunction was to blame for the breakdown in communication, the Israeli newspaper Maariv said, adding that new systems had been set up in recent months to identify suspicious aircraft. Tony Blair came within moments of being killed when two Israeli fighter aircraft threatened to shoot down a private jet taking him to ... more -
Clinton's grannies think Obama is a muslim
West Virginia just keeps outdoing itself! The state—which is separate from regular Virginia because they used to like black people—is expected to overwhelmingly support Hillary Clinton.
Because Senator Clinton has been quite effective in drumming up support among older, blue-collar voters, yes, but also because Barack Obama is a Muslim and a terrorist who will enslave the white race and probably suicide bomb the White House. In this clip , a voter explains that she can't support a Muslim. The reporter half-assedly attempts to correct her. Our voter will have none of it. West Virginia just keeps outdoing itself! The state—which is separate from regular Virginia because they used to like black people—is ... more -
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