Archive for June 8th, 2009
08
Jun
09
If You Fall, I Will Catch You
Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry present a Lee Daniels film. Claireece “Precious” Jones is abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed.
With sheer audacity and utter authenticity, director Lee Daniels tackles “Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire” and creates an unforgettable film that sets a new standard for cinema of its kind. Precious Jones (Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe) is a high-school girl with nothing working in her favor. She is pregnant with her father’s child – for the second time. She can’t read or write, and her schoolmates tease her for being fat. Her home life is a horror, ruled by a mother (Mo’Nique) who keeps her imprisoned both emotionally and physically. Precious’s instincts tell her one thing: if she’s ever going to break from the chains of ignorance, she will have to dig deeply into her own resources. Don’t be misled – “Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire” is not a film wallowing in the stillness of depression; instead, it vibrates with the kind of energy derived only from anger and hope. The entire cast are amazing; they carry out a firestorm of raw emotion. Daniels has drawn from them inimitable performances that will rivet you to your seat and leave you too shocked to breathe. If you passed Precious on the street, you probably wouldn’t notice her. But when her story is revealed, as Daniels does in this courageous film, you are left with an indelible image of a young woman who – with creativity, humor, and ferocity – finds the strength to turn her life around.
My eyes completely welled up watching this and its only the damn trailer. I WILL be checking this out when it drops in theatres on November 6, 2009 tissue box at the ready! This movie is going to be tremendous and will showcase the power of the human spirit and overcoming adversity against all odds. I know it’s only a role but Mo’Nique is gonna make me hate her on this one, yo! Especially after Charm School! lol how ironic! And from what I see here, Mrs. Nick Cannon has come a LONG way from her “Glitter” days. Go girl!
08
Jun
09
“My Momma Gave Me That Chain!”
Or T-Pain pimped yo’ momma to get it. WTF? I thought there was a recession! And the explanation for your big ass chain? NEGRO PLEASE. Yea, I’m judging you.
“10lbs. 197kts. Very very real I don’t know what fake feel like. $410,000. Hola señor recession proof. With 32 cars.Oldest child 5 and already got 4 million in her own account. I dont do dumb shit like this till I know the fams good. So don’t judge me frm what I buy. Judge me frm what I do. Cuz it’s so many artists that put themself before their family. but thanx yo”
You know you haven’t arrived until some fool immortilizes you on their skin! Just ridiculous. And the artwork isn’t even good. I say the same thing that I say when I see the Tupac and/or Aaliyah tatts or any other tattoos of famous people on regular people’s bodies, good artwork or not: GO SEE SOMEONE AND HAVE YOUR BRAIN ANALYZED.
08
Jun
09
Cockblocking 7 “Showtime”
Always gotta love it 
“Did you just shit yourself!?” LMFAOOO!
08
Jun
09
Mom Puts Feces In Baby’s IV
OK. WTF!? WTF!? WTF!?
When a 3-year-old patient kept having setbacks during her recovery, doctors at Dell Children’s Medical Center suspected that the child’s mother was to blame, Austin police said Wednesday.
They set up a hidden camera in the child’s hospital room that police and court records said soon recorded Emily Beth McDonald smearing human waste on the girl’s intravenous line, which can cause potentially life-threatening illnesses.
McDonald, a 23-year-old mother of three who wrote essays and blogged about giving birth to premature children, now faces a charge of injury to a child, a first-degree felony that carries a sentence of life in prison. She was arrested Sunday.
“The medical records showed the child would start getting better, and feces mostly likely would get introduced,” said Chris Hallas, an Austin police child abuse detective.
Doctors said McDonald’s actions created a “substantial risk for death,” according to an arrest affidavit.
Bob Phillips, an attorney who is representing McDonald, said his client is a “fine young woman from a fine family who loves her children very much.”
“I believe that as the facts unfold, the impression people have of this young woman will change for the better,” Phillips said, declining to elaborate.
McDonald was released from the Travis County Jail late Wednesday on a personal recognizance bond after confusion between two judges about who was overseeing the case and how much bail she should post. McDonald must wear an electronic monitoring device as part of her release.
McDonald’s other children — a 6-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son — are in the care of relatives, officials said.
McDonald wrote in a 2007 essay for the American-Statesman about premature births that she suffered from depression after the child was born and “got overwhelmed with the amount of care (her daughter) required.”
According to an arrest affidavit, the child was admitted to the hospital April 15 with high fever and “a long history of chronic diarrhea.” Doctors at the time conducted blood tests that were positive for bacteria commonly found in feces.
During the next several weeks, investigators said, the girl cycled from recovery to setback, triggering alarm among doctors.
The affidavit said hospital staff had to replace the child’s intravenous lines several times because of infections or clots in the lines.
Investigators said doctors decided to set up a surveillance camera in the room.
The affidavit said hospital staff reviewed the tape Sunday and it showed McDonald putting feces from a diaper on her finger and placing it in a tube leading to the child’s bloodstream.
According to the affidavit, detectives questioned McDonald at the hospital, and she told them that she had wiped feces in the tube five times during her daughter’s hospital stay.
“McDonald advised that she knew her actions would cause her daughter to stay sick,” the affidavit said. The document said McDonald told investigators she was aware her actions could lead to the child’s death.
The children’s father, whom authorities did not identify, was surprised to learn of the allegations against McDonald, police said.
According to McDonald’s essay for the American-Statesman, the child weighed 1 pound, 7 ounces when she was born and was in critical condition at one point.
After going home, the child underwent three surgeries, four hospital stays and “too many doctors visits and tests to count,” the essay said.
“Feeding continues to remain a struggle and she’s still 100 percent tube fed,” the essay said.
McDonald also has posted Internet videos that show pictures of her daughter.
During a news conference Wednesday, authorities praised the actions of hospital staff for aiding in the investigation.
The Seton Family of Hospitals released a statement saying that it has “many security and safety procedures in place to protect our patients. If we suspect possible injury to one of our patients, we take legal and necessary steps to protect their health and safety.”
After McDonald’s release from jail Wednesday afternoon, state District Judges Charlie Baird and Julie Kocurek explained why she had been released on a personal recognizance bond Tuesday, rearrested during the day Wednesday and ordered released again about 5 p.m.
Baird said he was approached Tuesday by defense attorney Keith Hampton, who explained the details of the case.
He said he agreed to allow McDonald to leave jail because he did not think she would pose a public threat and would reappear in court.
Baird said the bond came with the condition that McDonald not have any contact with children unless supervised and approved by Child Protective Services, among other rules.
Kocurek said that when she revoked bond Wednesday and ordered McDonald rearrested, she mistakenly thought Baird had signed the personal recognizance bond while it was assigned to her court.
“I would not have signed the personal bond in this case because of the nature of the charges,” Kocurek said.
However, she said it is the court’s policy to honor bonds set by other judges.
Kocurek said that in addition to an order that McDonald must wear an electronic monitoring device, police officials also issued an emergency protective order to keep her away from her three children for 30 to 60 days.
.... Says What?