Uhh… Japan and Australia don’t want us to “Buy American” (ya know, that little protectionism thing) because, well, THERE WOULD BE A TRADE WAR! Japan and Australia warn on “Buy American,” protectionism By Yoko Kubota TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Australia expressed concern on Thursday about protectionism stemming from the “Buy American” provisions in Washington’s mammoth stimulus measures aimed at helping pull the U.S. economy out of recession. Australia warned the move to protect U.S. iron and steel makers would lead to a retaliatory trade...

Always solid brutha David Scott Anderson just says the words “Okay, see… The Obama Administration will be funny” and proceeds to show some funny clips by John Stewart, Jay Leno, and Stephen Colbert regarding the Obama Administration. Folks, good comedians and comediennes have no problem finding humor. No matter how dry someone may appear (President Obama) the funny folks will find something. So don’t fear lovers of The Daily Show and others. Things will keep on rolling along. Besides, President Obama is funny. He’s got the too cool look down so much it’s...

You know my dear friends and enemies, times are tough for us regular Joes and Janes. Many of us are constantly wondering if our job is the next to hit the highway. We wonder how we are going to manage if that happens. And that wonderment is filled with fear, anxiety, and for some, downright terror. I got to hear that terror this morning from a cousin. He currently works for Caterpillar and he’s in bad shape knowing his days are numbered there. Caterpillar says to cut 20,000 jobs By James B. Kelleher CHICAGO (Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc said on Monday that quarterly earnings fell more...

Say what you want about ex-President George Bush Jr., but he and his wife Laura Bush have been classy, professional, and very nice in helping President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama through the transition process. Frankly, I’m not one to pile onto ex-President Bush. September 11th was a insanely tough situation to deal with. And he has blundered badly in Iraq and Afghanistan. But he’s not Hitler or even worse Satan. Just stop it. Image courtesy of CNN.com

Pajamas Media has sent Joe The Plumber (JTP) to Israel to give the regular American point of view concerning the Israel-Gaza conflict. Bob Owens of Pajamas Media says all the fuss mainstream media is making about JTP’s assignment is due to fear: Pajamas TV is turning Joe the Plumber into a journalist, and the media class doesn’t like it one bit. Joe Wurzelbacher is in Israel with a television crew in tow to talk to Israeli civilians about the war with Hamas in Gaza, and quite a few journalists — including the author of this media blog — seem personally offended that an out-of-work...

I think we may need community witch doctors and herbalists very soon: Workers face more health care cuts Most of the southeast Michigan companies surveyed will reduce or eliminate coverage. Joel J. Smith / The Detroit News The majority of businesses in southeast Michigan expects to scale back health care benefits for employees, while more than one-quarter are considering eliminating employee health coverage, according to a survey. The troubling news for Metro Detroit workers was among the key findings of a survey of executives from 203 local companies by Troy-based John Bailey & Associates....

I support building border fences/walls/moats to secure our southern border with one big yet beautiful change: We build restaurants, malls, and entertainment venues into the fence/wall/moat at strategic points! Just think about it… We can get paid, secure the borders, and share our wonderful American-ness with would-be illegals. Once our lovely neighbors down south get a dose of cheap goods and entertainment (no red light districts) at the border, they won’t have any reason to come here. They’ll be too busy luggin’ around cheap, globally made goods and have club hangovers....

Bomani Jones has written an article for ESPN Page 2 called ‘Akeelah’ Wins You Over. The article is a review of the new movie Akeelah and The Bee and his thoughts. I urge you to read his article. He touched on so many things about what average, everyday black folks feel about education and success in general. Can’t lie. I almost felt like crying since I identify. I’ll talk more about my experiences later. [zing! to Bomani Jones]

I just love it! Dragon House folks are my heroes… (I just have to post the whole article!) Family Kicked Out of Buffet Restaurant From the Associated Press Fri May 5, 5:36 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - Wendy Dershem may think twice before leaving that egg roll on her plate at her next Chinese buffet. The Des Moines woman, her boyfriend and her two children were kicked out of a restaurant last week after management accused her of leaving too much food on her plate. “They told us we are not welcome there anymore,” said Dershem, a repeat customer at the Dragon House buffet. “We...