Archive for December, 2008
2008 - a year in overview
Written by Michael Vass
With the hours ticking away I wanted to go back one last time and look at the year 2008.
It has been quite the year. Barack Obama rose from a nuisance Senator for the Clinton machine to become the first Black President, 411 years after the first African slave was recorded in this [...]
DMX vs Maricopa County - the wrong one wins
Written by Michael Vass
Oh the joy of the holiday season just does not end. At least that is what DMX is saying right now.
Earl Simmons got a late gift in the form of a plea deal. This rapper who seems incapable of avoiding a criminal act, or police, admitted guilt to one misdemeanor count of [...]
Studios in a fight mean movie success for 2009
Written by Michael Vass
There are dozens of ways to tell what a studio thinks of a film. In almost every case the most blatant actions of a studio tend to mean absolute confidence that a movie will bomb.
There are the cases were the director refuses to put their name on the film, which normally will [...]
Remembering Eartha Kitt
Written by Michael Vass
There is no lack of people today discussing the death of Eartha Kitt. After 60 years of work in movies, television and as a singer she is remembered for so many things. She dared to question a President in the White House - and was exiled from the nation for a time. [...]
Top entertainment news story of 2008
Written by Michael Vass
Sometimes you can only be saddened by the actions of the media. These days the media fails the public so often that the youth of the nation tend to think this is the way the news is supposed to be. You know, chasing down stories about nothing ad nauseum. Yet there were [...]
Viacom (and maybe Jon Stewart) doesn’t like Black Entertainment USA. Maybe.
Written by Michael Vass
So it would seem that Jon Stewart doesn’t like what I had to say. Either that, or the lovely people at Viacom (the same joyous people responsible for BET, Flavor of Love, and numerous other insults to African Americans) finally got pissed off. I believe that it is a combination of both. [...]
The ghost of Christmas past invades the credit crisis
Written by Michael Vass
Oh the horror. Now you have your choice of what the horror is. The $188 billion spent on the mortgage/bank bailout so far, the latest news from AP stating that in 2007 banks paid $1.6 billion on salaries and compensation, or the fact that Barney Frank dares to question anyones work ethic.
“Most [...]
Mauricia Grant beats NASCAR, sort of
Written by Michael Vass
Back in June of this year I spoke about an issue that hit the headlines. It was big news, especially if you are a fan of NASCAR. Mauricia Grant filed a lawsuit based on sexual and racial and gender abuses as well as discrimination. This was no simple little issue either. She [...]
When the Clinton ledger hits daylight
Written by Michael Vass
$492 million in 11 years. That is a heft sum of money, just under $45 million a year. Talk about an annual pay that dwarfs the imagination. And almost all of it comes from overseas. And some think that the world has stopped investing in America.
Of course this is not investments in [...]
Akon assualts minor and get community service
Written by Michael Vass
Talk about the mixed messages rappers and the like are sending to kids today. Akon just got off scott-free and Soulja Boy is apologizing for his vulgar language. But overall I have to wonder why entertainers today seem so much more like children that never grew up than ever before.
Well maybe not [...]
Respect My Mind…Screw the rest
Written by Michael Vass
Young, old, or inbetween every woman has a mind. Latina, Black, and/or White every woman deserves respect.
At M V Consulting, Inc. we know this firsthand. Mothers, daughters, wives, and every woman on the face of the planet were on our mind when we were thinking of an image that could convey all [...]
Just wait 45 days for President Obama please
Written by Michael Vass
In general Presidents have their scandals some time after they have taken the Oath of Office, but I find it odd the number of things being thrown at President Obama before we have even gotten into the new year. I can’t recall another President that has ever been faced with so many [...]
Ted Turner shows the porgressive path to Bill O’Reilly
Written by Michael Vass
So Ted Turner showed up on Bill O’Reilly’s show on Fox News. This might be something that you would expect lots of sparks from. But in fact it was quite civil and perhaps a bit mundane.
One of the things I love to hear is the constant call that Fox News is a [...]
List of 25 thoughts on 2008 in review
Written by Michael Vass
In a year where the general mantra was change, 2008 lived up to the hype. Yes it’s time to look back at the year and reflect on what surprised us, amazed us, disappointed, and angered. Here are some of the best and worst that I have noted about the year.
1. Senator Obama [...]
auto bailout lesson - a czar in every industry and a check from Congress
Written by Michael Vass
So you want shock and awe? How about the fact that Congress is about to give the major automakers $15 billion more in bailout money. Yeah, what I thought. A yawn.
It’s not a surprise to anyone that the auto industry is getting the bailout money. A loan from us to them as [...]
A merry Christmas for whom? U.S. economic outlook by Fred Thompson
Written by Michael Vass
So it seems that Fred Thompson and I have been reading the same tea leaves on the economy. You have heard what he has had to say about the current status of the bailouts, the impending 2nd stimulus plan, and President-elect Obama’s economic policies for 2009?
If you have not, here are his [...]
Rewards and penalties for American politics
Written by Michael Vass
Ok, so is it just me or has anyone else noticed the way the Democrats are rewarding each other? President-elect Obama took the Democratic Primaries, and to reward Senator Hillary Clinton for not fighting out the DNC he gave her the Secretary of State position.
In doing so he swallowed all of [...]
M V Consulting, Inc. Announces Milestone at Black Entertainment USA
Written by Michael Vass
New York (PRWEB) December 2, 2008 — M V Consulting, Inc. announced today the achievement of a major milestone breakthrough within its Black Entertainment USA blog (BEB). The BEB blog, which is focused on entertainment news, sports, movie previews and reviews, television shows, and race relations issues in the media has been [...]
World of Warcraft or Dad: The cause of boy’s collapse
Written by Michael Vass
I can hear it now. The horrors of video games, the internet, and Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMO). And the fuel of this latest round of the fire comes from Sweden. Thanks to a 15 year old and his obsession with World of Warcraft (WoW).
It seems that the kid, and several of [...]
