Corporate Greed At Consumer Expense!!

It is quite ironic that whenever gas prices increase, consumers experience immediate increases in goods and services. For instance, airline costs are one of the many services that has increased with higher fuel costs over the years. However, while the airlines are now reaping the benefits of the lower cost, they do not seem to consider the need to spread the lower costs to consumers who continue to pay high air fares. How could that be? his This is capitalism at its best!!

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Prince Albert's Son, Alexandre, Gets Snubbed!!

Today, Prince Albert and his wife, Princess Charlene, welcomed twins and announced that the first born twin would be heir to the throne of Monaco. But, what's up with his first child, Alexandre? Isn't he the first born and should rightly be the heir to the throne??!! Or is primogeniture not considered if it does not suit a "royal's" reputation? Is it because Alexandre's mother is Black so he is bi-racial? What a disgrace to deny his own child such a right because of the color of his skin! Looks like an example that will result in a curse of "the sins of the father".

No Bureaucracy At Miami Dade County Public Schools per Carlos Curbelo

It was surprising and ironic to hear Carlos Curbelo mention in a departure speech at the Miami Dade County Public School's monthly meeting that he sees no bureaucracy at the district when it was only five minutes prior that an employee stepped up to the open mike and indicated that she completed a form and sent it to the Human Resources Department since April and still to this date (December 10) had not received any response from them. Curbelo may have been more concerned with the brown-nosing speech and departing gifts that he intended to give rather than paying attention to this employee's words. If he paid attention he certainly would have left that comment out of his speech. Furthermore, a board member needs to step into the shoes of the employees to notice such a problem. Nevertheless, Curbelo shows that he will certainly fit very well into political life in Washington D.C.!!

$425 Million for What??!!

Absolutely no athlete is worth $425 million, and the Miami Marlins contract to a baseball player is outrageous especially since them has no chance of winning the World Series any time soon. The exorbitant payment of athletes has gotten out of hand and sends the wrong message. It shows how greatly society is messed up when athletes who can barely read are making so much more money than many teachers who are living below the poverty line.

5/19/2015 - Follow up
Just as predicted on the initial post written 11/17/14 - Miami Marlins are performing so poorly that within the season,  its administration fired the baseball coach, Mike Redmond. But, they made a more absurd move of hiring their general manager, Dan Jennings, whose last coaching job was over 30 years ago with a brief stint at a high school!! Guess, their $425 million "shining star" has not made any great impact on the team intentions to be a contender for the World Series!  But, this ridiculous practice is prevalent with other sports teams since yesterday, Ryan Tannehill was re-signed by the Miami Dolphins organization for mega millions. If Tannehill had the potential of helping the Miami Dolphins to have any chances of going to the Super Bowl then probably his re-signing fortune could be justified. However, since that expectation will never happen with him on the team, there goes once again millions of dollars that could be better spent fighting poverty throughout United States and the world.

Should African Americans Be Silent

This morning, on the Tom Joyner Morning show, Dr. Cornel West was interviewed by Roland Martin. Over the years, Dr. West  has been an outspoken critic of President Obama. Mr. Joyner who whole heartily supports the President has made his dissatisfaction known on his radio program about not only Dr. West but Tavis Smiley so many of his listeners have jumped on the band wagon to support Joyner's views that both men have been a disappointment since the President is seen as an inspiration and a role model throughout the African American community. In view of the mentioned conflicts, it was surprising that Dr. West's interview was aired on Joyner's program. Joyner has often demonstrated a lack of control by rudely interrupting interviewee who he does not agree with. However, with Dr. West's interview he somehow managed to keep quiet. But, his silence was not for long since as soon as the interview was over, the gloves came off. Joyner even had the audacity to express that African Americans should not publicly voice their dissatisfaction about the President since FOX New has already been doing a good job at it. Joyner indicated that it is better for the Black community to keep any dissatisfaction on the President in the "family" versus airing concerns publicly.  In a country where free speech is a First Amendment right, African Americans or Blacks from other cultures, creed, etc. should not be cowered into silence if they do not agree with any of the President's policies. Any conflicting views do not indicate a loss of admiration for the President as a person, and neither does speaking out indicate a loss of support for the President.

Thomas Eric Duncan - Used as a Human Guinea Pig?

Some U.S. citizens have entered the country with the Ebola virus and have lived to walk out of hospitals healthy and happy in the arms of their friends and family. They even have regained the strength to participate in press conferences and daytime interview programs. Thomas Duncan was not so lucky! Was his treatment different from the others? Was he given the same drugs as the U.S. citizens? Was he used instead as a human guinea pig to test different medications to determine their outcomes? Certainly, all the necessary life saving drugs will be used on American citizens infected with the Ebola virus to save their lives. There is too much at stake and backlash if these lives were not saved. However, an African dying in the U.S. will attract little or no attention as was Mr. Duncan's case.  In fact, on the update of this writing it has been a week since Mr. Duncan's death and he is already forgotten! This medical situation is a reminder of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment.




























































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The Body of Surgery Obsessed Seniors Can Take So Much

Some older people with vain personalities continue to be obsessed with maintaining a youthful appearance through plastic surgery and other procedures that give a false impression that they will never age. But, at some point in life, those self-obsessed persons will have to give up taking harmful risk in the name of vanity. The body can take only so much --- no more.