Next Time You Stop By Atlanta, I’mma Need You To Stop By Gladys Knight’s And Pick Up A Midnight Train Special With The Yams News: Before President Barack Obama met with celebrities in Hancock Park on Monday night, he made a quick stop at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles, where he was joined at the counter by Rep. Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles. The commander-in-chief ordered for himself and several aides. His own order included the No. 9 – the “Country Boy” – which consists of three wings, with the choice of waffle, potato salad and French fries. Read more here.
Hopefully All The Hard Work Of This Administration On International Relations Won’t Get Shot To Hell With A Teabagger President News: The United States is optimistic about an eventual return to six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear program, the chief U.S. negotiator said on Tuesday after two days of meetings with North Korean negotiators. Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, said differences had been narrowed but did not reveal specifics of the talks with the senior North Korean negotiators. Read more here.
I Hope This Turns Out To Be False, But When There’s Smoke, There’s Usually A Fire News: Jennifer Hudson poses for some pics with her fans outside her hotel on Friday (October 21) in New York City. A rep for the 30-year-old singer and actress recently set the record straight about a report claiming Jennifer and fiance David Otunga were calling off their wedding. “I can confirm that the story is not true,” the rep told E! Online. Read more here.Economics Via Funny Math News: Republican candidates have lots of ideas about how to fix the economy, and they’re anxious to tell you about them. Policy speeches are coming faster and faster. Mitt Romney is selling a 59-point economic plan on Kindle, and Rick Perry has now unveiled an optional 20-percent flat tax. Unfortunately, we’re trapped in the fantasy round of the election cycle: The GOP presidential primary is beginning to simmer with attacks, but until Republicans select a nominee to run against President Obama, the candidates’ main task is to present their economic policies without much concern for practical implementation. Few Republicans are eager to play the buzzkill and question, for instance, the likelihood of a flat tax passing the Senate. Read more here.
Hopefully The Message Will Reach Someone News: A group of students from Ohio University has drawn national attention for a poster campaign denouncing what they see as racist Halloween costumes. Each poster in the series shows an Ohio University student of a different ethnicity holding a photograph of an offensive costume. An Asian girl holds an image of someone dressed up as a geisha. A Mexican boy holds a photo of someone in a sombrero, colorful poncho and exaggerated mustache riding a stuffed donkey. Other images show a terrorist costume, a Native American costume and a gangster. Each poster has two sentences on it: “We’re a culture, not a costume.” And “This is not who I am, and this is not okay.” Read more here.Happy Tuesday POU family! Check out the links and come back to discuss. Now for today’s Tuesday trivia…
What 1979 song is Fabolous sampling in his 2004 single, “Baby” featuring Mike Shorey?
To get a pass from the “bad chair/Lay-Z-Boy/sofa/sectional/lounge” you must provide the song title and artist first (without using “teh Google” or “teh Wiki”). If no one is able to guess the correct answer by 6:00pm EST, I am keeping the pass for myself.
Can’t recall the answer, take a listen and see if you can figure it out…