December 2009
16 posts
The Indifference (and Unsexy Quotes) of the... →
About a week ago a lot of the black blogosphere was a-buzz about a story by AP reporter Jesse Washington involving black people and their reaction to the Tiger Woods scandal. I didn’t…
Black Snob Got Bumped on GMA, May Air Tomorrow →
Got an email from ABC News reporter Yunji de Nies saying the segment on Disney’s The Princess and the Frog was bumped from this morning’s Good Morning America. (Booo!) But it might air tomorrow?…
The Black Snob to Be On Good Morning America... →
It’s on like popcorn! The Snob and Yunji! Together again! I sat down with my fav ABC News reporter Yunji de Nies today and shot an interview on Disney’s The Princess and the Frog! I’m going to be…
Obama's Nobel Toast (Via Politico) →
President Obama Accepts Nobel Prize →
President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway today. Read the full transcript of the speech here. An excerpt of the speech and more pictures after the jump.
More after…
Rush Limbaugh: Negro Expert →
From Media Matters:
LIMBAUGH: I got two more stories in the stack today about how black unemployment is through the roof. Black unemployment is terrible. The black…
A Love Worth Dying For →
The American Constitution was set up, specifically, to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. It was written in a time when in large swaths of Europe the church, primarily the…
The Health Care We Have: The Case For Medicaid... →
By Adeshola Blue
Healthcare reform, insurance reform or whatever it is is really beginning to disturb me. I was under the impression that we already had safetynets in place (Medicaid), and…
Giving the Loving Side-Eye to My Friends At... →
Um …
Desiree Rogers: People Want to See Her Fail →
I don’t know what bees Desiree put in folks’ bonnets, but geez. Check out this exchange between White House Press Secy. Robert Gibbs and American Urban Radio reporter April Ryan. I…
Tiger Has A Big Ego. Can’t Stand His Big Ego. But... →
He walks like this because he can back it up.
Tiger Woods will survive.
Seriously. This will be a blip in the trophy case at the end of the day as long as he stays focused, never says…
MoDo, Leave My Fav Zulu Queen Alone →
With my new job that is all about Gitmo all the time, I’ve been ignoring the saga of those gauche party crashers who may or may not be on Bravo’s D.C. edition of Real Housewives. Mostly…
Chris Brown's Life Is Hard (Guest Post) →
By Jonathan Pitts-Wiley
Christopher Brown, please take the time to shut you mouth about anything and everything related to possible domestic violence scenarios.
If you all aren’t aware,…
The Neverending War: Get Your War On, 30K Times... →
President Obama Tuesday night announced that he would be sending 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan for an 18 month troop surge in an attempt to stablize one of the most ungovernorable…
Remember World AIDS Day (Guest Post) →
By Luvvie
Today is World AIDS Day, an annual commemoration of the impact of HIV/AIDS around the globe. This is the 21st anniversary of WAD, so the day has come into its own, as…
Question of the Day: Why Is Unemployment So High... →
Found this story a last week on the Politics Daily Web site:
Unemployment for 16-24-year-old black men was 34.5 percent in October, as high as it was during the Great Depression,…
September 2009
84 posts
Census Worker Hanged With "Fed" Scrawled On Chest →
In a case of it’s always funny until someone gets killed we have the odd case of one Bill Sparkman, a teacher and part-time census worker in rural Clay County, Kentucky. He was found, dead, of…
What I'm Missing: Obama at the UN, Moammar Gadhafi... →
While on my trip I don’t have as much time to blog :(
I know. It blows. Mostly because I’m trying to keep an eye on the news while doing my job covering events here at the CBC conference here in…
Washington, D.C./CBC: Third Time's A Charm! →
Back in D.C., a town of which I’m becoming quickly acquainted. I love it. It seems to keep pitching woo right back at me. Maybe it’s time to stop the running around and settle down…
The Snob Coming to Howard U.! →
The Snob will be speaking on a New Media panel at Howard University Oct. 15th as part of the Howard University School of Communications Job Fair. (And I always wanted to go to HU! I…
Question of the Day: Should Obama Dump Paterson? →
Photo NY Times
New York politics are a buzz with word that the White House used a liaison to tell besieged New York Gov. David Paterson to pack it in and call it a day, to not run for…
Blog Etiquette →
It’s time for another chat about the comments section fellow snobinistas!
While The Snob loves your comments (loves them with all her little heart), lately things have been feeling kind of…
Open Thread: The Black Snob Has to Pack for Her... →
So today is going to be a slow news day on the blog. So will tomorrow as I spend most of the day trying to get to Washington, D.C. But I will poke my head in to let you all know how things are…
The Congressional Black Caucus, Essence Online and... →
My future’s so bright, I have to wear shades!Exciting developments in Snobland!
The Black Snob is getting all comfy and cozy with the folks over at Essence Magazine. As I type, we are…
Drown In Fluff: Cute Obama Crack Photos of the Day →
Sasha. Malia. Bo. Daddy’s home! Be careful looking through the rest of the pictures on this site. You might die from cute overload. (ONTD_political)
Latinos, Others United Against Lou Dobbs →
Somebody doesn’t like Lou Dobbs. I would say that NOBODY likes Lou, but I’m sure there are still those who find his rantings and ravings muy interesante. I don’t. And neither do these…
When Rhetoric Becomes Reality →
Thursday Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi started to break down a bit while talking about the rhetoric being bandied about in the latest round of “not my government/president.”…
Michelle Obama Photo Crack of the Day →
Love the cut of the floral print dress. See more pictures here.
Birthers Case Gets Tossed Out of Court →
In this NOT shocking development, the birther case of a soldier charging that President Obama wasn’t HIS Commander-In-Chief because he was the son of Jor-El or something has been thrown…
Non-Shocker: Obama Administration Sez It's Not... →
This is pretty much a non-shocker. White House Press Secy. Robert Gibbs downplayed President Jimmy Carter’s statements Wednesday about Joe Wilson’s outburst being about race and disrespect…
The Wet And Wavy Womanizer and the Long Hair... →
“Can I touch it?”
He could barely get the question out before his hands went right into my hair. He wanted to touch it. He wanted to pet it. He wanted to put it into a ponytail with a…
Everything That Glitters ... Now On Michelle Obama →
Precious and the Widowmaker (along with that dude they happen to be married to) made an appearance at the Hispanic Caucus Gala looking quite fetching in a sequined gown. See the…
The Real Housewives It Is (The Forum) →
By popular demand, tonight at 9 p.m. CST in The Forum we will be snarking our way through The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Feel free to be part of the action in the official social…
Question of the Day: Why Are Oprah's Ratings Down? →
The Queen of Day Time Talk has taken some hits lately on everything from her school in South Africa to her weight to her endorsement of President Obama in 2008 to her love for all things…
Happy Birthday to the Baddest Snob of Them All →
Today is a national holiday in the Snob family. It is Baby Snob, aka, my little sister Deidre’s birthday. Deidre (along with Big Sis, aka, Denise, my big sister) is my ace, so I will…
And In Other News ... The President Calls Kanye A... →
And hilarity ensued.
From Huffington Post:
During a CNBC interview on Monday, President Obama called Kanye West a “jackass” regarding his behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards. (Watch…
The Cynics's View of Marriage →
As some of you know I was once married (and quickly divorced) and that union was a hard one for me to get over. I love hard and fall hard, and when I fell, I fell into a mess of depression…
Michelle Obama Makes People's Best Dressed List →
Precious and the widowmaker apparently made the cut! (And usually in a lovely, tailored sheath dress.) The First Lady shares the honors with actress Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon and…
Jimmy Carter Says Attacks On Obama About Race →
Former President Jimmy Carter has brought his peanut-farming/house-building two cents into the Obama opposition fracas by saying that racism is behind a lot of the more fevered criticism….
MTV's VMAs Gave Me Brain Damage, Thanks Kanye →
First the good.
Janet Jackson put it down for her brother at the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night. She was incredible and I, already a JJ fan, had ever more respect for her…
Tyler Perry And For Colored Girls: Somebody Walked... →
By Thembi Ford
Getting his hot little hands on Ntozake Shange’s 1975 play “For Colored Girls who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,” was coup of the year for Tyler Perry….
Obama. Steve Kroft. Another 60 Minutes Interview.... →
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The Kanye Interrupts Obama Inevitable Mash-Up... →
Thanks to reader dkan71 for the link.
Are Conservative Yakkers Stoking White Racial... →
Anti-racism activist Tim Wise gives his take on Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and the perceived silence from Republicans on what Wise sees as the fanning of racial flames by these…
Maher: Obama Needs To Stand Up for the 70 Percent... →
Opinions? Comments? Agree? Disagree? Snob take: I don’t think Van Jones should have stepped down. All it did was embolden Glenn Beck (like he needed the encouragement). Yeah,…
Who Wants To Live Next To The Obamas (In Chicago)? →
The best security system in the world (the Secret Service) comes with the house!
From NBC Chicago:
“It’s an advantage not having him here, because the security increases tenfold. It’s…
Who's Afraid of Serena Williams? →
Notice, the earrings are off. Time for a Compton-style beat down!Apparently, line officials, as Serena allegedly told one she’d shove this ball down her throat after a disputed call…
Clorox Dooms Women To Do The Laundry FOREVER! →
No Carla the Maid in this retrograde, revisionist Clorox ad.My friend Dot pointed out that this commercial was running before Mad Men previews on AMC’s Web site and I…
MTV VMAs Snark-A-Thon in The Forum Tonight! →
Janet Jackson is going to open the MTV Video Music Awards with a tribute to her brother, Michael Jackson and we’ll be yakking up all the festivities, the clothes, the music, the…
CBS News Poll Shows Post-Speech Bump For President →
As many of you know, President Obama’s numbers on healthcare were taking a nosedive up until he gave his address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night. Now after some earlier…