August 2008
108 posts
Snob News Nuggets →
Today a couple of my BFFs are visiting. They’re my two best friends from Bakersfield — the newly ordained Anglican priest and the current, seminary attending Episcopalian postulate….
You Don't Know Her Name →
Barack Obama gave an awesome, awe inspiring, inspirational, sensational acceptance speech. It had a little something for everyone and appealed to both populists and pugilists. He showed…
Mourning Mittens →
While I didn’t want Mitt Romney anywhere near 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. I, like many people who enjoy the magical phoniness that is Mitt Romney, am crushed (Crushed, I tell you!) that he…
http://hellotxt.com/i/dVOV | Happy Labor Day Weekend from the “Murtaugh and Riggs” of politics.
What Michelle Wore For Barack's Date with History →
If you were wondering who made the printed, multi-colored dress Michelle wore for Barack’s acceptance speech wonder no more. Women’s Wear Daily claims it was by New York designer …
Thank u, McCain for picking the only person with even less “experience” than Obama.
McCain Campaign Looks Into the Eyes of Obama and... →
My first reaction was “Who?” Quickly followed by a “what the f…?” To steal the talking heads from gushing about Obama’s speech John McCain attempted to throw a curve ball with Gov….
We've Only Just Begun →
It was big. It was beautiful. It was just the beginning … I hope.
I’m too mentally fried to write anything of substantive nature. All I can say is that 1) the speech was so…
Excited, Relieved, Concerned But Wouldn't Miss It →
I missed Bill Clinton’s address to the convention Wednesday night. I was out late and didn’t get home until 8:30, giving me a chance to at least catch Joe Biden’s acceptance speech. So…
I need a nap in a big, big way.
Mad Joe Biden →
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Joe Biden
Sen. Joe Biden has a touch of The Crazy. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
The Crazy is present and alive within him,…
Popularity Breeds Contempt →
I can see it now. Air Force One decked out with “22s” and spinners. Maybe even a set of hydraulics. Watching the hip-hop president in the Oval Office with his baseball cap on backward…
Michelle Obama: Denver Fashionista →
More Michelle! More pictures! Dazzling in blue, beige, brown and cream! Working on finding out who the designer(s) is/are. If you have a tip, e-mail me! I love the second…
Snob on the Radio Today! →
Got an invite today to talk about the color issue within the black community on Chicago’s Vocalo.org 89.5 FM. I’ll be going on at 2 p.m. Central Standard Time. Check out the site to catch…
What the ... ? →
From The Los Angeles Times:
But down in Florida, Michelle Obama’s speech apparently drove one as-yet-unidentified viewer a little crazy. Police in Pasco near Tampa Bay said a man…
It's the Issues, Stupid: Part Deux →
Here is the actual video for anyone who missed it. I wrote about it after Hillary’s speech.
It’s garish in so many ways and has been played several times on CNN already. This…
It's the Issues, Stupid →
She came. She saw. She didn’t disappoint.
But as wonderful and stirring as Hillary Clinton’s speech was Tuesday night there was another image not wonderful and not stirring that was going…
People I Don't Want To Be: Solange Knowles →
Did anyone catch Solange Knowles on Letterman Monday night? I caught a glimpse of the performance on accident and was reminded, yet again, how much it sucks to be…
"The Flat Iron of God": Who Did Michelle's Hair →
In all the excitement over Michelle’s speech, dress and kids I forgot to add this tip I received from a reader, Sandra, more than a week ago on a story on the hairstylist…
Isn't She Lovely, But Politics Are Ugly →
I couldn’t get over how radiant she looked.
Played out to Stevie Wonder’s ode to his daughter, “Isn’t She Lovely,” Michelle Obama was like a glistening emerald oasis in a sea of…
The Kids Are All Right →
Here’s the daddy/daughter moment from last night, and as a bonus, Sasha having fun with a gavel from a video I forgot to post Monday.
First the Dessert: Michelle! WeeMichelles!... →
Before I put my serious writer hat on I need to get this out of the way … the thing we all want, no scratch that, NEED to see!
Pictures of Michelle shining like an emerald with her…
Get yer fix! Michelle pix up at blacksnob.com! http://hellotxt.com/l/zVq2
Working on Michelle O and DNC stories/pictorials for blog! Blacksnob.com!
Tonight's the Night! →
While the adults prepared for speeches did a walk through and answered the stray media question, Sasha Obama seized the gavel and gave it a bang on the podium.
It’s Michelle “Mommy”…
I've Been A Bad, Bad Snob! →
I forgot TJ Holmes’ birthday! Eeeeee! It was Aug. 19. He turned 31. Sorry TJ! The Black Snob still loves you!
Check me out on HuffPo talkin’ bout the “Murtaugh and Riggs” of political presidential duos. http://hellotxt.com/l/PsMz
Doomed Romance: Skin Deep →
“Reasons To Be Beautiful,” Hole
To get over my divorce seven years ago, I drove myself, my cat and our things to St. Louis playing nothing but No Doubt’s “Return of Saturn”…
Michelle and the Girls Arrive In Denver Sunday →
Everyone’s here and everyone’s adorable. Michelle, Malia and Sasha are showing the family flag, representing for the man who may be the 44th president of the United States. Per usual,…
Woo hoo! Story is done! Sleep will be mine!
Really tired, but need to finish post on ridiculous DNC rules for Web site. I just want to sleep.
The Portmanteau of Doom →
I wrote earlier about CNN’s Betty Nguyen referring to Sen. Joe Biden as “Obiden” repeatedly on the air. (My man TJ Holmes called her out on it. West Memphis, represent!) And as I was…
Bonus Obama Family Pics! →
These family pictures are from Aug. 22 in Chicago where the Obama clan went out for dinner and the photographers were out to catch their comings and goings. Per usual, the girls? Darling….
watching the Sunday morning talk shows. Nancy Pelosi is agreeing that congress totally blows.
United We Stand: A Pictorial →
Joe Biden! Come on down!
For better or worse, Sen. Joe Biden is “The One.” The best out of the best. The closest thing to Hillary Clinton’s…
It's like Brangelina but political →
From the Duluth News Tribune’s “Our View”:
(B)ut there’s still the matter of their names, which caught newscasters like CNN’s Betty Nguyen hung up in a tongue-tied “Obiden.”
“I’ve got…
just finished up improvements on The Black Snob and the SCAN site. Chiggity-check it out. http://hellotxt.com/l/KKlR
Begrudingly Backing Biden →
The following is from a top secret debriefing of the Secret Council of American Negroes Political Accreditation Committee. Chairman: Order! Order! People, please! Councilwoman X:…
I'm Sorry, Michelle Is Too Classy For THIS... →
According to Us Magazine celebrity designer Tommy Woods has created this purse as a gift for La Femme Obama. Obviously, it is based on the Obama campaign’s ubiquitous logo. And…
What? No Text, David Plouffe? →
Eh … He could do worse. Read more on CNN.
CNN Plays the Veepstakes →
Since this morning CNN has ruled out Tim Kaine and Evan Bayh as Obama’s prime picks. Joe Biden’s house is a flurry of activity and James Carville and Paul Begala are a little …
Who's Your Veep? →
It seems our dear Barry has made up his mind, only he hasn’t let us in on the secret yet. The press is guessing the announcement may even come today. Until that happens though, The Snob…
Roland Martin, Michelle Obama and TV One's Hour... →
Jack and Jill Politics reported Thursday that Michelle Obama would be resurfacing in an hour-long interview she’s to give to none other than radio host and CNN regular Roland…
Doomed Romance: Opposites Attract →
This story is a part of The Black Snob’s two-week series, “Doomed Romance,” tales of love lost and love gone wrong. For more click here. The following is from my journal…
might give in and take a nap. Don’t want to though.
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Vote for The Snob!
I’m a finalist for best blog series, specifically for my black Republicans/conservatives views on Barack Obama’s candidacy. Be a dear and vote for a snob. I’d…
Doomed Romance: The Comedians →
This story is a part of The Black Snob’s two-week series, “Doomed Romance,” tales of love lost and love gone wrong. For more click here.
Dancing around the issue of…
Maddow Advances; Oprah, Sick of Self? →
Dan Abrams out. Rachel Maddow in. Lord, MSNBC. Why did that take so long? Abrams gave it the old college try and was sometimes not half bad, but every now and then he actually made…
In Memoriam →
Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones died suddenly Wednesday of an aneurysm.
President Bush said Tubbs Jones “was an effective legislator who was dedicated to helping small…
After being groggy all day, now I’m wide awake and now it’s time to take more meds. Damn doctors.
