Archive for October, 2008

It’s interesting to see how an area, country, or society can change its morals almost at the drop of a hat. For example, Weimar Germany, devastated by the worldwide financial collapse of the 1930’s and saddled with an insurmountable war debt, quickly became a moral wasteland. As fortunes crumbled and the future seemed hopeless, the basic rules governing social interaction evaporated and Berlin became a destination for sex tourists, not unlike today’s Bankok. Businessmen from around the world used their vastly inflated home currencies to buy the affections of “demi-castors,” or upstanding middle-class women who turned to prostitution as a means of making ends meet.

From matrons to schoolgirls, women from every walk of life and level of society demonstrated that, in the end, there is one commodity that never loses its value.While Weimar Berlin is an outrageous example of the impact that a brutalized economy can have on society, recent events have demonstrated that the evaporation of social mores is not as unlikely as one might hope. From young New York women seeking to  themselves to wealthy businessmen, to people offering cheap rentals in return for  sex for gas, the news over the last few months has been full of sordid tales of women deciding to turn to prostitution as a means of dealing with inflation. The definitive event in this trend was probably New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s dalliance with Ashlee Dupree. While the news was running in circles attempting to explain Spitzer’s downfall, precious little attention was devoted to the woman who was willing to exchange her body for cash and an embarrassing moment in the spotlight. It’s interesting to speculate on the reason for this lack of coverage: was the media uninterested in the forces that motivated Spitzer’s Lolita, or was it simply convinced that it already knew them? Read the rest of this entry »

ATLANTA, Oct. 5 (UPI) — A number of celebrities say they are impressed by Tyler Perry’s success in becoming the first black producer to own a major U.S. studio.

Actress Cicely Tyson said her movie career paled in comparison to Perry’s accomplishments, which now include Saturday’s opening of the 30-acre Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

“I never dreamed I would witness this in my lifetime,” the former Oscar nominee said. “What I’ve been able to achieve in my career is minuscule in comparison to this.”

Others on hand included actor Sydney Poitier and talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

Perry transformed a former airline reservations center into his studio. For the “Family that Preys” director, finding the Atlanta site was an instance of divine intervention.

“I looked closer and realized someone had taped Bible scriptures on the gate,” he told the newspaper of his first experience with the site two years ago. “Then I knew. I jumped in full steam with no fear. Nothing but the grace of God has brought me to this place.” Source

On “Meet the Press” Sunday morning, vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill said Palin “more than ignored” some of her questions — she “blew me off.” She added that Palin decided to “give a stump speech” instead of a debate, and that there’s “little a moderator can do” to stop that. Watch:

source for the video & story above: The Huffington Post and msnbc.com

In my opinion: The debate was a joke, Sarah Palin is a joke. The Republican party wanted to trump the “black guy” card with the “hot white hockey mom” card, so they picked her. She is pretty and she is white..period. They saw the Obama momentum growing out of control and they had to use any method possible to stop it. Their brilliant solution? An empty headed pretty politician who is in charge of a state that has less than 1 person per square mile. There are more moose in Alaska than people, okay? Read the rest of this entry »