Sexy, sassy-mouth Joe Santagato serves up his fourth installment of The Worst Tattoos Ever.
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Joe Santagato: The Worst Tattoos Ever Pt. 4
Donald Trump Diagnoses America’s Racial Tensions
Ladies and gentlemen of the Republican party – your ‘brilliant’ presidential candidate.
His watered down, simplistic approach to this deep, complex, visceral issue is almost painful to read.
The quote, via CNN:
“It just seems that there’s a lack of spirit between the white and the black. I mean, it’s a terrible thing that we’re witnessing,” he said. “You are seeing it, I’m seeing it, and you look at what went on last night in Charlotte, a great place, and you just see it. There’s somewhat — and I see it even going out. There’s such a lack of spirit. There’s a lack of something, something that’s going on that’s bad, and what’s going on between police and others is getting worse.”
Trump went on to suggest stop-and-frisk as a viable tool to stopping crime in America.
New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk program led tons of complaints that the practice led to racial profiling.
In 2013, a federal judge ruled the practice was unconstitutional as data bore out that it unlawfully targeted blacks and Latinos.
Trump’s answer to America’s criminal and/or racial woes is to enact some version of an unconstitutional practice. As he attempts to woo the black vote, he’s saying “relinquish your civil liberties.”
Tulsa Police Officer Charged With Manslaughter In Shooting Death Of Terence Crutcher
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Yahoo News has the details:
Prosecutors in Tulsa, Oklahoma, charged a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man on a city street with first-degree manslaughter Thursday.
Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed the charges against officer Betty Shelby, who shot and killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on Sept. 16. Dashcam and aerial footage of the shooting and its aftermath showed Crutcher walking away from Shelby with his arms in the air.
The footage does not offer a clear view of when Shelby fired the single shot that killed Crutcher. Her attorney has said Crutcher was not following police commands and that Shelby opened fire when the man began to reach into his SUV window.
But Crutcher’s family immediately discounted that claim, saying the father of four posed no threat to the officers, and police said Crutcher did not have gun on him or in his vehicle.
ICYMI, here’s the helicopter view of the incident:
RNC Spokesmans Begins The Game Of “Low Expectations” For Trump In Presidential Debates
Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer is first out of the gate in setting the bar low for Donald Trump for the upcoming presidential debate.
Spicer all but says Trump will be a winner just by surviving the debate.
Via press release:
“Clinton is a career politician who has spent years sharpening her debate reflexes and beefing up on public policy. Donald Trump is new to the format.
“Aside from primary debates (which have lower levels of attention on them and many more participants) Trump’s lack for formal, political, one-on-one debate experience gives Clinton a significant advantage.
“This view is informed in large part due to Clinton’s adroit performances in past debates. Clinton’s been at it since she was on the debate team in high school, and she has shined on some of the biggest stages before.
“She knows how to debate and by all accounts she is a methodical and intense consumer of information in her preparations beforehand.”
It’s a common strategy for candidates and their surrogates to downplay their perceived strengths. and acknowledge their opponent’s skills ahead of presidential debates. This tactic leaves the candidate open to appear as if they exceeded expectations after the debate.
Short Film “American Male” Explores Internalized Homophobia Through Hyper-Masculinity
This chilling short film, American Male, from director Michael Rohrbaugh explores the inner monologue of one hyper-masculine frat bro that becomes an unrelenting stream of consciousness afraid of any social perceptions that are less than masculine identifiers.
Steroids, working out, practicing beer pong, chugging beer and more become the daily routine in an effort to avoid any possible personality traits that could be perceived as gay or feminine.
The film’s off-screen narration consists entirely of the rules of the masculine road:
“Order beer. Not wine. And beef, not chicken. Never light beer, though. And tofu. Can’t get more gay than tofu.”
“At a young age, I began to closely observe the people around me. The way they talked, the way they walked, what they said, where it got them. Now, I am no longer a person, but a set of social cues.”
The film was a winner in MTV’s Look Different Creator Competition, which invited emerging filmmakers to create groundbreaking videos on the topic of privilege.
Trump Ohio Campaign Chair Resigns Over “No Racism” Before Obama Comment
After calling the Black Lives Matter movement “a stupid waste of time,” and saying low voter turnout on behalf of African-Americans is indicative of “the way they’re raised,” Donald Trump’s Ohio campaign chair, Kathy Miller, has resigned.
Oh, did I mention she told the Guardian, “I don’t think there was any racism until Obama got elected?”
Seriously.
Kathy Miller, who is white and chair of the Republican nominee’s campaign in Mahoning County, made the remarks during a taped interview with the Guardian’s Anywhere but Washington series of election videos.
“If you’re black and you haven’t been successful in the last 50 years, it’s your own fault. You’ve had every opportunity, it was given to you,” she said.
“You’ve had the same schools everybody else went to. You had benefits to go to college that white kids didn’t have. You had all the advantages and didn’t take advantage of it. It’s not our fault, certainly.”
That @realDonaldTrump Mahoning County, OH Volunteer Chair has resigned. “My personal comments were inappropriate, and I apologize.” pic.twitter.com/T4xX8Bd3IW— Candace Smith (@CandaceSmith_) September 22, 2016
Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis: Hillary Clinton
As President Obama did 2014 in a pitch to get younger voters’ support for Obamacare, Hillary Clinton stops by for an interview with Zach Galifianakis’ bewildering talk show, Between Two Ferns.
With an often deadpan stare, Hillary shows considerable control (which she’ll need in the upcoming debates with the Orange one) while taking in Zach’s off-kilter hosting style.
The Verge weighs in:
At the start of the interview, Galifianakis asks her if she’s excited to be the first “girl president,” then follows up by reminding her that “for a younger, younger generation you will also become their first white president, so that’s pretty cool, too.” Later he asks, “When you see how well it works for Donald Trump, do you ever think ‘Oh, I should be more racist?’” Clinton delivers a solid performance as “person who is annoyed with Zach Galifianakis.”
Stars Promise You Naked Mark Ruffalo Scene If You Vote
2.2 million views in one day.
One of my mostest favorite actors, Mark Ruffalo, appears alongside fellow Avengers Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson (and a whole lot of stars) for a new voting campaign – “Save The Day.”
Cause, that’s what Avengers do – save the day.
From TIME:
In case anyone needed an extra incentive to vote in this fall’s presidential election, Avengers director Joss Whedon has enlisted a bevy of celebrities and the possibility of a Mark Ruffalo nude scene to urge people to vote.
In a video campaign for his PAC titled “Save the Day,” A-list celebrities such as Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore rub shoulders with small screen stars like Matt McGorry, Jesse Williams and Neil Patrick Harris to encourage Americans to vote this November.
Like Hollywood get-out-the-vote efforts of years past, the video mostly encourages voters to do their civic duty, but there’s a hint that at least some of the stars would also prefer if you cast your ballot against Republican nominee Donald Trump. Actor Don Cheadle doesn’t mention Trump but does refer (not for the first time) to “a racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society.”
The video also promises, tongue in cheek, that if voters do their part, actor Mark Ruffalo will do a full-frontal nude scene in his next film.
Wait, wait, wait – what’s this “tongue in cheek” stuff, TIME? I want my full-frontal, naked Ruffalo.
Scarlett Johansson herself promises he’ll be going “full monty.”
I want the “full Marky.”
Please vote. #ImWithHer
Forever Country: 30 Major Country Artists Sing Gorgeous Mashup
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This is all kinds of awesome.
Thirty artists sing gorgeous mashup of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again.”
The magical medley was recorded in anticipation of the 50th annual CMA Awards, which will broadcast live from Nashville November 2nd. All the three tunes were originally recorded by former CMA Entertainer of the Year winners.
The “Forever Country” artists are Alabama, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Ronnie Milsap, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Randy Travis, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Trisha Yearwood.
And yes, it’s available on iTunes.
News Round-Up: September 21, 2016
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Some news stories you may have missed:
• Finding Prince Charming bachelor Robert Sepulveda Jr. warns he will SUE you if you shame him, call him out or just plain be mean to him on social media.
• The school district in McKinney, Texas, is about to get a $70 million high school football stadium. Everything in Texas IS bigger!
• The man who violently smashed a wooden chair over the heads of a gay couple after a fight at Dallas BBQ in NYC has been sentenced to 9 years in prison.
• President George H.W. Bush has told those in his close circle he plans to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in this year’s presidential election.
• OUT Magazine is catching hell for “profiling” right-wing nut-job and professional asshole Milo Yiannopoulos.
• Charlotte, North Carolina, erupts in racial tension as another black man is shot dead by police.
• Homeowners in Seattle are now being sued for $1.6 million in fines and damages for cutting down more than 150 trees on public property to improve the view from their homes.
• On the 4th anniversary of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney releasing his tax returns last election cycle, Hillary Clinton hits Donald Trump with this little valentine.
Happy anniversary! 4 years ago today, Romney released his 2011 tax returns (which Trump urged him to do). Where are Trump’s? pic.twitter.com/MqwCgs5ltW— The Briefing (@TheBriefing2016) September 21, 2016