"Window Seat" Erykah Badu (Update)

(UPDATE)

She had been charged with disorderly conduct and may have to pay a $500 fine. That's it? So I can walk the streets butt-naked and just pay a $500 fine? I have always wanted to do that...

I just watched the video for Erykah Badu's latest single, "Window Seat" and am puzzled. I am not sure to call it art or disrespect. You tell me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YktxpSsfLu8

And on top of that, was it the smartest thing to do since the Dallas Police Department is looking into pressing charges?

Question of the day

Why do crazy people ALWAYS look just like, CRAZY PEOPLE?

These so-called Christians in the Hutaree militia group plotted to take out a law enforcement officer, then launch a surprise attack on the officers of the law who gathered at the “bait’s” funeral using weapons of mass destruction. Look under the hood for the sickening details.

Six Michigan residents, two Ohio residents and an Indiana resident have been indicted on charges of attempted use of weapons of mass destruction in connection with their membership in a Lenawee County Christian militia group.

Members of the Hutaree — including a Michigan couple and their two sons — conspired to oppose by force the authority of the U.S. government, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit.

The indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court today claims that the Hutaree planned to kill an unidentified member of local law enforcement and then attack the law enforcement officers who gather in Michigan for the funeral. According to the plan, the Hutaree would attack law enforcement vehicles during the funeral procession with improvised explosive devices rigged with projectiles, which constitute weapons of mass destruction, according to the announcement by U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.

“Because the Hutaree had planned a covert reconnaissance operation for April which had the potential of placing an unsuspecting member of the public at risk, the safety of the public and of the law enforcement community demanded intervention at this time,” McQuade said in the announcement. “Hutaree members view local, state, and federal law enforcement as the ‘brotherhood,’ their enemy, and have been preparing to engage them in armed conflict.”

Alleged Hutaree members indicted are David Brian Stone, 45; his wife, Tina Stone, 44; his son, Joshua Matthew Stone, 21, of Clayton, Mich.; and his other son, David Brian Stone Jr., 19, of Adrian; Joshua Clough, 28, of Blissfield; Michael Meeks, 40 of Manchester; Thomas Piatek, 46, of Whiting, Ind.; Kristopher Sickles, 27, of Sandusky, Ohio, and Jacob Ward, 33, of Huron, Ohio.

Joshua Stone is the only alleged Hutaree not in custody. Anyone with information about Stone should contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation at 313- 965-2323.

Seven of the nine militia members appeared today in U.S. District Court in Detroit and were ordered held without bond until hearings later this week.

U.S. District Magistrate Judge Donald Scheer set 1 p.m. Wednesday bond hearings for the seven defendants in court this morning.

Each is charged with seditious conspiracy, attempted use of weapons of mass destruction, teaching the use of explosive materials, and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. They face up to life in prison if convicted.

David Brian Stone, 45, the alleged leader of the group, appeared in U.S. District Court today and was ordered held without bail pending a Wednesday bond hearing.

Stone’s ex-wife, Donna Stone, 44, of Adrian, said David Stone’s growing fascination with the Hutaree group caused her to leave the marriage.

She said he went from teaching people how to use handguns to talking about the end of the world.

“It started out as a Christian thing,” Donna Stone said. “You go to church. You pray. You take care of your family. I think David started to take it a little too far. He dragged a lot of people with him. When he got carried away, when he went from handguns to big guns, I was done.”

“I just couldn’t go along with what he believed in,” Donna Stone said.

She said her biological son David Brian Stone Jr., who is David Sr.’s adopted son, was brainwashed by David Sr.

LOL

You gotta admit, Beyonce's nephew does look like the guy from "Mad Magazine".

LOL

YOU GOTTA ADMIT, THIS IS PRETTY FUNNY!

What's Going on Here?

Don't get me wrong, I do love Madonna (always have) and I take my hat off to a chick over 50 that can hold her own. But if this is what a Material Girl looks like, I have to ask, "Is she made from Burlap?" Even photoshop couldn't save her on this one. If I tell you, she looks like a 75 year old run down hooker, that was killed by a serial killer in 1983, but rose from the grave to get vengeance on her murderer by tricking him into thinking she’s a missionary.

Countdown to Healthcare Reform or NOT

This Sunday (3/21) marks the final showdown between President Obama and the opposition on Heathcare reform. Sadly, there are millions of Americans who have no idea of what Healthcare reform means to us and what it takes to get this proposal into the Oval Office and signed into law. Here's and overview and some of the major highlights:

*Total out-of-pocket expenses would be limited, and insurance companies would be prevented from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. Insurers would be barred from canceling coverage for sick people, as well as charging higher premiums based on a person's gender or medical history.
*Insurers would be required to provide coverage for non-dependent children up to age 26.
*The Medicare prescription drug "doughnut hole" would be closed by 2020. Under current law, Medicare stops covering drug costs after a plan and beneficiary have spent more than $2,830 on prescription drugs. It starts paying again after an individual's out-of-pocket expenses exceed $4,550.
*Individuals would be required to purchase coverage or face a fine of up to $695 or 2.5 percent of income, whichever is greater, starting in 2016. The plan includes a hardship exemption for poorer Americans.
*Illegal immigrants would not be allowed to buy health insurance in the health insurance exchanges.

The road to getting there:
*Republicans have vowed to do everything they can to kill the bill.
*Total Democratic "no" votes needed to kill the bill: 38
*Total Democratic "no" votes as of March 19, 2010: 28 (this is close)
*House Democrats who support the Senate health care bill need 216 "yes" votes to pass it. *Opponents of the bill need to secure 216 "no" votes to kill it.

Think about it, this is more than just any old proposal. This effects us all, our children, and our elderly. Pray that it passes.

ARETHA!

Now everyone knows I do love me some Aretha Franklin, but she really tickles me. She's like the aunt that just cannot seem to get it right or like the woman in the washateria that is washing 10 baskets of clothes but refuses to sweat while eating a bag of spicy pork skins and drinking and ice cold coca-cola. I love her! And the "get it girl", "round the way", "Shaniqua Grandmama" hairdo puts the file' in the gumbo. Check her out (she's still our Queen though).

POEM OF THE DAY - "Welcome To The WYLD Side"

Today, I turned 42 years old. I feel the need to be liberated. I am liberating myself by writing a poem that is a bit more edgy than most of the things I write. So, without excuse, here it is:

Welcome to the WYLD side

I am an engine roaring, revving, deafening you

the bass that throbs in your heart

the last puff taken hard, wanting more

the beast that tears you apart

I am the cover model, male lover

the thing that goes bumps in the night

the world’s greatest thrill ride

a one man riot only I can incite

I am the roulette wheels loose screw

the Holy Ghosts example

a growling dog’s breaking point

the squeal from a wood rat trample

I am the snake bite venom

and the decomposing flesh

I am ice shock to afterlife

a mentor to David Koresh

I am the non-believer to all things physical

yet privy to them all

the blood stains on yellow t-shirts

the ghost shadow down the hall

I am the needle that summons you

the drug you crave the most

the constant confusion inside your head

an alligator’s bed host

I am the one most likely to fuck and leave

and keep you at my will

and tell you, “you were just a fling"

yet leave you smiling still

I am hot iron branded Luke

and tattoos in private places

cock rings and scrotum piercings

cum drops on pretty faces

I am hot piss on back porches

and shit behind pine trees

I am the one that farts in Devil’s face

and brings him to his knees

I am the roll out on 22’s

the shot from a .45

the rocking car down city streets

as I masturbate and drive

I am 10 cups of black coffee

and a whore-ish witches brew

I am the reality of your nightmares

so be careful what you do

I am all night parties with nobody's

and tongue kisses on ecstasy

I am a food stamp selling money maker

and coke with Hennessey

I am rolling dice with rock and roll

and pee in swimming pools

I set the standard for being WYLD

but learn from other fools

I am prayer candles and amulets

charms and wiccan spells

I love caviar and fine champagne

but stay in cheap hotels

So if after reading what you’ve just read

you still wanna take this ride

then buckle up and hold your shit

and welcome to the WYLD side!

WYLD STYLZ

Gabourey Sidibe

Since I last posted, so much has happened to me personally, so much in politics, so much in the world, in entertainment and in celebrity gossip, but nothing has effected me more than the hate filled words of Howard Stern and his, "House Nigger" sidekick, Robin Quivers regarding the talented and beautiful actress and star of the movie, "Precious", Gabourey Sidibe. Their words resonate the fact that our society is still not ready to accept people that are truly different, yet beautiful in their own right regardless of their talents or accomplishments. I have struggled with my own weight for years so I do know what rejection and ridicule feels like. But to be honest, had it been me they were discussing, I don't think I would have been as tactful. My first reaction would have been to call in and say, "Yo Mammy" (LOL). To have worked to accomplish a feat like being nominated for an Academy Award and to have trash of the likes of Howard Stern try and down you, in itself is a reason to keep pushing forward, because as the old folk used to tell me, "If they're talking about you, you must be doing something right." So to all my big, beautiful, full-figured, well-rounded, stacked sisters, regardless of color or age, keep doing your thing.

The WYLD ONE returns 3/16/2010

Mark your calendars and spread the word. WYLD STYLZ returns March 16, 2010; Unleashed, Untamed, Unrestricted, Uncensored, Unapologetic, Unscathed and Unadulterated.