4/29/2019

john singleton has passed away

 7 hours ago
So tragic.

John Singleton To Be Taken Off Life Support Today
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yes, it is tragic.  as i noted last week in 'john singleton,' my favorite john singleton film is 'poetic justice' with tupac and janet jackson.

i loved all of them but 'poetic justice' was my favorite.  'boyz in the hood'?  he was nominated for an academy award for directing that movie.

and he was the youngest person ever nominated.  the nomination also meant he was the 1st african american to ever be nominated.

so now he's dead at the age of 51.  i don't cry a lot over celebrity deaths but i did cry when i read he was being taken off life support. and i'm crying now typing this.

here's some tweets:


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  1.  2 hours ago
    I was discovered by a master filmmaker by the name of John Singleton. He not only made me a movie star but made me a filmmaker. There are no words to express how sad I am to lose my brother, friend & mentor. He loved bring the black experience to the world. ..Us at Cannes ‘90
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  2.  4 hours ago
    Boyz n the Hood Poetic Justice Higher Learning Baby Boy 2 Fast 2 Furious In 1992, John Singleton was the first black person nominated for a Best Director Oscar. He also remains the youngest person to be nominated. He was 23. Rest in power to one of the greatest to ever do it 🙏

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  3.  5 hours ago
    Mourning the loss of a collaborator & True Friend John Singleton. He blazed the trail for many young film makers, always remaining true to who he was & where he came from!!! RIP Brother. Gone Way Too Soon!
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  4.  2 hours ago
    Not only did John make movies for us and our culture, he made one of the most iconic videos ever! It showed the world what Egyptians really looked like! Again I say, THANK YOU! May God bless the soul of John Singleton.
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  5.  2 hours ago
    John Singleton was just 23 years old when he wrote and directed "Boyz n the Hood," becoming the first African American -- and the youngest person ever -- to receive an Oscar nomination for best director
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  1.  3 hours ago
    "I learned that no one was going to write the films I wanted to do except for me." - John Singleton If you weren't there in the 90's you've no idea how revolutionary Boyz n the Hood was. It kicked open a door that Black artists are still walking through.
    44 replies688 retweets3,594 likes


  2.  3 hours ago
    John Singleton: Where to stream the director’s 6 best films
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  3.  2 hours ago
    Cube,John Singleton, 2Pac & Me. Poetic Justice Wrap party which I had a barely noticeable part in that JOHN told me I was to good for,I told him I would do Craft Service on the film.He also told me one day I’ll give you a a great part & he did on Higher Learning.
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  4.  3 hours ago
    Farewell my filmmaking friend! Your Boyz story and your laser disc commentary inspired me back before I shot my first film. You made me believe I might be able to be like you: heard. Thank you for leading, John. Wish we had one last chance to talk comics again...
    41 replies577 retweets5,778 likes


  5.  1 hour ago
    Look back at the career of acclaimed director and writer John Singleton, who died Monday due to complications from a stroke. He was 51.
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  6.  2 hours ago
    John Singleton, the Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter, has died after being taken off life support.


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    Director John Singleton has died at 51
    Director John Singleton, known for his work on "Boyz N the Hood," has died at age 51.
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  7.  2 hours ago
    New favorite pic of John Singleton ✊🏾💔😢
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let's close with c.i.'s 'Iraq snapshot:'


Monday, April 29, 2019.  "I'm sorry" are hard words for Joe Biden, Seth Moulton makes a statement that's truly beneath a member of Congress, the Iraqi government demands that the US Embassy in Baghdad remove a FACEBOOK post, and much more.


This morning MEHR NEWS AGENCY reports, "Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Sunday said that it has summoned the charge d'affaires of the US embassy in Baghdad over comments on social media considered offensive to the diplomatic norms."  What are they talking about?  As noted in Saturday's "Moqtada floats closing the US Embassy, the Iraqi government demands the US delete a FACEBOOK post."


 So that's one problem for the US government.  Here's another -- this is from the US Embassy in Baghdad's FACEBOOK page:




يستشري الفساد في جميع مفاصل #النظام_الإيراني، بدءا من القمة. فممتلكات مرشد النظام علي #خامنئيوحده تقدر بـ 200 مليار دولار، بينما يرزح كثير من ابناء الشعب تحت وطأة الفقر بسبب الوضع الإقتصادي المزري الذي وصلت اليه #ايران بعد أربعين عاما من حكم الملالي.
#فساد_قادة_إيران
Corruption is rife in all parts of the #IranianRegime, starting at the top. The possessions of the current supreme leader Ali #Khamenei alone are estimated at $200 billion, while many people languish in poverty because of the dire economic situation in #Iran after 40 years of rule by the mullahs.
#ThecorruptionoftheleadersofIran
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As ALSUMARIA notes, the Iraqi government sees that post as interfering in Iraqi affairs and they says it goes too far.  They are calling for the US Embassy to remove the post.

Will it?

Better question, why is it that the US media is ignoring this?  Normally, when the US and another government clash, it's news.  Does no one in the US media pay attention to Iraq anymore?  Or are they all desperate to save the US government any embarrassment by ignoring this story?


As we noted in Sunday's "US embassy calls Iran corrupt, Iraq responds with a call for censorship, where's the US media?," even though IANS and KURDISTAN 24 had found the story, the US media continued to ignore it.  Repeating, don't understand why the US media doesn't believe it's a story that the Iraqi government is demanding the US Embassy in Baghdad remove a FACEBOOK post.  It should be a story for the content of the post.  It should be a story for the censorship issue (the call to remove it).  And it should be a story because of the tensions between the governments of the US and Iraq.


By the way, why are they summoning the US charge d'affaires?  Because the US has no Ambassador to Iraq currently.  B-b-but, Douglas Silliman!  Douglas Silliman left Baghdad months ago.



 Jan 31
My thoughts as I depart Baghdad.

: "It has been my honor and privilege to serve as the American Ambassador to Iraq...I want all Iraqis to know that I see great potential for a truly democratic, sovereign, independent, and prosperous Iraq. Fi 'aman Allah" …
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Joey Hood is the US charge dd'affaires.  Who is Joey Hood?  From the US State Dept:



Joey Hood is the Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Mission in Iraq.  Mr. Hood has spent much of his career working in the Middle East, and particularly on the Arabian Peninsula. Prior to assuming his duties in Baghdad, Mr. Hood was Deputy Chief of Mission in Kuwait, which followed an assignment as Consul General and Principal Officer in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.  Previously, Mr. Hood was Acting Director of the Office of Iranian Affairs at the State Department in Washington, DC.
Mr. Hood has also served in Riyadh, where he coordinated U.S.-Saudi military cooperation, and in Asmara, where he was a liaison to rebel leaders from Sudan’s Darfur region.  He has also been assigned to U.S. embassies in Yemen and Qatar.
Prior to the Foreign Service, Mr. Hood was a Fulbright scholar in Burkina Faso and worked at a bank in Vermont.  He earned a Master’s degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.

Why hasn't President Donald Trump nominated a new ambassador?  In November, Donald nominated Matthew Tueller.  The Senate then proceeded to drag its collective feet.  At the start of this month, they finally held confirmation hearings.  And then?  Nothing.  No up or down vote.  Again, Douglas Silliman left Iraq on January 31st.

Is he qualified?  If he's not, vote no and be done with him.  If he is qualified, vote yes so that there's an ambassador to Iraq.  Democrats liked him enough when then-Secretary of State John Kerry championed him to be Ambassador to Yemen (the post he still holds currently) back in 2014.  Equally true, a sitting ambassador is generally a sure-thing vote wise when proposed to be an ambassador to another country.  Why the hold up?

When in the US Senate, Joe Biden never had a problem voting.  He voted for every war you could think of -- including the Iraq War.  Thursday, he announced his intent to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination via a lackluster video.  Four days later, he finally makes his first campaign stop.  He'll be in Pittsburg today.  Four days later?  Remember that the former vice president turns 77 in November.

That's a lot of years and he has a long history that goes with them.


  1.  4 minutes ago
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I did look at his record: He voted for DOMA, repealing Glass-Steagall, wrote & voted for the Patriot Act, the Iraq War, to make it harder for students to declare bankruptcy. I don't care about "decency", but I care that he's been on the wrong side of a lot of issues.


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Sellout ... You just got so greedy you couldn't help but cash in. First it was your brother's firm getting multi billion construction deals in Iraq, then Ukraine energy deal then China gives your kid and Kerry's kid billions. Just disgusting!


 38 minutes ago
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He voted for the Iraq war. Anyone who took that vote should never get another vote for anything again.


 39 minutes ago
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If we had a real opposition party this would be a deal breaker and might get him kicked from the party. Anyone who voted for the Iraq war should never get a single vote for anything in our country.



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Joe Biden’s horrible history as a legislator (Don’t Ask Dont Tell, credit card company billz, Defense of marriage act, the Iraq war) need to be discussed now. His campaign needs to end NOW. Otherwise it’s Trump 2020-2024. I refuse to ignore what a bad candidate he is.


How did Creepy Joe Biden's brother get a $1.5 Billion dollar contract to rebuild houses in Iraq while his brother was VP.Crooked Joe stopped an investigation on his son for corruption by his son.

Creepy Uncle is over before it started,You have no balls.If it was up to you Osama Bin Laden would still be killing american's.There has never been a woman or child you didn't try to kiss. You are a crook,how did your brother get so rich?


 3 hours ago
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What excites you most about Biden? Fought Desegregation Attacked Anita Hill Repeal Glass-Steagall Voted Iraq War Wrote Patriot Act Voted Homeland Security Act Voted⬇ Gay Marriage Author 1994 Crime Bill Voted Bankruptcy Act Pro Cutting Social Security


represents credit card companies and defends their interests above those of the people

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a strong Wall Street ally voted to gut welfare wrote the original ‘94 crime bill for the War on Drugs voted for the Iraq War voted for the 2006 border fence unreliable (at best) on Net Neutrality voted for NAFTA and supported the TPP allowed Anita Hill to be silenced and shamed


 7 hours ago
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I’m not sure Biden is the best option. He’s likely the most right wing democrat running for the democratic nomination and has an awful history of opposition desegregation, supporting the Iraq war as well as the crime bill that lead to mass incarceration.


  1.  8 hours ago
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Biden literally said he’s not sorry for anything he has done. He also bragged about voting for the Iraq war and said he’d do it again. Doesn’t seem like he regrets playing an integral part in almost every major legislative disaster of the past half century.





Last Friday, Joe appeared on ABC's THE VIEW where he was given a chance to apologize to Anita Hill -- something he still has not done.

 Apr 26
"I think what [Anita Hill] wants you to say is 'I'm sorry for the way I treated you' not 'for the way you were treated." - "Well, I'm sorry the way she got treated. If you go back and look at what I did and didn't say, I don't think I treated her badly." -


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Despite gentle prompting from a supportive Joy Behar, Joe refused to issue an apology.


  1.  Apr 25
This is how Joe Biden treated Anita Hill.

How Not to Question a Victim of Sexual Harassment
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Art Markman has a column entitled "Why Men Like Joe Biden Find It So Difficult To Apologize."  One rival for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination says Joe owes Anita an apology.  AP reports:

Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton says the former vice president should apologize for the way Hill was treated during confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Moulton said Hill “was treated terribly” when she testified to Biden’s committee in 1991 that Thomas had sexually harassed her. Moulton added: “I think he should apologize.”
Biden said on NBC he was sorry “for the way she got treated” but added that, “I don’t think I treated her badly.”


Equally true, former Senator Arlen Specter said Joe said Anita lied to Congress -- as the late senator wrote in his 2000 book PASSION FOR THE TRUTH.  Specter died in 2012.  Joe's never corrected Arlen's account.  Apparently, he owes Anita Hill several apologies.


Seth's putting his foot in his mouth a lot lately.  Is he trying to be the new Joe Biden?  Seth felt the need to declare that Donald Trump was not a patriot.  It's the sort of garbage you expect to hear from blowhards in front of a radio microphone, not from members of Congress.  The statement is beneath him and if anyone doubts where that kind of garbage leads . . .

 2 minutes ago
is NOT a patriot he dodged going into the war by a fake foot/ankle issue a lie. he is the worst person. And he proves it everyday Rep Seth Moulton, an Iraq War veteran,Trump 'is not a patriot' :






What an ugly statement from such an ugly person.

On her Twitter feed, the ugly woman claims she believes in decency and civility.  After she's declared someone else not to be a patriot?  And after she's slammed someone for not going to Vietnam.

Does the bitch know that Bruce Springsteen didn't go to Vietnam?

I don't think less of Bruce for that.  I'm grateful for everyone who didn't go over.  Kim Carvente is just an ugly woman with a butt ugly face and even uglier way of thinking.

When Seth makes his stupid comment, that's where it ends up -- with aged hags like Kim Carvente slamming people for whether or not they went to Vietnam.  That's not the test of patriotism, sorry.  Participating in illegal wars does not make you a patriot.  Hags like Kim, of course, never fought in combat.  But for hags like Kim, that's the way to judge patriotism.



Kat's "Kat's Korner: Rhiannon Giddens proves THERE IS NO OTHER" went up Sunday night.  New content at THIRD:


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