Blogcritics Author: Movable Feast

Did Marion Jones Get A Plea Deal?

Movable Feast — Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:11:29 EDT

Why would she admit steroid use now? Was the admission part of a plea arrangement?
Marion Jones, a role model to many aspiring women athletes around the world, has now fallen from grace. Blessed with a winning smile, along with incredible beauty, poise, and grace, she was the rare combination of power and femininity. Her glowing success in track and field translated into riches and instant celebrity status. Suddenly, she has...

OJ Simpson: The Cow That Keeps On Giving!

Movable Feast — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:55:48 EDT

The case of OJ Simpson will generate over 50 million dollars for Las Vegas in trial related costs.
When the story about the arrest of OJ Simpson in Las Vegas first hit the media, my first response was "here we go again." For days, we were bombarded by the media with stories related to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, the recent arrests, or the publication of the book, If I Did It. The queen of afternoon talk...

Book Review - Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State by Norman Solomon

Movable Feast — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:14:50 EDT

A very personal account of the antiwar movement.
Made Love, Got War is the title of Norman Solomon's latest book, an autobiographical account of the peace and disarmament movements in the United States. He discusses the pitfalls and detours encountered in past struggles, and provides useful lessons for current and future activism.Norman Solomon is a well know nationally syndicated columnist...

Oops, I Did It Again! Britney Spears' Meltdown at MTV Awards!

Movable Feast — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:48:31 EDT

Britney Spears looked nervous, tired, out of shape, and bored at VMA performance.
Britney Spears is a household name. She was once an electrifying performer who routinely performed in sold-out arenas throughout the world. The name Britney Spears was synonymous with success and glamour. Little girls wanted to grow up to be like Britney. Her dance routines, delivered with precision, were poetry in motion. While she was not...

Sagging Pants, Hip Hop, and Racial Discrimination

Movable Feast — Sun, 9 Sep 2007 14:23:23 EDT

Laws are being passed across the country against wearing sagging pants in public. Is this another form of racism or a serious effort to clean up society?
Several years ago the National Basketball Association implemented an extremely unpopular dress code, and you did not have to be a rocket scientist to know that the target was African American basketball players.Understandably, school districts, given wide latitude by the courts, have also implemented more restrictive dress codes. Now it appears...

Larry Craig and Spin

Movable Feast — Sat, 8 Sep 2007 12:54:29 EDT

Larry Craig plead guilty to misdemeanor solicitation. Now he is using spin to fight this charge in an effort to remain in the Senate.
Spin, spin, and more spin! After watching Larry Craig's news conference, we assumed that the case was now officially over. We could move on to cover something else, perhap the rapper Foxy Brown's court appearance or the feud between Kanya West and 50 Cent. Republican have been hammered this year so they were relieved that Craig was gone...

Coretta Scott King and Wiretaps

Movable Feast — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 15:18:20 EDT

The FBI secretly monitored Coretta Scott King for years, hoping that she would link the ant-war and Civil Rights Movement.
After more than a year of solid work, KHOU-TV in Houston and its investigative unit, 11 News Defenders, have obtained an exclusive first look at the FBI’s file on Coretta Scott and these files do not paint a rosy picture. They reveal a Hoover led FBI out of control, spying illegally on American citizens disrupting constitutionally...

Katie Couric - Reports from Iraq Day 1

Movable Feast — Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:54:16 EDT

A reaction to CBS news anchor Katie Couric reporting trip to Iraq and Syria in anticipation of a crucial military report on progress of the American effort.
So our number one female anchor, Katie Couric, goes to Baghdad to help us to better understand the nature of the war. Get real! She went to boost her ratings and save her job. Don't think anybody really expected groundbreaking reporting when CBS sent Katie Couric to Baghdad, so no one was disappointed. However, she made a comment in her Day 1...

Book Review: Biowarfare and Terrorism by Francis A. Boyle

Movable Feast — Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:19:24 EDT

Outlines how and why the United States government initiated, sustained, and then dramatically expanded an illegal biological arms buildup.
Covered by virtually every media outlet in the world, Saddam Hussein was executed in Iraq for crimes against humanity. Now Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" and 14 other co-conspirators are on trial for the same crimes against humanity, the brutal crushing of a Shiite uprising after the 1991 Persian Gulf War. They are charged...

Michael Vick's Dad Ratted Him Out

Movable Feast — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:08:12 EDT

Michael Vick's father turns on him by providing information on previous dog fighting at family home.
Would you be a happy camper if your dad was like Michael Vick's? What if you were a professional football player and your dad tried to get you sent to jail and banned from playing professional football. Would you be happy? What would these actions do to your declining self esteem? Could you ever forgive your dad once all of this is behind...