Hollywood celebrities who have advocated strongly for the legalization of marijuana for medical use and recreational purposes include (but are in no way limited to) big name star celebs like Willie Nelson (a country music singer), actress Cameron Diaz, pop music star Justin Timberlake, Twilight star Kristen Stewart, and international singing sensation Sting. Sting has come out in the press numerous times in recent years to tell the press the war on drugs has failed. Saying it is time to move on and accept that drugs like marijuana are essentially good for the mind, body, and soul. Now the government put a patent on it? Keep reading…
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Social issues debates and discussions typically occur in casual conversations between intellectuals and business professionals. Whether the trending topic of the day featured on talk radio or late night television talk shows is about LGBT pride, gay marriage, the fight to legalize medical marijuana, ethics, politics, the elections or any other topics that involve a mix of history, pop culture trivia, philosophy, psychology and sociology to muddle through, the following Op-Ed (opinion based editorial news articles written by featured columnists and special guest contributors) are sure to both ask and answer questions that make you go, “hmmmmm.”
Humanitarian Lady Gaga heading to White House to bully president
In November, Lady Gaga is a green celebrity who has used her fame and fortune wisely. She recently founded the non-profit organization called the the Born This Way Foundation. Her number one goal she had in mind when founding the charitable benefit company? Lady Gaga wants to help other young people to develop self confidence. She’s also making strides to get Washingtonian elite to recognize the plight of bullied children who are subject to years of torture and being left vulnerable to physical, mental, and emotion abuse by mean kids. But when she went to the White House, she didn’t get to see the president. Why? Keep reading…
Celebrating Home: Police save 103-year-old woman from eviction (video)
In this holiday story, the greedy and corrupt bankers who tried to evict the family were the obvious villains as police became the heroes. In a day and age when more and more senior citizens are being evicted from nursing homes and assisted living facilities because they lost their savings in the stock market crash, Vinia Hall and her elderly daughter are still celebrating home at home. A 103-year old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were saved from a foreclosure eviction in December 2011 when police and movers hired to evict them refused to comply with the bank’s court order allowing them to do it. Keep reading…
Great American Conspiracies: JFK, UFOs, Herman Cain booty mystery?
Herman Cain — while he appears to be doing his best to pay women off and sweep rumors he is a cheater and a misogynist under the rug before his wife puts the kibosh on their more-than-13-year marriage — is failing in the polls because he won’t stop barking up the wrong tree. Claiming on the Sean Hannity show that he’s being framed, he looks dodgy at best and like a conspiracy theorist at worst. Want to see the video clip of his celebrity interview where he talks about texts and presumable sexts with his alleged mistress? Keep reading…
Miley Cyrus Liberty Walk irks Occupy Wall Street protest leader? (video)
After the song Party In The USA went viral as the theme song to celebrate the demise of Osama Bin Lauden, her famous family members and press team had to have noticed there is big bucks to be made if they are successful as branding Miley Cyrus as a blue collar pop culture American icon. Now, the Disney princess has come out with a new music video called Liberty Walk — with a song dedicated to the Occupy Wall Street protest movement. But were her goals in making the song patriotic or profit seeking in nature? One leader of the group thinks Miley is insincere at best. Keep reading…
Why Kourtney Kardashian starting celebrity moms blog is shocking
What would be more shocking to read — a celebrity moms blog by Kourtney Kardashian that talks about good parenting in terms of providing lavish gifts on a child, having a huge luxury home, and traveling to 5 star resorts around the world with friends and family — or the news she would be willing to split up with her baby daddy to protect her kids from his bad temper and drinking? The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star just announced she is pregnant with her second child by Scott Disick and is starting a celebrity mom blog of her own. Is she as good a mom as Kris Jenner? Keep reading…