Happy Hump Day WSY!

Today’s featured football classic:

The Battle Of The Bay
Hampton University vs Norfolk State University

Radio & TV host Tom Joyner of “Tom Joyner in the Morning” tossing the coin before the 2008 “Battle of the Bay” won by Hampton 35 – 17.

Started in 1962, this game is a traditional battle of inner state rivals that takes place in mid October each year.

There is always that one over the top fan – ALWAYS! This is Norfolk’s State biggest fan along with Mr. CIAA himself:

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Tuesday, October 12
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(Hat Tip: WSY commenter Rhoda)

From TPMMuckraker:

In a private phone conversation that was secretly recorded, Mark Kirk, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Illinois, told state Republican leaders last week about his plan to send “voter integrity” squads to four predominately African American neighborhoods of Chicago “where the other side might be tempted to jigger the numbers somewhat.”

Kirk’s campaign confirmed the candidate was secretly taped last week as he was talking about his anti-voter fraud effort.

“These are lawyers and other people that will be deployed in key, vulnerable precincts, for example, South and West sides of Chicago, Rockford, Metro East, where the other side might be tempted to jigger the numbers somewhat,” he said in the audio posted on YouTube.

WSY commenter Rhoda breaks it down:

I’m telling you: there is a reason the MSM and the Rethugs are singing from the black people won’t vote hymnal. They’re trying to suppress minority voters and are planning to do so literally as well. It’s sad those in the AA community that would echo that message.

Fam, James Crow III, Esq is in full effect this election year. That’s why it’s important that you arm yourselves with the proper voting information. Please go to RAISEYOURVOTE.COM for all of the pertinent voting information for your state.

WEE’ve got to stay two steps ahead of these Rethuglicans and their politricks!

WEE Are Glad That You Didn’t Have To Dodge Any Sniper Fire This Time News: Bosnia and Herzegovina — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday urged residents of this deeply divided country to put aside nationalism in favor of unity, seeking to use her own past with President Obama as an example of how former adversaries can move beyond history. Read more here.

Girl, Bye!! News: Republican strategist Karl Rove is denying that his party gets campaign donations from foreign sources and accuses President Barack Obama of “being hypocritical” in suggesting such a link. Read more here.

Black Friday 2010 Is Gonna Be Hell On Earth News: Walmart will sell the Apple iPad starting Oct. 15, the retailer announced Tuesday. The popular tablet will be available in hundreds of Walmart stores starting Oct. 15 and expand to more than 2,300 locations by mid-November. Read more here.

I Guess I Need To Stop Falling Asleep To Golden Girls Reruns News: If you stay up late watching TV or bathed in the glow of a computer screen, you probably aren’t doing your waistline any favors. A new study finds that exposure to light at night may contribute to weight gain, independent of diet or exercise levels. Read more here.

At Least He Got An Apology- On An Ordinary Day They Would’ve Just Tasered Him To Death News: The Cincinnati police chief apologized on Monday for his staff detaining and handcuffing Bengals CB Adam “Pacman” Jones after a traffic incident a day before. Police questioned Jones after he swerved his Jaguar to avoid an accident. When police ran Jones’ ID, they mistook him for someone who had an open warrant, so they handcuffed him and made him sit on the curb. Read more here.

Happy Tuesday WSY family! Check out the links and come back to discuss. Now for today’s Tuesday Trivia…

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The video chat with Elizabeth Warren has ended. WEE will post video and/or transcript of the event when they are available.

Congrats Sepia & CarolinaGirl!

Weekly Results: Sepia Takes Week#5!

Our Week#5 Winner Sepia chose 11 games correctly along with Aleth.   The tie was broken by Sepia choosing the New York Giants (who won this week) versus Aleths’s New Orleans (who lost this week).

*** For more information on our tie-breaking procedures, please see the bottom of this post.***

Season-to-Date Results: Congrats CarolinaGirl!

CarolinaGirl maintains Season-to-Date Leader Status going into Week#6!

Week #6 Entries Now Open!

Continue reading WEESeeOurPicks NFL Edition – Week #5 Results – Sepia Takes Week#5! Carolinagirl Keeps Season-Leader Status!

Good Morning WSY!

Today’s featured football classic:

THE ATLANTA FOOTBALL CLASSIC
Florida A&M University vs Tennessee State University

Hosted by the 100 Black Men of Atlanta and sponsored by Bank of America, the Atlanta Football Classic is an annual football classic game played in the Georgia Dome.

Did you know during the first years of this classic, there were actually TWO games played that day: Southern Univ vs NC A&T that day, then Tenn ST vs FAMU that evening…..good times………VERY GOOD TIMES!!

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Who Just Beat The #1 Team In The Nation? ^^^These Guys!^^^ News: Steve Spurrier had told his team all week how the Gamecocks were going to beat the nation’s No. 1 program. Fate. It didn’t matter that Alabama was the defending national champion. Or the owner of a 19-game winning streak. All that mattered was fate. And that fate was on the Gamecocks’ side Saturday. Read more here.

Greed Is Good News: Half of Wall Street finance professionals surveyed expect their bonuses to increase for 2010, eFinancialCareers.com found. About 71 percent of the 2,145 people who responded to the e-mailed poll said they are anticipating at least an equal bonus from last year, with 50 percent expecting a bigger payout, the job-search website said in a statement. About 11 percent said their bonus will jump by at least half, according to the survey. Read more here.

Rest In Peace News: Solomon Burke, the Grammy-award winning soul musician known as the “King of Rock and Soul,” died on Sunday at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, where he was scheduled to perform a concert. On his website, his family wrote “he was on his way to spread his message of love as he loved to do.” Read more here.

Keep Your G*ddamn Government Hands Off My Social Security!!!! News: As if voters don’t have enough to be angry about this election year, the government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without an increase in their monthly benefits. Read more here.

This Is Possibly Great News For General Motors News: The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car completed the first lap of its public introduction successfully Sunday, as General Motors began an intensive campaign to explain the unique car, set to go on sale in November, to buyers. Read more here.

Happy Monday WSY family! Check out the links and come back to discuss. Here’s your Monday dose of Mary J…

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President Obama Speaks to the Press
The White House
October 11, 2010 10:50am est

After meeting with Cabinet secretaries, former secretaries of Transportation and mayors and governors on infrastructure investment, the President discusses why it will help our country and boost our economy.

Good Morning WSY!

This week, I wanted to have some fun! Its October, football season is in full swing and that means HBCU CLASSICS! What’s a “classic”? Its those historical football matchups that bring out the ROAD TRIP! Not to mention the fly clothes, the step shows, the parades, the banging half-time shows, the concert afterwards…the PARTY!

Nothing beats a good SWAC-MEAC, SIAC-CIAA matchup in the fall! So here’s to some of the most revered classics that are annual treks for so many! I’ll feature a different game each day, if you have a story to share about your own experience at the featured  party-till-ya-drop classic of the day, please share!

THE CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC

The Circle City Classic is an annual American football game featuring two historically black colleges/universities (HBCUs) that play at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game was held from 1983 to 2007 in the RCA Dome, and was moved to the new Lucas Oil Stadium for the 2008 game. The event was established in 1983 and takes place the first weekend in October. In addition to the weekend’s primary attraction, there is also a parade and concert related to the Classic.

The Circle City Classic has different school matchups every year, but always coincides with the Black Expo………good times…………GOOD TIMES!

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Dude……even your text messages are getting intercepted