Joe's Spout Mouth

When Vice President Joe Biden hugged President Obama, Biden whispered "big f***in deal". While the Health Care Bill is one of the biggest steps in American History, I can't believe he said that. Politicians are held at a higher standard (meaning they are expected not to swear, etc.) His foul mouth shows poor vocabulary skills, and it also convinces Americans that Joe Biden cannot keep his mouth shut. Please, Vice President Biden refrain from such language near a microphone.

New Curfew for Richmond

According to Richmond Police Chief,

 that he believes introducing a strict curfew for minors will help fight truancy and stymie the crime wave plaguing that city.School officials said that on any given day some 4,500 Richmond teenagers are on the street instead of in school. Under a proposal that police plan to unveil this evening, schools would impose a curfew. Any students caught wandering the streets could face a juvenile court judge and perhaps have to pay a fine.
Nearby Hercules and Pinole have similar programs.“It is another tool we can use to get our kids in school so we know they are safe. What the cities have found out is that with the daytime curfews the juvenile crime and activity has plummeted,” said Associated Schools Superintedent Wendell Greer"

However, this curfew is looked down upon by the parents. The parents believe that the police are invading their privacy.  Even some parents say that the police should not tell them how to raise children. Since there are so many young adults wandering in Richmond, I believe this curfew will help keep students in school. The Richmond schools earn money daily for students attending the school as regular public schools do. This curfew ought to give Richmond schools the money they need.

John Boehner Calls Nancy Pelosi Out

Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio calls out Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi. He alludes to the back-room deals because that is what Pelosi did to get so many votes on the Health Care Bill last night. He also condemned Pelosi,

"You only can ignore the will of the American people for so long" and “We have failed to reflect the will of our constituents, and when we fail to reflect that will, we fail ourselves and we fail our country.”

Local News Man

There was a teleprompter fail!

Does Jail Help Or Hurt A Rapper?

 
Most of us have heard names such as Lil' Wayne, T.I., but do we know them because of public media or  their songs. Nowadays, most Hip-Hop Artists or Rappers rap about sex, money, cars, and women. Do Americans exactly listen to the lyrics or do Americans succumb to the beat of the music. I decide to listen and to watch to this music video. This artist used the word b**ch more than 5 times, and that is all I could understand because the b-word had more emphasis than his other mumbling. The artist is named Gucci Mane, and Gucci is in jail for parole violation. I believe that jail-time does indeed help rappers. Rappers thrive on pubic media and the consumer's money. Many teenagers do not know what jail is actually like, and many believe that jail is where people go when they do "cool stuff". Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12 months in jail, but that's not stopping him from being a top-selling artist. Gucci Mane is so popular that he plans to release another album later this year according to his website.  I guess that jail-time really does help a rapper's reputation.

California Colleges

As my College Letters of Admissions arrive, I find myself more and more disappointed. Not only did my parents and I spend more money on college application fees, but sadly I am getting fewer admissions acceptances than I anticipated. I applied to 8 colleges four times the amount my parents did when they applied. Moreover, my parents only paid 2,500 dollars for a whole year of college while I will end up paying 25,000 year ten-fold. Last week, University of California students rallied against the 32% tuition hike($10,000 a year). However, that is not the worse part, I did some research and found compensation packages were the big reason for the tuition hike. I am happy to leave high school and to start a new chapter in my life. However, I am disgusted with the Statewide-California school budget cuts. Some of my favorite teachers may be handed the pink-slip, but the reason I made it to college was because of their uncountable efforts to help me success. I fear that the students of the 2011, 2012, and so on will not be able to get into the colleges of their dreams. With big classes and less classes offered, students will not be able to shine in their colleges applications. I believe Generation Y will start at a huge disadvantage because of the careless of past generations. Please, do not hurt our future, we are the next voting-Americans.