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In lieu of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s potential run for President, Bill Maher gave him the Real Time “New Rule” treatment tonight. To mark the occasion, I’m bringing back my Rick Perry hip hop song from the 2010 election. Don’t call it a comeback! Rhythm Rebel Music [The Mixtape] by Ted James       © 2010 Millinium VII Entertainment / Produced by Ted James / Mixed by Ted James…

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Lupe Fiasco on CBS News #Influencer.     Video Source: MissMeMissYou on YouTube Featured Image Source: CBS News

Rhythm Rebel Music [The Mixtape] by Ted James       Ted James – Save Our State (feat. Jennifer James) Lyrics by Ted James This is not a losing fight, we can push back, we are right We can rally, we have might, they cannot defend this type Of short-sighted budget gripe, that infiltrates the workers rights That instigates tuition hikes, that decimates our equal slice Of choices had for…

Tim Duncan IS Still Setting the Bar Evaluating the Greatest NBA Players in the Post-Jordan Era With the news last week of Shaquille O’Neal’s retirement from the Boston Celtics and in the mist of an entertaining NBA Finals, I thought this would be an appropriate time to open up a debate here at theLeftAhead.com about the best NBA player in the post-Michael Jordan era. I don’t mean since 2003, when…

The Justice League of America – Superman Needed His Union Too Evaluating “Waiting for Superman” from a union organizer’s perspective I guess every story about Superman needs villains and some of the most prominent villains in “Waiting for Superman” are the teachers’ unions. Let me begin by saying that I have no interest in discrediting this documentary as a whole. My father was an educator. My mother is an educator…

I used to write on paper because it was heroic. Poetry, lyrics, even passages for novels. I had three or four journals that I lugged around like trophies. Better yet, artifacts from a waning era that few still appreciated. I know that I appreciated it when I witnessed others writing on paper. It was a communal demonstration of the sacred. I couldn’t stand when aspiring novelists assended upon the coffee…

For the very first post on this here site.. I shall kick things off with a little musical ditty that I think sets somewhat of a relevant tone.   Source: streetsweeepermusic on YouTube