"The Space Documentaries are back!!

By Richie,

I am a huge lover of the Universe and hope that'civilization
if its not taken over by the the darker forces of society
can grow in knowlege about the unknow.

The BBC has done us all a great service by provinding
us with the answers to many of our questions

Enjoy!

Grab a bag of popcorn because "The Space Documentaries are back!!
This time they are official and straight from BBC and Google :)


BBC - Space -1- Star Stuff



BBC - Space -2- Staying Alive


BBC - Space -3- Black Holes



BBC - Space -4- Are We Alone?



BBC - Space -5- New Worlds



BBC - Space -6- Boldy Go

"Oh Nigeria"...Soldiers arrest five militants

By Richie

Nigerians are under attack from Islamic fundamentalist who want the elections to
go there way. The army has begun fighinting a group of Muslims fanatics in a region called Kano the third largest city in Nigeria, in terms of geographical size,after Ibadan and Lagos.Kano has long been the centre for Nigeria's Islamic culture;one of the largest Muslim in the world mosques lies in the city.

The extremist say they are simply responding to the recent killing of a popular
Imam from the area! The fanatics since last week have been on a jihad killing over
13 people most police officers but they were able to kill(thanks to Allah no doubt)
the wife of a local cop.While many Americans know little about Nigeria the country
is very important strategically and militarily. Nigeria produces a great deal of oil for
this nation and Muslim extremist are very active in this nation.

The present President of Nigeria is a former millitary men who helped speak out against one of Nigeria's most evil dictator's Sani Abacha. He was put into prison for his speeches on human rights while under Abacha. He was released after Abacha died while banging two Indian prostitutes. In 1999 the he decided to run for the presidency as the candidate of the People's Democratic Party. Obasanjo won with 62.6% of the vote.

Since becoming president he has become friends of President Bush who he shares the same Evangelical faith with! However he is leaving after serving his term. His presidency has been full of corruption and scandals.There are over two leading candidates to replace him Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Atiku Abubakar two Muslim's one Vice President Atiku Abubakar is perceived by some Christian's to be a moderate who will be kinder to Christian communities.

But we Americans know a little bit about Atiku Abubakar because should he become president according to wikipedia Abubakar surfaced in a FBI report by the BBC World Service, as the intended recipient of a bribe involving United States Congressman William Jefferson democrat from Louisiana to promote Nigeria's adoption of Internet technology from the American firm iGate, Inc.

According to the FBI, Jefferson allegedly told an informant that he would need to give Abubakar $500,000 "as a motivating factor" for business contracts. Abubakar denies this and claims he was the target of a political witch hunt!Abubakar will run
as a man of experience.

The other candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari is a former military ruler of Nigeria who was kicked out by a coup.Buhari also served in Abacha's administration where he had access to millions of dollars for developmental projects around Nigeria. In many ways it was these "handouts" that made him so beloved. Buhari will run as a man of the a man of the people!

Whoever wins lets hope he is a man who admires and supports democracy and while having to to stand up to members of his own faith who seek an Islamic theocracy in this vast nation.


Richie is founder of HipHopRepublican.com

Breakthrough Helped Change America

The national celebration of Jackie Robinson Day will be observed this afternoon at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, marking the 60th anniversary of his breaking baseball's color line.

The national celebration of Jackie Robinson Day will be observed this afternoon at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, marking the 60th anniversary of his breaking baseball's color line. Robinson's widow, Rachel, their daughter Sharon, their son David, several of his Brooklyn Dodger teammates and baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will be among those participating in the pre-game ceremony. The pre-game activities will begin with a video tribute to Mr. Robinson, who grew up in Pasadena, California and attended Muir High School, Pasadena City College and UCLA.

Actors Courtney B. Vance, Marlon Wayans and Angela Bassett will be among celebrities participating in an "Ode to Jackie'' reading. The Brookinaires Gospel Choir from Los Angeles' First AME Church will perform "Oh Happy Day,'' one of Robinson's favorite songs. The winners of the Breaking Barriers essay contest for children in fourth through sixth grades will also be honored. Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson will sing the national anthem. Hall of Fame members Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson, who both played against Robinson, will throw out the ceremonial first pitches.

"He's the reason I'm here,'' Juan Pierre, a center fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, said of the late Mr. Robinson. "He's the reason all the African American players are where we're at. If he had gotten here and messed up everything, you never know how the game would have been. What he had to endure on the field -- with guys stepping on him, throwing at him -- and him not saying anything, you have to have total respect for that.''

Mr. Selig has called Robinson's major league debut on April 15, 1947 as "baseball's proudest moment.'' "On that landmark day, Jackie ended segregation in baseball and ushered in an era in which baseball became the true national pastime,'' he said.

Born Jan. 31, 1919 in Cairo, Ga., Mr. Robinson, his four siblings and mother moved to Pasadena in 1920 after his father deserted the family. Mr. Robinson lettered in baseball, basketball, football and track and field at UCLA. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he played with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League in 1945.

Branch Rickey, the president and co-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Mr. Robinson on Oct. 23, 1945, assigning him to the team's International League affiliate in Montreal for the 1946 season. Mr. Robinson received the Rookie of the Year Award, which now bears his name, in 1947 and the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949. He helped lead the Dodgers (who would eventually move to Los Angeles) to six National League championships during his 10 seasons with the team, and, in 1955, their only World Series championship in Brooklyn. Mr. Robinson retired from baseball after the 1956 season, declining the join the rival New York Giants after a trade.

In 1957, he was named vice president of Chock Full O' Nuts and later co-founded the Freedom National Bank of Harlem. He was elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1962, part of a long series of honors he received. Mr. Robinson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can bestow, in 2003. He died of a heart attack in 1972 at the age of 53, far from satisfied at the way black Americans were advancing in baseball.