Posted on 04/24/2013 9:58:11 AM PDT by IChing
There’s a new kid on the block, and at this point his career prospects look pretty darn promising.
Along with his natural, rock-star charisma, he’s been tutored by high-level management and sponsorship — and combined with the necessary vital “street cred,” his ideological activism, conviction, and dedication to social causes has gotten the full attention of the trend-making twenty-somethings, and of the idol makers of marketing: In the last couple of weeks he’s been charting mainly as #2, with a bullet, but his fame is really blowing up — last week he rolled right over #1, to grab the top spot.
There doesn’t seem to be much question that he’ll soon be going places.
Though quite young in years, like so many up-and-coming urban performers nowadays, he’s already been caught up in his share of public controversy — drugs, neighborhood “drive-bys,” brushes with the authorities, and disasters with stage pyrotechnics. By some accounts, he has been guilty of sometimes hurting people (to the point of allegedly even “ruining lives”) in his daring efforts to get his compelling, life-changing message to the world. Of course, there are always the naysayers.
But despite the scandals (or, probably, the moreso because of them) his videos are exploding all over TV and the internet, and agents are lining up to talk to him. Millions of fans and supporters follow him on various social media sites worldwide. His “hash tag” on Twitter is all the rage.
The massive, 24/7 security cordon around him is impenetrable.
It’s gotten to the point now where he can’t even leave his room.
Due to some intense family drama, legal entanglements, and stressors which have impacted his health, he was forced to interrupt a weekend yachting vacation late last Friday afternoon and has, predictably,
(Excerpt) Read more at clashdaily.com ...
Newbie.
Overwrought.
Who wrote this cr*p? Kos Kids?
...perfect nickname for Obama though...love it.
“Obama's chechens.....have come home to roost” (Rush Limbaughs pun)
Donald Joy wrote an excellent satiric piece on Bill Ayres. Sorry that you missed it.
Lol. Guess I’ll have to go look at the site, then :).
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