I DO? - Jasmine Speaks!

The OFFICIAL voice of Jasmine Selene
daughter.sister.friend.journalist.lover

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Ain't nothin' happy about this Valentine's Day


Yeah, that Edwardo Jackson guy pretty much ruined my V-Day for me.

Every day I spend away from my Nick is an unhappy one.


Please believe that every day I spent with Nick was a Valentine's Day, corny as it may sound. And it will be again. Trust that.

So for those of y'all currently with the love of your life (or just "loving the one you're with"), Happy Valentine's Day. Or something.

Monday, February 13, 2006

What the hell!?!?

I know I am forever famous for "taking The Fifth," but I gotta say somethin':
WHAT THE HELL?!?!

I was all ready for MY SIDE of the story to be told tomorrow, and that punk-ass Edwardo Jackson is just gonna delay my ish like that! Who in the hell does he think he is?!?

I've been waiting four years to tell my side of the story, and he's just gonna up and hold out I Do? on a sista. Do you know how much shit I've taken from these damn fans of yours, Mr. Jackson? Do you know how often I get called a "homewrecker" or a "sorry-ass, man-stealing bitch," Mr. Jackson??? WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO LONG, DAMMIT!!!

If any of y'all are as frustrated as me, holla at ya girl. This is some crap.

GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!

Screw you, Edwardo Jackson!!!

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Freedom Isn't Really Free

Sometimes, even as a professional broadcaster, I will see a story and just have to shake my head. I mean, DAMN! What is going ON over there in the Middle East?!? At first, I was like, this is all over some stupid cartoons. But then I learned about the religious background of it all (any depiction of Islam's Mohammed is a no-no)...and I STILL had to shake my head.

As a member of the (free) press, I have to side with...the PRESS. Natch. You didn't and wouldn't see Muslims taking to the streets of Detroit or New York setting stuff on fire because of some alleged "desecrations". Why is something that was printed in DENMARK having people burning buildings down in SYRIA??? And how is something that those cookie-makers with the pointy shoes did reflective of the entirety of the Western press, if not the Western World?

Let's take a breath people. Even though the reaction to these cartoons has been more than carried away, let us also recognize the responsibility of being a free, accountable press. I could run a piece on-air about how much I hate Mexicans (not really; y'all are cool with me) but that would just piss people off, get me fired, end my career, and get the station, if not myself, probably sued. That's how we get even in The West. I think $5 million dollars would keep me warmer at night than the temporary glow of a burning building, n'est-ce pas?

Freedom of the press also means the freedom to be stupid. But don't let one person's stupidity make you free to be just as stupid.