Monthly Archives: April 2015

Film and TV, Politics

REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCE DREAM TICKET FOR THE 2016 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

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Jindal, left, and Robertson
Jindal, left, and Robertson

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (The Adobo Chronicles) – Forget about the impending announcement from Hillary Clinton that she is running for president. The Republican Party has just upstaged the presumed Democratic nominee for president in the 2016 elections.

Republicans are calling it the “dream team.”

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has not only announced that he is running for president, but he has also already picked his running mate — Willie Robertson, star of the popular television series, ‘Duck Dynasty.’

With the announcement, the Grand Old Party (GOP) is super confident that it will reclaim the White House in 2017.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said that there could never ever be a winning team for president and vice president than someone who is a conservative Asian American and a Hill Billy reality show star.

Upon hearing of the announcement, declared Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Rand Paul said they were seriously considering withdrawing from the race in favor of the Jindal-Robertson ticket.

Hillary Clinton, in the meantime, is negotiating with American Idol alumnus Clay Aiken to be her vice presidential runningmate.

Let the hunger games begin!

Sports, Technology

PACQUIAO FANS PROTEST BOXER’S ‘NO SELFIE’ POLICY

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Photo credit: Examiner.comSANTA MONICA, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Hundreds of fans of  Manny Pacquiao — mostly Filipinos — picketed blocks and blocks of the Pacific Coast Highway near Santa Monica where the boxer jogs most mornings as part of his training in preparation for his fight with American Floyd Mayweather.

The “Fight of the Century” is scheduled on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The reason for the picket?

The Filipino fans are protesting a new ‘no selfie policy,’ promulgated by the boxer’s training camp.

Each morning, hundreds of Pacquiao fans try to follow the boxer during his morning run in the hopes of taking a selfie with their hero.

One of the protesters, a Filipino veteran who has lived in L.A. for almost 40 years, said that the ‘no selfie’ policy deprives the fans of the rare opportunity to have their photos taken with their boxing idol. “A selfie with Pacman is a treasure that I can proudly show to my grandchildren,” he said.

The Pacquiao camp explained that the new policy is designed to ensure that the boxer will not come in contact with any fan who might be suffering from a cold or some other infection. “We can’t afford to have Manny get sick even for just a day.  We need him every single day for his training until fight day,” a spokesman for Pacquiao said.

A few disgruntled fans who were turned away after they attempted to take a selfie with Pacquiao said that they will now cheer for Mayweather instead.

A little sour grapes there, eh?

RELATED STORY:  American Psychiatric Association Declares Taking Selfies A Mental Disorder (Selfitis)

Film and TV, Music

NICKI MINAJ SUES MADONNA, NBC OVER SEGMENT ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW’

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MInaj, left, and Madonna (Photo: www.afrikakwetu.com)
MInaj, left, and Madonna
(Photo: http://www.afrikakwetu.com)

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – Some are calling it the ‘battle of the bitches.’ And the NBC network is caught in the middle. The protagonists: Madonna and Nicki Minaj.

The 56-year-old diva (meaning, Madonna) performed a live take of ‘Bitch I’m Madonna’ during a recent episode of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.’ The song is included in Madonna’s latest album, ‘Rebel Heart.’ The original recording also features 32-year-old  singer and songwriter Nicki Minaj, rapping to Madonna’s music.

But Nicki Minaj was nowhere to be seen during the Tonight Show performance, except for screen images of the rapper flashed in the background while Madonna twisted and twerked in the company of her dancers.

After the segment aired, Minaj told reporters she was suing Madonna and NBC for excluding her in the live performance. ‘The song is mine as much as it is Madonna’s,’ Minaj said.

‘For Madonna and NBC to exclude me from the show is not only inappropriate but  insulting,’ Minaj said, adding: “after all, I think the song is more about me than it is about Madonna.”

So, who’s the real ‘bitch’ here? We’ll let our readers decide.

Here’s the video on Madonna’s live performance.