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Creative Loafing columnist Brittney Cason takes the spotlight for this week’s episode of Tales of Charlotte — the original, Web-based TV show that features Charlotteans telling their most bizarre, true-life stories. Behold:
Today the Obama campaign released a 13-minute documentary about John McCain’s link to Charles Keating, who was involved in the Savings & Loan scandal back in the 1980s. Check out the full film here:
I do believe I found the biggest idiot on the Web. I discovered him — a guy named Pastor James Manning — while I was looking for videos on YouTube.
Manning is the self-styled leader of a Harlem-based church called ATLAH Worldwide. And it seems like his mission in life is to stop folks from voting for Obama. But, the thing is, he wants to stop Obama’s ascension to the Oval Office for the stupidest — and just plain WRONG — reasons.
Take a look, for example, at this video titled “Obama a homosexual drug user forever”:
Weird, eh? Well he spewed — and continues to spew — lots more unsubstantiated facts. Check out the dumb shit he says about Obama’s mother:
Idiotic, eh? Sadly there’s more. In the next video, Manning warns white people that, if Obama wins, black people will take to the streets and riot:
Manning also dislikes Oprah. Look:
Moronic, eh? Apparently this guy is so stupid, not even the nutjobs at Fox News like the guy. Check out what Sean Hannity said to the guy:
What a nut! OK, lastly, here’s a look at Manning’s greatest — and stupidest — hits:
Just stupid.
Big Mamma D, the Charlotte-based burlesque artist and promoter, stars in this special episode of Creative Loafing’s original, true-life TV show Tales of Charlotte. Check her out:
The Reel Soul Film Festival, the African-American film event we wrote about in our Fall Guide, is coming to Charlotte this weekend (Oct. 2-4). Check out trailers for two of the fest’s films here:
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I Used to Love Her
Behold the second episode of CL’s brand-new original TV series Tales of Charlotte, which features folks recounting true-life stories about the most bizarre incidents they’ve ever experienced. This one’s a little long (4 whole minutes!), but it’s worth it.
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The Sunset Club has undergone a $750,000 makeover and is ready for its grand reveal. After being closed four months for remodeling, Sunset is hosting a re-opening party this Saturday. Sonny Gur, the owner of the South End club, talked to us Thursday night about his remodeled “ultra lounge.”
