GLOBALGRIND'S MORNING THINK TANK: Crazy A** Mom Tries To Smother Child To Death, Obama Is A Black Puppet & The I.M.F. Rapist Gets Bail (PHOTOS)

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Today we find that a mother tried to smother her child with a blanket, while Dr. Cornel West calls President Obama a puppet.

Shame On You

Who: Shantaniqua Scott

Where: Dallas

What: And the worst mother in the world award goes to ... Shantaniqua Scott. A hidden video camera caught Scott placing a blanket over her four-month-old son’s mouth last July. The 18-year-old mom was caught on camera looking into her son’s crib and placing a blanket over his face for up to 20 seconds at a children’s medical center. Take a look at the video.