Archive for September, 2010

Montana GOP Policy: Make Homosexuality Illegal

September 20th, 2010  by  Lauren

HELENA, Mont. — At a time when gays have been gaining victories across the country, the Republican Party in Montana still wants to make homosexuality illegal.
The party adopted an official platform in June that keeps a long-held position in support of making homosexual acts illegal, a policy adopted after the Montana Supreme Court struck down [...]

White House: Republicans Are 'Talking More Calvin Coolidge Than George Bush'

September 18th, 2010  by  Lauren

Several weeks ago, in an interview with the Huffington Post, a senior Obama adviser tried out a new campaign-themed line in the hope of imparting the gravity of the situation to Democratic voters. Should Republicans take back Congress, he said, their policy agendas could be worse then those offered by George W. Bush.
On Friday, [...]

BREAKING BIEBER NEWS! Justin Bieber Is Going To Shoot A Movie With Will Smith!

September 17th, 2010  by  Lauren

Bieber is heading to the big leagues! His newest ‘top-secret’ film role is being produced by none other than the Man in Black himself! We’re beginning to think this is Justin Bieber’s world, and we’re just living in it. The teen singing sensation has already conquered the music world, has a [...]

Betty White Reflects On 'The Golden Girls' 25 Years Later

September 16th, 2010  by  Lauren

NEW YORK — It was Sept. 14, 1985, when NBC introduced Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty as "The Golden Girls."
A quarter century later, the show is still No. 1 among women who watch the Hallmark Channel, which begins and ends its broadcast day with an episode.
Betty White still [...]

Pawlenty Allows Millions In Federal Health Care Funds To Flow Into Minnesota Despite His Anti-'Obamacare' Order

September 15th, 2010  by  Lauren

Despite Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's (R) recent executive order intended to stop the implementation of federal health care reform in Minnesota, millions of dollars from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will still be flowing into the state, with the governor's blessing. The Huffington Post has learned that the state Department of Health [...]

Joaquin Phoenix BACK On Letterman

September 14th, 2010  by  Lauren

NEW YORK — Actor Joaquin (wah-KEEN') Phoenix's last appearance on David Letterman's show was memorably weird. Now they're getting back together.
The CBS show said Monday that Phoenix was booked to appear on the "Late Show" on Sept. 22. A documentary on Phoenix's attempt to become a hip-hop musician, directed by Casey Affleck, was released [...]

Lessons From Life's Final Moments

September 13th, 2010  by  Lauren

The message has been given over and over again by those who know that the final days or hours are near. Randy Pausch learned he had terminal cancer and stood up to give The Last Lecture at Carnegie Melon. In this lecture he told his class and eventually the world that "We cannot change [...]

Breaking News: Olivia Palermo Cut Her Hair! Is It A Hit or Miss?

September 11th, 2010  by  Lauren

Hit or Miss? Olivia Palermo, 24, is most famous for being the villain on The Hills spinoff The City. Despite her so called evil attitude I just couldn’t stop staring at her since the moment I saw her. I am a straight female but I can definitely admire and appreciate a [...]

Paul Begala, Democratic Strategist, On A GOP Government Shutdown: 'Bring It On'

September 10th, 2010  by  Lauren

The Democratic Governors Association hosted a panel on Thursday with a group of Democratic strategists involved in the 1994 elections who argued that 2010 won't be as bad for the party as that year. They stressed that Democrats need to be more specific in portraying what a Congress controlled by Republicans will look like [...]

Obama Blasts Bush Tax Cuts, Calls Out John Boehner In Ohio Economic Speech

September 9th, 2010  by  Lauren

CLEVELAND — Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans – and some fellow Democrats – just two months before bruising midterm elections.
Singling out House GOP leader John Boehner in his home state, Obama delivered a [...]