I’m betting there’s more to come on this issue. Controversy this early in a primary season is rarely good. Beside the fact she’s already extreme, to have this kind of thing come out and have to hide rarely bodes well for a campaign, imho.
Mama bird took a break today
The mama bird in our courtyard took a bit of a break today, so from a distance I took a picture of the chicks. You can see the one in front of the other. Amazing they are only a week old.
Next thing you know they’ll be flying off to college. Or, at least, flying off…
A little boy ‘gets’ the idea of marriage equality
There. It’s that easy.
Any questions?
🙂
Chile: Civil Unions bill on the way
From the Advocate: Chilean newspaper La Tercera reported today that the nation’s government is considering legislation that would legally recognize same-sex civil unions.
According to the Santiago-based paper, the bill — which could be presented to Congress as early as next week — would “grant legal rights to gay couples who have lived together for more than one year.”
Despite the heated debate the issue has caused in the predominantly Catholic country, last month Chilean president Sebastian Pinera was quoted by the newspaper El Mercurio as saying he wanted to safeguard “the dignity of those couples, whether of the opposite or even the same sex.”
If the legislation passes, Chile will be the fifth South American country to legalize same-sex civil unions, joining Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Uruguay. Argentina offers marriage rights to gay couples.
TX Gov. Rick Perry & Friends
TX Gov. Rick Perry and several of his friends associated with Perry’s upcoming prayer rally.
Note the vitriol put forth by the governor’s ‘friends.’
How any of that unites a country escapes me.
Cute video: Proud to be an American
How cute is this?
Jonathan Groff of GLEE fame returns to the NY stage
MCC Theater today announced that Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening, “Glee”), Will Rogers (When the Rain Stops Falling), Eddie Kaye Thomas (American Pie, HBO’s “How to Make It in America”), and Rutina Wesley (“True Blood,” The Vertical Hour) will star in the world premiere production of The Submission, by Jeff Talbott, directed by Tony Award-Winner Walter Bobbie (School for Lies, Chicago). Performances begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on September 8, 2011 and continue through October 22, 2011. An official opening is set for September 26, 2011.
Shaleeha G’ntamobi’s stirring new play about an alcoholic black mother and her card sharp son trying to get out of the projects has just been accepted into the nation’s preeminent theater festival. Trouble is, Shaleeha G’ntamobi doesn’t exist, except in the imagination of wannabe-playwright Danny Larsen (Groff), who created her as a kind of affirmative-action nom-de-plume. But a nom-de-guerre may prove more useful as the lies pile up, shaky alliances are forged, and everyone dear to Danny must decide whether or not to run for cover as the whole thing threatens to blow up in his lily white face. New York-based actor Jeff Talbott makes an auspicious play-writing debut with The Submission after taking home the first-ever Laurents/Hatcher Award for the play earlier this year.
Read more at BroadwayWorld.com
The View: Michele Bachmann and The Marriage Vow
Whoopi goes OFF! With the rest of the ladies right behind her.
I love Joy chiming in that without porn, women are going to have to start sleeping with their husbands…
Tim McGraw on breaking a bone in his foot on tour
“FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, car wrecks, bar fights, bullridin’…and this is the first broken bone I’ve ever had!” – Tim McGraw on breaking a bone in his foot while on tour
THIS is a great performer. The show went ON! What a great singer, songwriter and performer.
For the first time in his career, Tim performed in a cast (due to a broken foot), and experienced a momentary pacing setback.
McGraw says he looks forward to a great show tonight in Virginia Beach and the rest of this summer’s Emotional Traffic Tour.
Jeff Timmons at Chippendales: “it’s flirty, not dirty”
Great interview with Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees talking about his current gig at Chippendales at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as Special Musical Guest & MC – GuySpy.com
Jeff talks about misconceptions of what people think Chippendales is, what it’s like to be in “Chippendales shape” again and also living in Las Vegas.
“It’s the male version of the Pussy Cat Dolls or Playboy,” says Timmons. “Girls love ’em, guys love ’em. Every guy I know, gay or straight, says ‘I’m not gonna see that shit,’ until they go. It’s not in your face; it’s flirty, not dirty.”