Yes. She’s talking about me! Me!
How cool is that? Had an amazing time with the fab Ms. B rocking Las Vegas.
Don’t miss Betty’s run at The Smith Center starting tonight. I’ll be there 🙂
Tweet of the day: Betty Buckley
George Takei for Old Navy: “Cheermageddon”
George Takei continues his to showcase his fabulous comedic chops with this new ad for Old Navy.
The ad will air during this Sunday’s American Music Awards.
Heaven’s Realtor® – America’s Best Christian, Mrs. Betty Bowers
Infomercial by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian, and the exclusive listing agent for the most coveted properties in Heaven.
Mansions in Glory are priced to move! The Rapture is coming, so don’t be left homeless for an eternity. CASH ONLY!
Days of Our Lives: Sonny & Will finally consummate their relationship
Finally, in one of the most dragged out romances – even by daytime drama standards – Will & Sonny get to have sex, even if it does happen off-camera.
But they do have a nice couple of after-glow scenes.
Looks like, in true soap opera fashion, that the happy moment is soon to pass.
LGBT voters gave President Obama election edge
Prior to the election, Gallup predicted that LGBT voters, overwhelmingly pro-Obama, had the potential to tip the election decisively in the president’s favor. A new analysis of election data appears to validate that theory.
From a New York Times article called “Gay Voters Seen As Crucial In Obama’s Victory“:
Mr. Obama’s more than three-to-one edge in exit polls among the 5 percent of voters who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual was more than enough to give him the ultimate advantage, according to the study, by Gary J. Gates of the Williams Institute at the U.C.L.A. School of Law, in conjunction with Gallup. The results are consistent with earlier research on the size and political beliefs of gay voters.
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As with Latinos and Asian-Americans, the number of voters who identify as gay appears to be growing. Only 1.9 percent of Americans over 65 identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual, according to the Gallup survey, while 3.2 percent of those between 30 and 49 and 6.4 percent of those between 18 and 29 do.
(via Towleroad)
President Obama tours the hard-hit New York City
The president visited NYC today and toured the hurricane damaged areas of Queens, where he vowed more federal assistance in the recovery efforts. The President toured central New Jersey with Gov. Chris Christie before the election.
Mitt Romney says he lost due to “big gifts” from Obama
Mitt Romney says his loss in the 2012 election was due to the “gifts” President Obama gave to minority voters, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Speaking to donors on Wednesday, the former Massachusetts governor praised his own campaign, but speculated that Obama won because he was “very generous” to his base:
Mitt Romney told his top donors Wednesday that his loss toPresident Obama was a disappointing result that neither he or his top aides had expected, but said he believed his team ran a “superb” campaign with “no drama,” and attributed his rival’s victory to “the gifts” the administration had given to blacks, Hispanics and young voters during Obama’s first term.
Obama, Romney argued, had been “very generous” to blacks, Hispanics and young voters. He cited as motivating factors to young voters the administration’s plan for partial forgiveness of college loan interest and the extension of health coverage for students on their parents’ insurance plans well into their 20s. Free contraception coverage under Obama’s healthcare plan, he added, gave an extra incentive to college-aged women to back the president. […]
“The President’s campaign,” he said, “focused on giving targeted groups a big gift—so he made a big effort on small things. Those small things, by the way, add up to trillions of dollars.”
In his first interview since losing the election, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) also wouldn’t admit that voters rejected the ticket’s economic vision and instead chalked up Obama’s victory to a large turnout of the “urban vote.”
Romney and Ryan however, also lost states with very low minority populations, including New Hampshire, Iowa, Maine and Vermont.
The New York Times has more quotes: “Our campaign, in contrast, was talking about big issues for the whole country —military strategy, foreign policy, a strong economy, creating jobs and so forth,” he said. “And by the way, as you’ll hear from Neil, our strategy worked well with many people, but for those who were given a specific gift, if you will, our strategy did not work terribly well.”
(source)
Las Vegas Men of Pride Calendar Release Party tonight
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The Southern Nevada Association of PRIDE, Inc. (SNAPI) and the Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority, (LVCVA) have combined efforts to produce a 2013 Men of Las Vegas PRIDE Calendar to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Las Vegas PRIDE.
Don’t miss the official launch party for the calendar tonight at Fashion Show Mall Runway. The event begins at 6pm with no cover charge. There will be a full bar – MORE WINE! – and appetizers. AND the Men of Las Vegas Pride!
The calendar features many different locations throughout the wonderful city of Las Vegas, Nevada. “We wanted to feature local casinos and other destination locations. The calendar will highlight some of the city’s entertainment, great restaurants, relaxing pools and tourist attractions. We also plan to showcase many of our local nonprofit organizations and their events. It will truly be a community calendar,” says Ernie Yuen, President of SNAPI.
Not your typical “male” calendar, participants were selected because of involvement in the community. The models truly enjoy serving their community and helping to make a difference. The seventeen models that were photographed for the calendar will all be part of the launch and ongoing calendar sales efforts.
Yuen stated, “All of the men have been supportive of local charities, community oriented, have an amazing personality, and a beautiful smile. We chose a very diverse group to represent Las Vegas PRIDE. We have men of every nationality, age group, and affiliation within our community (i.e. bear, leather, twink, cowboy, etc). We hope that everyone will be happy with the results.”
Uruguay to begin debating marriage equality
After two delays earlier this year, it appears Uruguay’s Congress is ready to finally vote on marriage equality there.
[The law] was drafted by gay rights activists in the so-called “Black Sheep Collective” and now has the support of lawmakers in the ruling Broad Front coalition, which decided Wednesday to debate the measure next week in the House of Deputies’ constitutional commission.
“Today’s society is much broader than the heterosexual, and the civil code should reflect this: a marriage institution that applies equally to all,” Federico Grana, a member of the collective, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “This goes well beyond homosexuality — it’s a law that gives all the same rights and responsibilities.”
The Catholic Church in Uruguay is, not surprisingly, opposed to the potential law, insisting that the civil unions already in place are good enough for same-sex couples. Extending marriage to them, says Bishop Joseph Fuentes, “discriminates” against heterosexuals.
“Giving this kind of union the same obligations and rights as marriage would represent serious discrimination against a married man and woman,” he said.