Life imitates art
Nathan Lane and Gregory Hines – Tony Awards 1995
When the Tony Awards were really fabulous.
And I never use that word…
Sally Field honored at annual Human Rights Campaign gala
Sally Field (Places in the Heart, Steel Magnolias, Norma Rae, Brothers & Sisters) talked about being the proud mom to a gay son as she accepted the Human Rights Campaign’s Ally for Equality Award on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
Field spoke of how her youngest son Sam, who introduced his mother at the event, was different from his two older brothers and how she supported Sam on his journey to come out, which he did at age 20.
“Nature made Sam, it wasn’t a choice,” Field said.
Watch the video. Pretty fab.
President Bartlett schools Obama on how to handle a debate
From Maureen Dowd’s column in today’s New York Times, Aaron Sorkin imagines the post-debate coaching session between President Obama and “West Wing” President Josiah Bartlett, while in another room fictional news anchor Will McAvoy hold Jim Lehrer in a wresting hold.
Just an excerpt:
BARTLET They told you to make sure you didn’t seem condescending, right? They told you, “First, do no harm,” and in your case that means don’t appear condescending, and you bought it. ’Cause for the American right, condescension is the worst crime you can commit.
OBAMA What’s your suggestion?
BARTLET Appear condescending. Now it comes naturally to me —
OBAMA I know.
BARTLET It’s a gift, but I’m likable and you’re likable enough. Thirty straight months of job growth — blown off. G.M. showing record profits — unmentioned. “Governor, would you still let Detroit go bankrupt as you urged us to do four years ago?” — unasked. (shouting) I’m talkin’ to you, too, Lehrer!
WILL (in the other room) I got him, sir!
BARTLET All right! (back to OBAMA) And that was quite a display of hard-nosed, fiscal conservatism when he slashed one one-hundredth of 1 percent from the federal budget by canceling “Sesame Street” and “Downton Abbey.” I think we’re halfway home. Mr. President, your prep for the next debate need not consist of anything more than learning to pronounce three words: “Governor, you’re lying.” Let’s replay some of Wednesday night’s more jaw-dropping visits to the Land Where Facts Go to Die. “I don’t have a $5 trillion tax cut. I don’t have a tax cut of a scale you’re talking about.”
OBAMA The Tax Policy Center analysis of your proposal for a 20 percent across-the-board tax cut in all federal income tax rates, eliminating the Alternative Minimum Tax, the estate tax and other reductions, says it would be a $5 trillion tax cut.
BARTLET In other words …
OBAMA You’re lying, Governor.
Video: “Why Obama Now”
An animated short about the big choice in 2012’s presidential election – by Simpsons / Family Guy animator Lucas Gray.
Also available at http://whyobamanow.org/
The Rumble 2012 – Jon Stewart vs. Bill O’Reilly
Full “mock debate” between Bill O’Reilly (Fox News) and Jon Stewart (The Daily Show).
During the debate, Jon Stewart refers to O’Reilly as “mayor of Bullshit Mountain” while O’Reilly bought signs for props to underline his points and also proposed the idea that if a voter misses an election, they forfeit the privilege of voting in the next election.
At one point, Jon Stewart asks “Why is it if you take advantage of a tax break as a corporation you’re a smart businessman, but if you take advantage of a tax break as a person you’re a moocher?”
Some funny and interesting stuff in here.
The live internet broadcast cost $5 to view and apparently overloaded the servers making it difficult for those who purchased the privilege to view the show.
The funds raised from the broadcast were to go to charity.
Anti-gay group in Washington state buys “likes” on Facebook
A group trying to kill marriage equality in Washington State is participating in some nefarious promotion, according to Pam’s House Blend.
Preserve Marriage Washington had about 6,000 “likes” on its Facebook page before it purchased thousands of additional likes from Thailand, according to the site.
“It’s hard to imagine the purpose of buying empty likes, except to perhaps generate a false sense of strength among local supporters,” blogger Laurel Ramseye writes.
That’s kind of sad – you have to buy LIKES to make people think your position is popular.
How about you just admit folks don’t like your hate?
Daniel Craig promo for upcoming SNL hosting gig
Daniel Craig can be unexpectedly funny. Check out this promo for tonight’s SNL. https://youtu.be/sqNS-KT4Jpo Oh – he’s nice to look at also… 🙂
Skeptical Third World Kid
