News report from Sunday’s rally to protest Pastor Charles Worley, who recently preached the idea that gays and lesbians should be put in concentration camps with electrified fences until they died.
Survival 101
You know, when you’re in a house with only Chardonnay and PopTarts, you’d be surprised to find how well they go together once you get to your second glass of wine… 🙂
Now, I’m not getting too technical here because, of course, the Brown Sugar Cinnamon isn’t much of a match for Chardonnay but you could reach for the Merlot and get away with it.
And of course, this is all predicated on the “second glass” scenario, but, hey – a girl’s gotta eat.
Guess what I’m doing today?
Rehearsing for my production of “Sweet Charity” this summer.
I’m dancing, kids, look – I’m dancing….
Official Randy Report Swag!
You had to know this was coming sometime!
We now have The Randy Report Official T-shirts, coffee mugs and a little something cute for the furry friends in you life!
Check out my little t-shirt selection at Cafe Press.
All proceeds go to help buy coffee or wine for this friendly neighborhood blogger 🙂
NC: Domestic partnership benefits in limbo
In North Carolina, cities and counties that offer domestic partner benefits to employees are in limbo after voters passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
In some other states, such amendments have led to the end of domestic partner benefits for public workers. And that’s exactly what some families in North Carolina are afraid of.
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| Melissa, Moira, and Libby Hodges, left to right, pose in front of a Christmas tree. |
Ever since voters approved the constitutional amendment on May 8, Libby Hodges has worried about what could happen to her family’s health coverage. But she’s trying to put on a good face for her 4-year-old daughter, Moira.
“Sometimes it just happens that way,” Libby Hodges tells her daughter. “Like when you play a soccer game. … If I lose or win it’s okay.”
Libby works for the city of Durham, one of nine local governments across the state offering domestic partner benefits. Moira is on her insurance plan. But since Libby isn’t the little girl’s biological mom, that benefit could end.
Libby’s partner, Melissa Hodges, who gave birth to Moira, could add their daughter to her insurance plan. That would cost an extra $500 a month, a big hit to their budget. Melissa says they may have to move to a state where domestic partner benefits are assured.
“I’m going to stay on the lookout for jobs in all these various different places in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maryland,” says Melissa Hodges. “I was looking back at the list today of which states do we have all the same benefits and rights or at least as close as we can get.”
Olivia Newton-John – Indy 500 Parade Grand Marshal
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| John, Olivia, Guy Fieri and Tommy Lasorda |
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| Michael, John Easterling, Olivia and nephew Emerson on the Yard of Bricks at Indy 500 |
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Olivia Newton-John rides at the front of the 2012 Indy 500 Parade as the Grand Marshal
Bill Maher on conservatives’ “Obama hate”
Bill Maher shot down claims that Obama has been racking up the government spending with statistics showing that of every president since Ronald Reagan, Obama has had the smallest annualized growth of federal spending. Or, in Maher’s words, “the black man’s is the shortest.”
He pointed to Obama’s concessions and moderate actions on the financial crisis, oil drilling, and other big issues.
Once again, Maher asked conservatives exactly what they mean when they claim Obama is the most radical president of all time.
[Obama] didn’t go on a spending spree. He didn’t break up the too-big-to-fail banks. They’ve only gotten bigger. And fail-ier. That’s not what liberals wanted. That’s what conservatives wanted.
At the 2008 convention, Sarah Palin chanted “drill baby drill!” Under Obama, there’s more drilling than ever. That’s not what environmentalists wanted. That’s what conservatives wanted.
Obama spent most of last year conceding the Republican premise that government needed cutting. That’s not what progressives wanted. That’s what the Tea Party wanted.
The Dow was at 7949 when he took office. Now it’s 12000 and over, and corporate profits are at their highest ever. If he’s a socialist, he’s a lousy one. He could not be less threatening if he was walking home with ice tea and Skittles.
So the question remains. How could you guys be so unhappy with Obama while I’m so unhappy with Obama? You think you got coal in your stocking? I wanted single payer health care, a carbon emissions bill, gun control and legalized pot. If you get to carry around all this outrage over me getting that sh*t, shouldn’t I have gotten it?
So just admit it. This isn’t about what Obama is. It’s about what you need him to be. Because hating him is what gets you up in the morning.
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Ten-year-old receives ear implant and hears for the first time
See legally deaf 10-year-old Sammie Hicks receive her cochlear implant, and for the first time hear the world in all its crazy polyphony.
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Isaac’s live Lip-Dub Marriage Proposal
This is really sweet. Starts out a bit silly, and then gets sillier and sillier, which is fabulous. I think it’s great!
Bruno Mars saw the video and tweeted this:
“Congrats to Isaac Lamb and the future Mrs. I don’t think I could’ve made a better music video for this song. Thank you.”
– @BrunoMars