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Trump Continues ‘Cat And Mouse’ With Mitt Romney Over Secretary Of State

Donald Trump continues his public humiliation of Mitt Romney by having dinner in public with the Secretary of State wannabe.

Romney looks like he’s having a great time, huh?

Via NPR:

After leaving the dinner at the Jean-Georges restaurant at the Trump International Hotel in New York City, Romney told reporters they had a “wonderful evening” and that he’s been impressed with Trump’s transition so far and many of his Cabinet picks.

“We had another discussion about affairs throughout the world, and these discussions I’ve had with him have been enlightening, and interesting, and engaging,” Romney said.

“He won the general election and he continues with a message of inclusion and bringing people together and his vision is something which obviously connected with the American people in a very powerful way,” he continued.

I will be mightily surprised if Trump actually picks Mitt Romney for Secretary of State after Mitt was one of Trump’s fiercest critics during the campaign season calling Trump a “fraud” and a “con man.”

Notice – by turning the pic of Trump and Mitt black and white, the image looks like something from an old Twilight Zone episode where someone just sold their soul to the devil.

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Hillary Clinton Surprises UNICEF Ball Attendees To Honor Katy Perry

Hillary Clinton, the woman who beat Donald Trump in the popular vote for president by more than 2.3 million votes, surprised attendees at the UNICEF Ball last night in New York to introduce Katy Perry, who was honored with their Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award.

Deadline reports:

“We need champions like Katy, now more than ever,” Clinton said. Her appearance was among her first since losing the presidential election to Donald Trump, and was greeted with a standing ovation.

Audience members tweeted that Perry was surprised by Clinton’s arrival on stage, and was moved to tears.

“Truly my work has just begun, and this award is a starting line, not a finish line,” Perry said in a part of her acceptance speech that was later tweeted by UNICEF.

Thanking Clinton, Perry said, “Hillary has lit that voice inside of me, and that light will never go out. It will continue to get brighter and brighter and brighter.”

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Donald Trump Pretends He Won’t Have Anything To Do With His Businesses While President

Donald Trump magnanimously tweets this morning that he will be “leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country.”

Thus is not a blind trust.

For clarity, a blind trust is a financial arrangement in which a person in public office gives the administration of private business interests to an independent trust in order to prevent conflict of interest. Under the trust, the owner does not know how the assets are managed.

Does anyone really believe that Trump won’t, in private conversations with his kids, inquire about business dealings?

Really?

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#GivingTuesday 2016

We have “Black Friday.”

We have “Cyber Monday.”

But don’t forget we also have “Giving Tuesday.”

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.

Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.

Let me do my part here and suggest a few of MY favorite organizations that do fantastic work throughout the year.

• Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS: Since 1987, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has helped men, women and children impacted by HIV/AIDS across the country and across the street receive lifesaving medications, health care, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance.

• The Ali Forney Center: The Mission of the Ali Forney Center is to help homeless Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth be safe and become independent as they move from adolescence to adulthood. You can donate items from the Center’s “Amazon Wish List” like socks, sweat shirts, thermal underwear and more by clicking here.

• The St. Therese Center in Las Vegas: a food pantry service, underwear & socks program, haircuts, a daily sandwich program and many emotional support services make this charity an unsung hero in Las Vegas for those affected by HIV/AIDS.

• The Bright Star Foundation in Las Vegas: focuses on one thing – to financially and strategically support other organizations that see homeless LGBTQ youth fall through the cracks.

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Trump: People Should Lose Their Citizenship If They Burn American Flag

Who knows why Donald Trump decided to stir this pot – clearly he’s trying to divert from something he doesn’t want the public to pay attention to.

No one should burn the American flag, BUT – the U.S. Constitution secures our right to do so.

There’s that little thing called the 1st Amendment which protects freedom of expression. Plus, it is  literally unconstitutional to strip someone of their citizenship as punishment.

Seriously, this guy is going to be our president?

#smh

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Idina Menzel Sings “Wind Beneath My Wings” In First Look At BEACHES Remake

We get our first tease of Tony Award winner Idina Menzel singing the iconic “Wind Beneath My Wings” from the upcoming Lifetime Channel remake of the Bette Midler classic film, Beaches.

Here’s the synopsis of the film:

Like the 1988 original, the remake follows C.C. (Menzel) and Hillary (Nia Long) over several decades, including the former’s stage success and the latter’s tragic illness. Despite coming from different backgrounds, C.C., a budding singer, and Hillary, the daughter of a civil rights lawyer, strike up a friendship that lasts a lifetime.

The TV movie debuts on Lifetime January 21 at 8PM ET/7PM C

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Billy Gilman Slays “Anyway” On THE VOICE

Billy Gilman's spectacular performance of "Anyway" by Martina McBride on The Voice

Out singer Billy Gilman continues his march through this season’s THE VOICE with a stunning cover of Martina McBride’s “Anyway.”

In case you haven’t been watching, I’ve covered his awesome journey on The Randy Report here and here.

Make sure you watch until the end when Gilman pulls out those big, huge notes he’s famous for.

#GoGilman!

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Jill Stein: “You Can’t See Voter Fraud Unless You Actually Check The Votes”

Jill Stein, appearing on CNN this morning, said Americans will never know for sure if voter fraud is a true threat to our electoral system unless we actually CHECK the votes.

During the last weeks of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly asserted that voter fraud was real and rampant. Many of his followers bought into those statements.

But if we’re ever really going to know how wide-spread (or not) the issue is, we have to see how reliable our systems truly are.

From The Hill:

“You cannot see voter fraud unless you actually check the votes,” she said on CNN Tuesday morning. “There’s absolutely no way to know. We should have checks and balances built into the process.

“There should be an automatic audit and we should not be using these voting machines that have been proven to be so incredibly unreliable, that are incapable of actually reading what the marking is on the piece of paper.”

“I’ve always said when I was asked throughout the campaign, ‘Would I stand up and call for a recount if there were doubts about the reliability of the vote?’ ” she said. “I’ve always said ‘yes.’ “I’ve never taken sides in this election between the two establishment candidates. We do not have skin in the game. We’re here to stand up for everyday voters who need a better way forward.

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North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Gov. McCrory, Trailing By 9,000+ Votes, Refuses To Concede

Gov. Pat McCrory (L) and Attorney General Roy Cooper (R)

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, who infamously signed the anti-LGBT legislation known as HB 2 into law, refuses to concede to his Democratic opponent, current state Attorney General Roy Cooper even though Cooper leads by over 9,000 votes.

From The Advocate:

McCrory, infamous for signing the state’s anti-LGBT House Bill 2 into law, said Saturday that he would withdraw his demand for a statewide recount in exchange for a hand recount of votes in Durham County, which is heavily Democratic, The Charlotte Observer reports. The State Board of Elections met Sunday but took no action on that request, with members saying they had not received it in writing.

Cooper, whose lead has grown since Election Night, released a video Sunday declaring victory in the election, and Monday his attorney, Marc Elias, made that same point in a teleconference with reporters, the Charlotte Business Journal reports. “The math is simply clear. … Governor-elect Roy Cooper has won this race,” Elias said.

Cooper, currently the state’s attorney general, was a major opponent of HB 2, passed in March. He refused to defend it in court and called it a “national embarrassment.”

The law, among other things, prevents municipalities from enacting or enforcing LGBT-inclusive antidiscrimination ordinances, and it bars transgender people, when in government buildings, from using restrooms, locker rooms, and other single-sex facilities that match their gender identity.

HB 2 has cost the state millions is lost business as dozens of conventions, concerts and other events have cancelled over the hateful legislation.

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News Round-Up: November 28, 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Super stats guy Nate Silver snaps Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway back to reality after she claimed the Trumpster won in a “landslide.”

• An Ohio State University student is dead after driving a car into a group of pedestrians and then stabbing several people today. Eleven people were hospitalized as a result of the student’s attack.

• Neither President Obama nor Vice President Biden will be attending the funeral of deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

• A representative for the Texas Electoral College is resigning rather than cast his vote for Donald Trump on December 19.

• A gay man in Colorado was verbally assaulted (“the faggot that voted for Hillary”) in front of his 4 year old son by an employee of Floor and Decor when he tried to return defective floor tiles.

• Donald Trump’s pick for National Security Adviser, KT McFarland outed her gay brother to their parents as he was dying of AIDS.

• Tony Award winner Sutton Foster delivers moving “Unbreakable” on the Netflix revived Gilmore Girls.