Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has filed a request for a recount with Wisconsin election officials. https://t.co/CvvHrDwjZp pic.twitter.com/hPbxHBPibd— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 25, 2016
White Nationalist Website Breitbart Running Popularity Contest For Secretary Of State
From the white supremacist website Breitbart:
President-Elect Donald Trump has not yet announced his pick for Secretary of State, though the press has speculated on several prospective candidates. You, the Breitbart reader, were instrumental in Trump’s election victory and the continuing rise of America’s nationalist-populist movement. We want to know who you would prefer to serve as the country’s chief diplomat.
This is the website that newly-appointed White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon ran for years.
Trust and believe, Team Trump is watching this.
Memory: Whitney Houston’s THE BODYGUARD Released 24 Years Ago Today
Twenty-four years ago today, Whitney Houston made her cinematic debut in The Bodyguard, also starring Kevin Costner, which went on to gross $441 million worldwide making it the second-highest earner of 1992.
I remember seeing the flick that Thanksgiving weekend on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with my bff, Carlye. We loved her. We loved him. At a particularly climactic moment – when Costner dove through a window to save Whitney, a group of African-American women behind us in the audience screamed and then yelled, “My man Kevin!!!!”
The soundtrack is the best-selling of all time, notching over 45 million copies sold worldwide.
The soundtrack features five songs which were hit singles for Houston: “I Will Always Love You”, “I’m Every Woman”, the two Oscar-nominated songs, “I Have Nothing” and “Run to You”, and “Queen of the Night”.
Sit back and enjoy the glorious vocals from the Dolly Parton-penned lead single, “I Will Always Love You,” which showcases Houston arguably at her zenith.
Meme Of The Day
Even though Steve Bannon proudly told reporters at the Republican National Convention that his website Breitbart is “the platform for the alt-right,” Donald Trump has decided to play dumb or simply ignore that fact.
Jill Stein Raises $4.8 Million For Election Recounts In 3 Battleground States
Weeks before Election Day, Donald Trump warned over and over that the system was “rigged.” We might just find out it really was – in his favor.
With Hillary Clinton’s lead in the popular vote currently exceeding 2.1 million, computer cyber scientists at the University of Michigan noting serious “irregularities” in voting patterns in three swing states, plus the now infamous hacking into Clinton campaign emails by Russian actors, many feel it’s possible the election may well have been tampered with.
From The Guardian:
Dozens of professors specialising in cybersecurity, defense, and elections have in the past two days signed an open letter to congressional leaders stating that they are “deeply troubled” by previous reports of foreign interference, and requesting swift action by lawmakers.
“Our country needs a thorough, public congressional investigation into the role that foreign powers played in the months leading up to November,” the academics said in their letter, while noting they did not mean to “question the outcome” of the election itself.
Halderman, the University of Michigan computer security expert, noted that this Friday is the deadline for requesting a recount in Wisconsin, where Trump’s winning margin stands at 0.7%. In Pennsylvania, where his margin is 1.2%, the deadline falls on Monday. In Michigan, where the Trump lead is currently just 0.3%, the deadline is Wednesday 30 November.
In response to these issues, Independent presidential candidate Jill Stein has raised over $4.8 million, with a goal of $7 million, to pay for a recount/audit of the voting in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Stein has publicly stated the effort is not to aid Clinton but “to shine a light on just how untrustworthy the U.S. election system is.”
While I personally don’t think the election results will be overturned by this exercise, I think a huge segment of the American electorate will feel better having the (surprising) votes in these three states examined.
Florence Henderson, “Brady Bunch” Mom & LGBTQ Ally, Dead At 82
Florence Henderson, who successfully transitioned from Broadway star (Wish You Were Here, Fanny, Oklahoma, The Girl Who Came To Supper) to TV icon as the mother in the 1970s sitcom The Brady Bunch, has passed away at 82 after being hospitalized for heart failure.
With the launch of The Brady Bunch in 1969, Henderson became one of America’s most beloved TV moms.
Via Rolling Stone:
Shortly after filming her big-screen debut in Song of Norway, Henderson was cast as Carol Brady, the widowed “lovely lady” with three daughters who formed a blended family when she married Mike Brady, played by actor Robert Reed, who had three sons.
The Brady Bunch debuted in September 1969 and ran for five seasons before the sitcom’s cancellation in 1974. Although the show didn’t generate huge ratings and critics largely ignored the saccharine sitcom in the turbulent era of Woodstock, counterculture and Richard Nixon, The Brady Bunch became a hit after entering syndication, spawning spinoff series and made-for-TV films that Henderson would always reprise her role for.
Henderson would also appear in the satirical big-screen Nineties reboot of The Brady Bunch in a cameo role as Carol Brady’s grandmother. In the five decades following The Brady Bunch, the ever-present Henderson would pop up as a contestant on game shows ranging from The $100,000 Pyramid, Hollywood Squares and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and would make countless “as herself” TV appearances, including The Surreal Life, 30 Rock, The Muppet Show and WWE Raw.
Recently, Henderson hosted a pair of shows on Retirement Living TV, the Florence Henderson Show and Who’s Cooking With Florence Henderson.
You are in my heart forever Florence💕 pic.twitter.com/PABCuPubA2— Maureen McCormick (@MoMcCormick7) November 25, 2016
Deeply saddened. Florence was one of the most gracious people I have ever known, Proud to call her Mom and life long friend. #RIPFlorence— Barry Williams (@MrBarryWilliams) November 25, 2016
Henderson was a loyal and trusted ally to the LGBT community, returning to the stage several times to raise money for charities like Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at their annual Broadway Backwards fundraiser, and GLSEN’s Respect Awards.
I should add that my friends who knew her share that “the perfect mom” also had a perfectly delicious (and salty) sense of humor 🙂
RIP Florence Henderson.
Shirtless Nyle DiMarco Wishes You ‘Happy Thanksgiving’
Via Instagram:
“Happy Thanksgiving everybody!! I’m thankful for every one of you my loyal fans who are also my friends. Your continued support everyday is the reason I am where I am. Lots of love to you all!”
Nyle can baste my turkey any day.
Just saying … 🙂
Tease: “You Can’t Stop The Beat” From HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
This year’s LIVE! musical from NBC is the bouncy and bold Hairspray, complete with original Broadway star, the incomparable Harvey Fierstein in full “Edna Turnblad” drag.
We got a taste of the upcoming television production on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade today. A great reminder why this show was a huge hit in 2002 with 8 Tony Award wins and over 2,500 performances.
Check out “You Can’t Stop The Beat” below with that fab Jerry Mitchell choreography. If this doesn’t make you smile, you might want to check your pulse.
Hairspray LIVE! premieres December 7th at 8PM ET/7PM CT.
News Round-Up: November 23, 2016
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Some news stories you may have missed:
• Hunky Joe Jonas on gay rumors: “The gay community is something that is close to my heart, so I don’t mind. Hey, if they wanna think I’m gay, it’s fun.”
• Democrat Harold Ford Jr., who served 5 terms as congressman for Tennessee, in the mix to possibly join the Trump administration cabinet, perhaps as Transportation Secretary.
• Twitter bans neo-Nazi/white supremacist Tila Tequila for hate speech honoring Donald Trump.
• Green Party presidential candidate calls for recount in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania over evidence of hacking in the vote count.
• The Trump Foundation admits to illegally using charity funds to pay for personal items for The Donald. Yet another legal dodge for ‘Don the Con.’
• Just in time for the holiday! For the low, low price of $149 you too can adorn your Christmas tree with this collectible Donald Trump “Make America Great Again” red hat ornament. Who spends $149 on a piece of crap Christmas tree ornament? Oh – people who vote for idiots.
Commercials: Hershey’s Kisses Celebrates Gay Family’s Christmas Traditions
A new holiday spot for Hershey’s Kisses features a gay couple celebrating their holiday traditions in New York City with their mom for the first time in New York City.
“She and my father spent all of their lives making my brother Jason and me feel loved and accepted and supported. Now it’s our chance to do that for her.”
