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Openly Gay Eric Fanning Finally Has A Confirmation Hearing Date For Army Secretary

After months of waiting, openly gay Eric Fanning will finally get a confirmation hearing for his nomination as Army Secretary in the U.S. Senate.

Via The Hill:

Fanning was nominated in September, but was designated “acting” Army Secretary when then-Army Secretary John McHugh retired in October.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) told reporters last week he raised concerns with the administration that Fanning serving as “acting” secretary without being confirmed violated the Vacancies Act.

“I wasn’t going to have a hearing while they were in violation of the law, that’s you know sort of fundamental in the way I do business,” he told reporters on Monday.

Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) has threatened to block Fanning’s confirmation should the vote reach the full senate. Roberts plans to block the confirmation over President Obama’s intentions to close Guantanamo.

Fanning has previously served as Acting Army Secretary as well as chief of staff to the Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of the Air Force.

Eric Fanning’s confirmation hearing is set for Thursday at 9:30 A.M.

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Donald Trump Botches Bible Reference At Liberty University

Donald Trump bungles Bible verse giving convocation at Liberty University

But remember y’all – Donald Trump is a BIG fan of the Bible.

Donald Trump gave the convocation at Liberty University — a Christian school in Virginia — on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. day.

And he decided to throw in some scripture.

“Two Corinthians, right?” he announced. “Two Corinthians 3:17. That’s the whole ballgame.”

The Donald seemed to be referencing the second letter to the Corinthians, or “Second Corinthians.”

Not “Two Corinthians.” No one says “Two Corinthians.”

Clearly Trump was attempting to curry favor with the verse which reads, “Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”

Other GOP campaigns and the Twitterverse were thrilled to jump on the bungle:

Director of Faith Outreach for Marco Rubio:

Rapid Response Director for Ted Cruz:

And just a reminder of when Trump was asked his favorite Bible verse…

#FAIL

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Trailer: “I Am Cait” Season 2

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"I Am Cait" Returns This MarchLast year Caitlyn Jenner changed her life, this year she'll live it.Posted by I Am Cait on Thursday, January 14, 2016

Probably the most interesting thing here is Jenner’s statement “To be honest, I don’t see dating women in the future. I’ve been there, done that.”

Folks have wondered all over the internet if Jenner’s transition would translate into her dating men or women. I’m guessing the new season may explore that aspect of Jenner’s new life.

Season 2 of “I Am Cait” begins in March.

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Radio Show: The Week In Review

Check out my latest radio show where I recap the past week’s important news stories regarding entertainment, pop culture and politics of interest to the LGBT community.

From the constantly shifting GOP clown car to the most recent polls watching the upcoming Iowa and New Hampshire contests.

I talk on the current Donald Trump/Ted Cruz rivalry, and Jeb Bush attacking his former protege Marco Rubio.

Plus, thoughts on the recently announced Oscar nominations, the passing of rock music legend David Bowie, and my “Favorite Thing Today.”

It’s always a circus, so bring your popcorn!

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SNL Skewers 6th Republican Debate

Complete with Ted Cruz’a knock on “New York values,

Via Salon:

“I think most people know exactly what New York values are,” he began. “And, frankly, they are not the rest of the country’s values. Instead of celebrating Christmas, New Yorkers celebrate a Pagan holiday called Festivus. Instead of watching American football, they challenge each other to masturbation contests. In New York, people don’t say hi to their neighbors, they say, ‘hello, Newman…’”

The moderators were confused saying it sounded an awful lot like he was talking about the TV show Seinfeld. “Believe me, if I could say liberal Jews, I would.”

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Britain’s Got Talent: Calum Scott “Dancing On My Own”

As I don’t follow Britain’s Got Talent on a regular basis, I was knocked out when my friend Alex posted this today on his Facebook.

Calum Scott, a bit unnerved having seen his sister Jade not win the support of the judges, takes to the stage to sing his cover of Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own.”

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Celine Dion’s Brother Daniel Passes Away At 59 Due To Cancer

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UPDATE: TMZ reports that Céline Dion’s brother, Daniel, died of brain, tongue, and throat cancer Saturday morning in Montreal.

He was 59.

Céline’s husband, René Angélil, died after a long battle with throat cancer on just three days ago.

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Less than a day after Celine Dion’s husband, Rene Angelil, passed away from throat cancer comes the news that the uber-famous singer’s 59 year-old brother Daniel is critically ill and may be close to death.

Via TMZ:

Daniel, 59, has been fighting brain, tongue and throat cancer in Celine’s native Montreal according to his sister, Claudette. He’s surrounded by family, including their 89-year-old mother, but it’s so bad the family doesn’t think he’ll make it through another week.

A family rep told HollywoodLife.com that “He was supposed to pass away already. It can happen at any moment.”

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New Poll: Hillary Clinton Leads Democratic Race By 25 Points

According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton leads rival Bernie Sanders by 25 points nationally ahead of Sunday’s final Democratic debate.

Clinton currently has the support of 59 percent of Democratic primary voters, while Sanders gets 34 percent. Martin O’Malley gets 2 percent.

With the Iowa caucus’s just around the corner, Clinton leads Sanders in recent polling by an average of 4 points, according to RealClearPolitics.

The Democratic debate will air tonight on NBC at 9:00 pm ET.

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Daily Dance: Synchronized Ballroom Dancing

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