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News Round-Up: December 18, 2017
Some news items you might have missed:
• Thanks to Boy Culture, I want to make sure you schedule a checkup with Dr. Yazan Abou-Ismail (above). Not only is he a doctor, but he’s clearly waaay hot. And he records covers of his favorite songs on YouTube. Check out his Instagram here.
• Easily one of my favorite LGBT-centric books of 2017 is TV writer Michael Ausiello’s Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, TV writer Michael Ausiello which chronicles the journey he shared with husband Kit Cowan, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2014. Now, Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons has optioned the film rights for the book with plans to produce and star in the flick.
• Track Palin, son of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is in jail tonight for breaking into his parents’ house and beating his dad, Todd Palin. When police arrived Todd was bleeding from multiple cuts to his face. This is not Track’s first brush with the police.
• GOP Senate Candidate E.W. Jackson says it’s OK to call gay people “perverted” and that homosexuality “poisons culture.”
• Gay besties Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper revealed on a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live which one is the bigger freak in bed. Interestingly, they both agreed on who that is.
• My buddy from CHICAGO the Musical days, Nick Adams (Wicked, Priscilla Queen of the Desert), brought the holiday cheer recently when he guested with The Skivvies in New York City. For those may not know, The Skivvies are an uber-popular cabaret act that performs in their underwear. Check out Nick and his holiday medley below.
ROSEANNE Reboot Gets Official Premiere Date
Fans of the 1990s sitcom Roseanne have reason to rejoice as the reboot of the series has an official premiere date!
March 27 will be the day Roseanne Barr and her original castmates (John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf, Johnny Galecki, Michael Fishman, Lecy Goranson, and Sarah Chalke) will return along with that famous couch.
An official synopsis of the upcoming season reads:
“Will explore life, death and everything in between through the relatable, hilarious and brutally honest lens of the Conner household. With the inimitable Roseanne at its epicenter, fresh stories that tackle today’s issues and even more laughs from a brilliant cast and crew that haven’t missed a beat, audiences old and new will celebrate the homecoming of America’s favorite working-class family.”
Additionally, Estelle Parson and Sandra Bernhard, who both portrayed lesbian characters during the series’ original run, will be returning as well.
There’s more LGBT interest in the return as it has been previously announced that “Darlene,” played by out gay actress Sarah Gilbert, will have a “gender-creative” child named Mark.
The announcement came via Twitter with a short graphic which read, “Same couch, same cast, same laugh.”
MARCH 27. #Roseanne pic.twitter.com/nXPu6KmhUb— Roseanne on ABC (@RoseanneOnABC) December 15, 2017
Donald Trump Denies Any Plan To Fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Last week, Democratic Reps. Jackie Spier and Adam Schiff both shared the “rumor on the Hill” that Donald Trump was planning to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller next week when Congress is gone for the holidays.
Last night, the Donald denied any such plans.
From The Washington Post:
Returning to the White House from Camp David, Trump was asked Sunday whether he intended to fire Mueller. “No, I’m not,” he told journalists, insisting that there was “no collusion whatsoever” between his campaign and Russia.
The outcry over Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s 2016 election interference grew louder over the weekend among Trump loyalists and conservative media figures. Although Trump has publicly and privately criticized the Department of Justice and the FBI and voiced displeasure with his appointees there, the president’s advisers insisted he is not aiming his ire at Mueller.
Trump’s lawyer, Ty Cobb, also shot down the rumor yesterday saying, “As the White House has repeatedly and emphatically said for months, there is no consideration about firing or replacing the special counsel with whom the White House has fully cooperated in order to permit a fully vetted yet prompt conclusion.”
Christmas Music: Olivia Newton-John & Jon Secada “Every Time It Snows”
It’s not often one of the newer holiday songs comes along and actually sticks with me, but I’ve been smitten with “Every Time It Snows” from my first listening.
But the romantic nature of the lyrics and the soaring vocals by Grammy winners Olivia Newton-John and Jon Secada just kill me.
I love the little moment at the end between the two superstars 🙂
Sen. John McCain Will Miss Crucial Tax Reform Bill Vote
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CNN is reporting Sen. John McCain has announced he is heading home to Arizona to continue recovering from the side effects of chemotherapy for a brain tumor and will not be in Washington for the tax vote this week.
The Republican senator was admitted into the hospital on Wednesday after missing a third straight day of votes in the Senate. McCain suffers from a type of brain tumor called a glioblastoma. He was diagnosed with the tumor following surgery to remove a blood clot in July.
The final vote on the Republican tax bill is expected to take place early this week.
According to Donald Trump, McCain told him he would return to Washington DC if his vote became necessary.
.@POTUS: “I did speak to Cindy McCain, and I wished her well, I wished John well. They’ve headed back, but I understand he’ll come if we ever needed his vote — which hopefully we won’t.” https://t.co/OxiF0zKNnQ pic.twitter.com/4c0HcNlfnm— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 18, 2017
With McCain missing the vote, Corker’s unexplained flip flop becomes critical—potentially the deciding vote. This should bring extreme, heightened scrutiny to the #CorkerKickback.— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) December 17, 2017
SNL Cold Open: Trimming The Christmas Tree At The Trump White House
Donald (Alec Baldwin), Melania (Cecily Strong), Ivanka (Scarlett Johansson), Donald Jr. (Mikey Day) and Eric Trump (Alex Moffat) trim the White House Christmas tree with help from Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon), Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Aidy Bryant), Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) and more.
InstaHunk Round-Up
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Sundays were made for chilling at home in your sweats. I don’t know about you, but we’re just like Ignacio Pérez Rey (above) on a slow Sunday. Well, the same idea. Kinda. Ok, so, maybe we don’t LOOK just like Ignacio but the spirit is the same 😉
New Poll: Trump Is Least-Popular First Year President In History Of The US
There’s a big lump of coal in Donald Trump’s Christmas stocking according to two new polls by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
The results show Trump is the least popular first-year president in the country’s history.
The survey shows the Trumpster’s approval rating at a dismal 32% and his disapproval rating at a sky-high 67%.
Of those polled, only 23% feel Trump has kept his campaign promises versus 45% who say he’s failed to keep them. Interestingly, 30% say he has “tried and failed.”
If you look to averaged poll results, Real Clear Politics says Trump is in the 37% approval range.
Ouch.
Note: According to Gallup, Barack Obama averaged 57.2% approval his first year as president.
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News Round-Up: December 16, 2017
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Some news items you might have missed:
• I’ve been fascinated by this pic of fitness model Quin Bruce (above). I find his expression captivating.
• A Tennessee county commission is planning a symbolic resolution condemning same-sex marriage after the U.S. Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land. #Whatever #WhyHate?
• All credit to Boy Culture for revealing not only did Democrat Doug Jones win the special Alabama Senate election this week, but Jones has a hottie gay son.
• A new poll shows a clear majority of Americans believe Donald Trump is guilty of sexual misconduct.
• Out actor and Teen Wolf star Charlie Carver has joined the cast of the upcoming all-star Broadway production of the groundbreaking gay play, The Boys in the Band, as “Cowboy.” The production is slated to run April 30-August 12 at the Booth Theatre on Broadway.
• The rumor around Washington DC is Donald Trump may fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller before Christmas. If that happens, watch hell break loose.
• I was just down in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, celebrating my hubby’s birthday and ran into underwear designer Andrew Christian. So in his honor, let’s celebrate a bit of the holiday season with his hottie models. Watch below.