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L-R Sen. Bernie Sanders, Mayor Pete Buttigieg
#NewHampshire Democratic Primary Polling:
Sanders: 29% (+1)
Buttigieg: 22% (+1)
Biden: 11% (-1)
Warren: 10% (+1)
Klobuchar: 7% (+1)
Gabbard: 5% (-)
Yang: 4% (-)CNN/New Hampshire U / February 9, 2020 / n=384 / MOE 5% / Telephone
(% chg w Feb 8)#Democrats #USA
— Polling USA (@USA_Polling) February 10, 2020
Janet Jackson (photo: Solaiman Fazel)
Hey U Guys! I’ve heard all your wishes and now from my lips to your ears. I’m working on my new album and going on a brand new World Tour this summer! Both titled ✨ “Black Diamond”. ✨
Black Diamonds are the toughest of all the diamonds, the hardest to cut. I see that as the hardest to hurt or destroy. There is a lot that I have endured. I see myself as a Black Diamond in its purest form. I’m a rock, I have ruff edges but I keep moving forward. I want to show you my strength as well as give you strength.
I love u guys so much and I’m #SoExcited to share this new era with you. See u soon! #BlackDiamond
Michael Henry (screen capture)
As his park pals dream of “massive man meat” and “shattered pelvic floors,” Henry explains via his own reality. “I know my limits – I have big teeth and a small mouth,” says the funnyman. “And excuuuuuse me for having a gag reflex! People are supposed to know when they’re choking.” When one friend points out that the anus is a muscle…? “I don’t feel like putting it to the test.” But, but, but…Big D! Nope, Mr. Henry is not interested. Of course, it’s worth noting that “small” and “big” can be relative to the person using the term. When actual numbers enter the discussion, clarity sets in.
First, Trump supporters called the Iowa caucus hotlines to jam up reporting the results – and now this. From the New York Post:
Republicans in South Carolina have hatched a plan to encourage GOP voters to support Sen. Bernie Sanders in the state’s upcoming Democratic primary, arguing that he poses the weakest threat to President Trump in the general election.
That plan has two goals: Boost the candidate the party believes will have the hardest time winning the state in November against Trump, and pressure Democrats to support their effort to have closed state primaries in the future.
South Carolina has open primaries, which means voters can participate in any primary without being required to register with a specific party.
In this week’s podcast: • Mayor Pete Buttigieg had a historic night at the Iowa Caucuses • Voters in Switzerland overwhelmingly approved protections for LGBTQ people • Virginia becomes the first state in the South to approve statewide LGBTQ protections • A beloved morning talk show host in the UK came out as gay • A star of the Netflix docuseries ‘Cheer’ is getting ready to climb to the top of the human pyramid All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report Hit the play button below to listen, and if you enjoy catching up on LGBTQ news in a quick podcast, please share this with your friends 🙂
Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg responds to Joe Biden saying that he's "no Barack Obama."
"He's right, I'm not Barack Obama, and neither is he. Neither is anyone running for president right now. And this isn't 2008, it's 2020." https://t.co/MhLkKSqRz9 pic.twitter.com/iERhe30ZOD
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 9, 2020
Stepping out in a chic pink, fitted suit, RuPaul took to the Saturday Night Live stage last night as host. Ru greeted the enthusiastic audience with a triumphant, “This is fun, right?” After explaining some RuPaul’s Drag Race jargon, Ru noted that many expected him to make his first appearance in drag. “I am wearing my grandmother’s panties,” he assured the crowd before repeating his famous mantra, “We’re born naked and the rest is drag.” Perhaps his biggest laugh in the monologue came when the ‘Supermodel of the world’ talked about moving to New York City in the 1980s when the city was filled with drugs, sex workers, and seedy nightclubs. “But it wasn’t all good,” said Ru with a smile. Check out the monologue below.
Ru also scored in a sketch where he drops in at a San Diego public library for ‘reading’ hour and proceeds to ‘read’ the covers of children’s books for filth. “Reading is throwing shade – a brutal insult wrapped inside glorious wordplay.” And the library is open! Holding up Eloise by Kay Thompson, Ru declares, “Ooh, Eloise! You need to call the front desk and get a hot oil treatment for that broom on your head. And girl, Victoria’s Secret called, they want they wallpaper back. And what is she doing? Popping a fart? Got that leg all dragged out, all nasty. Girl please!”
Donald TrumpIn case you missed it, Bloomberg News reports Trump supporters thought it would be cute to call in and clog the Iowa Democratic party phone lines adding to the chaos on caucus night.
Supporters of President Donald Trump flooded a hotline used by Iowa precinct chairs to report Democratic caucus results after the telephone number was posted online, worsening delays in the statewide tally, a top state Democrat told party leaders on a conference call Wednesday night.
According to two participants on the call, Ken Sagar, a state Democratic central committee member, was among those answering the hotline on caucus night and said people called in and expressed support for Trump. The phone number became public after people posted photos of caucus paperwork that included the hotline number, one of the people on the call said.
On Thursday morning, the Iowa Democratic Party confirmed it “experienced an unusually high volume of inbound phone calls to its caucus hotline,” which included “supporters of President Trump who called to express their displeasure with the Democratic Party.”
In advance of his upcoming EP, The Feeling, rising pop recording artist VINCINT drops his new single, “Save Myself.”
VINCINT says the new song “is about letting the people in your life who are always ‘there for you’ and constantly giving you unwanted advice or tips on how to live YOUR life ‘better,’ know that you just need them to shut up and let you figure it out on your own!”
“You know what’s right for you; you just gotta block out the voices to hear yourself,” adds the artist. “While you love them and appreciate all that they do, this is a ‘shut up, stand there and watch me ‘Save Myself’ anthem.”
In January, VINCINT told Paper Magazine the new EP represents “my take on love.” “The joy, pain, happiness, and disappointments… the incredible highs and unforeseeable lows and the self-discovery,” he continued. “These emotions threaded together sum up the way I describe it all. For me, it’s just The Feeling.”
In September, VINCINT premiered his ‘Flashdance’ inspired music video from the project, “Someday.” Paper Magazine called the track “impressive” and “addictive.” I agree.
“VINCINT just might be our generation’s greatest vocalist.” – PAPER Magazine “No longer a star is born – VINCINT is a legend in the making.” – Billboard
The new single, “Save Myself,” is available now on all digital download sites, and the EP The Feeling drops Valentine’s Day.
L-R Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden
Former Mayor Pete doesn’t think very highly of the Obama-Biden record. Let’s compare. pic.twitter.com/132TB7MHaq
— Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) February 8, 2020
Shortly after the video was posted, the Buttigieg campaign clapped back. From the Buttigieg campaign:
At this moment, the American people are crying out for something completely different from this classic Washington-style of politics.
While Washington politics trivializes what goes on in communities like South Bend, South Bend residents who now have better jobs, rising income, and new life in their city don’t think their lives are a Washington politician’s punchline.
Pete’s on-the-ground experience as mayor, turning around a Midwestern industrial city, is exactly why he is running for president.
The vice president’s decision to run this ad speaks more to where he currently stands in this race than it does about Pete’s perspective as a mayor and veteran.
Biden and his team have said they expect to lose New Hampshire but hope to regain its footing in South Carolina and Nevada later this month. The current RealClearPolitics average of polls in New Hampshire shows Sen. Bernie Sanders averaging 26.4%, Buttigieg at 22.2%, Biden at 12.6% and Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 12.2%. 