November 2008 News Archive (Page 16)

This is what love looks like.

Ladies, if your man doesn't hold your bags, it's time to get outta that relationship and find you a new man. Men, if you don't hold the bags, it's time for you to find a bitch with higher standards.

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Beyond cute.

As part of Blake's terms for an early release, he checked into rehab today as soon as he was released from the clink. Today is almost a year to the day that he was arrested for a pub brawl of assault and perverting the course of justice. Blake pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 27 months.

Winehouse was nowhere to be seen as her husband left Edmunds Hill Prison in Suffolk. She stayed at home in London's Camden neighborhood after checking out of the London Clinic earlier this week where she'd received treatment for a chest infection.

Fielder-Civil's jail sentence had him behind bars during the couple's first anniversary �" as well as Winehouse's incredible five-Grammy win earlier this year.

It could still be weeks before Winehouse is reunited with her husband since rehab centers typically don't allow visitors at the beginning stages of recovery.

It will be interesting to see what happens when Blake and Wino join crackhead forces again. Will they pull it together or will they continue to self destruct?

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I rather blog about Barack all day long, but I'll get to celeb gossip next, with the exception of my thoughts on Obama's win which will be posted later. Anyway, here's some election terms you may have heard last night or may hear today. I find this fascinating. My inner geek is emerging, as if it doesn't with every single posts. Hope some of you enjoy or learn something. :)

The Bradley Effect
This is the theory that says white voters tell pollsters they're voting for the black candidate when they really won't in the voting booth. It's named after Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles who ran for governor in 1982. That year, it was widely reported he had a polling lead going into Election Day, but then lost the race.  Many people, including some involved in the campaigns that year, say the theory is wrong, and was based on bad reporting at the time.

If Barack Obama loses, you'll hear a lot about this. If Obama wins by a slim majority, look for pundits to talk about the Wilder Effect. This one is similar to the Bradley Effect, only it's based on Doug Wilder, the first black governor of Virginia. His substantial polling lead did not materialize when voters went to the polls, but he still eked out a win.

Nate Silver
Silver is an Electoral College polling savant who started the website Five Thirty Eight. He used to crunch baseball statistics, but this year, he got into the political prediction game when he thought the mainstream media was doing it wrong. He says Obama has a 98.9% chance of winning if the polls are right.

Filibuster-Proof Majority
You'll hear this in reference to the Senate races. If it happens tonight, that means the Democrats now have 60 seats in the Senate, making it possible for that majority to stop the other party from killing legislation through filibuster. The head of the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee Chuck Schumer said winning this many seats is possible, but not likely.

I-4 Corridor
You'll hear this term, referring to Interstate 4, when pundits start to explain how Florida voted. According to the Miami Herald, "'nearly one out of five of the state's unaffiliated voters live in this swath between Tampa and Daytona Beach, and an even higher percentage are considered ''persuadable'' Democrats and Republicans.'"  What happens here may determine what happens in Florida.

Blue Dog Democrats
This is the moderate caucus in the Democratic Party. They're the fiscally conservative types. This group could be discussed in two situations. If McCain wins, pundits will talk about how McCain will have to pull in the Blue Dogs to get his measures passed in Congress. If Obama wins, same idea.

GOTV
Nope, this isn't some name of a fancy TV station. It's initials for "Get Out The Vote." This is also referred to as the "ground game." In other words, it's how the political parties make sure you to show up to the polls.

And here's a good definition of the electoral college.

Electoral College
The body through which America casts its presidential votes. The winner of the popular vote in each state wins the electoral votes in that state. (With the exception of Nebraska - see below.) There are 538 electoral votes up for grabs; the guy who gets 270 or more wins.

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I hope you were able to watch the live broadcast of Barack Obama's historic speech! I wasn't home when he hit the podium last night, I was watching him in the presence of a captivated audience. We were all electrified. I got such an indescribable tingly feeling. Like if I tried to describe it, it would sound like a cream medication commercial or something that needs some prescription pills.

Barack Obama gets emotional while talking about his grandmother who helped raise him. Madeyln Dunham passed away on Monday, Nov. 3 losing her battle to cancer. Although she died before Barack became the President-elect, Madeyln did vote on Oct. 27 and her ballot will be counted! :)

Brooke Smith has been fired because ABC didn't approve of having a lesbian couple on the hit series. This is disappointing and it makes me wonder why Grey's writer Shonda Rhimes didn't get the green light from ABC first. Brooke shouldn't have lost her job because Shonda pushed the envelope too far.

Entertainment Weekly broke the news on Brooke Smith's firing:

This was not Shonda Rhimes' decision but rather an order that came down from the network. According to one Grey's source, the suits "had issues" with both the explicit direction Callica was taking (think: undiscovered country, south of the border, etc.) and, more importantly, with the Hahn character in general. Basically, they didn't like her and wanted her gone ASAP.

Here's the scene where Brooke gets very emotional when she realizes that she's "so so gay!"

Brooke's interview after getting fired is after the jump.

When Carrie Underwood's not singing, only caca poo poo dookey comes out when she speaks. First she had to apologize for boasting to Allure magazine that Tony Romo still calls her even though he's dating Jessica Simpson:

I would never mean to say anything to hurt anybody or stir up anything, I might be mad too if somebody said my boyfriend was calling some other girl, so I can definitely see where she would be coming from."

Carrie said that her interview was done months in advance and Tony hasn't called her "since, like, May." Now Carrie's weighing in on the Presidential election,

"There is someone I do support, but I don't support publicly. I lose all respect for celebrities when they back a candidate.

"It's saying that the American public isn't smart enough to make their own decisions. I would never want anybody to vote for anything or anybody just because I told them to."

With fame and power comes great responsibility and potentially great influence. Why not speak out and give attention to whatever or whomever you consider worthy? I speak out all the time to anyone who isn't hearing impaired. Like when I discussed that my period was late to an AT&T phone rep because I just felt she should know.

I admire Elisabeth's relentless passion, if only she could make sense at least once.

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John McCain is pretty cute for a 146 yr. old man

Sarah Palin sucks

I HOPE Sarah Palin runs for office in 2012. Most of what she says makes me laugh

I don't believe in early voting, just not as fun

I miss Tim Russert

Cindy McCain is one hot menopausal Barbie

Obama's hair has been graying rapidly and I hope he dyes it soon

So when the economy gets better, am I gonna be hating gas prices again?

I can't believe we're still in Iraq! I feel so badly for military families

It's so cute that Kenya is so proud of Obama