Without further ado, here is Britney Spears’s new music video for her new single Womanizer:
The New York Times is reporting that the Legislative Committee in the State of Alaska that has been charged by the Republican controlled Alaskan legislature with determining whether or not Alaska Governor Sarah Palin abused her executive power in the firing of the State’s public safety commissioner, referred to as Troopergate, has delivered its ruling. The committee has determined that Governor Sarah Palin violated the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act by firing the public safety commissioner:
A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state’s public safety commissioner. The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn’t the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor. The Republican vice presidential nominee has been accused of firing a commissioner to settle a family dispute. Palin supporters have called the investigation politically motivated. Monegan says he was dismissed as retribution for resisting pressure to fire a state trooper involved in a bitter divorce with the governor’s sister. Palin says Monegan was fired as part of a legitimate budget dispute.
This is finding is absolutely appalling! I cannot, for the life of me, understand how a person who was under investigation for unlawful acts could be elevated to the position of Vice Presidential nominee … especially in light of these findings. It remains to be seen what, if any, punishment will be handed down to Governor Palin for these unlawful acts but I’m just *aghast* that we are learning this information about her just weeks before voters will determine if she is fit to serve as Vice President of this country. I’m sure the denials will be coming fast and furious from her camp in the coming hours/days but if this doesn’t serve as a HUGE WAKE-UP call then I don’t know what else could. Is this really the kind of leadership we need in this country?
On the other hand, I would like to publicly commend Senator John McCain for showing respect to Senator Barack Obama earlier today when members of a McCain rally were heard shouting, in my opinion, racist epithets about Obama. After members of various McCain rallies this week referred to Obama as an “Arab”, a “traitor” and a “terrorist”, McCain very angrily rebutted against those hateful exclamations and begged his followers to show respect for Senator Obama:
The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama’s character, he described the Democrat as a “decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States.” A sense of grievance spilling into rage has gripped some GOP events this week as McCain supporters see his presidential campaign lag against Obama. Some in the audience are making it personal, against the Democrat. Shouts of “traitor,” “terrorist,” “treason,” “liar,” and even “off with his head” have rung from the crowd at McCain and Sarah Palin rallies, and gone unchallenged by them. McCain changed his tone Friday when supporters at a town hall pressed him to be rougher on Obama. A voter said, “The people here in Minnesota want to see a real fight.” Another said Obama would lead the U.S. into socialism. Another said he did not want his unborn child raised in a country led by Obama. “If you want a fight, we will fight,” McCain said. “But we will be respectful. I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments.” When people booed, he cut them off. “I don’t mean that has to reduce your ferocity,” he said. “I just mean to say you have to be respectful” … On Friday, McCain rejected [the racism being espoused from a member of his Town Hall Meeting rally]. “I don’t trust Obama,” a woman said. “I have read about him. He’s an Arab.” McCain shook his head in disagreement, and said: “No, ma’am. He’s a decent, family man, a citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with (him) on fundamental issues and that’s what this campaign is all about.” He had drawn boos with his comment: “I have to tell you, he is a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States.”
I absolutely applaud and respect Senator John McCain for not allowing this kind of hateful ire to be thrown around during this campaign (at last). While I believe that, at times, his campaign stokes the fires of this hateful response from his followers, I commend him for being the bigger man and finally publicly chiding that hate-speech coming from his own followers. After the jump, watch video of McCain refuting the hateful, racist things that his campaign supporters are espousing about Barack Obama …
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Britney Spears was on hand this afternoon to pick up her children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, from their Encino, CA preschool. Presumably, Britney will be spending some time with the boys this weekend and was anxious to get the jump on her quality time with them:
It’s a pretty important weekend for our dear Britney. Not only is her new official website BritneySpears.com launching later on today (at the time of this posting, it goes live in 3 hours — 7PM PT/ET) but her new music video for Womanizer is also world premiering on ABC’s 20/20 tonight (10PM PT/ET). While the world waits with baited breath for both of these occurrences, I sincerely doubt Brit and the boys will be doing anything other than spending quality time with her children … as it should be. Woot!
[Photo credit: INFdaily]
Tobey Maguire was spotted on the streets of LA yesterday wearing a simple white t-shirt with a simple black message emblazoned across his chest — VOTE:
No partisanship, no advocacy for either candidate … the message is plainly VOTE. Click HERE to make sure that the voter registration deadline hasn’t passed in YOUR state if you’ve yet to register to vote. It is imperative that young people educate themselves and cast thoughtful votes in this election. So many people honestly believe that their vote doesn’t matter … but it does! Every vote counts … don’t you want to have a say in who gets elected to lead our country over the next four years? Don’t you want to ensure that other people aren’t making decisions about our country’s leadership for you? The only way to have your voice heard is to FIRST REGISTER and then VOTE. Plainly and simply, just VOTE.
[Photo credit: X17]
Earlier this week we saw the first pics of Jude Law rockin’ his new mustache for his role as Watson in the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie … today it’s Robert Downey, Jr’s turn to show off his new look. Here is our first look at RDJ on the set of the new Guy Ritchie-directed film based on the famed Arthur Conan Doyle character which is currently filming in Central London … behold:
Despite the fact that these photos do not feature Sherlock Holmes with his trademark pipe, I really love these pics. I just know that RDJ is gonna make a great Sherlock. I’m really looking forward to the interplay between RDJ and Jude Law. I never pegged Jude as sidekick material but I think it’s gonna work. What do y’all think?
[Photo credit: INFdaily]
Dexter star Jennifer Carpenter was on hand for the Hollywood premiere of her new movie Quarantine which was held at Knott’s Berry Farm (temporarily renamed Knott’s Scary Farm) in Beuna Park, CA last night. Quarantine is the US remake of the Spanish horror film [REC] (which is absolutely horrifying). Here are a few pics of Jennifer and Heroes star Dania Ramirez (who also stars in the film):
From everything that I’ve seen from previews of Quarantine, it looks like Tarantino pretty much made an exact replica of the original Spanish film … which is good, in my opinion. I’ve seen [REC] and I loved every second of it … it’s reminiscent of Cloverfield, which I also loved immensely. If Quarantine can be as good as the Spanish original, then I think that US audiences are gonna eat it up. I love Jennifer Carpenter on Dexter so I’m excited to see her in this new film. Dania Ramirez bugs me TO DEATH on Heroes but it’s more the fault of her character rather than her own. As long as she’s not crying black tears and inadvertently killing everyone — and then whining about it afterward — in this new movie, I think I can be cool with her ;) Quarantine is in theaters now!
[Photo credit: Splash News]
Last night I got to see 9 to 5: The Musical at the Ahmanson Theater and have to say that, generally, I was very pleased with the performance. I found it very entertaining and absolutely had a really fun time. That being said, there were a few things that really didn’t gel with me and, I fear, might cause problems for the production once it moves to Broadway next year:
Let’s talk about the good stuff first. The cast is really amazing. Stephanie J. Block, Allison Janney and Megan Hilty are superb in their roles as Judy, Violet and Doralee. I swear, if you close your eyes you’d swear Megan was Dolly based on her voice alone. Each actress really embodied the spirit of her character and each shone brightly in her own respect. But my highest praise has to go to Marc Kudisch who plays Franklin Hart, Jr. (the big bad boss). Not only was he the embodiment of Mr. Hart but he was deffo the hardest working person on the stage. He is on stage for, like 90% of the show and never broke character once … nor did he fumble a line at all. I was very impressed with his performance. I must admit, tho, that I found the show too literal exactly like the movie. Every single scene was duplicated, which is impressive and all but, I felt, too obvious. The stage is very bizzy … there is a lot involved with the staging, things are happening all over the place all the time. This is a problem for the show because they had to stop the performance (bringing down the curtain and making the audience wait about 10 mins.) before the end of the show because the was a problem changing the sets. I understand this happened on opening night a few weeks ago as well. I also felt that some of the songs didn’t really work for me … I know that Dolly Parton wrote them all but in a few scenes they just didn’t seem to flow. The Roz character was given a showcase song that, while funny, felt really awkward. But, overall I did enjoy myself and had a great time … I just worry that some portions of the show may get skewered by the harsh theater press in NYC. There are a lot of little surprises thruout the show which I found very charming. I think with a little more work the show could get really tight. I really want the show to do well … I guess we’ll see if they make any changes or if they’re just gonna take the production to NY as it is.
Tonight I’m going with Darion to see Duffy at The Orpheum Theater here in LA. I quite like a couple of her songs so I’m interested to see how she sounds live. Should be a good time.
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