American Idol…… Joshua Is gone……

Posted 17 May 2012 | By | Categories: Breaking News, Entertainment, Media, Men, Politics, Updates, Women | No Comments

And he leaves singing….

‘This is a man’s world.’….

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On Phillip…..

Jennifer …..excited about his grove

Randy….He’s anew Springstreet…..

Jimmy…Orignal…But NO show stealer…..

Randy wanted a Bigger look…

Steven ….It’s about the passion …on We’ve got tonight (Last night was better for him)….

The Gun during the hug?

Jessica…..

Joshua…..

Phillip….

Randy ….they ALL have Good Careers ahead of them…

Jennifer…..Big for the show to 3 such BIG talents…

Steven….They have the curate to have a dream….

Jessica gets announced first then….Joshua gets the hook…..

Phillip gets over from Yeasterdays performance ..

NOT tonights….

acesshollywood.com….

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Open Thread for May 13, 2012….

Posted 13 May 2012 | By | Categories: Blogs, Breaking News, Entertainment, Media, Men, Open Thread/Comments, Other Things, Politics, Updates, Women | 46 Comments

Five and a half months on the countdown to the US Presidential Election, All of the House and Senate Elections…..

The President looks like he’ll hold his edge….

Except for the Rasmussen polling….

He’s about tied out there with the voters who have to listen to stuff about Romney being a bully in his youth…

Obama being too cool, or getting advice from HIS teenaged daughters on how to come down on Same-Sex Marriage…

Yea…Okay…

Gas Prices are dopping out there….

Jobless numbers inching down …

And a few guys over at JP Morgan-Chase lose what could be $3 BILLIOON + ……

More on Hillary auditioning for Obama’s spot after he retires…

And the whispering I hear in the hustlings around New York isn’t as positive as the Cuomo numbers in the polls…

Basketball fans get your seats for the Lebron Championship run…

Again…..

And American Idol seems have last a whole lot of fans when  Skylar got the hook….

What’s with that?

Oh, Yea…

The Wisconsin Governor Walker recall contest is around the corner….

And Scott Brown seems to be the good graces of the ‘moderate’ GOP nominee…

Who it seems ain’t gonna get NO LOVE from Rick Santorum…..

Countdown to Election Day: 172 days ( as of 5/18/12)

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American Idol….May 16, 2012….Joshua Done Good?

Posted 17 May 2012 | By | Categories: Blogs, Breaking News, Entertainment, Media, Men, Other Things, Updates, Women | 8 Comments

Okay…

I had to work late and I didn’t get a chance to see the show…

So here’s the story from Eonline…..

Tomorrow, Phillip PhillipsJessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet will find out who’s going to compete in the American Idol finale.

And tonight, they had one more shot to get there.

Wednesday’s show was the annual triple threat, when the top three perform three songs apiece, chosen by the judges, themselves and, lastly, mentor Jimmy Iovine.

What sort of combinations did they come up with? And who gave the best performance of the night?

READ: Sources: Jennifer Lopez Is Leaving American Idol!

First up, the judges’ picks. Randy Jackson unsurprisingly went old-school soul for Joshua, tasking the preacher’s son with Etta James‘ “I’d Rather Go Blind”—which he promptly killed.

'American Idol' Report Card: Jessica Sanchez Owns The Night

Jessica didn’t hit every note on Mariah Carey‘s “My All,” picked for her by the on-her-way-out Jennifer Lopez, but the 16-year-old gave it her all and she certainly didn’t lose any fans.

Phillip Phillips And Joshua Ledet: Let's Hope They Don't Win 'American Idol'

Phillip, however, may have managed to attract anyone who wasn’t already on the bandwagon with the Four Seasons‘ (and redone by Madcon) “Beggin’,” a rather inspired selection on Steven Tyler‘s part.

But the ball was back in Joshua’s court when he picked John Lennon‘s “Imagine” for himself and gave one of the best-ever Idol performances, let alone just a great rendition of that song.

“Another thank-you-God moment with you,” Steven said. Aside from that Tylerism, we actually felt the judges’ praise—while affectionate and sincere—was a little reserved…..

There’s More!…..

Photo’s….MTV.Com

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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Republican Rep. Mike Coffman goes full birther—and then some

Posted 18 May 2012 | By | Categories: Blogs, Breaking News, Entertainment, Government, Media, Men, Politics, Polls, Updates | No Comments

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Leading Off:• CO-06: Sometimes it’s just amazing when Republicans reveal what lies truly deep in their hearts—amazing not because of the crazy shit they believe, but because they simply cannot censor themselves. Sophomore GOP Rep. Mike Coffman, at a fundraiser last weekend, completely unprompted:

“I don’t know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America. I don’t know that. But I do know this, that in his heart, he’s not an American. He’s just not an American.”

He not only goes birther, but he also questions the president’s patriotism in one fell swoop. Coffman immediately knew he’d said the quiet part loud as soon as he was called on it by local TV station 9News, because he claimed he “misspoke” and said he apologizes—but then tried to rationalize his way out of this mess by adding, “I don’t believe the president shares my belief in American Exceptionalism.” Mmhm.As you may know, Colorado’s 6th Congressional District was made significantly bluer in redistricting, going from a seat John McCain won by a 53-46 margin to one Barack Obama won, 54-45. That’s made Coffman extremely vulnerable this year, yet he’s still acting as though he’s running in the district that repeatedly elected Tom Tancredo to Congress. And it means this screw-up is a huge gift to Democrats, who I’m sure will make great use of it on behalf of Coffman’s opponent, state Rep. Joe Miklosi. I love it when Republicans tell us what they really believe….

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Payrolls Increase In 32 States, Led By Indiana And Texas…

Posted 18 May 2012 | By | Categories: Breaking News, Government, Politics, The Economy, Updates | No Comments

Those two states have joined the move to strip workers of collective barginning rights…

Both have GOP Governors also …..

You’ll notice hiring has picked up in labor intensive states where immigrant population and minority population’s have climbed…

Nebraska and North Dakota have had low jobless numbers throughout the recent recession ….

But you’ll notice they DO NOT LEAD in employment….

They are small population states…

Payrolls increased in 32 states in April, while the unemployment rate dropped in 37, indicating the labor market improved across much of the U.S.

Indiana led the nation with a 17,100 gain in payrolls, followed by Texas with 13,200 more jobs. The jobless rate dropped the most in Arizona and Oklahoma from the prior month.

Payrolls Increase in 32 States, Led by Indiana and Texas

Job seekers fill out applications at the Job USA fair in Robstown, Texas. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg

The U.S. added the fewest number of workers in April, while the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to a three-year low of 8.1 percent as people left the labor force, data showed this month. The world’s largest economy needs faster hiring to spurconsumer spending and to help reduce unemployment, which Federal Reserve policy makers have said remains elevated.

“There has been improvement in the labor market,” Millan Mulraine, senior U.S. strategist at TD Securities Inc. in New York, said before the report. “Employment is increasing.”

Nevada remained the state with the highest jobless rate even after it dropped to 11.7 percent, its lowest level since June 2009, from 12 percent in March. Unemployment in Rhode Island climbed to 11.2 percent from 11.1 percent, putting it in second place, followed by California at 10.9 percent.

North Dakota had the lowest unemployment in the nation, holding at 3 percent, followed by Nebraska, where it fell to 3.9 percent from 4 percent….

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The Republican’s fight over what to do if Obamacare doesn’t make it…..

Posted 18 May 2012 | By | Categories: Blogs, Breaking News, Entertainment, Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics, Updates | No Comments

The House leadership want to steal the Laws best parts and relabel it….

Some of the right leaning House and others…….

DON’T…..

The behind-the-scenes fight among Republicans richly illustrates why House GOP leadership is so cautious, sensitive and calculating when it comes to dealing with the conservative right. POLITICO obtained the email chain, the contents of which show that health care reform remains just as emotional an issue as ever.

Wesley Denton, an aide to Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), questioned whether the “GOP now against full repeal?”

“Should we change the name of this [listserv] to ‘partialrepealcoalition’ or ‘someofobamacareisprettygood’?” Denton wrote to the group.

(Also on POLITICO: GOP preps plan for health law ruling)

Brian Worth, a GOP leadership staffer responsible for coordinating with outside groups, shot back that “the House has already passed a full repeal bill.”

“Has the Senate passed that bill yet?” Worth asked Denton, in the email chain.

Russ Vought, a former House Republican staffer who is now at Heritage Action for America, bluntly said, “that has absolutely nothing to do with it.” The “House GOP is going to cave after winning an election on full repeal … and before winning the next election to finish the job.”

“Unreal,” he said……

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Photo….johnboehner.house.gov

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Political Roundup For May 18, 2012…Red Racing Horses….Romney Ads coming….

Posted 18 May 2012 | By | Categories: Blogs, Breaking News, Entertainment, Media, Men, Politics, Polls, Updates, Women | No Comments
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President

Americans Elect: Americans Elect has officially given up seeking a third party presidential candidate. No candidate met the threshold in the group’s online nominating system. In a statement, Americans Elect says the rules developed are clear and “the primary process for the Americans Elect nomination has come to an end.”

Romney: Mitt Romney and the RNC raised $40.1 million in April, the campaign announced Thursday. President Obama and the DNC had announced a $43.6 million dollar haul a day before. The figure is a big improvement over Romney’s $12.5 million total for March.

More Romney: Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is airing his first general election ads in a couple days, a positive biographical spot introducing himself to voters. The ad will run in Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia and Ohio.

Super PACs: A super PAC led by TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts has rejected a proposal that would link President Obama to his former pastor Jeremiah Wright, a line of attack that the GOP rejected in 2008 and one which presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney repudiated today. The $10 million plan, outlined in a 54 page strategy document, would include television and newspaper ads as well as outdoor advertisements and aerial banners.

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Lebron and Company go cold….The Heat lose 94-75… Pacers take 2-1 series lead….

Posted 17 May 2012 | By | Categories: Breaking News, Entertainment, Media, Men, Sports, Updates | No Comments

The Heat REALLY where NOT in this game in the last quarter….

Null and void…..

Dwayne Wade couldn’t buy a basket for a while…

In the end of the game the two franchise players where sitting….

Not Playing…

Yea..

It WAS THAT bad…..

Heat vs. Pacers

foxsports…..

Dwyane Wade was ice cold and LeBron James looks like he ran out of gas as the Indiana Pacers blew out the Miami Heat 94-75 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday.

Wade finished with just five points on 2-of-13 shooting for the Heat, who seem to be missing forward Chris Bosh, out because of a strained abdominal muscle and not expected to return for this series.

LeBron James finished with 22 points, but 16 came in the first half.

Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 for the Indiana Pacers, showing more balance, toughness and togetherness than Miami.

Game 4 is Sunday at raucous Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

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Indiana outscored Miami 51-32 in the second half, when the Pacers could do no wrong…..

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The House passes a $3 Billion MORE Defense Bill then the President wanted….Guns or Butter?

Posted 17 May 2012 | By | Categories: Breaking News, Government, Law, Military, Politics, The Economy, Updates | 1 Comment

Cuts?????

What Cuts?

thinkprogress.com….House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)

The House Appropriations Committee passed a Defense bill Thursday that provides $3 billion more for defense than President Obama’s proposed budget.

The $608 billion Defense bill passed out of the full committee on a voice vote, setting up a showdown with the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is expected to move a budget that’s funded at the level requested by the Obama administration.

The same budget fight is expected for the Defense authorization bill, which sets defense policy and is being debated on the House floor Thursday.

The fight over top-line spending stems from last year’s Budget Control Act, which set spending caps for defense spending that led the Pentagon to propose cuts of $487 billion over the next decade.

House Republicans have pushed back against those cuts and propose higher spending levels for the Pentagon.
The bill includes the restoration of several programs that the Pentagon wanted to cut, including $278 million for the Global Hawk Block 30 drone and $850 million to “pause” cuts in the National Guard and Reserves.

On Thursday, the committee also approved an amendment that failed last year, which targeted the military’s sponsorship of NASCAR and other sporting events….

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From the comments to the Hill piece…

  • The U.S. Spends More On Defense than Next Top 14 Countries Combined http://bit.ly/s0vwzo
    Wiki List of countries by military expenditures http://bit.ly/dRAFp9SIPRIYearbook 2011 – world’s top military spenders in 2010 (in billions).
    1. United States…..698.0
    2. China…………… .119.0
    3. United Kingdom…59.6
    4. France………….. ..59.3
    5. Russia………….. ..58.7
    6. Japan…………… ..54.5
    7. Saudi Arabia……..45.2
    8. Germany…………. 45.2
    9. India ………………41.3
    10. Italy…………… ….37.0
    11. Brazil………….. …33.5
    12. South Korea……..27.6
    13. Australia……….. ..24.0
    14. Canada………….. .22.8
    15. Turkey………….. ..17.5

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Daily 2012 Polling for May 17, 2012….Obama back up in the National Polls…

Posted 17 May 2012 | By | Categories: Breaking News, Entertainment, Media, Men, Politics, Polls, Updates, Women | No Comments

This polling list is from Realclearpolitics…..

Thursday, May 17
Race/Topic   (Click to Sort) Poll Results Spread
General Election: Romney vs. Obama FOX News Obama 46, Romney 39 Obama +7
General Election: Romney vs. Obama Gallup Tracking Obama 45, Romney 45 Tie
General Election: Romney vs. Obama Rasmussen Tracking Obama 45, Romney 46 Romney +1
General Election: Romney vs. Obama IBD/CSM/TIPP Obama 43, Romney 40 Obama +3
Nebraska Senate – Fischer vs. Kerrey Rasmussen Reports Fischer 56, Kerrey 38 Fischer +18
North Carolina Governor – McCrory vs. Dalton Rasmussen Reports McCrory 50, Dalton 41 McCrory +9
President Obama Job Approval Gallup Approve 47, Disapprove 47 Tie
President Obama Job Approval Rasmussen Reports Approve 47, Disapprove 52 Disapprove +5
President Obama Job Approval FOX News Approve 49, Disapprove 47 Approve +2
New Hampshire 1st District – Guinta vs. Shea-Porter PPP (D) Shea-Porter 47, Guinta 43 Shea-Porter +4
New Hampshire 2nd District – Bass vs. Kuster PPP (D) Bass 42, Kuster 42 Tie
Rhode Island 1st District – Democratic Primary WPRI/Fleming Cicilline 40, Gemma 36 Cicilline +4
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