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Tom Golisano, Pitchman

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On the same day his sale of the Buffalo Sabres to Pennsylvania oil and gas magnate Terry Pegula becomes official, Paychex founder erstwhile gubernatorial hopeful Tom Golisano is announcing his intention to try to do away with the Electoral College as part of the National Popular Vote campaign. Golisano, who is now primarily living in Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Capitol confidential Discovery Date : 22/02/2011 16:41 Number of articles : 2

Tom Golisano, Pitchman

2010 Cyber Monday Deals Extends The Shopping Fever

When the month of November started, the shopping deals have become unstoppable. Despite the economic crisis around, people seemed to have saved a lot for this awesome event. November sale includes Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday sale. These sales comprise the long weekend of shopping, shopping and shopping. After Thanksgiving party, some are camping 2010 Cyber Monday Deals Extends The Shopping Fever is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Gilbert Arenas Fires Back at Gun Dealer’s Claims

Filed under: Gilbert Arenas , Celebrity Justice , TMZ Sports Washington Wizard and ex-con Gilbert Arenas is asking a judge to discharge a gun dealer’s lawsuit against him — arguing it’s a bum suit because it involves the sale of illegal firearms.

Tyler Perry Will Buy, Demolish Your Dream House

A bittersweet story in the Sunday NYT recounted the sale of Dean Gardens, an Atlanta estate known more for its gaudy, tacky, rich-person excesses (and an 18-hole golf course) than anything resembling good taste. Even Tyler Perry can’t stand it; the filmmaker and mogul dropped $7.6 million for the 58-acre sprawl just so can raze the dump and build a new house that is “environmentally friendly and made of concrete.” Especially the closets. [ NYT ]

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CNN.com Plugs Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Magazine ‘Born of Frustration’

CNN continued its promotion of homosexual “marriage” with an online article on Thursday highlighting a new magazine for same-sex couples planning their ceremonies. Writer Shaunte Dunston used glowing language to describe the experiences of “Equally Wed’s” founders, as well as that of vendors who cater to the homosexual community. Dunston, a ” media coordinator ” for the cable network, began her CNN.com article, ” Same-sex bridal magazine born of frustration ,” with a flowery account of Kirsten Ott and Maria Palladino’s ceremony (the two founded “Equally Wed”). The two were the main subjects of the piece: Kirsten Ott walked down the aisle in a white strapless gown with an embroidered bodice and cascading ruffles . Maria Palladino, dressed in a white suit, waited for her at the end of the aisle with a minister. Surrounded by their family and close friends, the women committed to each other for the rest of their lives . A beautiful reception followed. It had all the makings of a traditional wedding , but instead of calling themselves bride and groom, the couple used the terms bride and “broom.” “Broom is a combination of bride and groom,” said Kirsten, who took Maria’s last name when they wed. The “broom’s” cake was a giant crab, Maria’s favorite sea animal. “It was gorgeous and realistic,” Kirsten said. “It actually stole the show from the wedding cake itself.” Both were relieved the special day they had planned for so long finally arrived . The writer didn’t mention when the event took place, but continued that ” organizing a wedding can be challenging , what with finding the right photographer, the perfect cake, the prettiest flowers and, most importantly, the venue. It was even harder for Kirsten, because she had to find vendors who accepted same-sex marriage in Atlanta, Georgia, where the union isn’t legally recognized .” Dunston spent the following six paragraphs quoting extensively from Ott about their apparent difficulties in finding cooperative vendors. In the midst of this, she added that “planning their wedding inspired the newlyweds to start their own wedding magazine geared toward engaged same-sex couples. Kirsten, a journalist, and Maria, a graphic designer, used their career backgrounds and personal experience to launch the online magazine Equally Wed.” Later in the article, the CNN writer cited from one homosexual-friendly vendor who makes rings, as well as from the “Equally Wed” founders, to portray same-sex “marriages” as no different than traditional marriage: Jeweler Rony Tennenbaum in New York designs wedding rings for same-sex couples. “Most of the time they are opposite in the likes and tastes. One might be aggressive, rugged and one wants classier,” Tennenbaum said. Tennenbaum also said it’s important to break same-sex wedding stereotypes . “It’s important not to make rings that a straight person might think a gay couple wants. Gay couples don’t need to wear triangles … it’s not about symbols, it’s about signifying love.”… “That’s kind of why we wanted to do Equally Wed. [It] was to showcase normal gay weddings for anybody that’s planning their own. It helps to have a model to look at, [to] help you feel like what you’re doing is OK,” Kirsten said. Maria said most gay weddings are similar to straight weddings , but there might be a question about which bride will walk down the aisle or which groom will propose. “Just some of the little things that come out in the details of planning.” On August 4, the day that a federal judge struck down California’s Proposition 8 as “unconstitutional,” CNN’s daytime coverage leaned heavily towards supporters of same-sex “marriage,” even going so far as to get immediate reaction from patrons of a “gay” bar in West Hollywood. Two month earlier, the network aired several pro-homosexual agenda segments as part of their promotion for their propagandistic “Gary and Tony Have a Baby” documentary .

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AP Revises Reporting on Government Pressure to Rush GM’s Planned IPO; Why?

Unplanned but necessary “improvements,” or induced corrections? I’ll report; readers can decide. My early afternoon post at my home blog dealt with Government/General Motors’ profitability and CEO Ed Whitacre’s “coincidental” step-down from his CEO position. That post originally noted two things that seemed problematic in the Associated Press’s reporting about the company’s plans for an initial public offering this year (the IPO is problematic thanks to Obamanomics , but that’s not the topic here). In the  AP’s original report (since revised, which is why it’s saved here at my web host for future reference, fair use and discussion purposes), reporters Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin, with assistance from Dan Strumpf, reported the following two items in supposedly relaying the results of a discussions with “Scott Sweet, senior managing partner of IPO Boutique in Tampa, Florida, which advises investors on IPOs,” Whitacre, and unnamed government officials (bold is mine): Several recent IPOs have been postponed because of concerns that they won’t get a high enough share price, he said. He also said the Obama administration is pressuring GM to sell prematurely to influence the November congressional elections. Last week, Whitacre said the elections are not being considered, and the government has repeatedly said GM is in charge of the sale timing. My original reactions to the two items in my original post were as follows: (to the assertion about government pressure to sell prematurely) “The AP’s quoted expert also dropped a bombshell — apparently without qualification — that may not survive future AP revisions.” (to the possibly contradictory assertions about who’s controlling the IPO’s timing) “(Whitacre) saying that GM ‘is in charge of the sale timing’ is NOT the same as saying ‘we’re not trying to influence the timing.’” Amazingly, the 4:51 p.m report by the same three reporters, with additional help from Ken Thomas (also saved at my web host , for the same reasons as above), revised — perhaps more accurate terms might be “cleaned up” or “covered the tracks of” — the wire service’s earlier report thusly (bolds are mine): Sweet said the Obama administration may be pressuring GM to sell prematurely to influence the November congressional elections and make the government’s controversial investment look smart. Whitacre and the government have both said GM is in charge of the timing of the IPO. So Sweet went from an unqualified affirmative assertion concerning government interference to a “maybe.” Oh, and now GM and the government are magically saying the same thing about who’s in charge of the IPO’s timing, even though it seems that they weren’t before. As legendary Yankee broadcaster Mel Allen might have said , “How ’bout that!” Or, given the last name of the statement-changing subject matter expert involved, it might be the late Jackie Gleason’s “How Sweet it is!” I’ll leave it to readers to decide whether AP’s version 1 or version 2 is more accurate, and whether version 2 might have been influenced by yours truly’s critique of version 1. If it’s the latter, I would like to formally welcome the AP reporters involved to the self-correcting (or is it track-covering?) mechanism known as the blogosphere. Say hi to Tom Curley & Co. for me, will ya? And while you’re at it, ask him how his war against bloggers, search engines , and the online world in general is going. If it’s the former, readers and commenters are free to speculate on what instigated the changes. Geez, I didn’t even cross-post my initial effort at NewsBusters. But this one has been. Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com .

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TMZ Live: Fishburne, John Cena, and Tila Tequila

Filed under: Laurence Fishburne , Montana Fishburne , Jesse James , Mel Gibson , Michelle Bomshell McGee , Michelle McGee , Tila Tequila , TMZ Live , sex tape , Movies , TV , Dirty Divorces We took your questions on everything — including Laurence Fishburne ‘s pals trying to block the sale of his daughter’s porn, Jesse James ‘ former mistress Bombshell Mcgee hanging out with Mel Gibson ‘s alleged mistress, and Tila Tequila getting pulled… Read more

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Nick Jonas, Jordin Sparks Launch Leadership Committee to Honor Reagan

It’s been nearly 100 years since the birth of former President Ronald Reagan, and the Gipper is still inspiring lives. What’s surprising is his latest fans weren’t born until after his presidency. Singers Nick Jonas and Jordin Sparks have joined forces as co-chairs for the National Youth Leadership Committee, a committee comprised of 38 prominent young athletes, musicians and student leaders. Age hasn’t stopped these members from being inspired by the life of the nation’s 40 th president – members of the group are all under the age of 25. According to a press release , the committee is partnering with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and will represent “America’s next generation of leaders” at the Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration, which will kick off in Los Angeles on Feb. 5, 2011, the day before what would have been Reagan’s 100 th birthday. Jonas expressed his pride in being a part of the group. “My father and my family were supporters of Reagan,” he told the AP . Jonas also called Reagan a “personal hero” because of “the way he stood up for causes he believed were right, no matter what.” Sparks also spoke of Reagan as a model in her career, praising his “optimism” and “graciousness.” According to the Reagan Centennial website, Sparks said that being a part of the committee will enable her to “give back just a fraction of the blessings I’ve received.” Other recognizable members of the committee include Olympic gold-medalist gymnast Nastia Liukin, Indy car racer Marco Andretti, Olympic swimmer Katie Hoff, recording artist Jordan Pruitt and Chicago White Sox player Ross Wilson. While a group of influential young people honoring a president’s legacy on his birthday should seem laudable, USA Today’s David Jackson didn’t let his coverage of the committee go without downplaying Reagan’s legacy, calling the 100 th anniversary of his birth a “big political event next year (at least for conservatives).” 

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Bozell: The Price Is Right — Newsweek Only Worth $1

Managing Editor’s Note: NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell issued the following statement about The Washington Post Company selling Newsweek to the guy from RoboCop Sidney Harman, for a grand total of one dollar : There’s something entirely believable about the Newsweek sale.  A left-winger pretending to be centrist sold it to another left-winger pretending to be centrist. Newsweek is a dying magazine because no one wants to read their left-wing propaganda masquerading as ‘news.’ The $1 price tag, then, is probably just about right. For more information on the sale, read the NewsBusters’ story here .

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San Francisco Considers Banning Sale Of Pets Except Fish

Sell a guinea pig, go to jail. That's the law under consideration by San Francisco's Commission of Animal Control and Welfare. If the commission approves the ordinance at its meeting tonight, San Francisco could soon have what is believed to be the country's first ban on the sale of all pets except fish. That includes dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, lizards and nearly every other critter, or, as the commission calls them, companion ani…. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f= /c/a/2010/07/08/MN9L1EAT90.DTL added by: shanklinmike