Madonna, who recently called the President a black Muslim in the White House , was booed at recent performance due to her support of him… Must’ve been a pretty conservative crowd because they got up and walked out of that joint! According to ABC News: Madonna drew boos and triggered a walkout by several concertgoers after she touted President Barack Obama on her “MDNA Tour” in New Orleans. The Material Girl asked during Saturday night’s performance: “Who’s registered to vote?” She added: “I don’t care who you vote for as long as you vote for Obama.” Drawing boos in touting Obama over Republican Mitt Romney, Madonna followed: “Seriously, I don’t care who you vote for … Do not take this privilege for granted. Go vote.” Madonna is often outspoken. Some Colorado fans, mindful of a mass shooting there, complained she used a fake gun to shoot a masked gunman in a recent concert act in Denver. A Madonna concert in Paris in July drew ire when a video showed a swastika on a politician’s forehead. SMH. Man, Madonna has had a tough crowd lately , but she is giving out the right message. Please get out there and vote!!!! WENN
The Real Housewives of New York City reaches its less than explosive conclusion in Reunion Part 2. Who wants blood? Who still wants an apology and who just wants toast? We recap it all in our THG +/- review. We revisit LuAnn’s alleged night with Tomas in St. Barths and even she has to admit the stories she wove sound ridiculous. Plus 10. Jacques was invited to the reunion show but declined to make an appearance. Plus 8. I actually think more of him for staying away. Rest assured, LuAnn says she and Jacques are still together. I know how worried everyone was over that. When LuAnn explains everything that happened that night in St. Barths, it sounds almost plausible but Ramona’s not about to let it go. She tells Andy that “LuAnn loves her men and can’t keep her hands off them.” But then claims she won’t take it any further. Why even go there if she’s not looking to stir up trouble? She even goes so far as to allude that LuAnn has an open relationship. LuAnn tells her she needs to stop unless she wants blood. Minus 12 . to Ramona who can’t stop playing games to get under LuAnn’s skin. Then Carole jumps in on the LuAnn bashing as she wonders aloud why LuAnn would act like that if she was worried what her kids back home might see. Minus 10. Carole’s one of the more mild mannered Housewives but she does enjoying taking her shots at LuAnn. Andy asks why Aviva was so upset about Sonja’s extracurricular activities in St. Barths but she really didn’t have an answer. Some of the viewer questions were great… Since George is such a disgusting, inappropriate, dirty old man, isn’t it low class to be pimping your friends out to your letch of a father? Plus 13. Aviva says it’s comparing apples and oranges and apparently doesn’t regret trying to set up dear old dad with Sonja but wouldn’t have done it to good friend Carole. I’m tired of hearing how much Aviva cares about Sonja. It simply doesn’t ring true. Aviva acts like she never said any of those horrible things about Sonja, even when they reshow them all. Minus 15 . Sonja doesn’t look like she’s going to be forgiving Aviva any time soon. Enough about George and Aviva and on to Toaster Gate! I can’t believe we’re spending screen time on a toaster oven. Minus 9. Did I mention this season was boring? Sonja and Heather argue over logos and boxes and oven mitts. Yawn… The funniest moment comes when Andy has to point out to Sonja that she might be pissing Heather off. She backtracks and says she’s happy with Heather’s work but maybe they shouldn’t work together anymore. Ya think?. Andy stops the show to tell Ramona her lip stick is making her look like a mental patient. Plus 18. I love Andy. Ramona feels that nothing she’s done has deserved Aviva’s behavior. Well, maybe not nothing but I won’t deny that Aviva is a nutjob. But Aviva doesn’t see it as beating up on Ramona. She doesn’t see her crazy, vicious behavior. Why does Heather look so pleased watching these two go back and forth? Andy runs down the litany of the name calling that Ramona has endured from Aviva this season. According to Aviva, Ramona is ill mannered, malicious, sick, needs rehab, drove Sonja to drink, and disgusts her and don’t forget that Aviva’s father called her a trailer turd. Yet Aviva wants the apology? Minus 20. Aviva says her mother died of complications due to alcoholism so she admits that she overreacted to Ramona and Sonja’s drinking. OK, we’ll cut the crazy woman some slack. Andy points out that Jill and Kelly always thought Ramona had a drinking problem and he obviously hits a nerve as Ramona flips out on him. Minus 10 . But Carole and Heather don’t see her drinking as an issue.. Andy asks if the ladies are feeling a sense of resolution now that the season is over. Ramona says feels less resolved than she ever has on a reunion show. Well, what did you think of the new Housewives? Would you invite any of them back for next season? Episode total = -7! Season total = 373!
The Real Housewives of New York City get hot and bothered on part one of their “Reunion” show. We recap all of the catty confrontations in our THG +/- review. “Holla!” is what Heather yells out in her opening clip of the show and it’s always annoyed me. She thinks it sounds real. Really? Minus 10 . It just sounds silly coming out of a grown woman’s mouth. Shocked, worried, and sad were the reactions when the new Housewives came on board and the old were let go. Who knew that boring and annoying would be the end result for the season. Minus 15 . Carole says as a journalist she was drawn to the spectacle that is the Housewives. Well, if she was searching for spectacle she certainly came to the right place. Oh must we watch the London trip one more time? It’s sort of painful. The Royal Wars between Carole and LuAnn are just pretentious nonsense. Minus 8 . “That’s not the kind of princess that I know.” LuAnn’s title dropping again. Honestly, this is the silliest fight. Carole’s being overly sensitive and LuAnn’s being dense. Carole accuses LuAnn of “friend jumping.” I think we’ve reverted back to the eighth grade. Minus 7 . Who knew there was so much animosity against LuAnn. Heather and Carole keep going after her about borrowing a dress from a designer. I’d give out extra points if they’d drop it. Carole said things in interviews that no one had any idea she was thinking, which makes me like her both more and less. Finally we move on but it’s only to talk about Aviva’s ex. Everyone has slept with Harry. You’d think they wouldn’t brag about it. It’s not like the guy’s a looker but I guess he has money and perhaps a certain amount of charm. That or he’s just really good in bed. Plus 10 to Aviva for asking that she and Sonja stop talking about their exes and their children. Too bad Sonja didn’t take the hint. Oh Aviva and her anxieties and issues are overwhelming when you put them all in one montage. Fear of heights, fear of flying, fear of elevators, tap water, etc., etc. OK being trapped for three hours while her leg was being eaten by a conveyor belt when she was six is completely horrifying. That would mess anyone up. It’s not the big bottle of anxiety that makes me dislike Aviva so much. It’s the mean girl streak that came out so frequently at the end of the season. Minus 12 . A viewer says Aviva makes everything about her phobias and at least she admits to it this time. Plus 10 . Now we move on to the Heather / Ramona wars. Neither one of them knows when to shut up. They even agree that that’s the truth of it. Plus 11 for burying the hatchet and not in one another’s backs this time. Watching the clips of Aviva’s craziness in St Barths is kind of scary. She really did come unhinged, even she admits to it. Plus 8 . Aviva tries to apologize but Sonja and Ramona aren’t buying it. I can’t say as I blame them. Aviva was vicious in her tirades against them. Maybe they got her meds right this time but I still don’t trust her. Plus 15 to Heather for calling LuAnn out on her bull. She absolutely stirred the pot in St. Barths. As Ramona put it, it was classic LuAnn. Aviva profusely apologizes but Ramona says she can’t forget how she bad mouthed her and Sonja in her blog even after the shows aired. She claims Aviva didn’t change her tune until the viewers began hating her. The viewers write in to hold Reid accountable for his comments as he called the women, “pent up cougars,” and “over weight girls gone wild.” Yeah, it wasn’t pretty. Minus 13 . It looks like the debacle on St Barths just won’t go away and we’ll rehash it all some more next week for part two. Episode total = -11! Season total = -366!
The Real Housewives of New York City returns this week but “Don’t Make Room For Daddy” as he inserts himself in the middle of the viper’s nest. We recap the venomous name calling and vicious mean girl attacks in our THG +/- review. I can’t believe Aviva’s father, George is back yet again. Now we get to hear about his 20 something girlfriend and watch him shop for enhancement supplements to try and keep up with her. He even throws in an incest joke for good measure. Minus 20 . George is a sleazy old man. I tend to feel as though I need a shower after George makes an appearance. Across town, Sonja’s settlement meeting didn’t go so well. Talk about contentious. Her ex won’t even sit in a room with her. Damn, that’s harsh. But Sonja’s expectations about reconnecting with her ex as a friend were a pipe dream. At least she’s waking up to reality. Plus 12. Sonja turns to LuAnn. She needs someone who knows what divorce is like and knows how to move forward. I feel for Sonja but listening to her whine about having to store her expensive paintings and sell her multi-million dollar homes gets old fast. Minus 10. Supposedly Ramona called Harry, Aviva’s ex asking inappropriate questions? What questions? Oh come on. We must know. Apparently she was asking him about Aviva’s many phobias. Why would Ramona do that? Minus 9. She simply doesn’t know when to leave it alone. That phone call leads to a lunch date between Aviva and Ramona that goes even worse than the meeting between Aviva and Sonja. Aviva tells Ramona she’s disgusted with her. Disgusted seems to be Aviva’s new favorite word. I’d consider a drinking game but I’m certain Aviva would be disgusted by that too. Minus 8 for killing my fun. Then things gets strange. Aviva claims she saw Ramona and Sonja sleeping together naked and spooning. OK, that’s weird but what’s even weirder is Aviva watching them do it. Minus 10. Ew. Aviva complains that these 50 something women were drinking and dancing on table tops while on vacation. She’s got a real problem with the ladies letting loose and going a little girls gone wild on vacation. Why does it bother her so much? The funniest moment was when Aviva tells Ramona she needs to reevaluate her friendship with Sonja because friends don’t let friends drive drunk. Ramona’s response…who was driving on the island? Plus 7 . Ramona calls Aviva a viper and tells her she ruined the trip. I can’t argue with that. Everyone was having a great time until Aviva showed up. Both of these women have issues but Aviva’s got a vicious mean streak and loves to tell other people why they’re wrong. Her arrogance and condescension is tiring. Minus 11 . And just when you think things can’t get any worse, George show’s up. Ramona hosts a domestic abuse fundraiser and Aviva has the good sense not to show. Unfortunately she sends her father. What a train wreck. George accuses Ramona of making fun of his daughter’s phobias and demands an apology. To be honest, Ramona handled it with more grace than I expected. She simply thanked George for coming, asked him not to get in the middle of this and said this wasn’t the time or place to discuss it. Plus 13 . But George doesn’t know how to take a hint. He keeps referring to Aviva as his child that he has to protect. Minus 9 . She’s a grown woman who can fight her own battles. Even Aviva’s own father sees her as the victim. It seems to be her lifetime theme. George keeps insisting on an apology from both Ramona and Sonja. It’s kind of sad and pathetic. He just won’t leave but he does get distracted from his mission long enough to hit on Carole. As he’s escorted out he calls the ladies trailer turds. I guess we now know where Aviva got her penchant for name calling. Tune in next week for the season finale where I’m sure it will all hit the fan, once again. Episode total = -45! Season total = -300!
The Real Housewives of New York City are “Blinded By the Wine” and the gorgeous Miami skyline but is it enough of a distraction against the pervert who came to dinner?
