In a new web video, the former Minnesota governor serves a hot cuppa. “I think the Tea Party is a great addition to the conservative coalition and the coalition for change in this country,” he says. “I think the Tea Party is a welcome, helpful, energetic, forward-leaning organization.” As Pawlenty moves toward a 2012 run, he appears to be carving out a tea-soaked space in what could be, as Rich notes… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Corner Discovery Date : 01/03/2011 17:30 Number of articles : 2
Charlie Sheen may be granting time to every media outlet in the country (Chuck, call us!), but there’s one person the crazed actor won’t be speaking to: Brooke Mueller. She has been granted a restraining order, TMZ reports . Los Angeles Superior Court has banned the star from going within 100 yards away of his ex-wife. He also cannot have any contact with her. Why the sudden filing, considering Mueller was just on vacation with Sheen, Bree Olson and Natalie Kenley in the Bahamas ? She claims the drug aficionado threatened her several times over the past couple days. Sheen isn’t too broken up about the news, telling the site: “Great.
When Paul McDonald takes to the stage tonight on American Idol , he’ll likely be less nervous than any of the other 11 male semifinalists. That’s because the 26-year old from Nashville has already recorded multiple albums with his band, The Grand Magnolias, and toured a bit around the country. The artist has more experience than most in the competition. Will that result in a well-polished performance? We’ll soon find out. For now, watch McDonald talk about his group and listen to him sing the same original song that he used on an earlier audition, “American Dreams.” Paul McDonald – American Dreams
Damn…maybe ‘Final Destination’ is real… A Purple Heart recipient survived a deadly suicide attack in Afghanistan, only to perish today in a violent car crash at his own birthday party in Long Island, officials said. Smithtown resident Seamus Byrne, 33, had been celebrating his big day with friends at Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub and was walking home at 1:45 a.m. when he was hit. Byrne, who lived just a half-mile away from the pub, was in the cross walk headed home but realizing he had forgotten to say good night to one well-wisher, according to father-in-law James Gallagher. When Byrne turned back, that’s when a 1998 Honda driven by Michael Armentano, 24, also of Smithtown, plowed into the vet, cops said. Armentano has no priors and was not impaired, officials said. Cops are still investigating, but have so far ruled the tragic crash as an accident. “He was just a really good guy, full if vigor and he loved his family,” Gallagher said of his fallen son-in-law. “It’s a tragedy.” Byrne, a member of the Army National Guard’s Fighting 69th Infantry Regiment, was deployed to Afghanistan in January, 2008, his family said. He was in a Humvee when a suicide bomber attacked nearby, killing nine and severely injuring Byrne. The Kings Park, LI, native suffered a concussion was hospitalized for several months. He’d been home in Long Island for two years but still struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disoder, according to Gallagher. Still, Byrne persevered and worked as a carpenter. He and his wife Michelle had purchased a home two years ago and were raising their kids Seamus Jr., 10, and Ashley, 3. R.I.P. to you Seamus Byrne, you served your country and we appreiciate your sacrifice. That being said…to get hit by a car on your birthday is some ol’ BULLSH*T! SMH Source
‘She’s gorgeous! Wow! Where were you when I was making pictures?’ movie icon says to Oscars host Anne Hathaway. By Jocelyn Vena Kirk Douglas onstage at the 2011 Oscars Photo: Michael Caulfield/ Getty Images Hollywood veteran and icon Kirk Douglas stole the show early on in the 2011 Academy Awards broadcast. Aided by a walking cane, Douglas took the stage at the Kodak Theatre to present the award for Best Supporting Actress. By the time he handed the Oscar to Melissa Leo, Douglas had flirted with Oscars host Anne Hathaway and managed to have the room in stitches by poking fun at Hugh Jackman and Colin Firth.
Randy Newman nabs Best Original Song for ‘We Belong Together’ from ‘Toy Story 3.’ By Aly Semigran Gwyneth Paltrow performs at the 2011 Oscars on Sunday Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images Sunday night (February 27) marked the 83rd annual Academy Awards, but there were some moments when the ceremony was more reminiscent of a Grammy stage. Gwyneth Paltrow, who has gone from Oscar-winning actress to singing awards-show mainstay — having performed “Forget You” alongside Cee Lo Green and puppets at the Grammys — was one of the featured performers in the Best Original Song category. Paltrow, who joked to MTV News on the red carpet that she’d calmed her pre-Oscar nerves with a beer, called the ceremony “so, like, freaking serious” as compared to her previous stints on both the Grammys and the Country Music Awards. After being introduced by Jennifer Hudson, a calmer Paltrow (who Hudson described as “a singing sensation and country music’s new star”) donning a sleek, off-the-shoulder nude and bejeweled gown, sang some of “Coming Home” for the Kodak Theater and millions of Oscar viewers around the globe. With a starry stage set-up behind her, Paltrow crooned the chorus, “After all of my running/ I’m finally coming home/ The world tried to break me/ I found a road to take me home.” But Paltrow wasn’t the only familiar face to appear as a performer during the ceremony. Fellow singer/actress Mandy Moore, wearing a flowing blue gown, sang the nominated “I See the Light” from her hit animated film “Tangled” alongside her co-star Zachary Levi, with Alan Menken accompanying them on piano. Later in the telecast, Florence Welch, frontwoman for 2010 breakout act Florence and the Machine, helped Oscar winner A.R. Rahman perform “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” while images from the Best Picture nominee appeared in the background. Welch, who wore a striking burnt-sienna gown, showcased her beautiful, moody voice as she stepped in for Dido (who co-wrote the song, as well as sang on the film’s original track). However, those were the only moments those songs and their performers had any Oscar glory on Sunday, as perennial nominee Randy Newman walked away the winner in the Best Original Song category. Newman, who had performed “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3” at the piano on the Oscar stage, won his second career Academy Award, besting the songs from “Country Strong,” “Tangled” and “127 Hours.” Stick with MTV News on Oscar night and beyond for red-carpet fashion coverage, analysis of the winners, plus interviews, photos and more from your favorite Hollywood stars! Related Videos Highlights From The 2011 Oscars Related Photos The 2011 Academy Awards Related Artists Florence + the Machine Mandy Moore
Estimates of a 100,000 plus in protests yesterday in Madison , as well as much smaller numbers in state capitals around the country. People are beginning to notice that they made a mistake last November. Maine’s Tea Party GOP Gov. Paul LePage says he wants to take the Imperial Walker approach in Maine to eliminate unions and make the Pine Tree State “right-to-work”. Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Saturday… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Zandar Versus The Stupid Discovery Date : 27/02/2011 16:16 Number of articles : 2
The leaders of the free world have made their support for the people of Libya clear. Now, President Obama has made it official. Obama for the first time called for Khadafy to step down as the UN Security Council hit the embattled strongman with stiff sanctions. “When a leader’s only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now,” Obama told German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to a summary of the conversation provided by the White House. Obama’s blunt message marked a departure for the White House, which had earlier insisted it was up to the Libyan people to decide who should lead their country. Hours after Obama’s pronouncement, the council ordered an arms embargo, assets freeze and travel ban against the Libyan government, Khadafy, his close family and associates. It also ordered a crimes against humanity investigation into the bloodshed. Khadafy, earlier in the day, signaled he had no intention of giving up power as he handed out guns to his supporters and urged teams of young men to hunt down dissidents. Terrified anti-government protestors braced themselves for more bloody battles as gunfire continued to ring out across the capital. Condemnation mounted from world leaders the day after Obama authorized U.S. sanctions against Libya, with Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi saying it appeared Khadafy was no longer in control. The dictator’s son, Seif al-Islam, dismissed suggestions the country was slipping from his father’s hands, saying three-quarters of the country remains under government rule and was “living in peace.” He added that if anti-government demonstrations by “terrorists” do not end, Libya risks descending into civil war “like Somalia.” News filtering out of Libya painted an entirely different picture as new details emerged of the violent methods used to quash the protesters in recent days. The New York Times reported loyal Khadafy forces shot at people from within ambulances and used anti-aircraft guns against crowds. Witnesses said the dead and injured were being rounded up and taken from hospitals to cover up the alleged human rights abuses. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said more than 1,000 people have died in the unrest in Libya, but it has been impossible to establish an exact death toll. Do you think this means U.S. troops will be heading to Libya in the immediate future? That’s what it’s sounding like to us… Source
I’ll just make this short because it’s been a long week and, honestly, I don’t have the words for it anyway. Let it suffice to say that when our country’s most famous self-immolating politician is mashed up with our most famous self-immolating TV and film star, there’s something unquestionably mesmerizing. Orrrrr it’s just the sulphur getting to me. You make the call.
