The 2012 Billboard Music Awards were in full swing Sunday night, with Justin Bieber among the music mega-stars hand to perform in Las Vegas. Biebs became the first name on the list of Billboard Music Award winners , taking home Top Social Artist honors and addressing his many fans. JB went on to perform his new hit song “Boyfriend.” Watch below! Justin Bieber – “Boyfriend” (Billboard Music Awards) “I just want to say how much of a blessing it’s been… the past three or four years, growing up in front of everybody,” Justin said emotionally. “I want to thank all my fans worldwide, because the Internet is where I got my start, and all my fans have helped me get to this position.” Modern Family star and BMA co-host Julie Bowen asked the audience to pay their respects to Robin Gibb , the Bee Gees member who died Sunday. Other performances honored the late Adam “MCA” Yauch, Queen of Disco Donna Summer, and of course Jordin Sparks’ tribute to Whitney Houston .
A year after he put “birther” rumors to rest by releasing his birth certificate , President Obama’s background is back in the news again … with a twist. An old bio of Obama from his former literary agent says he was born in Kenya, renewing debate over the authenticity of his own account(s) of his past. You could essentially call this “reverse birtherism.” In 2011, Obama proved born in the U.S., but did he lie in the past about being Kenyan-born to craft a more exotic, interesting-sounding background? According to a booklet produced by Acton & Dystel, to showcase its roster of writers, Obama was “born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii.” Obama’s former literary agency says they merely misidentified his birthplace as Kenya while trying to promote the then-Harvard Law grad in 1991. Miriam Goderich edited the text of the bio; she is now a partner at the Dystel & Goderich agency, which lists Obama as one of its current clients. “This was nothing more than a fact checking error by me – an agency assistant at the time,” Goderich wrote in an emailed statement to Yahoo News. “There was never any information given to us by Obama suggesting he was born in Kenya and not Hawaii … [it was] a simple mistake and nothing more.” Breitbart.com, the site founded by the late Andrew Breitbart, broke this story as part of ” The Vetting ,” its ongoing series about Obama’s past. Breitbart died in March, shockingly at age 43, but beforehand, he set out to do what he felt mainstream media would not during the 2008 election. Essentially, that being to ask tough questions about Obama’s background, rather than accepting the Presidential candidate’s two memoirs as gospel. Breitbart.com published a lengthy disclaimer with the brochure and this story, saying it does not believe Obama was actually born outside of the U.S.: “Andrew Breitbart was never a ‘Birther,’ and Breitbart News is a site that has never advocated the narrative of ‘Birtherism,'” the site clarified. “In fact, Andrew believed, as we do, that President Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961. Yet Andrew also believed that the complicit mainstream media had refused to examine President Obama’s ideological past, or the carefully crafted persona he and his advisers had constructed for him.” “It is for that reason that we launched The Vetting, an ongoing series in which we explore the ideological background of President Obama (and other candidates) – not to re-litigate 2008, but because ideas and actions have consequences.” “It is also in that spirit that we discovered, and now present, the booklet described below – one that includes a marketing pitch for a forthcoming book by a then-young, otherwise unknown former president of the Harvard Law Review.” “It is evidence – not of the President’s foreign origin, but that Barack Obama’s public persona has perhaps been presented differently at different times.” While this publication will no doubt fuel “birthers” who refuse to believe Obama was born in the U.S., but the point is actually entirely separate. Is it really possible that the full bio below would never have been proofread by Obama in the 16 years it was used (it was corrected in 2007)? Make of it what you want, but if that’s an error, as the publisher claims, it’s a pretty bad one, and raises some rather legitimate questions. We cannot know whether the publisher and/or Obama himself were aware of the error, but the idea that one or both allowed the “mistake” to slide to make his biography more compelling is not entirely far-fetched. The broader questions: Has Obama’s biography, which also included a “composite” of past girlfriends (one of which was Genevieve Cook ) shifted to meet his needs over time? If so, what are the implications of that on his ability to be President? Does it make him different from any other politician? Does that matter? Here’s Obama’s full bio from the 1991 brochure: Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review, was born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii. The son of an American anthropologist and a Kenyan finance minister, he attended Columbia University and worked as a financial journalist and editor for Business International Corporation. He served as project coordinator in Harlem for the New York Public Interest Research Group, and was Executive Director of the Developing Communities Project in Chicago’s South Side. His commitment to social and racial issues will be evident in his first book, Journeys in Black and White . NOTE: This report is NOT connected to the new book about Obama, called The Amateur by Ed Klein. A story about Obama’s near-divorce , excerpted from that new and unauthorized biography, surfaced late last week.
It’s Booosh’s fault! Vice President Joe Biden told reporters: I don’t “blame people” for voting for a felon over Obama in the West Virginia primary… Then he went on and blamed Bush. The Politico reported: Here’s a clip from Vice … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 18/05/2012 16:45 Number of articles : 2
Sean Penn isn’t a fan of us right now. Or you, or anyone else. On Friday at the Cannes Film Festival, the actor-activist slammed the media and public for abandoning Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010. “It’s not only celebrities who went for a day,” Penn told reporters of his perceived injustice. “It’s the whole f–king world. It’s all of you. The reason we have ‘Haiti fatigue’ is because there was never a commitment in the first place.” A vocal proponent of humanitarian aid, Penn also called upon President Barack Obama to meet with Haiti’s newly elected president Michel Joseph Martelly. “It’s time our elegant, formidable president stood side by side [with Martelly],” he said. The outspoken actor was part of a news conference with Petra Nemcova and director Paul Haggis, all of whom work with nonprofit organizations in Haiti. The trio joined forces for a benefit for the country at the famed cinema gathering. [Photo: WENN.com]
Jeremiah Wright Says Obamas Didn’t Go To Church Jeremiah Wright – Obama’s attention sloring former pastor – is back with more. This time, he’s unloading his thoughts on the Obamas. Sigh. He didn’t learn his lesson the first time? Anyway, here he goes. “Church is not their thing. It was never their thing,” Wright says of Barack and Michelle Obama. “She was not the kind of black woman whose momma made her go to church, made her go to Sunday school…so the church was not an integral part of their lives before they got married — after they got married.” But that’s not it. He went on to say more. Wright also says that Obama was selected before he was elected, and that’s why Wall Street got a break and why Obama stands behind AIPAC and calls himself a Zionist. “We didn’t have the money to select him”, says Wright. Regarding Obama’s evolution, Rev. Wright says Obama has become a politician, and no longer cares about the truth. During a conversation, Wright says Obama told him, ”You know what your problem is. You have to tell the truth.” Wright responded, “That’s a good problem to have.” “Politicians don’t have to tell the truth. Truth is what we say it is. Well, I somehow can’t live with that,” Wright told Klein. “That’s why I could never be a politician. I think that the transformed Barack has become a politician.” Wright goes on to say that another preacher also told him that the Hillary Clinton campaign was paying black preachers to attack him. More of this interview will be detailed in Edward Klein’s new book, “The Amateur,” an unauthorized biography of President Barack Obama. It was just a matter of time before this clown tried even harder to tear the president down. Pic via WENN Continue reading →
‘American Idol’ hopefuls Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips have gotten A-List support from Mariah Carey, Rihanna and Julianne Hough. By Gil Kaufman Jessica Sanchez on “American Idol” Photo: FOX U.S. presidents have typically stayed out of the “who is going to win ‘American Idol’ ” fray in the past in order to avoid upsetting any voting blocs. But that doesn’t mean that foreign dignitaries can’t offer up their two cents. That might explain why on the eve of the penultimate performance night on “Idol,” the Associated Press reported that Philippine president Benigno Aquino III has wholeheartedly endorsed his choice for next week’s finale: Jessica Sanchez. “Hopefully, she really reaches the top,” Aquino said of the 16-year-old top three finalists from Chula Vista, California, who is of Filipino and Latin heritage. The President isn’t the only one who has co-signed the pixie-size diva. She’s gotten shout-outs and love from everyone from “Idol” mentor Jimmy Iovine and his music industry pal Tommy Mottola to former “Idol” champ Kris Allen. Onetime contestants Jennifer Hudson and Haley Reinhart, as well as singers Billy Joel, Beyonc
There’s a horny boy crisis in this country, and Granny G from America’s Got Talent is the only octogenarian sassy and talent enough to address it! Too long have our horny boys wandered the wilderness alone without guidance, devoid of rapping voices who will reach out to them, commanding them to keep it in their pants. Alerting them to the fact that babies eat money like Yogi Bear eats honey. Sadly,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : VH1’s Today In Music Discovery Date : 16/05/2012 05:23 Number of articles : 2
Haha! The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List NAILS it (via @TeriChristoph): The YouTube description: If it feels like 1984 in real life, it should. The threats to our religious liberty and conscience rights are very real. The question that needs to be asked of this president is “who decides”? Time and time again, President Obama Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Sister Toldjah Discovery Date : 16/05/2012 17:09 Number of articles : 2
“Why just watch when you can feel’” That was the question ABC Entertainment Group President Paul Lee put to advertisers while pitching next year’s lineup at the network’s upfront presentation. Those are awfully grandiose words for someone affiliated with The Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars (both returning next year), don’t you think? The shows that apparently weren’t living up to this lofty guiding… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Film School Rejects Discovery Date : 15/05/2012 22:15 Number of articles : 2
Obama Unintentionally Brought Attention To Robin Roberts’ Sexuality With Gay Marriage Interview Is “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts trapped in the closet? And did her historic interview with Barack Obama just bring more attention to rumors about her own sexuality? That’s what some folks are saying: President Obama may have unintentionally “outed” ABC newswoman Robin Roberts by giving the “Good Morning America” host his historic gay-marriage interview. Insiders say the president had no idea that the 51-year-old had long been at the center of gay rumors. And while the unmarried “GMA” star knew that taking on the assignment would shine a spotlight on her personal life, insiders say there was no way she was “going to turn down a career-making interview,” said a friend. “It was the first time a sitting president declared his support for same-sex marriage. “When Robin was told by ABC bosses that she was handpicked for the interview, she immediately put her personal issues to the side and said she’d do it. “But it appears Obama knew nothing of the rumors, and in some respects he may have unintentionally outed her by making her Robin has never been linked romantically to a man, and Internet bloggers have been buzzing for years that she may “play for the same team.” After the May 9 interview at the White House, the gay website Queerty.com questioned whether Obama chose Robin for the interview because he’d heard the rumors that she was a lesbian. Throughout her career, Robin has tried to steer clear of discussing her sexuality. A breast cancer survivor, she lives on New York’s Upper West Side with her Jack Russell terrier, K.J. “The White House never told ABC or Robin why she was chosen,” noted a source. “She wants to believe it was because she’s a fair and accurate TV journalist. “But if she is gay, it’s certainly going to make her even more popular in that community than she already is.” SMH @ 51-years-old living on Upper West Side with her Jack Russell terrier K.J… Poor thang! Not that there is anything wrong with being single at any age, it’s just the way they painted her all “pitiful”. We weren’t even thinking about whether or not Robin was gay when Obama was talking to her, but now that they mention it… What do you think? Source Getty Images Continue reading →
