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When Keeping It Raw Goes Wrong: Freaky Flick “Actress” Tests Positive For HIV Causing Police To Investigate

This is gross…. Adult Film Actress Tests Positive For HIV Police are launching an investigation into a California-based adult film studio after one of its’ “actresses” recently tested positive for HIV. via L.A. Times The state agency overseeing workplace safety has opened an investigation into an adult-film studio over a shoot involving an actress who last week tested positive for HIV. Cal/OSHA opened the investigation Thursday into San Francisco-based Kink Studios, which runs a network of fetish sites–in response to a complaint filed by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, agency spokesman Greg Siggins said. Adult-film production came to a halt after the actress, who works under the screen name Cameron Bay, tested positive for HIV in one of the regular sexually transmitted disease screenings required in the industry. Industry trade association Free Speech Coalition said Wednesday that all performers who had worked with Bay tested negative and that shooting could resume. The coalition maintained there was no evidence the actress had contracted the infection on set. AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which advocates mandatory condom use in the adult entertainment industry, filed a complaint with Cal/OSHA on Monday relating to a Kink shoot that Bay performed in July 31–her last performance prior to the HIV test. Bay had tested negative four days before that shoot. This is just disgusting….why would anyone who chooses to buss it for a living “work” in this industry NOT be over-the-top cautios??? Continue reading

Full Rant From GOP Goon Insulting MLK With Racist Version Of “I Have A Dream” Speech Painting Black People As Welfare-Dependent, Drug Addicted & Fatherless

GOP Congressman Joe Walsh Insults MLK With Racist Version Of “I Have A Dream” Speech Yesterday, we reported on one of the most disrespectful gestures towards a staple in African-American and Civil Rights history to date, where scumbag GOP Congressman Joe Walsh recited his own version of MLK’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech and  insulted single black mothers for having children out of wedlock, categorized black men as thugs and drug addicts, implied that black leaders are lazy and blame white people for the problems plaguing the African-American community and more Meanwhile, Walsh was reportedly sued by his ex-wife for not paying child support back in 2011 to the tune of more than $100,000 according to the Huffington Post .  Aint that about a beyotch? Read the full version of his blatantly racist and stereotypical speech in its’ entirety below: via Huffington Post Walsh unleashed a line of racially charged comments, headed by his view that African Americans suffer from “dependency on the government plantation.” “Of all the commentators who have been asking whether King’s dream has been achieved, FOX News’ Juan Williams seems to be the only one with whom I agree. When asked by Chris Wallace if the dream has been fulfilled, Williams noted that there isn’t, “any question that [African Americans] have come along way,” before importantly pointing out that blacks have to address the problems that are created within their communities. “I think that if you look at the realities of today, you’ve got to talk about things like family breakdown,” Williams said. “You’ve got to talk about the fact that 70 percent of black children today are born out of wedlock. I think Dr. King would cry.” I agree with Juan, but instead of invoking King’s legacy to lament about present problems. I’ve decided to share my own dream: I have a dream that all black parents will have the right to choose where their kids attend school. I have a dream that all black boys and girls will grow up with a father. I have a dream that young black men will stop shooting other young black men. I have a dream that all young black men will say “no” to gangs and to drugs. I have a dream that all black young people will graduate from high school. I have a dream that young black men won’t become fathers until after they’re married and they have a job. I have a dream that young unmarried black women will say “no” to young black men who want to have sex . I have a dream that today’s black leadership will quit blaming racism and “the system” for what ails black America. I have a dream that black America will take responsibility for improving their own lives. I have a dream that one day black America will cease their dependency on the government plantation, which has enslaved them to lives of poverty, and instead depend on themselves, their families, their churches, and their communities.” Let us all stand together and give this racist azz, contradictive, hypocrite a strong, united ‘HO, SIT DOWN!’

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For Discussion: Tavis Smiley Says Obama Should Be More “ML King-like And Not King-lite”

“You talkin’ to me?!?!” Tavis Smiley Says President Obama Should Be More Like Martin Luther King Jr. With the 50th Anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s march on Washington approaching this Wednesday, the White House announced that President Barack Obama will take the podium to deliver a much-anticipated public address commemorating MLK’s legacy and his lauded “I Have A Dream” speech. Obviously there will be many comparisons drawn between Dr. King and President Obama before, during, and after this speech, but Tavis Smiley asserts that Obama and Dr. King are dissimilar not necessarily in form, but in function. Via WashingtonPost Since the White House announced that President Obama will speak to the nation on Wednesday from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, I have been asked the same questions again and again: Is it appropriate for the president to occupy that sacred space? Does Obama have the moral authority to speak where King spoke? Does anyone? My honest answer to these questions: I don’t know. But here is what I do know. The future of our democracy is inextricably linked to how seriously we take King’s legacy. A legacy of unarmed truth and unconditional love. A legacy of brilliant prose and prophetic witness. The president’s decision to honor the march is proper and commendable. But when he stands where King stood and delivers a speech of his own, he inevitably invites comparisons between his words and King’s. I hope Obama rises to the challenge to be truly King-like, not just King-lite. His speech cannot be full of great sound bites but devoid of sound public policy. Smiley goes on to say: The unsettling truth is that during the Obama era, black America has fallen even further behind. The African American unemployment rate, for instance, remains stubbornly and disproportionately high at 12.6 percent, compared with the national rate of 7.4 percent. And while private-sector jobs are experiencing a slight uptick, the lack of public-sector jobs is suffocating black livelihoods. Sadly, a few black chief executives notwithstanding, race still matters in the private sector. Education is not the great equalizer. I know too many black Ivy League graduates whose degrees cannot close this gap, and heaven help you if you’re applying for a private-sector job with a “black-sounding” name. Researchers have found that these applicants receive up to 50 percent fewer callbacks than applicants with “white-sounding” names. Black misery is the fierce urgency of now. Do we want history to record that black folk fared even worse under the first black president? I certainly do not. We all understand that Obama is a politician and King was a prophet. But does that mean that the president, even with the structural and political constraints of his high office, cannot speak more truth? …But if Obama is to be transformational and not just transactional, a statesman and not just another politician, a thermostat and not just a thermometer, then it’s time for him to use his power to help regulate the temperature of our society and not just settle for recording the temperature of public opinion. It’s time to take some risks. To stop playing it safe in the second term. To tell the truth about the suffering in America that’s being rendered invisible simply because we choose not to see it. What kind of speech do you expect from POTUS Barry on Wednesday? What issues and topics to you want to hear him address? Image via AP

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Anna Nicole Smith Movie Review: Ripped From the Headlines, Six Years Later

From the network that brought us recent ripped-from-the-headlines biopics about Casey Anthony, Jodi Arias and Drew Peterson comes one about … Anna Nicole Smith? The late model, as seen in last night’s Lifetime original film Anna Nicole, left an indelible mark on a then still-developing reality TV and celebrity culture. Agnes Bruckner took on the tragic, titular role of the woman whose life saw so many ups, downs and bizarre turns that were stranger than fiction. “I was very nervous and anxious, because she was so iconic and so famous and larger-than-life. I asked myself ‘Am I going to pull this off?’” Brucker said. “‘What kind of movie are we making?’ I asked all those questions. We really wanted to tell a different story, and that gave me the confidence to play her.” That different story is one of a woman whose life played out in real time in front of viewers for years – something now commonplace for Kim Kardashian et al. It is also a tale of tragedy for a mother who welcomed a daughter, Dannielynn , just before she lost a son, and met her own demise in early 2007. Whatever your opinion of Anna Nicole Smith, any parent can understand the struggle to go on after losing a child, a rare constant in a whirlwind of a life. In the end, the film is pretty standard for Lifetime celebrity fodder, if not slightly better in the emotions, events and themes it chose to focus on. The five most memorable moments from Anna Nicole: 1. Bruckner’s transformation. Yes, it’s what actresses do, but this is one heck of a woman to transform into, given her wildly fluctuating weight and appearance. Smith flashed her boobs to crowds, pole-danced on football field (in front of her son), got hammered while pregnant, and went balls to the wall, 24/7/365. That’s not an easy person to embody, but Bruckner did so admirably. 2. An extension of #1 perhaps, but seeing Bruckner acting out the clown scene was so bizarre, it defies description. Incredibly, it happened in real life, too. Donning eerie clown makeup and slurring her speech, a pregnant Anna Nicole Smith claimed her baby was “just gas” as Howard K. Stern filmed it. It was a have-to-see-it-to-believe-it moment, a haunting reminder of how far she had fallen by that point and a harbinger of tragic events to come. 3. Anna Nicole’s son Daniel was the unexpected star of the film. Through the years, we saw his unconditional love and vulnerability, how Anna’s hard living impacted him, and how he succumbed to similar troubles himself. 4. Rather than flashbacks, there were flash-forwards to Smith in that iconic red dress, as if Anna Nicole were destined to be pulled out of Vickie Lynn. 5. The whole J. Howard Marshall romance was kind of odd, at least it was played up that way here, as if he just wanted to have some fun and dote on Smith. No doubt the billionaire did that, to a point, but what was undoubtedly a layered and complex relationship felt overly simplistic and glossed over. What did you think of Anna Nicole? Did you watch? Were you a fan? Share your comments and memories of the late model and reality star with THG .

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Michele Bachmann to Retire from Congress

Donald Trump in 2016 ? Maybe. Michele Bachmann in 2014? Definitely not. The Minnesota Congresswoman and former President candidate made it official in a video announcement this morning: she will not be seeking a fifth term in office. Michele Bachmann Retirement Speech “The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years, and in my opinion, well, eight years is also long enough for an individual to serve as a representative for a specific Congressional district,” Bachmann said. The controversial conservative did not give an exact reason for her retirement – but did state that an ongoing ethics investigation into her conduct while running for The White House was NOT the basis for her decision. “It was clearly understood that compliance with all rules and regulations was an absolute necessity for my presidential campaign,” Bachmann said. “And I have no reason to believe that that was not the case.” Bachmann was elected in 2007 as the first Republican woman to represent Minnesota in Congress. She strongly opposes Obamacare .

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The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Decisions, Decisions

Tonight on The Real Housewives of Orange County, Vicki will have to decide between Brooks and Baby Troy. Will she run away for a weekend with her lover or will her loyalty to Briana win out? We know what we’re hoping for. And it’s certainly not more screen time for Brooks. Find out who Vicki chooses as we recap tonight’s episode with our  THG +/- review! Tamra and Heather kick off tonight’s episode with a glass of wine and a little girl talk. Heather felt that Gretchen and Slade’s behavior at  Hot in Cleveland was disrespectful and weird. And it was.  Minus 10 . Alexis and Lydia meet for coffee. Except Alexis orders tea and says she’ll “do” a banana. Then Lydia orders “basically” warm milk with a little taste of coffee. Lydia definitely doesn’t need caffeine. When Lydia tells Alexis that she went to Heather’s taping, Alexis is visibly shaken. She doesn’t like it that Lydia is spending so much time with the girls and thinks Alexis should reach out and apologize. Lydia thinks Alexis needs to make “a bold move.” And I think Lydia needs to drop it.  Alexis throws out the bullying word and says she doesn’t trust Tamra but needs to let all of this go.    Vicki finally admits that Brooks is her boyfriend. Since Briana and Ryan don’t want him in their home, she’s just going to visit him at his house. Which is 5 miles from her house. Which is still too far away for Vicki.  Minus 12.  Brooks asks Vicki to go away with him for the weekend and she says that she can’t because she’s traveling to San Diego to babysit Troy while Briana and Ryan go to the Marine Ball. Way to choose the grandma duties, Vicki!  Plus 8 . She asks to reschedule, but Brooks is actually going to play Dad the following weekend, so that doesn’t work for him. Vicki asks for a raincheck and the following exchange occurs: Vicki: Can I get a raincheck? Brooks: Maybe if you’re nice. Vicki: I’m always nice. Until you piss me off. Brooks: You don’t want to piss me off either.  Uh, that sounds like a threat, Vicki. Head for the hills!  Minus 34. Tamra’s been asked to speak at the L.A. Women’s Expo, but she’s really nervous about the prospect of speaking in front of so many people. She hires a speech coach to come in and help her write the speech and give her pointers on delivery.  During their conversation, Tamra seems vulnerable and emotional and real. It’s a different side of the brash, loud, somewhat crude Tamra we’re used to seeing.  Plus 9. Lydia’s stirring something in a pot on the stove, but she’s a self-proclaimed non-domestic. She hasn’t done a load of laundry in their house. Like, ever.  Minus 12 . She doesn’t make dinner. She makes reservations.  Minus 12 more for good measure. Lydia tells Doug about the conversations she’s had with Puff the Magic Grandma and Doug tells her she needs to lighten up. In different words, of course.  Plus 25 . Gretchen and Slade are visiting her doctor to discuss her fertility. Slade’s been snipped, so there’s that issue to work around, too. During her date with the dildo-cam, the doctor declares that Gretchen’s uterus is “nice and lush” and her follicles are “pleasantly plump.”  Plus 8? Somehow knowing that much about the inner workings of Gretchen’s girl parts doesn’t feel like a plus, but we’ll run with it. The doctor recommends in vitro fertilization for Gretchen and Slade given his vasectomy and her age. Gretchen envisioned making a baby the old fashioned way. Briana, Ryan, and Vicki are heading to San Diego with Baby Troy. While Ryan and Briana are at the ball, Vicki’s playing Nana.  Vicki, the 90s called, they want their “whoop” back. Ryan has a deployment to Afghanistan coming up. He’ll be gone for 11 months. Vicki vows to do whatever Briana needs her to do to help her daughter through it.  Plus 7 . Terry’s taking Heather out to dinner to apologize, again, for not supporting her and dropping The D Word into their fight. Good job, Terry. Briana and Ryan leave for the ball and Vicki says she’s more than happy to be watching Baby Troy. Even if she wishes she were with Brooks. Minus 15 . Over drinks, Terry starts apologizing and says that he thinks the reason he acted like a jerk was because he worried about how Heather going back to work would affect his life. Heather’s not buying that as an excuse. After a really serious heart to heart, he passes a card across the table. He’s written a note inside that’s so sweet it makes her cry. And then he cries. And maybe I cried, too. Or it just got really dusty in here all of a sudden.  Hooray! The Dubrows are good again!  Plus 37. Tamra’s mom comes over to accompany her to the Women’s Expo. Tamra’s speech contains parts that might make her mom uncomfortable, but she’s pushing forward with it anyway. If she doesn’t chicken out. Lydia’s mom comes over to teach Lydia how to (half) bake a lasagna. In her one-on-one, Lydia lays all of her non-domestic tendencies on her mom because she was too busy teaching them how to throw flower petals in the air to teach them how to do practical things. And then she says she didn’t learn those things because she never  had to learn those things. Way to tell the truth, Lydia.  Plus 2 . Lydia says she could never measure up to being the kind of mom to her boys that her mom was to her. But wouldn’t smoking up be the answer to that?  They (half) bake the lasagna and call it a day. Mom gets to smoke her joints and Lydia gets to keep her mom around. All is solved.  Tamra’s at the Women’s Expo and ready to give her Keynote address. She’s looking great in a red dress. She cracks a couple of jokes that get no laughs.  She starts her speech and there are tears in her voice. She talks about how her tough exterior is a mask for her insecurity and why she is the way she is. It seems like Tamra had a little enlightenment up on that stage. Good for her!  Plus 20 . Tamra’s got to have a tough discussion with her mother after a speech that ripped apart her childhood. The only time Tamra can remember her parents telling her that they loved her was when she was 21 years old. Minus 4 . Not knowing how to express her emotions makes Tamra an angry woman. But Tamra wants to change that. She’s turning over a new leaf starting with telling her mother that she loves her.  Plus 20. EPISODE TOTAL: +37 SEASON TOTAL: +25

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Ho Sit Down: Fox News Host Megyn Kelly Says Eric Holder’s Denunciation Of Violence Against Muslims Could Be Seen As Offensive

For some people ignorance is just in their DNA. Fox News Host Says Eric Holder’s Remarks Could Be Offensive According to Raw Story U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s denunciation of violence against Muslims during a speech to the Anti-Defamation League could be seen as offensive, according to Fox News host Megyn Kelly. Though the vast majority of his speech focused on the ADL’s importance in fighting hate crimes, some conservatives have become outraged that Holder denounced “misguided acts of retaliation” against Muslims. Kelly addressed the issue during a segment on Monday. “He is speaking to the Anti-Defamation League, which is a group that fights anti-Semitism and he is lecturing that group on how they can’t be bigoted, and we can’t be ignorant, and we can’t have a backlash against Muslims,” Kelly said. “I mean, the context could be perceived by some to be somewhat offensive, that the Attorney General is perceiving the folks in front of him or others in this country are now getting ready to put on their bigoted clothes and go out there and exercise their ignorance as opposed to expressing outrage at the fact that we were attacked by two guys who apparently are followers of radical Islam.” Kelly’s guest, Julian Epstein, completely dismissed her concerns, stating that nobody at the ADL thought Holder’s remarks were offensive. He noted Muslim Americans and mosques frequently faced attacks following high-profile terror attacks like the Boston Marathon bombing. But Kelly was skeptical that Muslims in the United States were threatened, citing the lack of news coverage of such events. Following the Boston Marathon bombing earlier this month, frequent Fox News guest Erik Rush called for all Muslims to be killed. Three days later, a man assaulted a Muslim woman in Boston and screamed, “Fuck you Muslims! You are terrorists!” The FBI has investigated more than 800 hate crimes against Muslims — and those perceived to be Muslim — since 9/11. Do you think when people are given a public platform it magnifies their racism? Fox News

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Sasha Obama Yawn Highlights Inauguration Day

Sasha Obama let out a big yawn during her father’s inaugural address today, making for a moment she will never, ever live down at home. Kids will be kids. Sasha Obama Yawn During one pause by President Barack Obama, cameras cut to Sasha, sister Malia, and mother Michelle Obama ; Sasha yawned for the whole U.S. to see. One can sympathize with Sash. She’d been to church, attended Katy Perry’s inauguration performance and witnessed a swearing-in ceremony in 24 hours. She’s also 11, and the speech – while stirring in rhetoric, moving in its evocation of American greatness, and inspiring in its grandeur – was a tad boring. Sorry Barack.

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Obama Inaugural Address: What Did You Think?

President Barack Obama gave his inaugural address today, beginning his second White House term with an ambitious agenda and a call for national unity. On a cold morning in Washington, D.C., the 44th President asked this great nation to live up to its founding ideals and to bringing about needed change. Obama Inaugural Address 2013 Obama invoked the country’s history of hardship – be it from the deficit, rising health care costs, climate change and equal rights – and overcoming adversity. “We are made for this moment, and we will seize it – so long as we seize it together,” Obama said, after taking the oath and being sworn in for a second term . He urged citizens to meet “the obligation to shape the debates of our time – not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our enduring ideals.” Amid the pomp and ceremony, the event symbolized U.S. democracy with a peaceful extension of power based on 2012’s bitterly contested election. While focusing on broader themes of democracy and citizenship, Obama referred to some specific issues facing the country after his first four years in power: Economic disparity : Obama said Americans understand that “our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it.” Spending : He rejects “that we must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.” Climate change : Obama vowed to “respond to the threat … knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.” Gun control : The President said “all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown” should be safe from harm. World peace : Americans “still believe that enduring security and peace do not require perpetual war” and that “engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear.” Equality : Perhaps Obama’s loudest cheer came when he said we should not rest “until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts,” and “until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.” Unlike Obama’s 2009 inauguration, he cast a more optimistic tone for the next four years as he laid out his vision for America in strokes both broad and specific. The ceremony featured Beyonce’s national anthem and Kelly Clarkson’s performance of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” and will be followed by events throughout today. What did you think of the speech? And of the prospects for the next four years under Obama’s leadership in general? Comment (and vote) below! President Obama’s second term: How will it go?   Very well, we’re on the right track! Better than the last four years at least Better than the first term of Mitt Romney would have been Terrible, we’re doomed! View Poll »

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Kourtney & Kim Take Miami Season Premiere: Broken Dreams, Plates

Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian returned to take over Miami on E! last night, as the sisters took their scripted act to The Sunshine State. And then they gave it to Kris Humphries . From the best one-liners to the most clearly contrived storylines, we run down the opener of Kourtney & Kim Take Miami in our patented +/- system below… Khloe is in the house because her house is being renovated. Of course it is. PLUS 7 for this totally creative way to work the most fun sister into the series. And PLUS 7 more for Khloe immediately focusing her wrath on Humphries, referring to his marriage with Kim as a “waste” of her sister’s “time.” MINUS 19 , however, for not including the entire world along with Kim in that. “It’s a really expensive dream that won’t leave me alone,” Kim says of the relationship. “The judge says we will be divorced in 2013.” Kourtney, meanwhile, is peeved at Kim for inviting Scott Disick to Miami behind her back. PLUS 12 because this means we get to see Scott Disick being a douchebag in Miami! MINUS 39 because Kourtney wasn’t planning on having her kids’ father around for three months?!? Okay, MINUS 38 instead because clearly she was (nice dramatic touch, writers!) The girls find their new DASH is a disasters: clothing is everyone, the racks are a mess, there’s a fire hazard in the back. Kourtney threatens to fire the staff before someone reminds her these sisters don’t actually have anything to do with the store deciding to simply help the employees clean up. PLUS 3 . Khloe decides the three sisters should break some plates to let off stress. MINUS 9 for not shooting them like in Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead . Kim is initially against it, but then realizes: What the heck else are we gonna do on a show about a family that doesn’t work and has no personality? Scott refers to himself as “Lord Disick.” PLUS 24 . Says Khloe of Humphries: “If you wanted to marry someone for press, wouldn’t you have married someone who was actually popular?” Ouch. MINUS 49 to Kourtney for what was apparently an UNoriginal line on The Late Show last week. “I cannot wait for you to have a baby and see what it’s like,” Kourtney says to Kim, earning PLUS 8 for already setting up next season’s storyline. Damn. These gals are good. TOTAL: -72.

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