Reputed CNN journalist Soledad O’Brien might as well wear an Obama-Biden 2012 button when she appears on the air. Watch as former New Hampshire Governor John H. Sununu scolds O’Brien for being a mouthpiece for the Dems as she tries to tie Mitt Romney to the “birther” issue formerly championed by Donald Trump. “Mitt Romney has made it clear he believes the president of the United States was born in… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Marathon Pundit Discovery Date : 30/05/2012 17:04 Number of articles : 2
Sony has unveiled a pair new Android smartphones that are water resistant and ruggedized to protect from dust and drops. The new phones are called the Xperia go and the Xperia acro S. The go will be called the Xperia advance when it launches in the United States and it has a 3.5-inch screen with … Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Android Community Discovery Date : 30/05/2012 09:51 Number of articles : 2
Having effectively won through attrition weeks ago, Mitt Romney officially wrapped up the Republican nomination for president last night with a win in the Texas primary. Romney’s win put an end to the GOP primary as the former Massachusetts Governor began to ramp up his general election message against President Obama. Just after 9 p.m., he Tweeted: “#1144. Thank You. Whatever challenges lie ahead, we will settle for nothing less than getting America back on the path to prosperity.” Despite surpassing the 1,144 delegate threshold, it was just a token evening for the presumptive nominee, whose rivals exited one by one over a month ago. Only Ron Paul is still fighting for delegates. With the White House out of reach, he seeks a prominent role at the party’s convention and in shaping its future. Romney didn’t make a speech last night, but the win was nonetheless symbolic, making him the first Mormon to be a major-party candidate for the presidency. The timing couldn’t have been better, as he is now being treated as an equal to Obama by the national media in what is sure to be a very close 2012 election. He’s pulled almost even with the president in voter surveys, currently trailing by just two percentage points in aggregated national polls, 45.6 to 43.6 percent. Romney probably has a 50-50 chance of being the 45th President of the United States. He’ll distance himself from Donald Trump if he’s smart. Just saying. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?
Even the ballinest of the ballin’-a$$ rappers can’t floss like this… Martian Pink Diamond Sells For $17 Million At Hong Kong Auction The largest round fancy intense pink diamond to ever appear at auction sold for $17.4 million at Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale Tuesday. Known as the “Martian Pink,” the extremely rare diamond was owned by a private collector. It was purchased from Harry Winston in 1976—the same year, the United States launched its first satellite on a mission to Mars: The Viking Landers. Ronald Winston named the diamond to honor the historic event. It sold for approximately $1.5 million per carat. Its estimate was $8.4 million to $12.3 million. The diamond is mounted on a size-7, 18k gold ring. Do you see how big the muhfugga is?! Let’s be clear, if a man buys you a ring like this and you all get divorced this IS your divorce settlement! Source Images via AP
From the diaries . In the wake of Chen Guangcheng arriving safely in the United States, after years of persecution in China for his anti-abortion activism, The House of Representatives will vote tomorrow on H.R. 3541 (also known as the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act – PRENDA), a bill to ban sex-selection abortions in the United States. Although the US has strongly condemned China for their sex-selection… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Red State Discovery Date : 29/05/2012 11:29 Number of articles : 2
Michelle Obama was with the single ladies during the weekend: her daughters. The First Lady of the United States attended a Beyonce concert in Atlantic City, N.J., with Sasha and Malia by her side for the show at Revel Resorts. Beyonce performed two dozen songs Saturday, reports said. Michelle and the two girls appeared excited throughout the concert, cheering Beyonce on. Sasha and Malia even sang along to the old school-sounding jam “Love on Top.” Michelle and Beyonce seem to be building quite the rapport of late: MTV says the two have been exchanging letters for the past few months. Michelle Obama told People last week that if she could be any other person in the world, she’d be Beyonc
Michelle Obama was with the single ladies during the weekend: her daughters. The First Lady of the United States attended a Beyonce concert in Atlantic City, N.J., with Sasha and Malia by her side for the show at Revel Resorts. Beyonce performed two dozen songs Saturday, reports said. Michelle and the two girls appeared excited throughout the concert, cheering Beyonce on. Sasha and Malia even sang along to the old school-sounding jam “Love on Top.” Michelle and Beyonce seem to be building quite the rapport of late: MTV says the two have been exchanging letters for the past few months. Michelle Obama told People last week that if she could be any other person in the world, she’d be Beyonc
While promoting Men in Black III, Will Smith touched upon a more realistic character he would love to play in a movie someday: Barack Obama. “It’s definitely something I would consider,” he said, noting that he feels he’s “the most natural choice” to play the President of the United States. Why? Because … “It’s about the ears! That’s the thing. You know, people see the ears. Barack and I both have the ears . Clearly I’m the most natural choice.” Smith, 43, related that he joked to Obama that while he would consider playing him on-screen, it was up to the president “to write the ending.” Will and Barack don’t just have their ears in common – they’ve both got an abundance of wit and charm, and were born in Kenya . Just kidding! No, seriously, can you see the movie star as our President? You tell us: Would Will Smith make a good Obama?
You don’t need to be a sports fan to have been touched by the 30 For 30 documentary series produced by ESPN, one of the few thriving outlets anywhere for nonfiction filmmaking and a patron of diverse directors from Oscar winners Barry Levinson, Alex Gibney and Barbara Kopple to legends Albert Maysles and Steve James to neophytes Ice Cube and Steve Nash. As such, today’s a good day for all of us, with ESPN announcing that it will continue 30 For 30 both on the network and online. Originally intended to celebrate ESPN’s 30th anniversary from late 2009 to the end of 2010, the series gained enough popularity to continue through 2011 and beyond; its most recent installment, Jose Morales’s 26 Years: The Dewey Bozella Story , premiered in March. Today, meanwhile, the NYT reports that the network has re-upped 30 For 30 for two years in conjunction with its sports-culture offshoot Grantland : “When we embarked on 30 for 30 , we always wondered if there would be 30 good stories,” said Connor Schell, vice president and executive producer of ESPN Films. “Now, I think all of us in this group believe that there is an infinite number of stories.” As the films roll out, they will be augmented on Grantland by podcasts, feature stories and oral histories. A short digital film — which will be unrelated to the longer ones — will make its debut each month on Grantland. Mr. Schell described the shorts as “visual editorials,” of five to nine minutes. “They’re meant to be interesting conversations with people who have a point of view about something or sports stories that don’t require a four-act treatment,” he said. The first short, Eric Drath’s Here Now , went online today and concerns the continuing odyssey of baseball’s exiled all-time hit king Pete Rose. Check it out , and mazel tov to all. [ NYT , Grantland ]
Shocker, I know : “Females were ‘dramatically under-represented’ in the United States’ top 100 grossing films last year, accounting for 33% of all characters at a time when they made up nearly 51% of the U.S. population, according to a study being released Tuesday. The report mirrored a study of women’s behind-the-scenes participation that the center released in January, which found that women made up 18% of all directors, producers, writers, cinematographers and editors working on the 250 highest-grossing movies last year. That was only one percentage point higher than when the center began studying employment figures in 1998.” [ LAT ]
