Politics

Jared Leto Politics Ukraine

JARED LETO: YOUR POLITICAL COMMENTS ARE BEING NOTICED! – IN A GOOD WAY

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Who knew that Jared Leto would turn out to be a hero in the Ukraine? This year at the Oscars, Jared gave a shout-out of encouragement to the Ukraine, which had just begun recovering from a violent revolution. LA Times entertainment reporter Steven Zeitchik visited the Ukraine recently and was surprised by how many people there wanted to talk about Jared Leto’s opinion of their political situation. His comments were noticed and very appreciated. And they REALLY liked him when his band did not cancel a concert in Kiev, like many others had. The reporter was frankly shocked to realize that so many Eastern Europeans valued celebrity opinions and even found them encouraging. Note to celebrities: THINK before you speak – or twitter.

Photo Credit: AKM-GSI

By Janet / August 7, 2014
Ashley Judd Politics Senate

ASHLEY JUDD: DON’T HESITATE, RUN FOR SENATOR!

Kentucky Democrats are so enamored with actress Ashley Judd that they are pushing her to run for the Senate in 2014 or 2016. She’s been very active with the party at the county and local level and people were impressed with her speech at the Democratic national convention in September. Ashley admits she’s flattered and hasn’t rejected the idea. But, of course, a run would mean her opponent would dig up every piece of Hollywood dirt involving her and that might be daunting, but she’s not the scandalous type – and she IS a feminist! We hope she DOES choose to run – the senate needs some fresh new ideas and best of all, WOMEN! Ashley would have our vote…

By Janet / December 5, 2012
Barack Obama Madonna Mitt Romney Politics

DON’T TELL YOUR FANS WHO TO VOTE FOR, MADONNA!

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Apparently Madonna expected to be deafened by loud cheers when she told her concert audience in New Orleans to vote for Obama. Imagine her surprise when she was heartily booed – and some of her audience even walked out! Maybe some were Romney fans, but we bet a lot of the crowd just didn’t want to hear about Madonna’s political choices and resented her telling them how to vote. Most of Madonna’s fans are no longer impressionable kids and as adults they want to hear her sing – not vent her politics. Will she ever wise up?

By Janet / October 28, 2012
Clint Eastwood Denzel Washington Politics

DENZEL WASHINGTON DOESN’T PUSH HIS POLITICS ON OTHERS

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What a pleasant surprise. Denzel Washington was at a recent Boys and Girls Club of America event in D.C. where he was asked about Clint Eastwood’s empty chair performance at the Republican National Convention. Denzel has no problem with Eastwood. According to Huffington Post, Denzel said “I have the utmost respect for him as an actor and as a director.“ Denzel backed Obama in 2008, but currently he calls himself an independent and said in this election he isn’t committed to either side. “I listen to both sides of the argument and try to make an assessment.” Too bad there aren’t more people in Hollywood like Denzel. More thinking and less arrogance are good things. (Above, Denzel is the GQ cover guy)

By Janet / September 23, 2012
Bill Clinton Calvin Coolidge Dogs Franklin Roosevelt George Bush George W Bush Gerald Ford Herbert Hoover List Lyndon Johnson Politics Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Uncategorized Warren Harding

TOP DOGS OF THE WHITE HOUSE

Just when we thought we had nothing in common with politicians – especially presidential types, we realized that many of us SHARE an appreciation for dogs. BestWeekEver.com compiled a list of the 12 Most Adorable Presidential Dogs of the last 100 years and we love it. This is about as close to politics as we intend to get.

12. Liberty, Gerald Ford’s Golden Retriever

11. Millie, George H. W. Bush’s Springer Spaniel

10. Rob Roy, Calvin Coolidge’s White Collie

9. Bo, Barack Obama’s Portuguese Water Dog

8. Rex, Ronald Reagan’s King Charles Spaniel

7. Laddie Boy, Warren Harding’s Airedale

6. Barney & Beazley, George Bush’s Scottish Terriers

5. Buddy, Bill Clinton’s Chocolate Lab

4. Checkers, Richard Nixon’s Cocker Spaniel

3. King Tut, Herbert Hoover’s German Shepard

2. Fala, Franklin Roosevelt’s Scottish Terrier

1. Him, Lyndon Johnson’s Beagle

We’re quite taken Ronald Reagan’s dog Rex- which dog is your favorite?

By Janet / January 17, 2012
Ellen DeGeneres Governor Politics

ELLEN DEGENERES FOR GOVERNOR? IT COULD HAPPEN!

Ellen DeGeneres is thinking about following in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s footsteps – straight into the Governor’s mansion. Openly gay Ellen has been examining her life and successful career and wants to enter politics in the future. She’s in her fifties now and wants to make an impact on the world beyond her talk show. She’s one of the most successful talk show hosts of all time and has a huge following, which can’t hurt when she runs for office. But it won’t happen too soon – she probably won’t throw her hat into the ring until 2018.

By Janet / October 19, 2011
John Lennon Politics Ronald Reagan

SHOCKER: JOHN LENNON WAS A FAN OF RONALD REAGAN!

We were utterly fascinated to learn that when John Lennon died in 1980 he had become a die-hard Ronald Reagan fan! According to Gawker.com, Fred Seaman, who worked for Lennon as his personal assistant for the last two years of his life, revealed in a new documentary that Lennon liked to argue with left-wing radicals who reminded him of his former self. John had met Reagan once and made it clear that if he were an American he would have voted for him. According to the assistant, John had evolved into a very different person in 1979 and 80 than he was back in the 60’s when he promoted love and peace. He was almost embarrassed by his naive and youthful notions. (We have to agree with Lennon, Ronald Reagan wasn’t perfect, but he was closer to perfect than any other politician we’ve known)

By Janet / June 29, 2011
Ambition American Idol Mayor Politics Ryan Seacrest

RYAN SEACREST IS HARBORING POLITICAL AMBITIONS

Multimillionaire reality show mogul Ryan Seacrest, 36, is planning for life after American Idol and what he’s interested in is politics. Ryan was having dinner at Ago in West Hollywood with some politicians and he was overheard chatting about his ambitions. Another diner listened while Ryan talked about his desire to run for office. “The only thing shocking in my past is my school yearbook photo!” Ryan joked with his dinner companions. He admitted he wants to become mayor of Los Angeles one day.

By Janet / May 9, 2011
"The Wedding Video" Gay Norman Korpi Politics Sean Duffy

GOOD NEWS: THERE’S A GAY-FRIENDLY REALITY STAR (SEAN DUFFY) IN THE HOUSE!


Real World: Boston 1997 star Sean Duffy, 38, (above left) was elected to the House of Representatives in Wisconsin despite his colorful TV history. Sean, a conservative Republican, did not play up his reality star past in his campaign, but his opponent tried to use it against him. In fact, that opponent, Dan Mielke, used a Real World gay oriented mockumentary “The Wedding Video” (made by another Real World star Norman Korpi) (above right) that Sean appeared in as ammo against him. Norm, the first openly gay MTV star, filmed the tongue-in-cheek gay wedding video with Sean, his wife Rachel (another Real World star) and other Real World alumni. His opponent questioned Duffy’s morals and blasted the video as obscene. Happily, voters preferred the gay-friendly Duffy.

By Janet / November 4, 2010