Barbara Bush Endorses Same Sex Marriage

All the news sources are reporting about Barbara Bush, George W. Bush's daughter, is endorsing same-sex marriage.

ABC News reports that Barbara is joining forces with Laura Bush, former first lady, to express her support for same-sex marriages.

This has become very much publicized seeing as she is the daughter of the President who was strongly against same-sex marriages. It's a bit overrated for people to think that just because she's the daughter of Bush that she needs to share the same political views as him. There are lots of people who don't share the same views as their parents, and just because Bush was a president doesn't make Barbara any different.

Dick Cheney's daughter is a lesbian and she is also an advocate for same sex marriage.
Really, just because someone is friends with or related to another person with differences doesn't make it a big deal.

Google innovates - for Egypt

In a release yesterday on Google's official blog, "Some weekend work that will (hopefully) enable more Egyptians to be heard" Google announced they've already put a workaround in place for the "internet shutdown" stifling the flow of information coming from Tahrir Square and other protest sites in Egypt.

"Like many people we’ve been glued to the news unfolding in Egypt and thinking of what we could do to help people on the ground. Over the weekend we came up with the idea of a speak-to-tweet service—the ability for anyone to tweet using just a voice connection."

The engineers created a service that not only tweets the message using the hashtag #egypt, but allows for dialing in to collect/hear tweets, too, using the same phone number.

This really shines a light on the concept of an "internet kill switch" in the U.S., which Congress is actually considering again. The bill has not been re-introduced, but reportedly it's being "floated" by Maine Senator Susan Collins who was on the right side of efforts to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and she assures reporters it wouldn't have the same sweeping impact as Mubarak's current information blockade in Egypt. I'm skeptical, Senator, of attempts to control the flow of information.

I applaud Google's rapid response, but what if I wanted more specifics? What if I want to search on a hashtag related to Tahrir Square, for instance, which is trending now on Twitter?

Although you never know what will change if such a bill moves forward, in its current form there's no provision for judicial review if and when the administration shuts down the internet. I'm not worried that Obama would prevent us from learning about Tea-Baggers rallying to whine about taxes, but moving forward it's important that we not create laws that disturb and undermine the balance of power deliberately crafted into our Constitution during this country's formation, (even if judges and courts funded by taxes are arguably a socialist approach to conflict resolution.)

There's a lesson here, about restricting freedom of speech when people want to exercise their right to assemble peaceably, and most of us outside of the U.S. Capitol want to see that freedom restored to 80 million Egyptians and remain protected for 300 millions U.S. citizens as our Constitution mandates.

Thomas Hayes is an entrepreneur, former Democratic Campaign Manager, strategist, journalist, and photographer who contributes regularly to a host of web sites on topics ranging from economics and politics to culture and community. You can follow him as @kabiu on twitter.

At Super Bowl XLV Is Inés Sainz Dating Chad Johnson?

Super Bowl XLV: Inés Sainz at Cowboys Stadium, originally uploaded by zennie62.

Super Bowls are known for not just football games, but parties and dates. If you don't have a date for the Super Bowl, you can find one at the Super Bowl (without paying). And from the read of her tweet, famous TV Azteca Reporter Inés Sainz brought along Chad @Ochocinco Johnson, the outgoing Cincinnati Bengals Wide Receiver known as Chad Johnson, then Chad Ochocinco, and now and again Chad Johnson.

Here's her tweet in Spanish:

Llegando al estadio de los Vaqueros para el media day!! Mi invitado especial es @ochocinco! Va a ser muy divertido y provechoso este dia!

Which roughly translates to: Arriving at the Cowboys stadium for half day! My special guest is @ Ochocinco! It will be very fun and profitable this day!

(Ines uploaded that photo on January 31st, and then released it via her Twitter and Twitpic accounts such that anyone could copy the photo and use it for a blog - like this one! )

Now that's a pair: the sexy and flirtatious Sainz with the extroverted Johnson (no pun intended).  Wonder if Terrell Owens is in the mix?

If you recall, it was Sainz who was the focus of an NFL investigation regarding alleged sexual harassment by New York Jets players and coaches. Ines never filed a complaint; an unidentified female NFL reporter did.

Meanwhile, Ines actually picked the Jets to win Super Bowl XLV. Obviously she was wrong, but not by much. Moreover, she brought a Bengals player and not a Jets player to Arlington, Texas.

I wonder what the female reporter who filed the complaint is going to think, now? Personally, you've got to give Ines credit for getting close to her subject!

99er Media Darling Nicole Sandler to Appear on Jobless Talk this Friday

Progressive Talk Show Host of Radio-or-Not Nicole Sandler will Appear on Jobless Talk this Friday, Feb 4th at noon pacific time.

Host of the Nicole Sandler Show - Mon thru Thursdays 10-noon eastern - on www.radioornot.com , Nicole is a strong advocate for the 99er Nation and founder of the www.helpthe99ers.com website, created last Christmas. She started the website to put “the haves” who want to help (the suffering 99ers) in touch with “the have nots” who really (desperately) need help right now.

Last Thursday, Paladinette appeared on the Radio-or-not show in a brief interview after her video response to President Obama’s SOTU address surfaced on YouTube. A 99ers Response to the State of the Union Address Offered by Paladinette

See the interview at about 42 min into this video.



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Nicole Sandler, was on Thom Hartman's TV program last week. You can
watch it here; Nicole comes on at 44:42 into the show.



Be sure and bring your questions to Jobless Talk this Friday where Paladinette plans to introduce her toll free caller line!

ConcernedinKY has yet another video masterpiece out on YouTube right now called Yes, Mr. President, we can. A 99ers call to ACTION

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And PLEASE TWEET THESE out daily and often:

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Super Bowl XLV: Jerry Jones' Suite View of The Game

Jerry's View of Cowboys Stadium, originally uploaded by Caren's Photo Trip.

For all of the 95,000 patrons at Super Bowl XLV, the one with the best view will be Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones. And why not? Jones built the stadium.

Jerry Jones, for all of his moves and love of the spotlight, is to be commended for being an excellent business person and sales person. The epitome of the Texas entrepreneur, Jones successfully raised $1.8 billion, including a $300 million bond from the City of Arlington, Texas, to construct this behemoth.

Cowboys Stadium is so large, the Empire State Building could fit within it, laid from end to end. The Statue of Liberty could stand at the 50-yard line with room to spare.

Jerry Jones worked hard to make this wonder of the World. He deserves his suite seat at the 50 yard line.

I just wonder if he's going to share it with Al Davis of The Oakland Raiders. That's no throw-away comment. At my first Super Bowl in Atlanta in 2000, the pair shared a suite. I know because I, along with my good friend Beth walked into it.

Super Bowl XLV Media Day: Cowboys Stadium Is Ready

Cowboys Stadium, originally uploaded by Caren's Photo Trip.

Today is Media Day and regardless of what Super Bowl XLV is called, Dallas or Arlington, Cowboys Stadium is ready for it and the game.

Aside from the giant logo, there will be 95,000 seats, making it the second largest Super Bowl with the Rose Bowl at 100,000 hosting the biggest ones. The roof will be closed, making it officially an indoor game.

Approximately, 3,000 credentialed media will come to the stadium for Media Day, and in some cases, they will have a hard time getting there. If they miss the buses, cabs will not be in full supply due to a taxi cab strike timed for Super Bowl Week in Dallas.

Plus, getting to Arlington, a 15 mile cab ride, could cost up to $50; double the standard rate.

Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, Genevieve Morton, and Megan Avalon: Variations Of Sexiest Women

Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, Genevieve Morton and Megan Avalon represent variations of "sexiest women." But what I find a bit troublesome is that people and media stars like former ESPN Personality Dan Patrick, of The Dan Patrick Show (of which I'm a fan), push one kind of beauty: the skinny kind, as represented by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models, Genevieve Morton (photo at left) and Brooklyn Decker.

Now, both Genevieve and Brooklyn are very lovely, but today, hotness is in the curves. Like the hips of that excellent business woman Kim Kardashian, who just posed for W Magazine.

Kardashian says that photo shoot, featuring her naked body painted silver up to the neck (at right), is the last nude one she will ever do.

Don't believe it.

Kim's physical combo of curves and just the right amount of muscle (not to mention a booty that just will not quit) is a show-stopper. As long as she can work it for eyeballs and bucks, she's going to show it - nude.

Even if it's years later, Kim's going to want to show everyone that she's still got it at 40. Just wait.

But Kim's excellent proof that curves are in, and that's true for her royal hotness Beyonce. The modern queen of Hip Hop is the dream of every young boy who's aware of sex. As much as Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue flies off the shelves even in an era largely hostile to print magazines, just put Beyonce on the cover and see what happens.

She's not skinny.

Why do some persist in showing a look most often associated with eating disorders? Especially when we have female bodybuilders like my friend Megan Avalon.

Megan (photo at right) calls herself "Barbie With Muscles," and can just as easily grace Sports Illustrated as Genevieve Morton and Brooklyn Decker can.

Plus, she looks like the female bodybuilder she is, and in an attractive way.

Megan makes it OK to be a strong woman.  She's not using steroids, has a normal female voice that's great for television, and she stops traffic.

If the Dan Patrick's of the World would stop pushing a classic white male view of beauty where skinny chics are pushed on us, they would help advance society in the direction of appreciating the curvy, strong, confident woman.  (Which, I wonder if Dan Patrick fears?)

Plus, if Dan comes around, he can encourage Genevieve Morton and Brooklyn Decker to add some muscle and get arms like Kelly Ripa, Jillian Michaels, and Ms. Avalon. The end result will be to tell young women they don't have to literally starve themselves to death to look great for men.

Achieving that objective would be a major achievement for America.