Kelly McGillis Weds Melanie Leis, Paris Hilton No Jail For Cocaine

Paris Hilton escapes jail for her Cocaine bust, while Top Gun star Kelly McGillis Weds Melanie Leis after almost a decade together.

In case you're wondering the McGillis / Leis, marriage was a civil union. The ceremony was held at Collingswood Municipal Court in Collingswood, N.J.

Last year, Kelly McGillis came out and announced she was lesbian. That caused The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck to say older women become gay because older men date younger women, and pointing to a study that finds many women who come out, do so later in life.

Kelly McGillis is 53.

So from that statement, we should expect Elisabeth Hasselbeck to announce she's lesbian after she turns 50, right?

Paris Hilton No Jail For Cocaine Possession

Well, Paris Hilton may have her issues, but making statements like that one isn't one of them. Hilton avoided jail time in Las Vegas by pleading guilty to cocaine possession and obstructing an officer.

Hilton has to complete a drug treatment program, pay a $2,000 fine and serve 200 hours of community service as part of the plea agreement, and stay out of any trouble beyond a traffic ticket, Clark County (Nevada) District Attorney David Roger said to ABC News.

If you recall, Paris was visiting Las Vegas with her boyfriend Cy Waits, when a Las Vegas motorcycle cop saw them smoking weed and ordered them to pull over. Paris' appearance in a stopped car drew a crowd during Waits field sobriety test, which he failed. So the pair were escorted to a security room to complete the arrest process, when a container fell out that contained coke.

At first, Paris said the purse wasn't hers; now, she says it was and she pled guilty. But the real reason for Paris' escape from jail time was her lawyer, defense attorney David Chesnoff, was the former law partner of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and is perhaps the most powerful lawyer in Vegas.

Dinner Recipes: Baked Wet Burritoes by Tina

This dinner will warm you up on a cool night or fill that Mexican craving you've been having all week.

Baked Wet Burritos
1 pkg large flour tortillas
1 - 2 lbs ground beef, cooked and drained
1 pkg taco seasoning
2 c shredded cheddar
2 cans enchilada sauce
chopped lettuce
sour cream
refried beans
salsa
chopped onion

Add taco seasoning to cooked ground beef. Spray 9x13 pan. Pour a thin layer of enchilada sauce in the bottom of the pan. On a plate, fill tortillas with beef, beans and cheese. Roll tightly and place seam down. Fill next one and place tightly against the first. When dish is full, pour rest of enchilada sauce over the top. Sprinkle with
cheese and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish with lettuce, sour cream, olives, etc.

Dessert Recipes: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Brownies by Tina

These melt in your mouth treats will disappear, no matter what type of event you take them to.

1 c butter
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Combine in a large bowl and beat well.

Add:
1 1/4 c flour
2/3 c cocoa
1/2 c milk
Beat until blended.

Stir in:
1 c chopped pecans

Pour in greased 9x13 pan and bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool completely.

In a saucepan melt:
1/2 c butter
10 oz peanut butter chips
Stir constantly.

Stir in:
1 14 oz can condensed milk

Stir until smooth and pour over baked mixture.

Place 1/4 c chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and melt for 45 seconds. Stir until chips are all melted. Drizzle bars with melted chocolate. Sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until
firm. Cut into bars.

Drink Recipes: Orange Creamsicle Pudding Shots by Tina

These shots taste just like the awesome popsicles you used to eat as a kid. This time, they just have a little extra bang added to them!


1 box vanilla pudding
¼ c orange vodka
¼ c triple sec
¾ c milk
8 oz cool whip

In a medium bowl, add vanilla pudding and milk. Gradually stir in the vodka and the triple sec until combined. Folld in the cool whip. Food coloring can be added to make the shots more orange looking.

Spoon in to two ounce disposable cups with lids. Place in the freezer overnight before serving, or for at least six hours.

Lindsay Lohan Tested Positive For Drugs "Multiple" Times; Michael Lohan Piles On

The news about Lindsay Lohan gets worse, not just with TMZ.com and RadarOnline.com both claiming she failed a drug test last week, but both blog news sites stating that it was for Cocaine and now, TMZ.com claiming she failed more than one test.

Meanwhile, her dad Michael Lohan chimes in.

What's of concern to this space is that it's obvious someone in the LA court system has been trying to help her by not reporting the news, only to be countered by someone who's leaking information to the media.

That's how it appears.

The source told TMZ.com the second test Lindsay failed was not for Cocaine but for another type of drug. Just what kind is not known as of this writing.

Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Lindsay Lohan's father Michael Lohan piles on, adding insult to injury by saying the reason she tested positive is that he's not in her life.

Except online and on television.

Rather than quietly try and contact her in a moment of negative news, Michael Lohan can't resist grabbing the spotlight.

Awful.

Elizabeth Warren: Obama Gets Serious About Bank Reform

For anyone who had doubts that President Barack Obama wasn't serious about reforming America's financial system, today's appointment of Elizabeth Warren should cause them to change their minds.

Warren is special advisor to President Obama in charge of forming a new consumer protection agency to watch over the banking system, to be called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). And considering the bank overdraft scandal at Bank of America and at Wells Fargo, the new agency and her appointment to form it could not have come at a better time.

The Harvard Law School professor and former candidate for Supreme Court Justice has developed a track record of chronicling and advocating for the middle class family. Professor Warren is described as a "Republican Nightmare," and wants to be called "the dog catcher." Her intense focus of concern has been on abusive bank lending practices. Now, she has what for her is a dream job: forming the agency that will attack banks known for them. Moreover, it's an agency Warren reportedly had the original idea for.

Democrats and Liberals Wanted Warren

According to VeteransToday.com, Elizabeth Warren was the choice of many liberals who have seen her work on issues of how banks mistreat people. Indeed, today's Wall Street Journal blog asks why "everyone" (on Wall Street) is afraid of Warren.

WSJ Blog quotes FBR Capital Markets Banking Analyst Paul Miller as saying:

They are afraid of the whole institution itself. There is very little oversight. Elizabeth Warren is one of these true believers who believes that banks really take advantage of consumers, and therefore she is going to set the tone of this organization down the road….and what banks are afraid of is that the rules will be so complicated that they will be afraid of going out there and lending without being sued and things like that.

Obama should not stop there. His next move should be to do what JFK did with the Steel Industry: send the Attorney General and the Department of Justice to subpoena the expense accounts of the top steel executives and send F.B.I. agents to "interview" them, according to LA Progressive's Joseph Palermo.

Obama taking that action with U.S. Banks with respect to lending and credit would turn the American economy around, and they know it.

Jay Mariotti Court Case Pushed Back To October 1st

According to The LA Times Blog, today, Friday, was to be the date of the arraignment for ESPN sports commentator Jay Mariotti on seven misdemeanor counts of domestic violence, and other charges including theft, but the case was pushed back to October 1st.

To recap, Mariotti got into an argument with his girlfriend because he thought she was flirting with another man at a Santa Monica nightclub. When the two returned to her apartment, Mariotti allegedly pushed and shoved her around.

Part of the incident was reported by a witness who called 911.

Lindsay Lohan Tested Positive for Cocaine

TMZ.com's upping the ante in a battle with Lindsay Lohan sources, stating that the former Disney actress tested positive for Cocaine.

About just over an hour ago, TMZ.com reported that their sources claimed Lohan failed her drug test last week. As part of a harsh set of conditions of her new probation sentence, Lindsay has to undergo a random drug test twice a week, on top of visits to a psychiatrist, calls to her counselor, and enrollment and involvement in a 12-step alcoholism treatment program.

In an update, TMZ.com reported that it was standing by its story in the wake of criticism by Lindsay Lohan sources (friends).

Now, TMZ.com rolling out more details, but the feeling here is this is turning into a PR battle of potentially massive proportions unless one side gives in. Lindsay has a lot to lose in going back to jail if it's true, and frankly there are many who hope it's not true.

This space, included.

Jon Stewart Rally To Restore Sanity Could Dwarf Glenn Beck Rally

All this blogger can say is thank God for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Their Rally To Restore Sanity - and they should add "To America" - could dwarf Glenn Beck's rally that was an insult to Dr. Martin Luther King and bring as many people to Washington DC as came for the inauguration of Barack Obama as President Of The United States.

That's this blogger's prediction.

And before we go deeper into what this rally's all about, and yes, this blogger's going, CNN's Rick Sanchez should be called to task for mocking the rally as being by faux news reporters, referring to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

Well, let's see. Rick Sanchez is the one who keeps covering Sarah Palin when we're all trying to avoid paying attention to her. Sarah Palin's not a top search or top Twitter trend of late, and unless she does something stupid, so why focus on her? Sanchez show gave lip service to the Rally To Restore Sanity, but since his own ratings are tanking, perhaps its decisions like the over-coverage of Palin that are the reason for CNN's problems?

That's why we need The Rally To Restore Sanity.

The Rally, planned for October 30, 2010, is designed to bring together rational people. Or as the website explains it:

Ours is a rally for the people who've been too busy to go to rallies, who actually have lives and families and jobs (or are looking for jobs) -- not so much the Silent Majority as the Busy Majority. If we had to sum up the political view of our participants in a single sentence... we couldn't. That's sort of the point.

Think of our event as Woodstock, but with the nudity and drugs replaced by respectful disagreement; the Million Man March, only a lot smaller, and a bit less of a sausage fest; or the Gathering of the Juggalos, but instead of throwing our feces at Tila Tequila, we'll be actively *not* throwing our feces at Tila Tequila. Join us in the shadow of the Washington Monument. And bring your indoor voice. Or don't. If you'd rather stay home, go to work, or drive your kids to soccer practice... Actually, please come anyway. Ask the sitter if she can stay a few extra hours, just this once. We'll make it worth your while.

This is going to be an exciting event.  More details as they come in.

Lindsay Lohan Fails Drug Test? TMZ vs. Lindsay Lohan Sources

About 39 minutes ago, TMZ.com reported and Zennie62.com echoed that Actress Lindsay Lohan failed a drug test given last week.

This blogger wrote:

According to TMZ.com, sadly, Actress Linday Lohan reportedly failed her drug test. The test occurred last week and according to the terms of Linday Lohan's probation she will get 30 days in jail.

Really, will that help? This blogger's starting to form the view that this attempt to control Linday Lohan's actions is silly. It's obviously not going to help her. But what's also interesting to know is what she tested positive for?

There's no court date set, and TMZ.com reports that Lindsay's office was notified.

Lohan Under A Hard Test

Lindsay Lohan was under a hard, breast-breaker of a test given by Judge Elden Fox, who replaced Judge Marsha Revel. The new rules called for her to remain in California until November 1st, take psychiatric treatment at least four times a week, and attend addiction meetings at least five times a week as part of a 12-step program, contact her counsellor at least seven times a week, and attend behavioural therapy twice a week, and submit to random drug testing twice a week.

Now, a TMZ update has it that other Lindsay Lohan sources say that TMZ.com's wrong. TMZ.com's standing by its story. Personally, here's hoping TMZ.com's wrong.

Stay tuned.

Lindsay Lohan Fails Drug Test - TMZ.com

UPDATE: Lohan's sources question TMZ.com

According to TMZ.com, sadly, Actress Linday Lohan reportedly failed her drug test. The test occurred last week and according to the terms of Linday Lohan's probation she will get 30 days in jail.

Really, will that help? This blogger's starting to form the view that this attempt to control Linday Lohan's actions is silly. It's obviously not going to help her. But what's also interesting to know is what she tested positive for?

There's no court date set, and TMZ.com reports that Lindsay's office was notified.

Lohan Under A Hard Test

Lindsay Lohan was under a hard, breast-breaker of a test given by Judge Elden Fox, who replaced Judge Marsha Revel. The new rules called for her to remain in California until November 1st, take psychiatric treatment at least four times a week, and attend addiction meetings at least five times a week as part of a 12-step program, contact her counsellor at least seven times a week, and attend behavioural therapy twice a week, and submit to random drug testing twice a week.

It was the last one that got her, but the question is what did she test positive for?

Stay tuned.

Another missed opportunity by Obama to address the 99er fiasco

Today was yet another missed opportunity by Obama to address the 99er fiasco. The President held a town hall meeting this afternoon on CNBC. Today’s meeting began as the first questioner from the audience, a woman who said she voted for him and is "deeply disappointed with where I am now."

"My husband and I thought we were beyond the hot dog and beans of our lives. ... Is this my new reality?" she asked.

"I understand your frustration," Obama said. He defended his administration's efforts to help the middle class, listing achievements such as better protection for mortgage loans and health insurance for those with preexisting conditions.

Then a 30-year-old law school graduate said he's no longer able to make the interest payments on his educational loans, much less able to have a mortgage or a family. He said he had been inspired by Obama's campaign. But now, "that inspiration is dying away," he said. "I really want to know: Is the American dream dead?"

"Absolutely not. ... There is not a country in the world that would want to change places with us," Obama responded. "We are still the country that billions of people in the world look to and aspire to."

The one question that seemed to throw him off was about the "tea party." A Georgetown University MBA student asked him to comment about the conservative movement's calls for the administration to get the budget under control. After saying that the United States has a "noble tradition" of being "helpfully skeptical of government," Obama went on the attack. He said members of the tea party are "misidentifying sort of who the culprits are here." He said the government has been dealing with two tax cuts that weren't paid for and two wars that weren't paid for -- alluding to actions by the Bush administration.

Obama challenged the tea party to come up with specific tax cuts to control spending, rather than just talking about the need to reduce the $4 trillion deficit and hoping that: "magically somehow things are going to work. "We're not going to be able to solve the problem just by yelling at each other," he said.

Conspicuously missing from the town hall questions was any mention of the long term unemployed Americans, called the 99ers. The President avoided the subject of long term unemployed - without benefits for 8 months now like the plague.

It was a great forum, don't get me wrong and he made many very important points, but to ignore millions of Americans without jobs or benefits or how that a Tier 5 for all states could immediately inject at least 1.5 billion dollars directly into the economy every week. Based upon the law of 'Supply & Demand', through the purchase of goods and services, S3706 would provide the demand required to keep the recovery going in the right direction, prevent further layoffs and stimulate the creation of jobs within the individual communities throughout America. [Based on 5 million Americans who have exhausted UI benefits X $300.00 average weekly benefit]

To ignore this vital fact is irresponsible at best and does not serve America well. 99ers who are out of money and options, are getting so desperate that many are opting to take their own lives rather than face life on the streets. Not even including the 99ers in the national discussion, takes away any and all hope given when 2 bills for a Tier 5 UI benefits extension were introduced in Congress last month. Currently, both bills are languishing in Committee Limbo” with no plans to bring them to the floor for a vote prior to the next scheduled recess on October 8, 2010.

This is NOT the Hope/Change I voted for in 2008.