Diva Moment... Miss Arkansas 1994

In 1994, Miss Arkansas took a huge risk by singing the musical and drag classic, "And I Am telling You" from Dreamgirls... check it out



This reminds me of the last half of this clip from the Dreamgirls movie

The Beastmaster Returns to V

First, 'Diana' returns to V, now Marc Singer or 'Mike' returns for the second season
TV Guide has the story

The excitement just keeps on building for ABC's V. Following the awesome news that Jane Badler will be appearing as Anna's evil mother Diana comes word that Jane's original V co-star Marc Singer will also be appearing on the updated version of NBC's '80s cult fave. 

A show source tells me exclusively that Marc, who played freedom fighter Mike Donovan in the '80s version, will be playing a new character named Lars Tremont. Lars is a member of a super top secret organization comprised of high-ranking military and government leaders from around the globe, who have long suspected that the Visitors — despite what they tell us — are very much not here in peace.

I had a crush on him back in the day. It will be interesting to see what this 'Lars' character will be.

Chris Matthews puts LCR's R. Clark Cooper and John McCain on Blast

On Hardball, Chris calls out Republicans and bat brained John McCain about their stance on DADT.

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UPDATED! Civil unions pass Illinois House and the Senate

A step in the right direction! Illinois House passed Civil Unions yesterday!

After waiting years for a political climate that would generate enough support, gay-rights activists won one of their biggest fights in history Tuesday when the Illinois house voted to allow civil unions for same-sex couples.

The legislation would give those couples many of the same legal rights married couples have, especially when it comes to health care and end-of-life decisions.

Civil union supporters pointed to the eventual end of discrimination throughout history against women and minorities as a reason why gay couples should have similar legal rights that heterosexual couples do.

“There comes a time,” state Rep. Mark Beaubien, a Barrington Hills Republican, said during debate on the House floor. “And for those of you on the fence, now is the time.”
The legislation was approved by a 61-52 vote, receiving mixed reviews from suburban lawmakers. It now moves to the Senate, and a spokeswoman said it could be called for a final vote there Wednesday.

Many Republicans who opposed the plan argued that gay-rights activists wanted to use the approval of civil unions to gain momentum for the approval of gay marriage in the future.

Well, it is the next step. I hope Illinois can take it there

UPDATE: The House passed Civil Unions today 32-24.

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Dan Savage puts it out there: John McCain is a Bigot