Today we learned the sad news of the death of Donna Summer at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer. She was known as the Queen of Disco, an artist who, along with the Bee Gees, led the vanguard of disco music and style in the mid to late 1970s. She had one hit after another, from "Heaven Knows," MacArthur Park," and "Bad Girls," to "On the Radio," "Hot Stuff," and my personal favorite, "Last Dance." All of those tunes---and so many other Donna Summer classics---are on my iPod.
If Donna Summer helped to define my youth with her huge vocal range and danceable beats, Whitney Houston helped to define my teenage years in much the same way. When artists whose work influences and entertains you and defines entire eras of your life pass away, it tends to inspire some self-reflection.
I never met them, but Donna Summer and Whitney Houston contributed in a significant way to the soundtrack of my life. And they will, still.
Rest in peace to the two women who had been blessed with extraordinary talent and shared it with us for too short a time.
Republicans were involved in 61% of sex scandals in the past 10 years, whereas Democrats were involved in just 39%. Moreover, 34% of the total number of scandals were gay scandals (i.e, involving an ostensibly straight politician and a same-sex partner), with Republicans accounting for 78.5% of all gay scandals. Republicans were also involved in 66% of the underage scandals.
Conclusion: If a sex scandal is going on in Washington, there is a 2 in 3 chance it will involve a Republican. And If it’s a gay scandal, it’s almost a sure bet that it involves a Republican.
posted the link sevral times.
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 07:53 PM
DJ,
Creepy Dumbo intimates that he doesn't fear your stats on gaybot perversions. So I guess Monica's trolls don't mind more.---GRINGOMAN
Why should I care if you post the stats on what your politicians do?
Seems to me, you would do your best to hide it!
Another Conservative coverup!
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 07:57 PM
President Obama's budget suffered a second embarrassing defeat Wednesday, when senators voted
99-0 to reject it.
Even the Libs are not listening to the Prez. Guess they have become Conservatives.
Time for Jay and leslie to do some SERIOUS whining.
but the 1%...but Booosh ..lol
Cry, ladies, cry.
Posted by: yaj, (LONGRIFLE) | May 17, 2012 at 07:45 AM
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Cry, ladies, cry.
Posted by: yaj | May 17, 2012 at 07:45 AM
Ladies will only cry if the GOP wins.
And, they discover that the GOP has taken away the Violence Against women that the current laws offer them. And, MALE GOP politicians are telling them what to do concerning contraceptives, their bodies and such.
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 08:03 PM
Let’s consider a few awkward facts that loom ghoulishly above the body politic, which seems to be decomposing. First, on every known measure of cognitive ability, on IQ, SATs, GREs, everything, blacks average about one standard deviation, fifteen IQ points, below whites. The gap is a fact. It exists. It is reflected in performance. It has proved intractable. In a technological civilization that rewards intelligence, the deficit sharply limits legitimate access to the higher reaches of money, power, class, and prestige."---DJ88
So,put a rope in your car,and have access to a tall tree!
How's that, DJ?
You would have LOVED riding with Deputy Sheriff Price back in Meridian, Mississippi. 1964. He though as you do!
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This is the US & the voting system should not able to be tampered with.
Posted by: lectricman | May 03, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:17 AM
GRINGOMAN. When you are capable of posting a comment with YOUR OWN thoughts, THEN post something!
This scouring the internet for other's opinions is old!
VERY OLD!
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 08:10 PM
Conclusion: If a sex scandal is going on in Washington, there is a 2 in 3 chance it will involve a Republican. And If it’s a gay scandal, it’s almost a sure bet that it involves a Republican.
A fact that Conservatives just can't hide about themselves.
One, among many!
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 08:13 PM
That last comment is for DJ and GRINGOMAN's posting stats concerning GAYS!
Sure they want it to be known on WHO is doing the GAY acts!
So:
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 08:28 PM
Word has it that J Creepy dedicated this song to Mz Lezlie:
May He Poop On My Knee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOgALTFzFbQ
Posted by: DJ | May 17, 2012 at 06:01 PM
I fear this may cause more heartache for Rafie's mom. Her son the troll shows signs of being under the degenerate troll influence. What if the poor woman learns not only that Stinky X is a mentor for Creepy Dumbo, but Creepy Dumbo is troll-mentoring Rafie?
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 10:04 PM
"Whitney Houston always had a niggerish aura about her whilst Donna Summer had class. Both were great singers, however." - SatanZimmieDJ
What you don't know about singing eclipses your ignorance about humanity.
White supremacist asshole.
Posted by: xbjllb | May 17, 2012 at 10:22 PM
"What if the poor woman learns not only that Stinky X is a mentor for Creepy Dumbo, but Creepy Dumbo is troll-mentoring Rafie?" - SatanZimmieGringoman
Ah, the universe does seem to require a balance, doesn't it.
Something totalitarian assholes will never understand.
Posted by: xbjllb | May 17, 2012 at 10:24 PM
Well. Looks like Zimmerman's headed for prison.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-17/zimmerman-trayvon-shooting-report/55046944/1
Too bad we couldn't lock up EVERY Zimmie in the country with him.
In due time, my Pretties; in due time.
Posted by: xbjllb | May 17, 2012 at 10:27 PM
MORE FANTASTIC NEWS FOR HUMANITY AND THE US:
VERY BAD NEWS FOR THE GOP AND OTHER WHITE SUPREMACIST ORGANIZATIONS AND WHITE SUPREMACY IN GENERAL
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/us/whites-account-for-under-half-of-births-in-us.html?_r=1
Posted by: xbjllb | May 17, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
WaPo attack on alleged high school incidents by @MittRomney is a hit job to me. Where are @BarackObama's high school and college records?
gringoNOTE: Hasn't Donald heard? A superpac planned to expose Obama in a video. Willard "repudiates" it, says he doesn't want to get "personal." Maybe Trump needs to listen to Michael Savage who says Romney's "repudiation" of the superpac tells us it's all over. Romney will just do another McCain 2008. He's going where turkeys always go---down.
ps. I don't say it's impossible for Romney to win, just that he's a pretty clueless campaigner--exactly like Newt and I thought he'd be. He will never do to Obama what he did to GOP rivals. It's not in him. So predictable, it's getting boring already. Does anybody not despise Goopers?
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Zimmerman Headed For Prison
In fact, it looks from the evidence that it was Trayvon Martin who was standing his ground when he, IN SELF-DEFENSE, he TACKLED the strange-looking lunk that was stalking and chasing after him with a gun.
Fear of rape or worse, death (which turned out to be a quite valid fear because he did, indeed, end up DEAD) is a strong motivator.
Also, if someone is chasing you with a weapon at close range, running away is stupid for you only will get shot in the back.
Your only hope is to attack the pursuer and hope to get the gun away from them, not to shoot THEM, but to remove the weapon from their control.
This is apparently, and now obviously, what happened.
Now it will come down to two, and only two facts:
1. Could it have been avoided, and by whom and how?
(Zimmerman by staying in the car and following police ORDERS as if they were present on the scene)
2. Who was afraid for their life first and "standing their ground" FIRST.
(Obviously the unarmed decedent, who was fighting for HIS life against an armed pursuer disobeying police orders.)
Done, done, done, put a fork in him, manslaughter at the very least.
Posted by: xbjllb | May 17, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
SHOCK! While attacking @MittRomney's private equity experience, @BarackObama raises $2M from private equity bankers http://yhoo.it/K71uPp
gringoNOTE: And the Macdaddy never even had to read Godfather of Fascism Benito Mussolini, who showed how to spout Marxist Class war cliches while collecting from the plutocrats and cronies.
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 10:43 PM
Ann Coulter @AnnCoulter
Obama's not a gay Muslim or he would have stoned himself already.
gringoNOTE: Lawyered up? Got a waiver for bisexual muslims?
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Kathleen Chism @OldIrishPatriot
@AnnCoulter He did get stoned, oh wait, that was in high school.
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Breaking: Autopsy Reveals Trayvon Martin Had Drugs in System
http://www.breitbart.com/
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 10:56 PM
Obama’s Lit Agency Used 'Born in Kenya' Bio Until 2007
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/17/Obama-pamphlet-in-use-2007
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 10:59 PM
David Burge @iowahawkblog
Come to Chicago this weekend for our all-you-can-smell hippie buffet. #NATO #RageAgainstMyAllowance
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:01 PM
Anthony Bialy @AnthonyBialy
@iowahawkblog Funniest thing about The Daily Show: it takes 16 people to come up with that sh-t. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Daily_Show_writers
Retweeted by David Burge
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:03 PM
Jon G. @ExJon
Obama says he was born in Hawaii, his agent thinks he was born in Kenya, and the press insists he was born in a manger.
Retweeted by Anthony Bialy
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:05 PM
Anthony Bialy @AnthonyBialy
White liberal telling the black guy he opposed stop and frisk forgot to add "and I want your neighborhood to be more dangerous".
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:07 PM
Anthony Bialy @AnthonyBialy
Churches opposed to gay marriage are hateful, claim supporters of a president who listened to Jeremiah Wright preach for years. #TheFive
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:08 PM
David Burge @iowahawkblog
It's a proven fact that government creates jobs. As long as the governments are in California & Illinois, and the jobs are in Texas.
Retweeted by Anthony Bialy
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:09 PM
Jim Treacher @jtLOL
#racist MT @equitusB @jtLOL Need a new term like #birther for one who believes Obama born in US but lied about being Kenyan to get ahead.
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:23 PM
Erick Erickson @EWErickson
This is why the Media is dying: #Breitbart publishes Obama's literary bio used for a decade and MSM accuses them of peddling birtherism.
gringoNOTE: The Obamasuck media is just doing its job. Its job is to suck.
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Mike McNally @notoserfdom
Why would anyone expect Obama to check his bio? It's not like he's a self-obsessed control-freak narcissist or anything @jtLOL @NolteNC
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:28 PM
Erick Erickson @EWErickson
No I do not believe Obama himself wrote that bio about being Kenyan. Yes, I do believe he let someone write a souped up bio for him.
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:43 PM
Jim Treacher @jtLOL
Maybe Obama's literary agent misheard him when he said, "Can ya update my bio?"
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:45 PM
Brad Thor @BradThor
@jtLOL @jaketapper @KatMcKinley You don't make a mistake like that - claiming your client is from another country... Doesn't happen.
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:48 PM
Dylan Stableford @stableford
Literary agent on Obama "born in Kenya" promo booklet: "This was nothing more than a fact checking error by me." http://yhoo.it/JNtEkh
36m Jim Treacher Jim Treacher @jtLOL
@stableford And you're either credulous or corrupt. Which is it?
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:50 PM
Jim Treacher @jtLOL
Why was @BarackObama a Birther until he decided to run for president? And why aren't we supposed to ask? @jaketapper @jonathanchait
gringoNOTE: Maybe because Romney will "repudiate" you for getting "personal" with Bam-Bam?
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:52 PM
I fear this may cause more heartache for Rafie's mom. Her son the troll shows signs of being under the degenerate troll influence. What if the poor woman learns not only that Stinky X is a mentor for Creepy Dumbo, but Creepy Dumbo is troll-mentoring Rafie?
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 10:04 PM
GRINGOMAN has an obsession with other folk's mothers.
His folks abandoned him when he was 6 months
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 11:55 PM
John Nolte @NolteNC
Wonder why Obama's Harvard transcripts are sealed?
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:55 PM
"Whitney Houston always had a niggerish aura about her whilst Donna Summer had class. Both were great singers, however." - SatanZimmieDJ
DJ88 DID say Niggerish. Could have said, African American, or something else along those lines. But, those in the klan would have tarred and feathered him, for doing so!
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 11:58 PM
John Nolte @NolteNC
Wonder why Obama's Harvard transcripts are sealed?
Posted by: gringoman | May 17, 2012 at 11:55 PM
Wonder why an ex-journalist has to have others speak for him?
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 17, 2012 at 11:59 PM
Jim Treacher @jtLOL
@jaketapper @KatMcKinley How would a literary agent make that kind of mistake? Where did the info come from? Is it worth asking?
Posted by: gringoman | May 18, 2012 at 12:02 AM
On one page, GRINGOMAN has posted comments from 7 others.
Does he need a teleprompter, to speak for himself?
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 18, 2012 at 12:03 AM
RB @RBPundit
Notice that in @JonathanChait's article, it never occurs to him to wonder how the literary agent came to think Obama was born in Kenya.
Posted by: gringoman | May 18, 2012 at 12:04 AM
Jim Treacher @jtLOL
If Obama wasn't born in Kenya, why did he claim to be? What advantage did he think it gave him? Paging Elizabeth Warren...
Posted by: gringoman | May 18, 2012 at 12:05 AM
To scroll past GRINGOMAN'S comments, just go past the photo he took of others in THE NAM.
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 18, 2012 at 12:05 AM
Jim Treacher @jtLOL
Don't ask Dylan @Stableford why Obama lied & said he was born in Kenya, then changed it when he ran for president. That would be journalism.
Posted by: gringoman | May 18, 2012 at 12:07 AM
GRINGOMAN has lost it!
Paging GRINGOMAN'S SHRINKS!
Calling Dr Howard, Dr Fine, Dr Howard!
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 18, 2012 at 12:08 AM
Does Gringoman REALLY know journalism?
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 18, 2012 at 12:10 AM
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has said that the biggest contributer to the rise in the deficit was Bush's tax cuts. It will raise it 5 trillion within the next decade.
While Clinton knew that taxes closes Deficits.
Politico said that Clinton is Romney's hero!
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 18, 2012 at 12:50 AM
Under Obama's watch, there have been MORE filibusters than the years of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Posted by: CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS! LEAVE OUR WOMEN AND KIDS ALONE! | May 18, 2012 at 12:55 AM
SatanZimmieGringoman, MonicaMemo's squawking rightwing only twitter parrot.
How tedious. But makes for easy scrolling.
Posted by: xbjllb | May 18, 2012 at 04:15 AM
Something Creepy and Stinky would no doubt approve of:
Masturbating at Chuck E Cheese
A black man has plead guilty to masturbating in a packed Chuck E Cheese in front of scores of children.
http://www.wlox.com/category/224248/syndicated-content-vertical-acuity?vaid=4d9175213ca4bdc3c8f01aed9c0853f0
Posted by: DJ | May 18, 2012 at 08:24 AM
Pastor Marvin Winans Beat Up, Carjacked on Detroit’s West Side
A prominent Detroit minister was carjacked and assaulted Wednesday.
Pastor Marvin L. Winans, pastor of Perfecting Church, was still dazed as he spoke to WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) about the incident, which happened in broad daylight at a busy intersection on the city’s west side.
Winans said he was buying gas at a CITGO station on Linwood near Davison when he was approached and assaulted. He said he noticed 10 young men in the gas station, and several of them followed him out.
“There were at least four of them who followed me out,” said Winans, 54, also an actor and member of the Grammy-winning gospel family The Winans and nationally known pastor delivered the eulogy at singer Whitney Houston’s funeral in February.
Winans, who was struck while pumping gas into his luxury SUV, described the attack as “quite savage.”
He said the attackers also grabbed at his pants and ripped them off.
Read more>>
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120517/METRO01/205170402
Posted by: DJ | May 18, 2012 at 08:29 AM