Whitney Houston ( 1963-2012 )

Celebrities react via Twitter to the passing of Whitney Houston

Lady Gaga: "When I wrote Born This Way I imagined Whitney singing it because I wasn't secure enough to be a star."

Jennifer Lopez: "Such a loss. One of the greatest voices of our time. Sending out prayers to her family... #R.I.P.Whitney."

Toni Braxton: "She's paved the way for every single singer in the music industry. Iconic, legendary, innovating, amazing, humble...1 the best in the world."

Mariah Carey: "She will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth."

Goldie Hawn: "I am so very sad to hear of Whitney Houston's passing. She was one of our great artist that graced us all. May she rest in peace."

Justin Bieber: "just heard the news. so crazy. One of the GREATEST VOICES EVER just passed. RIP Whitney Houston. My prayers go out to her friends and family"

Wyclef Jean: "The voice of an Angel, the Heart of a Lamb, the spirit of a Lioness, the presence of a Goddess, love you R.I.P Whitney Houston."

Bruno Mars: "This is terrible news..I'm sick to my stomach. Nobody sang like Whitney"

Rihanna: "No words! Just tears #DearWhitney. I honestly can't think of anything else!!!"

Tony Bennett: "Whitney Houston was the greatest singer I've ever heard and she will be truly missed."

Pink: "Whitney was the reason many of us do what we do."

Kathy Griffin: “She was A TALENT & A LEGEND. She was never a "reality star" No jokes from me about Miss Houston today.

Dolly Parton: “Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, ‘Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.”

Barry Manilow: I can’t believe that Whitney is gone. My heart goes out to her family, to Clive (Davis), and to everyone who knew and loved this amazingly talented and beautiful artist. I will always love her.

Barbra Streisand: “She had everything, beauty, a magnificent voice. How sad her gifts could not bring her the same happiness they brought us.”

Reba McEntire: “Rest In Peace, Whitney”

Amy Grant: “So, so sad”

Slash: “Shattering news about Whitney”

Ricky Martin: “ RIP Whitney Houston. Sending my love and deepest condolences to her family and friends. Fly Whitney Fly”

Janet Jackson: "Although we are all saddened by her sudden passing and will miss her, please consider her family at this time of difficulty by granting them the patience and comfort they need to mourn their loss in peace."

Romney Crushes Gingrich

ROMNEY CEMENTS FRONT-RUNNER STATUS IN CRUSHING DEFEAT OF GINGRICH

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the crucial Florida primary, crushing his main rival Newt Gingrich and re-establishing himself as the party's frontrunner to take on Barack Obama in November.

Romney bounced back from his defeat at the hands of Gingrich in South Carolina just 10 days ago, winning a huge double-digit victory that reverses the momentum Gingrich had coming out of the previous primary.

With 98% of the votes counted, Romney took a massive 46.4% to Gingrich's 31.9%. The social conservative Rick Santorum came third with 13.3%, and Texas congressman Ron Paul fourth on 7%.

In his victory speech in Tampa, Romney suggested that Democrats should not take comfort from the way Republicans have been attacking each other over the last few weeks.

"Primary contests are not easy – and they're not supposed to be. As this primary unfolds, our opponents in the other party have been watching. They like to comfort themselves with the thought that a competitive campaign will leave us divided and weak," he said.

"But I've got some news for them: a competitive primary does not divide us; it prepares us. And when we gather here in Tampa seven months from now for our convention, ours will be a united party with a winning ticket for America."

The Republican convention in Tampa in August will formally annoint the party's presidential nominee.

Could This Be The End Of America?

I am baffled by the American people who are voting for this man. A man who preaches about ethics and was himself reprimanded for violations of ethics laws WHILE he was Speaker of the House (He's the only Speaker in history to earn such a distinction). A man who led impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, while he himself was having affair after affair. (He's currently on wife #3). Wife #2 has said in the news media repeatedly that the Speaker would have stayed with her if she would have agreed to his terms for an "open marriage." This is the man who is going to defend marriage as we know it? BAHAHAHAHA!
Speaking of the leadership post he held, he was so lousy at his job he was thrown out by his OWN PARTY, that's right........Republicans threw him out, not us free thinking liberal democrats. But the idiots who actually put him there in the first place. Oh and BTW, if you didn't vote for Clinton, that was probably YOU.....feel stupid? Yeah, well you probably had that coming.

Here's hoping that Florida deals this douche bag an unbelievably humiliating defeat on Tuesday, otherwise we here in America could be looking at a slow motion train wreck.
I won't really be able to criticize our neighbors to the South, even if they vote for Gingrich. Because deep down I know that the sheep here in Alabama won't be able to line up fast enough to vote for the bastard.

Perhaps a well-intentioned plea to Republicans who have not lost control of their mental faculties. The vote of this left-leaning Democrat is up for grabs this year. But if you nominate a lying, hypocritical coward like former Speaker Newt Gingrich, well then they might as well go ahead and write one in for Obama/Biden. And that my friends, you can take to the bank.

So, to those in the states of Florida, Nevada, Missouri and the many others with upcoming primaries. Think before you vote PLEASE. That's all.

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Holiday Cards For Heroes

Welcome to the fifth year of our Holiday Mail For Heroes program! As in previous years, we will partner with Pitney Bowes to collect holiday cards from regular citizens all across the country and distribute them to service members, veterans, and their families. If you’re looking for a fun way to give back a little bit this holiday season, this is a great option. Check out our slideshow of cards from previous years for some inspiration.
Send cards to the address below:

Holiday Mail For Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

All cards must be postmarked no later than Friday, December 9th. Cards postmarked after this date will unfortunately be returned to the sender. This deadline ensures enough time to sort and distribute cards before the holidays.

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Guidelines are as follows:

Write nothing on the envelope itself.

You should address the card "DEAR SERVICE MEMBER"

You should sign the card, but give no other identifying information such as home address, email address, phone number, etc.

Do not add any enclosures such as letters, photos, newspaper clips, etc.

Do not use cards with glitter. These cards will be screened-out and will not be delivered.

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Join me in saying thanks to our service men and women around the country and around the world.

Love and Peace at Christmastime and always.

Hyphen~

Where Have All The Intelligent People Gone?

Pistols, Stun Guns, Pepper Spray, Physical Violence. Sound like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster? Nope, it's just Black Friday shopping in America.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Americans are idiots.