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Amber Lee Ettinger, aka “Obama Girl” who sang her way to fame via the YouTube video “I Got a Crush on Obama,” is kinda over it. When speaking to Sean Hannity of Fox News, Ettinger said she no longer has that crush, but astutely added, “at least I wasn’t the ‘Edwards Girl.”
“I didn’t know that eating pork improved sexual activity. It is much more gratifying to eat some grilled pork than to take Viagra.”
Such are the words of wisdom from Argentina’s president Cristina Fernandez, who addressed the swine industry Thursday. This comes on the heels of the adminstration granting more subsidies for the pork industry. Argentinians are one of the largest consumers of red meat in the world.
Juan Luis Uccelli, the figurehead of the industry, supported Fernandez’s comments (duh), citing Denmark and Japan, two of the healthiest countries, as examples of pork’s benefits.
ManCrunch, and online dating service for gay men, has submitted a rather steamy ad to be aired during the Super Bowl. CBS has not yet cleared the ad, nor has it made a decision either way as to if it will air the ad. CBS’ original response was that all ad slots had been sold, but that doesn’t seem to gel with its ongoing will-they-or-won’t-they game with giving ManCrunch the airtime.
The website’s rep said this: “ManCrunch requested the spot get reviewed anyway just in case another advertiser drops out and a spot becomes available, as often happens, and CBS agreed.”
A CBS rep told Pop Tarts, the FOXnews gossip column, that there are in fact slots still open for advertising, and that he was not sure where that comment had been based.
Hide your tweens, because the awesomely virginal threesome known as the Jonas Brothers will be hitting up our nation’s capital today. Well, at least Joe Jonas will be. The middlest of the JoBros is coming to DC to support and advocate the proposed Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act of 2010. This Act is named after the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who dedicated much of her life to the philanthropic endeavors of the Special Olympics. Joe Jonas will be teamed with Timothy Shriver and Anthony Shriver, who works for Best Buddies International, to support this worthy cause.
Fri., Feb. 5, 6:45 p.m.
We cut through the usual perfume-babble to illuminate the art of fragrance.
Despite the millions of marketing dollars poured in, the beauty of a fragrance can’t be predicted by cost, degree of nudity in ads, or appeal to nostalgia: It all still relies upon the perfumer’s difficult art. The lecture, scented throughout with examples, delves into the enjoyment of fragrance, the chemical discoveries that made modern perfumery possible, and the enduring mystery of how our noses figure it all out.
Luca Turin is a biophysicist at MIT, author of The Secret of Scent, and chief technology officer for a fragrance molecule design company. Co-author Tania Sanchez is widely published on the topic of perfumes. Their book, Perfumes: The Guide (Penguin), is available for signing. During the signing, Mr. Turin and Ms. Sanchez will be joined by Patricia de Nicolai, Parisian perfumer and director of the Osmotheque, the International Conservatory of Perfumes. Ms. de Nicolai will answer any questions and will sign her book, Once Upon a Time… Perfume, which will also be available for sale.
We’ll enjoy a glass of bubbly following the program.
Fragrance representatives from Bloomingdale’s share perfume samples and provide each participant with a special gift.
Reservations required; no tickets sold at the door. Ticket and photo ID required for admission. Business attire.
In keeping with the theme of transparency, three top Obama aides have given varying estimates about the numerical efficacy of the bajillion dollar stimulus package. Here’s a run-down from POLITICO about what these three top dogs said about The Great One:
Axelrod, on CNN’s State of the Union: “But understand that, in this recession that began at the beginning of 2007, we’ve lost 7 million jobs. Now, the Recovery Act the president passed has created more than — or saved more than 2 million jobs. But against 7 million, you know, that — that is — it is cold comfort to those who still are looking.”
Jarrett, on NBC’s Meet the Press: “The Recovery Act saved thousands and thousands of jobs. There are schoolteachers and firemen and— and— teachers all across our country, policemen, who have jobs today because of that recovery act. We’re investing in infrastructure. We’re investing in public education so that our kids can compete going forth into the next— generation.”
Gibbs, on “Fox News Sunday”: “Well, Chris, let’s take for instance the example you just used of the stimulus package. We had four quarters of economic regression in terms of growth, right? Just last quarter, we finally saw the first positive economic job growth in more than a year. Largely as a result of the recovery plan that’s put money back into our economy, that saved or created 1.5 million jobs.”
Interestingly enough, the unemployment rate is still rising despite all these hundreds of thousands/millions of jobs being saved.
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Adding to the demise of a left gone wild, Air America, the liberal radio station that attempted to combat the conservative voices on the air waves, has declared bankruptcy and will be ceasing operations.
Like a true liberal, founder Charlie Kireker is blaming the economy, not the overwhelming lack of enthusiasm over the ideals expressed by the Democratic party:
“Those companies that remain are facing audience fragmentation as a result of new media technologies, are often saddled with crushing debt, and have generally found it difficult to obtain operating or investment capital from traditional sources of funding. In this climate, our painstaking search for new investors has come close several times right up into this week, but ultimately fell short of success.”
Weird, since conservative talk radio is having no problems generating revenue and pulling in listeners…
Solidifying her family’s legacy as RINOs, here’s a remarkably Swedish-looking Cindy McCain posing for the marriage equality campaign NOH8. Her daughter, Meghan McCain, has voiced her support of LGBTQQIlsdfjsdflj?45 issues, but this is the first overt stance we’ve seen Cindy McCain take (apart from her never-ending ambitions to be a Chanel mannequin).
