Donors pumped $83M to California gay marriage campaign

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Source: Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than $83 million was donated to support or oppose the ballot initiative that abolished same-sex marriage in California, according to campaign filings released Monday.

The new filings cover the weeks immediately before and after the Nov. 4 election. They show that elected officials, businesses, churches and individuals poured more than $28 million into the campaigns during the contest's closing days.

The final tallies show that opponents of Proposition 8 raised $43.3 million in 2008 and had a little more than $730,000 left on hand at year's end. The measure's sponsors raised $39.9 million and had $983,000 left over.

Even before the late contributions were added, the race was the most expensive ballot measure on a social issue in the nation's history. Proposition 8 passed with 52 percent of the vote. Gay marriage backers have asked the California Supreme Court to overturn it.

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Kate McGarry celebrates her Grammy Nomination

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Last night we were at Joe's pub, one of the last music temples left in this jungle called New York City. Kate mcGarry was performing songs from her latest record 'If Less is More, Nothing is Everything' in celebration of her Grammy Nomination, yes people, Grammy!

There are no words to describe her talent, she took us on a journey and showed us her world. Fantastic! an out of body experience.

You can buy her latest CD on I-Tunes

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Must Know: David Bromstad

If you have never watched a single second of HGTV, this man will have you change your DVR settings (Color Splash is the name of his show).

David Bromstad is not only hot (!!!) but a very talented artist and interior designer. For every room he designs, he creates a one of a kind Bromstad piece, a painting, an installation, you name it, that goes with it. I wouldn't mind owning a piece of David, ... one of his artworks, that is.

Words are useless, Enjoy the photos ;-)







http://www.bromstad.com/ Wikepedia's Bio :

David Reed Bromstad (born August 17, 1973) is the winner of season one of HGTV Design Star. He is the host the television show Color Splash with David Bromstad, which debuted Monday, March 19, 2007, on HGTV.

Bromstad was born in Cokato, Minnesota. He was always interested in art and design, and while in high school made a decision to pursue a career as a Disney animator. That sent him to Orlando, Florida and the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. The school is known as a starting point for careers with Disney. He accomplished his goal, becoming a Disney illustrator after graduating. This dream was derailed in a post-9/11 layoff. At that point Bromstad started his own company, Bromstad Studio ^[1], designing fantasy bedrooms for children to make ends meet.

At the urging of a friend Bromstad moved to Miami Beach and tried out for HGTV's Design Star, a reality show competition to pick a host for a new show on the HGTV cable network. On Design Star, Bromstad competed against eight other potential designers, winning the grand prize, a car, and the chance to host his own show on HGTV. That show, Color Splash, just completed the first 13 episode season. In "Color Splash" episode 23, Bromstad remarked that HGTV has now opted for a second set of 26 new episodes of the show.

Tyra Banks wins Glaad Media Award

Tyra Banks in honored this year by Glaad with the Excellence in Media Award.

Tyra must have done something right to promote a healthy and close to the truth image of the LGTB community, but was was it that she did so well? Is having a transsexual contestant on American Next Top Model enough? is having Miss and 'Mister' Jay on her team enough? is speaking openly for the civil right of same sex marriage enough?

And if all this wasn't enough, she should have won the Award just for the gay-fierce photo that opens this post ;-)

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Pull Yourself Together ... Mary!

After the match a tearful Federer said, "God it's killing me."

Source: http://www.kennethinthe212.com/2009/02/oh-mary-pull-yourself-together.html

I stayed up overnight to watch the highly anticipated Nadal-Federer Australian Open final.

It was an exciting match (until Federer collapsed before our eyes in the deciding set), but ultimately reminded me that for all the talk about the "great rivalry" between the men, there actually is no rivalry. Sure, Federer beat Nadal on grass a couple times when Nadal wasn't NADAL yet. But essentially Federer cannot beat Nadal.

Everything he can do Nadal can do better -- only Nadal's younger, quicker and stronger. Right before our eyes Nadal [...]

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Jennifer Hudson at the Super Bowl

Jennifer Hudson's performance last night at the Super Bowl doesn't need words. See for yourself.




In her first performance since her family murder tragedy, Jennifer Hudson showed off her tremendous voice as she sang the National Anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa.

Dressed in a cropped jacket, skinny pants, a white top and gold jewelry, Hudson, 27, stepped onto a round dais at Raymond James Stadium for her pre-game performance.

Hudson took a deep breath and surveyed the field before launching into her rendition of the National Anthem. She ended the song with her head tossed back and a clenched fist raised to deafening applause. (Watch a YouTube clip of her performance.)

Source: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20256234,00.html