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Last week, as I was getting ready to leave work, I received a text from Carlos and this is our conversation:

“Hi sweetie, where would you like to have lunch in Columbia tomorrow?”

“Why am I going to Columbia tomorrow?”

“I have an interpretation with the public defender’s office.”

It goes on with me telling Carlos I didn’t know about the interpretation and him telling me that he texted about it, and me not having that text on my phone. So, I start driving home, using Siri to send texts to him as I drove, and sending the last one  as I pulled into the garage.

In the house we had a small less-than-spat because Carlos insisted he’d sent the appointment text and yet it was neither on my phone nor his. It went round and round, until I went to change my clothes, and as I came back to the kitchen, I heard Carlos talking with his Siri, which he had programed to speak with an English accent, and that went like this:

“Hey Siri, did I get a new text?”

Siri, sounding a little like High Grant says:

“You have a new text from Bob. Shall I read it?”

“Yes.”

“Bob says: ‘Suck a dick.’”

I kinda giggled at that.

Tuxedo has decided that, from now on, Michael Flynn will be known as General Disinformation.

Missouri’s chief disciplinary counsel, citing Mark and Patricia McCloskey’s guilty pleas to misdemeanors for waving at Black Lives Matter protesters in St. Louis last year, is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend Boozy and Clod’s law licenses.

Good.

We’re watching Impeachment: American Crime Story, about the blowjob heard ‘round the world, and it appears that Paula Jones—who says Bill Clinton exposed himself to her in the early 90s—is very unhappy with Annaleigh Ashford’s portrayal of her in the show, calling it cartoonish, insulting, inaccurate, and deeply offensive. But she also has words for Monica Lewinsky, who is credited as a producer—Ryan Murphy didn’t feel right making the show without Lewinsky’s involvement—and says:

“I find it funny that Monica can have a relationship in the Oval Office, under the Oval desk, yet … people want to hear her story. It makes no sense to me. I have always been shunned and made fun of.”

Paula, honey, Bill showed you his dick once, but he stuck his dick into Monica over the course of many months; you are just an asterisk, okay?

Sidenote: I will say again that Monica Lewinsky is not a victim of sexual harassment. It takes two to tango, and from the show, which again Monica is a co-producer, the first time she meets Clinton she tells him she has a crush on him. On another occasion, she pulls her jacket up to show him the straps of her pink lacy thong. Plus, even more importantly, he wasn’t just her boss, he was the president, and she knew he was a married man and still she went for it.

Both Bill and Monica are to blame. The victim is Hillary Clinton.

This past at the Emmys RuPaul’s Drag Race won the award for outstanding competition program again, making RuPaul the most decorated Black artist in Emmy Awards history.

Shantay, Ru slayed.

Just a reminder that the vaccinated Fox News hacks like Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and the rest of the trash continue to bash the vaccine and claim that mandates are tyranny, but they are ALL vaccinated because their employer has mandated that they take the vaccine or not come to work.

Hypocrites. Lying, twisted hypocrites.

Another hypocrite is one Eric Clapton who wrote an anti-vaxxing song and said he would not play in any venue that requires proof of vaccine or proof of a negative COVID test.

Last week Clapton performed in New Orleans at a venue that requires both of those things.

Fuck off.

Remember that press conference on the steps of the Supreme Court last year with “doctors” touting hydroxychloroquine, and receiving praise from the Former Guy?

Well, Florida’s new Surgeon General, appointed by Ron DeathSantis, is Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who was one of those speakers.

Asking for a country: can someone please ask Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin exactly what “bipartisanship” they’re salvaging by protecting the filibuster?

Mitch McConnell has just said he’d let the government default on loans which could cost six million American jobs and wipe out $15 trillion in household wealth.

There is no bipartisanship on the other side, there is just the need to destroy this country and then blame Biden for it.

The body of Gabby Petito has been found and people are still suggesting this might not have happened if her parents had taught her to leave an abusive and toxic relationship.

But why don’t parents teach their sons not to be abusive, to take ‘No’ for an answer.

Stop blaming the victims.

This week in Would You Hit It we are featuring Alexander Ludwig, a Canadian actor and singer and big blond hunk of beef who is currently starring as a wrestler in Heels. I will also add that the man possesses one of the finest asses seen on TV and ask the question:

Would you hit it?

While mentioning the murder of Gabby Petito, it also needs to be brought up how many people of color go missing every year, hell, every day, and yet are not featured on every single news cast every single day.

Random Musings

First up ... congrats to Violet Chachki for winning RuPaul's Drag Race this season.

I was late to Team Violet, but after her lipsync, and strip show, on the finale, all I could say was ...

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

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Here’s a little update on Steward Butler, the former running back for the Marshall University football team, who was arrested last month and charged with battery after beating a gay couple because they were :::gasp::: kissing in public—see my post HERE.

He was just indicted on felony state charges of violating the civil rights of the two victims … say it with me, Hate Crime. 

Right after his arrest Butler was dismissed from Marshall's football team, and now he faces jail time.

Let me make this queer: people kiss on the street, even gay people.

GET OVER IT!

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Speaking of men kissing … last week a video appeared of Justin Bieber riding his little skateboard aboard his private jet, and stopping for a moment to give a peck on the cheek to Mikey Arana, his male bodyguard. And, of course, people freaked: Is Justin gay?

Well, to his credit — and Hell must be getting a few degrees cooler if I’m complimenting The Biebs — Justin said:

“I’m not gay, but even if I was that’s not an insult.”

Oh, and the kiss? It was like a little boy kissing his father Good Night.

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Rick Perry is throwing his hat into the GOP Clown Car this week, and Bobby Jindal and Jeb Bush will be trying to climb in later this month; they ought to think about getting a GOP Clown Bus.

But, speaking of Perry,  under indictment as we speak, wouldn’t it be something if he won the GOP nomination the very same day he was found guilty of abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, for threatening to veto $7.5 million in funding for the Public Integrity Unit, a state public corruption prosecutors department, and found guilty of coercion of a public servant, a third-degree felony, for seeking the resignation of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, after she was convicted of drunk driving, and incarcerated.

He could be the nominee and be sentenced to jail on the same day.

Now that’d be fun!

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Apparently Adam Levine bared his ass in a new video because the music isn’t good enough to stand on its own and he's extra thirsty.

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Pride month, or months, is here, and all kinds of folks are celebrating with us … like Maytag and Adidas and Converse.

Could you have imagined this even five years ago?

[Maytag, Adidas, Converse] 

So, we began watching Aquarius last week — though the reviews were unkind — and we found it kinda slow, but kinda interesting.

Of course, it doesn’t hurt that it stars a couple of hot guys — not Duchovny who could use a sit-up or 1,000 — but Grey Damon and Gethin Anthony. Man, even their names are hot … but I digress. 

Damon plays the new breed of cop, kinda Serpico-esque for my older readers, while Anthony plays Charles Manson. Hot hot hot.

I do have an issue with Anthony’s Manson because he’s more hot that psychopath, and they are playing up the gossip that Charlie Manson loved the dudes as much as he loved the ladies, and apparently liked having sex with a girl and her daddy … though not at the same time.

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Meanwhile, back at Pride … Indiana Governor Asshat, er, Mike Pence has issued his first ever LGBT Pride proclamation welcoming residents and visitors to Indianapolis' Pride Celebrations.

Strangely enough, though, Pence makes absolutely no mention of LGBT people, sexuality or gender identity in his letter; in fact, the words 'gay,' 'lesbian,' 'bisexual,' or 'transgender' aren't included anywhere.

Mike needs to rethink Pride. And then sit down and be quiet until his term in office in up.

Then go away.

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Hannibal returns tonight on NBC, and I am so ready. I love the operatic gruesomeness of the show, and the creepy, almost too-icky-for-TV quality. It really is like nothing that network TV has shown before.

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Diana Ross is on Twitter y’all. Diva. Icon. And, from my own personal experience, a lovely dance partner. Diana.Ross.Is.On.Twitter! That is all.

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RuPaul's Drag Race Ru-turns Tonight

originally published on December 8, 2014 ...

RuPaul's Drag Race ... season 7 ... returns tonight, so let's meet the dragtestants, m'kay?

Jasmine Masters

“Outspoken and opinionated, Jasmine is a polished performer with the experience to back up her confidence. But with opinions as strong as hers, is it going to ruffle some feathers amongst her competitors?”

She may the fierce beyotch!

Miss Fame

“Branding herself “beyond–this–planet beautiful,” this chic fashion queen with a face to die for started her drag career on the runways of New York. Will Miss Fame’s fashion chops be enough to make her the next supermodel of drag?”

Lord love a redhead.

Pearl

“This relative newcomer has already made big waves in the drag scene in the short time she’s been doing drag. With her robotic Stepford Wife aesthetic and patented “Pearl Smash” performance technique, only time will tell if this baby queen is as unstoppable as her buzz.”

I’m getting some Real Housewives of New Jersey Realness up in here.

Jaidynn Diore Fierce

“Infectiously sassy Jaidynn Diore Fierce lives up to her last name. And don’t be fooled by this big girl’s size – a polished performer, this bubbly dance queen can MOVE – and dance circles around the rest of the competition.”

Sadly, in this picture, the face is a little too Sheri Shepard for me. I’m hoping I’m wrong …

Kandy Ho

“Fans will have a sweet-tooth for this fiery Puerto Rican beauty, who mixes elegant glamour with mad performance chops. But don’t let her sweet name fool you – there’s as much spice in this outspoken Latina as there is sugar.”

A Latina Pamela Anderson?

Katya

“This Russian-inspired queen can be found at the intersection of glamour and comedy; she is as beautiful as her mouth is dirty. A trained gymnast, Katya can drop into a mean split… but will her acerbic Russian schtick have the judges splitting too?”

I love a foul-mouthed queen.

Tempest DuJour

“’Mama’s home!’ Drag Race’s oldest contestant is also a professor of costume –providing her with enviable skills for any fashion challenge. Married with two children, Tempest mixes maternal instinct with campy kitschy humor… a perfect storm to take the crown.”

While I love a good fashion queen, a good and fierce queen, my favorite drag superstars are always The Funny.

Max

“This gray-haired Old Hollywood glamour queen has “uniqueness” the house down. Staggeringly tall, with a kooky accent and even quirkier looks, Max will have her competitors gagging from the moment they see her. But will her unique take on drag be met with the same enthusiasm on the runway?”

And she’s got Madonna’s mole.

Violet Chachki

“A one-of-a-kind collectible, this youthful beauty has studied her fashion, and it shows in her edgy, next level aesthetics. But will having the “smallest waist in Drag Race history” translate into taking the title?”

She looks deadly …

Kennedy Davenport

“This ‘dancing diva of Texas’ intends to spin, flip, kick and jump her way to the crown. A polished pageant queen whose reputation precedes her, Kennedy comes from the legendary Davenport family, where she grew up with Sahara Davenport.”

Another beauty from the House of Davenport.

Ginger Minj

“A self-described ‘glamour toad,’ what Ginger Minj lacks in stature she makes up for in talent. Vocally gifted and born to entertain, this queen plans on winning over the judges with her Southern charm… and might just have them eating her right up.”

Bless her heart.

Mrs. Kasha Davis

“This ‘international celebrity housewife’ is a classic old-school camp comedy queen. With little patience for youthful ignorance, Mrs. Kasha Davis asserts that “anyone can be a girl, but it takes balls to be a lady.”

Don’t let that smile fool you …

Sasha Belle

“Never has a competitor shown the hunger of Iowa’s premiere queen, Sasha Belle. She has studied the game and has a strategy to take her all the way to the top… even if at the other competitors’ expense.”

I’m getting Julia Sugarbaker, mixed in with some Morgan Fairchild, reading Ray Don in that face.

Trixie Mattel

“With her overdrawn lips and clown makeup, this Native American’s eye-popping aesthetic will send ripples amongst her rivals. Trixie’s determination to stay true to her campy persona will either win the judges over… or cost her the crown.”

A camp queen … loving it!

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Random Musings

For all those of you who wanted to jump on the Pope Frankie bandwagon, hailing him as the LGBT friendly Pope and the new future of the Catholic Church, think on this:

Last week, in Slovakia, Pope Francis gave his blessing to a referendum that would ban same-sex marriage and adoption rights for gay couples there; a vote on the referendum will take place this weekend. Frankie said:

“I greet the pilgrims from Slovakia and, through them, I wish to express my appreciation to the entire Slovak church, encouraging everyone to continue their efforts in defense of the family, the vital cell of society.”

He isn’t an ally; he’s just another goose-stepping Catholic trying to placate the Gays in some places, while working to deny us equality in others.

All the while wearing hideous hats.

Doesn’t it seem like it’s been years since the last season of RuPaul’s Drag Race? I keep seeing the ads, but still it won’t be back until March. Oy! I can’t wait, LOGO!

But, when it does come back — March 2nd, to be exact — the Drag Race will be serving the tea and the shade without Santino Rice. He will be replaced by the likes of Carson Kressley and Ross Matthews, though he is slated to be back as a ‘guest’ judge.

Poor Santino, from co-star to guest.

From the WTF Is Wrong With People File:

Tommy Dean Gaa, a 65-year-old white Missouri man, recently went out for a meal, ALLEGEDLY told his Black waitress, who’d asked if he wanted wheat or white bread that he was prejudiced and therefore would need white bread.

So, he’s an unfunny old racist, I’m guessing, except then it took down to a whole other level.

He then ALLEGEDLY grabbed the girl’s arm, asked if she liked to party, and said, "I have a place I would like to take you where I hung your grandpa." 

The waitress left the dining area and waited in the kitchen until the police arrived. Gaa initially denied making the remarks, but then began spewing racial epithets during his explanation of innocence. He was arrested, charged with a hate crime, and released on bail.

Asshat.

So, that Super Bowl thing was on last week. I know, because, while waiting to watch Downton Abbey, I channel surfed to NBC and saw a bit of the game; I was actually hoping to catch some of the commercials.

But Carlos, who knows nothing — seriously, nothing — about sports, except for maybe soccer and figure skating, wandered through the room and mentioned the tie score.

I said, ‘It’s not tied, it’s 24-14. The Seahawks are ahead.”

He said something about the ‘other’ team catching up, and I asked if he knew how many touchdowns the ‘other’ team — I know it’s the Patriots — would have to score to go ahead.

He said, “I dunno. Ten?”

I replied, “That’s right! The Seahawks have scored 24 touchdowns and the Patriots 14 touchdowns, in the first twenty minutes of the game.”

Goddess love him, though I should have known. This is the same man who, when we attended a Marlins game a few years back with people from his office, stood up after the first inning, said, “That was fun,” and turned to go because he thought the game was over since both sides got to play.

Again … goddess love him; I know I do.

I am so excited!

Harper Lee, author of one of my very favorite books, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” will be publishing a sequel to the book; her second novel! She hasn’t published anything in fifty years and once news spread about her new book, “Go Set a Watchman,” the Internet went wild. Me, too!

The book is said to be a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird,” although it was written earlier, according to Miss Lee:

“In the mid-1950s, I completed a novel called `Go Set a Watchman.’ It features the character known as Scout as an adult woman, and I thought it a pretty decent effort. My editor, who was taken by the flashbacks to Scout’s childhood, persuaded me to write a novel [what became `To Kill a Mockingbird’] from the point of view of the young Scout. I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told. I hadn’t realized [the original book] had survived, so was surprised and delighted when my dear friend and lawyer Tonja Carter discovered it. After much thought and hesitation, I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication. I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years.”

The book will be available in July and I will run out and get it first thing.

Matt Barber, swoon-worthy, made his first appearance on Downton Abbey last week as Atticus Aldridge, the apparent love interest for Lady Rose.

Why can’t he be a love interest for Thomas is all I’m saying.

Sweet Cakes, the Oregon bakery which refused to bake a cake in January 2013 after they found out it was for a lesbian's wedding, has been found guilty by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries [BOLI] of discriminating against the same-sex couple and faces fines of up to $150,000.

Boo-yah. It all began back in January 2013, when Laurel Bowman said Sweet Cakes refused to sell her and her fiancée a cake for their upcoming wedding. Aaron Klein, co-owner of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, called the marriage an "abomination unto the lord." Bowman filed an anti-discrimination complaint with BOLI alleging that the bakery violated the Oregon Equality Act of 2007, which protects the rights of Oregonians who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

Sweet Cakes, rather than bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, closed in September 2013, and began calling themselves an in-home bakery. When the ruling came down, the Klein’s posted this note on their door:

"This fight is not over. We will continue to stand strong. Your Religious Freedom is becoming not Free anymore. This is ridiculous that we can not practice our faith. The LORD is good and we will continue to serve Him with all our heart. ♥”

And She is not amused, though She is slightly happy that you went out of business and face a hefty fine.

Our Photo of the Week:

God, I hope Pharrell doesn’t see this because, Lord knows, that man loves a hat.

God, I hate when I don’t make the three traffic lights between my house and my job, so thank god, I’m not James Robertson.

Robertson lives in Detroit, but he works in Rochester Hills, and when his car broke down, ten years ago, he began walking to work because buses don’t cover the entire route. He walks eight miles each day to work, and another 13 miles on his return home. His journey starts at 8AM and concludes at 4AM the following morning, when he arrives home after completing his shift at Schain Mold and Engineering.

In most metro areas, Robertson would not have to make this trek; he would have public transit to take him all the way to and from his destination. But, he says, over the past five years, bus service has been cut back. Rochester Hills offers no bus service because voters there elected not to pay for it.

He never replaced his car after it broke down because he hasn’t been able to save for one; he makes $10.55 an hour, above minimum wage, but not enough for him to afford to buy a car, plus pay for the expenses of owning one.

Evan Leedy, a Wayne State University student heard the story, and started a Go Fund Me page, which at last count had raised over $132,000 to buy James Robertson a car. In addition to using the money to buy a car, Leedy wants to make sure that part of the proceeds are set aside for expenses such as insurance and maintenance.

I love a good story, and I love when someone helps out someone else, just because …

Oh Brian Williams.

For years, years, the NBC Nightly News has been saying he was onboard a helicopter that was hit by enemy fire and forced down during the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Turns out it was a bold-faced lie. And when Williams repeated the claim last week during NBC’s coverage of a public tribute at a New York Rangers hockey game for a retired soldier that had provided ground security for the grounded helicopters, crew members on the 159th Aviation Regiment’s Chinook that was hit by two rockets and small arms fire told Stars and Stripes came forward and said Williams was nowhere near that aircraft or two other Chinooks flying in the formation that took fire. In fact, he arrived in the area about an hour later.

And Williams, a blatant liar, is now trying to cover it up by saying, and get this, he made a mistake:

 “I would not have chosen to make this mistake. I don’t know what screwed up in my mind that caused me to conflate one aircraft with another.”

Wait. What? You were confused about which helicopter you were on? The one that was hit and forced down and the one that landed safely?

Nice try, Brian; liar. Maybe you should get a job at Fox news. They lie over there, too, but no one cares.

Out there in San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, the conservative Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, has developed a new document for Catholic high school faculty and staff clarifying that sex outside of marriage, homosexual relations, the viewing of pornography and masturbation are “gravely evil.”

Cordileone’s document applies to faculty and staff at four Catholic high schools: Riordan and Sacred Heart in San Francisco, Marin Catholic in Kentfield and Serra High School in San Mateo. It states that administrators, faculty and staff “affirm and believe” the controversial statements, which will be part of the faculty handbook. The document goes on to say that marriage is between “one man and one woman,” despite California law allowing same-sex marriages. It also notes that sperm donation, the use of a surrogate and other forms of “artificial reproductive technology” are also gravely evil.

Now, students at those schools are protesting the new "morality" rules:

“We call on the Archbishop to cease his efforts to institute outdated and discriminatory “morality clauses,” to retain workplace protections and to allow Catholic school teachers to focus on the work they are doing to educate thousands of Bay Area children. The proposed changes directly contradict the Pope’s teachings, the Catholic values of inclusion and diversity, and the free and open exchange of ideas, which is the hallmark of a good education. They create a culture of fear that denies staff the right to follow their own individual consciences and harms students. As people of faith who value education, equality and freedom of conscience, we ask the Archbishop to remove this language immediately.”

I know some of these anti-gay measures result in a Kiss In as a way of protesting. I sincerely hope the students don’t result to a Jerk-Off … um, In.

Just sayin’.