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Where I'm Clicking Now: SexyPolitics.com

CitizenSugar — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:00:56 -0700

I know we're enthusiastic about a lot of things around here, but I can really not overstate how gonzo fun, crazy entertaining, educational, and wildly sexy this website is. SexyPolitics.com has a whole bunch of really hard quizzes, from general US knowledge, presidential candidates, issues - and that's all well and good. But!! When you get questions right . . . people get naked!!!

OK, they insist the site is safe for work, so not totally naked, (plus you can choose to "skip the strip" if the quizzes themselves are hot enough for you.)

Pick the hot guy dressed as George Washington and answer enough right - he'll take his wig off! Don't knock it till you try it, we were squealing with delight. And this we totally agree with:

We believe sexy is being informed. Sexy is clear and simple. Sexy is understanding why global events often have local impacts. We think a political news story is sexy when it simplifies a misunderstood concept or illuminates a trend that should be followed. When a person is sexy, they inspire those around them. When a movement is sexy, it makes others jump on board.

Go on, go get your smart and sexy on!

CNN's T.J. Holmes: I Love You

CitizenSugar — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:03:46 -0700

OK, bear with me. When your constant companion is CNN, then you start to pick favorites. Hey, news has its very own "Manjoyment." And boy, oh boy, T.J. Holmes. He can make the worst news palatable. He's like the No. 3 news anchor for CNN, he does a lot of the "on-location" weather-based stories/something terrible happened and we need someone to go stand outside-stories. T.J.'s been based in Atlanta since September 2006 and also anchors the weekend edition of CNN Newsroom.

Even better - he's the perfect age, (born in 1977) and he's a Leo. He started in San Francisco and covered the Olympics in Greece, and he's headed for big things. Am I crazy? Is he not the hottest thing since the iReport?

To see him in action, read more.

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Sarko Le Junior Wins in France!

LibertySugar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:00:28 -0700

Well at least one Sarkozy didn't get beat up in France's municipal elections this past weekend. Jean Sarkozy, the 21-year-old hottie/son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, won a seat on a local council, and will represent the Parisian suburb of Neuilly. Jean may have had a name recognition advantage, as his Papa served as the posh suburb's mayor for almost 20 years.

Meanwhile, President Sarkozy's party got pummeled at the polls. The Socialist opposition party won 47.5 percent of the overall vote for the country's municipal councils, while Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement won only 40 percent. The French President's popularity has been dwindling recently.

Félicitations, Jean! Check out these actions shots of the soon-to-be-elected Jean going to the polls. Oh la la.

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Headline: Prince Harry Pulls Out

CitizenSugar — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:00:46 -0800

Prince Harry's service in Afghanistan has come to a swift conclusion after a Drudge tip prompted news outlets everywhere yesterday to break their silence on the Prince's whereabouts.

Harrry has been deployed to Afghanistan since December, but many news outlets agreed to keep the information secret for security reasons. The decision for Harry's swift removal came from the British Ministry of Defense who said in a statement,

The decision by elements of the foreign media to report Prince Harry's presence in Afghanistan without any consultation with the Ministry of Defense is regrettable. . . worldwide media coverage of Prince Harry in Afghanistan could impact on the security of those who are deployed there, as well as the risks to him as an individual soldier.

The decision must be disappointing for the royal who said in a recent interview, "At the end of the day I like to sort of be a normal person, and for once I think this is about as normal as I'm ever going to get. As far as I'm concerned, I'm out here as a normal JTAC on the ground and not as Prince Harry."

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Prince Harry Hottie Alert in Afghanistan

LibertySugar — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:00:11 -0800

The United Kingdom's very own Prince Harry is fighting on the front lines in Afghanistan. He's been there for 10 weeks, among fellow soldiers who were sworn to secrecy, along with news organizations, before word got out on the Drudge Report. His grandmum, Queen Elizabeth, broke the news of deployment to an excited Harry, who says that the Queen was relieved that he finally got a chance to do what he wanted. Gosh, princes are so spoiled.

This week, embedded reporters caught up with Harry, and the prince revealed that he hasn't showered in four days. Yum. I wonder what Dirty (Prince) Harry smells like? Harry told the BBC: "It's very nice to be sort of a normal person for once. I think it's as normal as I'm going to get." If Harry wants to be normal, he should marry a nice, normal American girl. Hee hee.

On a slightly more serious note, Harry is a high-profile target. Do you think the news organizations should have kept this mum, Queen or otherwise?

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Hot Scam? Firefighting Helicopter Drops Are a Political Show

CitizenSugar — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:00:58 -0700

When Rep. Duncan Hunter sidestepped the chain of command to get firefighting planes for California, earlier this month he was matter-of-fact: "California was on fire, I got 'em the planes. That's my job." But then there's the matter of this fact: firefighters say they're often pressured to press planes into service even when they won't do any good on major fires - they call the political air shows, "CNN drops."

Precisely because they look good on TV, these aerial aquatic shows are a highly visible way for politicians to look like they're pulling out all the stops to keep constituents safe, even when it's not necessary or useful. The Oregon fire aviation chief says, "A lot of people do a lot of things for publicity and for politics that don't need to be done."

The sentiment is nice, but it's driving up the cost of fighting fires significantly. To see how significantly, read more.

Last year the Forest Service spent $296 on aerial firefighting compared with $171 million in 2004. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy: officials use the water show to show they're doing something, and homeowners don't think enough is being done without it. A retired Forest Service commander says, "If there's a fire and there's not an air tanker circling in California, people go, 'Oh my God, we're defenseless,' when in fact we're probably not,"

While aircraft do have a purpose if they're employed early enough to retard the flames until the ground crew arrives, one the inferno is raging en fuego, "aviation doesn't put out a fire." The ground crew does. Besides the cost, sending crews into inappropriate fires is unsafe.

If "dropping 150 gallons at a few hundred feet on a fire is literally a drop in the bucket," shouldn't we can the expectation of seeing them and let firefighters make the call?

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A Wii Problem: Can Alec Baldwin Go From Actor to Governor?

TresSugar — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:25:04 -0700

Minnesota has Al Franken for senator, so why can't Ohio get Alec Baldwin to run for governor? The timing is perfect. The 51-year-old actor has already announced his plans to retire from acting after 30 Rock wraps up in 2012, and he hasn't exactly been shy about voicing his political ambition. Now an opportunity has fallen in his lap like a hot movie script.

Alec confirmed to Playboy that an Ohio law firm approached him to run for governor, essentially saying, "Mr. Baldwin, here's who we represent, the kinds of cases we handle, our credentials in Ohio state politics. We want you to move to Ohio and run for governor. We will launch your career."

Sounds easy! But he's the first to point out there are more than a few skeletons in his closet, telling Playboy, "If I do [go into politics], these guys will have a field day. I've given them so much crap to use against me - Canteen Boy, Schweddy balls. I just did the Wii sketch. Did you see that? . . . Google or YouTube that one; it's just ridiculous. While I'm doing it, I'm thinking, If I run for political office, they'll have a forest of material to kill me with."

So we Googled it. And he's right, personal problems aside, his Saturday Night Live clips alone are primed to offend the most humorless Ohioans and, um, anyone with Schweddy
balls . . .

Let's start with the Wii clip! (Thanks, Alec.)

Want more? Watch SNL skits ("Schweddy Balls," "Canteen Boy," and "Cougar Den") after the jump!

Grab Bag: Sci-Fi Guys To Boldly Go With

TresSugar — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:06:51 -0700

Check out some do-able sci-fi guys. - Lemondrop
Carl's Jr. looking for hot chicks eating burgers. Natch. - Feministing
Reasons Sarah Palin is bad - and good - for women in politics. - Jezebel
100 breakup songs of all time. - Em & Lo
Men talk about their worst sexual performances. - The Frisky
Lucky women who have orgasms in their sleep. - Smitten
The best 2-girls-1-cup parodies. Eeep! - Urlesque

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GiggleSugar Interviews Margaret Cho!

GiggleSugar — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0700

When I think of Margaret Cho, I think of her hilarious standup act in flashes of representative scenes. There's Margaret telling everyone how weird it is to be an Asian American on an airplane with a flight attendant offering you Asian chicken salad. ("That is not the salad of my people!") There's Margaret imitating her mother's cute Korean accent and puzzling over gay men and their, uh, interest in "the ass." And then there's Margaret imagining how period-centric the world would be if men menstruated. The busy comedian/activist/all-around rad diva took some time out of her schedule to talk with us about her many projects, including VH1's The Cho Show (the second episode airs tomorrow), what it's like to have a day named after you in San Francisco, and who is hotter: Lindsay Lohan or Samantha Ronson?

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GiggleSugar: People feel very connected to you personally. Do you have any funny or crazy fan stories?

Margaret Cho:
People really connect with me for a lot of different reasons. I was the first Asian American person they ever saw on TV, and I was the first person to talk about gay stuff. I think when people see images of themselves in the media they feel like they matter, they exist and they‘re real so a lot of my connection with people who are fans of mine, it goes deeper than just an entertainment or artist kind of relationship, so I don’t really have like, a funny or weird fan story.

GS: You have a lot on your plate right now, particularly with The Cho Show which premiered on VH1 last week. I really love the chemistry you have with Selene, your gay friends, and your parents. It seemed to me like a 21st-century family.

MC: It’s like this beautiful, queer, multicultural, and very functional family. It’s really beautiful.

GS: Can you tell me what your vision for the show was?

MC: Well, I wanted to do a show about another Asian American family because I brought the first Asian American family to TV (All-American Girl) and I then I was alarmed that there had not been another one.

GS: Race, and sexuality and gender have been really central to your work and have inspired lots of people to join comedy who might not have felt like they could be a part of it. What do you think the state of race issues in comedy is these days?

MC:
It’s a big deal. Race is still very much a factor in how much we see of you. Like I look at my contemporaries, the people I started with are people like Ben Stiller, and I feel like, considering the difference in our careers, and how far he goes . . . he’s white, he’s straight, he’s a man. I think he’s great, I like him a lot, but . . .Race is a big factor in how successful people become.

GS: With some comedians I get the sense that they’re saying we’re post-identity, post-race, they think race doesn’t matter as much because now we’re all liberated . . .

MC: No! It’s just as bad as it always was. It’s incredibly sexist, incredibly racist, and incredibly homophobic. There’s no difference. It’s not liberated.

GS: I’m wondering if you saw the pictures of the Spanish basketball team . . .

MC:
Oh, yeah. That to me is so offensive but I feel that to them it was supposed to be affectionate. That’s how you’re affectionate, by showing racism. I think that there’s such a casual attitude towards racism against Asians that exists because I feel like the Asian community at large and especially the Asian-American community is not responsible enough to stand up to it and so I feel like it’s my responsibility to stand up to it.

GS: Who are some of the comics who inspired you and who are some of your favorite comedians now, and why?

MC:
When I was growing up, probably Joan Rivers or Richard Pryor or George Carlin or Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Paula Poundstone. Major huge influence. Love her. And now Wanda Sykes is my favorite. Chris Rock. Dave Chapelle. Bobby Lee. I’m a big fan of comedy.

GS: Do you see comedy evolving?

MC: I feel like comedians are becoming political - they’ve always been political - but they’re becoming more political now, and are even invited into the political realm to talk about politics. I’m an Obama campaign surrogate so to me that’s a very exciting thing to do. And so, I think, comedy has evolved and people are taking us more seriously as social commentators. Which is really cool.

GS: This is more a personal question but is also related to your humor. In your earlier shows like The Notorious C.H.O. you talk a lot about your experimentation when you were younger with sex, drugs and being kinda self-destructive. Do you regret any of that or do you think it contributed to who you are now and to your humor?

MC: I don’t regret that. I feel like . . . I want the brain cells back. (Laughs.) That’s the hard part . . .

GS: Don’t we all!

MC: Cuz I remember I used to be so lightning fast and it was like really crazy how smart I was. And now I’m just f*ckin’ so dumb, and I can’t remember sh*t.

GS: I think that’s age, too, cuz I’m right there with you.

MC: Yeah, but it’s f*ckin’ drugs. For me, it was totally drugs. I have huge gaps.

GS: But you weren’t a huffer or anything? (Laughs.)

MC: No, but you know, I did every drug, and a lot.

GS: You were a San Francisco girl, how could you avoid it?

MC: It’s so fun, but I miss the brain cells.

GS: They’ll regenerate. I think. (Laughs.) So, speaking of San Francisco, how does it feel to have a Margaret Cho day christened by the mayor?

MC: That was April 30. That was just last April. It was really cool and I actually work with Mayor Newsom a lot, because he and I are big gay marriage advocates.

GS: And your parents are still in San Francisco?

MC:
No, they moved. They’re in San Diego now.

GS: They’re so cute!

MC: They’re really cute.

GS: Your parents seem so not uptight!

MC: Well, they have their moments of getting super-uptight. They can’t fight their culture all the time. They can be pretty uptight sometimes and annoying. But they’re super-sweet and really fun, too.

GS: How does it feel to be successful and to also remain rebellious? Do you still feel like an outsider?

MC: I’ll always be an outsider because of who I am. There’s never going to be a feeling where I feel like I’ve arrived or I’m comfortable, but I feel like I’ve created my own thing. I love performing, I love doing standup comedy, and I love writing.

GS: You’ve been married for six years.

MC: We’ve been together for like 10. We’ve been married forever!

GS: But you still identify as bi or queer.

MC: For sure. Which I’ll always be. That doesn’t change.

GS: That’s wonderful. Are there any other projects that you’re working on that you’d like to talk about?

MC:
I’m doing a show for the Lifetime Channel now called Drop Dead Diva which is a comedy/drama. I play a legal secretary which is really cool and funny. I have to cover up my tattoos in a suit and be super-vanilla which is cool and which I love. And it’s a great show and then I’m going to finish out my tour dates, and then I’m gonna see if I finish out season two of The Cho Show. (I hope we are!) But we don’t know yet.

GS: What are some things that your fans might not know about you that would surprise them?

MC: Like, I am really a dog mom.

GS: Oh . . . ! [This is where I kept quiet about my cat fetish.]

MC: I have three dogs. They’re my whole life.

GS: Silly questions, now. Either or questions: Strawberry or grape-flavored gum?

MC: I can’t chew gum because I’m such a spaz like I would bite the inside of my mouth so much and bite my tongue and then my whole mouth would be filled with blood. It’s really stupid. I’m really dumb about chewing gum. I’m not sure how to. Sometimes, I’m super dumb about stuff. The other thing I’m dumb about is I don’t know how to do the laundry.

GS: I wish I didn’t know how to do the laundry and then I could make someone else do it. Granny panties or thongs?

MC: Um, I’d say thongs. But I do appreciate a granny panty in moderation.

GS: Lindsay Lohan or Samantha Ronson?

MC: Oooh. I love Samantha. (GS: I know!) MC: She’s such a hot dirty butch. I like her a lot.

MC: That’s it Margaret, thank you so much for your time. I hope to catch your show, Beautiful, in Santa Rosa!