Posts Tagged ‘proposition 8’
Hot Shots!
June 5th, 2009 / Author: Chris Morran
Celebs Come Out Against Prop 8
May 27th, 2009
Hot Shots! 5/6/09-6/2/09
May 20th, 2009
Election Night Hits & Misses
November 5th, 2008
Whether your candidate won last night or lost, there were many moments that led to a memorable election night, the good, the bad, and the just plain weird.
Election Night Hits
Barack Obama’s victory speech: The country (and maybe the world) seemed to be holding its breath for the long minutes between when Barack Obama was announced the president-elect, and when he finally took the stage to address the nation.
"In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people," he said. "Let’s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.
John McCain’s concession speech: The Republican candidate’s bow-out was graceful, sincere, and very supportive of the new president-elect, showing that John McCain truly is dedicated to America.
"In a contest as long and difficult as this campaign has been, his success alone commands my respect for his ability and perseverance," McCain said."But that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans who had once wrongly believed that they had little at stake or little influence in the election of an American president is something I deeply admire and commend him for achieving."
Oprah crying in the crowd in Chicago: The daytime diva proved she wasn’t all talk about her dedication to Obama and the country, as the camera repeatedly showed her tear-streaked face, caught up in the moment.
"I am just so happy now. I was saying to people 20 months ago, ‘You don’t want to be on the wrong side of history,’ " she told Extra. "I would have lost my soul if I had not stood up for Barack Obama and it was worth everything for me to do it."
Joe Biden’s mother, the Obama kids on stage: Family was everything last night, as not only did Obama’s girls Malia and Sasha join their dad on stage, Joe Biden’s 90-year-old grinned with joy for her son.
Election Night Misses
CNN’s hologram reporters: Straight from Star Wars, CNN’s reporting "via hologram" was a weird addition to their coverage and definitely a big miss. Even hip hop artist will.i.am showed up as a hologram with a purple border to talk about nothing much, confusing viewers and causing a lot of laughs.
Michelle Obama’s dress: So the future first lady is usually very-well dressed, prompting comparisons to Jackie O, but last night’s red and black number with a strange cross section and tummy-widening effect hasn’t been so well received, You win some, you lose some!
California voters pass Proposition 8: A ban on gay marriage will most likely be voted into effect after all the final ballots are counted, reversing the order that allowed same-sex couples to wed just a few short months ago. Now that’s the kind of change we don’t want to believe in.
Lance: Just Say “No” to Prop. 8!
November 4th, 2008
With the election foremost on everyone’s minds today, Lance Bass is speaking out about Proposition 8, the measure that would ban same sex marriage in California.
The Dancing with the Stars competitor, who is openly gay, told OK! he has already voted “no” on the proposition.
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“It’s a very scary situation because it’s the first proposition in our history that puts discrimination into the constitution,” says Lance, who tells OK! he’d like to get married and have kids one day.
“It’s a very sad time and if it gets voted ‘yes’ on, I’m going to have to rethink where I live," Lance added with a laugh, that he was kidding and won’t leave California, but said the proposition against gay marriage shows that “we’re just not there yet and people need to be educated more. I think there’s a lot of lies going on [in the commercials]. They’re using children, which I think is so not fair. Hopefully ‘no’ on 8 will happen!”
By Carol Glines
Steven Spielberg Gives $100K
September 23rd, 2008
Adding their names to the list of generous stars like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw have also given $100,000 to fight California’s Proposition 8, the Nov. 8 ballot iniative trying to banning gay marriages in the state.
”By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation,” says a statement from Steven and Kate. ”Such discrimination has NO place in California’s constitution, or any other.”
If the initiative passes in November, it would overturn the Califnoria Supreme Court deicsion to legalize same-sex marriages, which is only the second in the country.
Brad Donates Money for Gay Marriage
September 17th, 2008
Brad Pitt is putting his money to yet another good cause. On Wednesday, the actor donated $100,000 towards fighting California’s November ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
"Because no one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn’t harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8," Pitt said.
The actor’s political and philanthropic advisor, Trevor Neilson, told the AP that Brad was surprised his peers in the entertainment industry had not donated more money to support the battle against Prop. 8
Earlier this week, both Pitt and girlfriend Angelina Jolie announced they donated $2 million to fight HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Ethiopia.
