CHICAGO AWAITS 2016 OLYMPIC HOST CITY DECISION

On October 2, 2009 an announcement will be made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Copenhagen, Denmark, revealing the city chosen for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Chicago submitted their bid for consideration - first to the US Olympic Committee in April of 2007, who then chose Chicago from other US cities as their pick for a US host city.

Chicago is competing against other bidding cities such as Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Jenero (Brazil), and Madrid (Spain).

Initially, President Obama - a Chicago native - had planned on making a trip to Copenhagen to make a personal bid for the Chicago team, but due to constraints with his health care initiative has appointed First Lady Michelle Obama to go in his stead.

However, it seems as if President Obama is keeping his options open. Reports swirling that the President may take a quick trip if he sees the opportunity to make a personal appearance, thereby doubling the star power by two.

Final presentations by all four competing cities will begin this Wednesday, with the announcement made next Friday October 2nd.

For more information on Chicago's bid click here.

TODAY'S CARTOON

(Courtesy of The Jamaica Observer.)

THE DUMBEST BITCHES IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY...

Former Miss California 2009
Carrie Prejean

Whose only claim to fame is giving a retarded answer at the 2009 Miss Universe USA beauty pageant. She was the keynote speaker at the recent Family Research Council's conservative Voter Values Summit held in Washington this week. Her accomplishments? Not fulfilling the obligations of her Miss California contract, an incomplete scholar but a master of the dye job! There is more air between her ears than any found in a large wind tunnel.

Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (R-Mn)

Known for her religious-based rhetoric when speaking in congress and making nonsensical claims regarding "global climate change not being a real issue", she gained national notoriety when she claimed in October of 2008 that members of congress should be investigated for being "anti-American".

Sarah Palin
(Professional Quitter and Retard)

The former Miss Alaska contestant (what IS IT with the GOP and recruiting beauty pageants participants to be their elected officials?), and former Governor of Alaska (she quit mid-term because the job was just "so HARD...!!"), she was also the Achilles heel of the McCain presidential bid. Current renowned for issuing fact less "twits" on Twitter and Facebook.
Figures - a "twit" from a twit.

(and my personal favorite)
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-Sc)

*sigh* How dumb is she? In April 2009, Foxx expressed opposition to the Matthew Shepard Act, incorrectly claiming that the murder of Matthew Shepard was not a hate crime. While debating the act at the House of Representatives, which was attended by Matthew Shepard's mother, she called the incident a "very unfortunate incident" but also "we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn't because he was gay". She continued that "It's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing [hate crimes] bills".

Oh, and she also voted AGAINST federal aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

SATURDAY NIGHT SIGHTS

POLITICAL CARTOONS

BLACK OR WHITE - Michael Jackson

JASON AND DEMARCO

Jason Warner (born 1975) and deMarco DeCiccio (born 1976) are a secular and Christian musical duo (and life partners) with outreach to the LGBT community.

Rob Jason Nicewarner, who changed his name to "Jason Warner" before becoming a duo with deMarco, is a 1997 graduate of Lee University in Tennessee, and comes from a Pentecostal faith background. Marco DeCiccio, who is now known as deMarco, grew up a Roman Catholic, is a native of Canada and a 1999 graduate of York University.

Jason and deMarco met in 2001 in Hollywood, California. Before launching their duo act, deMarco was a lead in the international touring company of the musical "California Dream Men" and Jason was a Christian artist in mainline traditional Gospel groups, and then as a solo artist touring mostly through Metropolitan Community Church, gay-accepting churches. The duo released their first album together, The Spirit of Christmas, in 2002 followed by 2003's Songs for the Spirit. In 2004, they appeared on the cover of The Advocate magazine with their new album Spirit Pop. In early 2005, they started working with Letthead Productions, a recording studio and production company based in Houston. They released their fourth album, Till the End of Time, produced by Alan Lett, with additional production from Joe Hogue, Eddie X and Luigie Gonzalez. Seven of the album's twelve songs are written by Jason and deMarco.

Jason and deMarco's first single "Trying to Get to You" climbed the Billboard Charts and their second single, "This is Love" won "Music Video of the Year 2006" on MTV's LOGO. A full-length feature documentary film entitled "We're All Angels" premiered at NewFest 2007 (the 19th Annual New York LGBT Film Festival), and at Outfest 2007 (the 25th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival). They have a fan club "The Angel Club," based on the We're All Angels documentary.

In 2007, Jason joined the staff at Unity Church of Christianity in Houston, Texas under the leadership of Rev. Howard Caesar. He is a Young Adult and Youth Leader as well as a Contemporary Worship Leader, performing with deMarco.

(Courtesy of Wikipedia.)