from the University of California at Davis law school, who won $1000 from Wells Fargo.
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Photos from Williams Institute Update
from the University of California at Davis law school, who won $1000 from Wells Fargo.
2008 OSCARS: Award Predictions
Best Picture
- Atonement
- Juno
- Michael Clayton
- No Country For Old Men
- There Will Be Blood
WILL WIN: No Country For Old Men.
Best Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
- Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country For Old Men
- Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
- Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Jason Reitman, Juno
SHOULD WIN: No Country For Old Men.
WILL WIN: No Country For Old Men.
Best Actress
- Julie Christie, Away From Her
- Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
- Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
- Laura Linney, The Savages
- Ellen Page, Juno
SHOULD WIN: Ellen Page, Juno
WILL WIN: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose.
Best Actor
- George Clooney, Michael Clayton
- Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
- Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
- Tommy Lee Jones, In The Valley of Elah
- Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
SHOULD WIN: Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd.
WILL WIN: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood.
Best Supporting Actress
- Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
- Ruby Dee, American Gangster
- Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
- Amy Ryan, Gone, Baby, Gone
- Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
SHOULD WIN: Ruby Dee, American Gangster.
WILL WIN: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton.
- Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men
- Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
- Hal Holbrook, Into The Wild
- Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
SHOULD WIN: Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men.
WILL WIN: Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men.
Best Original Screenplay
- Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl
- Brad Bird, Ratatouille
- Diablo Cody, Juno
- Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
- Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
SHOULD WIN: Diablo Cody, Juno.
WILL WIN: Diablo Cody, Juno.
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
- Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
- Christopher Hampton, Atonement
- Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Sarah Polley, Away From Her
SHOULD WIN: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men.
WILL WIN: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Celebrity Friday: Queer Lawyers!
Today is the The Williams Institute's 7th Annual Update on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy at UCLA Law School from 10:00am to 6:30pm.Here are the highlights of the agenda:
10:00 - 10:50 am
Keynote Address: The Constitutional Claim for Equality in LGBT Rights Litigation, A conversation with
Nan Hunter, Professor, Brooklyn Law School
Kenji Yoshino, Guido Calabresi Professor, Yale Law School
10:50 – 11:50 am
Marriage Update
Gary J. Gates, Senior Research Fellow, The Williams Institute
Kate Kendell, Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Lee Swislow, Executive Director, GLAD
Moderated by Jon Davidson, Legal Director, Lambda Legal
1:20 – 2:35 pm
Beyond Marriage
Grace Blumberg, Professor, UCLA School of Law
Angela Harris, Professor, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley
Nancy Polikoff, Professor, American University Washington College of Law
2:50 – 3:50 pm
Discrimination Update
Toni Broaddus, President & Executive Director, Equality Federation & Equality Federation Institute
Matt Foreman, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task ForceDean Spade, Law Teaching Fellow, The Williams Institute
Moderated by David Cruz, Professor, USC Gould School of Law
3:50 – 5:00 pm
Beyond Anti-Discrimination Legislation
M.V. Lee Badgett, Research Director, The Williams Institute
Chai Feldblum, Director, Federal Legislation Clinic and Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Jody Armour, Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law
Moderated by Russell Robinson, Professor, UCLA School of Law
5:15 – 6:30 pm
Final Round of the 4th Annual Moot Court Competition
The Honorable Vice Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch, Arizona Supreme Court, the Honorable Justice James Graves, Mississippi Supreme Court, and the Honorable Jean Dubofsky, former Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, presiding.
6:30 pm
cocktail Reception Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library, UCLA Law
Mad Professah was a judge in the early round of the Moot Court competition last year and this year, so is looking forward to the final round. I'm also sad that I'm missing the conversation between Kenji Yoshino and Nan Hunter, two of the greatest legal thinkers the LGBT movement has. Hopefully I'll have some pictures of the event to show later on today.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Bush Approval Hits 19%, 1% Among Democrats
Among Democrats (43% of respondents), 1% of registered voters approve of the President's job performance with 99% disapproving. Among Republicans (29% of respondents), 45% approve with 50% disapproving and among Independents (28% of respondents), 17% approve and 75% disapprove of the way Bush is doing his job.Month Approve Disapprove Undecided
Feb 2008 19% 77% 4%
Jan 2008 34% 59% 7%
Dec 2007 32% 66% 2%
Nov 2007 31% 64% 5%
Oct 2007 25% 67% 8%
Sep 2007 34% 60% 6%
Aug 2007 28% 65% 7%
Jul 2007 25% 71% 4%
Jun 2007 27% 67% 6%
May 2007 31% 64% 5%
Apr 2007 33% 62% 5%
Mar 2007 32% 63% 5%
Feb 2007 39% 56% 5%
Happily, there are exactly 11 more months of the Bush administration. (hat/tip to Daily Kos)
The U.S. First Openly Gay, Black State Representative
Connecticut State Representative Jason Bartlett became the nation's first openly gay, African American state representative on Tuesday after coming out publicly in an article appearing in the Dansbury News Times.Pam's House Blend, Joe.My.God and other blogs covered the story and the National Black Justice Coalition has an exclusive interview with the nation's most prominent Black and openly gay elected official on its website.
Bartlett was elected in 2006 on his third run for public office and has endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. He is 41 years old and has two sons, 19 and 21.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Supervisor Burke Anoints former LAPD Chief Parks Her Successor
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Shiro's (South Pasadena, CA)
| Asparagus Salad with Pecans, Tomatoes and Tarragon Dressing | Shrimp Tempura |
| Canadian Sea Scallops with Shiitake & Shimeji Mushrooms | Roasted Pork Tenderloins with Green Peppercorn Sauce |
| Chocolate Torte Souffle | Japanese Flower Arrangement as table centerpiece |
Shiro's is Hideo Yamashiro's restaurant in South Pasadena. It has received a rave review from S. Irene Virbila, the Los Angeles Times food critic.
Mad Professah and Mad Other Half had been wanting to try this restaurant for quite awhile and used the occasion of Valentine's day to make the short trek to the wilds of South Pasadena.
We decided to try the Wednesday night prix fixe menu and then selected some other interesting additional items. The meal started with some excellent and exceedingly light french bread and an amuse bouche of a slice of grilled red pepper wrapped around a soft cheese. We then started with an appetizer special (the shrimp tempura) which was both very light and flavorful, well-matched by the creamy but piquant dipping sauce. We then each had a salad, with the most distinctive being the Asparagus Salad (with Pecans, Tomatoes and Tarragon Dressing) which was surprisingly sweet but with an interesting combination of textures.
Our entrees were the Canadian Sea Scallops with Shiitake & Shimeji Mushrooms and the Roasted Pork Tenderloins with Green Peppercorn Sauce. They were both excellent, with the scallops being gently seasoned with nicely seared, partially caramelized edges. The pork tenderloins were astonishingly tender and the green peppercorn sauce was absolutely delicious. The vegetables on the side consisted of scallopped potatoes, carrots and zucchini.
The scalloped potatoes and carrots were particularly tasty.
The dessert we selected was the chocolate torte souffle, which was very chocolate-y and suprisingly not sweet, but not in a bad way.
Overall, the dining experience was a high quality one, particularly at a price much lower than one would pay at an equivalently fancy restaurant located on the West Side of Los Angeles.
OVERALL GRADE: A/A-.
FOOD: A.
SERVICE: A-.
AMBIANCE: A-.
VALUE. A.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
L.A. Candlelight Vigil For Lawrence King Wednesday in WEHO
Just received an email from Lorri Jean, the CEO of the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center, one of the largest gay and lesbian organizations in the world, informing me about another public response to the anti-gay killing of Lawrence King, 16, last weekend that Mad Professah and Joe.My.God and other bloggers have been following closely.The email announcement has information about a Candlelight Vigil to be held tomorrow in West Hollywood:
Please join us for a candlelight vigil in memory of Lawrence King, the 15-year-old boy who was the victim of a hate-motivated shooting by a fellow classmate last week. According to his friends, Larry self-identified as gay, sometimes wore make-up and feminine jewelry, and was taunted and harassed by some of his classmates before his murder.
Please come to honor King and to speak out against anti-LGBT violence in schools.
When:
Wednesday, February 20th
7:00 pm: Gather at West Hollywood Park
7:30 pm: Walk to San Vicente Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd
Where:
West Hollywood Park
647 N San Vicente BlvdWest Hollywood, CA
Read or watch Center C.E.O. Lorri L. Jean’s news conference remarks regarding the murder.
Oscar ballots due today
Fidel Castro Is No Longer President of Cuba
[...]
To my dearest compatriots, who have recently honored me so much by electing me a member of the Parliament where so many agreements should be adopted of utmost importance to the destiny of our Revolution, I am saying that I will neither aspire to nor accept, I repeat, I will neither aspire to nor accept the positions of President of the State Council and Commander in Chief.
[...]The path will always be difficult and require from everyone's intelligent effort ... The adversary to be defeated is extremely strong; however, we have been able to keep it at bay for half a century.
This is not my farewell to you. My only wish is to fight as a soldier in the battle of ideas. I shall continue to write under the heading of 'Reflections by comrade Fidel.' It will be just another weapon you can count on. Perhaps my voice will be heard. I shall be careful.
Thanks.
Fidel Castro Ruz
The reaction in Miami's Little Havana has been muted. The Cuban Legislature will meet this weekend to select a new President, which is expected to be Fidel's brother, Raul.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Third Candidate Enters Migden-Leno State Senate Primary
The bitter Carole Migden-Mark Leno primary fight just got a bit more interesting: former Assemblyperson Joe Nation entered the race for the Democratic nomination in the State Senate Third District. The district includes about half of San Francisco, all of Marin County and parts of Sonoma County.Hopefully, the entry of a straight person with strong environmental credentials will not be enough to end the representation of this district by an openly gay or lesbian person.
2008 OSCARS: Pick The Winners
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Over 1000 March in Oxnard to Protest Anti-Gay Hate Crime

The Los Angeles Times continues its coverage of the shooting death of openly gay, 15-year-old Lawrence King with an article in today's paper about a student-organized march held in Oxnard Saturday. In addition, the paper's website has the above pictures by Michael Robinson Chavez added to a photo gallery.New details are emerging about the issues involved between Lawrence King and the 14-year-old Brandon McInerney who shot him to death on Tuesday morning. Apparently King had told McInerney that he had a crush on him. Joe.My.God continues his excellent Lawrence King coverage here.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Eye Candy: Ramirez Allender
Friday, February 15, 2008
Celebrity Friday: Noah's Arc Movie Is On
Towleroad and Rod 2.0 are both carrying the story that MTV Networks has announced a March start date for production of the long-awaited Noah's Arc movie, which would pick up where the now-cancelled Logo television series about four Black gay men living in Los Angeles left off at the end of its second season.Mad Professah is skeptical that the movie will actually happen, but has a lot of confidence in director and producer Patrik-Ian Polk to pull it off, somehow. The entire original cast from the series featuring Darryl Stephens as Noah and Doug Spearman, Rodney Chester and Christian Vincent as his ARC (friends Alex, Rodney and Chance).
In the meantime, we will be able to see another television-turned-movie adaptation this summer when the Sex in the City movie comes out on May 30.
Latest on Lawrence King Shooting Aftermath
Joe.My.God is doing excellent work following up the latest developments in the Lawrence King shooting Mad Professah reported on yesterday. The Ventura County Rainbow Alliance has set up a memorial donation fund. The story was above the fold on page 1 of today's Los Angeles Times (more prominent than the announcement of a new Editor-in-Chief for the paper).The latest news is that Lawrence King has been taken off life support and an autopsy is planned for later today. His alleged shooter, Brandon McInerney, was charged with pre-meditated murder with special circumstances (commission of a crime with a gun and a hate crime) and faces bail set at $770, 000. McInerney turned 14 on January 24th, making him eligible to be tried as an adult for the crime due to 2000's Proposition 21 "juvenile justice" initiative, which Mad Professah voted against at the time. He is being held at the Ventura County Juvenile Hall until an arraignment set for March 21.
Lawrence King Memorial Fund and Vigil
Unite, Share, Discuss - be visible!
Join us Friday evening, February 15 at 7pm to celebrate
the life of Lawrence King.
Unite in solidarity - be seen, be heard!
The ART Barn
856 E. Thompson Boulevard
Ventura, CA 93001
7pm - Unite
8pm - Walk to the Beach
Mapquest link HERE
Thursday, February 14, 2008
NYC Unveils New Condom For Valentine's Day
Mad Professah has been following the ongoing saga of official condom distribution plans by New York City and Washington, D.C. for quite awhile. I'm still curious as to why my fair city of Los Angeles (or one of the 99 cities found within Los Angeles County) does not seem to have such a widespread free condom distribution plan as New York.Does this mean Angelenos are "knocking boots" less frequently than New Yawkers, or Allah forbid, are they just using less condoms?
Above is the newly unveiled condom wrapper for the Official NYC Condom, with the slogan "Get Some." In 2007, New York City gave away 3 million condoms per month, for an annual total of 36 million condoms for 8.2 million residents.
Openly Gay Student, 15, Fatally Wounded in Oxnard
Joe.My.God has been closely following the Tuesday shooting of an openly gay student named Lawrence King, a 15-year-old at E. O. Green Juior High School in Oxnard, CA. According to LAist, the shooter was 14-year-old classmate Brandon McInerney and the shooting occurred at 8:30am in a computer lab with 20 other students. On Wednesday, multiple media reports announced that King was declared brain dead at St. John's Regional Medical Center but his body was on a ventilator as the family was considering whether to allow organ donation.King had been living at Casa Pacifica, a Ventura County foster care home for abused and neglected children.
The Los Angeles Times has some information on the motive:
Police have not determined a motive in the slaying but said it appeared to stem from a personal dispute between King and the suspect.Surprisingly, I haven't seen any quotes from State Senator Sheila Kuehl, who has probably done the most to promote the protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in California of any elected official in the state.
[...].
But several students at the south Oxnard campus said King and his alleged assailant had a falling out stemming from King's sexual orientation.
The teenager sometimes wore feminine clothing and makeup, and proclaimed he was gay, students said.
"He would come to school in high-heeled boots, makeup, jewelry and painted nails -- the whole thing," said Michael Sweeney, 13, an eighth-grader. "That was freaking the guys out."
Student Juan Sandoval, 14, said he shared a fourth-period algebra class with the suspect, whom he described as a calm, smart student who played on the basketball team. "I didn't think he was that kind of kid," Sandoval said. "I guess you never know. He made a big mistake."
"Their lives are both destroyed now," said student Hansley Rivera, 12.
Several students said that a day before the shooting, King and several boys had some kind of altercation during the lunch period.
If the suspect targeted King because of his sexual orientation, the case could rise to the level of a hate crime, authorities said.
MadProfessah, like Joe.My.God, will also be following this story closely. Since I don't believe in the death penalty I disagree with others who are calling for retribution for the shooter, but I do believe that a 14-year-old can be tried as an adult, especially when the crime involves loss of life.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Obama Wins DC, VA, MD; Takes Delegate Lead
Barack Obama won in the so-called "crabcake primary" in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia on Tuesday, taking the overall delegate lead for the first time. Hillary Clinton, despite raising a rumored 10 million dollars from 100, 000 new donors on the Internet since Super Tuesday, has now staked her claim for the Democratic nomination on her ability to win decisively in two huge states on Tuesday March 4th, Texas and Ohio.
New Mariah Carey Single Leaked
The new album
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
25th Anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller
Today, the special 25th anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's Thriller will be released today. Although the original album was released in November 1982, it was in 1983 that Thriller-mania reached its peak. The Los Angeles Times is carrying multiple articles on the anniversary today. Below is a promotional video for the new album which has received nearly a million views on YouTube so far.Hollywood Gives Writers No Respect, Example #946
The Lord of the Rings films produced by New Line are among the most financially successful films ever created by Hollywood and were released in 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively. The cumulative worldwide gross receipts to date total nearly $6 billion. Notwithstanding the overwhelming financial success of the films, and the fact that the plaintiffs have a gross participation in each of the films, New Line has failed to pay the plaintiffs any portion of the gross profit participation at all. [emphasis added]
The trustees’ UK lawyer, Steven Maier, of Manches LLP, said: “The Tolkien trustees do not file lawsuits lightly, and have tried unsuccessfully to resolve their claims out of court. But in this case, New Line has left them no option at all. New Line has not paid the plaintiffs even one penny of its contractual share of gross receipts despite the billions of dollars of gross revenue generated by these wildly successful motion pictures. To make matters worse, to date New Line has even prevented the plaintiffs from auditing the last two films of the series. The trustees are very aggrieved by New Line’s arrogance.”
The complaint seeks, among other things, in excess of $150 million in compensatory damages, as well as punitive damages, and a declaration from the Court that the plaintiffs have a right to terminate any further rights New Line may have to the Tolkien works under the agreements, including The Hobbit, due to the serious and material nature of the breach of the agreements.
Bonnie Eskenazi, the trustees’ US counsel who filed the complaint, said, “New Line has brought new meaning to the phrase ‘creative accounting.’ I cannot imagine how on earth New Line will argue to a jury that these films could gross literally billions of dollars, and yet the creator’s heirs, who are entitled to a share of gross receipts, don’t get a penny.”
It should be noted that the Oscar-winning director-screenwriter-producer Peter Jackson had to sue New Line to receive just compensation, so maybe it's not just the writers the suits try to screw over but all creative talent.
However, by dissing the goose that lays the golden eggs, New Line is jeopardizing its previously announced participation in the movie version of The Hobbit, another book written by Tolkien which is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
If New Line (or Time Warner if the rumors are true) doesn't pay the Tolkien Trust some significant fraction of the $150 million that they owe them, this is one Tolkien fanboy who will be boycotting the two new Lord of the Rings films planned for December 2010 and 2011.
Lost Returns At High Level In Season 4



There have been two new episodes of Lost so far, and they have been amazing! The latest one aired on Thursday and I finally watched it this weekend. Four new characters were introduced: anthropologist Charlotte Lewis (Rebecca Mader), pilot Frank Lapidus (Jeff Fahey), "genius headcase" Daniel Faraday (Jeremy Davies) and ghostwhisperer Miles (Ken Leung). In the first episode of Season 4 another new character, named Matthew Abbadon, played by Lance Reddick of the The Wire, was introduced as some corporate hack for Oceanic Airlines, the company responsible for the ill-fated Flight 815.Monday, February 11, 2008
Obama Sweeps 4 Weekend Contests; Clinton Replaces Campaign Manager

The latest count of states won by popular vote, plus the margin of victory:
Clinton (10)
Arkansas +43
Oklahoma +24
New York +17
Massachusetts +15
Tennessee +13
California +10
New Jersey +10
Arizona +9
Nevada +6
New Hampshire +3
Obama (19)
Idaho +62
Alaska +50
Kansas +48
Washington +37
Georgia +36
Nebraska +36
Colorado +35
Minnesota +35
Illinois+32
South Carolina +32
North Dakota +24
Louisiana +21
Maine +18
Utah +18
Alabama +14
Delaware +10
Iowa +9
Connecticut +4
Missouri +1
Barack Obama won primary electoral contests in Louisiana, Washington, Nebraska, U.S. Virgin Islands and Maine this weekend. Hillary Clinton "replaced" her campaign manager.
The current delegate count has the two basically tied (Hillary ahead by 38 delegates, with each one of them with around 1,100). This Tuesday is the "Potomac Primary" with contests in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
Obama Beats Clinton (at The Grammys)
Barack Obama beat (Bill) Clinton at the Grammy Awards last night, winning the award for Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling) for The Audacity Of Hope audiobook. Bill Clinton was nominated for Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World.Sunday, February 10, 2008
WGA Awards Announced: The Wire Wins
The Writer Guild Awards were announced the same day the word started to spread about the writers' strike coming to an end.Friday, February 08, 2008
Celebrity Friday: Heroes in the Struggle 2008
read a lengthy letter from presidential candidate Barack Obama on the occasion of
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and Heroes in the Struggle ceremony
named one of 2008's Heroes in the Struggle
was named a Hero in the Struggle and also donated atleast $2,000 of
his own money during the hilarious live auction. He was on his way to a red eye
flight to Louisiana to stump for Obama after the ceremony.
with HIV (and never recieving an AIDS diagnosis!) for 26 years
Jesse L. Milan was named a Hero in the Struggle.
Reverend Al Sharpton spoke in place of Los Angeles County
Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, who was not present to
receive her Hero in the Struggle award.
The 2008 edition of Heroes in the Struggle was a very inspiring and pleasant event, held Thursday night in downtown Los Angeles, at the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Other Heroes in the Struggle named were: Julian Bond (Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NAACP), Danny Bakewell of the Bakewell Group (publishers of the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper), Bishop T.D. Jakes, author and radio personality Tavis Smiley and influential African American journalist George E. Curry.
Fox News Labels McCain a Democrat
Look carefully at the graphic below the image of presidential candidate Senator John McCain of Arizona. Apparently, he's had a party switch since wrapping up the Republican nomination on Thursday with "replicant" Mitt Romney dropping out of the presidential race. Does Faux News really believe that we believe these are unintentional mistakes? (hat/tip Crooks and Liars.)
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Today is National Black AIDS Awareness Day

Former Black, gay blogger Keith Boykin has a new project called The Daily Voice which is intended to "be the leading destination for African American news and opinion" on the web. The Daily Voice has information about Heroes in the Struggle featured on its home page today.
Supervisor Burke To Endorse Parks As Her Replacement?
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
NEWS FLASH: California Gay Marriage Ruling BY June 4th
Journalist and blogger Rex Wockner just emailed me with the news story that the California Supreme Court has finally set oral arguments in the pending litigation over gay marriage for 3 hours on March 4th. After oral arguments are complete in In Re Marriage Cases, Case No. S147999, the seven Justices have 90 days to issue their ruling, or they dont get paid, so that would mean a final determination on whether same-sex couples can get legally married in California before Summer and gay pride!Super Tuesday Results: Obama and Clinton Battle On
Joe.My.God has this great graphic (that I snagged and reproduced here) showing the current delgate counts of the two leading Democratic presidential copntenders. Although Barack Obama won more states (13 to 8) than Hillary Clinton, Clinton won the more populous states like California, New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Pam over at The Blend has a slightly different tally (825 to 732).By states, the Senator from Illinois won Alaska, Alabama, Connecticutt, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and Utah while the Senator from New York won Arizona, Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
In the big enchilada of California, Clinton crushed Obama 52 to 42% (so now we know that Zogby's polls are trash while SUSA and the Field poll are more accurate).
As Joe.My.God points out, according to exit polls (1879 total respondents) 4% of the electorate in California was gay or lesbian and they went for Hillary 60 per cent to 25 per cent.
John McCain won the most states and the most states and the most delegates, ahead of both Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, and now seems poised to become the Republican presidential nominee.
On the statewide intiatives, they all went the way that Mad Professah endorsed yesterday, except for Proposition 93, which apparently has lost 53.6 to 47.4%. This means that the two most important satate legislative leaders, State Senate Pro-Tem Don Perata and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez will be unable to run for re-election in November.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
CA Polls Have Both Obama AND Clinton Way Ahead
We'll know tonight which of these polls was horribly wrong. Will CA be like New Hampshire (Obama ahead in all the polls but lost to Clinton by 2 points) or South Carolina (polling was close and Obama romped with a 27 point victory)
California (370 Delegates)
Reuters / Zogby 2/4
Barack Obama 49% Hillary Clinton 36%
California (370 Delegates)
Survey USA
Hillary Clinton 52% Barack Obama 42%
Endorsements for February 5, 2008 Statewide Election
Democratic Presidential Primary
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Barack Obama
Statewide Ballot Measures
PROPOSITION 91 (Sequestering of Transportation Fees): No
PROPOSITION 92 (Guaranteed Community College Funding): No
PROPOSITION 93 (Modifying Term Limits Initiative): Yes
PROPOSITION 94 (Indian Gambling Compact): Yes
PROPOSITION 95 (Indian Gambling Compact): Yes
PROPOSITION 96 (Indian Gambling Compact): Yes
PROPOSITION 97 (Indian Gambling Compact): Yes
Local Ballot Measures
PROPOSITION S (City Tax For Municipal services): Yes
Obama Raises $32M, Clinton $13.5M in January
Monday, February 04, 2008
Celebrity Music Video featuring Obama's Speeches
Hat tip to Bloggernista.
First Lady of California Endorses Obama
A couple of days after her husband endorsed John McCain, Maria Shriver appeared at rally on Sunday afternoon at UCLA with Oprah Winfrey, Caroline Kennedy and Michelle Obama and endorsed Barack Obama's presidential campaign, saying:"If Barack Obama was a state he'd be California," Shriver said, drawing roars from the crowd. "I mean, think about it: diverse, open, smart, independent, oppose tradition, innovative, inspiring, dreamer, leader."
Sunday, February 03, 2008
More Eye Candy: Ramirez Allender

Another picture of smoking hot Brazilian model Ramirez Allender, courtesy The Boy.
Bloggernista heard my pleas and has posted multiple shots of Ramirez at his site. Check them out!
Black Lesbian Mayor elected in Cambridge, MA
Pam Spaulding and Joe.My.God are taking note of the news that the major United States city of Cambridge, Massachusetts has for the first time elected a Black lesbian mayor; her name is Denise Simmons. Previously, Cambridge had an openly gay, Black mayor named Ken Reeves. The mayoral position is selected by a majority vote from the members of the city council, as in West Hollywood, California which currently has an openly gay (and HIV-positive), Latino mayor: John Duran.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Endorsements Flood Obama Campaign Ahead of Super Tuesday Primary
The presidential campaign of Barack Obama keeps getting welcome news on the endorsements front. Yesterday, ex-Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker endorsed Obama, as did the online progressive group, MoveOn.org. Earlier in the week, following the endorsements from U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, his son U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy and JK's daughter Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, Obama was endorsed by the moderate governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius.Today comes news that the Los Angeles Times and La Opinión have endorsed Barack Obama as well.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Mark Leno Proposes Harvey Milk State Holiday May 22
Joe.My.God alerted me to the news that openly gay Assemblyman Mark Leno is proposing legislation to make May 22 a non-fiscal state holiday in honor of slain San Francisco Supervisor and gay rights hero Harvey Milk. The bill would declare May 22 "Harvey Milk Day" in California. There are currently not one but two Hollywood bio-pics planned on the life story of Harvey Milk, the first starring Sean Penn and Matt Damon and directed by openly gay director Gus Van Sant, and the second based on the best-selling book The Mayor of Castro Street and directed by openly gay director Bryan Singer (Superman Returns, The Usual Suspects) and produced by openly gay producing team of Meron&Zadan (Chicago, Hairspray).






