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Is Facebook down?
Is Facebook down? and why does an image of this guy show up when I go to www.facebook.com or www.facebook.com/forgetthebox ?
Christine O’Donnell admits to dabbling in witchcraft
Christine O’Donnell, GOP U.S. Senate candidate for Delaware senate seat has had even more damaging footage of her on television revealed. Yesterday Bill Maher released never-before-seen footage of O’Donnell speaking about exposure to witchcraft and participating in “satanic” rituals. O’Donnell has been acquiring an influx of money and support, thanks to her Tea Party backing, her public views on masturbation and her ties to the Christian Right of the Republican party. It is unknown how these recent revelations might affect her campaign as she tries to wrestle the Democrats hold on the blue state senate seat.
JR goes green as Larry Hagman endorses solar energy
He is known as an oil man, through and through, or at least his character is….make that was. For years on the hit TV show Dallas, actor Larry Hagman portrayed the quintessential Texas black gold tycoon JR Ewing. Now Hagman is playing JR once again, this time in a commercial for solar power. In the ad for Solar World, a German company that makes photovoltaic modules, Hagman, as JR, announces that the oil business has been very good to him over the years but it’s far too dirty now, which is why he’s gone solar. Then, in a parody of Sarah Palin’s famous “drill, baby, drill” line, he urges the audience to “shine, baby, shine!”
Cindy Blackman gets a very decent proposal…Santana-style
Carlos Santana sure has style. That much is clear and has been for years. His guitar playing is legendary and his onstage presence has always been very smooth. On Friday, though, he took smooth to a whole new level, a very romantic one. He proposed to girlfriend Cindy Blackman while onstage during a concert in Tinley Park, Illinois.
