Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2010

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To all my fellow Irish or those celebrating how much fun it is to be Irish, Happy St. Patrick’s day! In fact St. Patrick wasn’t even really Irish. He was a Welsh slave who was brought to Emerald Isle by some British lord. He then went and spread his religion across Ireland and was dubbed the country’s patron saint. There is a fun fact for you in case you are ever on Jeopardy or some other trivia game show in which useless knowledge can win you a lifetime supply of Rice-a-Roni.

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So go celebrate with gluttonous indulgences in Guinness, cheese and potatoes. Here are some Irish Toasts for you to screw up at your local pub later tonight…

‘Beannachtam na Feile Padraig!’ – Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

“Here’s to you and yours, And to mine and ours, And if mine and ours ever come across you and yours, I hope you and yours will do as much for mine and ours and mine and ours have done for you and yours!”

My personal favorites:

“May you be in Heaven a half hour before the Devil knows you’re dead!”

“May you die in bed at 95, shot by a jealous spouse.”

Rielle Hunter Strips and Talks John Edwards in GQ – Pics

Because an honest ho needs to earn a living, Rielle Hunter, former-um-employee of Senator John Edwards, and his baby mama, has decided to bear all to ‘GQ Magazine.’

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In the article, Hunter talks about her affair with the married Edwards and what she feels about his terminally ill wife, Elizabeth.

Via Popeater:

On His Marriage Woes: “Well, I was aware of it from the get-go. He doesn’t lie to me…and well, first of all, infidelity doesn’t happen in healthy marriages. The break in the marriage happens before the infidelity. And that break happened, you know, two and a half decades before I got there. So the home was wrecked already. I was not the Home Wrecker.”

On Elizabeth Edwards: “Oh, my God, I have such compassion for her. I really do. I mean, especially when you have terminal cancer… I watched my father die of cancer. It’s heart-wrenching to me. But it’s also really sad to me, her unwillingness to take responsibility for her part in the marriage.

Hunter went on to say that despite Edwards’s inability to admit paternity of the child they share, she doesn’t believe he would ever lie to her. She also believes that people who talk about her relationship with Edwards are merely doing so to make money.

…she then took of her pants and posed for pictures next to a Barney the Purple Dinosaur stuffed animal.

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Pro Skier, CR Johnson Dies Tragically On The Slopes

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Pro Skier and Tahoe legend CR Johnson has tragically passed away. He was 26 years-old.

Johnson was skiing in Squaw Valley, CA when he hit his head on protruding rocks on a cliff.

Despite wearing a helmet, it is believed that the head trauma killed Johnson instantly.

Via The Examiner:

“The news rocked the ski world and has left many Tahoe locals mourning the death of not only a great skier but a great person. Johnson had competed in the Winter X games and many other competitions. He grew up riding Squaw, and was even apart of the talented Squaw free ride team. Johnson was considered an even better person than skier. His accomplishments as a skier were dwarfed by his spirt and passion for skiing.”

Johnson was also involved in a collision with fellow skier Kye Peterson some time ago. That collision left him in a coma which, after awakening, resulted in Johnson needing to relearn simple tasks like chewing and swallowing.

Our thoughts are with Johnson’s family.

Natalee Holloway, Joran van der Sloot Confession

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It appears that there is another confession in the Natalie Holloway case. One of the three main suspects reportedly confessed to dumping the missing teen’s body in the marshes of the Caribbean. Officials are extremely wary and doubt his confession is close to the truth of what happened.

Holloway went missing while on a graduation trip to Aruba and no trace has ever surfaced and the story of what happened after she was last seen at a bar has changed repeatedly. Joran va der Sloot is the main suspect and has now given to two confessions to killing the teen and disposing of her remains. The first time he told reporters that he had dumped her body at sea. This time he told a Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf, that he hid her body in the swamp on the north end of the island.

“Aruban justice department officials doubt Van der Sloot’s latest confession, telling De Telegraaf that although it has sparked new inquiries into the investigation, “it soon became clear this statement is a mixture of lies and fantasy.” Aruba’s chief prosecutor Peter Blanken told NBC News that the suspect’s story was “very unbelievable.” A justice department spokesman told De Telegraaf that if Van der Sloot were telling the truth he would name the exact spot where Halloway’s body is hidden.”

I am not a detective but I’d be searching the marshes and anyway. However, I understand it is clear that this moron is just wasting everyone’s time. Joran seems more willing to talk to the media than the police. The first confession was on Dutch tv show in which stated that he had sex with Natalie on the beach and afterward she began “shaking” and lost consciousness. After being unable to help her, he said he called a friend who had a boat to take care of her and he went home. The “friend” told him he dumped her body in the ocean and van der Sloot closed the interview by stating, “I didn’t lose a minute of sleep over it.”

He was arrested again after the tape of his confession was given to police. A court in Aruba deemed that their wasn’t enough evidence to keep him in jail and freed him after he began denying any involvement.

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Scotty Lago Racy Photo Controversy – SEE IT HERE

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Scotty Lago is in a bit of trouble with the U.S. Olympic Committee. The snowboader has fallen victim to some racy pictures. He placed his bronze medal around his waist and someone snapped photos of a girls kissing the medal as it dangled in front of his crotch. Another photo shows the same woman biting his award.

After the racy photos of Lago showed up on the net, he apologized to the Committee and started packing. Scotty would have been asked to leave Vancouver if he didn’t voluntarily go says TMZ.

He agreed to leave the Olympic Village on his own accord, but sources close to Lago tells TMZ he received an ultimatum from the U.S. Olympic Committee: either say you’re sorry and go … or get ejected from the Olympic Village. As for when we might hear from Lago himself … we’re told he’s in a “blackout period” — meaning he can’t talk about the incident at all until March 3.

Being that they hand condoms out like candy on Halloween at every Olympic village I am pretty sure that this tame compared to the hump-apalooza going on off camera.

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‘Deadliest Catch’ Captain Phil Harris Dies

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Its with heavy hearts that we have to pass on the news that Phil Harris, captain of the Cornelia Marie fishing boat featured on “Deadliest Catch,” has died this morning in Alaska. He was 53.

Per EW:

“It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad — Captain Phil Harris,” said a statement from his sons, Jake and Josh Harris. “Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end.”

Harris suffered a stroke Jan. 29 while the ship was docked at St. Paul Island, Alaska. (Read about that here.) He was in a medically induced coma following a marathon surgery. Harris had seemed to be improving, and in a posting last Saturday on the ship’s Web site, he was described as “talking to friends and family today; showing his greatest progress” since the stroke. According to his biography on the ship’s Web site, Harris became a captain at 21 on the boat F/V Golden Viking, based in Seattle and operating in the Bering Sea. In 1983, after he left to work on another boat, the Golden Viking sank off St. Matthew Island, Alaska. He had helmed the Cornelia Marie since 1990.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time.

Justin Timberlake Hope for Haiti ‘Hallelujah” Performance – Video

Donate Now: 1-877-99-HAITI in US/Canada, or go to www.hopeforhaitinow.org

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Justin Timberlake singing always made me want to recoil in embarrassment, but this…this is a gorgeous song, originally done by Leonard Cohen, and Timberlake managed to win my little no-heart with this rendition of one of my favorite songs, ‘Hallelujah.’

I should also mention that he was joined by Matt Morris who is bringing Timberlake to a new place that I find more appealing. Also, beards are the new black. Between Justin, Matt and Sparklepants (click here to Robert Pattinson’s beard pics) there is a new demand for beard trimmers.

Currently there are several figures floating around as to just how much the Hope For Haiti Telethon made. The most reliable number comes from CNN at $58 million.

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On a serious note today, kittens…

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We are all aware of the devastating earthquake that recently rocked the small island-nation of Haiti.

Tonight, a-listers from all over the globe will unite to hold the ‘Hope for Haiti’ telethon. The telethon will air on all major US networks and will feature performers such as Rihanna, Bono and The Edge, and Jay-Z, along with the likes of Robert Pattinson, Justin Timberlake, and Taylor Swift all asking for you to spare a few seconds of your time and a few dollars for Haiti.

Via Popeater:

In New York, Haitian native (Wycleff) Jean will host, while George Clooney will hold down the fort in Los Angeles. Throughout the night, CNN’s Anderson Cooper will report from Port-au-Prince.

Our pals at The Fab Life have rounded up a list of presenters and speakers as well:

LA: Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Chris Rock, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Halle Berry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Oprah Winfrey, Samuel L. Jackson

NYC: President Bill Clinton and Jon Stewart

London: Robert Pattinson

People can purchase the night’s musical performances for 99 cents each through iTunes starting Saturday. All proceeds will go to Haiti relief.

Take time and help those who truly need it.

‘Hope for Haiti’ airs TONIGHT at 8:00 PM EST.

Anderson Cooper Saves Haitian – Photos and Video

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Good Lawd! I have a thing for Anderson Cooper and make no secret about the fact I want to make silver haired babies with him. Yes, I know. I am barking up the wrong tree, but he is delicious.

Anderson is in Haiti covering the tragedy of the quake that has left so many lost. While doing another story, a looting began complete with guns fire. Of course The Silver Fox is a hero and ran towards the looting to save a young Haitian.

Per Cooper’s Blog:

“We were covering another story when we heard shots being fired. We ran toward the sound and found a store being looted. Two Haitian police officers were occasionally firing into the air to try to keep order, but that only worked for a few moments, then the looting would begin again.

They were stealing boxes of candles. An American businessman named Tony who owns two stores nearby barricaded one street to keep looters away. He had armed the two Haitian police with automatic weapons, and they were assisting him, but they were not able to control anything beyond their barricade.

It quickly became a free-for-all. Young men began fighting one another for the stolen items. A number of young men had knives, and planks of wood, screwdrivers and rocks. They were using their improvised weapons to threaten and injure others who had stolen items from the store. The robbers were now being robbed. One group of looters whipped another man with a leather belt. They punched him as well, and they stole the sack of goods he’d just stolen.

I was in the midst of the melee with Charlie Moore, my producer, Neil Hallsworth my cameraman, Vlad Duthiers, my translator, and there was a still photographer from Getty Images with us, photojournalist Jonathan Torgovnik. As things got really out of control, I saw a looter on the roof of the store they’d broken into throw what I think was part of a concrete block into the crowd. It hit a small boy in the head.

I saw him collapse. More chunks of concrete were being thrown at the looters on the roof. The injured boy couldn’t get up. He’d try and then collapse again. Blood was pouring from his head. He was conscious but had no control over his body. I was afraid someone on the roof would see him lying there and throw another cinder block piece onto him. I was afraid he’d get killed. No one seemed to be helping him.

I ran to where he was struggling, and picked him up off the ground. I brought him to a spot about a hundred feet away. I could feel his warm blood on my arms. I stood him up, but he was clearly unable to walk. He wiped his bloody face, and I tried to reassure him. He had no idea where he was, and he clearly couldn’t walk, so I picked him up again and handed him over to someone behind that makeshift barricade. Tony, the American businessman, gave the boy a wet towel. He was then taken away by someone else. We don’t know what happened to him.

I hope he’s ok.”

Yes, Virginia. There is a Silver Fox. This man is like sex on a stick dipped in lube and sent from the gods.

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Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech – Video

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Today darlings, is Martin Luther King Jr.’s day. We should remember that tolerance, equality and freedom and the price some have had to pay.