Monday, June 8, 2009

Changing Times

The Gallup Poll says that 69% of Americans now favor getting rid of that silly "Don't ask, don't tell" nonsense and allowing gays to serve openly in the military. This includes 58% of folks who identify themselves as Conservatives or Republicans, and 60% of those who say they regularly attend church.

So, uh, what's the hold up here? The only thing I can imagine is that President Obama has some reason to believe this would not sit well with the military themselves, either the brass or the rank-and-file, and that he's looking for a way to deal with that problem. Assuming the poll is not an outlier — and it doesn't appear to be — is there any other possible explanation?

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Today's Bonus Video Link

I really liked the parody that Neil Patrick Harris sung at the close of the Tony Awards last night so here it is for those who missed it. The lyrics were by Marc Shaiman and and Scott Wittman, and I'm wondering how many different versions they had ready. The winners in those categories weren't a huge surprise so I don't think they bothered writing lines for every possible outcome. But a couple of those awards could have gone to others so they had to be prepared.

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Myth Information

The folks at Salon have compiled a list of some of the nuttier lies about Barack Obama. I don't even think the folks spreading most of these stories believe 'em...but they do believe there's an audience for such nonsense.

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Today's Video Link

Speaking of musical comedies! There's a new one based on the movie, Sister Act which starred Whoopi Goldberg. Ms. Goldberg is not in the new show but she's a producer of it, and it just opened in London to pretty decent reviews. Sister Act: The Musical has a score by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater, with a book by my longtime friends, Bill and Cheri Steinkellner. Here's a website with more info and here's one of the numbers from the show, which I hope will come closer so I can see it...

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