Thank you, sir.

I really wish this man had stood up and said these things years ago. It was touching to hear him speak in such PLAIN and SIMPLE terms about our basic rights as human beings in AMERICA. People seem to forget what the Constitution actually says and stands for.

I want to give this man a hug and say thank you.

I also want to congratulate him for taming a Fox News correspondent. He had is tail between his legs at the end of this one!

Any step closer, even a tiny one... is a leap to someone.

That's my guy!

Yay!

In random Hollywood news, my favorite actor Tom Hanks was rated the #2 most reliable and trusted celebrity in the US!

James Earl Jones was number one, which is fine by me. He's a bit more seasoned, like an awesome grandfather. Tom will get there.

Others that made the list?

Here you go: Michael J. Fox, Will Smith, Bill Cosby, Denzel Washington, and the only girl Sally Field.

I agree with the whole list... except for Ron Howard.

Ron Howard has done some great work, I'll give him that... but he RUINED the Dan Brown films. They could have been so much better. The only good thing about them is Tommy boy. I wonder if it's because of him that Ron's on this list.

I kid, I kid... sorta.

Amazing.

Sometimes I feel as though my struggle is a big one, and then something brings me right back down and shows me how lucky I really am.

Take this amazing clip (and amazingly rare!) of Helen Keller.

This woman couldn't see or hear, yet through practice and patience she learned.

Check out this video clip.



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Woah!!!!!!

I am so proud of my home state!

I feel like I made an impact by sending letters to my reps!

Maine has become the fifth state to make marriage 100% legal and EQUAL for EVERYONE!!!!!!!

Governor John Baldacci:

"In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions. I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage."

HORAY!

I <3
MAINE!

I'm no stoner... but this is the truth.

Have you kept up with all the Michael Phelps drama about the bong picture?

This pretty much sums it all up. Click the picture for a great SNL clip.

Thank God.

PS: Look at all the people!

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It's over.

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Never again!

"Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties."
Discussing the Iraq war with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson

"Haven't we already given money to rich people? Why are we going to do it again?"
To economic advisers discussing a second round of tax cuts, as quoted by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil, Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2002

"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption."
Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002

"Do you have blacks, too?"
To Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001

"I'm the master of low expectations."
Aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things."
Aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

"I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it…I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet….I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't — you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one."
President George W. Bush, after being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004

"My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire."
Radio address, Feb. 24, 2001

"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction."
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Watch video)

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video)

"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed."
Speaking underneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003