In a highly unusual move, US President Barack Obama retook the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts after stumbling when he originally swore-in to become the 44th US president on Tuesday.
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The president retook the oath in the Map Room of the White House one day after his inauguration at the US Capitol.
"Are you ready to take the oath?" Roberts asked him.
"I am, and we're going to do it very slowly," Obama said, reciting the oath flawlessly and taking 25 seconds.
"We believe that the oath of office was administered effectively and that the President was sworn in appropriately yesterday," said White House Counsel Greg Craig.
"But the oath appears in the Constitution itself. And out of an abundance of caution, because there was one word out of sequence, Chief Justice Roberts administered the oath a second time."
Obama was first sworn in by Roberts on Tuesday, resting his left hand on Abraham Lincoln's Bible and raising his right hand to deliver the words that formally made him the successor to former president George W. Bush.
But things didn't go exactly as planned for the swearing-in of the country's first African-American commander-in-chief.
Under the gaze of more than two million crowded onto Washington's National Mall and millions more around the world, Obama said: "I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will execute the office of president of the United States faithfully, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States.
"So help me God."
As specified in the US Constitution, the word "faithfully" precedes the phrase "execute the office," but the chief justice, in his first presidential inauguration, read that part of the oath incorrectly.
Obama paused, apparently realizing something was wrong, and after an awkward moment, Roberts repeated himself, but the chief justice stumbled again. Obama eventually recited the line as Roberts originally said it.
On Tuesday, Jeffrey Rosen, a US constitutional law expert and professor at George Washington University in Washington, said stumbling over the oath had "no impact. News flash: He's president."
Rosen pointed to the 20th amendment of the US Consitution, which provides that the president and vice president's term begins at noon on January 20th.
"Lots of people have flubbed the oath, perhaps most memorably Chief Justice (William Howard) Taft, who sort of riffed and then made up his own" upon swearing in then-president Herbert Hoover, said Rosen.
Where the oath calls for the president to pledge to "preserve, protect, and defend" the constitution, Taft said "preserve, maintain and defend" -- injecting an entirely new word, while Roberts merely got the order wrong.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090122/usa/us_politics_obama_oath2ndlead
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Gossipites, (big) news on the way!
Readers:
I am so sorry about the news 'break'. I wish I could've posted a ton but sadly, there was nothing that interesting to blog about. But now, do I ever have a TON to tell you! I have goss regarding Barack Obama (woo!), Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Dolly Parton, and more heading this way! Stay tuned so you won't miss a minute.
<3 PEACE
Miss Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
I am so sorry about the news 'break'. I wish I could've posted a ton but sadly, there was nothing that interesting to blog about. But now, do I ever have a TON to tell you! I have goss regarding Barack Obama (woo!), Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Dolly Parton, and more heading this way! Stay tuned so you won't miss a minute.
<3 PEACE
Miss Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
'Amy' in trouble: Spears' song controversy
The Parents Television Council is warning parents about the Britney Spears song "If U Seek Amy" and urging radio stations not to broadcast it because the nonprofit organization believes it "would violate the broadcast indecency law" if aired between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Saying the title phrase quickly out loud produces a sound akin to spelling out the F-word, said PTC president Tim Winter. "There is no misinterpreting the lyrics to this song, and it's certainly not about a girl named Amy," he said of the track, the third single from Spears' new Jive album, "Circus."
"It's one thing for a song with these lyrics to be included on a CD so that fans who wish to hear it can do so, but it's an entirely different matter when this song is played over the publicly-owned airwaves, especially at a time when children are likely to be in the listening audience," Winter says.
Founded in 1995, the PTC describes itself as "a nonpartisan education organization advocating responsible entertainment." Jive was unavailable for comment on the PTC's advisory.
The controversy isn't stopping U.S. radio from playing "If You Seek Amy." Six top 40 stations have the song in rotation this week, enough to place the track at No. 92 on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. Leading the pack is WFLZ-Tampa, Fla., which has played it 19 times.
"We're confident the version of the song we air is not crossing any lines," program director Tommy Chuck told Billboard.com, adding that WFLX plays a Jive-created edit of the song that changes "Seek" to "See" as well as a jokey version in which morning host MJ shouts his name every time the word "Amy" appears.
Digitally, "Amy" has sold 107,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Source / Yahoo
Saying the title phrase quickly out loud produces a sound akin to spelling out the F-word, said PTC president Tim Winter. "There is no misinterpreting the lyrics to this song, and it's certainly not about a girl named Amy," he said of the track, the third single from Spears' new Jive album, "Circus."
"It's one thing for a song with these lyrics to be included on a CD so that fans who wish to hear it can do so, but it's an entirely different matter when this song is played over the publicly-owned airwaves, especially at a time when children are likely to be in the listening audience," Winter says.
Founded in 1995, the PTC describes itself as "a nonpartisan education organization advocating responsible entertainment." Jive was unavailable for comment on the PTC's advisory.
The controversy isn't stopping U.S. radio from playing "If You Seek Amy." Six top 40 stations have the song in rotation this week, enough to place the track at No. 92 on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. Leading the pack is WFLZ-Tampa, Fla., which has played it 19 times.
"We're confident the version of the song we air is not crossing any lines," program director Tommy Chuck told Billboard.com, adding that WFLX plays a Jive-created edit of the song that changes "Seek" to "See" as well as a jokey version in which morning host MJ shouts his name every time the word "Amy" appears.
Digitally, "Amy" has sold 107,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Source / Yahoo
Friday, January 9, 2009
Twilight DVD Cover + Release Date
Summit Entertainment has released the cover artwork for the Twilight DVD which is set to be released on March 21st!!!. Check it out guys!
2D and 3D versions of the cover will be available.
Source // Twilight Official Facebook
Thursday, January 8, 2009
JB's new single is...
"Tonight"!
From Team Jonas:
Get ready for the latest single and video from the Jonas Brothers - on Monday, January 19th, the video for "Tonight" will premiere on Disney Channel. We don't want to give away any details... So be sure to tune in next week to catch the debut!
We'll have that video up for you as soon as we receive it (or when it leaks)!
From Team Jonas:
Get ready for the latest single and video from the Jonas Brothers - on Monday, January 19th, the video for "Tonight" will premiere on Disney Channel. We don't want to give away any details... So be sure to tune in next week to catch the debut!
We'll have that video up for you as soon as we receive it (or when it leaks)!
EX-clusive: Austin MacDonald is just getting started
If you haven't heard of Austin MacDonald yet, you're going to now. Austin is one cool dude who's passions include martial arts and acting. His current resume includes starring in the Family Channel/Nick movie series, Roxy Hunter (which stars Aria Wallace) which is very popular with the young ones. Roxy (Wallace) is a young super-sleuther. Austin's still on his way to becoming a big star, but he's getting there. 'still.a.rockstar' had the chance to EXCLUSIVELY have a short interview with him, and here's what he had to say:
How did you get started in acting?
I started out doing a little modeling when I was a baby, but stopped around 4 years old. My mom was a model before I was born so my sister picked it up and did a little TV work as well. I met my manager through my sister. She set up a meeting in her office and well, here I am today!
Who would be your dream co-star in either a movie or television show?
If I was starring with a girl it would be Miranda Cosgrove. Of course I have already had the opportunity to work with one of my best friends Aria Wallace. If it was a guy, definitely Matt Damon!
Do you do anything else besides acting?
Where do I start? I take singing lessons, love video games. My passion is martial arts though. I am level 2 Krav Maga, Level 2 XSD, am working at level 2 Wu Shu (kung fu) and am training with these amazing guys from Fast Motion Media Group doing Stunts working on fight choreography and wire work. I also do Acro with some great tricking and b-boy friend’s. I would love to be the Canadian James Bond one day and do all my own stunts. I would love to take up guitar but don’t know where to fit it in my schedule yet!!
Do you have any advice for people who want to get into acting?
Do your homework!! Never sign with someone who wants lots of money from you up front. Train!! Take lessons, they don’t have to cost a fortune to start. Do local theater, get good pictures and if you are lucky enough to have a manager like mine listen to their advice about everything from braces, hair, what you need to work on and your pic selections.
It is not easy to be in this biz, lots of competition and you have to be able to take criticism and not be hurt by it. You have to believe in yourself first so that when mean or disrespectful things are said or written about you, you don’t take it personal and are hurt by it. OH, directors can get pretty loud sometimes when it’s getting late!
It is a lot of late nights, really cold or really hot sets, memorizing lines, missing outings with friends. But the rewards are amazing. The people you meet, the places you get to go. I love it but I have a really supportive group behind me so that makes a word of difference.
Thanks Austin MacDonald!
How did you get started in acting?
I started out doing a little modeling when I was a baby, but stopped around 4 years old. My mom was a model before I was born so my sister picked it up and did a little TV work as well. I met my manager through my sister. She set up a meeting in her office and well, here I am today!
Who would be your dream co-star in either a movie or television show?
If I was starring with a girl it would be Miranda Cosgrove. Of course I have already had the opportunity to work with one of my best friends Aria Wallace. If it was a guy, definitely Matt Damon!
Do you do anything else besides acting?
Where do I start? I take singing lessons, love video games. My passion is martial arts though. I am level 2 Krav Maga, Level 2 XSD, am working at level 2 Wu Shu (kung fu) and am training with these amazing guys from Fast Motion Media Group doing Stunts working on fight choreography and wire work. I also do Acro with some great tricking and b-boy friend’s. I would love to be the Canadian James Bond one day and do all my own stunts. I would love to take up guitar but don’t know where to fit it in my schedule yet!!
Do you have any advice for people who want to get into acting?
Do your homework!! Never sign with someone who wants lots of money from you up front. Train!! Take lessons, they don’t have to cost a fortune to start. Do local theater, get good pictures and if you are lucky enough to have a manager like mine listen to their advice about everything from braces, hair, what you need to work on and your pic selections.
It is not easy to be in this biz, lots of competition and you have to be able to take criticism and not be hurt by it. You have to believe in yourself first so that when mean or disrespectful things are said or written about you, you don’t take it personal and are hurt by it. OH, directors can get pretty loud sometimes when it’s getting late!
It is a lot of late nights, really cold or really hot sets, memorizing lines, missing outings with friends. But the rewards are amazing. The people you meet, the places you get to go. I love it but I have a really supportive group behind me so that makes a word of difference.
Thanks Austin MacDonald!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Hannah Montana Movie Date CONFIRMED
I just received an e-mail from Disney and it's set in stone (for now) - The Hannah Montana Movie will be releasing in theatres April 10. Woo.
Patrick Swayze's cancer
Patrick Swayze said he was scared, angry and "going through hell" with pancreatic cancer, but a year after being diagnosed, he was determined to keep going.
"You can bet I'm going through hell," the "Dirty Dancing" star said in his first television interview since his January 2008 diagnosis with one of the most deadly forms of cancer.
"There's a lot of fear here ... Yeah, I'm scared. Yeah, I'm angry. Yeah, I'm (asking) why me?" Swayze, 56, told Barbara Walters in an interview to be broadcast on ABC on Wednesday.
Swayze, who was forced last month to deny tabloid stories that he was near death, told Walters that doctors diagnosed stage 4 pancreatic cancer last January, with the cancer having already spread to his liver.
The American Cancer Society says pancreatic cancer has only a five percent, five-year survival rate.
Swayze said his response was "Watch me! You watch what I pull off."
The actor and dancer underwent an aggressive course of chemotherapy and treatment with an experimental drug. He then stunned the industry by starting to film a new TV detective series "The Beast" while undergoing chemotherapy and without taking pain-killers.
"I think everybody thought I was out of my mind, you know, thinking I'm gonna pull off a TV show," he said of the 12-hour work days, mostly in cold, Chicago night conditions.
"When you're shooting you can't do drugs," Swayze said of his decision not to take pain-killers. "I can't do Hydrocodone or Vicodin or these kinds of things that take the edge off of it, 'cause it takes the edge off of your brain."
In five months' filming, Swayze missed a day and a half of work. "The Beast" starts airing on the A&E cable TV network on January 15.
Swayze is known around the world for his role as the dance instructor in the 1987 coming of age movie "Dirty Dancing" which inspired hit stage shows in London, Australia and Canada. He went on to star with Demi Moore in 1990 film romance "Ghost."
Married to wife Niemi for 33 years, Swayze said he was stunned by the outpouring of love from fans since his diagnosis, although he does not want to be a poster-boy for living with cancer.
"I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light," Swayze told Walters.
"What winning is to me, is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going," he said.
Yahoo.ca
"You can bet I'm going through hell," the "Dirty Dancing" star said in his first television interview since his January 2008 diagnosis with one of the most deadly forms of cancer.
"There's a lot of fear here ... Yeah, I'm scared. Yeah, I'm angry. Yeah, I'm (asking) why me?" Swayze, 56, told Barbara Walters in an interview to be broadcast on ABC on Wednesday.
Swayze, who was forced last month to deny tabloid stories that he was near death, told Walters that doctors diagnosed stage 4 pancreatic cancer last January, with the cancer having already spread to his liver.
The American Cancer Society says pancreatic cancer has only a five percent, five-year survival rate.
Swayze said his response was "Watch me! You watch what I pull off."
The actor and dancer underwent an aggressive course of chemotherapy and treatment with an experimental drug. He then stunned the industry by starting to film a new TV detective series "The Beast" while undergoing chemotherapy and without taking pain-killers.
"I think everybody thought I was out of my mind, you know, thinking I'm gonna pull off a TV show," he said of the 12-hour work days, mostly in cold, Chicago night conditions.
"When you're shooting you can't do drugs," Swayze said of his decision not to take pain-killers. "I can't do Hydrocodone or Vicodin or these kinds of things that take the edge off of it, 'cause it takes the edge off of your brain."
In five months' filming, Swayze missed a day and a half of work. "The Beast" starts airing on the A&E cable TV network on January 15.
Swayze is known around the world for his role as the dance instructor in the 1987 coming of age movie "Dirty Dancing" which inspired hit stage shows in London, Australia and Canada. He went on to star with Demi Moore in 1990 film romance "Ghost."
Married to wife Niemi for 33 years, Swayze said he was stunned by the outpouring of love from fans since his diagnosis, although he does not want to be a poster-boy for living with cancer.
"I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light," Swayze told Walters.
"What winning is to me, is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going," he said.
Yahoo.ca
LiLo and Sam take it out on each other
Lindsay Lohan has reportedly walked out on Samantha Ronson.
The 'Mean Girls' actress was spotted leaving the Los Angeles home she shares with the DJ carrying a large bag shortly after the pair had a vicious public argument.
The row started on December 31 at Miami's SET nightclub, where the pair exchanged foul-mouthed tirades in front of shocked partygoers.
It continued as the pair moved on to Mansion club, where Lindsay eventually stormed out - with the fight continuing in an alley behind the club.
Lindsay, 22, reportedly shouted at Samantha: "When I storm off, you are supposed to follow me!"
The fight then moved to the couple's hotel - where things became so heated the pair exchanged blows in a corridor until security intervened.
An onlooker said: "The screams and crashing from their room were heard all over the hotel. They spilled out into the hallway at 11am on New Years day, kicking and punching each other.
"People were watching. They were going for it - it was scary. Lindsay seemed unstable. At one point she dropped to her knees and cried, 'Why are you doing this to me?' Sam just said, 'I don't know you.' "
The couple are also said to have destroyed their hotel room during the fight, with security guards reportedly taking photographs of the damage.
Lindsay was still visibly upset at the airport as she and Samantha, 31, prepared to return to Los Angeles.
Another source said: "Lindsay was so inconsolable the flight attendants asked if she'd like to disembark."
A spokesperson for Lindsay denied the couple had split, saying: "There was an argument - I don't know the details - but they left for Los Angeles together and it's fine."
http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/fashion-beauty/articles/archive/bang/lindsay-lohan-s-samantha-split-2009-01-05
The 'Mean Girls' actress was spotted leaving the Los Angeles home she shares with the DJ carrying a large bag shortly after the pair had a vicious public argument.
The row started on December 31 at Miami's SET nightclub, where the pair exchanged foul-mouthed tirades in front of shocked partygoers.
It continued as the pair moved on to Mansion club, where Lindsay eventually stormed out - with the fight continuing in an alley behind the club.
Lindsay, 22, reportedly shouted at Samantha: "When I storm off, you are supposed to follow me!"
The fight then moved to the couple's hotel - where things became so heated the pair exchanged blows in a corridor until security intervened.
An onlooker said: "The screams and crashing from their room were heard all over the hotel. They spilled out into the hallway at 11am on New Years day, kicking and punching each other.
"People were watching. They were going for it - it was scary. Lindsay seemed unstable. At one point she dropped to her knees and cried, 'Why are you doing this to me?' Sam just said, 'I don't know you.' "
The couple are also said to have destroyed their hotel room during the fight, with security guards reportedly taking photographs of the damage.
Lindsay was still visibly upset at the airport as she and Samantha, 31, prepared to return to Los Angeles.
Another source said: "Lindsay was so inconsolable the flight attendants asked if she'd like to disembark."
A spokesperson for Lindsay denied the couple had split, saying: "There was an argument - I don't know the details - but they left for Los Angeles together and it's fine."
http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/fashion-beauty/articles/archive/bang/lindsay-lohan-s-samantha-split-2009-01-05
Sunday, January 4, 2009
I am so late!
Oh my gosh, I am sooo sorry. I totally forgot to do this - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (belated)! I hope all you guys had a great holidays.
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