BARACK OBAMA WILL NOT GET TO 2,025 (LET ALONE 2,209)

He will fall short, and the primary season will end with the voters undecided.

There is only so many delegates left at stake, around 275 in all (not counting the delegates robbed out of Michigan and Florida). Obama needs to rack up 175. And that’s a very tall order when you’re running against a very strong candidate in Hillary Rodham Clinton.

This primary will end up in Denver, where the nominee will be decided. Now Barack Obama does have a decent shot at winning the nomination, afterall, having picked up nine superdelegates, plus a key endorsement.

Could Obama be the right man to answer the phone at 3:00 in the morning? Time will tell.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH SAME-SEX FIGURE SKATING PAIRS?

You know, two men and two women can play together on the same side in doubles’ tennis. And they can play just as well as a mixed doubles team of one man and one woman. So I’m not bringing up this idea of two men — or two women — skating together in pairs simply because of the movie Blades of Glory, which won movie lovers over two years ago.

But I think it should be an option for pairs figure skaters in international competition.

Michelle Kwan, why don’t you come out of retirement and ask Sasha Cohen to skate with you. You too, Rudy Galindo. Go ask Elvis Stojko to skate along to the tune of Old Blue Eyes. (Just using their names as examples.)

You know, I’m a bit crazy bringing this up. But don’t you readers think people could get a kick out of this. Two men skating together? Or two women?

I think the International Skating Union needs to allow the so-called “similar pairs” to perform in international competition, if these skaters wish to.

In other words, what’s with the “one lady and one man” rule? That sounds like the laws of marriage in most countries and American states.

Or maybe I’m just being a bit wacky with words. Yeah, that’s it. But you know, if you’ve read me, that’s just me being me.

MILEY CYRUS NEEDS A BREAK

Now we’ve all seen Miley’s racy photos, taken by renowned photographer Annie Liebowitz, in which Miley was almost in the nude. But you might not have seen some other racy shots of Miley, which can be seen by clicking on the fiollowing links.

http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2008/01/mileys-one-step-closer-to-porn.html

http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2008/04/miley-tease-is-back-again.html

http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2008/04/miley-does-it-again.html

http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2007/12/miley-cyrus-sleepover-photos.html

Now I’ve got a bunch of young adult friends and grown-ups who have MySpace profiles and all that, and I’ve seen some weird pictures of them half-naked and making out and all sorts of stuff. But we’re talking about a celebrity here, someone with a high statue among the crowd. And when older people see that they don’t come to grips with the fact that someone like Miley Cyrus is behaving in the same girly-girl way that my friends are. However, there is a double-standard. When you do get famous, people get obsessed. And when people get obsessed they want to look into their personal lives. And when their personal lives reveal jaw-dropping photographs similar to the overly-candid racy shots of Miley they are going to cry foul over them. Well they might as well cry foul over my friends for the same reason. Much of my friends have posted photos detailing their personal lives and hobbies. Kind of the same stuff you’ll be looking at once you’ve clicked on these links here.

So what it all comes down to is that Miley Cyrus is just another young person having fun. And considering that she is only 15 years, we should all just give her a little break, and let this woman grow up.

LINDSAY LOHAN AND SAMANTHA RONSON… COULD THE PAIR LAST?

Well I wouldn’t be suprised if the electric wires have sparked. They seem to fit together just like Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneres… uhm, when the latter pair drove people mad a decade before.

Lindsay has had her guys, of course, but that sure doesn’t mean she isn’t into girls, either. The former child star has already come out — seemingly to the attention of no one — on her MySpace profile, as documented on the list of bisexual people on www.wikipedia.com.

It is also well documented that Lindsay has written love letters to her “best friend” Samantha Ronson, a British-born DJ, who, like Lindsay, is also dealing with alcohol and drug issues.

Among the letters are some that were exchanged through MySpace and via text messages, corrdesponded during one of Lindsay’s much publicized stints of rehab following DUI arrests.

“Babe, if I don’t have you in my life, then I should just go die,” Lindsay wrote one evening while in treatment. “Your all I have to live for, babe. I want to marry you and have children with you. I need you to live.”

Samantha replied “You still have me. I’m here for you. With you.” It is interesting to note that Samantha was spinning records at Lindsay’s birthday party last year.

Lindsay continued on, writing “I love you. You love me. Why don’t we fuck and make a baby…” She ended the letter by signing her name “Lindsay Ronson”.

Something’s telling me that whatever happens in their lives Lindsay and Samantha have each other. And you know, if that’s the case, that’s the main thing.

ZAC EFRON KISSING ANOTHER GUY?

Now I’m not for sure if the guy wearing a baseball hat in the photo is him or not (link on the comment page), but if it is I wouldn’t flat out say to the world that Zac Efron is gay. I mean, what’s wrong with two guys having a little bit of fun? Girls do that, and everyone likes it. Take the Britney Spears-Madonna kiss during the VMA awards that one year, for example. People got a kick out of that.

The point I’m trying to make is that it is OK to show deep affections for other people regardless of gender. There’s nothing wrong with kissing another man (or another female, if you’re a woman reading this). I’ve done it before. It felt good. And if I want to I’ll do it again.

But to say that Zac Efron is a homo- or a bi-sexual based on viewing photographs of him kissing another guy, of someone who might look like him, for that matter, is to say that Britney Spears is a lesbian for making out with a famous rock star of the same gender. It is stereotypical, inhumane, and as far as I’m concerned, it should never be tolerated.

The moral is that people should be treated with dignity, and be accepted for what differences they may have from others. If Zac Efron really did kiss another man, big deal! Get over it. If Zac is gay then he is gay, but if he is then at least give him the chance and the time to let everyone in the world know that he is gay. And if Zac tells the world that he is gay then love him the same way you do now. That’s what the world should all be about: to treat your neighbor right.

Besides, Zac is just a boy. Let him grow!

WAS OBAMA’S “DIVORCE” FROM REV. WRIGHT TOO LITTLE TOO LATE?

In the wake of more recent comments made by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, who has said that he could “no more disown him” than his white grandmother, has now fully distanced himself from the controversial pastor.

But the question is now the timing of the decision. Should Obama have done that during his speech last month in Philadelphia, when he said he could not disown Wright? Could Obama’s 20-year relationship with Wright be the nail in the coffin as far as his Presidential hopes are concerned? I’d say so, even if he does pull out the nomination.

Jeremiah Wright has done nothing but create a distraction to the American public, and most certainly, Barack Obama, and his supporters. We cannot take Obama’s past relationship lightly. In selecting a president, voters need to select the candidates that represent our values and viewpoints. And Barack Obama has made an awful mistake by associating himself for half of his life with an individual that is not for the good of the American people.

As a result, Obama has already lost more than a few voters, and if he continues his campaign, which he will, then the Illinios Senator will lose more votes, plus key superdelegates, which will ultimately decide in August who runs for President in the Democratic Party.

In the end, Hillary Clinton will pull out the nomination, which may hopefully carry the momentum all the way to the White House.

LOVE POEM INSPIRED BY ZAC EFRON PHOTO

I wrote this poem entitled Locker Room Desire. It was inspired by a photograph I found on the web of a shirtless Zac Efron (http://www.zac-efron.info/shirtlessZacEfron-big.jpg). And I was just taken by the photo.

I used to go to a poetry reading called A Love Supreme in Plano, Texas. There, during one such monthly gathering at the Plano ArtsCentre, one of the women who read (I forgot her name) was discussing her poetry, and she said that she wrote poems inspired by photography. I had been experimenting with that since last year, and had one of my poems A Crush, inspired by a photograph of James Dean, published online. So I decided to try it again, this time with Zac.

Please don’t be jealous, Vanessa!

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LOCKER ROOM DESIRE

A young man walked into the locker room one day
following a long afternoon at the gym.
His hair had been soaked all over,
and moisture was dripping furiously
down the rocks of his magnificent torso.
The walls of this private, sacred room
had been consumed by the scent of his musty odor.

I began to daydream the two of us,
alone, inside the thick steam of a warm shower,
picking up what perspiration would come about.
I imagined tasting the ripe, delicious fruits
everywhere I could find around
the soul of an exuberant athlete,
passed out, exhausted, resting in my arms.

Only if the young man knew that I wanted him.

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For a closing footnote, it is my intention to perform this poem at the McKinney Poetry Slam during the McKinney Art & Jazz Festival on Sunday, June 8, during the hour of 3:00 PM.

(c) 2008 A.J. Chilson

HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR GLBT WRITERS…

Literature would be boring.

That’s right. Let me repeat it.

LITERATURE WOULD BE BORING.

And as a result people would not be writing literature. The only thing people would read would be the Bible, and other religious texts. There wouldn’t even be literature classes in high school, I can go so far as to be saying here.

In other words, GLBT writers have made the media genre entertaining. From American writers like Whitman, Dickinson, Hughes, Burroughs, Capote, Ginsberg, and Williams; to writers of other nationalities such as Wilde, Rimbaud, Lorca, and Stein; and poets and writers from centuries and milleniums back, such as Sappho and Shakespeare, the world has been filled with great literature of which few heterosexual writers could muster up. And it will always be that way no what what.

I SUPPORT THE DENTON, TEXAS CONFEDERATE MONUMENT

As much as it may upset African Americans and the people who support their ideas that anything that represents the Rebel Army of the Civil War, I have to state that anything dedicated the fallen soldiers of the fallen South as well as the Confederate flag is a part of American history.

I say this not to evoke anger among the black community. However, I do understand that views upon reading this blog will be divided, with some supporting my opinion, and those who will clearly object to my views favoring the conservation of the South. I, a Southern-born happen to own a Rebel flag, as do my parents (theirs with fellow Southerner Elvis Presley on the flag).

I do believe that the students of North Texas University circulating a petition to have the Confederate Monument removed from the Denton, Texas Downtown Square, which happens to contain two water fountains (one for whites, the other for blacks). Honestly, I consider that a reminder of what life used to be like during Segregation. I feel, without trying to evoke racism, that this too should be preserved. Therefore, I find that the attempts these students are making are baseless, though they are within their right to an opinion on this front. In my opinion, if a black person crosses path to this monument then they have the right to turn their head. They have their freedom. Black people don’t have to worry about being treated like “second-class citizens”, nor do they have to worry about someone yelling hate speech at them without the other person getting in some kind of trouble over it. Life has changed for the better, and it’s about time people should get over it.

ABBA’S DANCING QUEEN IS MY FAVORITE SONG

Well, I’ve got other favorite songs that I call my favorite ones. It can go without saying if you were to look at my MySpace profile that Judy Garland’s Over The Rainbow is among them.

To tell you the truth, I’ve only been hooked on ABBA for about a month. But I’ve been listening to Dancing Queen over the radio for at least two years. So the reason I haven’t loved ABBA any longer was simply because I didn’t know who did that song. I’m just kid compared to all the disco freaks around. So when I finally looked up the song that’s when I got hooked.

But that song, I’ll tell you. I really trip out along to the tune. It really gets me going. Now there are other ABBA songs that I love (ex: Knowing Me, Knowing You; SOS; Waterloo, etc.).

Now it’s kind of interesting that I love Dancing Queen because the song is actually a favorite among GLBT people. They do love dance songs, worshipping Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, and Madonna, to name only a few, as gay icons who have attracted GLBT people, just like Judy Garland did over a half century back, when she became one of the first celebrities to celebrate having a GLBT following. And she still does, almost forty years after her death. Take it from me, a bisexual friend of Dorothy is collecting Judy Garland memorabilia.

Dancing Queen and Over The Rainbow are my favorite songs. And they will the favorite songs of many other people in the years to come.