· Japanese and European finance ministers will not challenge Washington's traditional appointment of an American citizen to run the World Bank. The outgoing president, Paul Wolfowitz, was forced to resign after numerous clashes with staff and sponsor nations, most recently, arranging a promotion and hefty pay raise for his girlfriend. Formerly, Wolfowitz was the number two man at the Pentagon and one of the architects of the Iraq War.
· Thousands will attend the funeral of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell except for most prominent Republican politicians. GOP presidential hopefuls John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore will be no-shows and "the White House is sending Tim Goeglein, a mid-level aide, to represent President Bush."
· Right-wing harpy Ann Coulter on Falwell: "He exuded Christian love for all men, hating sin while loving sinners. This is as opposed to liberals, who just love sinners."
· Congress expands access to early anti-AIDS treatment for the low-income, HIV-positive.
· Patti LaBelle will perform at her first ever Black Gay Pride this Memorial Day in Washington DC. She explains her lasting appeal to the Washington Blade: "Maybe because I’m the original drag queen with the hair and the crazy costumes. Maybe
it’s a way of people seeing that you can be yourself and be accepted.
I’m sure not gay, but I’m out.”
I'm looking at a full page ad in the May 17th edition of Metroweekly that has Monica as the featured performer.Did I miss something?
Posted by: JBK | 20 May 2007 at 13:59
No one said that Monica wasn't also appearing. But she has appeared at pride celebrations before and is hardly an icon like Patti LaBelle. Also, this is Patti LaBelle's first black gay pride appearance.
Posted by: joseph b.a. | 20 May 2007 at 14:15
Well, Ms. Patti I heard you do like the ladies, or you DID back in the 70s
Posted by: IsleZeus | 20 May 2007 at 17:12