WATER BABY

 First comes safety, second comes style! Beyoncé dares to dazzle Wednesday, dressed to impress as she jet skis in the Caribbean, where she's been vacationing with hubby Jay-Z (not pictured).

CONGRATS!!! NE-YO GETS ENGAGED

R&B singer Ne-Yo has proposed to his longtime girlfriend Tenille. Congrts to them. Good Move Ne-Yo. What a way to distract the mainstream press from all the other stuff in Ne-Yo's life. You know like when he said that light skinned babys are the cutest kids . Or when he got stomped out in Louis Vuitton store by rapper Jim Jones' goons 

Heidi and Spencer Faked their Mariage

Apparently, the epic volumes of fake exuded from Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt has caused the Associated Press, an actual legitimate news source, to investigate the legality of their nuptials. In a teaser for the fourth season of The Hills, Heidi and Spencer are shown in a courtroom legalizing their marriage after eloping in Mexico. Except not really because the whole thing was staged by MTV:

A Los Angeles Superior Court official said Tuesday that MTV was recently granted permission to shoot in a courtroom in Beverly Hills, but it was done after hours — and that's not one of their judges sitting on the bench in "The Hills" footage. MTV was granted permission to film "what purported to be a wedding outside of court hours" at the Beverly Hills courthouse, court spokesman Allan Parachini said Tuesday. He did not know who the participants were in the wedding, but Parachini said court officials wanted the filming to be treated as a news event. The preview for next week's season finale features a wood-paneled courtroom with the California state seal perched on the wall behind a judge. Civil ceremonies are sometimes performed at the Beverly Hills courthouse, but not in the manner portrayed in the brief preview. If a judge does preside, it is typically in chambers during a break, Parachini said.

Well, that cinches it. Now these two have to fake their own deaths, but there's only one way to make it look real: Gunshot wounds. Meet me out back! Also, grab a couple beers. Somebody drank all mine. 

Why Mr. President-Elect, How Fit You Are [Body Politics]

President-elect Barack Obama is on vacation in Hawaii right now and a stressful campaign and glorious victory seem to have done a body good. He's trimmer than he was in August! Back then we gawked at his slimmer, more tone physique and it seems only to have gotten better. Will Barry not only unite the people under a terrific, fiery banner of lip service devotion to gays and eger hand-holding of those that dislike them, but also erase the memory of the long, corpulent national nightmare that was President Taft? Here's hoping. Above is the new pic, from arch popitical site Tmz, and below is the old one for comparison.

Fresh Prince Red Carpet Reunion

Tuesday night's Los Angeles premiere of Will Smith's Seven Poundsturned into a Fresh Prince reunion on the red carpet.

Besides the Prince himself, Cousin Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) was there, along with the rebellious Ashley Banks (Tatyana Ali).

It's nice to see that the former castmates are still friends.

Or that Will Smith at least took pity on their dead-end careers and invited them on a night out.

'Tis the season after all!

P.S. The film and Will's performance are getting awful reviews.

J-Hud Cancels

Jennifer Hudson has pulled out of plans to film a new music video next week.

The still-grieving Oscar winner is not yet ready to get back to work after the unimaginable slaying of three beloved family members, her mother, brother and nephew.

"The video was set up before the tragedy and she felt like she should finish what she started, but she's realized that she's not ready to go back to work," a source says. "It's too early."

Let us all send positive thoughts J-Hud's way!

Hopefully our energy can help her healing a bit.

Why Will Smith Gets Shy During Love Scenes

He's tackled everything from angry aliens to rowdy robots with aplomb, but there's one thing that still makes Will Smith uneasy: Love scenes. "My grandmother was really firm about how men are supposed to treat women," the actor said Friday at a press junket for his new drama Seven Pounds. "So for me, my worst nightmare is for an actress to ... feel like I'm taking this opportunity to get a little quickie feel – you know, some legal cheating going on!" "I just need, specifically women, to feel comfortable around me," he added. "I just don't want to feel like I'm that dude." But when Smith's shyness threatened to spill into his romantic moments with Seven Pounds costar Rosario Dawson, his wife Jada had to step in."Jada said, 'Listen, I know you're uncomfortable, but you better not embarrass me,' " he said with a laugh. "She said, 'When you do that love scene, you better show 'em what you're working with!' " Something else Smith is working on: Getting used to all the attention paid to his eleven- year marriage. "I was with [rapper] Redman the other day [and] he said, 'Man, listen. I've got this relationship that I'm trying to make work, but I'm telling you, if you and Jada don't work, I'm done,' " Smith said. "That so terrifies me that there are people's lives that I can affect like that just with little stuff, not even having to do anything big," he continued. "So I don't want to break that ... I might mess something up, and that sorta keeps me in a place where I'm really focused and paying attention, and I just don't want to step wrongly."

Obama Dividing, Conquering DC Private School Elite

Oh no, the Obamas are inspiring class warfare in DC! Elite private school attendees are mocking other elite private school attendees, and it's all because of little Malia and Sasha! See, Michelle Obama took her little girls to visit Washington DC's bestest private schools, because soon they will begin their life of cloistered privilege in one of the nation's poorest, most segregated major cities. The Obamas chose Sidwell over Maret, which is a very important and meaningful sentence if you are part of "Washington Society." So at a recent Maret-Sidwell basketball game, tensions ran high! “The Sidwell kids started yelling ‘O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!’ at us,” a Maret parent told the City Paper. Man, that was uncalled for! “On the Maret side, that was insulting and incendiary,” says the Maret parent, who requested anonymity. “How crass!” Maret’s side eventually responded by yelling “Oatmeal sucks!” — a play on Sidwell’s nickname, the Quakers. Oh god, guys, lame. Meanwhile, no one is even bothering to chant anything at Obama third-choice school Georgetown Day's basketball team. (Does GDS have a basketball team? Maybe someone will chant something belittling at their quiz bowl team!)

Oprah Winfrey Admits to Tipping the Scales at 200 Lbs

Having packed 40 pounds onto her former 160-pound self, Oprah Winfrey is declaring, "I'm mad at myself" because she's "fallen off the wagon." As the media mogul, 54, writes in the January issue of her O magazine hitting newsstands Tuesday (and provided in advance to the Associated Press by Winfrey's Harpo Productions) : "I'm embarrassed … I can't believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I'm still talking about my weight. I look at my thinner self and think, 'How did I let this happen again?' " For starters, the fact that her thyroid was out-of-balance gave her "a fear of working out," she says. "I was so frustrated I started eating whatever I wanted – and that's never good."Having slimmed down to 160 in 2006, she admits, "Yes, you're adding correctly. That means the dreaded 200." Past DietsWinfrey memorably revealed her new look on her show in 1988 – by wheeling out a wagon loaded with fat to represent the 67 pounds she had shed. On that episode, she sported a pair of size 10 Calvin Klein jeans. "My greatest failure was in believing that the weight issue was just about the weight," Winfrey told PEOPLE in 1991. "It's about not handling stress properly." But when it came to slipping into those jeans, "I had literally starved myself for four months on a liquid-protein diet – not a morsel of food," Winfrey, an admitted food addict, said in 2005. "Two hours after that show, I started eating to celebrate – of course, within two days those jeans no longer fit!" Winfrey's weight has long been a topic on her show – and even for late-night hosts. In 1990, she hit 237 pounds, eventually prompting her in 1996 to enlist personal trainer Bob Greene. At the time, she said she had wanted to bring an end to her roller coaster weight saga.

O.J. Simpson get Slapped with 15 years in prison

A Las Vegas judge sentenced fallen gridiron great O.J. Simpson to at least 15 years in prison for leading an armed confrontation last year at a Las Vegas hotel room over sports memorabilia. Simpson could become eligible for parole in about nine years. Grimacing, Simpson was escorted from the courtroom in shackles. Judge Jackie Glass gave Simpson a tongue-lashing before passing sentence. "Earlier in this case, at a bail hearing, I said to Mr. Simpson I didn't know if he was arrogant, ignorant or both," Glass said. "During the trial and through this proceeding I got the answer, and it was both." She stressed that the sentence was not "payback for anything else," apparently referring to Simpson's acquittal 13 years ago in the slayings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman.

Children Included on List of Inauguration Security Threats

Inauguration day? Leave the brats at home—it ain't day care. "Officials are banning all strollers and backpacks and make a point of saying on their Web site that 'there are no childcare facilities provided to attendees,'" reports the Washington Post . We, for one, support this. Obama scores one point in the "We hate your Kids /babies in bars" meme! But seriously, those strollers could contain bombs dressed as babies: According to the Senate's official inauguration website, , "Due to increased security and space constraints, strollers are not permitted on the Capitol grounds." Greg Allen, a New York father of two (and blogger, of course) complains, "It's like, 'No history for you, kids,' " Nope. That's what TV is for!

RiRi And Chris Brown Got Served

Paparazzi-ing is dangerous work sometimes!

In May, bodyguards working for pop princess Rihanna and boyfriend Chris Brown supposedly beat up a Florida photog named Luis Santana for snapping some pics of the two getting cozy outside of a Florida club before they 'officially' came out as a couple. On Tuesday, the pap filed a $1 million lawsuit against the couple, the bodyguards and the club, who Santana claims had 'inadequate security'. "I couldn't believe it was happening. I've done this many, many times before and never have I ever gotten close to being grabbed. There's a dark side to celebrities and nightlife," said the photog to the media. Chris Brown's attorney stated, "neither Chris Brown nor his security was involved in the alleged incident." Papping can be hazardous to your health!

Ricki Lake: ' I Can't Believe I was Fat'

Ricki Lake has trimmed 140 lbs.from her all-time top weight of 270 pounds – and says she is holding steady.  "I can’t believe I was a fat person for most of my life," the former talk show host, rocking a sexy black Herve Leger dress (size small), told PEOPLE at a recent benefit for the New Space for Women's Health, a New York City birthing center slated to open in 2010.  "I didn’t have surgery and I worked hard. There's no secret. I’m active. I watch what I eat," Lake, 40, adds.  But she's certainly not immune to the pressure to stay thin. "According to Hollywood standards, I'm not a thin girl. I’m a normal girl," says the mom of two boys, Milo, 11, and Owen, 6. "I don’t want to perpetuate that obsession but yet I am also guilty of wanting ... to lose weight." 

"I'm just grateful that I have sons and not daughters because it’s that much harder," she says.  Lake sticks to meals delivered by a service called Fresh Dining ("It's organic, it's fresh, and I still love it," she says) but admits unpredictable factors in life could one day interfere. 

"With the weight stuff I don't have any answers," she says. "Something tragic in my life could happen and I could balloon and gain weight. I can’t promise I will be like this forever."  Recently, Lake has been focusing on making a sequel to her 2007 documentary The Business of Being Born, and is working on a guide to pregnancy, due out in May.  And with the holidays in full swing? "I will be really conscious because I have this book coming out and I want to look great," she says. "I don’t need to lose anymore weight. [But] I don’t want to go backwards. So I'm not going to pig out this Christmas."

Black Friday Turns Deadly at a New York Wal-Mart

So savage!

Our thoughts go out to the family of Jdimytai Damour, the Wal-Mart employee who was TRAMPLED TO DEATH by early morning shoppers at a New York Wal-Mart.

The New York Times reports that at about 4:55 am on Friday, a crowd of more than 2,000 who had come out for holiday deals forced their way into the Valley Stream, NY store. The six or so workers manning the front could not hold the unruly crowd back. Witnesses said the doors shattered and 'the shrieking mob surged through in a blind rush for holiday bargains. and Jdimytai Damour was 'thrown back onto the black linoleum tiles and trampled in the stampede that streamed over and around him.'

The detective in charge of the investigation said the store lacked adequate security.

He also went on to call the scene “utter chaos” and said the “crowd was out of control" and that those who ran over the victim could face criminal charges.

“I’ve heard other people call this an accident, but it is not. Certainly it was a foreseeable act,” said the detective.

A witness told the media that shoppers behaved badly even as the store was being cleared AFTER the death, “When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling, ‘I’ve been on line since yesterday morning. They kept shopping.”

Unbelievable.

How can you not know that you were stepping all over a human?!?

We feel so bad for his family.

Sad, sad, sad.

Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z at the Knicks- Cavaliers game

Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z looked like they were having a blast on a date at the Knicks-Cavaliers game in NYC last night. Beyonce's double album scored the top spot on the charts her opening week, and she expressed her excitement in between performances on The Today Show this morning. Dressed in an all black catsuit, Beyonce and Sasha Fierce took turns singing songs, and she spoke to Matt Lauer about her intense character role in Cadilac Records. She'll be back to showing off her acting skills when the movie is out next week, but for now we'll keep Practicing the "Single Ladies" dance over the long weekend.

THE FRITH'S THANKSGIVING

I don't have  a lot to say about the bird That gobbled its last gobble for our sake, Whose tabletop repose is too absurd For any but a turkey's corpse to make. The situation's boggling to me, I, seated by this vacant piece of meat, The turkey, dressed and cut for all to see, My family, now gathering to eat. We stare each other down, this bird and I, As awkward an exchange as there has been; Our kinds have never quite seen eye to eye, And now presents no great chance to begin. We're not a perfect pair; that much is clear, But neither of us meant to end up here.

Beyonce, I don't think I am ready for this jelly

Beyonce performed on The Today Show this morning, and I don't know sign language, but I'm pretty sure I can decipher the message being delivered here: "Kim Kardashian, it's on. My ghetto booty vs. your buttpad. Downtown LA. November 29. 6-8 PM. (On account of rain, butt-off will be moved indoors.) Bring a covered dish." Again, no sign language expert. But I think I caught the gist. Video after the jump.

How will obama's victory your health?

Barack Obama said that as president, he’d make big changes to health care. Will it help your family?

Coverage for Kids
Although Obama's plan does not require that all people get health insurance, he says he will make sure that all children are covered. When children are born, their parents will be required to enroll them in an insurance plan or sign up for a program like Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (which are government programs designed to help cover lower income families). One way that this requirement may be enforced is by requiring children to show proof of insurance when they enroll in school, according to a paper published by policy research group American Enterprise Institute.

Affordable Insurance for Everyone
Health insurance will not be required for all adults under Obama's plan, but he does propose a way to make it easier to get and cheaper for anyone who wants it. In his campaign materials, he promised that anyone who already has an insurance plan they like will be able to keep it. However, he has also suggested creating a national insurance program and a national pool of private insurance plans, where people who are not insured can choose one. He also plans to expand Medicaid to cover more people.

Employer Insurance Requirements
Obama's plan also calls for all businesses to offer health insurance to their workers. The companies that don't provide insurance will be forced to pay an additional tax, which will go toward paying for the national insurance and insurance pool, according to a study by the Lewin Group, a health care policy research group. He also proposes to provide help to small business owners who may not be able to afford to provide health care or pay the tax.

Everone Needs A Little Tender Loving and Care

Obama Shows is Wife that she is, is Rock

Ed Westwick!!! Love It or Leave It?

Ed Westwick is having quite a month. Not only was he included on this year's Sexiest Men Alove List, but he also recently became the New Face Of K Swiss . He looked quintessentially Chuck Bass in these shots and you could just see him wearing this while he thinks up his latest plot or texts away to Gossip Girl . So, take a look at the ads and let us know, Ed Westwick for K Swiss — Love it or Leave it?

Beyonce and Sasha Fierce Are Off to a No. 1

Beyonce took her poses from one red carpet to the next, this time to celebrate her Seventeen cover and status as Style Star of the Year. Her fashion sense isn't the only thing to be excited about — I Am... Sasha Fierce is projected to Sell An Awesome 500-550 -550k her first week and debut at No. 1. She recently opened up about what she wants people to get out of the album, saying , "I just wanted to do things that makes people feel, make people think. Even with the uptempos, with 'Sasha Fierce,' I wanted it to be simple and classic." Sounds like she's got a hit record on her hands so hopefully she'll find some time to celebrate in her hectic promotional schedule.

We Already of a Volunteer For Barack Obama's Inauguration

As Barack Obama's inauguration draws closer, all eyes are on potential performers for the big event. If they're looking for volunteers, Beyonce Knowles will happily raise her hand! "I know I'll definitely be there [at the swearing in]," she told reporters at a Gotham magazine event in New York Tuesday night. "I want to be there to witness it." As for performing, she added, "Of course I'd love to. Who wouldn't?" The singer also opened up about dancing with Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg in a hilarious Saturday Night Live send-up of her hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." "Justin Timberlake came by SNL, and I just happened to be in town," she said of the already-classic skit. "I said, 'I'm not sure I want to do it.' ... But when they told me [he] would be a part of it, I said, 'I have to do this!' " So how does she rate his skills as a (leotard wearing!) backup dancer? "He's so hilarious!" she said. "He has the best timing."

Where is this?

Can you Guess where this is ?

No we can’t President-elect Barack Obama is a sell out!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, let's all be disappointed! Did you hear that President-elect Barack Obama is already a huge sell-out? He's not even going to cut Joe Lieberman's nuts off! (We think it's dumb to give Lieberman subpoena power over the incoming president but whatever, it's Barry's call.) Now, he's apparently going to let Hillary Clinton be Secretary of State. That is, it you believe The Guardian. The lefty UK paper says the Clinton selection is a done deal, though no US paper has been quite so bold. Michael Wolff thinks this is brilliant media strategy on the part of either the Obamas or the Clintons, to punish the New York Times for some unspecified crime or simply to bypass them in order to teach them a lesson about who's in charge. We, uh, aren't so sure. Neither the Clintons or the Obamas seemed to show much favor to the foreign press during the campaigns, and no UK paper, let alone The Guardian, was handed a scoop of this magnitude over the domestic press. So why now? As Wolff points out, the Europeans love Bill Clinton much more than we do, here where he used to run things, because we had to see his shorty red face so much during the primaries. So maybe it's just wishful thinking?

Who is a better dancer Justin or Beyoncé?

Beyonce is in awe of Justine Timberlake after he played one of her backup dancers on Saturday Night Live last weekend. "I still can't believe he did that. He was incredible," Beyoncé, 27, said on The Ed Lover Show (Power 105. 1). "We rehearsed it two times. He picked up the choreography. He has this photographic memory. He could probably kill it if he wanted to." Timberlake, in a black leotard and high heels, danced to "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," one of the tracks off Beyoncé's new album, I Am … Sasha Fierce. The singer said she is ready for people to see her through the album. "With this project, I went with simplicity, because I've done everything," Beyoncé said. "Half of the album is my album that I love, called I Am, and half is for the fans, called Sasha Fierce." Her Alter EgoSasha Fierce is the singer's sensual, aggressive alter ego, but don't expect her to surface anywhere but the stage. "Sasha Fierce was born when I did 'Crazy in Love.' People, when they meet me, expect that all the time, but that person is strictly for the stage." Maybe Sasha caused that fall at her concert last year. Either way, Beyoncé is still feeling that pain. "I had to get right up or I would be laid out. I have a permanent scar and permanent bruising on my leg from that fall."

Can Kanye West be the next Michael Jordon

Kanye West is to music what Michael Jordan was to basketball at least that's what West thinks, in his humble estimation. "I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice," he said in an interview on Wednesday. "It's me settling into that position of just really accepting that it's one thing to say you want to do it and it's another thing to really end up being like Michael Jordan." The Grammy-winning rapper-producer said Justin Timberlake had a chance to be music's MVP, but hasn't put out enough material. (Timberlake's last album was in 2006, while West released a CD last year and is releasing his latest "808s and Heartbreak" on Nov. 24.) "There were people who had the potential to do it but they went on vacation, so when Justin went on vacation I made albums," he said. "And it just came out to be that." West, 31, said life has been difficult since his mother's death. Donda West died last November after having plastic surgery. "I'm just going through balancing that. And I always used to have that support system, you know. My mom would be there; no matter what, she was there before everything," he said. "We were together for like 30 years. And you know now when I'm on that stage and I look out and I say, 'What am I going to do with the rest of my life?' Like when does a real life start?' Because I have sacrificed real life to be a celebrity and to give this art to people, which is great. It is great that I was able to do that, I'm not trying to shun that in any way, but it's definitely a Catch-22 and it's bittersweet."

The Loser Sleeping Like a Baby!

While he may have lost his bid for the White House, John McCain did not lose his sense of humor. "I've been sleeping like a baby," the GOP candidate said on The Tonight Show Tuesday. "I sleep two hours, wake up and cry. Sleep two hours, wake up and cry." The Arizona senator's 14th visit to the show brought a loud and spontaneous ovation from Jay Leno's special Veteran's Day audience of U.S. service men and women. Noting that Americans "don't like a sore loser," McCain defended his choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate and of Joe the Plumber as his campaign everyman. Asked why he thought he lost, he deadpanned: "I think my personality. Or maybe too many people saw me on the Jay Leno show." Avoided the Newspaper On the day after the election, McCain said he and wife Cindy celebrated, if not a political victory, at least their release from the smothering oversight of the Secret Service. "We got in the car and we went down to get a cup of coffee," he said. "Not the newspaper though. We knew what it would say." McCain called Barack Obama "a good and decent person," adding, "I salute and admire the Senator, uh, President-elect Obama." Leno noted that there seemed to be "two McCains" one the funny Tonight Show guest and the other a not-so-entertaining presidential candidate. "Well," said McCain, "these are tough times. Frankly, I don't think people wanted a stand-up comic." Proud of Sarah PalinAlthough some polls – and any number of reports from unnamed "top advisors" – suggest that Palin hurt his candidacy, McCain would hear none of it. "Nah," he said. "Sarah Palin and her husband. ... I'm so proud of her and very grateful she agreed to run with me. She inspired people and she still does. (She is) among a group of young Republicans who are the next generation of leadership of our party." But don't expect another McCain-Palin ticket. "In 2012, you'll be 76," said Leno. "I'll be ready to go again," McCain joked to cheers. "No, I wouldn't think so, my friend. It's been a great experience."

DO YOU THINK A MAN CAN BE PREGNANT?

There was plenty about Barbara Walters's interview with the controversial "pregnant man" Thomas Beatie that "floored her" but what really got her? He's pregnant again! "I looked at him and I said, 'Are you pregnant again?" Walters revealed on The View Thursday when promoting her special What Is a Man, What Is a Woman? Journey of a Pregnant Man. "The baby will be born in June," she confirmed, adding, "I'm speechless."Beatie is in his first trimester and tells Walters that he did not resume taking testosterone after his daughter Susan's birth so he could have another baby. Beatie's wife, Nancy, is unable to have children because she had a hysterectomy. The interview with Walters is the couple's first since taking to people after Susan's birth in June. It airs Friday night at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.

Black Huxtables

Bill Cosby has long bristled at suggestions that his pioneering NBC comedy, "The Cosby Show," was somehow unrealistic in its portrayal of a black upper-middle-class family.So with the Obama family set to take up residence in the White House, Cosby reflected on those statements last week with a chuckle. "For all those people who said they didn't know any black people like the Huxtables," quipped Cosby in a phone interview, "all I can say is, 'Will you watch the show now?' "The entertainer and comedian, who was promoting Tuesday's release of the 25th anniversary box set of "The Cosby Show," also admitted to being pleased with observations about the role of the so-called "Huxtable factor" in Obama's victory. Said Karl Rove, a former Bush strategist turned Fox News commentator, on election night: "We've had an African American first family for many years in different forms. When 'The Cosby Show' was on, that was America's family. It wasn't a black family. It was America's family.""The Cosby Show" broke ground in its depiction of a black family during its eight-season run from 1984 to 1992. The wildly successful show kicked off a formidable comedy block on Thursday nights and helped to convert the network into a ratings powerhouse for years."I like what people are saying now," said Cosby. "All the problems were not necessarily solved but were dealt with without violence. The parents made corrections, and people really enjoyed watching this black family."Cosby also lamented the virtual invisibility of the black family on TV today. None are featured prominently in series on CBS, NBC, ABC or Fox -- and only one broadcast network series, the CW’s “Everybody Hates Chris," revolves around a two-parent black family.

Thank God Bush is Out

US President George W. Bush said Tuesday that he had reached out by telephone to his predecessor, Bill Clinton, before talks with president-elect Barack Obama at the White House on Monday. "'Bill, I'm getting ready to meet with the new president and I remember how gracious you were to me. And I hope I can be as gracious to president-elect Obama as you were to me,'" Bush told CNN in a description of the call. But the US president, who leaves office January 20 after eight years, declined to give details of the Monday meeting with the 44th US president following his decisive November 4 victory. "To the extent that he asked my advice and he may want to ask it again, and the best way to make sure he feels comfortable asking it again is for me not to tell you in the first place what I advised him," he said. Among things he said he regretted during his presidency, Bush listed the "Mission Accomplished" banner that served as the backdrop to his May 1, 2003 speech announcing the end of major combat in Iraq, where about 152,000 US troops remain. "They had a sign that said Mission Accomplished. I regret that that sign was there," said Bush, who also reaffirmed he also regretted using rhetoric some saw as brash, such as calling for Osama bin Laden "dead or alive." "It was a sign aimed at the sailors on that ship however it conveyed a broader knowledge. To some it said 'well Bush thinks the war in Iraq is over' when I didn't think that. But nevertheless it conveyed the wrong message," he said. Bush expressed minimal regret that his chosen successor John McCain lost to Obama, saying "my choice didn't win," and saying that the Democrat's victory was "good for the country" -- and that his success was in America's interest. "It is good for our country that people have hope in the system and feel vested in the future and president-elect Obama has a great opportunity. I really do wish him all the best," said Bush. "It is good for our country that the president succeeds. The transition that we are working with him on is a genuine effort to help him be able to deal with the pressures and the complicated issues of the presidency," he said. Bush detailed how Obama, after their policy discussion, had raised "his little girls, how would they like the White House" and that during a tour of the residence section of the mansion "he wanted to see where his little girls were going to sleep." "Clearly this guy is going to bring a sense of family to the White House," said the president. "I know his girls are on his mind and he wants to make sure that first and foremost he is a good dad. I think it's going to be an important part of his presidency."

Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions

Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues, according to congressional Democrats, campaign aides and experts working with the transition team.

YES I CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM FINALLY STEPPING INTO THE 21 CENTURY. I AM GETTING THE SECOND GENERATION OF THE IPOD TOUCH, I AM SO OVER JOY YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Would Beyonce Make a Good Wonder Woman?

"What would be better than Wonder Woman?" she tells the Los Angeles Times. "It would be great. And it would be a very bold choice. A black Wonder Woman would be a powerful thing. It's time for that, right?" The singer-actress, 27, has met with representatives at DC Comics and Warner Bros. to discuss donning the red, white and blue bathing suit on screen, she says. "After doing these roles that were so emotional I was thinking to myself, 'OK, I need to be a superhero,'" Beyoncé tells the Times. "Although, when you think about the psychology of the heroes in the films these days, they are still a lot of work, of course, and emotional. But there's also an action element that I would enjoy." Her interest in the role was strengthened earlier this year when she went to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and saw on display Lynda Carter's iconic costume. "I would definitely have to keep it right for that costume," she says. "But I love Wonder Woman and it'd be a dream come true to be that character. It sure would be handy to have that lasso."

Barack Obama And Sarah Palin Dancing with the Stars

OH MY GOD! I HAVE LIVE TO SEE SOMETHING THAT IS GOING ON IT HISTORY A AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN HAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN. I THROUGH THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE LAST PIECE OF HISTORY THAT I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIVE AND TELL THAT IT WHEN DOWN IN THE YEAR 2008, BUT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE ME OF WHAT I CAME ACROSS WHILE I WAS JUST SEARCHING THE INTERNET. SO I THROUGH THAT I MIND JUST SHOW YOU. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED OF AMERICAN AND IS FROMER RUNNING MATE SARAH PALIN.

Mother to Son

Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me aren’t been a crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor -- Bear. But all the timeI’ve been a-climbing' on, And reaching' landing’s, and turning' corners, and sometimes going' in the dark Where there ain't been no light. So boy, don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps'Cause you find it's kinder hard? Don't you fall now --For I’ve still going', honey, I’ve still climbing', and life for me isn’t been no crystal stair.

LIFE

Life is like the waves it has its ups and downsLife is like a roller coaster it has its twists and turns Life is like a sport it just depends on what we play Life is like a game of poker it just depends on what we are dealtLife can be given life can be taken Life can be a curse life can be a blessing Life can be a pain life can be in saint Life has its ways life has its days Life has its love life has its hate Life has its gentler touch but it has its harder punch Life brings you to your knees when you feel in need Life brings you a lot of things but in the end it depends on what we do.

What Is A Friends?

Another day in the sandy beaches,oohh its heaven here i tell you,the fresh air,the cool breeze,itsjust another ordinary day.Friends are hard to find i mean real true friends,true to their words,who stick by you even when the world is tumbling down,yeah,when the roads seem so narrow and everything around you doesnt add up,i would like to have lots of friends like that,dont we all? but we also have frinds who bail out on you when you need them most,yeah i know that for sure. friends who will let you do wrongs when they know you are actually doing it, those are friends who dont respect the consequences, reality check, they dont care,just another day ,in the beach for me, submerged with my inner thoughts.

White Chocolate

This world; Once so white and pure Looks like dark coffee, and tastes like sweet Brown, Cocoa. And it is strangely desirable. By all. Its sweet taste; so passive, Yet so hard to refuse. It’s such an intriguing and strange, Diluted paranoia. Snow flakes fall to warm tongues, just as this world does Fall to open gaping mouths. I too, am attracted, to its fine grain. But I want this world in so different away. Before anymore is melted down.To skip that sweet brown honey, that flows smoothly down raw throats, and eat the comb. Ruff. And strong. And pure. Come with me. Let’s suck the water from this potentially potent worldand cover this white rose, in pure,white chocolate. In pure, white chocolate.

THANK GOD

Do you ever thank God for your life and the little ones,yeah, there are people who really can't have kids and they wish they could, i know it must be hard and lose of hope, but i believe there is always hope at the end of the tunnel, full bright light to give you a reason to smile and to live, a reason for you to forward to tomorrow, a reason to laugh when all corners have no edges, a reason to smile in the midst of tears, they are the reason you work hard so that you make him/her probably a better person than you are,they are our future for tomorrow, so we should not take life for granted, a step at a time.to all who are looking forward to be parents , yeah, step by step you will get there, for those who look forward to becoming parents , join the club, in the midst of everything its pure joy.

do you have a reason to look forward to?make one .

Barack Obama Claims Victory Before Huge Crowd in Chicago

n Tuesday, after a final burst of campaigning in Indiana, Obama retreated into a private comfort zone – an Election Day ritual game of hoops with staff and buddies. He then shared an intimate dinner of steak at his Hyde Park home with his family, including his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, and brother-in-law Craig Robinson

There Will Be Another Day

After shedding tears during John McCain's concession speech, Sarah Palin returned to Alaska on Wednesday to run the state in person after doing it by Blackberry from the campaign trail. "I am neither bitter nor vanquished," she told supporters in a phone call at an event at the Multi-Use Sports Complex in her hometown of Wasilla, "but very confident in the knowledge that there will be another day." Exactly what Palin will do next will be one of the most watched political stories of the coming years. Palin, already on the short list of those with a chance at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, promises to be a less divisive figure than she was during this year's campaign. "If there's a role for me in national politics it won't be so much partisan," Palin, 44, tells the Chicago Tribune while waiting in line for coffee at a Wasilla café. "It will certainly be a unifier-type of role." More certain is the fate of her No. 1 impersonator, Tina Fey, who has vowed to hang up her Palin wig from Saturday Night Live for good, the actress tells Entertainment Weekly. "I have to retire just because I have to do my day job," says Fey, the creator and star of 30 Rock, which got a ratings boost for its premiere Oct. 30.

Tearful Ending

Palin – the real one – was welling with tears during McCain's concession speech, even as the Arizona senator who plucked the mother of five out of relative obscurity to be his running mate called her "one of the best campaigners I have ever seen." "I'm sure with her there's a sense she feels she was getting started," a senior McCain staffer tells PEOPLE. "She thinks if she had more time she might have been able to make more of a difference." Adds the staffer, "We haven't heard the last from her."

The Job

Tuesday November 04, 2008. for some reason today i got up at 5:00 am and i couldn't go back to sleep so i just lay there and think about life and what it as to offer for me. than i got up at 6:45 am and starting to get dress. i final left the house at 7:23 am, i walk to the bus stop and waited like 2 minutes for the bus. for some crazy reason i got to the job at 8:30 am i was crazy reason. i sat at my desk and search the web for a while and i started to chick chat with with a coworker.

the rest of my day was busy and so so

Police Have Hudson Murder Weapon

According to new reports, a handgun - that was discovered on Wednesday in close proximity to where the body of Jennifer Hudson's nephew was found - IS the weapon that was used in the Hudson family killings.

Police immediately had suspected that the gun was a match because the unfired bullets in the gun matched the make and model of shell casings found at the murder scene.

Forensics test have confirmed the police's hunch.

Sources also revealed that said gun was traced to its original owner in Michigan, who reported it stolen.

Investigators are trying to figure out the gun's path from Michigan to Chicago.

We're glad that the authorities are closer to finding the person who committed the horrifying crimes.