As they debated the issue of religious tolerance, the conversation took a turn when Sharpton pointed out that Anderson may land in Hell for his behavior, whatever that might be…
Says Sharpton:
“I may have some very conservative personal feelings but I feel you have the right to live your life differently. I may think that what you do Anderson is gonna put you in Hell, but I’m gonna defend your right to get there.”
Did Sharpton just personally attack Anderson Cooper and call him gay?
Answered Anderson:
“I appreciate all your concerns about my afterlife. I’m personally not all that concerned, but that’s a whole other discussion.”
First Obama isn’t black enough, now he’s “deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to justify his own world view.”
Why does it have to come down to race and religion? I’m more concerned about ending a (at least at this point) senseless war, affordable health care, global warming and lowering gas prices.
CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot.
Quest, 46, was arrested at around 3:40 a.m. after a cop spotted him and another man inside the park near 64th Street, a police source said.
The criminal complaint against Quest said the park was closed at the time - something Quest should have known because of all the signs saying “Park Closed 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.”
Quest was initially busted for loitering, the source said. Aside from the oddly configured rope, the search also turned up a sex toy inside of his boot, and a small bag of methamphetamine in his left jacket pocket.
It wasn’t immediately clear what the rope was for.
The criminal complaint says the officer at the scene was able to ID the drug because of “his prior experience as a police officer in drug arrests, observation of packaging which is characteristic of this type of drug, and defendant’s statements that . . . ‘I’ve got some meth in my pocket.’ ”
He was charged with loitering and criminal possession of a controlled substance. His unusual get-up didn’t lead to a lewdness charge because he wasn’t exposing himself, the police source said.
Quest’s unidentified companion was given a summons for not carrying any identification, the source said.
Quest’s lawyer, Alan Abramson, had a much more innocuous version of events.
“Mr. Quest didn’t realize that the park had a curfew,” Abramson said. He was simply “returning to his hotel with friends.”
At a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court, Quest agreed to undergo six months of drug counseling in return for an “adjournment in contemplation of dismissal,” which means the misdemeanor charges against him will be dropped and the case sealed if he stays out of trouble and completes his drug program.
He was released with no bail after spending most of the day behind bars.
Both news people and politicians have gone to the shitter. Although it’s been a long time since Richard has posted on his blog at CNN — it might be a good place to leave him a message.
What others said:
Dlisted says, “And I thought Anderson Cooper was the kinky bitch at CNN.”
Gawker says, “Using the trash can drug meth makes a person mighty paranoid. So it was probably fear of having his genitals stolen that moved CNN talker Brian Quest (who is British) to attach them to his neck with a rope.”
source: KINKY NEWS NETWORK-CNN’S QUEST A VERY ‘KNOTTY’ BOY [new york post]
Michael Douglas is classing up NBC with a celebrity introduction for the newscasts. The idea is apparently paying off and CNN is looking to get a piece of the action. To cash in on the celebrity wagon the team behind Anderson Cooper 360 has been in search of an announcer with clout.
Instead of trying to outdo NBC with someone like Sean Connery they have waltzed in Ozzy Ozbourne and Gene Simmons. After Ozzy bitches to Anderson to hurry it up because he’s not getting in scratch for doing the audition it is beyond awkward. Cooper then asks him to do it again with clarity. That is like asking a one legged man to do a better job in an ass kicking contest. After that didn’t work out, the Anderson Cooper team wised up and brought out the big guns. Fran Drescher lends her shrill voice to the show to which Anderson practically cries with approval stating that “you were my first choice all along to be the announcer.”
She is like a huge gay icon so I am not surprised. It was probably a toss up between her and Cher singing “Do You Believe in Love” while Andy dances around with glow sticks.
Source: Anderson Cooper All Over Fran Drescher [Gawker]
Madonna’s adoption of David Banda was filled with controversy because it turned out that little David had a biological father in Malawi. Now someone is making a similar claim with regard to Angelina Jolie’s and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara.
When Angelina brought Zahara home from Ethiopia, she told Anderson Cooper, “She’s an AIDS orphan.” But apparently In Touch has obtained Zahara’s adoption papers, which state that the little cutie has a biological grandmother, and now that grandmother is claiming Zahara’s mother is still alive.
“I want my daughter to come home to see where she is from,” the woman who says she’s Z’s mother, Mentewab Dawit Lebiso, tells In Touch. “Her grandmother and I both tried very hard to raise her, and I want her to come home to regain her identity.”
Personally, I think the mag is trying to drum up controversy where they shouldn’t. Zahara always looks so happy with Brad and Angelina, and if her biological mother gave her up for adoption she should leave it that way.
Out Magazine has ranked its “50 Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America.”
1. David Geffen
2. Anderson Cooper
3. Ellen DeGeneres
4. Tim Gill
5. Barney Frank
6. Rosie O’Donnell
7. The New York Times Gay Mafia: Richard Berke, Ben Brantley, Frank Bruni, Stuart Elliot, Adam Nagourney, Stefano Tonchi, and Eric Wilson
8. Marc Jacobs
9. Andrew Tobias
10. Brian Graden
11. Jann Wenner
12. Andrew Sullivan
13. Suze Orman
14. Joe Solmonese
15. Fred Hochberg
16. Christine Quinn
17. Perez Hilton
18. Scott Rudin
19. John Aravosis
20. Sheila Kuehl
21. James B. Stewart
22. Nick Denton
23. Tom Ford
24. Nate Berkus
25. Adam Moss
26. Jim Nelson
27. Lorri L. Jean
28. Adam Rose
29. Annie Leibovitz
30. Simon Halls and Stephen Huvane
31. Bryan Lourd
32. Bryan Singer
33. Jonathan Burnham
34. Brian Swardstrom
35. Robert Greenblatt
36. Chi Chi LaRue
37. Dan Mathews
38. Neil Meron and Craig Zadan
39. Ingrid Sischy
40. Marc Cherry
41. Carolyn Strauss
42. Irshad Manji
43. Jodie Foster
44. Christine Vachon
45. André Leon Talley
46. Hilary Rosen
47. Matthew Marks
48. Benny Medina
49. Mitchell Gold
50. David Kuhn
Quest, 46, was arrested at around 3:40 a.m. after a cop spotted him and another man inside the park near 64th Street, a police source said. 
“I want my daughter to come home to see where she is from,” the woman who says she’s Z’s mother, Mentewab Dawit Lebiso, tells In Touch. “Her grandmother and I both tried very hard to raise her, and I want her to come home to regain her identity.”
