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Child Brides of Tony Alamo Appeared at Oprah

May 26th, 2010 Ghel

4 girlsTony Alamo, the leader of his self titled Tony Alamo Christian Ministry, is now facing a lawsuit regarding his “marriage” with girls who haven’t even reached their puberty yet.

Recently in Oprah, four of the Tony Alamo child brides stepped out of the shadows to publicly tell their stories when they were still imprisoned at Tony Alamo’s compound and treated as if their body is already matured enough to handle physical and mental abuse from the leader.

Jeanne (31), Amy (26), Nikki (26), and Desiree (18) all became Tony Alamo’s wives. What’s surprising about it is that it has the consent of their parents when the “marriage” was held. During that time all of them were below 15 years old. Worst of all Desiree was only 8 when she became Tony Alamo’s spiritual wife. At a very early age, Tony Alamo forced them to have sex with him one by one.

Despite pleads of the four women’s families not to push the case (most of them are still members of Tony Alamo’s church), they still stand by their decision which is to testify against Tony Alamo. Tony Alamo will now serve 175 years in prison because of this very hideous crime

Art Linkletter dies at 97

May 26th, 2010 Ghel

art linkletterThe host that became part of the two longest running shows in television recently died. Art Linkletter is a popular figure in the industry thanks to shows called House Party and People Are Funny which were aired during the 1950’s and 60’s. At the age of 97, Art Linkletter died while he was at his home in Bel Air of Los Angeles.

The death of Art Linkletter was confirmed by his son-in-law, Art Hershey.

During his early years working as a local radio announcer, Art Linkletter also worked as a roving broadcaster during the state fairs. At the same time, Art Linkletter showed talent in turning subjects into humorous skits and even ingratiating himself as well.

Adults were entertained with Art Linkletter and so does the kids. One of the segments in the House Party lets the host become a figure in the eyes of the children too. He would always have a Q&A session with the kids which resulted to the publication of his book entitled Kids Say the Darnest Things.

The intellectuals and critics hate him but the whole America loved him. He can reach out to the masses with his wit, friendliness, and wholesomeness which lead to his upbeat appeal.

Do you think Crystal Bowersox would be American Idol’s Winner this Year?

May 25th, 2010 Ghel

crystal-bowersoxIf you answer yes, one blogger actually thinks otherwise. Lyndsey Parker said that although judges thought that the AI9 would be a “female dominated season” because of the promising voices and talents of the girl contestants, there is a big chance that Crystal Bowersox would not win this season.

We all know that the success of the contestants in AI depends on the votes made by the viewers. There are more and more teenage girls and others who are watching the said show compared to the number of men who follow the said singing contests. This is actually the main reason why the male contestants have a big advantage in American Idol.

Rather than voting because they think that the voice of the contestant deserves the right to be in the limelight, the audience places their votes depending on who gives their hormones the rush.  The male American Idol followers on the other hand may be rooting for a female contestant like Crystal Bowersox. Unfortunately, they don’t care about voting or just too lazy to put their fingers on the keypads of their mobile phones and vote.

Now, unless a group of man would stand and form their Crystal Bowersox fan club, then the female AI 9 contestant would have the chance to be like Jordin Sparks or Carrie Underwood.

Kwame Kilpatrick to Serve 5 Years in Prison

May 25th, 2010 Ghel

kwame-kilpatrickKwame Kilpatrick, the former mayor of Detroit, got out of the courtroom with his hands in cuffs today. Judge David Groner recently sentenced Kwame Kilpatrick for five years behind the bar.

Kwame Kilpatrick already pleaded guilty last 2008 with charges of obstruction of justice. After he resigned as the mayor of Detroit he spent 99 days at the jail. At the same time, he also gave up his license as a lawyer, gave the city back its $1 million and swore not to enter politics for the next five years.

However, Kwame Kilpatrick violated one of these terms. Rather than giving the full amount of $1 million, he only gave a partial payment. Kwame Kilpatrick said that the salary he gets from the Compuware Corp., located in Texas, decreased.

At the same time, during the several restitution hearings regarding the collection of money that the former mayor owed the city, he failed to give detailed reports about his assets. Kwame Kilpatrick also failed to report the other conditions that are part of his probation.

The prosecutors present in every hearing of Kwame Kilpatrick also said that he had been lying after he got out of jail. They also said that Kilpatrick has the ability to pay more than the partial amount and he had been hiding all his assets intentionally.

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