Fwd: American Idol Judge Ellen DeGeneres Asks Female Contestant to Sing Love Song to a Woman

Today's Headlines Wednesday, May 19, 2010

American Idol Judge Ellen DeGeneres Asks Female Contestant to Sing Love Song to a Woman (CNSNews.com) - American Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres picked a love song written to be sung by a man to a woman for contestant Crystal Bowersox--a single mom with a boyfriend--to perform on the show's semifinal program on Tuesday night. The song, "Maybe I'm Amazed," written by Paul McCartney and dedicated to his now-deceased wife Linda McCartney, includes the repeated lyric "baby, I'm a man" in the chorus. Democrats' See A 'Significant Blow to the Republican Party' in Tuesday's Elections (CNSNews.com) – In their post-primary spin, Democrats say they won "the most significant election contest" of the day – the only race to pit a Republican against a Democrat. The Democrat Party's main talking point: "If the GOP couldn't win here, it's not going to have an easy time netting the 40 House seats in November it needs to retake the House." McCain: 'Insulting' for Obama State Department to 'Compare' Arizona Anti-Immigration Law to China's Human Rights 'Abuses' (CNSNews.com) - Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) said it was "outrageous" for a top Obama administration State Department official to "compare" Arizona's anti-illegal immigration law with Communist China's "human rights abuses." He also told CNSNews.com that the official, who "did not read the law," reflects "the liberal elite" that does not know the difference between "a state acting in a constitutional fashion and a regime that's responsible for the deaths of millions of its citizens." McCain, Kyl Demand Top Obama State Dept. Official Retract Statement and Apologize for Likening AZ Immigration Law to Chinese Human Rights Violations (CNSNews.com) - Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) Tuesday called on the top Obama State Department official responsible for human rights issues to "retract and apologize" for telling officials of the Communist government of China that Arizona's new immigration-enforcement law is an example of a "troubling trend in our society" and for portraying Arizona as the moral equivalent of Communist China. At Previous Human Rights Session, U.S. Responded 'Forthrightly' to China's Concerns About U.S. Practices (CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration's approach to human rights dialogue with China – "an open discussion where you not only raise the other guy's problems, but you raise your own" – appears to contrast to that of its predecessor. The latest controversy involving remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner has focused attention on a forum that has long been dogged by Beijing's hypersensitivity to criticism of its rights record. Obama Urged to Issue Executive Order on Human Right to Ensure U.S. Compliance With U.N. Treaties (CNSNews.com) – The U.S. State Department is asking state and local human rights commissions to help it prepare an obligatory report to the United Nations on how the U.S. is advancing the human rights set forth in various treaties. Those state and local groups are now pressing President Obama to issue an executive order establishing a domestic human rights infrastructure that would help the U.S. meet its obligations to "respect, protect and fulfill human rights for all." Hoyer: No Plans Yet by Democrats To End Fannie, Freddie Bailouts (CNSNews.com) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) could not say what action Democrats are planning to end the federal bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or when his party planned to take action. Hoyer, speaking to reporters on Tuesday at his weekly press briefing, said only that the House Financial Services Committee was "looking at" what to do with the failed mortgage giants that played a central role in the 2008 economic crisis. Congress Pushing for Unilateral Gasoline Sanctions Against Iran Despite Progress at U.N. (CNSNews.com) – "It is my expectation that Congress will soon send its own strong, targeted Iran sanctions bill to President Obama's desk," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday. Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), cosponsor of the Senate bill, said Congress would not "retreat" from its own sanctions initiative regardless of what the U.N. does. CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO Rachael Ray Backs 'Uniform,' 'Level Playing Ground' for Public School Cafeterias (CNSNews.com) - 'Some of the public schools I've been to, they're eating baked chicken and dark leafy greens and fresh fruits and vegetables, and then other schools, they don't even have the equipment, or the funds, or the ability to offer any of those products,' celebrity chef Rachel Ray told CNSNews.com. OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES Primaries Results Reflect Anti-Washington, Anti-Establishment Mood AP: Obama Endorsements Don't Seem to Help Democrats Sestak, Toomey Race Will Be About Jobs, Economy Insurgents Attack U.S. Air Base in Afghanistan, One Day After Deadly Attack on NATO Convoy Immigration Reform Expected to Overshadow Drug Violence When Obama Meets With Calderone Report Says Nine Hurt in Latest China Knife Attack Rules Proposed for Avoiding Another 'Flash Crash' -- Before Cause of Crash Is Known Three Militia Members Released From Jail; Gov't Fighting to Keep Other Six Behind Bars FEMA Photographer Asked Church Volunteers Not to Wear Religious T-Shirts Bangkok Burning, As Army Moves Against Anti-Government Protesters Pakistani Court Orders Gov't to Block Facebook Because of 'Muhammad' Page Iran Rejects U.N. Sanctions Resolution Draft Donate Today! Please help CNSNews.com keep bringing you 'The Right News - Right Now!' Make a contribution to CNSNews.com today. It's fast, simple and secure. Help CNSNews.com and Donate Today!  NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP: With stimulus cash running low, Arne Duncan sounds alarm on education 'emergency' Head Start rife with enrollment fraud Senate vote on same-sex benefits for federal employees coming 'within weeks' Battle looms in Senate over Obama's pick to run Medicare and Medicaid Guatemalan handyman dies protecting family he worked for from home invaders Arizona official dares L.A. to stage boycott; City would give up 25% of its electricity Obama defends stimulus in Ohio despite high unemployment Police want to limit how long criminal records are accessible to the public Spy agencies faulted by Senate panel for missing Christmas Day bomb attempt New interrogation unit aids in questioning Times Square bomb suspect Pro-immigrant Rep. Luis Gutierrez not invited to state dinner for Mexican president Mexican town's police force quits after ambush Virginia wonders what to do with immigrant elk that wandered in from Kentucky Eradication of smallpox may have set the stage for HIV pandemic, study says Texas Board of Education will choose the next generation of history textbooks this week COMMENTARY Kagan Wants to Impose Her Values on Your Speech By Terence P. Jeffrey Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has expended a great deal of intellectual energy searching for a rationalization that would preserve freedom of speech for viewpoints she likes while imposing government controls on speech she does not like. Democrats: Learn to Read By Ben Shapiro The literacy rate in the United States is 99 percent. That means that only 1 percent of people in the United States above the age of 15 are incapable of reading and writing. Apparently, all of them are members of the Obama administration. Attorney General Eric Holder admits that he has not read the Arizona immigration law, and neither has Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano or State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley. But that did not stop any of them from criticizing the Arizona law. The Worst Kind of Lie By Rich Galen There is a theory in politics that the best attack is a third-party attack. The best third party is a grand jury. The next best third party is the New York Times. The second-best attacker attacked Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal – a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate -- by investigating his statements, inferences, suggestions, insinuations, and hints that he had served in Vietnam as a member of the United States Marine Corps. Turns out that Blumenthal, in his words, "misspoke." In my words, he "lied." The U.S. Department of Blame America First By Michelle Malkin Obama Democrats have mastered the treacherous art of the pre-emptive global apology. Foggy Bottom is crammed with so many 'human rights' zealots embarrassed by the country they serve that the State Department mission statement should be replaced with a condolence