Actress Farrah Fawcett died on Thursday, June 25, after a three-year battle with cancer. She was 62. Diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006, Fawcett used her struggle with the lesser-known malignancy to bring attention to alternative therapies not widely available within the United States. Indeed, Farrah's cancer battle was documented on the 2009 television documentary film, Farrah's Story. Fawcett's longtime romantic partner, Ryan O'Neal, was at her side through much of her ordeal.
The extremely beautiful Fawcett was a flagship icon of the female sex symbol explosion of 1970s, which also included such luminaries as Pam Grier, Lola Falana, Lynda Carter and Suzanne Somers. A highly visible actress in guest-starring roles as far back as 1969, Fawcett first gained widespread notice in her role as Jill Munroe one of a trio of bombshell-like private investigators on the Charlie's Angels television program. Fawcett starred on the show from 1976-1980 and remains (perhaps) the most well-known and memorable 'Angel' to date.
Following her departure from Charlie's Angels, Fawcett pursued more intriguing roles; she starred alongside Kirk Douglas in the psychological sci-fi thriller, Saturn 3 (1980), but really showcased her talent in the made-for-television biopics, among them Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story (1986), Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987), and most significantly The Burning Bed (1984), wherein Farrah portrayed real-life battered wife, Francine Hughes, who tired of her husband's extreme abuse and burnt him to death in his sleep.
Rest in Peace, beautiful Farrah you dwell among REAL angels now!
GOP Activist Refers to Escaped Gorilla as Michelle Obama's Ancestor
Rusty DePass an activist affiliated with the South Carolina GOP has referred to an escaped gorilla as an 'ancestor' of First Lady, Michelle Obama. The whole story is posted at The Huffington Post. Also, CNN ran video of the whole controversy:
Today's Republican Party, or GOP, has become a truly self-mocking caricature its corresponding conservative movement allowing itself to be empowered by hateful rhetoric emanating from the likes of their Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and the de facto Republican leader, Rush Limbaugh. DePass' comments when judged in the context of such "pundits" as these aren't very surprising. This sort of bigotry is the core of the today's conservative movement. How very sad that DePass' comments will likely go unchallenged by his colleagues in the GOP and his career go unthreatened given that he is a southern Republican in the first place.
