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TGATP’s Take On for 7/5/10 TGATP’s Take On for 7/5/10

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A bad week for Republi-cons as they continue to be as out of touch with the American public as they were two years ago, when they ran that bubblehead, Sarah Palin!  First, …

TGATP’s Take On for 6/1/10: Death Never Takes A Right Proper Holiday TGATP’s Take On for 6/1/10:  Death Never Takes A Right Proper Holiday

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My mother’s second husband (I call him such, as by his own doing, he remained somewhat of a stranger to me and my siblings and was more her “husband” than our “stepdad”), Macon …

Molly Sims on her new Jewelry Line, Healthy Living, Dating Younger Men, and What is Sexy! Molly Sims on her new Jewelry Line, Healthy Living, Dating Younger Men, and What is Sexy!

Molly Sims launched her new line GraycebyMollySims.com, with a breakfast at the Bryant Park Hotel. GracyebyMollySims.com is a website that will carry her TGATP must-have new line of jewelry.  The Grayce by Molly Sims jewelry …

A Conversation with Michael Caine A Conversation with Michael Caine

The Wonderful Sir Michael Caine!
Riotously funny, self-deprecating, real, wise, humble, and down-to-earth are just some of the words that come to mind in describing the characteristics that Michael Caine emanates when you meet him!  I was …

Happy Earth Day! Happy Earth Day!

Today and every day TGATP celebrates Mother Earth and all the beautiful wonders that she brings us!

TGATP’s Take On for 4-16-10 TGATP’s Take On for 4-16-10

HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher recently criticized President Barack Obama’s decision to support a Rhode Island superintendent, who fired every single teacher at a failing high school, forcing them to reapply to their jobs. …

TGATP’s Take On for 4/5/10: Yes, we FINALLY DID! TGATP’s Take On for 4/5/10:  Yes, we FINALLY DID!

Congratulations to Obama, the Democrats, and the American People that we are finally on the road to supplying our citizenry with health care!  It was a long ridiculous road of fear-mongering, stupidity, dirty tricks, blatant …

TGATP’s Take On for 3/21/10: The Sandra Bullock Betrayal TGATP’s Take On for 3/21/10:  The Sandra Bullock Betrayal

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On a lighter, but still serious note, the second thing irking me like a splinter under my nail this week, is this incessant cheating going on in the world!  The Jesse James/Sandra Bullock story …

TGATP’s Take On for 3/19/10: Health Care NOW! TGATP’s Take On for 3/19/10:  Health Care NOW!

Michelle Malkin Hatemonger in a bikini
Two things have angered the dickens out of me, so I am doing two separate TGATP Take’s On this week.  First of all, can the American people please wake …

TGATP’s Take On for 3/13/09 TGATP’s Take On for 3/13/09

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Awwww, woman basher Chris Brown is begging his “fans” to call radio stations to get his music played.  In an appeal on SayNow.com he states, “I ain’t (sic) never really did this but right now …

TGATP 2010 Oscar Fashion Roundup TGATP 2010 Oscar Fashion Roundup

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Oscar Fashions were a mixed bag with 50% of the gals getting it right and the other 50% needing to slap their stylists!  Hilariously, my worst of the night was Viveca Fox, …

TGATP 2010 Oscar Predictions TGATP 2010 Oscar Predictions

Movies have always been a major Love in my Life as I am fortunate enough to a Mom who exposed me to every genre.  When I was a child, my Mom and I would spent …

TGATP’s Take On for 3/07/10 TGATP’s Take On for 3/07/10

Linda Holmes of NPR, James Poniewozik of Time Magazine (he’s probably just pissed he got such a Cod-awful last name!) and Alan Sepinwall of NJ.com (who the Yahoo TV Blog dubbed a “respected TV critic” …

TGATP’s Take On for 2/26/10 TGATP’s Take On for 2/26/10

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By February, I am deep into hibernation mode and actively wishing for the winter weather to make a hasty exit!  This past week’s storms has made me remain for the most part That …

TGATP’s Take On for 2/20/10 TGATP’s Take On for 2/20/10

First off, I hope you like the new look of the site.  In the words of the great Walter Colton “Most plagiarists, like the drone, have neither taste to select, industry to acquire, nor skill …

TGATP Hot and Not List for 2/15/10 TGATP Hot and Not List for 2/15/10

Janice Combs
HOT:   Janice Combs (a.k.a P-Diddy‘s mom) in the front row at Dennis Basso.  She looked absolutely amazing!  And Anna Wintour‘s running exit with four assistants at her heels from the same show.  How divalicious …

Jezebel libels TGATP and makes much ado about nothing! Jezebel libels TGATP and makes much ado about nothing!

First a creepy stalker, now the first libelous statements against me; I truly feel like a celebrity abet without the money!  (I now know, how the Brangelina feel with these publications just making up stories!)
Yesterday, …

What’s wrong with this picture? What’s wrong with this picture?

Vanity Fair is, and always has been, my very favorite magazine.  But it is totally unacceptable that in this era of Obama (and in Black History Month, for Christsakes!) the magazine would publish a supposed …

TGATP’s Take On 1-22-10 TGATP’s Take On 1-22-10

If the measure of one’s success can be weighed by the number of wackjobs that start coming out of the woodwork, then That Girl At The Party has truly arrived!  After months of dealing with …

Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!

In honor of Martin Luther King’ Jr.’s birthday, TGATP reprints his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Happy Birthday, Dr. King!  We owe you so very much!
Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream Speech
August 28, …