Throw away the key on this guy.

Well now... I say good for her for "coming out" if that's what she felt she had to do.

Maybe, someday it just won't matter either way. All grown-ups, be they straight or gay, will have the same rights to marry or not, some won't have to live in fear of loosing a job, of being beaten up or put down, of being kicked out of a place they're living, of loosing their children and so on and so forth all because of their sexual/intimate relationship orientation.

You know, what's known as Equal Rights. Equal Rights... Gay folk legally having the same rights as straight folk.

Equal Rights are not "special rights", contrary to what some poorly informed individuals might like to believe.

Lots of performers have changed their names to make them more "catchy", more billboard worthy. Ms. Stefani Germanotta as "Lady Gaga" certainly isn't the first to do so. One has to admit that "Lady Gaga" is alot more catchy than Germanotta.

The only song of the Lady that I'm familiar with is "Pokerface" and that is because the Olympic figure skater, Johnny Weir used the number for his exhibition skates and ice shows in 2009 as well as his exhibition skate at the end of the 2010 Nationals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlRd9y8BXrU

That is some of the best and "hottest" ice skating I've ever seen.

My daughter recently showed me this YouTube video of theLady herself doing Pokerface. Definitely flamboyant performance, but very danceable music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESGLojNYSo

Judge for yourselves about Lady Gaga's ability.

"A jobless recovery or jobless growth is a phrase used by economists, especially in the United States, to describe the recovery from a recession which does not produce strong growth in employment".
More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobless_recovery

Wow, the amount of intolerance expressed in the comments on the article is very disheartening.

All of us here in the U.S. are either ourselves immigrants, or are the descendants of immigrants who were seeking a better life of greater opportunity and freedom from oppression. In that, we are unique amongst the Nations of the world. It is my belief and opinion that the diversity of ethnicity, culture, and religion amongst our people adds a rich, vibrant and strong warp and weft to the fabric of our Nation. A fabric made up of all of the same type and color of thread does not add much to its environment. It is really rather dull and boring. However, a piece of fabric full of different thread weights, spins, textures and colors certainly embodies a richness and vibrancy to its environment.

I do believe that we were created by God and each contain God's spark within us. If I am judgmental of another person, I am being judgmental of God's handiwork.

I could care less what teachers or other workers wear as long as it is clean, whole and covers the body as is basically appropriate for the job. If an orthodox Muslim woman believes that she must cover her hair and dress modestly when in public, okay, so what. If an orthodox Jewish man believes he must cover his head in the presence of God (which is all the time), so be it. A person wants to wear a big crucifix, okay, so what. I say, rather than trying to repress such richness of diversity in our public spaces, lets' just embrace it, respect it and go on about our business.

What I would not support in our public spaces, is any attempt to proselytize, recruit, or convince me or others to join another's religion, culture, political point of view and the like. I don't view the wearing of religious garb or symbols as an attempt to convert others. Neither am I so insecure in my own Faith that I feel threatened by others garb or symbols. Nor do I believe my Faith is any better or so superior to others that I can't allow representations of other Faiths to be around me or my children.

I say legalize cannabis, regulate it & tax it, the same as cigarettes & alcohol.

I'm sure there are folks who can use it safely/recreationally just as they or others use alcohol. Yes, there are those who might use cannabis abusively or addictively, but I suspect most of those folks are already using it. I don't see that making the drug legal would change the equation of use.

I do see the illegality of cannabis being very similar to the previous illegality of alcohol under Prohibition. Prohibition was ineffective in preventing the use of alcohol, though it did contribute to increased violent gang activity behind the manufacture, distribution & selling of the alcohol. Not only was our government not able to garner any income via taxes on the sale of alcohol, or on the incomes of the gangsters, but attempts to control the gangs & their criminal behaviors was hugely expensive drain on the financial resources of local & Federal law enforcement. Sort of the "war against drugs" now.

I have never been looking for a "cowboy" to lead our nation, though as kid in the 1950's I really liked cowboy movies & TV shows. John Wayne was never my type, neither was Ronald Reagan.

I really appreciate your cogent presentation of the facts.

Our State Department basically did not/does not want American citizens without critical skills to stay in Haiti. The resources for food, water, medical care are too slim as it is to meet the needs of the Haitians let alone Americans who mean well but have no real recovery/relief skills. That is the point here.

These women mean well, but do not have any critical skill sets that would allow them to be an asset at this time. Therefore, their presence would be a liability. No doubt that is why it was recommended they leave.

On 1/15/10, State Dept. Assistant Secretary Crowley stated, "At this point, we have 846 American citizens who have been evacuated. We have roughly 160 that are standing by at the Embassy as we speak. So – and we expect to be successful in moving them out today. So sometime today, we should cross the 1,000 point of American citizens who have been evacuated".
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/01/135249.h...

I maintain my assessment of Jaxworks comments.

This young couple went to the United States Embassy, where they were given first aid. Given the recommendations of the State Department, I think its pretty safe to say that the couple was evacuated out of Haiti.

During a press briefing on 1/13/10, U.S. Dept. of State Assistant Secretary Phillip Crowley stated, "In terms of what’s happening at the Embassy, we continue our efforts to try to both account for and support American citizens in Haiti. We have been able this afternoon, with the arrival of helicopters and C-130s – I believe they’re all Coast Guard thus far – to begin to evacuate a small number of American citizens who have been injured." He went on to say, "The Embassy is in the process of continuing to alert American citizens, now that we know that we have some capability, some airlift capability at the airport, that we’ll begin to evacuate more substantial numbers of Americans in the coming days".

Those of you making snide and rude comments about this couple perhaps haven't been paying attention to the severity of the situation in Haiti, particularly regarding the basic lack of adequate medical care facilities during the first few days after the quake.

Obviously, it wasn't time for this young couple's lives to end. No doubt, there is more service work waiting for them to do.

Jaxworks, you could've looked up the facts of the Church women's' situation before you spouted off. Myself, I have closely following the entire situation since late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, by utilizing a wide variety of sources. So, today, when I read the story above, I figured the women left Haiti at the direction of our government. Beginning as early as 1/13/10, State Department spokespeople were talking about getting non-essential American citizens out: <a href="http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/01/135133.h..." target="_blank">http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/01/135133.h...

In the online newsletter from the women's Church, there was a comment stating the women left at the recommendation of U.S. Government officials: <a href="http://www.lifeline.org/news/Haiti.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lifeline.org/news/Haiti.htm

In any case, I find it rather presumptuous for anyone to pass judgement on another's experience, for we can each only truly judge our own. I am very happy that the women and gentleman were okay and able to come home.