All hail the Obaminator.

First things first: Tina and I recorded our second Podcast last night… you can download it at http://www.queeryme.com/. The topic this time was “Members of the Opposite Sex We’d Go Straight For… Well, For One Night Anyway.” Each of us compiled a list of five hotties and defined why we find each of them hot. The results? Tina likes men who smolder and Packie likes women with M-shaped upper lips.

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BREAKING NEWS: The high court in California that legalized gay marriage has refused to stay its decision until November. This means that couples will be able to wed starting on June 17. Unfortunately, an initiative has been approved to go on the ballot in the fall and Californians will vote on whether to amend the State’s constitution to illegalize gay marriage. If they did, it would overrule the court’s decision.

Hopefully they won’t. If they do, however, no one is clear on what will happen to the same-sex marriages performed between June 17 and November 4.

The good news? A recent poll showed that Californians are in favor of gay marriage for the first time… 52% to 47%. Yay, California.

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Can I just throw in here this: Let’s say that the initiative fails, gay marriage becomes legal, and then a huge earthquake strikes California. How much do you wanna bet that about a gazillion Jesus-freaks would suddenly pipe up and say it was God’s work and that he was trying to smite all us heathens Sodom-and-Gomorrah-style?

But… if you ask about all those tornadoes that have an uncanny knack of mowing down some of the most hypocrisy-prone, trailer-laden portions of the Bible Belt? Well, that’s just weather.

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So, Obama got the official Democratic nod last night. 10-to-1 says he’ll be our next Prez.

I read an interesting blurb about Hillary on MSN this morning. It said that she definitely does NOT want the job of VP, nor does Barack want to offer it to her. But they will probably orchestrate it where he does offer her the job and she politely and magnanimously declines. Why? It makes him look good. It makes her look good. It brings everyone back together. Smart.

So this begs the question: who will Obama pick for Veep? I’d put my money on someone with GOBS of Washington experience to help counter for his lack thereof. (Wes Clark anyone?) My take on Obama is this: not a bad politician, but not enough experience. I think a lot of people feel the same way… hence the choice of someone really seasoned to back him up.

That said, Hill’s got a ton of experience… and heck, VP and First Lady are practically the same job. I think everyone should at least consider the idea… if it happened, it would be a landslide in November.

Not that John McCain makes me want to vomit through my nose like, say, W does. In fact, despite his party affiliation, McCain isn’t a bad guy… he’s just all wrong about the mess in Iraq and won’t get my vote accordingly. Well, that and the fact that a huge portion of his party are right-wing, born-again yahoos who honestly think I should burn in hell. That’s always a little, shall we say, discouraging.

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I downloaded the new single from Coldplay from iTunes last night. It’s called Vida la Vida, and if you’re a fan of the band like me, you’ll love it.

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Tonight I’ve got rehearsal for Oz, then it’s home to watch the finale of the fourth season of Top Chef on Bravo. I love this show… and what makes this season really interesting is that three of the final four are women. (The winners of all three previous seasons have been men.) Of course, it goes without saying that the winner should simply be whomever is the best chef, regardless of gender… but it would be nice to see one of the women take it all this time. My pick is a bit of a dark horse… her name is Antonia, she’s a single mom, and her strong suit is homestyle comfort food that comes from the heart. I’d love to see someone with a more basic approach to cooking win one of these things. ‘Cuz let’s be honest… very few of us can even spell ganache, gastrique, or gelee, never mind cook one.

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Off to get coffee… my usual afternoon coffee craving is hitting me early today.

Tschuss.