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MY ELECTION DAY THOUGHTS...
I posted this on my Facebook yesterday.
Today is Election Day. I hope you are doing what you are privileged to do as an American citizen, and heading out to a polling place to cast your ballot.

There are 2 races that I won't be casting any vote for, however.I won't be voting for Ted Strickland. But I won't be voting for John Kasich either. And I won't cast a vote for Jim Renacci, OR John Boccerri.
Why?
I don't know what they stand for! I don't know their positions on the issues!
And why is that?

Because all these candidates have done for the last 2-3 months, is attack eachother. Endless radio commercials that you've likely heard on Q92 more times than you'd like. You've seen them endlessly on TV, or in the newspaper. None of them told me why THEY were the right guy for the job!

Look, I'm 24 years old. Like most 24 year olds, we're busy. We bust our asses at our jobs because we haven't yet 'made it' fully in life...maybe we're still in school, so in addition to working 40 hours, we have another 10 or 15 in classes, plus homework...the free time we have is commuting from point A to point B. And what do we hear? Not 'hey, its John, and here's what I'm going to do for you if you elect me'. No, we hear "holy hell, Ted Strickland is the worst ever, he did this wrong, and this wrong, and OHHH what about this!".

Every candidate is always concerned about getting the younger vote. And what are they doing to get it? NOTHING! Absolutely zero connecting. Not reaching out and telling us why you're the best, you tell us why they are the worst.

It's no wonder the complaints about negative campaign ads are higher than ever before this year. Because we're tired of it. And I'm letting my voice be heard today. By NOT voting for any of these 4 candidates.







KATY IS A 10?
KATY PERRY discusses her sexual prowess in the latest issue of "Now" magazine. She says, quote, "Like Ludacris rapped, 'I'm a lady in the street and a freak in the bed.'

"I can't rate myself, but if you ask Russell, I'm sure he'd give me a 10 out of 10."







LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE, PART 2...
Rihanna's new album, "Loud", will feature a sequel to her "Love the Way You Lie" duet with Eminem. The original was the second single off Eminem's last album, "Recovery".

The new song will be called "Love the Way You Lie (Part 2)"...and naturally, it'll also be a collaboration with Eminem. But it almost didn't make the cut, because Rihanna wasn't into doing it at first.

She tells MTV News, "When I first heard the idea about doing a Part Two, I was just completely against it. I just felt like you couldn't beat the original. There's no way you can outdo that, so why compete with it?"

But they recorded a few new versions anyway, and Rihanna changed her mind. She says, "I fell in love with it. [It] just felt really good."

In addition to the "Part Two" that will appear on the album, another "stripped-down" version will be released as an iTunes exclusive. ("Loud" comes out next Tuesday.)






DEMI DOES REHAB...
DEMI LOVATO has dropped off the JONAS BROTHERS tour and checked into a treatment facility to deal with, "emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time."

No one is saying what those issues are, but Demi's rep says, "Demi has decided to take personal responsibility for her actions and seek help. She is doing just that.

"She regrets not being able to finish her tour, but is looking forward to getting back to work in the near future."

One source says Demi was worn down by a grueling work schedule...and another source claims Demi decided to seek help after getting into a PHYSICAL ALTERCATION with a female member of her tour.

At least one source has already said there is NOT a substance abuse issue here. Demi is 18 years old.

Basically, what it comes down to is that Demi was pushed into showbiz at an early age. And at 18, she's still too young to handle the workload Disney is putting on her.
Sources say that on the Jonas Brothers tour she couldn't hide the fact that she still wasn't over her breakup with JOE JONAS...and people started calling her DEMI DRAMA.

Things came to a head when she got into a physical altercation with a backup dancer at an airport in Peru this past Saturday. That was when the Jonas' dad decided she had to leave the tour.

She also supposedly threatened Joe's new girlfriend, "Twilight" actress ASHLEY GREENE...who was also at the airport.

Meanwhile, Disney is offering their support. They issued a statement saying, quote, "We support Demi's decision to put her health first and we send her our best wishes."

Which is interesting, since the DISNEY GRIND is probably going to end up taking most of the heat for Demi's problems.

DEMI LOVATO'S problems go back a lot further than her breakup with JOE JONAS.
A so-called "source" tells "People" magazine, "She was bullied in school. She fought through eating disorders and has struggled with cutting...Demi is taking control by getting help."

The source adds, "She definitely had body-image issues. She was always conscious of her weight."

Back in September, Demi told "People", "Feeling comfortable in your clothes is something I deal with to this day. I wish I had somebody I had to look up to when I was younger to stand up and say, 'Hey, I have fat days.'

"So I want to be able to start a foundation or something that's for girls feeling confident, to empower them."

Bullying caused Demi to leave school in the seventh grade. She was home-schooled from then on. She has also admitted that reading the mean things people write about her online sometimes gets to her.







WE'RE BORING ON TRIPS...
A new survey says that American travelers are the least adventurous on vacation. An adventure tour operator called Intrepid Travel ran the study to find out which country's travelers like to do crazy stuff.

And of all the countries surveyed, people from the U.S. finished last. New Zealanders finished first.

The survey asked people if they were interested in different adventures like sleeping in a village hut on a hill...going on a safari...haggling at a local market...exploring ancient ruins...and eating deep fried tarantula.

Overall, Californians were the most adventurous people of any U.S. state...but still less adventurous than people from other countries.

People from New England were twice as likely as anyone else to say they'd be interested in eating the tarantula.

They were also much more likely than Southerners to be willing to haggle at local markets.

Look, the way I see it, that means Americans are SMART: We want to sleep at hotels and eat steak, rather than sleep with lions and eat fried spiders...and that's a bad thing?







WOAH...MILEY'S MOM DID WHAT?
Back in February, rumors started going around that MILEY CYRUS' mom Tish had an affair with BRET MICHAELS.

Supposedly it started last December, when Miley and Bret were recording some music together, including that new version of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".

Well, now that Tish and BILLY RAY CYRUS are officially getting divorced, there's a lot of speculation that Bret was the reason.

"Us Weekly" is leading the charge, although they seem to be a little behind on the facts. They say, "When Billy Ray learned of it...as well as at least one other fling...he filed for divorce October 27th."

So they're insinuating that Billy Ray JUST learned about the affair...when the allegations have been floating around for almost NINE MONTHS.

A so-called "source" tells the "Star" tabloid, "Billy Ray suspects there's been something going on between his wife and Bret for a long time. She fits the profile of women Bret usually goes for: skinny, big boobs and blonde hair."

Reps for both Tish and Bret are denying the affair. There's no word who that OTHER guy "Us Weekly" mentioned might be.

TISH CYRUS and BRET MICHAELS both deny that their relationship is anything but professional. They ARE still in contact, but only because Tish's production company is turning Bret's upcoming memoir into a movie.






QUOTEABLE...
"I think parents need to beat the crap outta their kids...I think the whole spanking thing and how it's gotten all PC is for the birds."
That would be PINK...who adds, "My dad put me through a wall; it's the only reason I'm still alive. I deserved it. I would have kicked me out when I was eight...I was not comfortable with authority or rules. I was bad."







CONAN? LENO? LETTERMAN?
The "Hollywood Reporter" recently conducted a poll that asked late-night viewers a bunch of random questions. Here are some of the results:

Only 35% knew that CONAN O'BRIEN'S new talk show will air on TBS. Really? So, 65% of the country wasn't watching the MLB playoffs, which were LOADED with Conan ads. What happened to our national pastime?

37% of LENO'S viewers support the conservative Tea Party movement.

Leno's viewers are most likely to be religious and drive a Chevy or Pontiac, while LETTERMAN'S viewers are most likely to be divorced and drive a Toyota.

So could you then argue that people who buy American cars are religious, have tight nuclear families and enjoy predictable humor...while people who buy foreign cars are leading derailed, miserable lives? Or is that logic flawed?

Conan's viewers "are largely independent voters, who enjoy vodka drinks, watch Comedy Central and are most likely to be single atheists who own Volkswagens."

If all late-night shows were on at the same time, 23% would watch Leno (which proves that Americans are stupid, right?)...15% would go with Letterman...and 11% would watch Conan. They were followed by JON STEWART and GEORGE LOPEZ, who each had 10%.

71% of Jon Stewart's viewers support legalizing marijuana.

When people were asked who came out as the "winner" after NBC's late-night fiasco earlier this year, 36% said Leno...compared to 21% for Conan. But 73% blamed the situation on NBC, while 18% and 9% blamed Leno and Conan, respectively.

Conan's viewers are more likely to listen to rap, while Jon Stewart's viewers listen to classical music. (So, pothead classical music fans?)







STOP WIGGING OUT!
Nutrition types FREAKED OUT when KFC introduced the Double Down sandwich. That's the one that doesn't have any bread...just bacon, cheese, and sauce jammed between two pieces of fried chicken.

And then a bunch of stories came out showing that, at 540 calories and 32 grams of fat, it's really not any worse for you than the average fast food sandwich. Here's the latest "The Double Down Isn't That Bad" story.

Scientists at the University of Western Ontario have found that one egg yolk has MORE CHOLESTEROL than the entire Double Down sandwich...approximately 215 milligrams versus 150. Of course, it doesn't have the fat, calories and sodium.








That should do it...if you got Plain White T's tix from us, we'll see you this afternoon!