Ms. Informed

She may not have been there in person, but Amy Winehouse still managed to dominate the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday night, snagging five of six awards she was nominated for, including record of the year, song of the year, best pop voca and best new artist of the year. Will these wins be a wake-up call for Wino? Let’s hope so.

(U.S. officials initially rejected Winehouse’s request for the work visa she need to attend the Grammys. They then reconsidered, but it was unfortunately too late for Amy to travel across the pond.)

Kanye was the other big winner of the night, though not as big as Wine-y. He scored four of eight awards including best rap album for Graduation, best rap vocal performance for the track “Stronger,” best rap song for ”Good Life” and best rap performance by a duo or group for his collaboration with Common on ”Southside.” West dedicated his wins to his late mother, Donde West, who unexpectedly died in 2007.

Other winners last night included:
Album of the Year: Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters
Best R&B Song: Alicia Keys, No One
Best Country Song: Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats
Best Male Pop Vocal Peformance: Justin Timberlake, What Goes Around Comes Around
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Maroon 5, Makes Me Wonder
Best Spoken Word Album: Barack Obama

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This week’s Hot Mess of the Week goes to Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

When his team, defeated by the New York Giants last Sunday at the 42nd Superbowl (effectively putting an end to their almost-perfect season), had to stay out on the field for the final second of the game, Belichick headed for the locker room. Sore loser, Superbowl loser, whatever he is, Belichick abandoned his team at their not-so-finest hour second.

 So while he might not have won another Superbowl or a fourth Superbowl ring, he did win Ms. Informed’s Hot Mess of the Week award.  That’s gotta count for something, right?

~T.C.

For all you political junkies, Rasmussen Reports conducts a daily national tracking poll of McCain v. Clinton and McCain vs. Obama.  Today’s results show McCain over Clinton 46%-43% and Obama over McCain 47%-42%.  The reason Obama trumps McCain is because he does slightly better than McCain among Independents. Ok, so I admit this is another shameless plug for Obama, but if the Democrats want to take back the White House in November, they are going to have to win among independent voters, and as of now it appears that Obama is the candidate who can do that. If Obama can play that card well enough, it just might be the key to the nomination.

~T.C.

No, of course not, but the day that he was basically handed the nomination after Mitt Romney suspended his bid, good old FOX News inadvertently (maybe) labeled him one.  Coincidence? Probably, but then again I would not put anything past Rupert Murdoch and gang.

…but they said “No, no, no.” (Editor’s Note: Ok, this song has officially been retired for use in puns.)

U.S. officials vetoed Amy Winehouse’s request for a Visa to attend this Sunday’s 50th Grammy Awards. The veto comes as a crushing blow to Winehouse, who is up for six awards, second only to Kayne West’s eight nominations. Winehouse six nominations include Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Rehab,” Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Back to Black, as well as Best New Artist.

While Winehouse won’t physically be gracing the Staples Center with her presence, she is scheduled to deliver a virtual performance, via satellite.

Chillingly good.

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.

Yes we can.

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.

Yes we can.

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.

Yes we can.

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.

Yes we can to justice and equality.

Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.

Yes we can heal this nation.

Yes we can repair this world.

Yes we can.

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics…they will only grow louder and more dissonant ……….. We’ve been asked to pause for a reality check. We’ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea –

Yes we can.