By unprecedented margins, nearly 67% of Latino voters in yesterday’s election chose to make Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States!!
Even in McCain’s home state of Arizona, Latinos chose Obama over their state’s senator, as 61% of Latino voters went with Obama, compared to 36% for McCain. Tough break for McCain. Maybe its because he kept referring to us as “Hispanics”?
And, hello! Florida!!! The state everyone dismissed as red turned blue last night! With a population that is 1/5 Latino, the Latino vote went 57% to Obama versus McCain’s 42%.
And to add insult to injury for that puffy old troll, according to CNN, not only did Obama trump McCain with the Latinos, he also won the youth vote in a landslide with similar percentages.
¡Orale! ¡Sí se pudo! What now, haters? Click for more pics of PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama in Chicago last night, giving his victory speech to a crowd of roughly 125,000. (And in case you haven’t noticed, this story is staying at the top of our page today!)
Actress Eva Longoria and her long M.I.A. hubby Tony Parker were back together again, being spotted recently at the opening for Smith & Hawkin in San Antonio, where the couple designed a celebrity Christmas tree to be on display.
But in spite of the cozy, holiday atmosphere (a little too early for Christmas, wouldn’t you say?) the couple barely looked anything but cozy. The only time they were affectionate with each other was in front of a posed picture with their celeb designed tree.
For most the night, Eva chatted away with guests at the store opening, while Tony kept to himself a nursed a glass of wine. What’s going on here? And Eva’s “Piss Off!” crossed arms certainly didn’t help create a loving, holiday mood, either.
According to artists Kat Von D, her scuzzy novio Nikki Sixx is responsible for helping her take control of her life, including helping her kick her alcoholism.
The painted lady said of her rocker boyfriend:
I found myself drinking in the daytime, and that’s when I realised that it was for function versus fun. I was gaining weight. I was hung over all the time. I couldn’t remember anything… One day I woke up and said, ‘I don’t wanna drink anymore.’ Meeting Nikki was an eye-opener. He helped restore my faith in general. I’ve taken an oath to be honest and open with my life.
Well, I guess appearances don’t really count for all that much. By the looks of it, I’d think Nikki Sixx would be one of those guys who is not only drunk all day, but probably smells like a combination of beer, B.O. and old peanuts. Who knew he’d be the guy to sober up Kat with his emotional support? I guess anything is possible!
Salma Hayek and ex-fiance, François-Henri Pinault have been spotted together…again! Salma and her pasty baby daddy, who have been getting together for secret rendezvous mystery meetings for months now, were most recently sighted attending a soccer game him in his hometown of Rennes, France.
One futbol fan who attended the game said of Salma and Pinault:
“They were very together. They talked a lot during the match and exchanged tender looks…they seemed very much in synch with each other.”
Tender? In synch? I don’t know about all that. Rumor has it that these two are trying to give their relationship, which officially ended this summer when they called off their engagement, for the sake of the world’s most adorable baby, Valentina Paloma.
What do you all think? Are Salma and Pinault really back in love? Or are they just putting on an act for their bebe?
Oh, that Christina Aguilera. If she were less talented, the general consensus might be that she’s just basically a visual plague on society. But then she’s got that fabulous voice, so we inevitably have to take some of her harmless nonsense with a grain of salt.
That’s why, in our post-Election Night Obama love haze, we’re a little more understanding and a little less critical, and for today, we’ll make allowances regarding Christina and her decision to go vote wearing lipstick she clearly stole from a drag queen.
Click for more pics of Christina doing her civic duty at her local Beverly Hills polling place.
She may have the quirky charm of a twelve year old boy (which is always a plus in the fashion world) but Argentine model Cecilia Méndez is in serious need of a late night pizza binge.
I thought the world had moved past its interest in waif models? I guess I am thus disproven, thanks to Ceci’s photoshoot for Italy’s “Velvet” magazine.
Her dresses may be fabulous and her whole retro Twiggy vibe may be adorable, but damn, this girl’s body is way too sickly to be beautiful. What gives?
Some photos of Jessica Alba on the set of her upcoming film, “An Invisible Sign of My Own,” have cropped up recently, with the actress currently on location in New York.
However, I had read that this movie was supposed to be about a teacher who helps students work through their life issues with the power of math…but by the looks of these pics, Jessica looks more like a mentally unstable student than a teacher.
Maybe she’s just trying to bring ‘Ugly Betty’ style to the big screen? Who knows. Click for more pics from the set.
Today is the culmination of two years of campaigning and decades of hard work by our hermanos and hermanas across party, color, and gender lines. Let’s make sure we get our asses out to our polling places and vote!
We need to shed this title of the “sleeping giant.” What sort of accomplishment is it to have the power to usher in change, but not the drive to put it into action?
Forget all the random celeb politics of Daddy Yankee and the like. This isn’t about him. It’s about us and the power we as educated Latino voters have. Let’s exercise our intelligence, our rights, and our privileges so that smart ass know-it-alls will stop accusing us of complacency.
Vote! Vote! Vote! Your loving Lossip staff urges you to drop those ballots in the slots and make history today, or we vow here and now to assault you day in and day out with round the clock coverage of Jennifer Lopez shopping sprees.
Polling places close around 8 p.m., so please be patient, don’t let the long lines deter you, and make sure no one gives you any crap! Please enjoy these pictures of Lossip’s proud Obamista love.
And here’s a little musical Obamista love, just for good measure: Podemos Con Obama
Sadly, the only place these two are hooking up is on the movie set, as both Salma Hayek and Benicio del Toro are set to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s “Noticia de un secuestro.”
The story revolves around 10 kidnapped journalists trapped in the crime madness of famed drug lord, Pablo Escobar.
Its too bad that Salma and Benicio aren’t getting it on off camera. I had my fingers crossed that she’d be able to move on from her rat faced pasty ex.
And while Benicio can often resemble a confused homeless man…or the Queen of Hearts from ‘Alice in Wonderland’…anything is a step up from crusty old François-Henri Pinault.