Patrick Swayze...succumbs to pancreatic cancer! Marriage of convenience?

Sadly, Patrick Swayze succumbed to pancreatic cancer yesterday at age 57.

For the past few months there was a swirl of gossip and innuendo surrounding Swayze on the heels of a tabloid feature that reported the charismatic star was on his  "death bed" and saying his last good-byes.

In fact, the scandalous heartless feature was the subject of much controversy.

I even jumped into the fray when I happened to turn on the TV one night and caught the tail end of a scurrilous report by Mary Hart on Entertainment tonight.

Frankly, I was so flabbergasted by her lack of sensitivity (and bad taste) that I penned a post on the issue.

Post:  03/12/09

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2009/03/mary-hartpatrick-swayze-coverage-on.html

Shortly after that, Patrick Swayze sat down with Barbara Walters for an intimate one-on-one interview to set the record straight.

When asked point blank if  he was gettting his affairs in order and preparing for death, Swayze was quite adamant that he was not doing anything of the sort.

Then, he proceeded to lambaste the tabloid press.

In so many words, he labelled their reprehensible "ambulance-chasing" as little more than a ghoulish graveside vigil inflicting mental and emotional cruelty in its wake.

In particular, the star of blockbuster hits such as "Ghost" stressed how hurtful the insensitive conduct was to his immediate family and friends.

Swayze was first diagnosed with the pancreatic cancer in 2008 and from the offset tried to keep his illness under wraps - with the ultimate aim - of facing the life-threatening cancer privately and with a modicum of dignity.

The multi-talented star was a classically-trained dancer.

In spite of that, the talented actor with the infectious smile, managed to shake off  those shackles.

For example, when he burst onto the silver screen in "Dirty Dancing", he introduced a machismo to the realm of dance that no other triple-threat in the industry had managed to accomplish 'til then (or to this day).

The passionate horse-breeder was no slouch when it came to the work ethic, either.

By his own admission, Swayze was also inclined to take risks, too.

There was a lot of integrity lurking behind those engaging dimples!

Although he was offered approximately $7 million bucks to appear in a sequel to "Dirty Dancing", he graciously passed.

Instead, he gussied himself up and sashayed across the screen in full drag in the off-beat comedy:

"To Wong Foo, thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar"

Personally, I found Patrick's portrayal of a "Queen" more entertaining (and believable) that Travolta's offering in "Hairspray".

Understandably, after the film opened, tongues started to wag.

Was Patrick gay - or at least - bisexual?

If so, it was doubtful - for career reasons - that he would ever have "outed" himself.

After all, during the filmmaking era Swayze broke into the Hollywood scene, producers tended to shy away from casting "gay" men when it came to "macho" leading-man roles.

A few years ago, I met a pretty young male actor who claimed to have "dirty danced" with Patrick between the sheets.

Rumors also floated around Hollywood that both he - and his lovely wife - were "gay" and that theirs was a marriage of convenience.

Albeit, one based on a great deal of honesty, mutual respect, and friendship.

It just may have been one of the best-kept secrets in Tinsel Town, eh?

News at 11!

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Barack Obama...plagued by Gay rumors!

The day after Governor Jindal appeared on National TV to offer up a rebuttal to Obama's eloquent speech earlier in the evening, I speculated in a post that the namby-pamby politician might be a classic closet case.

Like most who were eyewitnesses to the amusing broadcast, I concluded that he was bit swish and needed to butch up his act a little.

On the heels of that post, a reader e-mailed me a private communication, in which he alleged that Barack had some deep dark homo secrets of his own!

Post: 02/27/09

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2009/02/barack-obamagay-confidential-e-mail.html

Now, the floodgates have opened!

For example, when I sauntered up to the cashier to pay for a few items at CVS this morning, a tabloid headline screamed out at me.

"Barack Obama gay scandal."

A caption noted that Michelle, his wife, is very distraught over the matter.

Wouldn't you be, if you were married to a fudge-packer and didn't know it?

When a spokesperson at the White House was asked about the titillating gossip, I expect he surmised he'd put the nasty rumor to rest when he haughtily stated matter-of-fact that Barack was an upstanding married man with two children.

Doesn't the naive Capital Hill staffer know what a "beard" is?

Throughout history, ambitious men have always been concerned about their public and professional image.

For this reason - in spite of a tendency to play-out their homoerotic fantasies for real behind closed-doors - many have chosen to remain in the closet.

Not all men want the issue of their homosexuality printed up in a jolly farewell obituary, after all.
In fact, many professionals who have set their sights on climbing the corporate ladder, may have to make a sacrifice - and do so - by leading a double life.

After all, if an executive at a certain age continued to show up at company functions alone, with his sister in tow, or on the leash of a dykey-looking companion, the cat would be out of the bag in no time flat.

Of course, there is another scenario to consider which is not far-fetched at all.

Back in the fifties and sixties middle America was basically in the dark about homosexuality.

If a male was attracted to another man, he would normally suppress it, for at least two reasons.

Because society viewed homosexuality (in general) as a sickness that could be cured, the prospect of going down that road was too difficult for any self-respecting fag to bear.

Notwithstanding, if a man was courageous enough to pursue such a "lifestyle", he'd be frustrated on the harrowing journey because there were few options to pursue during that era.

After all, there weren't any gay villages like there are in cities like Toronto or San Francisco today, where a young man could test the gay waters to determine if the love that dare not speak its name was for him.

To many, b**w-jobs in parked cars and at urinals on the fly, was just not their cup of tea and totally out of the question.

Another scenario is quite familiar to me since a few close friends fall under this category.

Some men got married, started a family, and suddenly discovered later in life that they had "feelings" for men they just couldn't ignore.

In that instant case, it's obvious why a statement made by a White House spokesperson were totally ludicrous in nature.

Just because a man is married with kids doesn't mean he isn't bisexual or a gay man hiding behind his wife's skirts!

As to the speculation about Obama, the rumors are running wild and rampant on the Internet, and in some cases the allegations are totally unsubstantiated.

The Globe expose reports, for instance, that Larry Sinclair swore up-and-down that he first met Obama years ago in Washington, D.C.

And, on that fateful night - upon Obama's urging - he rustled up some cocaine for the two of 'em.

Later, according to the jilted lover, he performed fellatio (a bl** job) on Obama.

Although Mr. Sinclair agreed to a polygraph test, he failed to pass muster.

But, the Globe - for one - insists that where there is smoke there is definitely fire!

A handful of blog sites have tossed out juicy tidbits that are downright hilarious to peruse.

For instance, at 21st Century Journalism, a blogger notes that Obama must be gay because he has a bare chest.

This is what the curious man had to offer by way of GayDar 101.

"Any male over the age of 40 who has no natural growth of chest hair is gay. Any male over the age of 40 who shaves their chest is also gay."

"I know this is just a theory with no actual scientific evidence to back it up, but according to this theory as President Obama is over 40 and has a hairless chest, he is gay or at some time in his past he has been a proper gayer."

Whoa nellie!

Thanks for that little gem.

The Globe rants:

"It's the story every American needs to read!"

"Barack Obama is hiding eight shocking secrets that could destroy his presidency before it even gets off the ground, political insiders say."

"In a blockbuster Special Report, insiders rip the lid off the scandals about where Obama was REALLY born, his sex life, drug abuse and the mysterious past he's hiding from the world.

"The new President has artfully dodged some of the most serious questions ever posed to a Commander-in-Chief. But top political leaders are demanding answers NOW - and the mounting pressure could trigger a firestorm that will bring down his administration. Don't miss a single word - only in GLOBE."

I'd better snatch up a copy quick before they run out!

The Drudge Retort reports:

"Sinclair's claims have been analysed by the controversial forensic technique known as Reverse Speech, the practice of playing speech in reverse to reveal unconscious thoughts of the speaker."

Say What?

Ian Gurvitz at Huffington Post ran his own highly incriminating expose.

"The Republican National Committee released this recent photo apparently showing the contender for the Democratic presidential nod in a romantic embrace with an unidentified white male. The photo, taken in North Carolina, was posted on various conservative websites and was immediately picked up by the mainstream media.

"While grainy, the photo clearly shows Senator Obama hugging another male, while a third man, presumably one of his security team, looks around, trying to protect their privacy."

Nuff said!

Couldn't you have found a nice black man instead of going honkie?

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