She caused him to stumble

Gov. Sanford has been the scrutiny of just about every news source lately. His affair with an Argentine woman was publicly uncovered recently, although others (including his wife) have known about his affair since late last year. While at first my heart broke to see another Republican politician get thrown in the mud, my heart also reached out to him, wanting to give him a second chance. To be completely honest, that's usually how I respond to circumstances such as these. I still haven't gotten over the Clewinsky thing yet, but I'm coming to an...

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A tragedy and a relief.

Michael Jackson. The past 24 hours have been flooded with messages, facebook status', tweets, blogs, and headlines about the King of Pop's death. However, if I'm being completely honest, I was never a huge fan of Michael Jackson. Yes, I definitely enjoyed the old-school Michael Jackson, back when he was that adorable little boy who sang "ABC, 123". Some of his other music has stuck with me just because of its use in movies, such as "Thriller," which has been in countless movies, or "The Way You Make Me Feel," which I knew from "Center Stage." "The...

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Step Up 2 Sinks Down

Being a dancer, I'm drawn to dancing movies. "Step Up" came to theatres almost three years ago now, and although it didn't bring the finesse that my favorite dance movie "CenterStage" had, it held a character of its own. Although I know Step Up 2 has been out for some time now, I finally decided to give it a go. That was my first mistake. The second? Leaving it on after the first ten minutes. The only thing that I enjoyed in this film was the special appearance by Channing Tatum, and that's only because his chiseled features and gorgeous eyes entrance...

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