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Diversity, International, Politics, Religion

BREAKING: BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA LIFTS BAN ON GAY SCOUT LEADERS, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE 21 PERCENT?

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Rockwell (1)DALLAS, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – The governing body of the Boy Scouts of America voted Monday to end its decades-long ban on gay scout leaders.

The organization’s national executive board, meeting in Texas, concluded that the policy of excluding gay adults “was no longer legally defensible.” 

While the national ban is gone, local scouting units would retain the ability to reject gay applicants for leadership positions if hiring them would violate the unit’s religious beliefs.

The historic decision was approved by 79 percent of the board. The remaining 21 percent chose to stay in the closet.

Awards, Government, International, Politics

PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT NOW HOLDS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST SONA

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – It’s official. Philippines President NoyNoy Aquino now holds the Guinness World Record for the longest State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Aquino delivered his last SONA Monday night before a joint session of Congress. From his first word to the last, it took him two hours and ten minutes, beating all other lenghty SONAs anywhere in the world.

In the U.S., most presidents keep their State of the Union Address (SOTU) under one hour, although occasionally they would go over. President Bill Clinton holds the U.S. record for the longest SOTU for his January 27, 2000 address which ran for one hour, twenty eight minutes and forty nine seconds.

Aquino’s SONA was occasionally interrupted by brief applause, yawns, a sip of water and his smoker’s cough.

The Guinness World Record will go down in history as the greatest legacy of any Philippine president, dead or alive.

Click HERE for highlights of Aquino’s last SONA.

 

Beauty, International

DONALD TRUMP TO MISS UNIVERSE PAULINA VEGA: ‘YOU’RE FIRED!”

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2105 Miss Universe Paulina Vega, left, and first runner-up Nia Sanchez -- both Latinas
2015 Miss Universe Paulina Vega, left, and first runner-up Nia Sanchez — both Latinas

MIAMI, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Donald Trump can’t handle the truth — that even his beauty queens don’t support his pronouncements about Mexicans and immigrants.

Trump has made illegal immigration the centerpiece of his bid to become the next president of the United States.  He not only called for the building of a great wall in the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico, but  maintained that Mexico is sending rapists, drug addicts and criminals to America.

That didn’t sit well with reigning Miss Universe Paulina Vega of Colombia. She criticized Trump for his comments, joining the chorus of Latin countries in denouncing the Republican presidential candidate for his racist remarks.

Trump called Vega a “hypocrite” for criticizing him while wanting to hold on to the Miss Universe crown.

Lastimosa
Lastimosa

Well, Trump, owner of the Miss Universe Pageant, has the last word, just like in his reality TV show, ‘The Apprentice.”  He told Vega, “You’re fired!’

In accordance with Miss Universe regulations, whenever the reigning Miss Universe, for whatever reason, is unable to fulfill her duties, the first runner-up becomes Miss Universe.  That would mean Miss U.S.A. Nia Sanchez.

But there is a problem.

Sanchez is Latina and is not willing to wear the Miss Universe crown because of Trump’s anti-Latin comments.

So, the Miss Universe title is currently vacant.

But Miss Philippines MJ Lastimosa volunteered to wear the crown if Trump was okay with it.

No word yet from Trump.  Stay tuned!