4 Apr 2012

The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Down and Dirty in Orange County

The Real Housewives of Orange County took last week off, but are back this week and ready to get dirty. Let’s find out how Vicki and Co. are doing in THG's +/- recap!
Heather and Terry head to David August so Terry can get a wardrobe makeover. According to her, Terry “is not a suit guy” and “has the style of a doctor” meaning scrubs and clogs. I’d like to point out that his status as a doctor is what’s allowing this little indulgence.
For three suits and a couple of sports coats? $40,000 to $50,000. Add on the “accessories” and we’re adding another $10,000 to $15,000.
They’re spending more on a partial wardrobe than teachers make in a year. Minus 30.
Cheers to Never Doing This Again
Tamra and Eddie hit the gym. Tamra says she was insecure with her body in her previous marriage but working out has definitely given her something to work toward during her divorce. Tamra thinks she wants to open a fitness studio. Perhaps Heather’s entrepreneurial ways are rubbing off on Tamra.
A word of advice, Tamra: If you go into this with anyone else, get a contract! Vicki would be proud.
Talk of Tamra’s breast reduction surfaces when Eddie says “If you go through with this…” Tamra says she’s already scheduled her surgery date and she’ll be out of commission for at least five days. Eddie’s totally supportive, probably because she’s not having anything done to her derriere. Something tells me Eddie’s all about the A. Plus 5 for the happy couple.
Vicki’s daughter Briana is recovering from her recent thyroidectomy. Briana calls to tell Vicki that the pathology is back and it’s not cancer! Plus 15.
Vicki immediately calls Tamra to tell her the good news.

The Voice Results: Who Made the Sweet 16?

The Voice cut four out of these 12 hopefuls last night in its ever-confusing elimination process, but its first-ever live results show was lightning quick and first-rate.
Three members out of six each from Team Blake and Team Christina were voted through to the next round by America. Who were the lucky contestants?
Team Blake: Erin Willett, Jermaine Paul, and RaeLynn.
Team Christina: Jesse Campbell, Lindsey Pavao, and Chris Mann.
But wait, there's one more spot up for grabs on each squad, and the singers had to do their thing again to vie for it! So who moved on and who's done?
The Voice Promo Pic
From Team Blake, Naia Kete sang "If I Were a Boy," Charlotte Sometimes then turned in a rendition of "Iris," and Jordis Unga finished with "Wild Horses." 
Somewhat surprisingly, all the coaches aligned behind Jordis, and while Blake's voice is the only one that counted, he gave her the final ticket on.
From Team Christina, Ashley de la Rosa did "Paris (Ooh La La)," followed by Sera Hill's "Vision of Love" and Moses Stone's "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)."
Cee Lo picked Sera, before Adam and Blake quickly chose Ashley. Xtina seemed to waffle over this call, but she kept Ashley in the competition.
So Jordis Unga and Ashley De La Rosa join the Sweet 16. Next week, Team Adam and Team Cee Lo members battling it out for the final eight spots,

Dancing With the Stars Results: Who Had to Go?

The first elimination on Dancing With the Stars is the dubious honor no one wants, but here in Season 14, the second Tuesday ouster was even sadder.
That's because Martina Navratilova double faulted her way out the door over the opening routines, leaving little doubt she should be sent packing.
This week, however, five couples not only tied for the lowest score, but that score was 24! Someone was going home after all 8s! Or better!
"No one deserves to go home tonight," proclaimed Dancing With the Stars judge Len Goodman as Tuesday's elimination show got underway.
But alas, someone did ...
Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya
Seemingly out of nowhere, it was Jack Wagner who got the boot despite a solid samba dedicated to long-lost daughter Kerry, who was in the ballroom Monday night.
"It was a great time and it was fun to test myself. Thanks to the judges, I appreciate it, and good luck to everybody else!" the surprised, but classy actor said.
Perhaps in response to this unprecedented situation, Tom Bergeron introduced a new twist. For the next four weeks, the bottom two will dance for their lives!
Simultaneously! The judges will then decide who goes home, giving them a chance to save a favorite ... not that it would've helped if no one deserves the pink slip.

Mitt Romney Wins Three More Republican Primaries, Turns Attention to President Obama

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney inched closer to his party's nomination on Tuesday with a sweep of the GOP primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia, and found himself in his first direct engagement with President Obama.
Romney emerged from the evening with substantial gains in delegates and a growing perception that he was winning over previously reluctant elements of the party, or if nothing else, just plain outlasting his more conservative competition.
Either way, this was in some respects the start of the general election.
Romney Ohio Pic
Obama for the first time singled Romney out by name, during an address dedicated to a budget championed by Romney’s marquee endorser in Wisconsin, Rep. Paul Ryan.
The President called Ryan's plan “social Darwinism” and said of Romney, “He said that he’s ‘very supportive’ of this new budget, and he even called it ‘marvelous,’ which is a word you don’t often hear when it comes to describing a budget."
"It’s a word you don’t hear generally.”
Referring obliquely to perceptions of his potential opponent’s elite pedigree, Obama sought to cast himself as more in touch with the public.