Rants & raves

"As for the stories of boyfriends at hair salons, Tommy Mottola management deals, gay porn videos, Bad Boy recording contracts, they are just that--stories."

--A spokesperson for Mario Vasquez, who mysteriously quit as an American idol finalist on March 13, as quoted by the New York Daily News's Rush & Malloy, March 18

"As we go on, I think people will be feeling more comfortable with the idea of domestic partnership and also marriage,"

--California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, on MSNBC's Hardball, March 14

"I have to admit that as a Mormon I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, and a woman, and a woman."

--Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who opposes his state's marriage equality, joking at a St. Patrick's gay breakfast, March 20

"I do not sit in judgment of other players, whether it deals with their sexual preference, their marital problems, or other personal habits, including whether or not they use chemical substances. That has never been my style."

--Retired baseball all-star Mark McGwire, in his testimony before the congressional panel investigating steroid abuse in pro sports, March 17

"Richard Hatch was well aware of his obligation to pay taxes on his Survivor prize money. His argument against CBS wouldn't hold up in tribal council, much less court."

--CBS spokesman Chris Ender, refuting the claim by Hatch that he thought CBS was responsible for withholding federal taxes from his $1 million prize, March 12

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