I am sure many of you remember Rachel Campos – either from The Real World season with Puck and Pedro Zamora (both of whom she was quite close to), or her numerous appearances on The View.  She’s been the perpetual bridesmaid for the so-called “conservative seat”.  She was a favorite to replace my dear Debbie Matenopoulos, losing in the end to Lisa Ling.  She was well-liked enough to come back and fight to replace her, losing out to Elisabeth Hasselbeck (a fellow reality star).  She was even in the mix when Hasselbeck was fired, only to see Meghan McCain nab the spot.  But each time she was on, I enjoyed her immensely – even if I disagreed with most of her views (see how that works?).  What possible relevance could Rachel Campos have today?  Because she is married to Sean Duffy (also a Real World alum), who was a Representative from Wisconsin and has been tapped by the incoming El Presidente to replace Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation.  What are his qualifications?  I believe during Real World: Boston, he took the subway a few times.

Speaking of reality stars, the original Bachelorette is once again the subject of gossip.  Every few years, people whisper that Trista and Ryan Sutter will divorce.  Even after 21 years of marriage and two kids, nobody believes she found happiness with a hot fireman.  This latest spate of speculation started when Ryan posted something about missing her.  Trista addressed the question head-on.  “People were speculating that I was either having a nervous breakdown, that I was dead, or that Ryan and I were getting a divorce, because he posted something that everyone thought was cryptic?  It wasn’t cryptic.  I was just away and I was filming Special Forces.”  Another mystery solved.  If Shelly Miscavige is also competing, that would solve two mysteries.

Onto Whoopi and the bakery.  In case you don’t know, Whoopi Goldberg wanted to share a special dessert when she celebrated her birthday on The View.  The dessert in question is Charlotte Russe – who I thought was a character on Sex and the City.  Whoopi tried to get it from a certain bakery.  I say “tried” because they said they couldn’t accommodate her order.  “Now, I should tell you, Charlotte Russe has no political leanings, and the place that made these refused to make them for me.  They said that their ovens had gone down, and all kinds of stuff.  But folks went and got them anyway, which is why I’m not telling you who made them.  Perhaps they did not like my politics.”  Or, perhaps at the time of her request, the ovens were actually down.  According to the bakery, that is what happened – and the new order came in after the ovens were fixed.  Is that plausible?  Sure.  It’s also possible they don’t like her politics.  Or maybe they didn’t like Jumpin’ Jack Flash!