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06/04/2009
Anderson Cooper Gets a Birthday Surprise
Anderson Cooper was surprised by mystery guests for his 42nd birthday last night. Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...
Posted 7:00 AM EST by Andy Towle in Anderson Cooper, News | Permalink
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tinkerbell balloon...hilarious
Posted by: Paul | Jun 4, 2009 7:15:24 AM
come out, come out, little Anderson!
Posted by: Oy Gevalt | Jun 4, 2009 7:19:23 AM
Gosh, I'm actually sorry I missed that. That's the gayest thing I've seen on CNN in quite some time...
:-)
Posted by: Terry | Jun 4, 2009 7:24:07 AM
I love him. And a Gemini? Yum!
Posted by: Alex | Jun 4, 2009 7:54:11 AM
he can even kill his own birthday party. Hope he's not one of us, way too boring.
Posted by: cd | Jun 4, 2009 7:59:34 AM
The Suze and Griffin; this man is soooooo gay.
Posted by: Lucrece | Jun 4, 2009 9:09:25 AM
How apropos of a Gemini -- Kathy and Suze (and the tinkerbell balloon) representing the gay side, while on his show giving a het face to the world. Still, cute and a great smile.
Posted by: woodroad34 | Jun 4, 2009 9:28:23 AM
I'm sure he'll cut loose later. Maybe slink into a hot jacuzzi back at Casa Cooper with his mysterious gentleman friend, have a teensy tipple or two, then smoke some major hog.
Posted by: Dan | Jun 4, 2009 9:39:17 AM
awww he's so cute when he's embarrassed
Posted by: Michael | Jun 4, 2009 10:24:49 AM
Totally made my morning :)
Posted by: Cj | Jun 4, 2009 10:37:04 AM
He's so cute. You can tell he's completely embarrassed. And you just know he's blushing under all that makeup. What a darling. Magnificent smile too.
Posted by: Brandon | Jun 4, 2009 10:37:58 AM
Yeesh, all the waspy warmth of an ice cube. That guys NEVER gonna come out to the public.
Posted by: Ian | Jun 4, 2009 10:42:58 AM
Snark much, guys? He'll come out if and when he wants to...just like you did/will.
I hope he had a fun birthday!
Posted by: Todd | Jun 4, 2009 10:49:28 AM
He bores me.
Posted by: Derek Washington | Jun 4, 2009 12:04:22 PM
I agree with Ian.
This coming out thing is very overrated. I like what Hugh Jackman said on Oprah once, he does not say he is not gay or he is, because by having to say it will be an act of defense and an acknowledgment of something wrong and unnatural.
And btw, his reporter life has nothing to do with his private one, and shouldn't have, as long as he keeps mutual respect.
and I think he is very cute in his own icy way.
Posted by: Rafael | Jun 4, 2009 12:21:33 PM
why does he have to come out?
he's a journalist, not some a list actor or hypocritical politician who votes anti-gay.
Posted by: pop | Jun 4, 2009 12:36:39 PM
he doesn't have to come out if he doesn't want to.
and he shouldn't feel pressure to. i don't care about the private life of brian williams so why should anyone care for cooper's private life, except his family?
Posted by: pop | Jun 4, 2009 12:45:18 PM
i wonder if he reads this site, knowing that they'll occasionally be topic about him. I wouldn't, but I don't have thick skin.
Posted by: pop | Jun 4, 2009 12:47:23 PM
Why should he come out publicly?
Because mainstream media...not your gay ghetto rag nor even, sadly, Towleroad....CONTROLS and SHAPES the image of gays for 99% of nongays and, THEREFORE, the progress, inertia, or regression of LGBT EQUALITY, not to mention our image as deserving punching bags and shooting targets, all which, as much as it pains me to burst the bubble of jejune and juvenile queens of all ages, is more important to most of us than cute boys, or 42 year olds whose testicles haven't yet descended.
By being publicly closeted he reinforces to all his straight colleagues who know he's gay that there's something about it to be ashamed of. Why should THEY treat us with respect and honesty if he doesn't treat himself that way. Why should they stop acting as publicists for the rabid Antigay Industry if the continue to believe a little bit of their lies are true?
JOURNALIST??? Yeh, that's why he can't come publicly out...he's a JOURNALIST...you know like when Walter Cronkite got in the pool with Mark Spitz. I've heard Pulitzer is creating a new "Best Homo Journo Substituting for exRegis With Fag Hag Kelly Ripa" prize.
Or excuse: it would hurt his career. Two words: Rachel Maddow...whose ratings are HIGHER THAN HIS.
Time until he gives another professional homohating religious nut a platform....10, 9, 8, 7...
Time until someone writes, "everyone already knows he's gay"...3, 2,
Posted by: Leland Francesl | Jun 4, 2009 2:52:27 PM
you may not care about the private life of Brian Williams but you know he is straight and married because he has no reason to hide it like coward self-serving cooper
Posted by: facts are facts | Jun 4, 2009 3:19:36 PM
Let's just say that guys that hang with Ms. Griffin a lot tend to be gay.
Posted by: anon | Jun 4, 2009 4:07:29 PM
Well said Leland. Cooper makes me feel a little queasy a little queasy, as do all the "leave him alone, he doesnt have to come out" apologists. It pongs a bit. I mean what is this, 1950's Hollywood? Well maybe it is come to think of it...but its not Iraq is it? What exactly is the reason for not being up front about his sexuality?? Seriously, losing his job?? (ker-ching!?) If keeping his job is conditional upon him appearing to be straight then he is colluding with a system which is antithetical not only to who he is but to all its gay viewers... That's what I call ill-gotten gains..
I love how some celebs (not necessarily AC) like to sail close to the wind and strike edgy, sexually ambiguous poses ($$$$) but get all evasive and indignant when asked for some clarity on the matter please (Morrissey readily springs to mind - i guess the question about him is now so old and tired no-one gives a shit anymore anyway). A little testicular fortitude wouldnt go amiss, especially now.....
Posted by: Atheist | Jun 4, 2009 5:33:42 PM
I have never understood, nor will I, people who think they have the right to make other people's decisions and choices. I have all I can do minding my own business so I don't have time to mind other people's. If you don't like other people's choices, deal with it or see someone about it.
Posted by: Will | Jun 4, 2009 5:55:55 PM
While I agree Cooper's decision to come out or remain closeted is certainly a personal one in his control, what some of the arguments here are missing is the big picture. The reason why GLBT civil rights leaders emphasize coming out by ALL GLBT persons is because research has shown time and time again the more homosexuals heterosexuals know, the less homophobia they possess and more likely they are to support equal rights. Anderson Cooper is a journalist who garners a lot of respect from gay and straight audiences alike. This is why so many people believe Anderson's decision to not come out is detrimental to the GLBT community.
Posted by: Dr. Christopher Blackwell | Jun 5, 2009 1:25:16 AM
"i wonder if he reads this site, knowing that they'll occasionally be topic about him"
He's mentioned Towleroad a few times on 360 so he's probably reads it, maybe he skips the comments since every conversation about him turns into a argument about how he should or shouldn't come out.
Posted by: stansfield4602 | Jun 5, 2009 5:22:13 AM