Tightrope (Stephanie McIntosh album) Do I Say Sorry First?" which is a guitar driven rock track. Most of "Tightrope" was recorded at the beginning of 2006. The album title, "Tightrope" was decided by McIntosh and Nichols (producer/co-writer) with McIntosh saying "it's a cliché, but life can be like walking a tightrope sometimes". On 5 September the full album was available for play on Ninemsn music. The album leaked onto the internet on 6 September. It was assumed that it leaked because of the Ninemsn first. "Tightrope" was re-released on 19 March 2007. McIntosh arranged numerous radio interviews in the UK to promote "Tightrope" which
Spread the Word to End the Word "retards" by White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to describe liberal groups planning attack ads on Democrats was reported in the Wall Street Journal. This led to Emanuel's apologizing to Tim Shriver, chief executive of the Special Olympics. A meeting was held with Emanuel, who was asked to visit www.r-word.org, and he promised to take the R-word pledge. Spread the Word to End the Word Spread the Word to End the Word is a United States national campaign to encourage people to pledge to stop using the word "retard". End the "R" word advocates believe the use of the