HA! Felon Crush Friday Star Jeremy Meeks Lands Modeling Contract!

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Felon Crush Friday Star Jeremy Meeks Lands Modeling Contract

Never underestimate the power of the thirst.

After woman from all over the country swooned over Jeremy Meeks’ mug shot, the 30-year-old criminal–with a rap sheet longer than Manute Bol–has earned himself a modeling contract.

Via Gawker:

TMZ reports that Meeks has been signed by L.A.-based Blaze Models. The deal was apparently negotiated by his new agent, Gina Rodriguez, a former porn star who represents a D-list circus of oddities including Farrah Abraham, Octomom, Tan Mom and V. Stiviano.

Blaze previously told TMZ that because the gangster look is so hot right now, Meeks could rake in $15,000-30,000 a month as a model.

That’s if he gets out of jail any time soon. Meeks’ bail is currently set at $1.1 million.

“I’m not exactly sure why it’s so much money. That’s what we’re trying to figure now,” Rodriguez told Fox 411. “We’re trying to secure him some of these deals so that when he gets out, it can change his life, literally.”

Rodriguez is also looking at reality show options for Meeks.

Meanwhile, Meeks’ attorney has requested that he be measured for well-fitting civilian clothes to wear during his court appearances, as befits his client’s new status as a modeling-industry professional.

Meeks became an instant Internet celebrity on June 18 when the Stockton Police Department posted his mugshot on their Facebook page. It has since been liked more than 100,000 times.

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7.1 MILLION!!! OBAMACARE IS HERE TO STAY!

President Barack Obama lauded the Affordable Care Act’s successful first open enrollment period, and proudly declared that the law is “here to stay” during a triumphant speech at the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday afternoon.

Hours after the White House announced that 7,041,000 people had signed up for insurance using the law’s health care exchanges — exceeding the Congressional Budget Office’s original target — the president insisted that “this law has made our health care system a lot better.”

“Under this law, the share of Americans with insurance is up, and the growth of health care costs is down,” Obama said. “That’s good for our middle class, and that’s good for our fiscal future.”

Much of the president’s speech focused on the various benefits of the Affordable Care Act, such as allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ health care plans until the age of 26, expanding preventive care, closing Medicare’s prescription drug “donut hole,” and preventing insurers from imposing monetary limits on the coverage they provide.

The president also took a moment to needle Republican opponents of the law, to laughter and applause from his enthusiastic crowd.

“I’ve got to admit I don’t get it. Why are folks working so hard for people not to have health insurance?” Obama asked. “Why are they so mad about the idea of someone having health insurance?”

“Many of the tall tales that have been told about this law have been debunked,” he continued. “There are still no death panels. Armageddon has not arrived.”

“But the debate over repealing this law is over,” he added. “The Affordable Care Act is here to stay.”