
Who'd have guessed. Apparently some PBS watchers are also Sarah Palin supporters. Or at least Sarah Palin sympathizers. Comedian Andy Borowitz, in his short, funny segment that appears at the end of Jon Meacham's 'Need to Know' PBS news show, this week made fun of...
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President Obama made his much-anticipated appearance on The View today. Actually, I'm not really sure how anticipated it was, per se -- my Twitter feed was pretty dead through the hour. But it was definitely discussed! People were worried that an appearance on The View was beneath President Obama....
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Chelsea Clinton is getting married this weekend, some which has lead me to wonder whether Chelsea Clinton's wedding is the new Shark Week. How else to explain the level of attention being devoted to a woman whose major public achievement has been managing to stay out of the harsh spotlight that...
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Tags: barack obama, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Chelsea Clinton's Wedding, Hillary Clinton, Marc Mezvinsky, Online, print, tv
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WikiLeaks head Julian Assange is angry that, among other things, the New York Times did not link to his site in their mammoth report. The complaint caught my eye because it's something the Times has been taken to task for in the past (for much, much smaller stories). This...
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If it weren't for the fact they have an excess of material to choose from these days one might wonder whether Basil Marceaux, candidate for Tennessee governor, wasn't merely a plant by the comedy shows to give them something to talk about during the dog days of summer. Alas, it seems...
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Tags: Basil Marceaux, Midterms 2010, Online, stephen colbert, The State of Politics, tv
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Today on Studio B Shep Smith and Juan Williams (side note: these two make a great pair) had a really interesting exchange over possibility of a trial, whether Rangel's prosecution is racially charged (Rangel has said a trial would be better than being "lynched"), and why not even the president has the...
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Apparently, Bristol and Levi are the Britney and Kevin. Take this with about a hundred grains of salt. Perez Hilton is 'reporting' that the National Enquirer is 'reporting' (I can't find anything on their site so it may only be in the print version) that Levi Johnston may (may!)...
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A short addendum to last night's post about Rick Sanchez and Rep. Anthony Weiner discussing the ongoing controversy surrounding Goldline, the company that sells gold coins, and boasts Glenn Beck as an endorser. Weinerfacts.com, “world wide weiner web" jokey site that Beck and company Read more »
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Tomorrow President Obama will make history by becoming the first sitting president to appear on a daytime talk show. But is it a good idea for Obama to go on The View? Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell does not think so...to put it mildly, Here is how he described...
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Jeb Bush says he is not running for President in 2012. The speculation that he might has been ramping up in the last week, not the least because he has a proven track record and has maintained his popularity without succumbing to the Tea Party trend. Alas, it...
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