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'HOPE - The Obama Musical Story' Premieres In Germany January
He's been in office for less than 365 days, has the lowest approval rating of any president his first year, and someone has actually produced a musical about him that premieres in Frankfurt, Germany, on January 17.According to the official website of "HOPE - The Obama Musical Story":The main character is presented less on a political level, but rather as an emotional person who fights for a new,…
FNC’s Kennedy Claims ‘Anti-Semitism’ in ‘Tea Bag’ Movement
On Saturday's Fox News Watch, panel member and FNC correspondent Douglas Kennedy referred to Tea Party members as the "Tea Bag movement," prompting admonishment from host Jon Scott who pointed out that he was using the "pejorative" term. In the next segment, Kennedy went on to accuse Tea Party members of anti-Semitism and linked Obama/Hitler posters to Tea Party members, leading panel member Jim…
Reid Once Called Obama Light-skinned With 'No Negro Dialect', Media Mo
Back in 2008, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) referred to then presidential candidate Barack Obama as a light-skinned African American with no Negro dialect.Such is in Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's soon to be released book "Game Change" and was reported by the Atlantic's Marc Ambinder Friday.According to LexisNexis and Google news searches, this revelation, posted by Ambinder at…
ABC Profiles Campaign Urging Folks To Move Money From Big Banks
It goes without saying that what America's struggling banking industry doesn't need is for all of its depositers to withdraw their funds.Regardless of this seemingly obvious truth, the folks at ABC and "World News with Diane Sawyer" actually did a report Friday profiling a campaign started by the far-left website the Huffington Post to get people to pull their money from the larger national banks…
Conan O'Brien: 'I'm Pregnant With Jay Leno's Baby
Conan O'Brien Friday humorously took on rumors surrounding his future on NBC's "Tonight Show."During his opening monologue, O'Brien addressed the chatter concerning Jay Leno and himself by listing a number of really preposterous rumors including:I'm pregnant with Jay's baby.Jay's pregnant with my baby.We're both pregnant with Tiger Woods' baby.Much as what Leno did the previous night, O'Brien…
ObamaCare Opponent Removed From Sen. Reid's Town Hall Meeting, Media M
An opponent of pending healthcare reform legislation was removed from Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) town hall meeting in Las Vegas Thursday.After Reid astonishingly told the invitation-only audience that "no state will benefit more than the state of Nevada" if ObamaCare is passed, Michael Steger stood up to voice his displeasure.Shortly after the mostly Reid-supporting crowd chanted…
CNN: December Layoffs Exceed Expectations...But Still Good News
CNN's efforts to spin the current economy have gotten to the point of being ridiculous. For three days in a row, a series of reports all showed persistent layoffs above expectations, and in each case CNN.com inexplicably reported optimism. First up was an ADP report released Wednesday which tracked the economy from the side of business owners and how many workers they laid off. Instead of…
Pity Party at NYT: Obama Finding It 'Hard to Focus on Any One Issue' W
In a Friday news analysis piece that appeared in the paper's print edition today (teased at its web site as seen on the right), Jackie Calmes at the New York Times began with a pathetic headline, and opened with pity on our poor overwhelmed, stressed-out, stretched-in-all-directions President: Obama Tries to Turn Focus to Jobs, if Other Events Allow President Obama keeps trying to turn attention…
Teri Hatcher Grabs Her Breast On CBS 'Late Show
Is it now acceptable for a woman to grab her breasts on broadcast television?The question is raised by the appearance of "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher on CBS's "Late Show" Friday evening.Chatting with host David Letterman, the woman who rose to stardom after her appearance in a "Seinfeld" episode largely about her breasts seemed to do everything within her power to touch them on the…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: full-body scanners at airports.Does the recent underwear bomber plot justify such a violation of privacy?
CBS Reports ‘Longest Cold Spell in Three Decades’ in Britain
As unusually cold temperatures in America of late have been making liberals scramble to fit the conditions into global warming theory, viewers of Friday’s CBS Evening News were informed by host Katie Couric that Britain is also enduring record winter conditions as the United Kingdom is experiencing "its longest cold spell in nearly three decades." The news brief was accompanied by a satellite…