Archive for the 'Television' Category

Massachusetts voters should be very proud.

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Politician would like to see daughter get another shot on ‘Idol’
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 23 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Sen.-elect Scott Brown says he’d like daughter Ayla to have another crack at “American Idol,” where judge Simon Cowell once described her performance as robotic and empty.
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I almost forgot. They have a CD to hawk.

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Hello, Sergeant Preston & Yukon King!

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

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The new Demockracy.

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Courts Roll Back Limits on Spending in Election Law
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: January 8, 2010
WASHINGTON — Even before a landmark Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance law expected within days, a series of other court decisions is reshaping the political battlefield by freeing corporations, unions and other interest groups from many of the restrictions on […]

You figure it out.

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

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Image: (Nosferatu) via greencine.com; (Kellogg’s Sugar Pops) via the imaginaryworld.com

“Over the years, Richard Heene has worked as a storm chaser, a handyman and contractor, and an aspiring reality-TV star.”–Associated Press

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

It looks as if the Republicans have a new Joe the Plumber.
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Sheriff: Charges will be filed in balloon saga
AP
By DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer Dan Elliott, Associated Press Writer – 15 mins ago
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A sheriff said he was pursuing criminal charges in Colorado’s “balloon boy” saga, which first sparked fear for the […]

Before Egypt’s Abdul Nasser, there was King Farouk…

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

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…and long before Farouk there was Yul Brenner.

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By the end of his 16-year reign in 1952, Farouk declared
all inanimate objects must carry the Mark of the Stache.

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This baby was the erstwhile King’s favorite vehicle. Legend states that Harley Earle personally designed this pimped caddy. The continental tire folds down to form a roulette wheel and […]

Former managers say their leader beat them.

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Scientology: The Truth Rundown,

Part 1 of 3

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in a special report on the Church of Scientology

By Joe Childs and Thomas C. Tobin, (St Petersburg) Times Staff Writers
In Print: Sunday, June 21, 2009

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[ Luke MacGregor | Reuters/Corbis (2006)]
After L. Ron Hubbard died, David Miscavige became Scientology’s leader.
Former church executives say Miscavige beat his staff. Church officials say […]

Here’s a word from our alternate sponsor.

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

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Image: (Khamenei) via scrapetv.com(Bowl o’ Grits) farm2.static.flickr.com; (Package) via americansweets.co.uk; (Arabic for Shia) upload.wikipedia.org; (Ozzie and Harriet title screen) uopload.wikipedia.org;

Idiomatic Fightin’ Words…

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

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Image: (Chinese President Hu) chinadaily.com; (Hugh Beaumont) Leave It To Beaver via dijh.1964.files.wordpress.com; (Red army) chinatoday,com

“To the Crescent Moon, Alice!!!”

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Updated 10:15 p.m. EDT, Sun May 10, 2009
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By Mohammed Jamjoom
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CNN(CNN) — Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a seminar on domestic violence, Saudi media reported Sunday.
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It is OK to slap Saudi women who spend too much, a judge has told an audience.It is OK […]