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4/30/2008 7:22 PM
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John McCain Attacks Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama's Health Care Plans
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John McCain sent out another e-mail yesterday, this time on health care. Today, there are 47 million uninsured individuals in the U.S., and nearly a quarter of them are children, McCain wrote. As if we didn't know that. In fact, an extension of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was a key issue and conflict between President George W. Bush and the Democratic-led Congress at the end of 2007. In August of '07, the House introduced HR 976, a bipartisan bill that would have expanded SCHIP to over 4 million more children by 2012; Sen. John McCain voted no. The bill passed in the Senate anyway, but Pres. Bush vetoed it.
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4/30/2008 7:20 PM
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Whoopi And Elisabeth Argue, Tyra Banks Talks In Superspeed
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Tensions have significantly heated up between Whoopi Goldberg and Elisabeth Hasselbeck on ABC's The View lately. The two women's political viewpoints are like oil and water; and this might turn into a grease fire! It doesn't escape us that Whoopi is in the seat that Rosie O'Donnell once held, who herself famously clashed with Hasselbeck's Republican ideals. Actually, it was almost one year ago to the day (April 25th of '07) that Rosie announced on The View that she would not renew her contract as a cohost.
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4/30/2008 7:18 PM
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Google Gets Artsy
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Notice the new Google page today? It's part of the new iGoogle Artist Themes. Now in addition to being able to add a calendar, weather, videos, news, and various game and miscellaneous widgets to your Google homepage, you can also add an artist's theme.
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4/30/2008 7:14 PM
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What Do Hillary Clinton And Barack Obama Have To Do With Tyra Banks?
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I'm sorry, but this is Weird with a capital W. First Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who takes virtually any chance he can get to show himself off, meets with Tyra Banks to congratulate her on her 500th episode and plant a tree with her. Then - brace yourselves - both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama gave congratulations to Tyra via satellite.
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4/30/2008 7:10 PM
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The Revolution Is Totally Here
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I don't know about you, but I'm on my way out the door today to go buy The Revolution: A Manifesto by Congressman Ron Paul. I know, I can get it cheaper on Amazon, and I intended to, but it will feel so good to march into Border's and plop it on the counter. Ron Paul sent out an e-mail to supporters today announcing the official release of the book, after various appearances this week in the mainstream media to discuss the Ron Paul Revolution and the book.
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4/30/2008 7:02 PM
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Apparently You Can Use Dancing With The Stars To Delay Surgery
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What an overly-dramatic week on Dancing With The Stars. Overly - not because there was a lot of real drama - but because we had to hear and see the replay where Cristian de la Fuente hurt his arm ad infinitum, and hear Samantha Harris reflect upon how sad it was ad infinitum. He hurt it during the samba with Cheryl Burke. At first Tom Bergeron told the audience that an EMT diagnosed it as a severe muscle cramp. But last night, de la Fuente announced that his doctor said he'd torn a tendon. Here's the kicker: the doctor told him he needed surgery to repair it, and Cristian said that he chose to delay the surgery and continue on with Dancing With The Stars. Now: if you have a serious tendon injury, are you even able to compete in full-out professional dancing? It makes no sense to us.
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4/30/2008 7:00 PM
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Gavin DeGraw's New Album, And...Sandwiches?
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Gavin DeGraw, the multi-platinum singer who came out with a couple of our faves, I Don't Want To Be and Chariot, is coming out with a brand new self-titled album on May 6th, Gavin Degraw including his new single In Love With A Girl. This week he's on The Heyman Hustle with Paul Heyman (watch here). Heyman notes that Elliot Spitzer could be throwing the biggest party in New York and he would have finished his corn beef on rye first; but for Gavin, he put down the sandwich and made the trip.
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4/30/2008 6:58 PM
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Bernanke Lowers Interest Rate, Another Blow To The Dollar
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The Federal Reserve and its Chairman Ben Bernanke announced through a statement on the Federal Reserve's website today that they will cut the key interest rate for America down to 2%. The Fed believes this is a way to combat the recession. As you may know, one of our top articles of this month was Hey Bernanke, Ron Paul's Been Prescribing The Salve For Years, in which we compared Ron Paul's prediction of a recession (as early as back in the year 2000) to Bernanke's moves in the opposite direction of Paul's solutions.
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4/30/2008 6:57 PM
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New Kids On The Block Announce Reunion Tour Dates
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After an appearance on The Today Show to confirm rumors that they are officially getting back together, NKOTB sent out an e-mail to their fans last night announcing the initial dates for their reunion tour. The New Kids On The Block will be back on The Today Show on NBC with Meredith Vierra on Friday, May 16th.
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4/29/2008 7:04 PM
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Barack Obama Holds Press Conference Over Reverend Wright
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Reverend Jeremiah Wright has been the topic of the day for days and days and days now, so we've kind of avoided it (you can find it everywhere already, that kind of thing). But since Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama held a press conference today to discuss recent comments by the Reverend - and since some of Wright's comments at this week's symposium were rather explosive - we figured we'd address it today.
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4/29/2008 7:01 PM
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FreePress Urges Further Investigation Into Pentagon's News Pundits
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The New York Times published an article by David Barstow exposing a media Trojan horse. If you're not familiar with what a Trojan horse is, it's commonly used to describe a computer virus. In this case, it's meant to desribe a virus spreading in the mass media. An investigation by the Times uncovered military analysts and retired military officers that were showing up on network news to appear objective and discuss terrorism and the Iraq War--after being given briefings from the White House, State Department, and Justice Department (including Vice President Dick Cheney himself, and former Secretary Donald Rumsfeld). They'd been given talking points; and internal Pentagon documents repeatedly referred to these people as message force multipliers, surrogates, and those counted on to deliver the current administration's themes and messages to America.
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4/29/2008 6:59 PM
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April 29th News Roundup, Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
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President Bush blames Congress for inaction over economic issues; the CDC says children are undervaccinated; former UCLA Medical Center employee indicted by a federal grand jury for snooping into celebrity medical records including Farah Fawcett and Maria Shriver; John McCain and his money; all this and more in the April 29th News Roundup.
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4/29/2008 6:57 PM
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Mindy McCready, Roger Clemens Sensationalism
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We happened to have ESPN on last night when the ticker at the bottom of the screen began saying, Roger Clemens had an inappropriate relationship with country singer Mindy McCready. The story stemmed from a New York Daily News story at midnight on Sunday, which cited unnamed sources and claimed that professional baseball player Roger Clemens carried on a 10 year affair with McCready - beginning when she was a teen and he 28 years old, already married and the father of two kids. Our first thought was that someone wants to discredit Clemens, who filed a defamation lawsuit after the Mitchell Report listed Roger Clemens as having used Human Growth Hormone (HGH).
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4/29/2008 6:55 PM
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Playboy: The Olive Garden Edition
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Kendra Wilkinson, one of Hugh Hefner's girls, has made it no secret that she love Olive Garden. What you may not know is that she finds their servers to be extremely hot.
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4/29/2008 6:54 PM
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Anna Lynne McCord Makes Stylish Appearance At Events Of The Heart
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We totally want this outfit (from the neck down)! 20-year-old Anna Lynne McCord plays Eden Lord in the most recent season of Nip/Tuck. She was previous a star in horror flicks, The O.C., Ugly Betty, and has just signed up for the spin-off series of Beverly Hills, 90210. Lori Loughlin (formerly of Full House) and Dustin Milligan will also be in the new CW Series.
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4/29/2008 6:52 PM
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Use Static Electricity To Charge Your Cell Phone
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Designer Amanda Parkes has figured out a way to harness all that static electricity that builds up. She's actually designed clothing that creates a piezoelectric effect on purpose. Which I'm pretty sure means they get static build up deliberately. The only difference is that her clothes have a small battery that stores the energy for later.
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4/29/2008 6:48 PM
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Richard Gere, Hilary Swank Filming Amelia
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Richard Gere and Hilary Swank are currently filming Amelia, directed by Mira Nair and written by Susan Butler, Mary Lovell, Elgen Long, and Ronald Bass. Its a movie about the life of the famous American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and was a women's advocate who set many records in aviation. Swank is a phenomenal actress - and who doesn't love Richard Gere?
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4/29/2008 6:47 PM
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Rosie O'Donnell Talks Miley Cyrus, Annie Leibovitz
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Oh, Rosie O! Sometimes, Rosie O'Donnell says things we strongly disagree with. Yet other times, many times, it's like hearing ourselves talk. Rosie posted a Talky Blog yesterday in which she mentioned the whole Miley Cyrus cover photo for Vanity Fair that made news articles every which way from Sunday. Now, yesterday we posted an article on Hilary Duff and started it out with, We're going to skip the whole Miley Cyrus / Vanity Fair...drama today.
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4/28/2008 7:25 PM
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Ron Paul On CNN, FOX, And Bloomberg TV Today
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Stop the presses. CNN, FOX, and Bloomberg TV all have Ron Paul on today. We say stop the presses because anyone who's been following Republican presidential candidate and Congressman Ron Paul's campaign knows that the mainstream media has given him very little airtime for the past year plus--GOP debates included, even--leading many supporters to call it a media blackout on Paul. But over the weekend, the Nevada GOP Convention was actually suspended due to Paul supporters pushing a rule change to allow other delegates besides presumptive nominee John McCain.
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4/28/2008 7:23 PM
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Angela Bassett Joins The Cast Of ER
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Angela Bassett will be joining the cast of ER in its fifteenth and final season. She'll play the part of an attending physician who did a stint in Indonesia.
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4/28/2008 7:22 PM
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Third Party Presidential Candidates In May
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We felt kinda good about providing an update on the third party Presidential candidates this month. It didn't get as many comments as other things might, but it's somewhat fulfilling to cover those that are out there struggling to campaign without the recognition that top-dollar candidates do. Maybe one day the Presidential elections in the US will be set up so that it's all on public broadcasting and campaigns don't need to accrue a combined $859.4 million + that could be spent on pressing issues. Anyhow, here's the update for third party events in May.
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4/28/2008 7:20 PM
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Rocky The Bear Is Fired From Showbiz
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Rocky the Bear who was recently featured in Semi-Pro is officially blacklisted from the business after fatally injuring his trainer, Stephan Miller. Nothing like trying to snack on the boss to put a crimp in your career. PETA investigated the same facility where Rocky resides just last year.
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4/28/2008 7:16 PM
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April 28th News Roundup, Other Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
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Coca-Cola pours $100 million into Beijing Olympics; Four U.S. Soldiers killed in Iraq today, and the deadliest month since September; Following the Clinton, Obama, and McCain campaign trails; Texas officials announce more than half the teenage girls at the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, Texas were pregnant.
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4/28/2008 7:14 PM
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Maryanne From Gilligan's Island Talks About Arrest
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Dawn Wells, the actress that played Maryanne on the famous TV series Gilligan's Island was on The View today and discussed her Idaho arrest in February. Wells was charged with one count of reckless driving and paid a fine, after failing a field sobriety test. Dawn told Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd about the incident and what she says really happened.
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4/28/2008 7:12 PM
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Hillary Duff Talks Fighting, And New Movie War, Inc.
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We're going to skip the whole Miley Cyrus / Vanity Fair did she agree to the cover photo, did she not agree to the cover drama today and go with Hillary Duff on Regis & Kelly. Regis Philbin marveled about how much older she is now (20 years old) since they first had her on the show. Duff was there to promote the new movie War, Inc. with John Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Dan Akroyd and others.
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4/28/2008 7:09 PM
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Tom Cruise On Oprah For May
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Tom Cruise is reportedly returning to Oprah Winfrey's couch. Either that or they're going to roll in a whole new set at his request, who knows. It was only a matter of time before Tom made a TV appearance: rumors have been ricocheting between celeb rags and the internet about the state of his marriage to Katie Holmes; other recent Tom-related headlines have included the musings of Jason Beghe, an actor who just denounced his 14-year affiliation with the Church of Scientology.
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4/27/2008 4:26 PM
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Laundry Detergent Bottles Shrink
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So we go shopping recently, and while hunting the laundry detergent aisle, thought for a second we'd walked through Rick Moranis' enlarging machine on Honey, I Blew Up The Kids. Everything had shrunk overnight. We search and search for the large detergent bottles--who wants to go to the grocery store for that every week?--and they're all gone. Tide's bottles are tinier, Purex compressed, Gain got smaller, Cheer...all the way down the line.
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4/27/2008 4:17 PM
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April 27th News Roundup, Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
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Commercial bakers and general consumers are stocking up on flour and rice in fear that US supplies are dwindling; Tyra Banks takes on the subject of 'fatsploitation' talking to morbidly obese women like Queen Raqui about fat acceptance; President George W. Bush speaks at the White House Correspondents Dinner; 30 Ohio inmates seek new DNA tests to prove their innocence; Bette Midler goes outdoors with the Blue Man Group to plant trees for Arbor Day; all this and more in our April 27th News Roundup, the news you don't want to miss!
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4/27/2008 4:15 PM
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Apparently Barack Obama Playing Basketball Is Top News
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We understand that it was kind of a slow news week last week, depending on where you're looking. But, really: can you imagine the press following any of the other presidential candidates bowling or playing basketball? Eh, maybe they would. Anyhow, The Associated Press has a YouTube channel on which they post the top news of the moment, and one of yesterday's top stories is Barack Obama Hoops It Up in Hoosier State.
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4/27/2008 4:12 PM
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Medieval McCain Girls Sing For Geraldo
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Oh, no, no, no, no no. This is the kind of clip that is almost morbidly horrifying to watch, but at the same time you want to watch it because you're glad you are not one of these people. Two women - Barbara Baskin and Jamie Robin (no relation to the ice cream brand that we're aware of) - that call themselves The McCain Girls went on Geraldo At Large today and sang a song they call, It's Raining John McCain. One of them is wearing a dress that looks just like the medieval number I picked up for Halloween a few years back.
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4/27/2008 4:09 PM
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Perez Hilton Buys Designer Pup, Then Speaks Out About Puppy Mills?
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Don't expect blogger Perez Hilton to practice what he preaches. Perhaps in an attempt to counteract the typical venom he selectively spews at Hollywood F-listers, Perez has created a relatively new section on his Hollywood's Most Hated blog dedicated to Inspiration. In a recent post, he lists the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)'s very worthy campaign to stop Puppy Mills. I'm sure it is pure coincidence that it's the same month Oprah Winfrey spoke out about it.
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4/27/2008 4:06 PM
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Jason Beghe Calls Scientology Slavery Of The Mind
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Actor Jason Beghe played Jeffrey Lindley on Melrose Place, and has had parts in many series such as The X-Files, CSI, Dharma & Greg, and Veronica Mars, just to name a few. In his personal life, Beghe was an OT5 Scientology member, and a loyal follower of what some call a religion - others a cult - for 14 years. Now, Beghe is no longer a Scientologist, and is speaking out about the belief he followed for so long, referring to it as empty and slavery of the mind. At one point, referring to the story of Xenu and the loyal officers, Beghe says, its retarded.
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4/27/2008 4:05 PM
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Clay Aiken After Broadway
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Clay Aiken's run on Broadway with Spamalot will end on May 4th. So what's next for the former American Idol contestant-turned actor and pop star? Aiken will be releasing a new album reportedly titled On My Way Here, to be released on May 6th; the first single off the album will be On My Way Here, a song written by Ryan Tedder of One Republic. Amazon has a preview of the title track here. He'll be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Jimmy Kimmel Show, and even QVC in May.
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4/25/2008 1:56 PM
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Ouch: De Niro And Pacino Get Put Through The Ringer
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These two faces would be more than welcome at most any dinner table in America. Am I wrong? And, I'm sure more than a few thousand million internationally. But in Tinseltown, veteran actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have been given an icy cold shoulder this month. 88 Minutes, the newly-released movie starring De Niro and Pacino, opened last Friday at the box office with about $2.37 million. It has been torn to shreds by critics, and Hollywood blogs that are posting a quote shakily attributed to a CAA agent that heavily disses De Niro, who broke off from Creative Artists Agency (CAA) last week.
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4/25/2008 1:55 PM
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Help A Child Smile Message
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For more than 25 years, Operation Smile has been helping children around the world afflicted with facial deformities such as cleft lips and cleft palates. Stars like Jessica Simpson, Roma Downey, Billy Bush, and Mariah Carey have all volunteered on behalf of the nonprofit organization in recent years. A child born with a facial deformity is mocked and ridiculed. Eating and speaking are difficult. These children often end up totally dependent on their families who may even shut them away, believing they are cursed. Children who grow up with unrepaired cleft lips and cleft palates have difficulty developing social skills or leading productive lives.
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4/25/2008 1:53 PM
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Ron Paul Thanks PA Supporters, Runs On
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Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul posted a YouTube video yesterday thanking all of the volunteers and supporters in Pennsylvania, and insisting that he's continuing to run. As we mentioned Tuesday, it will not be until next Tuesday (April 29th) that all of the provisional ballots for PA will be validated and counted; but Paul accepted and referenced the 16% of the PA vote that the media has projected.
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4/25/2008 1:50 PM
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Hillary Wants An Indiana Debate, Barack's Not So Sure
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Democratic candidates have had 25 televised debates and 1 radio debate, and still have at least two more debates coming up: in Raleigh, North Carolina and in Portland, Oregon. But Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to participate in a debate in Indiana as well - who will be holding their primary the same date as North Carolina, on May 6th - and has accepted the invitation from the Indiana Debate Commission to participate. Barack Obama, however, has not said that he will not participate in an IN debate, but a campaign spokesman for Obama said yesterday that it's not his top priority; his number one priority is being able to have a direct conversation with Hoosiers about the issues impacting their lives.
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4/25/2008 1:49 PM
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What's Next For Wesley Snipes?
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Wow. This is shocking. Nicholas Cage, take heed! After battling the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for years, Wesley Snipes was given the maximum sentence yesterday by US Federal Judge William Terell Hodges for willfully failing to file tax returns: he was given three years in prison. Had he been found guilty of the other counts that were pending against him - felony tax fraud and conspiracy - he could have gotten up to 13 additional years in the pen. The AP reports that hours before his sentencing, Snipes wrote three checks to the feds for $5 million, but it was too little, too late.
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4/25/2008 1:47 PM
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Lynne Spears Tells All Or Maybe She Didn't
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Life & Style magazine is reporting an exclusive interview with Lynne Spears, mother of Jamie Lynn and Britney Spears. She expresses her regret at Jamie Lynn's early pregnancy and her hopes for Britney's recovery. The only thing is she said she never gave this interview. The reporter allegedly sat on a flight next to her and after identifying himself proceeded to interview Lynne.
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4/25/2008 1:44 PM
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As The World Turns Viewers Want More Kissing
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As the World Turns has been on the air for 52 years yet is still increasing it's ratings in the 18-49 and 25-54 women viewers demographics. So why is it they're doing better than most soaps who are merely trying to maintain? It's all about the drama. It's most recent being the controversy over their teenage gay couple Luke and Noah.
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4/25/2008 1:42 PM
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Former WWE, ECW Star Reveals His Wife Is Battling Colon Cancer
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Rob Van Dam has posted a blog online in which he reveals he and his wife Sonya got some very disturbing news recently. As always, Robert and Sonya Szatkowski (Rob Van Dam and his wife) remain very positive, and are obviously handling this situation with a great deal of class and dignity.
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4/25/2008 1:41 PM
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Mary J Blige Releases Another Fur-Filled Fiasco
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Mary J. Blige makes me saaaaad. She's a beautiful woman; one look at the photo above (at an Elton John AIDS fundraiser earlier this year) and it's easy to see that Mary J. can look just as sophisticated without the excessive fur trim. But nearly every time Blige releases a video, she's dressed to the nine's in animal carcasses: and her new music video, Staying Down--which was just released--is no different.
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4/23/2008 4:44 PM
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DNA Testing Complete For FLDS Kids, What's Next
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DNA samples have been collected from all of the children - most of whom's paternity is in question - from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) ranch raid near Eldorado, Texas. DNA samples are still being taken from the parents at the ranch, and the children are currently being moved into foster homes per an order from State District Judge Barbara Walther yesterday. ConnieTalk's Recommended Read: Escape by Carolyn Jessop.
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4/23/2008 4:43 PM
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Star Jones Is Having A Bad Year
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After a huge blow out wedding three years ago that is rumored to have cost her employment as a host of The View, Star Jones is filing for divorce. Papers were filed with the New York Supreme court on March 26th.
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4/23/2008 4:41 PM
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Disney Casting Riders For Toy Story Mania
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Toy Story Mania is the latest ride at Walt Disney World in Florida. Located at MGM Studios it's their first collaboration with Pixar since they acquired the studio in 2006. They had hoped to hold a Cast Member preview this weekend but have been forced to cancel it because they haven't got the bugs worked out of the $70 million dollar attraction.
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4/23/2008 4:38 PM
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There's Only One Mariah, Period, End Of Story
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Good grief. New Zealand's Stuff Entertainment News published an article today called Let the Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis feud begin. Poor Mariah. After being in the spotlight for about 18 years, Mariah has been compared to everyone from Ciara to Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson to Celine Dion, and countless up-and-comers that never quite made it.
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4/23/2008 4:37 PM
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Dan Rather Gets A Chance To Replead Dismissed Portions Of Suit
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The Court's rulings today make clear that Mr. Rather's lawsuit following the Court's April 10 opinion is not just a 'garden variety contract claim,' as CBS previously announced, said Martin R. Gold, Lead Counsel for Dan Rather. The Court has allowed discovery to proceed with respect to Mr. Rather's allegations about deficiencies in the Thornburgh Panel's investigation of the Bush Air National Guard broadcast, including depositions of the two panelists, Louis Boccardi and Richard Thornburgh, as well as witnesses interviewed by the Panel.
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4/23/2008 4:35 PM
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John McCain's Most Annoying Cliche
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If I hear John McCain say my friends one more time...well, actually, I'll do nothing, because I know he'll say it again so I'd just be setting myself up. Since John McCain was announced the presumptive nominee by President George W. Bush and the National GOP in March, McCain has sent out e-mails to registered Republicans in which he used the phrase my friends 11 times. And he doesn't send out e-mails that often. The most recent e-mail from the McCain camp - today's - used my friends three times, an all-time high since McCain was announced the nominee over fellow Republican contenders Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul.
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4/23/2008 4:32 PM
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Foxy Brown's Photo Op In A New York Church
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Seriously. Since when are paparazzi allowed this far inside a church to take photos of somebody praying? Dlisted posted some photos today of Inga Marchand aka Foxy Brown from Splash News Online, in which Foxy Brown was on her knees before some heavenly statues at a New York City church on Sunday. Splash News Online is one of the photo agencies that got us fired up a few months ago over snapping pics of Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger's family after Ledger's untimely death - private memorial service included.
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4/23/2008 4:30 PM
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Price Gap Between Borders, Amazon Causes Split
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I ask the employee - whom I recognize as having worked there for quite a long time - why the prices vary so greatly from Amazon.com, with whom Borders has been affiliated in an online partnership since April of 2001, almost seven years to the day. In fact, Borders Group announced over a year ago that they were severing ties with Amazon--though the split has not been executed on the web--and its been reported that Borders plans to launch it's own site independent of Amazon as soon as this month.
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4/23/2008 4:29 PM
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Nicholas Cage Refuses To Pay The IRS
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It seems that Nicholas Cage needs a new tax adviser. The IRS is questioning his writeoffs of limos, meals, gifts, and personal jet travel in the amount of $3.3 million dollars. The write-offs were taken by his production company Saturn. Once they deny those deductions they will go back and amend his personal taxes to reflect that income.
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4/23/2008 4:27 PM
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Pennsylvania Primary Results May Take A Week Or So
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The state of Pennsylvania is holding its primary election today. Ballots are cast in a variety of ways in Pennsylvania and each county selects their own voting system. Some political commentators and journalists have said that the PA primary may tip the nomination in favor of either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party - the AP has called Pennsylvania a must-win state for Clinton; but others say it isn't expected to clarify anything. On the Republican side, John McCain was declared the presumed nominee for the GOP in March, but Ron Paul has been campaigning in the state in recent weeks and looks to gain delegates in PA, the state where he was born.
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4/23/2008 4:26 PM
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Sandra Bullock Unscathed By Head-On Collision
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Sandra Bullock and Jesse James were involved in a head-on collision in Gloucester, Mass. on Sunday. Jesse, Sandra and the driver of their rented SUV were fine. They were struck by Lucille Gatchell, 64, who blew a .20 on the breathalyzer. That's two and a half times over the legal limit. The driver behind her was calling 911 to report her erratic driving when the accident occurred.
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4/21/2008 5:39 PM
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Alicia Keys Performs Live On The Today Show
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Alicia Keys is a woman with a powerful voice. She was on The Today Show with Meredith Vierra today, and sang her hit single No One, which you know is one of ConnieTalk's faves! It was part of the TODAY Show's Summer Concert Series. Check out the video. How many pop singers really belt it out live like this? Keys is currently touring for As I Am, and stopped by Rockefeller Plaza to perform and chat with Matt Lauer. Lauer asked her about the recent interview she did with Blender Magazine, which got her some harsh criticism from the hip hop community, primarily rapper 50 Cent.
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4/21/2008 5:37 PM
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Danica Patrick Wins The Japan Indy 300
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Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history yesterday after 50 races. Danica took the lead from Dancing with the Stars winner Helio Castroneves in the 198th lap of a 200 lap race. She finished 5.8594 seconds ahead of him.
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4/21/2008 5:34 PM
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Hillary Clinton's New Harry Truman Commercial
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Hillary Clinton's campaign has just released a new commercial, called Kitchen. In the video, the narrator describes the toughest job in the world, skyrocketing oil prices, two wars, and an economy in crisis. Harry Truman said it best, If you can't stand the HEAT, get out of the kitchen. Is this ill-timed or well-timed? President George W. Bush has talked about being a modern-day Harry Truman himself, and Hillary's campaign ad comes less than a week after the Houston Chronicle's article that Bush has beat Harry S. Truman in the record for extended presidential unpopularity.
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4/21/2008 5:32 PM
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Dancing With The Stars This Week, Who Deserves To Stay?
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Dancing With The Stars is back on tonight and five of the twelve original contestants are already gone. That went by so fast! Adam Carolla, Steve Guttenberg, Penn Jillette, Priscilla Presley, and Monica Seles are all out of the running: after pushing it too far last week, Priscilla Presley was eliminated. Mario Barrett, Shannon Elizabeth, Cristian de La Fuente, Marlee Matlin, Jason Taylor, Marissa Winokur, and Kristi Yamaguchi are left to compete tonight.
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4/21/2008 5:31 PM
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Susan G. Komen's 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk Comes To Midwest
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The Susan G. Komen For The Cure 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk is coming to a city near you! ConnieTalk has a few very brave friends that will be walking 60 miles in 3 days to support a cure for breast cancer. They deserve some major kudos as they will be sleeping in a tent with no bathrooms and each person has to rally to raise $2200 to participate.
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4/21/2008 5:29 PM
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Cindy McCain Discusses Binkies, Tempers And Recipe Fraud On The View
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Cindy McCain was on The View today. I was waiting for them to ask her about her tax return, but alas, they did not. They talked about how John McCain likes to cook and is interested in horticulture. I have to completely agree with the sentiment that even the media is getting bored with their own coverage of the Democratic debates with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama - but that doesn't mean the lead Democratic candidates weren't/aren't worthy of coverage - just, no one forced the MSM to ignore all of the other candidates and third parties in the race. Wouldn't it have been far more interesting (and efficient) with equal coverage all around?
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4/21/2008 5:26 PM
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Mandy Moore Takes In UFC 83
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The latest celeb fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship is none other than Mandy Moore, the 24-year-old pop singer and actress who recently joined Kelly Clarkson on her Australian tour. We dig the UFC, but $40 per event is getting a little steep for us so we missed last night's UFC 83 event in Montreal, Canada. The scoop, though, is that George St-Pierre regained the UFC Welterweight Championship on his home turf last night. Moore wore a UFC tee and took in the crowd and event at what the UFC says was the largest live crowd in UFC history: more than 21,000 fans in one arena.
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4/21/2008 5:25 PM
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Schwarzenegger Says Republicans Know Global Warming Is Reality
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Not that I make it a habit of watching Fox & Friends, but I find it interesting to occasionally try to figure out what Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is talking about. Arnold was on FOX yesterday and Brian Kilmeade asked the Republican Governor why a lot of Republicans in particular don't believe there is Global Warming [or] Climate Change. I think Kilmeade phrased that question wrong: many Republicans don't believe there's manmade climate change as a result of carbon emissions. And I'm not saying there is or there isn't because I'm not a scientist, I'm just going by the many opinions I've heard from others, and the gist of the Manhattan Declaration, etc.
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4/21/2008 5:24 PM
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Paris' Pooches Hits The UK
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Evidently the United States is not the only country encumbered by lack luster reality programming. Sources say that Paris Hilton is launching a show on the UK's satellite channel Living TV about Paris managing a doggie beauty parlor. It's rumored that Paris has about 600 pets total. The show is supposed to help prove her love for animals. And it's a good way for her to break into British television.
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4/20/2008 3:29 PM
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Seriously, Larry...Enough With The Polygamy Overkill
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If you've turned CNN on at all last week than you probably already know more than those in the Texas courtroom this week about the latest news on the FLDS alleged polygamy scandal. CNN has been providing nearly 24/7 coverage on the removal of 416 children from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from the religious sect's compound near Eldorado, Texas. It's like they live for this stuff: it's become as big as the first O.J. Simpson trial as far as media coverage, with the potential to become much bigger.
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4/20/2008 3:26 PM
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Very Important, Fatal Postcard Virus Modified, Know What NOT TO OPEN!
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This is super-important, please read this because you may be seeing an e-mail like this within the next few days! Several days ago, I received an e-mail forward from a family member that warned of a Real Virus Alert, saying get this e-mail message around to your contacts ASAP. You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled POSTCARD, regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens a POSTCARD IMAGE, which burns the whole hard disc C:/ of your computer. I checked with Snopes and it was something that was reported there almost a year ago (June of 2007). But, lo and behold, in our general inbox today (not our Bulk & Spam Mail), we received an e-mail called You have received a card from a family member. The subject is now modified and doesn't include "postcard" until you open the message.
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4/20/2008 3:24 PM
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Ron Paul's Taking It To The Streets...Of Montana
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So here we are in April of 2008: spring has sprung. The mainstream has long ago abandoned any of the few polling reference(s) to Ron Paul they'd shown last year; NewsMeat turned off Paul's live odds at winning a while back (though left him on the list of those running); last week someone removed Paul's photo from the list of Republican nominees on wikipedia, and someone else put him back up days later. Just as many didn't know who Paul was last year (hence the grassroots chalk signs that said Google Ron Paul), this year many people don't know Paul is still running for the nomination.
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4/20/2008 3:22 PM
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Kelly Clarkson Sings 'Ave Maria' For The Pope
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Kelly Clarkson just returned from touring in Australia and Europe, and was in Yonkers, New York yesterday performing at a rally with seminarians and youth at Saint Joseph Seminary. Hey, remember when Jessica Simpson was the token pop performer for Christian events? So much for that! Kell-Kell sang 'Ave Maria' for Pope Benedict XVI on his visit to New York at the end of his U.S. trip.
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4/20/2008 3:20 PM
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Why Are Animals Being Poisoned With Botox...For Our Vanity?
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One of PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) latest projects poses a good question: why do animals in the U.S. need to be injected by Botox until they become paralyzed, ill, or suffocate when there are modern and non-animal methods to test the neurotoxin? From StopAnimalTests.com: As a recent Washington Post investigation reveals, the entity put in place by Congress to reduce the use of animals in toxicity testing—the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM)—has failed miserably and has, in fact, become a major obstacle to the incorporation of non-animal test methods. In its 10 years of existence, ICCVAM has only recommended four 'alternative' test methods to regulatory agencies. During the same period of time, its European counterpart recommended more than two dozen!
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4/20/2008 3:18 PM
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Loving, Loving, Loving Glaceau Vitamin Water
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Some scientists and medical professionals believe that Aspartame, one of the sweeteners in many diet sodas, can cause serious illnesses like cancer, brain tumors, brain lesions, lymphoma when consumed in large quantities. Some also have produced findings that sodium benzoate (another ingredient in many diet beverages) combines with ascorbic acid to form a carcinogen - and God knows I get enough of that through my cigarettes. There are all kinds of other things about soft drinks that make me wary, so I'm finally choosing to make a permanent switch, and this week I have begun drinking Glaceau Vitamin Water. No one is paying me to say this so you'd better appreciate it!
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4/20/2008 3:16 PM
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Pope Benedict XVI Prays For Peace At Ground Zero
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When is the last time you read about Ground Zero in the news? I haven't seen articles on it - or even the progress of construction there - in a long time. On the last day of his stay in America, Pope Benedict XVI visited the site of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack at 9:15 am today, asking God to bless those who suffered death, injury and loss and asked for peace to be brought to our violent world. Twenty-four people affected by the September 11th, 2001 attacks came with the Pope and hundreds of others gathered around just beyond police barricades, Catholics and non-Catholic's alike, hoping to see the Pope in person.
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4/20/2008 3:12 PM
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Gossip Girls To Quit Competing With Themselves
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CW has decided to stop streaming new episodes of Gossip Girls when it comes back on the air. They were previously releasing each episode about a week after it originally aired on their website www.CWTV.com.
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4/20/2008 3:11 PM
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Gillian Anderson Does Maxim And Discusses X-Files...Sort Of
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Different variations of possible movie promo posters for the new X-Files 2 movie have been popping up here and there....and now Gillian Anderson has done an interview and photo spread in Maxim Magazine for their May 2008 issue, where they asked her about the upcoming flick. How gorgeous does she look? Gillian will be 40 this year, but you'd never guess it from her fab figure, smooth complexion and long redheaded Rapunzel locks.
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4/18/2008 7:05 PM
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Exclusive Beauty Secret Behind Mila Kunis' Radiant Look
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At a glance, she might pass for Angelina Jolie. Mila Kunis - who rose to fame with That Seventies Show and Family Guy, among other roles - has grown into her striking facial structure and feminine poise in a way women everywhere envy: just how does she manage to look better every time we see her? At just 24 years old, the Ukranian-American beauty who moved to LA at 8 years old and learned English from watching The Price Is Right, is now a Hollywood star traveling all over the US for her starring role in the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which is in theatres today!
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4/18/2008 7:04 PM
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McCain Loves Tax Talk But Doesn't Release His Wife's Return
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Republican Presidential candidate Senator John McCain talked a lot about taxes this week. On April 16th, his campaign sent out an e-mail called Have You Filed Your Taxes? claiming that if one of my Democratic opponents is elected in November, you can be certain your tax rate will increase across the board. Today, another e-mail about taxes called Lower Gas Prices? It said that McCain has laid out an economic plan this week aimed at providing immediate and long-term relief for American families by suspending the federal gas tax on gasoline from Memorial Day to Labor Day of this year. This is one sly move by the GOP: gas prices and taxes are two of the most moaned-about topics related to the economy right now. Sen. McCain called it a Gas Tax Holiday, claiming the move would be an economic stimulus with lasting effects.
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4/18/2008 7:02 PM
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Whoah, Sherri Shepherd Freaked On The View
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Yes, Sherri Shepherd had a freak-out on The View, but it was cute and pretty funny! She was star-struck by Lawrence Fishburne, who made a guest appearance on the episode that aired today. Fishburne is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor whose done a wide variety of work in film and on stage, and apparently Sherri Shepherd saw him on a plane a while back and asked him if she could study acting with him.
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4/18/2008 6:59 PM
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Does Times Cover On Global Warming Go Too Far?
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Time Magazine (who's partnered with CNN) has just released their April 28th issue, and the cover of the magazine is a Photoshopped version of the United States Marines and U.S. Navy corpsman who raised the United States flag on Mount Suribachi - the iconic photo by Joe Rosenthal that has it's own place in history from the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. With one huge difference: in Time's version, the Marines are raising a tree, and the issue is dedicated to global warming.
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4/18/2008 6:57 PM
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An Update On The Largest Beef Recall In US History
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In February, we posted an article about the largest beef recall in United States history, which took place after The Humane Society of the United States launched an inside investigation (January of '08) into Hallmark / Westland Meat Packing Co. and discovered animals who appeared sick, injured, and unable to walk being pushed into slaughter for beef. Today, an update: the HSUS' efforts at that California meat plant launched nationwide attention, and we have the response from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, as well as HSUS' continued effort to raise awareness.
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4/18/2008 6:56 PM
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Analog Signal May Continue Near The Mexican Border
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We've all heard about the February 17,2009 deadline for all stations to convert to a digital signal. This means that those of you using an antenna for local stations must purchase a box to convert your signal into something your television can use if your set doesn't already have a digital tuner integrated into it.
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4/18/2008 6:55 PM
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YouTube Sketchies Winners Win Big
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Were you following the YouTube Sketchies II Contest? It was a contest on YouTube where users were challenged to create an original sketch comedy video incorporating a musical instrument and a road trip. The winner received $25,000 in cash, $15,000 in production gear, and the opportunity to meet with UTA Online Agents; it was all sponsored by Toyota Corolla. The lucky winner was announced after two months of competition with multiple submission and vote rounds, and the winner was Waverly Films, who submitted this video entitled Sherlockbot & The Case of the Purloined Piggybank.
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4/17/2008 7:20 PM
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It's Fair Elections Action Week
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Think political campaigns are costing too much money? You're not alone. At last count (the last campaign spending disclosure period), the Democratic presidential candidates - both present and former - had spent $391.9 million; and the Republican presidential candidates had spent $299.5 million. Since it's Fair Elections Week, we thought we'd post these totals for everyone to get an idea of how much money has been funneled from the public and into presidential campaigns this election.
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4/17/2008 7:18 PM
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Jenny McCarthy Speaks In Michigan At Autism Workshop
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It's still Autism Awareness month, and Jenny McCarthy continues to speak in support of the epidemic of autism this month as she has been for years. April 2nd was the very first World Autism Awareness Day, which the MSM largely recognized, but the message continues all of this month. Jenny was on Larry King Live on CNN that day for a full hour discussing the brain development disorder and its possible causes or triggers. Yesterday Jenny traveled to Troy, Michigan for a Living With Autism Workshop, where parents, teachers, and the general public had the chance to participate and converse with experts on a range of topics related to autism. It was sponsored by the Henry Ford Health System, Oakland University, and Metro Parent Magazine.
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4/17/2008 7:18 PM
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Madonna Cleans Up With Video Blog
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Her Madge-esty Madonna added a video blog to her YouTube channel yesterday where she takes a vacuum to the set of her latest video. A woman's work is never done...I love it. Remember this week's post on Miley Cyrus' version of Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Madonna's 4 Minutes video? I have a feeling Madonna saw it and liked it...because in her new video blog she says, all you people out there who are making videos to my single, 4 Minutes, keep up the good work, nice job, nice one. Thumbs up.
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4/17/2008 2:06 PM
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Quick Catchup On Campaign Trails Before PA Primary
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The latest on the campaign trails of the Democratic, Republican, Constitution, Green, and Independent Party's. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, Ron Paul, Alan Keyes, Cynthia McKinney, Kat Swift, Bob Barr, Mike Gravel, Steve Kubby, George Phillies, Wayne Allyn Root, Mary Ruwart, and Ralph Nader...what are they up to? Bet you didn't know that many people were still running, didja? Mass media...sigh.
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4/17/2008 2:05 PM
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AP's Bilal Hussein Freed From Detainment In His Third Year
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After being imprisoned at Camp Cropper by US Military in Iraq for over two years, 36-year old Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein has been freed. An Iraqi judicial panel dismissed the pending charges against him for alleged links to insurgents, and ordered that he be released from US custody. On Monday, the US Military released a statement saying they no longer considered Bilal to be a threat. Today, Hussein met tearful relatives at a checkpoint in Iraq, where he was released from a prisoner bus and given back his freedom.
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4/17/2008 2:03 PM
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Martha's Chow Pup Is In Doggie Heaven
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This month Oprah Winfrey's 13-year old cocker spaniel Sophie passed away after suffering kidney failure, and Oprah gave a special episode dedicated to Sophie and to stopping puppy mills. Today, fellow talk show host Martha Stewart posted a blog announcing that her adorable redheaded Chow Kublai Khan Paw Paw Chow Chow Chow died on Saturday approaching his 13th year. That really is an unlucky number! Poor pups...I hope they're all in doggie heaven!
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4/17/2008 2:00 PM
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If You Pray, Say A Little One For Cameron Diaz Today
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Actress Cameron Diaz was riding high...she was filming My Sister's Keeper based on one of my favorite books of all time (by Jodi Picoult) in production right now alongside costars Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack. Cameron's on the May 2008 cover of British GQ Magazine, in which she gave a light-hearted interview to Adrian Deevoy about how she's a woman who's boy crazy but loyal and committed, and opened up about her breakup with Justin Timberlake and her dating habits. But today, terrible news hit: Cameron's 58-year-old father Emilio Diaz passed away suddenly from complications due to pneumonia.
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4/17/2008 1:58 PM
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Suzanne Somers Touts FaceMaster On The Ellen Show
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61-year-old Suzanne Somers (I thought it was spelled Summers until just now) was on the Ellen DeGeneres Show today. After two autobiographies, two self-help books, four diet books, a book about hormone replacement therapy, a ThighMaster, a Buttmaster, and designs on the Home Shopping Network, Suzanne Somers is also the spokesperson for her own FaceMaster 18-minute Facial Toning System. She first announced it in 1999 but the product was changed after a few disputes with the Federal Food and Drug Administration. The new version has been cleared as a cosmetic device by the FDA.
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4/17/2008 1:57 PM
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JK Rowling Sues Lexicon Author And Publisher
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Harry Potter author, JK Rowling is suing Steve Vander Ark and his publisher RDR books. They attempted to publish a book entitled Harry Potter Lexicon last fall. The book includes, an atlas of the wizarding world, Quidditch Handbook, and encyclopedia of spells and a ton of other info. There are references to where each spell etc may be found in the Harry Potter books.
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4/17/2008 1:55 PM
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Jimmy Kimmel Brings Back Live Ads
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Beginning in May Jimmy Kimmel will add live commercials to his lineup. They were popular until the '70's and then like tie dye and bell bottoms they fell out of favor. Thirty years later they're the latest way to catch people's attention. Garmin ,the GPS people, did a live ad on Leno last year and they found it to be more effective than a taped commercial. It was probably watched more closely because it looked like a skit and there for was perceived to be part of the show.
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4/17/2008 1:54 PM
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Twangs And Slide Guitars If You Missed The Country Music Awards
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Now you probably didn’t know this, but the Country Music Awards were held April 13th in Nashville (of course, Nashville; Boston, Mass. and Pierre, SD were both booked). Now, now, don’t panic. It’s not the CMAs. I know, that scared me too. The Country Music Awards are actually in November. Oh, so it’s the Academy of Country Music awards that happened tonight? Wow, I can’t wait to see who won. What’s that you say? It’s not the ACM awards either?
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4/14/2008 4:27 PM
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Compassion Forum A Stark Opposite To Republican Debates
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Last night, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama participated in a Compassion Forum on CNN, which wasn't so much a presidential debate as it was a separate interview with each candidate, filled with slow, carefully-chosen, politically-correct phrases and many references to God, faith, love, grace, and mysteries. Essentially, both candidates said the same types of things. They don't know if God wants either of them to be President of the United States. They are people of great faith. They respect other's faiths.The calm setting was a far cry from the nail-biting, selectively-enforced response times allotted to the Republican presidential candidates in their debates. The last GOP debate - excluding the February 2nd New York MySpace forum in which only two of the Republicans (Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee) participated - was on January 30th, 2008 in Simi Valley, California, hosted by CNN at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
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4/14/2008 4:24 PM
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April 14th News Roundup, Other Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
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AP Photographer Bilal Hussein granted amnesty but not yet freed; Ivana Trump's wedding photos sell for over half a million dollars; Rupert Murdoch and Sam Zell join the AP Board of Directors; Gucci tells PETA it will quit selling seal fur; A bad week in Iraq for US soldiers; Marilyn Monroe sex video sold to some rich sleaze in Manhattan; all this and more in our April 14th news roundup!
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4/14/2008 4:23 PM
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Miley Cyrus' Four Minutes
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If you have access to a radio in any way, shape or form, you've probably heard Madonna and Justin Timberlake's 4 Minutes song, which was released from Madge's eleventh studio album Hard Candy on March 17, 2008. The song, written with Nat Danja Hills and Timothy Timbaland Mosley is also called 4 Minutes to Save the World. 15-year-old Miley Cyrus took to her YouTube channel and made her own rendition of the already-hit song with her BFF Mandy Jiroux. I'm not sure where the accent came from, but the dancing is cute.
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4/14/2008 4:20 PM
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Steel Animal Trap Set At Humane Society Dog Shelter
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If you had any doubt that there are sick people out there: wake up, because there are sick people out there. And by sick I mean disturbed. On Friday, the Vanderburgh Humane Society of Evansville, Indiana found a steel leghold trap set in one of the fenced-in yards where the shelter's dogs are exercised. Set, as in if any dog or human had stepped on while walking through the yard, they could have been seriously injured.
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4/14/2008 4:18 PM
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Maroon 5 Among The Threats At A Night Of Too Many Stars
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Did you watch A Night Of Too Many Stars on Comedy Central last night? It was decent. I say decent because it benefited a great cause - education and awareness for children with autism; but it also was more than a little gross. There was a bit too much of the White Castle Executive Marketing Director grabbing Tina Fey's boob and Sarah Silverman pretending to sing Amazing Grace with her private parts than one might expect from a children's benefit function. And Adam Sandler cursed so much that I haven't a clue what he was saying...I just know my ears buzzed for half an hour afterwards from Comedy Central's bleep-outs.
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4/14/2008 4:17 PM
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MySpace Teen Beating Suspect Bailed Out By Dr Phil Show
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The teenagers, ranging in age from 14 to 18, who showed up at a Central Florida girl's home to harass and beat her on videotape, are out of jail...and one of them was bailed out by the Dr. Phil Show. Mercades Nichols' mother appeared on the news saying that she could not afford to bail out her daughter, who is facing charges of kidnapping and misdemeanor battery. Mercades is the girl who is accused of not only participating in, but arranging the meetup at the victim's house. The state attorney's office has said that all eight of the teens - Nichols, Zachary Ashley, Brittini Hardcastle, April Cooper, Kayla Hassell, Cara Murphy, Britney Mayes, and Stephen Schumaker- involved will be tried as adults.
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4/14/2008 4:15 PM
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Cate Blanchett Names New Baby Ignatius
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Cate Blanchett is one of my top ten favorite actresses of all time. That being said: I guess it's a good thing she has plenty of money. She'll need it for the counseling her latest kid will need when he's older. The little fellow's full name is Ignatius Martin Upton. The best nickname he can hope for is Nate. Unfortunately, they'll probably call him something like Iggy. Her other two sons are Dashiell John and Roman Robert.
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4/14/2008 4:14 PM
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French 1st Lady's Nude Shot Sells For $91,000
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was a model before she became the First Lady of France in February. German collector, Gert Elfering sold a nude photo of her taken by Michael Comte in 1993 at auction along with about 140 other photos.
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4/14/2008 4:13 PM
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Alice Cooper To Receive Stevie Ray Vaughn Award
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Alice Cooper will be honored on May 9th for his work with fellow addicts. The benefit is being organized by the MusiCares MAP Fund. They operate an Addiction Recovery Program and the Safe Harbor Room backstage at most major events, like the Grammys, CMA's etc, to help artists and crew members who are struggling with addiction.
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4/11/2008 6:30 PM
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This Week's Developments With Bush, Congress, Iraq
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After General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker made recommendations on the way forward in Iraq this week, President George W. Bush announced that he is accepting their recommendations that security conditions have improved enough to withdraw all five surge brigades by the end of July. Though it's a 25 percent decrease from the year before, it still leaves approximately 140,000 troops in Iraq, which is about the same as were present before the troop surge of early 2007.
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4/11/2008 6:28 PM
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April 11th News Roundup, Other Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
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The hubbub over Dick Cheney's sunglasses and the naked woman; an article on Global Warming, The Beautiful Hoax; Elisabeth Hasselbeck forgets where she is on The View; A Tabby Kitten travels across the UK on April Fool's Day; all this and more in our April 11th News Roundup!
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4/11/2008 6:26 PM
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Some Good Advice From Kanye West
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Rapper and singer Kanye West posted a blog entry this week that was pretty deep...well, until the fashion bit at the end. But, hey, maybe that's happiness to him. Kanye opened up about what his mother Donda West taught him, which is to enjoy life--chase happiness and inspiration instead of money and fame. Take it from Kanye...money can't buy happiness, y'all!
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4/11/2008 6:24 PM
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Ron Paul Book Signing In Maryland
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In Revolution: A Manifesto, Dr. Paul pulls back the benevolent mask of the state and explains how big government is eroding our freedoms, but also offers solutions about how Americans can restore liberty while offering guidance to grassroots activists about how they can advance the political movement his candidacy inspired. A chance to meet Ron Paul in person? Priceless! And dear U.S. airlines: it's not too late to send ConnieTalk two free plane tickets!...Well, maybe, but it was worth a shot.
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4/11/2008 6:22 PM
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Can You Do A One-Handed Cartwheel?
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Ellen DeGeneres is so hilarious. She had a guest on today that was doing one- and two-handed cartwheels while Ellen rapped Shoop by Salt N Pepa--Ellen says she can do one-handed cartwheels also but doesn't want to show off...anyhow this is a fun Friday clip.
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4/11/2008 6:20 PM
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Celine Dion Performs In Shanghai, China
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There's all sorts of drama going on in China right now: people are protesting the 2008 Olympics set for Beijing; protesting the treatment of Tibetans; and in Shanghai, a Chinese court has just sentenced former Communist Party official Chen Liangyu to 18 years in prison for corruption, in one of the most high-profile scandals in recent Chinese history. And, in the midst of all of this, petite award-winning singer Celine Dion just gave a concert performance at Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China. Yikes!
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4/11/2008 6:19 PM
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Has J.Lo Lost 40 Pounds In Under Two Months?
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Life & Style Magazine's latest issue is claiming that Jennifer Lopez has lost 40 pounds of her baby weight already since her February 22nd C-section. She's managed to get her famous curves back on track, they write, despite double diaper duty and around-the-clock feedings. Oh yeah, like she doesn't have 500 people helping her out.
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4/10/2008 5:53 PM
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Bilal Hussein Update, The AP Photographer May Be Freed
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In October of 2007, we posted our first article on Bilal Hussein. Bilal was an Associated Press photographer who - at that time - had already been imprisoned for 18 months in Iraq. He had not been formally charged with anything, but because he was photographing the insurgent violence in Iraq, U.S. forces labeled him a security threat and sent him to Camp Cropper near the Baghdad airport. He was captured and jailed on April 12, 2006. On Monday, almost two years to the day of his capture, an Iraqi judicial committee has finally heard his case, dismissed any terrorism-related allegations against him, and ordered his release.
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4/10/2008 5:51 PM
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Mike Huckabee, Superstar?
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Guess what made CNN Headline News today? Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has signed on with Creative Artists Agencies (CAA). One of the largest talent agencies in Hollywood, CAA represents George Clooney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brad Pitt, AC/DC, Christina Aguilera, Tori Amos, Gillian Anderson, Jennifer Aniston, Marc Anthony, Christina Applegate, Alec Baldwin, Drew Barrymore, Victoria and David Beckham, Kate Beckinsale, Tony Bennett, Jessica Biel, Cate Blanchett, Jessica Biel...oh, screw it, over 2,000 high-profile clients.
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4/10/2008 5:49 PM
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There's An Echo, Echo, Echo On Regis And Kelly
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Adam Carolla and Julianne Hough were on Regis & Kelly today talking about Dancing With The Stars. Adam got the boot this week from the show, after his unicycle-Zorro bit, and told Julianne via satellite on Regis & Kelly that he has gained 13 pounds since he left the show. A joke, of course. I think. There were some audio problems between Adam's radio set and ABC's Regis & Kelly, so it echoed back and forth which actually made it more interesting, IMHO.
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4/10/2008 5:45 PM
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The Globe Goes After Rosie O'Donnell's Parenting
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Tabloid rag Globe--owned by American Media Inc. who also owns The National Enquirer and Star Magazine-- has published paparazzi photos on their front page of Rosie O'Donnell taking her 12-year-old son Parker by the arm on a family vacation. The headline says, Abusive Rosie Bullies Son, 12, with the caption, CAUGHT! 6 SHOCKING PHOTOS. (The photo right above it that claims James Brown was poisoned sure lends credibility.) We wouldn't even publish any of this nonsense were it not for the fact that Rosie's publicist had a hilarious response.
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4/10/2008 5:44 PM
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Rathergate Continues In Court And The Media Today
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Legal counsel for Dan Rather and CBS Corp. met again in court today. Last month, Manhattan Judge Ira Gammerman re-affirmed that Rather's $70 million lawsuit against the network giant would not be dismissed; today, Judge Gammerman again ruled the suit may progress, although presented what may be a minor setback for the plaintiff's counsel: motions to dismiss some of the complaints in the suit were granted, including the portions of the suit that name Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone, CBS President Leslie Moonves, and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward.
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4/10/2008 5:42 PM
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ASPCA Says The Greatest Show On Earth Hurts Elephants
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The ASPCA has posted a petition in opposition of TNT's upcoming television series, Greatest Show on Earth. The TNT network announced last month that it is developing six new unscripted series as part of a primetime programming shift, and one of the shows is Greatest Show On Earth, which will take viewers inside the famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as it whisks the circus to cities and towns across the country. It will be produced by Earth Angel Productions, with Mark Wolper, Kenneth and Feld, Al Hassas and Res Izad as executive producers.
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4/10/2008 5:30 PM
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Lopez Dances Onto Broadway Like The SBTB Ballerina He Once Was
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What would we do without Oh No They Didnt!? Probably be a lot more bored. Mario Lopez, who is already flaunting his abs in a new fitness book that is being released in May, is also busy with Broadway now (first dancing photos from this, above). Mario has joined the cast of the musical A Chorus Line and will debut in the musical on April 15th. Lopez is already an Extra TV host but will be on hiatus from the show from Sunday, May 11th until June 3rd, 2008.
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4/9/2008 5:11 PM
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Presidential Candidates, Who Said What To General Petraeus
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The full videos of what each Presidential Candidate said to General David H. Petraeus regarding the Iraq War yesterday is on here. Because Senator's were given a chance to address the General - Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama are all current US Senators - all of the presidential candidates except for Congressman Ron Paul got to weigh in yesterday regarding a continued occupation vs. withdrawal of our U.S. troops in Iraq. Not much different from the debates, right?
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4/9/2008 5:08 PM
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April 9th News Roundup: Other Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
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The Pentagon will be giving hand-held lie detectors to the U.S. Army soldiers in Afghanistan this month; Protests of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing won't affect GE or NBC shareholders; Richard Gere makes it to San Francisco to talk about communism in China; all this and more in our April 9th News Roundup.
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4/9/2008 5:06 PM
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Dr. Oz Becomes Oprah's Latest Project
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Dr. Oz is following in Dr. Phil's footsteps. Oprah's production company Harpo Studios is developing a talk show for Dr. Oz. Much in the same way she did for Dr. Phil. He's a regular on her talk show has gained quite a following. This fall he will be part of a new show called The Doctors. It will consist of an ensemble of five hosts.
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4/9/2008 5:05 PM
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Pete Doherty Is Finally Going To Jail Again
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Pete Doherty broke his probation so they're sending him to jail for 14 weeks. He was sentenced for breach of time keeping, non-compliance of his order and using different drugs. I don't know if that's opposed to using the same drugs or what. Anyways, he's supposed to go to rehab and show up for regular checkups and he didn't.
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4/9/2008 5:03 PM
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WGA: Reality TV Employees Are Getting Gypped
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The Writers Guild of America - although it officially ended the strike - is still speaking out about the undercompensation of staffers and writers of reality television. Production companies should start treating reality and game show writers with the same respect other writers receive in the industry and provide them with industry standard benefits like health care, or the companies should pay the writers what they are owed under the California Labor Code, the WGA said.
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4/9/2008 5:00 PM
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Lewis Black Exposes The Glamour Vote
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Lewis Black makes me laugh. I might not agree with him on a lot of things, but he's dead-on with the implication that celebrity endorsements for presidential candidates are played up in the media much more than they ought to be. Of course every citizen has the right to vote and to tell the world who their candidate is, and so do the celebs. And it is interesting to hear who they endorse. But most celebrities live in a very different world than the average American does: a world where their gas tanks are filled for them and their food bought for them; their taxes go straight to their accountant and they don't count the days until their refund check comes in (if there are any this year!).
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4/9/2008 5:00 PM
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Adam Carolla Ousted From Dancing With The Stars
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There have been four cast members stricken from ABC's Dancing With The Stars so far: and three of them have been men! You're not going to believe me, but I've been accurate on every prediction so far. So I'm going to make my predictions official beginning next week and see if it jinxes my lucky streak. This week, Adam Carolla let his partner Julianne Hough do most of the dancing while he rode around on a unicycle and/or stood there while she spun like a top...and in last night's results, he got the boot.
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4/8/2008 7:27 PM
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The Fight Over Ron Paul, John McCain Delegates
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Last month, we published an article entitled, Missouri Ron Paul Delegates Shake Things Up At The Caucus. In it, we mentioned that at least 175 delegates in Jackson County, Missouri are Ron Paul supporters - and while the Paul supporters wanted to participate in the Republican platform, a State Republican committee member said it could just lead to embarrassing press coverage with no real effect on the outcome. We have an update on that, as well as on a similar situation in Minnesota.
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4/8/2008 7:23 PM
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Mixed Crowd Of Cheers And Boos For Pres Bush At Nationals Park
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Last Sunday, March 30th, President George W. Bush gave the 2008 inaugural pitch at the new Nationals Park for the Washington National baseball team. He had cheers from some, but was booed by others: and living in the "bubble world" of Presidency that Bush says he does, this might have come as a surprise to him.
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4/8/2008 7:20 PM
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April 8th News Roundup, Other Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
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General David H. Petraeus resists a timetable for withdrawal in Iraq; Toni Braxton hospitalized; VH1 plots new reality show for incarcerated Foxy Brown; Home sales falling; High School Musical 4 taping; all this and more in our April 8th News Roundup.
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4/8/2008 7:19 PM
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New Trend? Pay Per View Funerals
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I guess the British are on top of the latest trends, in funerals anyway. Southampton Crematorium is offering the choice of viewing funerals online with a pay per view webcast option. They place a video camera in a discreet spot and do a live transmission of the service. The idea is that loved ones who are incapacitated or unable to travel to the burial site will have the option of attending.
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4/8/2008 7:16 PM
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American Idol Gives Back Tomorrow
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The show airs April 9th and includes performances by Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Annie Lennox, Gloria Estefan, Fergie, Heart, Snoop Dogg, Sheila E. and Mariah Carey. There are also appearances by Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Brad Pitt.
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4/8/2008 7:14 PM
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Will Project Runway Move To Lifetime?
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NBC Universal has filed suit against Project Runway in an effort to keep the award winning show from moving from Bravo to Lifetime. It's reported that Lifetime Network made a $150 million dollar deal to procure five more seasons of Project Runway after the next season airs. NBC Universal says that the Weinstein Company, owner's of Project Runway, had a contract that offered them the right of first refusal after five seasons. Weinstein denies this and said NBC Universal was simply outbid by Lifetime.
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4/8/2008 7:12 PM
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Sherrilyn Kenyon, Author Extraordinaire
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I had the pleasure of meeting Sherrilyn Kenyon over the weekend at the Desert Dreams Conference in Phoenix. Sherrilyn writes the Lords of Avalon, Dream-Hunter, Were-Hunter, and Dark-Hunter series of novels. She shared her personal journey to becoming a New York Times best-selling author and brought two hundred and fifty people to tears. She went through a difficult childhood, the loss of a brother and struggled with near poverty. But she persevered to become one of the best selling authors of our time.
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4/8/2008 7:10 PM
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The Biggest Loser Season 6 Is Now Casting
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The Biggest Loser Season Six is casting through April 9th. They are looking for teams of two family members. More specifically, Married couples 45+, Sister/sister, Brother/brother, sister/brother, Parent/child, Grandparent/Grandchild, African American, Asians, Caucasians, and all other ethnicities are encouraged to apply. All contestants must be 18 or older.
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4/8/2008 7:10 PM
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House MD Returns April 21st
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House MD will return with four new episodes beginning on April 21st. This is a big deal not only because us House fanatics get four more episodes but because they've move the time slot.
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4/5/2008 7:43 PM
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Ron Paul's PA Rallies, The Footage The MSM Won't Show You
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The mainstream media follows the campaign trail of Senator John McCain every which way from Sunday - including his political opportunism on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's death yesterday - but since the National GOP and the Bush Administration have announced that McCain won the necessary amount of delegates and is the "presumptive nominee" - and, let's be honest, since the beginning of this race - the MSM has ignored Ron Paul's campaign trail entirely.
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4/5/2008 7:40 PM
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April 5th News Roundup, Other Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
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An exciting announcement about a new blogger; the bidding war between Microsoft Corp and Yahoo; Cindy Crawford wants you to drink clean water; Bush in Russia about missile talks; a fun game to play for free that goes to charity (and rice!); all this and more in our April 5th News Roundup.
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4/5/2008 7:39 PM
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France Sends Message To China, Stop Violence In Tibet
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An update to this week's article If Bush Boycotts The Beijing Olympics, I Will Eat My Hat: French Secretary of State for Human Rights, Rama Yade, told France's Le Monde newspaper that France's President Nicolas Sarkozy will boycott the opening ceremony if China 1) does not open a dialogue with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, 2) free political prisoners, and 3) end the violence against Tibetans. I know, I know, I said 'bah' at boycotting just the opening ceremony, but France is putting a lot of pressure on China by giving this ultimatum.
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4/5/2008 7:37 PM
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George Clooney's Got A Lot On His Plate
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Oh, Georgey - the pressures of changing the world! This man needs a cape. George Clooney has a lot going on lately, as usual. George reportedly requested to quit his membership with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) entirely after the WGA ruled 2-to-1 that Clooney was not entitled to have his name listed onscreen alongside cowriters - despite his participation in the screenwriting - in his new film Leatherheads, which hit theaters this weekend.
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4/5/2008 7:34 PM
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Beyonce And Jay-Z Got Married, Big Whoop
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The photo above is believed to be the last image of Jay-Z as a free man celebrating a mini-bachelor party in Toronto, Ontario at the Lobby Lounge this week. I see that fur coat under you, boy, don't think I don't see it! Fur is dead! ARGH! At least the bride and groom are united in that respect. Anyhow various celebrity gossip sites and magazines are claiming to be the first to confirm that Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z did in fact tie the knot in New York City yesterday. All kinds of random shots of flowers and people arriving abound...yawn. I'm sure the wedding pics will be all over the net and gossip rags next week. This is the last I'm reporting on it though because it bores me. Maybe Esmerelda will cover it when she gets back from vacation next week.
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4/5/2008 7:33 PM
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Barack Obama Doesn't Use His Race As An Opportunity
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I think Barack Obama deserves a lot of credit this week, and I do try to give credit wherever credit is due. While Hillary Clinton and John McCain both took their campaign trails yesterday to the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee yesterday to speak on the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, at the site of his death, Barack Obama avoided Memphis and instead spoke solemnly about Dr. King at a town hall meeting in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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4/4/2008 7:44 PM
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Former Cincinnati Bengals' Chris Henry, Guilty Or Misunderstood?
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One false rape allegation by a prostitute/murderess: check. A Northern Kentucky prosecutor who implied Chris Henry's guilt in the media before a case was built: check. Getting his shoes searched for speeding: check. Getting pulled over, then arrested for a faulty breathalyzer test: check. A laundry list of unfounded allegations: check. Having them all reported to his employer: that really sucks.
Chris Henry was relieved of his position as Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver by the NFL yesterday after his fifth arrest in a period of three years.
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4/4/2008 7:39 PM
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Oprah's Tribute To Sophie, Stop Puppy Mills
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I'm more of a cat person than a dog person, although I love both, but I've been saying stop the puppy mills (and overzealous breeders) and go to shelters for...well, I can't quite put a date on it. A couple of years, at least. Sometimes on my blog, sometimes to whomever will listen...sometimes to brick walls. Well that's what it feels like at times. Anyhow, Oprah Winfrey's beloved 13-year-old dog, Sophie, passed away last month after suffering kidney failure, and I feel sooooo bad for O - her golden retriever Gracie just died less than a year ago after choking to death on a small ball. Oprah's crew created a video tribute to Sophie today, that had Oprah choked up...and probably everyone in the audience! And maybe you after you watch it!
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4/4/2008 7:37 PM
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Snoop Gives A...Rare...Political Interview To The Guardian
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Well, chalk Snoop Dogg up with the rappers who are willing to make controversial political statements - hey, Ice-T can't own the game! Snoop Dogg sat down for an interview with Emma Forrest of the UK Guardian in an article published yesterday, and said he's earned the privilege of having an album called Ego Trippin, after having nine records in the top 10 every time. But when Forrest broached the subject of race in America and Barack Obama's recent disassociation from Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Snoop revealed just how closely he still follows politics, and the conversation took a sharp turn from music and the entertainment biz...to headspinning politics.
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4/4/2008 7:30 PM
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John McCain Has Some Nerve To Speak About Martin Luther King Jr Today
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On the anniversary of MLK's assassination, Senator John McCain was on live TV today (what else is new?) talking about Martin Luther King, Jr. We can be slow as well to give greatness its due. A mistake I myself made long ago...when I voted against a federal holiday in member of Dr. King. I was wrong. I was wrong. I was wrong. He said he turned around in time to recognize the holiday in his home state of Arizona. There were boos. But this was a prepared speech. He was ready for this, and it was airing on live TV. A voice shouted above all the others, Everybody makes mistakes, everybody makes mistakes.
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4/4/2008 7:27 PM
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Kelly Rowland And Michelle Williams Back Together For...Hmmmm
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Rumors have been pummeling the blogosphere that singer Beyonce Knowles and boyfriend / rapper / mogul Jay-Z are set to wed this weekend. I've kind of ignored them, as I tend to do with totally unfounded rumors (and people who wear fur too much) - this all stemmed from an unnamed source saying that Jay-Z and B applied for a wedding license in New York. But this latest clue is just too good to pass up. Formerly fellow bandmembers with Beyonce in Destiny's Child, and her longtime friends - Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland - just posted a video blog yesterday from a Four Seasons Hotel at an undisclosed location (they actually said that part).
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4/3/2008 8:36 PM
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The Anniversary Of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death
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Tomorrow will mark the 40th Anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. A man who has an equivocal impact on the civil rights movement and nonviolent demonstrations for peace, King was a revered and respected speaker and public figure whose activism was only fully recognized and awarded by the powers that be after his death. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom nearly a decade after his assassination, and his Congressional Gold Medal also was given after he'd died.
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4/3/2008 8:35 PM
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Naomi Campbell Arrested Over Baggage Issue?
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London police officers were advised of a disturbance today at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. The UK Times reports that 37-year-old Naomi Campbell was removed from the First Class Lounge of Terminal 5 after "ranting and screaming" over a lost bag. Haven't we all, though? Okay, I've never ranted and screamed over a lost bag in public, but definitely once I got home. Metropolitan police confirmed that a 37-year-old woman was taken into custody and remains at the Heathrow police station, but declined to confirm whether or not the woman is in fact Campbell. Well, good--innocent until proven guilty, right?
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4/3/2008 8:28 PM
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Neither Democratic Candidate Is Backing Down
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Some prominent Democratic politicians - including Senator Patrick Leahy and Democratic Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi - have said outright that Hillary Clinton should drop out of the race before the national convention, to give leverage to Barack Obama and the Democratic Party over their Republican contendors. This doesn't look likely, though, as Hillary continues to state - as recently as today - that she is in it to win it, and isn't going anywhere. And so is Barack.
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4/3/2008 8:26 PM
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Hey Bernanke, Ron Paul's Been Prescribing The Salve For Years
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I opened Google News yesterday, and lo and behold, the front page revealed 1,040 articles about how Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has finally admitted the economy may be in a recession, but that recession is a technical term anyhow. It was so ironic, because I'd just been discussing with a colleague Ron Paul's showdowns with Ben Bernanke over the years; how Paul's been doling out solid advice about the cause of the housing bubble and the economic downturn at Joint Economic Committee hearings for over a year now.
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4/3/2008 8:24 PM
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Ice-T And Coco's Presidential Picks And Politics
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Well, this week's Heyman Hustle has revealed Ice-T and Coco's presidential candidate favorites, as well as just what Ice-T thinks about the state of politics today. Ice has always had strong opinions about politics and current events, and this week he says that if we all listened to Public Enemy's 1992 album, things wouldn't be the way they are now. Paul Heyman asked Ice and Coco who they're voting for in 2008, and gets some choice comments from Ice on the Bush Family Legacy. So who are the rapper and his leading lady voting for?
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4/3/2008 8:23 PM
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It's A Boy For Tracey Gold
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It was no April Fools joke for Tracey when she went into labor Tuesday. She gave birth to her fourth boy at Tarzana Hospital. His name is Dylan Christopher and he was a healthy 8lbs. 4 oz. Her other three children are Sage-11, Bailey-9, and Aiden-3. Her dad and agent says mother and child are doing great.
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4/3/2008 8:21 PM
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This Year's Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Famers
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The Dave Clarke Five, Madonna, and John Mellencamp were inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. These are all great singers and the awards are well deserved. (John's my personal fave.) The induction ceremony took place in NYC at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel with Jerry Butler, John Fogerty, Ben Harper, Billy Joel and Justin Timberlake in attendance. Artists are only eligible twenty-five years after their first album released.
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4/3/2008 8:21 PM
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Radio Companion Now Available
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Radio Companion is a new Blackberry platform that allows it's users to keep track of what's playing on radio stations across the country in real time. It's a free download and works with the Pearl, Curve and 8800 models. During setup users can enter their favorite stations from the 2,700 available choices. It doesn't stream audio from the stations yet but they plan to add the feature late this year.
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4/2/2008 10:57 AM
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Seal Hunt Goes On, HSUS Photographers Are Chased
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The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has been kind enough to share with ConnieTalk their exclusive coverage and documentation of the seal hunt in Canada, going on right now. Both the HSUS and PETA, two of the top animal rights organizations worldwide, have been actively campaigning to end the hunt. Nigel Barker, photographer and panelist on America's Next Top Model has joined the HSUS' ProtectSeals team, along with former Beatle Paul McCartney, to capture for the world the truth about the inhumane practice. Pamela Anderson and Brigitte Bardot have been speaking out through PETA on the same subject.
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4/2/2008 10:55 AM
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Pentagon Declassifies Five-Year-Old Interrogation Memo
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In the explosive documentary film series Bush's War, which aired on PBS last week, a September 14th, 2001 memo by former deputy assistant attorney general for the OLC, John Yoo, was discussed. Portions from an interview with Yoo were aired in which he described crafting a memo that detailed nearly unlimited decision-making rights for the President George W. Bush under the Constitution during wartime. Yesterday, the Pentagon made a very similar March 14, 2003 Justice Department memo - also authored by John Yoo - public for the first time. Though the memo is now defunct, it took nine months to be rescinded, and five years to be officially public knowledge.
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4/2/2008 10:53 AM
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Iraq Civilian Deaths Higher In March
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It's hard to get a real figure on the deaths of Iraqi civilians and Security Forces in Iraq. Between the U.S. Military, the Iraqi government, and the groups and researchers that keep tally and check in with the Department of Defense (DoD), there is disagreement, pending confirmations, and bodies that are difficult to identify. Figures from the Iraqi Interior Ministry obtained by the New York Times yesterday had the number of Iraqi civilians killed in violence in Baghdad last month at 472 for the month of March. The Iraq Coalition Casualty Count counts at least 976: 161 security force members and 815 civilians.
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4/2/2008 10:50 AM
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Steve Guttenberg Heave-Ho'd Off Dancing With The Stars
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Last night was eliminations night on ABC's Dancing With The Stars, and if you TiVo'd it, you're really mad at me right about now. Sorry! Here are the results: Steve Guttenberg was given the heave-ho in the single-elimination episode. I felt bad for him at the end there. He tried to give a thank you shout-out to the Katrina survivors who showed their support for him (Steve volunteered at the Houston Astrodome in '05 and met many affected by the Hurricane)--but Tom Bergeron had to cut him off because DWTS ran past schedule. Something about the affiliates would have to be apologized to. Well, if they didn't have Samantha Harris talk so much, maybe the eliminated contestant would have a chance to say something!
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4/2/2008 10:48 AM
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Candidates Campaign In Keystone State As PA Primaries Approach
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We love Pennsylvania! The state of PA will be holding their primaries on April 22nd for both the Democrat and Republican parties. The candidates are poised and ready, and have been concentrating on the Midwestern state: well, all but one. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Ron Paul are all gracing the state with speeches and rallies; John McCain, strangely, will be in Florida, which already had its primary. He sure is convinced he has it in the bag, isn't he? You know what they say about counting your chickens...
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4/2/2008 10:44 AM
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Jennifer Aniston And Owen Wilson Play With Dogs For Marley And Me
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Yes, that's a wedding ring on Jennifer Aniston's finger, but don't get excited - Jen was on set in Miami yesterday filming with costar Owen Wilson for the upcoming flick Marley & Me. The movie is based on the 2005 autobiographical book by John Grogan about the life lessons learned alongside his family's labrador retriever, Marley, for 13 years. Marley was a free-spirited dog that was kicked out of obedience school and ends up teaching its owners his own lessons. Owen Wilson plays the part of John Grogan, and Jennifer Aniston is John's wife, Jenny.
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4/2/2008 10:44 AM
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If Bush Boycotts The Beijing Olympics, I Will Eat My Hat
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Okay, I don't wear hats, but if President George W. Bush actually announces that he will boycott any part of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, I will attempt to digest part of a scarf. Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now suggesting that Bush should at least avoid the opening ceremonies due to China's treatment of Tibetan protestors. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was |
