As NewsBusters previously reported , CNN on Monday did a segment about recent sex scandals that conveniently ignored that of its own Eliot Spitzer. On Sunday, “Reliable Sources” host Howard Kurtz took his network to task for this glaring omission (video follows with transcript and commentary): HOWARD KURTZ, HOST: Just a quick hit from the “Media Monitor' this morning. It was supposed to be a look back at the major sex scandals involving politicians in recent years. But there was one glaring omission in this CNN report. Take a look. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) RANDI KAYE, CNN ANCHOR: CNN's Suzanne Malveaux takes a look back at some of the scandals. SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Whether it's the rumored affairs of President John F. Kennedy, or the painful story of John and Elizabeth Edwards, infidelity, lies, and the inevitable apologies. (END VIDEO CLIP) KURTZ: Others in this hall of shame included Mark Sanford, Newt Gingrich, Bill Clinton, David Vitter, Larry Craig. But there was no mention of a New York governor who resigned in disgrace three years ago after patronizing prostitutes. I'm sorry. If you're going to do this kind of story, you have to include Eliot Spitzer, even if he does now host a primetime CNN program. Otherwise, you are airbrushing history. CNN says the omission was decided by an individual producer and that other reporting did make mention of the Spitzer scandal. A check of LexisNexis transcripts did identify a number of CNN reports last week that did refer to Spitzer's scandal.
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One of the world’s most (in)famous names has picked a side in the browser battles — last night saw the debut of a new Google Chrome commercial, starring Lady Gaga and her “little monsters.” Spanning a minute and a half of Gaga and her fans singing and gyrating their way through her latest single, the ad is intended to illustrate the power of the web and its creative new modes of interaction. To be fair, said interaction is mostly Lady Gaga saying “jump” and a crowd of YouTubers doing it without bothering to ask how high, but hey, the result is fun to watch. You just need to disable your sense of shame for all humanity and click past the break. [Thanks, Daryl] Continue reading Lady Gaga uses Chrome, and here’s the 91-second film to prove it Lady Gaga uses Chrome, and here’s the 91-second film to prove it originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 May 2011 16:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Hot Messes: Lauren Alana, Elisabeth Moss & Fred Armisen, Janice Dickinson Emmy 2009 Red Carpet Highlights Pt 1 Elisabeth Moss & Fred Armisen Reveal Chocolate Obsession At ‘Mad Men’ Premiere Humor Feast: Elisabeth moss fred armisen Elisabeth Moss, Fred Armisen finalize divorce. The divorce of “Mad Men” star Elisabeth Moss from her comedian husband Fred Armisen is final. Los Angeles Superior Court records show Judge Hugh Bobys granted the couple a divorce May 13, … Elisabeth Moss & Fred Armisen Officially Divorced | Entertainment Dish elisabeth-moss-fred-armisen -divorce.jpg. Whomp, whomp! As of this week, Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss is no longer the better half of SNL’s Fred Armisen. Though the couple called it quits over eight months ago, the divorce was finalized … Elisabeth Moss & Fred Armisen Officially Divorced | Gossip Celeb Today elisabeth-moss-fred-armisen -divorce.jpg. Whomp, whomp! As of this week, Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss is no longer the better half of SNL’s Fred Armisen. Though the couple called it quits over eight months ago, the divorce was finalized … Elisabeth Moss & Fred Armisen Officially Divorced … elisabeth-moss-fred-armisen -divorce.jpg. Whomp, whomp! As of this week, Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss is no longer the better half of SNL’s Fred Armisen. Though the couple called it quits over eight months ago, the divorce was finalized … Elisabeth Moss & Fred Armisen Officially Divorced | Chill Out Land elisabeth-moss-fred-armisen -divorce.jpg. Whomp, whomp! As of this week, Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss is no longer the better half of SNL’s Fred Armisen. Though the couple called it quits over eight months ago, the divorce was finalized … divorcesecrets says: Elisabeth Moss, Fred Armisen finalize divorce http://bit.ly/lVhfMV
Continue reading …Saturday Night Live closed out its season last night with some heavyweight help from Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga, playing host and musical guest respectively. The highlight, notes Gawker, was a “soon-to-be infamous” Digital Short starring Timberlake, Gaga, and Andy Samberg. JT and Samberg reprise their “Dick in the Box”…
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Aussie actor Bill Hunter dies of cancer at 71 – Movies News … Bill Hunter, the archetypal working class Australian of a multitude of movies including the quirky trio ‘Muriel’s Wedding,’ ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ and ‘Strictly Ballroom’ has died of cancer, his manager said … Iconic Australian actor Bill Hunter dies | Celebrity Iconic Australian actor Bill Hunter dies . Posted on May 22, 2011 by asbigo. Agence France-Presse. Australian actor Bill Hunter poses prior tο thе camera. Thе maestro actor upheld divided Saturday, Mау 21, 2011, аftеr battling cancer. … Aussie film star Bill Hunter dies of cancer at 71 (AP) | WorldNews N. Korea leader ‘headed to eastern China’ (AFP) · China, S.Korea offer support to Japan (AFP) · British end military mission in Iraq (AP) · Aussie film star Bill Hunter dies of cancer at 71 (AP) · Britain ends Iraq military mission (AFP … Aussie actor Bill Hunter dies , 71 | Gympie Entertainment | Events … VETERAN Australian actor Bill Hunter has died at the age of 71 surrounded by family and friends at a Melbourne hospice after a battle with cancer. Aussie film star Bill Hunter dies of cancer at 71 | EuropaPlus.tv Aussie film star Bill Hunter dies of cancer at 71. AKGlass says: RT @thebrightlights : Aussie film star Bill Hunter dies of cancer at 71 (AP) http://yhoo.it/jQXGB9
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Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled all domestic flights Sunday as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles into the air.(May 22)
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Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled all domestic flights Sunday as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles into the air.(May 22)
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Click here to view this media Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) has pledged not to run for president in 2012, leaving former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX) unimpressed with the remaining Republican candidates. “We have about 2 million activists across the country, and frankly we’re disappointed,” Armey told CNN’s Candy Crowley Sunday. “Now, obviously, we’ll have to start looking, and I was just saying this morning maybe it’s time to start drafting Paul Ryan.” “We understand the fiscal crisis of this nation and this nation’s government faces is so acute that somebody’s got the stand up and take on the big issues. Paul Ryan has done that.” He added: “I have said for years on, for example, the subject of medicare. It’s always a debate that’s governed by Republicans that don’t dare and Democrats that don’t care, and at least now we have a Republican that dares. He needs to be applauded, encouraged, and his work needs to be appreciated as serious professional work.” The FreedomWorks tea party organizer also suggested that he wasn’t worried that future seniors might have trouble paying for insurance if Republicans are successful at enacting Ryan’s plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system. “I’m perfectly capable of having my own health insurance, that which I’ve had all my life,” Armey said. “Paul Ryan is doing more to save grandma’s health care than anybody I know right now because Medicare is going to go bust and bring the government to going bust if it’s not attended to, and he ought to be applauded.”
Continue reading …Click here to view this media Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) has pledged not to run for president in 2012, leaving former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX) unimpressed with the remaining Republican candidates. “We have about 2 million activists across the country, and frankly we’re disappointed,” Armey told CNN’s Candy Crowley Sunday. “Now, obviously, we’ll have to start looking, and I was just saying this morning maybe it’s time to start drafting Paul Ryan.” “We understand the fiscal crisis of this nation and this nation’s government faces is so acute that somebody’s got the stand up and take on the big issues. Paul Ryan has done that.” He added: “I have said for years on, for example, the subject of medicare. It’s always a debate that’s governed by Republicans that don’t dare and Democrats that don’t care, and at least now we have a Republican that dares. He needs to be applauded, encouraged, and his work needs to be appreciated as serious professional work.” The FreedomWorks tea party organizer also suggested that he wasn’t worried that future seniors might have trouble paying for insurance if Republicans are successful at enacting Ryan’s plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system. “I’m perfectly capable of having my own health insurance, that which I’ve had all my life,” Armey said. “Paul Ryan is doing more to save grandma’s health care than anybody I know right now because Medicare is going to go bust and bring the government to going bust if it’s not attended to, and he ought to be applauded.”
Continue reading …Rachel Maddow Predicts GOP Presidential Candidate Refusing All Mainstream Media Interviews
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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow this weekend predicted that there is going to be a Republican presidential candidate that will refuse to do any interviews with the mainstream media. She told her fellow panelists on the syndicated “Chris Matthews Show” that it could be Sarah Palin (video follows with transcript and commentary): RACHEL MADDOW, MSNBC: Mine is a prediction. I predict that there will be a candidate from the right side of the Republican Party, it may be Sarah Palin, somebody else, but they will establish a new litmus test for Republican candidates, which is that they do not do mainstream media interviews. That doing a mainstream media interview is itself a capitulation. That only conservative media should be engaged with by the nominee. CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Meaning Fox, Limbaugh, radio? MADDOW: That’s right. KELLY O’DONNELL, NBC: Boy, if I’m on a GOP bus, that is a depressing, depressing prediction. MADDOW: Hey, good news is I’m always wrong. Well, that's good news for everyone except the folks that watch her on a nightly basis and think what she's saying bears any semblance to the truth. If she knows what she's saying is always wrong, maybe she should begin each of her programs with a disclaimer. A conservative can dream, can't he?
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