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25 Feb 2011 14:41

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Politics: From “Parker Spitzer” to just “Spitzer”: Kathleen Parker’s out, kids

  • Alright, so who wants to watch “In the Arena”? Mediaite reports that the weirdest relationship on television, CNN’s “Parker Spitzer,” is no longer with a female co-host. The Washington Post columnist will be leaving the show, and the show will be renamed on on Monday. Question of the day: Was Kathleen Parker just an excuse to ease Spitzer into his own show? source
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03 Oct 2010 22:43

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Politics: Max Headroom: In memoriam of Rick Sanchez, a really weird anchor

  • look, CNN’s covering it!Gotta love Howard Kurtz’s comment at the beginning here, mentioning how he had to tear up his programming plans to cover Rick Sanchez’s firing from CNN. Kurtz goes over the Rick’s history with the network, including that bit where our boy got tased.
  • Mr. Twitter himselfOK, while the often-showy Sanchez probably made a lot of mistakes on the air at CNN, one really good thing he did was basically own Twitter before any other major news personality tried. Here, he discusses his experience hosting the tweet-obsessed 2009 Shorty Awards.
  • Behind the scenesEver wonder how “Rick’s List” was made? Neither did we. But in case you were wondering how the low-rated CNN show was created, here’s a clip. As you can see, Rick wears a chef’s hat and says, “I’m a big guy. I can take it.” If that were true, he wouldn’t be in this mess.
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07 Jul 2010 19:23

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Politics: Protip: If you’re a CNN reporter, don’t praise Hezbollah leaders

Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.. One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.. #LebanonSun Jul 04 08:24:22 via Twitter for BlackBerry®Octavia Nasr
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  • What was Octavia Nasr thinking? The death of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, a controversial cleric whose life and views are way more complex than this tweet gives them credit for, require more context than 140 characters. Considering her status as CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs, it was perhaps too much of an oversight. And as a result, she was fired. “At this point,” said Parisa Khosravi, CNN’s Vice President of international newsgathering, “we believe that her credibility in her position as senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs has been compromised going forward.” Oops. source
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19 May 2010 22:16

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Culture: Will Megan Fox return to the Transformers franchise?

  • NO and if Shia LaBoeuf were smart, he’d quit too source
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06 Oct 2009 21:14

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Biz: Fewer employers punishing workers for skipping out on work

  • 15% of employers fired workers for playing hooky this year
  • 18% of employers fired workers for missing work last year source
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23 Jul 2009 21:04

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Offbeat: Crazy reason for unemployment #1,305: “My wife’s a porn star!”

Scott Janke, city manager of Fort Myers Beach, Fla. loves his wife. But the city didn’t like her job. So they fired him. Wonder who wears the, uh, pants now? source
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13 Jun 2009 16:39

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Culture, Politics: Carrie Prejean: Still crazy, but now she’s talking to Larry King

  • This isn’t about appearances. This isn’t about a breach of contract. This is about Keith Lewis not agreeing with the stance that I took on saving traditional marriage. And from day one, he wanted me out.
  • Former Miss California Carrie Prejean • Who is still claiming that the whole incident around her firing had to do with her answer about gay marriage in the Miss USA pageant, not the completely juvenile way she acted towards Keith Lewis after the incident. The way she describes Lewis in this interview does not match the e-mails at all. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking to an army of Larry Kings – that fact will not change. • source
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11 Jun 2009 21:02

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Culture: In case you weren’t sure, Carrie Prejean is apparently crazy

  • What are u gonna do fire me for volunteering for the special olympics hahaha ur crazy No I am doing this appearance. You do not need details. Its for the SPECIAL OLYMPICS!!! You just need to know I will be doing it alright
  • Former Miss California Carrie Prejean • In an e-mail exchange allegedly between her and Miss Universe representative Keith Lewis. The exchange, acquired by Fox News, successfully makes Prejean look like the most childish hot woman alive. Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s not, but it’s an entertaining read. She responds like a 13-year-old girl to the idea that she’s in fact under contract for a year. • source
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06 Apr 2009 10:21

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Culture: Famous last words for Fox News movie scribe Roger Friedman

  • It took really less than seconds to start playing it all right onto my computer.
  • Roger Friedman • Fox News entertainment columnist, in a mini-review of the leaked version of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” the film being released by 20th Century Fox. Uber-boss Rupert Murdoch saw the review, apparently was livid and Fox News promptly fired Friedman. Good job, goober. • source
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11 Mar 2009 02:26

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U.S.: Speaking of Detroit, nearby Pontiac has some teacher layoff drama

  • 100% of teachers will be laid off at the end of the year, then rehired (maybe)
  • $11.6 million the size of the deficit the school district is facing source
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