Aug 26, 2008 -
What does everybody else covering the convention have to say about it?
- Kennedy: Kennedy hammers home healthcare as a central tenet of the Obama campaign. — Politico
- Message: James Carville says the Convention has no message — ABC News
- VP Vetting:
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Nov 20, 2009 -
Brad Pitt was continuing his own personal celebration of National Beard Month as he arrived back at LAX last night. He arrived in Nice on Wednesday, but quickly turned back around and headed back to California. While Brad was jet-setting, there was some new movie news for him — he's producing and starring in the big screen adaptation of video game The Dark Void.
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May 29, 2009 -
- Kavya Shivashankar won the national spelling bee yesterday by spelling "laodicean." — CBS News
- Former president George W. Bush has weighed in on the torture issue for the first time, calling the interrogation methods effective.
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Jun 05, 2009 -
Darfur has almost disappeared from the news, and experts now call it a "low intensity" conflict. But the intensity of the crisis has not lessened for those who are struggling to survive. .
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Jul 22, 2008 -
Each morning news anchors on Fox's Las Vegas affiliate sit in front of very visible McDonald's iced coffee cups, part of a product-placement deal. The fast-food chain sponsors the two-hour morning news-and-lifestyle segment, but instead of commercial breaks, the advertisement happens during the news.
Since advertisement dollars already influence networks, I think the product-placement deal raises some old conflict of interest concerns.
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Oct 07, 2009 -
Hollywood may be taking a Couples Retreat this Friday, but we all know that Chevy Chase and National Lampoon put trip-themed films on the map with the Vacation series.
Now the Griswolds are back for another sequel, but this time Clark's son Rusty will be the dad commandeering the adventure. Ethan Embry played Rusty in the most recent Vegas Vacation, but a variety have actors have played the kids over the years and I'm sure we'll get a new pair this time.
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Sep 01, 2008 -
"News at 11: I can't do a thing with my hair!" You know, as much as I'm a hater of Fox News, from the perspective of a lady with hairanoia issues of my own, I can relate, Megyn. Who cares that serious news is going on around you at the Democratic National Convention?
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Sep 01, 2008 -
I'm here in the Xcel Center for the first session of the Republican National Convention, and already it feels so different from last week. The jumbo-tron outside is broadcasting Fox News' coverage of Hurricane Gustav, and the delegates and press are quieter and more subdued than last week.
In today's abbreviated program both Laura Bush and Cindy McCain are set to speak, and according to the convention conference call, there will be no music in between their speeches keeping the mood respectful and somber.
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Apr 08, 2008 -
Iran plans to install 6,000 nuclear centrifuges. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the news today — Iran's "National Day of Nuclear Technology." Today, state television plays patriotic music, and Iranian children chant "nuclear energy is our natural right" in honor of the national holiday.
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Sep 02, 2008 -
I'm shaking right now, I'm so excited. I just saw Phyllis Schlafly (the political activist known for her best-selling book A Choice, Not An Echo as well as her outspoken opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment) speak at the Republican National Coalition for Life event! And though Gov.
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