Subbing for Rachel Maddow, guest host Ezra Klein recalled how the late actor Jack Klugman, who died this week, pioneered the the Orphan Drug Act. Klein said: “The actor Jack Klugman died on Christmas Eve at age 90. Klugman was best known for his roles as the unkempt sportswriter in “The Odd Couple” and as […]
Read moreAccording to the Daily News, NBC is seeking to repair Today host Matt Lauer‘s public image by having him and deposed co-host Ann Curry publicly dine together. The paper’s Marianne Garvey indicated that NBC sources told her that the network’s executives want the pair to lunch at Michael’s in Midtown Manhattan as a way of […]
Read moreNBC’s David Gregory, the subject of a now-popular police investigation, is on vacation and will not host this Sunday’s edition of “Meet The Press.” The Washington Metropolitan Police Department launched an investigation this week into whether Gregory and NBC violated city laws when he displayed what appeared to be a gun magazine on last week’s […]
Read moreThe petition to deport CNN host Piers Morgan for his recent comments on gun control has reached over 49,000 signatures as of this posting, which will force the White House to respond. The petition, created Friday, needed 25,000 signatures within 30 days for the White House to take action and it’s reached far more than […]
Read moreSeth Rogen appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” this week, and the host was very curious about Rogen’s weed smoking habits. Letterman used the recent legalization of the drug in Washington and Colorado as a jumping off point for questions about marijuana’s strength, its effects, its price, where and when Rogen smokes it, […]
Read moreOn Greta Van Susteren‘s show tonight, Sarah Palin reacted to the independent report finding the State Department at fault for “systematic failures” over the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, as well as Time‘s decision to award President Obama its “Person of the Year” honor. Palin said of the latter that she both finds […]
Read moreLate-night comedian Jay Leno on Tuesday poked fun at reports that President Barack Obama plans to appoint Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) as his next Secretary of State. “It looks like President Obama is going to pick John Kerry as our next secretary of state,” he joked. “This is a very strategic move when it comes […]
Read moreTIME managing editor Rick Stengel will appear on “Today” Wednesday to reveal the magazine’s choice for the annual Person of the Year award. “Today” revealed the short list of eight finalists, including President Barack Obama, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer and Pakistani student activist Malala Yousafzai on the show this morning (Source: mediabistro.com/tvnewser)
Read moreStephen Colbert is not pleased that Michelle Obama was able to see season three of “Downton Abbey” while the rest of the country has to wait until it premieres in January. So, to stick it to the First Lady, Colbert released his own version of the show — a cross between the BBC period drama […]
Read moreConservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Thursday referred to Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren as “Heap Big Squaw Indian Giver,” confirming that he would continue to provide ammunition to critics who accuse him of being both racist and sexist. Speaking on his radio program, Limbaugh noted that a group of Democratic senators had written a letter to […]
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