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FOX/CNN/MSNBC DISSECTED

Some great analysis of the current cable media landscape from CJR today. I disagree with a few points (especially the bit about MSNBC offering a rainbow of opinons) but this quote is interesting:

From personal experience covering news around the world, you almost always run into a CNN crew or stringer. You almost never run into a Fox reporter, and never one from MSNBC.

Read the whole thing at CJR’s website.

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ROY ASHBURN: “I’M GAY”

California State Senator Roy Ashburn admits to being a homosexual in an interview today on KERN. You can listen to the interview in this post and read the details here. Ashburn vows to carry on.

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BETTY WHITE TO SNL

After a massive online movement to draft her into the hosting duties at Saturday Night Live, Betty White confirms she will appear on the show.

But will she host?

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PETA TARGETS SEAWORLD

PETA sees a wounded opponent in SeaWorld after last month’s killer whale attack. Their latest mantra: “Let whales and dolphins ‘out of prison.’

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ADAM GADAHN CAPTURED

HUGE news out of Pakistan: American-born al-Qaeda leader Adam Gadahn has been arrested.

Update: It’s not him?

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NYT ON SCIENTOLOGY

‘Breaking With Scientology’ won’t hit print until tomorrow but you can read the New York Times assault on Scientology online right now.

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PHOTOS: TOYOTA HEARINGS

Executives from Toyota Motor Corp made the journey to Washington D.C. this morning to face down angry customers seething over their company’s recall follies. Take a look at these pictures from today’s event.

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THE BLOOM BOX

I can’t decide if the Bloom Box is the greatest invention ever or if I’m a bit like an old lady being conned by a slimy auto mechanic. Regardless, you have to watch this video. [Video]

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SCOTTY LAGO PHOTOS

Snowboarder Scotty Lago leaves the Olympic village in Vancouver after sexually suggestive photos of the bronze medalist and his trophy surfaced online. Lago says he’s in a ‘blackout’ and can’t talk about the event until next month. [View The Photos]

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RAY GOSLING ARRESTED

What happens when you admit to a murder on British public television? Well, you get arrested, of course. BBC presenter Ray Gosling arrested on suspicion of murder. [Details]

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TIGER WOODS PRESSER

Tiger Woods will finally reemerge from the shadows this Friday. The golf pro and reported sex addict is planning on holding a press conference at the PGA headquarters at 11AM Eastern. [Details]

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JOE BIDEN’S FOREHEAD

As I was watching President Obama’s stimulus update presser today, several readers emailed to ask ‘What’s that spot on Joe Biden’s forehead?’ Joe Biden is the first Catholic Vice President the U.S. has seen so each Ash Wednesday these questions float in like crazy. It’s Ash Wednesday, folks.

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Dobbs Calls Condi A ‘Cotton Pi…’

He Gets Real Close To Saying Cotton Pickin’ At 1:27 In:

Lou Dobbs is a nice guy, I talked to him not long ago. I can tell you he’s no racist. I can also tell you that he hit the brakes on this one like a champ. His mouth got a little ahead of his brain on this one.

Update: Whoops! CNN scrubbed this comment from the transcript.


Judge Tosses Whites Out Of Court

An Atlanta Judge Tosses All Whites Out Of His Court Room:

Let me ask you this, if a white judge removed all blacks from his court room to speak directly to the whites who remained would he be deemed racist? I think that he most certainly would. In a day and age when Al Sharpton rushes to the defense of rapists because of their skin color, you can better believe someone…


Chelsea Asked About Monica Again

This Time Chelsea Clinton Was At North Carolina State University:

Listen, Chelsea, it’s all my business if your mom wants to be President. If Hillary is using her time in office under her husband as experience than all important events that happened during that time are up for debate. Was there anything more important or that demanded as many headlines as the Monica Lewinsky scandal? Answer the question or get off of the trail…


USA 2008: The Great Depression?

The UK Daily ‘The Independent’ Jumps The Shark Once Again:

The Great Depression? We’re not even officially in a recession yet.


28,000 Pieces Of Lost Baggage

The Nightmare Continues At Heathrow Airport In London:

British Airways says the baggage trouble will last “into next week.”


Formula 1 Boss In Nazi Orgy Video

Formula 1 Boss Max Mosely Caught In Nazi Orgy Video:

Formula one boss Max Mosley is under pressure to resign after he was exposed by a British tabloid enjoying a Nazi-style orgy with five prostitutes.

Jewish groups condemned the behaviour of Mosley, 67, whose father, Sir Oswald, was the leader of the British Union of Fascists and a friend of Adolf Hitler.

Mr Mosley was caught on video by the News of


Bush Booed At Baseball Opener

President Bush Faces Loud Boos At MLB Opener In D.C.:

Normally Bush is at home with the baseball crowd but, at this point, the only place where he can avoid the boos is at a Nascar race.


Protesters Disrupt Rove Speech

Karl Rove Speech At George Washington University Interrupted:

Rove: “first of all, the tail and the horns are retractable.”


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Obama’s Problem, Stop Loss Flops, Hillary Clinton And More:


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Terrorists Get Early Release In UK

Due To Prison Overcrowding, Two Terrorists Go Free In England:

Two convicted terrorists have been released early under a controversial Government scheme to ease prison over-crowding, ministers have been forced to admit.

One is a radical muslim cleric – Yassin Nassari, 29 – who was caught trying to smuggle blueprints on how to build a missile into Britain.

As if Europe doesn’t have enough problems related to the spread of radical Islam,…


The Death Of The Newspaper

Newspaper Association Reports Steep Decline In Ad Revenue:

Overall print advertising revenue fell 9.4% last year, according to new data from the Newspaper Association of America.

That’s the biggest drop in more than 50 years, according to Editor & Publisher.

The trade group says online advertising revenue continued to increase, albeit at a slower rate.

“Even with the near-term challenges posed to print media by a more fragmented information environment and the


A Sneak Peek At My Desktop

A Look At What Is On One Of My Three Monitors Now:

There’s only one way to stay ahead of the game


Tooth Tattoos Sweeping The Nation

Keep An Eye Out For The Latest In Dental Trends:

What would possess someone to get a tattoo on a tooth?


Vogue Magazine In Race Row

What Do These Two Magazine Covers Have In Common?:

This story has been brewing for a few days now. Vogue photog Annie Liebovitz snapped the cover shot on the right featuring basketball star LeBron James and model Gisele Bundchen. For days now, it has been compared to a still image from the movie King Kong implying that Liebovitz intended for James to look like an animal holding a dainty white blond but…


‘UFO’ Pics Create Online Buzz

Photos, Taken in Capitola, California, Show Something Bizarre:

UFO Capitola

NBC 11 has more photos. Whatever it is, it looks a bit fake to me. A product of Photoshop perhaps? Regardless, apparently the Internet traffic is coming in heavy for NBC 11. Local paper the Santa Cruz Sentinel is so jealous of NBC 11 that they are soliciting ‘UFO’ photos ‘real or doctored.’ Just give us something! Well, WJNOBLOG is not to…