Monthly Archives: June 2003 - Page 2

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’24′ masks insult as entertainment You’ve heard the 9/11 conspiracy theories: The real culprits behind the attacks were President Bush, the CIA, Israel — take your pick. The latest in the litany of such lunacy, though, comes not from the …

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G-TV

Diversity for Me but Not for Thee Okay, Al Gore is thinking about launching a liberal… er, “progressive” television network. He’s raising the money, working on the programming, and in every other way rolling up his sleeves in that “We …

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Robbins Reacts

Tim Robbins Leads Charge on Arts Funding LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood celebrities led by actor-director Tim Robbins called on Gov. Gray Davis not to slash funding for public arts programs, saying children would suffer most and the money would …

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Waving the Presidential Wand

“So you’ve got this President, who’d been waving his wand at everyone who walked by for their entire marriage, and he does it in the Oval Office with an intern and she says that Starr’s the one obsessed with sex? …

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See Dick Run

“WHEN I’M PRESIDENT, WE’LL HAVE EXECUTIVE ORDERS to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow….” -Rep. Dick Gephardt (D.-Missouri) –==Discuss This==–

Kelsey Grammer Lesson

Kelsey Grammer Lesson When Kelsey Grammer guest-hosted the Letterman show, he let the cat out of the bag about the way conservatives are treated in left-leaning Hollywood. In his monologue, he shared with the audience: “Some of you may or …

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Spike Redux

Hey, I’m Spike, too! New York-AP — The cable channel T-N-N has enlisted the help of someone named “Spike” as the network seeks to change its name to “Spike T-V.” Lawyers for T-N-N filed court papers by Spike Jones Junior, …

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LA Judge Rejects Extortion Claim vs Sean Penn

Actor Sean Penn on Monday won the latest round in a court fight pitting him against movie producer Steve Bing when a Los Angeles judge tossed out part of Bing’s $15 million lawsuit against him. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge …

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Down Home Defiance

Down-Home and Defiant Again Before the group performed on Friday night, chosen songs were played, among them “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Band on the Run,” “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” …

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Martin answers

Progressive Magazine (July 2003 ed.) asks Martin Sheen some questions that he answered, candidly: Martin Sheen Q: What do you think of the way certain conservative media outlets have been handling those critical of war? Sheen: I have taken a …

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The French Whine

French wine sales continue plummet Despite attempts by the U.S. and France to kiss and make up after stark disagreement about the war in Iraq, French wine sales in the U.S. continue to plummet. The rate of decline of French …

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How Fun!

Hey – we’ve been boycotted! On George Clooney’s personal website – he is calling for the boycott of our website – and other sites that criticize the political views and statements of certain Follywood figures – – including George, himself. …

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Janeane – “The Dumb & Mean Love Patriotism”

Here is a copy of Janeane’s latest rantings and ravings: The Republican Party, their message and their policies of exclusion and the tilted playing field appeals to the dumb and the mean. There is no shortage of dumb and mean …

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Dems Urge Davis To Resign

Prominent California Democrats are pressing to get Gov. Gray Davis to resign rather than face a recall that may replace him with a Republican governor in a special October election. Oakland Mayor (and former California governor) Jerry Brown, in Washington …

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Kerry, What Bad Posture You Have

Senate leaders from both parties heading an inquiry of intelligence information on Iraq yesterday repudiated Sen. John Kerry’s accusation that the Bush administration misled the country into war, and accused him of political posturing. Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas Republican and …

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