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Brian Williams – Only Guilty of Telling Us What We Wanted to Hear?
It’s normal behavior for most people to exaggerate but, when millions of people are watching, the stakes are exceedingly higher.
Read More »Al Jazeera America Debuts – Why News Network Deserves A Chance
If AJAM is true to what it proposes to do (less opinion, less yelling, and fewer celebrity sightings than other channels), then it will be a refreshing alternative to CNN, FOX, MSNBC, and just about every local news station.
Read More »NBA Player Jason Collins Reveals That He is Gay – Is He the New Jackie Robinson?
Collins says, "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay.”
Read More »Golden Globes Reminiscent of the Drunken Golden Age of TV
This is an awards show awash in booze, and no one associated with it has even a glimmer of embarrassment about it.
Read More »Cause Celebre: Actors and Their First Amendment Rights
Do celebs have a right to be outspoken?
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