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Oh Where is the Jon Voight of Yesteryear…
Voight OffensiveBy Mike Klonsky / The Rag Blog / July 30, 2008 Wing-nut Jon Voight (channeling his late amigo Charlton Heston) warns us that electing Obama will bring about “a socialst era” in America. I doubt it. He blames it … Continue reading
INTERVIEW : Barbara Streisand on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
‘There is too much at stake right now to elect another George W. Bush to the White House’By: Jeffrey Ressner / July 28, 2008 “She sometimes answers questions by e-mail,” said one of Barbra Streisand’s trusted confidants, when asked if … Continue reading
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Tagged Entertainers, Feminism, Hillary, Interview, McCain, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Singers, Women, Women's Movement
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The Muppets, Me and Public TV…
Caroll Spinney with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Photo by Victor Dinapoli.And the power of popular cultureBy Michael Winship / July 13, 2008 Take a moment to forget about politics and the pickle of our worrisome world. A recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Entertainers, Popular Culture, Public Television, Television
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Clear Channel Bans Ads For Harry Shearer’s CD Over Anti-Bush Image
Clear Channel, the radio station and billboard powerhouse, has banned an ad for Harry Shearer’s new CD “Songs of Bushmen” because it depicts George Bush with a bone through his nose, the New York Post‘s Page Six reports: The outdoor … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Censorship, Clear Channel, Comics, Corporate Media, Entertainers, George W. Bush, Satire
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Will He Thank God For this Honor?
George Carlin will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said Tuesday. Carlin, 71, will be the 11th recipient of the award, which will be presented Nov. 10, a … Continue reading
A Litany for George Carlin in Seven Words
George Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 71, leaves behind not only a series of memorable routines, but a legal legacy: His most celebrated monologue, a frantic, informed riff on those infamous seven words, led to a Supreme … Continue reading →