As the controversy grew over Rush Limbaugh’s latest incendiary comments — he called law student and birth control advocate Sandra Fluke a “slut” on Wednesday — his show’s advertisers began to flee in droves. The Associated Press reported on Sunday that seven companies have backed away from the show. Mortgage lender Quicken Loans, mattress retailers […]
Read moreUnder withering criticism, Rush Limbaugh issued a weak apology for his personal assault on Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke this weekend — but she is not satisfied. As ThinkProgress noted Saturday, Limbaugh appeared to express little contrition in his apology and used the statement to continue his smear campaign against her. Appearing on ‘The View’ […]
Read moreMSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Al Sharpton are featured in the April issue of Vanity Fair. Sharpton, interviewed by George Wayne, talks about his weight loss, his famous hair, and his early introduction to speaking in public. “I knew from the age of four I wanted to preach,” Sharpton said. “I didn’t even consider it […]
Read moreNancy Grace’s insinuation after Whitney Houston’s death that there may have been someone with her at the time of her death “who let her slip or pushed her underneath the water” was the topic of an angry debate on ‘The View.’ (Source: Mediaite.com and ABC-TV)
Read moreQuite an eclectic mix of guests on “The View” this morning, summed up best by one of them … “CBS This Morning” co-anchor Gayle King: “You guys, you should see back there. It says Gayle King, Lyle Lovett and Israeli president Shimon Peres. I was with him backstage and I just think, wow, this is […]
Read moreOn Wednesday morning, Alec Baldwin guest co-hosted ABC’s Live With Kelly (you know, “to celebrate leap year,” and all). The segment began with Baldwin and Kelly Ripa reminiscing about the last time he was on the show, with the two bodyguards for boxer Hasim Rahman. Baldwin immediately joked about that show, when he was sitting […]
Read moreTVSpy reports Denver news anchor Kyle Dyer, who was bitten by a dog live on the air earlier this month, was on “Today” this morning. “It was a bad morning, but ever since I got in good hands and with my family and friends … I’ve never been freaked out, or worried or scared I […]
Read moreDuring his radio show yesterday, Rush Limbaugh condemned popular female NASCAR driver. Danica Patrick, who raced yesterday in the Daytona 500, and had recently done an interview in which she expressed support for the Obama administration’s contraception rule. Limbaugh said: “She was talking, Danica Patrick was talking about Obama’s contraception ruling. She was not speaking […]
Read moreCall him Mr. ABC News. George Stephanopoulos has his regular duties on “Good Morning America,” but he also subbed on “World News” for Diane Sawyer last week before heading down to Washington, D.C. to host “This Week” Sunday. And he was back in on “GMA” this morning. Don’t be surprised if you see him turn […]
Read moreMSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry spent a lengthy chunk of her Saturday show on one of the things that has troubled her most in the past year: the success of the film “The Help.” The movie, about black maids in the Jim Crow South and the white woman who writes a book about them, is set to […]
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