Saints Sports Reporter Calls for Gun Control After Will Smith Murder
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Because this is the job of a sports reporter, Brian Alee-Walsh, who covers the New Orleans Saints for the Sun Herald, reacted to the death of former New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Will Smith by…wait for it…calling for gun control.
NFL Coach Sean Payton: ‘I Hate Guns’; We’re ‘Hanging Onto' 'Madness'
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In the wake of the murder of his former player, defensive end Will Smith, this weekend, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton issued a challenge to Black Lives Matter, to stand-up and protest black-on-black violence, the same way they protest white-on-black violence.
Actually, he’s not. That would be helpful. Instead, he’s calling for a gun ban.
Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards Says Media ‘Incredibly Important'
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Planned Parenthood has always used the media for messaging – but it’s rare that the abortion giant publicly admits it.
Before attending a fundraising luncheon in Texas, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards sat down for an interview with local news outlets last week. Speaking with D Healthcare Daily editor Matt Goodman and Dallas Voice news writer James Russell, Richards called the media…
The Atlantic: Pornography Does Not Promote Objectification
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The Atlantic dismissed all moral charges against pornography as largely irrelevant but admitted that it poses a public health crisis.
“Surveying the world around me, it just doesn’t seem as if the men in younger generations are more likely than their forbearers to use and abuse women,” said the Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf. “In fact, just the opposite seems to be true.”
Living Rent-Free: ABC’s 'Quantico' Slings Mud at Palin and Bush
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In an episode about America’s porous borders in which 18 FBI recruits successfully slip across the border undetected without any proper planning, Quantico’s writers made sure to slip in a few digs at President George W. Bush and former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
MTV Stands for Must Televise Vulgarity - 84 Curse Words in 2 Hours
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In case you missed it (lucky you), MTV held its 25th Annual MTV Movie Awards hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Chris Ro-- I mean, Kevin Hart. This dynamic duo managed to throw down no less than 18 curse words in the opening 9 minutes of the show. Johnson and Hart were so foul-mouthed even Amy Poehler joked that she would keep her acceptance speech clean in order to get more airtime.
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E! Channel’s ‘I Am Cait’, Bride of Transition
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Very little needs to be said about Sunday night’s edition of ‘I Am Cait,” other than the fact that the ratings must be every bit as bad as reported if the producers felt the need to pull this stunt.
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CBS’s ‘Madam Secretary’ Puts Forth Worst Idea Ever
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So quite possibly the worst idea in the history of foreign relations happened on a show modeling itself after Hillary Clinton.
Deadspin: ‘Unapologetic Bigot’ Prays for Ted Cruz to Win Presidency
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Because someone using the 1st Amendment to pay tribute to God and the U.S. military, while openly advocating for a true Christian to ascend to the White House, is apparently terrifying, Deadspin lost their collective excrement mind and launched into what amounts to a hissy fit in response to Phil Robertson giving the invocation at a NASCAR race in Texas.
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CBS’s ‘Blue Bloods’: Every ‘Tribe’ That’s Come to America Struggled
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Blue Bloods dipped the proverbial toe in the dangerous waters of immigration and border wall building on Friday night, on an episode titled ‘Blast From the Past.’
NBC's ‘Grimm’ Turns Traveling Preacher into the Devil Incarnate
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It's a pretty common characterization that traveling preachers are nothing but snake oil salesman preying on those of lesser intelligence or, at the very least, those who are hurting. The fact that Hollywood feels the need to throw this stereotype out there on a regular basis is quite tiresome. Which brings us to this week's episode of NBC’s Grimm.
Tim Allen Predicts Trump Internment Camps on 'Last Man Standing'
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Tim Allen's character Mike Baxter on ABC's Last Man Standing is well known to be right of center. He spends most of his time taking swipes at Obama and the Clintons, but tonight he took a BIG hit at Donald Trump.
Scarlett Johansson on Defunding Planned Parenthood: ‘Moving Backward'
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Once again, celebrity Scarlett Johansson is playing defense for Planned Parenthood.
The May 2016 issue of women’s magazine Cosmopolitan features 31-year-old actress Scarlett Johansson (Avengers) on its cover. Among other things, Johansson declared in the cover story that the recent push to defund Planned Parenthood should not be a priority and moves America “backward.”
GLAAD CEO: Gay Inclusivity ‘Imperative for Better Business’
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The 2016 Gays and Lesbians Allied Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards remained true to its history of pushing a radical LGBT agenda and misrepresenting the statistics of the gay population.
The 27th annual Awards were held in Los Angeles on Saturday, and celebrated the growing presence of LGBT people in the culture, especially the entertainment industry.
