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GLAAD Gets CNN Poll Spiked, Finds It 'Troubling' That an Opponent from
September 12th, 2010 6:08 PM
The gay left hates debate – especially the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. They're furious that CNN Headline News offered balance and came to the Media Research Center's Culture and Media Institute for a negative opinion on homosexuality. That's apparently beyond the pale.Mediaite reported that GLAAD succeeded in pressuring CNN into spiking an online poll that asked the question “Is…
Palin Compared to 'Larry the Cable Guy -- Minus the Class and Intellig
April 15th, 2010 10:45 PM
On Wednesday night's edition of Showbiz Tonight on CNN Headline News, anchor A. J. Hammer churned up the hype about Sarah Palin making an estimated $12 million. To analyze this haul, Hammer brought on Cathy Areu, creator of Catalina magazine (for Latina women) and a contributor to The Washington Post Magazine, and Rachel Zalis of Life and Style Weekly. But it was Areu who suggested Palin was a…
Journalists Applaud Perez Hilton, Howard Stern as Replacements on 'Ame
February 24th, 2010 5:38 PM
Fox's family-friendly "American Idol" is headed down the tubes if Howard Stern and Perez Hilton have anything to do with it. Stern, while now on XM Sirius Satellite Radio, dominated the public airwaves for more than 20 years as a shock jock. Regular discussions on his show revolved around celebrities' sexual proclivities, complete with explicit language. Strippers and porn stars were regular…
HGTV Host Says If Oprah Drinks Out Of An Obama Coffee Cup On The Air P
September 12th, 2008 9:47 PM
CNN Headline News' Showbiz Tonight host A.J. Hammer invited HGTV host Lauren Lake and Extra's Carlos Diaz on to the program yesterday to discuss Oprah Winfrey's refusal to book Governor Sarah Palin on her show. Both Hammer and Lake teamed up on Diaz and bombarded him with why it was not a political decision for Oprah to refuse Palin on her show while endorsing Obama. HAMMER: Carlos, it’s the…
'Showbiz Tonight' Trumpets Hasselbeck 'Controversy
September 10th, 2008 4:54 PM
Is an implicitly mild anti-Michelle Obama comment worse than an overt anti-Catholic remark? According to the CNN Headline News show "Showbiz Tonight" on Monday September 8, they apparently are. While they ignored Joy Behar’s inflammatory remarks comparing the saints to mental patients, they were all over Elisabeth Hasselbeck for revealing that Michelle Obama provided a list of forbidden questions…
Neil Young Talks About His New Song ‘Let’s Impeach the President
April 21st, 2006 11:36 PM
The controversial country rock singer Neil Young was interviewed on CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight” Tuesday evening (video link to follow). During the segment, Young talked about his new album which is largely devoted to anti-Bush and anti-war themes. When CNN’s Sibila Vargas asked Young if impeachment, as discussed in his new song "Let's Impeach the President," was called for, Young responded:“Yes, yes…