Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called on President Obama to apologize for comments made by actor Robert De Niro at a fundraiser Monday. “What De Niro said last night was inexcusable and the president should apologize for him. It was at an Obama fundraiser, it is exactly wrong,” Gingrich said. What did the actor say to draw such a harsh rebuke? De Niro told a New York City crowd of about 90 people, including his wife and First Lady Michelle Obama, that it was “too soon” for a “white first lady.” “Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white First Lady?” the 68-year-old asked, jokingly. The crowd roared. Someone yelled “No!” De Niro asked, “Too soon, right?” Gingrich said the comments made by De Niro “divide the country.” “If people on the left want to talk about radio show hosts, then everybody in the country ought to hold the president accountable when somebody at his event says something as utterly, totally unacceptable as Robert De Niro said last night,” he said. If that sounds like a defense of Rush Limbaugh , it sort of is. Newt has a point about double standards of media coverage, but De Niro was likely making light of the fact that so many people viewed Obama’s 2008 candidacy in racial terms. In any case, Gingrich said the president should hold De Niro accountable. “On behalf of my wife, and on behalf of Karen Santorum and on behalf of Ann Romney, I think Robert De Niro is wrong. I think this country is ready for a new First Lady and he doesn’t have to describe it in racial terms,” he added. The White House and the First Lady’s office agreed with Newt. “We believe the joke was inappropriate,” said Olivia Alair, Michelle Obama’s press secretary. The proceeds from Monday’s event benefitted the Obama Victory Fund, a joint venture supporting the Obama campaign and Democratic National Committee. De Niro’s comments :
The Madagascar crew – Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen and Chris Rock – are back for a the third film in the DreamWorks series. Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo and Melman the Giraffe are still trying to reach NYC, with King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins along for the ride. In Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, their journey leads the critters to that continent and the cover of a traveling circus, which they reinvent as only they can. Cedric The Entertainer, Frances McDormand and Andy Richter join the cast for the third film, which arrives June 8. Check out the trailer below: Madagascar 3 Trailer
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Tanzanian Zebra . Image credit: National Geographic, excerpted. Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly, and hence prone to catching sleeping sickness — “up to three million cattle die each year from the disease.” SciDevNet reports that there could be conservation benefits if the c… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Ke$ha stepped out in London last night in this zebra print catsuit. The ” Tik Tok ” singer performed a “secret” Myspace concert at The Bath House. What do you think of her look? Hot or not?
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