Filed under: Alexander Polinsky , Memba Them , Beauty Alexander Polinsky is best known for playing little Adam Powell on the ’80s Scott Baio TV series ” Charles in Charge .” Guess what he looks like now ! Read more
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For the perfect example of someone who can do a lot with just a little, just check out True Blood’s scene stealer Kristin Bauer. As Pam, the stylish second-in-command vampire to Bon Temps big shot Eric (Alexander Skarsgard), it often falls to Bauer to swan into a scene, casually toss off the episode’s best lines, and leave a lasting impression in just a few minutes. She talked to Movieline about how she does it.
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True Blood’s Kristin Bauer on Playing Pam, Getting Nude, and Being the ‘Bizarro Carrie Bradshaw’
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Well, would you look at that. The much-anticipated Lost epilogue, “The New Man In Charge,” isn’t due out for another two weeks — the season six DVD doesn’t hit stores until Aug. 24 — but thanks to the magic of the Internet, it’s already available to watch. The good ladies at Jezebel have unearthed the (sadly unembeddable) 11-minute clip, and it’s… well, click ahead to find out. Spoilers, naturally.
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Lost DVD Epilogue Leaks Online, Delivers Some Answers
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Reporting a U.S. District Court judge overturning California’s Proposition 8, PBS correspondent Spencer Michaels noted that if the case is appealed to a higher court, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals would handle it. Michaels watered down the court’s infamous history of liberal rulings, saying that though it may be liberal, it is not more so than any other U.S. Circuit Court. The Ninth Circuit has “kind of a liberal bias – at least that’s the charge,” Michaels quickly corrected himself. “In actual fact, they probably aren’t any more liberal than any other court,” he insisted of the circuit with the dubious distinction of being the most-overturned of any by the Supreme Court. The Ninth Circuit has a long history of being stacked with liberal judges since the days of President Carter, and infamously struck down “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance in 2002. The Court has arguably inched to the right with the addition of moderate and conservative judges, but is still widely regarded as the most liberal of the circuit courts. James Taranto, member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal, described the court as “notoriously liberal,” in his piece about the reversal of Proposition 8. Ashby Jones, writing for the WSJ’s law blog, said that the court has a reputation for being “packed with liberal judges.” The sentiment isn’t confined to conservative-friendly publications. The Los Angeles Times reported last year that 15 of the court’s 16 cases reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court were reversed. “Judicial analysts attribute the high reversal rate at least partly to the 9th Circuit’s reputation as a liberal-dominated bench, even though more recent conservative appointments have diluted that influence,” the paper reported. Indeed, the New York Times reported this past spring that “outside experts who have examined the circuit for quantitative evidence of its leanings say that over all, it is indeed the most liberal circuit – but not by all that much.” A transcript of the segment, which aired on August 4 at 7:10 p.m., is as follows: JUDY WOODRUFF, PBS anchor: And as you suggest, the proponents of Proposition 8 had already served notice that they plan to appeal. What is their recourse here? SPENCER MICHAELS, PBS correspondent: Well, they’re going to go to the Ninth Circuit, which is California and the rest of the West’s appellate court in the federal system. That court has a kind of a liberal bias, at least that’s the charge. In actual fact, they probably aren’t any more liberal than any other court. They’re going to take up this case, and from there, what one of the lawyers I talked to today said, is that what happens in the Ninth Circuit is going to be very, very important, that they will set precedent. And if they set a precedent that makes the Ninth Circuit different than the rest of the country, then the Supreme Court will want to step in and settle this issue. You can’t have gay marriage approved in the Ninth Circuit and not in the rest of the country. So the Supreme Court will want to get involved in that. So that’s probably what will happen. It probably will go to the Supreme Court eventually. The people who are in favor of gay marriage aren’t really happy to go to the Supreme Court at this point. They know the make-up of that court, and they probably figure that they don’t have a big chance of winning. WOODRUFF: And Spencer, you were saying in your report a few minutes ago that it’s not clear the effect this is going to have on the other 49 states right now. What is your understanding of that? MICHAELS: Well as I said, right now this court is just a district court, a trial court – it doesn’t present a precedent. If it goes to the Ninth Circuit, then there is a precedent involved, and the Ninth Circuit rules in most of the states west of the Rockies. But the rest of the country is not bound by the Ninth Circuit. So the U.S. Supreme Court would have to make a decision for the rest of the country.
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PBS Reporter Waters Down Liberal Bias of Ninth Circuit Court
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Appearing on Wednesday’s Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC to discuss the Shirley Sherrod controversy, Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei pointed out the NAACP’s role in fueling racial accusations: “If you think about this, where this thing started, the NAACP comes out and makes this charge against the tea party movement.” VandeHei rejected the NAACP’s claim of racism in the political movement: “It’s a very, very diffuse group. You cannot say that they are racist anymore then you can say the Republican Party’s racist or the Democratic Party is racist, so it creates this culture and it’s a dangerous topic, it’s a dangerous fire to light, and then when it happens this is the outcome.” Explaining how the NAACP charge led to the accusations against Sherrod, VandeHei observed: “I’m not defending Breitbart. But conservatives are outraged, they feel like ‘listen, you’re – because I’m part of the tea party movement you say, therefore, I’m racist.’ And so what Breitbart’s arguing is ‘I want to push back.'” Opposite VandeHei was Washington Post writer Jonathan Capehart, who tried to excuse the civil rights organization: “The NAACP went to great lengths to say they were talking about racist elements within the tea party movement….Very nuanced thing here. He’s not broad-brushing the movement.” VandeHei countered: “…very nuanced but very explosive. They knew exactly once you make that statement, whether you’re trying to add nuance to the statement or not, you know exactly what’s going to happen when you make that charge.” Here is a transcript of the July 21 exchange: 4:18PM JIM VANDEHEI: Can I talk about the NAACP for one second. DYLAN RATIGAN: Go for it. VANDEHEI: Because I do think they’re getting off the hook a little bit. RATIGAN: I agree with you. VANDEHEI: If you think about this, where this thing started, the NAACP comes out and makes this charge against the tea party movement. RATIGAN: Yeah. VANDEHEI: We’ve probably written more stories about the tea party movement than any other organization. We’ve really tried to study this group. It’s a very, very diffuse group. You cannot say that they are racist anymore then you can say the Republican Party’s racist or the Democratic Party is racist, so it creates this culture and it’s a dangerous topic, it’s a dangerous fire to light, and then when it happens this is the outcome. So conservatives- JONATHAN CAPEHART: But Jim- VANDEHEI: I’m not defending Breitbart. But conservatives are outraged, they feel like ‘listen, you’re – because I’m part of the tea party movement you say, therefore, I’m racist.’ And so what Breitbart’s arguing is ‘I want to push back.’ Now I’m not saying what Breitbart did was right because clearly it wasn’t right and the outcome was awful for this woman, but both sides, I think, come off looking very, very bad and that’s why Joe Biden and – and Steny Hoyer both said they didn’t agree with the NAACP’s charge. RATIGAN: Go ahead, Jonathan. CAPEHART: Jim, but here’s the thing. The NAACP went to great lengths to say they were talking about racist elements within the tea party movement and even Ben Jealous said point blank that he did not say – think that the entire tea party movement was racist. He wanted leaders of the tea party movement to disavow those racist elements. Very nuanced thing here. He’s not broad-brushing the movement. VANDEHEI: Very nuanced, but Jonathan – but very nuanced but very explosive. They knew exactly once you make that statement, whether you’re trying to add nuance to the statement or not, you know exactly what’s going to happen when you make that charge, whether it’s elements or how nuanced they’re trying to be. CAPEHART: So then- VANDEHEI: Especially – this is a terrible issue to be talking about. CAPEHART: But then we can- VANDEHEI: And it’s the reason that Barack Obama does not want to talk about it. Barack Obama has tried very- CAPEHART: But then we can never have a conversation about race if – I mean, you have – it’s all about nuance. VANDEHEI: I feel like we’ve been having a conversation p about race for a long, long time in this country- CAPEHART: We always will.
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Politico’s VandeHei Takes NAACP to Task for Labeling Tea Party Racist
A night after ABC’s World News elevated the NAACP’s allegation that the “Tea Party movement is a threat to the pursuit of human rights, justice and equality for all,” the CBS Evening News pitched in to advance the charge from the unlabeled liberal group. Over “BIGOTRY ALLEGATIONS” on screen beneath a Tea Party sign, from New Orleans Katie Couric teased at the top of her Wednesday newscast: “The NAACP accuses the Tea Party movement of tolerating bigotry.” Anchoring from New York, Harry Smith announced “the Tea Party movement has come under fire from the NAACP. The accusation: the party tolerates racism in its ranks.” John Dickerson related the charge the “Tea Party tolerates racists, says the NAACP, and these signs allegedly made by Tea Party supporters, are proof.” The two signs shown, “Obama’s Plan: White Slavery” and “Obama, What you talkin about Willis! Spend my money?” Explaining how the NAACP’s resolution calls “on Tea Party leaders to ‘repudiate those in their ranks who use racist language in their signs and speeches,’” Dickerson featured expert comment from race-hustler Al Sharpton who insisted the Tea Party mission “is to reverse what civil rights did.” Following a clip of FreedomWorks’ Matt Kibbe asserting they do not tolerate racism, Dickerson countered with how “sometimes it’s the community’s leaders who go too far. The Iowa Tea Party purchased a billboard in downtown Mason City comparing Barack Obama to Hitler and Vladimir Lenin.” Such a billboard may be stupid or counter-productive, but how is it racist? Indeed, displaying an image of Hitler and George W. Bush, Dickerson acknowledged “partisans comparing a President to Hitler is not unique to the current President.” From Tuesday night: “ ABC Hypes NAACP Indictment of Tea Party as Racist, a Smear the Network Stoked. ” From the Wednesday, July 14 CBS Evening News: HARRY SMITH: Race and politics now. The Tea Party movement has come under fire from the NAACP. The accusation: the party tolerates racism in its ranks. Here’s John Dickerson. JOHN DICKERSON: The Tea Party tolerates racists, says the NAACP, and these signs allegedly made by Tea Party supporters, are proof [signs: “Obama’s Plan White Slavery” and “Obama, What you talkin about Willis! Spend my money?”]. Members of the civil rights organization passed a resolution at their annual convention calling on Tea Party leaders to “repudiate those in their ranks who use racist language in their signs and speeches.” AL SHARPTON: The Tea Party, as a political philosophy, is to reverse what civil rights did and that is saying the federal government must protect people. DICKERSON: The NAACP also claims activists shouted a racial slur at Congressman John Lewis during a health care protest last March. On her Facebook page, Sarah Palin, a supporter of the movement, called the charge “false, appalling, and a regressive and diversionary tactic.” Organizers of the anti-tax, anti-government Tea Party movement, like Matt Kibbe, say they have already made it clear they do not tolerate racism. MATT KIBBE: We will not tolerate any kind of hate in our groups and that if you see it in the community, you need to call them out. DICKERSON: But sometimes it’s the community’s leaders who go too far. The Iowa Tea Party purchased a billboard in downtown Mason City comparing Barack Obama to Hitler and Vladimir Lenin. The group has since covered it up, saying it was counterproductive. But partisans comparing a President to Hitler is not unique to the current President [Hitler and George W. Bush image]. Tea Party activists say the NAACP is making this incendiary charge for political reasons. KIBBE: They’re trying to mobilize voters in an election that looks very bad for Democrats. DICKERSON: The core supporters of both political parties are now in a battle with each other over race, one of the country’s most sensitive issues. And now an already contentious election year has gotten more so.
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CBS Uses Al Sharpton to Boost NAACP’s Accusation Tea Party is ‘Tolerating Bigotry’
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With the sixth pick in the 2010 SB Nation NHL Mock Draft, our Tampa Bay Lightning bloggers at Raw Charge select… Vladimir Tarasenko, Novosibirsk (KHL) photo via thehockeynews.com Tarasenko is the first European player to be selected in our draft. From Raw Charge: While the Lightning have multiple needs, none appear to be greater than adding scoring depth on wing.
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2010 NHL Mock Draft, Sixth Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning Select Vladimir Tarasenko
Filed under: Music Diddy is once again dripping in controversy — all because the Ciroc vodka king reportedly pissed on some of his liquor-slangin’ rivals … and now, the scorned are out for revenge with the use of an over-sized toilet. The man leading the charge is … Permalink
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Diddy Pisses Off Vodka Mogul
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Meet Jake Zamansky, skier and American hero, whose tweets are automatically published to NBC's Olympics site. (Deadspin is all over the shitty NBC Olympics beat; this post is especially cathartic. Down with Dick!) The Best Links: Email The Jackass In Charge Of NBC’s Olympics Coverage – Featured on BuzzFeed View
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