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Discovery Channel May Win Sarah Palin Show

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Looks like Sarah Palin is coming to the Discovery Channel. A deal for the former governor and current professional celebrity ‘s reality series, Sarah Palin’s Alaska , is expected to be announced by the network in the coming days. The travel series, produced by Mark Burnett, would feature Alaska’s ex-governor giving tours of the state. Hopefully some Todd Palin snow machine shots are featured. Sarah Palin started shopping around the show this month. Major networks passed, but Discovery showed interest. It could air on Discovery or its sister network, TLC. Palin is asking $1.2 million per episode for Sarah Palin’s Alaska , making it one of the most expensive nature series of all time, and constitute a seemingly ridiculous price, but if someone’s willing to pay it, that’s the free market for ya. This is America, don’cha know! HALF-BAKED ALASKA : Sarah Palin’s new nature series might finally make her #1 … at least on THG’s list of most overpaid and overexposed celebrities out there .

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Joe Biden F-Bomb Rings in Health Care Reform

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, doesn’t just think the newly-passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a big deal. It’s a pretty big f*%king deal! Without realizing he was being recorded by the podium mic, or maybe just not giving a $h!t, the V.P. congratulated the President yesterday with exactly those words. He’s definitely right, whether you oppose the bill or not. Here are the #1 and #2 men in the U.S. Government marking the passage of landmark health care reform … HEALTH CARE REFORM : A bill worthy of a Joe Biden f-bomb. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs reportedly backed the V.P. up, saying “Yes, Mr. Vice President, you’re right.” Barack Obama’s senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett, later responded that they are unable to change the gaffe-prone Biden one bit. He certainly had his share of memorable moments during his decades of service as a member of the U.S. Senate from Delaware, including more than one like this. Hey, at least you know he says what he’s thinking, right? A rarity in politics. Here’s a video of Joe Biden’s f-bomb from yesterday and some of his greatest hits … Joe Biden F-Bomb

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Biden drops an F-bomb for health care

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Our Vice President loves to speak his mind. And overwhelmed with the significance of passing health care reform, he wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to tell the President exactly what he thought about the momentous occasion: “It's a big fucking deal.” Here's the video. I love this moment because it seems so Biden. He tells Obama it's a big deal and that doesn't seem to get through, so he re-emphasizes with an f-bomb. Of course, we at Current have long known how footloose and fancyfree the Vice President can be with his boss. We've been following their relationship through the hard-hitting documentary series with the best access in the free world: “Supernews”. Check out the job fair the two of them hosted, for example, in which the Vice President dressed as a clown and made fun of Canadians! Luckily for Mr. Biden, everyone seems to adore his antics. We certainly do, and it would seem that even the White House Press Secretary is on board. He responded to Biden's newest gaffe/ROFLMAO with this on Twitter: added by: afitzgerald

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Tiger Woods Hires Ari Fleischer as PR Guru; Likely to Return to Golf This Month

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Tiger Woods has summoned Ari Fleischer, former adviser and White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush, to be his PR man as he plots his return strategy. According to the New York Post, Woods is planning to compete at the Arnold Palmer Invitational March 25 in Orlando, and Fleischer is on board with the planning. “They were in his living room this week going over strategy in two weeks,” a source said, noting that “I would be shocked if he didn’t play the Arnold Palmer.” Palmer himself reportedly has told confidants that Tiger Woods is definitely playing. Quietly, the people running the tournament are preparing for a media crush. As for Ari Fleischer’s role? How involved the former Bush aide will be remains to be seen, but appears he is a big part of the healing process that began with Woods’ apology speech February 19. Can Ari Fleischer rebuild the Tiger Woods brand? Knowing he eventually has to stand before people publicly and take questions, which he didn’t then, is why Woods sought out the advice of the renowned spin doctor. After resigning his White House post, he formed Ari Fleischer Sports Communications, focusing on crisis response and control, in partnership with IMG Sports agency. Woods is repped by IMG (and has been counseled by Obama and Clinton ). Before his admission to using steroids, disgraced baseball star Mark McGwire was advised by Fleischer. He also advised the Green Bay Packers following their messy divorce with Brett Favre, and the NCAA on how to repair the image of college football’s BCS. Good luck with that one. On one hand, Fleischer has his work cut out after everything Tiger did to sabotage his own image. On the other hand, Tiger’s already back together with Elin Woods , and it’s not like his current handlers could possibly have done a worse job.

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White House Openly Ridicules Sarah Palin

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| 1 Comment

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took a blatant shot at former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today. You could say it was an open-handed slap of sorts. Robert Gibbs addressed the press corps this afternoon with a mini grocery list on his hand. The ingredients: Eggs, Milk, Bread (crossed out), Hope, Change. This was a response to Palin using crib notes while reciting her speech and laying into President Obama at the National Tea Party convention in Nashville. Because you really need to write down “I’m proud to be an American!” – her #1 political position – on your hand. Is memorization that hard? You betcha! Robert Gibbs mocks Sarah Palin’s “notes” from Sunday night . Pretty funny, really, when you consider she rips Obama for using a Teleprompter. Also funny? In her Q&A, she really went off-message … or off-English. Make no mistake, the White House didn’t appreciate Palin’s cheap shots, and the administration isn’t kidding when it talks about fighting back harder. After all, Palin hates their agenda even more than Levi Johnston ! If this continues, it’s going to get pretty stormy in D.C., and not just because the city’s about to get slammed by a second blizzard in less than a week. Should Sarah Palin run for president?

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Republicans poised to run on health care repeal campaign

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A growing chorus of Republican officials is pledging to push for a full repeal of health care reform legislation, weeks before a bill actually lands on the president's desk for signing.

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April Ryan to Robert Gibbs: Don’t Play with Me!

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Reporter April Ryan of American Urban Radio got into a heated exchange with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today some questions he didn’t care for. It began Ryan inquiring about White House social secretary Desiree Rogers’ role at the recent state dinner – site of Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s party crashing . April Ryan brought up whispers around Washington that Rogers had overstepped her role event, among other observations Robert Gibbs found too tabloid-y.

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Obama orders 30-35,000 more troops for Afghanistan, surge to begin by Christmas

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. commitment. His first orders have already been made: at least one group of Marines who will be in place by Christmas.

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