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Happy 68th Birthday, Robert De Niro! What’s His Best Paycheck Role?

On August 17, 1943, Robert De Niro was born in New York City to parents Robert De Niro Sr. and Virginia Admiral. Over the course of the next six decades, the younger De Niro rose to become one of the most acclaimed actors in the history of Hollywood, as well as a paycheck player seemingly willing to star in anything. (Hello, New Year’s Eve !) In honor of Bobby’s big birthday, let’s celebrate the less-lauded performances he’s given in his career. What’s Robert De Niro’s finest slumming performance?

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Obama, Then & Now

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This isn’t news to anyone who’s been paying attention to the way our president’s attitudes toward governance have “evolved” since he left the Senate, where he could snipe at President Bush, say shit that he didn’t mean, and cast votes that he really didn’t give two squirts about. That was then. And now? Well, he’s a whole different Barack Obama. For the history books videorepository: Final takeaway?… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : From On High Discovery Date : 30/07/2011 06:17 Number of articles : 2

Obama, Then & Now

It’s National Doughnut Day! Celebrate with the Best Doughnut-Shop Scene Ever

For more than 70 years, America has recognized the first Friday in June as National Doughnut Day. This calls for numerous celebrations, from the offering of free doughnuts at chain and indie retailers nationwide to the corrupted Twitter trending of #donutday . But no such commemoration would truly be complete without a look back at the greatest doughnut-shop scene in the history of cinema.

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Watch: Kanye West & Kobe Bryant star in The Black Mamba

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In a span of five minutes and 48 seconds, Nike managed to create the greatest infomercial in the history of infomercials. The Magic Bullet might have that Australian guy and cranky Grandma, but The Black Mamba , a film playing off Kobe Bryant’s alter ego, manages to combine the talents of director Richard Rodriguez, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, and Kanye West . The end result is an absurdly over-the-top… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Consequence of Sound Discovery Date : 19/02/2011 15:02 Number of articles : 3

Watch: Kanye West & Kobe Bryant star in The Black Mamba

HAWAIIAN KINGDOM SUES U.S. OVER ILLEGAL OVERTHROW

http://FreeHawaii.Info Imagine if you grew up being told that you had been adopted, only to learn that you were, in fact, kidnapped. That might spur you to start searching for the adoption papers. Now imagine that you could find no papers and no one could produce any. That's how Dr. David Keanu Sai, a retired Army Captain with a PhD in political science and instructor at Kapi`olani Community College in Hawai`i, characterizes Hawaii's international legal status. Since 1993, Sai has been researching the history of the Kingdom of Hawai`i and its complicated relationship to the United States…. Read More Here – http://www.truth-out.org/sai-v-obama-et-al-hawaiis-legal-case-against-united-sta… added by: FreeHawaiiTV

First Spider-Man Set Photos Confirm I Could Get Used to Emma Stone as a Blonde

The Spider-Man reboot is going to be so awesome , if only because it may very well be the first film in the history of Hollywood from which we’ll apparently have paparazzi photos delivered to our desktops every single day , followed by total speculation educated guessing about what’s happening in said photos, thus creating our own parallel Spider-Man universe where gossip, comic-book narratives and photo-agency spoilers converge in a continually evolving fanboy fantasia. Excited yet? Anyway, my point is that my first impression of Emma Stone’s return to her natural blond hair color was wrong: She looks great. Click through for the first shots of Stone, in character as Gwen Stacy, from the first day of shooting.

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How an American Bird Became Known as a Turkey

Photo: Stephen Messenger For a species of bird found only in the forests of North America and so symbolic of a U.S. holiday , the humble turkey sure has an oddly Eurasian name — but have you ever stopped to consider why? Well, it turns out that the origins of how this jowly bird arrived at its strikingly Turkish title reflect the history of its international popularity. The misnomer, as you well know, has yet to be corrected — making turk… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Colbert: Fox News Can’t Tell Black People Apart (VIDEO)

Stephen Colbert said last night that he thinks it was an “innocent mistake” that Greta Van Susteren used footage of Shirley Sherrod instead of Maxine Waters the other day on her Fox News show. “It could have happened to anyone…whose producers can't tell black people apart.” Colbert also pointed out that though Fox News has the highest ratings in cable news, only 1.38% of their viewers are black. He had his people break down who those viewers are, and found that “45% are trapped in the waiting room of a Jiffy Lube, 7% are white people who just enjoy watching Fox News in blackface, 25% said Glenn Beck's name three times in the mirror and his show appeared, and the remaining 23% is Juan Williams.” added by: TimALoftis

The 1 Party War Train – Democrats & Republicans Both Pushed For Iraq War

The 1 party republican/democrat war train pushed for the war in Iraq. Most people understand the republicans are warmongers, that much is obvious. What many falsely believe is that the democrats are peacemongers. Well let’s take a look at the history of how the Iraq War began. Fearmongering lies in both parties. http://www.conservativedeclaration.com/2010/08/the-1-party-war-train-democrats-r… added by: shanklinmike

Glenn Beck Uses Military Charity To Fund His Book Launch – Tax Free

By now, unless you've been living under a rock, or below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, you know that Glenn Beck is about the lowest common denominator when it comes to corporate teevee and radio. Despite his ratings dive and a lack of sponsors, he still considers himself to be a winner. Well, he's really stepping in it this time. He's asking his fans to make donations to a military charity to fund a rally in Washington D.C. – the only problem is that the rally is nothing more than a release party for his new book and well…I'll let GottaLaff tell the rest of the story, keying off this audio report from Bill Press: http://crooksandliars.com/logan-murphy/glenn-beck-uses-military-charity-fun Yes, you heard right. Beck doesn’t even have a permit for The Big Rally yet. They’ve applied, but they’re still in negotiations. Yet, they’re selling merchandise as if it’s a done deal. He’s selling stuff for an event that may never take place. It’s also not being held at the Lincoln Memorial, but at the reflecting pool, across the street. Glenn Beck is lying about the location of the rally. And finally, he’s exploiting a charity by soliciting contributions to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. But see, the fine print says all contributions will first be applied to the rally, the one with Sarah Palin. All contributions in excess of the costs will go to the troops. Let’s recap: –He’s desecrating the memory of Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln; –He’s lying to the (gullible) American people who still choose to give him an ounce of credibility, and –He’s using a charity set up to raise money for members of the military, and then stealing the money he raises to pay for his little get together. I am flabbergasted that Glenn Beck would try to freeload like that! /snark WTF is wrong with pukes like Beck and Hannity, who claim to be sooo patriotic, yet use military charities to enrich themselves? Oh wait…they're Republicans…. added by: Stoneyroad