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"'Based on the record before us,' the FCC said, 'we conclude that TMZ does qualify as a bona fide newscast because it reports news of some area of current events, in a manner similar to more traditional newscasts.'" [B&C]

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shouting heads

Lou Dobbs Almost Calls Condi Rice "Cotton-Pickin'"

There's nothing wrong, obviously, with saying "cotton-pickin'" when you are, say, Yosemite Sam. But "one cotton-pickin' minute," while best avoided, is still less of a faux-pas than saying how you're sick of "cotton-pickin'" black people telling you how you can and cannot talk about race, which is more or less what baby-headed CNN anchor Lou Dobbs said on the air the other day. The occasion? Condoleezza Rice said something rather mild about how the United States has a racial "birth defect" on account of how the nation was founded on the backs of African slave labor and it took a while to get all that sorted out. But Dobbs is sick of people telling him to stop being so racist! "We've got to be able to talk about it," he sputters in the attached clip, "and I can guarantee you this, not a single one of these cotton—just ridiculous politicians should be the moderator on the issue of race." Good thing you caught yourself there, Lou! Thankfully, the CNN transcript omits the almost-gaffe completely, so it's like it never happened! Except for that YouTube clip we've embedded below. More »

1:30 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Pareene
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Latest by kitkatsplash: By censoring himself, he disavowed his own argument. Shmuck. more »

fashion

'WHO KILLED OBAMA?' Asks Sweatshirt

Designer Doron Braunshtein, a.k.a. Apollo Braun, expresses his interest in matters political with his newest work of sweatshirt-related art. And you can too, for the low price of $129! Braunshtein, who describes himself as "very punk rock," says his message is one of love, not of assassination [NY Press]. Though he worries, "Could you imagine if Obama were killed? They might blame me. Then I'd be taken to jail and have to have prison sex." Let's all hope no such thing comes to pass! To be fair, this sweatshirt fits with a certain ongoing theme, as this picture of Braunshtein's last big t-shirt design ($250) attests: More »

4:55 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
5,304 views, 37 comments

Latest by TruPhan: There's a hack in the photographs above: see if you can spot him! more »

statements

Britney Spears: Philosopher

I know you've been dying to know what Britney Spears has to say on the whole Heath Ledger hullabaloo. Well, she's finally weighed in and her statement is as sad, telling, and oddly beautiful as one could hope. When asked about the young actor's death she says, while sitting in her car and lighting a cigarette, in a strange British-ish accent, "He's still here. No one ever really dies." If you care to, it's about a minute into this TMZ clip. The rest of the video is pretty existential too. Sigh. [TMZ]

2:26 PM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Richard Lawson
4,358 views, 42 comments

Latest by clickable: @CodePink: I want a video of me, rich enough not to care that my hair is a greasy mess, smoking a cigarette in my baby pink Porsche, with my $8,000 black croc Kelly bag on the passenger seat next to me, more »

Mary-Kate Olsen Also Makes Statements

"Heath was a friend. His death is a tragic loss. My thoughts are with his family during this very difficult time." [ET]

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"When a book has a high-concept hook like "FORREST GUMP meets Powerball," it's going to go to auction and land a six-figure deal." [Galleycat]

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