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Category Archives: Celebrity and Fame
Ryan’s Budget Proposal a “Scandal?”
While watching ABC’s political drama, Scandal, I realized that former vice-presidential candidate, Paul Ryan, is a fan. Apparently, he tunes in to the hit show gathering tips and tidbits on creating a national budget from fictional President Fitzgerald T. Grant. … Continue reading
And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon!
John Kerry told the Egyptians to stop bickering and come to a political consensus during his visit last Saturday during his visit to that country. According to Kerry, the U.S. is concerned about Egypt emerging from an economic crisis and … Continue reading
Oh, I Wish I Was an Oscar Meyer Wiener!
I never watch the Oscar awards. I did as a child, when my parents occasionally tuned in back when there were few categories to vote on and many more “true” stars to watch. To me, watching the Academy Awards is … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity and Fame, Ripped from the headlines, Television
Tagged Academy, awards, best picture, directors, motion pictures, Oscars, TV, writers
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Breaking News!
Last Saturday morning, while I’m enjoying my breakfast vice of bacon and eggs, ABC News interrupted its regular news program with BREAKING NEWS! Of course, I turned the volume up a bit and directed my undivided attention to the TV … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity and Fame, Real life, Religion, Ripped from the headlines
Tagged ABC, news, old age, papacy, Pope, religion, Rome, television
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What’s love got to do with it?
Tina Turner is the new Swiss Miss! Last month, she renounced her United States citizenship to become a denizen of Switzerland, the country in which she resided for the past eighteen years. It’s all about love, if you ask the … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity and Fame, Politics, Real life, Ripped from the headlines
Tagged city limits, earned, income, millions, Nutbush, rock n' roll, Switzerland, taxes, Tina Turner, United States
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Celebrity Spotlight: Martin the Geico Gecko
Often, good comes from controversy. This is particularly true of the Screen Actors Guild strike in 1999 which bore the endearing character we know today as Martin, the Geico Insurance mascot, or the Geico Gecko. Martin is a Gold dust … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity and Fame, Fantasy Fun, Television
Tagged actor, advertisement, auto, gecko, Geico, Hollywood, insurance, lizard, motorcycle, reptile
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Who Do You Trust?
In 1972, an Oliver Quayle survey declared Walter Cronkite “the most trusted man in America.” Recently, American University Professor Joseph Campbell, author of the book Getting It Wrong!, states that Cronkite was not the most trusted man in America at … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity and Fame, Politics, Real life, Television
Tagged honesty, journalism, news, news anchors, television, trust, war
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Whatever Happened to Nash Bridges?
Remember disco music, Reaganomics, and the Cabbage Patch Kids? In a decade that began with the murder of the man who championed “Give Peace a Chance,” the technology and the economic policies of the 1980’s strangled creativity and imagination. A … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity and Fame, Television
Tagged Burnett, CBS, family, miami, Nash, networks, police Miama, television, Tubbs, USA
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