Fox News Channel is known best for primetime hosts like Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson, but its top executive is also enthusiastic about “The Five,” a panel show that airs each day at 5 p.m.
“No matter where it went, it was the best decision I ever made as a programming executive,” says Suzanne Scott, Fox News’ chief executive, in an interview. These days, Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Juan Williams and Jesse Watters host the show with a guest sitting in each day.
Originally conceived in 2011 as a program that would give more air time to a bevy of Fox News contributors who did not have their own roost on the schedule, “The Five” has delivered for Fox News in times both easy and difficult. It usually airs each afternoon, but for a period of a few months in 2017, it moved to primetime as Fox News dealt with the one-two...
“No matter where it went, it was the best decision I ever made as a programming executive,” says Suzanne Scott, Fox News’ chief executive, in an interview. These days, Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Juan Williams and Jesse Watters host the show with a guest sitting in each day.
Originally conceived in 2011 as a program that would give more air time to a bevy of Fox News contributors who did not have their own roost on the schedule, “The Five” has delivered for Fox News in times both easy and difficult. It usually airs each afternoon, but for a period of a few months in 2017, it moved to primetime as Fox News dealt with the one-two...
- 4/2/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes said he regrets many of his past remarks and accepts at least some amount of responsibility after being banned by multiple social media platforms in recent months.
“I do bear … responsibility,” McInnes told ABC reporter Paula Faris during an interview with “Nightline.” “I’m not guilt free in this. There’s culpability there. I shouldn’t have said, you know, violence solves everything or something like that without making the context clear and I regret saying things like that.”
McInnes made clear that he was not apologizing, but punted on whether he would take back any of his past rhetoric if he could.
Also Read: Tucker Carlson Poses With Members of 'Hate Group' Proud Boys in Fox News Green Room
On Monday, YouTube banned McInnes, who is also a co-founder of Vice Media. He has also been booted from Facebook and Twitter for terms-of-service violations...
“I do bear … responsibility,” McInnes told ABC reporter Paula Faris during an interview with “Nightline.” “I’m not guilt free in this. There’s culpability there. I shouldn’t have said, you know, violence solves everything or something like that without making the context clear and I regret saying things like that.”
McInnes made clear that he was not apologizing, but punted on whether he would take back any of his past rhetoric if he could.
Also Read: Tucker Carlson Poses With Members of 'Hate Group' Proud Boys in Fox News Green Room
On Monday, YouTube banned McInnes, who is also a co-founder of Vice Media. He has also been booted from Facebook and Twitter for terms-of-service violations...
- 12/12/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
BlazeTV has dropped a number of their most explosive hosts after the company was formed last week by a merger between Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze and Mark Levin’s Crtv.
Since the unification of the media properties, far-right commentator and Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes and conservative publisher Michelle Malkin have both severed tied with the company — with very little explanation.
“Blaze Media no longer has a relationship with Gavin McInnes, and per company policy, cannot comment on personnel matters,” the company announced in a weekend tweet. Only days before, Malkin herself also made it official, saying she wished the company well.
Also Read: Facebook Bans Right-Wing Group the Proud Boys and Founder Gavin McInnes
“I am so proud of the investigative journalism I did for #Crtv — so many heroes, so many compelling stories. I will not be continuing with the company, but wish my colleagues all the best,” she...
Since the unification of the media properties, far-right commentator and Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes and conservative publisher Michelle Malkin have both severed tied with the company — with very little explanation.
“Blaze Media no longer has a relationship with Gavin McInnes, and per company policy, cannot comment on personnel matters,” the company announced in a weekend tweet. Only days before, Malkin herself also made it official, saying she wished the company well.
Also Read: Facebook Bans Right-Wing Group the Proud Boys and Founder Gavin McInnes
“I am so proud of the investigative journalism I did for #Crtv — so many heroes, so many compelling stories. I will not be continuing with the company, but wish my colleagues all the best,” she...
- 12/10/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Throughout film history, superheroes have been white and male. But after the success of Wonder Woman and Black Panther, all that is changing – and fast
‘Really? We now have a half-black, half-Hispanic, gay Spider-Man?” This was the reaction of conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck in 2011, upon learning that Marvel was introducing a new Spider-Man named Miles Morales, who was not white. Morales wasn’t gay, it turned out, but still, the move was seen by some critics as a publicity stunt, or pandering to political correctness. Beck blamed the Obamas, which was actually not far off the mark. The new Spider-Man represented “the diversity, in background and experience, of the 21st century”, explained the Marvel editor-in-chief, Axel Alonso, including its “president of mixed heritage”. But Beck also linked the news to a speech by Michelle Obama in which she declared that Americans were “gonna have to change their traditions”, implying that...
‘Really? We now have a half-black, half-Hispanic, gay Spider-Man?” This was the reaction of conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck in 2011, upon learning that Marvel was introducing a new Spider-Man named Miles Morales, who was not white. Morales wasn’t gay, it turned out, but still, the move was seen by some critics as a publicity stunt, or pandering to political correctness. Beck blamed the Obamas, which was actually not far off the mark. The new Spider-Man represented “the diversity, in background and experience, of the 21st century”, explained the Marvel editor-in-chief, Axel Alonso, including its “president of mixed heritage”. But Beck also linked the news to a speech by Michelle Obama in which she declared that Americans were “gonna have to change their traditions”, implying that...
- 12/7/2018
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Conservative media companies TheBlaze and Crtv are merging to create a new right-leaning entity called Blaze Media, which says it will reach 165 million people across platforms.
Glenn Beck founded TheBlaze in 2011 after high-profile runs on Fox News and CNN. The company’s main network has secured distribution on traditional pay-tv systems and also gotten streaming subscribers via an Ott app. As headwinds on the digital advertising front hit a range of outlets in recent years, TheBlaze laid off several dozen workers in 2016.
Blaze Media did not break out pay-tv numbers but said it will have carriage on Dish Network, Verizon and other systems, the company said.
Crtv launched in 2014 and has featured hosts including Mark Levin, who is also on Fox News. The roster of personalities in the combined company will include Steven Crowder, Eric Bolling, Michelle Malkin and Phil Robertson.
Blaze Media described itself as a “digital-first, multiplatform media...
Glenn Beck founded TheBlaze in 2011 after high-profile runs on Fox News and CNN. The company’s main network has secured distribution on traditional pay-tv systems and also gotten streaming subscribers via an Ott app. As headwinds on the digital advertising front hit a range of outlets in recent years, TheBlaze laid off several dozen workers in 2016.
Blaze Media did not break out pay-tv numbers but said it will have carriage on Dish Network, Verizon and other systems, the company said.
Crtv launched in 2014 and has featured hosts including Mark Levin, who is also on Fox News. The roster of personalities in the combined company will include Steven Crowder, Eric Bolling, Michelle Malkin and Phil Robertson.
Blaze Media described itself as a “digital-first, multiplatform media...
- 12/3/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Roger Ailes was the chairman and CEO of Fox News from 1996 until stepping down in 2016 amid sexual harassment scandals. As the man behind TV’s Republican messaging machine and behind many Republican politicians themselves, he reshaped American politics throughout the last half-century. Now he’s entering a whole other kind of campaign: “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes,” the documentary that examines his life’s work, is a contender for an Oscar during a politically fraught year were he may actually end up facing an ideological opponent, the notorious “Rbg.” Watch the trailer for the film above.
Ailes died in May 2017 at age 77 after having advised Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump. The film explores that legacy in addition to his paranoia, his manipulation and his predatory treatment of women — according to Kellie Boyle, former Republican National Committee adviser, “He said, ‘If...
Ailes died in May 2017 at age 77 after having advised Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump. The film explores that legacy in addition to his paranoia, his manipulation and his predatory treatment of women — according to Kellie Boyle, former Republican National Committee adviser, “He said, ‘If...
- 11/9/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Liberal watchdog group Media Matters for America denounced a protest that took place outside the home of Tucker Carlson, telling TheWrap on Thursday that the use of “abusive” intimidation tactics were unacceptable.
“Attempts to intimidate and other abusive conduct is not acceptable. It’s not acceptable when Tucker Carlson and others on Fox News do it — and what happened at Carlson’s home and to his family is not acceptable. Period,” said the media watchdog organization.
“If you are interested in holding Tucker Carlson accountable and reducing his influence, start by first holding yourself to a higher standard and then by contacting Fox News’ advertisers and urging them to stop financially supporting racism.”
Also Read: Media Matters Chief Defends White House Correspondents' Dinner: 'Baseless Right-Wing Hysteria'
The condemnation is notable, as Media Matters has been among the strongest and most persistent critics of Fox News for years. The organization has...
“Attempts to intimidate and other abusive conduct is not acceptable. It’s not acceptable when Tucker Carlson and others on Fox News do it — and what happened at Carlson’s home and to his family is not acceptable. Period,” said the media watchdog organization.
“If you are interested in holding Tucker Carlson accountable and reducing his influence, start by first holding yourself to a higher standard and then by contacting Fox News’ advertisers and urging them to stop financially supporting racism.”
Also Read: Media Matters Chief Defends White House Correspondents' Dinner: 'Baseless Right-Wing Hysteria'
The condemnation is notable, as Media Matters has been among the strongest and most persistent critics of Fox News for years. The organization has...
- 11/8/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Was former Fox News chief Roger Ailes a genius, a monster or both? That’s a question posed by the new documentary “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes.”
“It’s easy to make somebody into a monster. It’s hard to see that you’re on that path too,” says former Fox News personality Glenn Beck in the first trailer for the film.
Directed by Alexis Bloom and executive produced by Alex Gibney, the doc tells the life story of Ailes, from coaching Richard Nixon as a media advisor to his sexual harassment scandal at Fox News prior to his death. The film describes him as a Shakespearean figure who was “more important than America,” who “was profoundly paranoid” and who used power and manipulation as tools to build his media empire and shape a nation.
Also Read: 'Rbg' and 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'...
“It’s easy to make somebody into a monster. It’s hard to see that you’re on that path too,” says former Fox News personality Glenn Beck in the first trailer for the film.
Directed by Alexis Bloom and executive produced by Alex Gibney, the doc tells the life story of Ailes, from coaching Richard Nixon as a media advisor to his sexual harassment scandal at Fox News prior to his death. The film describes him as a Shakespearean figure who was “more important than America,” who “was profoundly paranoid” and who used power and manipulation as tools to build his media empire and shape a nation.
Also Read: 'Rbg' and 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'...
- 11/8/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
In the wake of the horrific Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, Samantha Bee devoted a segment of Wednesday’s Full Frontal to a recent wave of anti-Semitism in the U.S. She argued that President Trump and the Republican party are partially to blame for fostering that hateful climate. “Trump has whipped up a xenophobic mob,” the comedian said. “And xenophobic mobs don’t traditionally make exceptions for Jewish people.”
The host opened by touching on the Trump team’s response to the October 27th shooting, which killed 11 and injured several others...
The host opened by touching on the Trump team’s response to the October 27th shooting, which killed 11 and injured several others...
- 11/1/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Now that Megyn Kelly is on her way out from “Today,” where does she go from here?
Multiple crisis PR and media experts agree that Kelly’s ouster involved her disappointing ratings, not just her defense of blackface at Halloween. While her refusal to be politically correct could make her a conservative martyr, her lack of an audience complicates any potential comeback.
As of Friday afternoon, Kelly was still employed by NBC News, which only announced that she wouldn’t return to her year-old morning show, “Megyn Kelly Today.” NBC News did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for clarification on her status with the network. Reps for Kelly did not immediately respond, either.
Also Read: Can Andy Lack Survive Atop NBC News After Megyn Kelly Debacle?
“Bottom line, it’s a business decision. She’s very expensive without the following,” Richard Levick, chairman of crisis management firm Levick,...
Multiple crisis PR and media experts agree that Kelly’s ouster involved her disappointing ratings, not just her defense of blackface at Halloween. While her refusal to be politically correct could make her a conservative martyr, her lack of an audience complicates any potential comeback.
As of Friday afternoon, Kelly was still employed by NBC News, which only announced that she wouldn’t return to her year-old morning show, “Megyn Kelly Today.” NBC News did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for clarification on her status with the network. Reps for Kelly did not immediately respond, either.
Also Read: Can Andy Lack Survive Atop NBC News After Megyn Kelly Debacle?
“Bottom line, it’s a business decision. She’s very expensive without the following,” Richard Levick, chairman of crisis management firm Levick,...
- 10/27/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Ben Shapiro went after Alyssa Milano on Wednesday, criticizing the actress and accusing her of “sexism” over remarks she made earlier that day.
“It’s kind of shocking to suggest that due process shouldn’t apply to men. That is the essence of sexism. The idea that certain rules should not apply to people on the basis of their genetics. That’s obviously discrimination of the highest order,” Shapiro said during an appearance on Fox News.
“But this is the world in which we now live, in which white men are presumed guilty because they are white men … because they are supposedly in a position of privilege,” he added.
Also Read: From Ben Shapiro to Glenn Beck, Here's Who's Winning and Losing in Right-Wing Media
In the moments before Shapiro spoke, Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum played footage of an interview Milano gave on MSNBC earlier that day in which...
“It’s kind of shocking to suggest that due process shouldn’t apply to men. That is the essence of sexism. The idea that certain rules should not apply to people on the basis of their genetics. That’s obviously discrimination of the highest order,” Shapiro said during an appearance on Fox News.
“But this is the world in which we now live, in which white men are presumed guilty because they are white men … because they are supposedly in a position of privilege,” he added.
Also Read: From Ben Shapiro to Glenn Beck, Here's Who's Winning and Losing in Right-Wing Media
In the moments before Shapiro spoke, Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum played footage of an interview Milano gave on MSNBC earlier that day in which...
- 10/4/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
It’s always frustrating when a documentary is so intent on one story that it plainly misses a more interesting one that’s, just… right there. Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes is both a biography of the late founder of Fox News and a missive on how he supposedly destroyed American politics. Along the way, though, it touches on one aspect of Ailes’ life that’s both gone overlooked in many discussions of him before now and which sheds more light on his character than any of the highly conventional techniques the doc employs to tell his story.
Besides being a fascist paranoiac, media mogul, Republican campaign whisperer, and chronic sexual predator (the cause of his eventual downfall in 2016), it transpires that Roger Ailes also attempted to become petty tyrant of his own little fiefdom. He spent big money to buy a local newspaper and support handpicked political candidates in Cold Spring,...
Besides being a fascist paranoiac, media mogul, Republican campaign whisperer, and chronic sexual predator (the cause of his eventual downfall in 2016), it transpires that Roger Ailes also attempted to become petty tyrant of his own little fiefdom. He spent big money to buy a local newspaper and support handpicked political candidates in Cold Spring,...
- 9/16/2018
- by Daniel Schindel
- The Film Stage
A&E IndieFilms announced today that Magnolia Pictures has acquired domestic rights to Alexis Bloom’s documentary Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes about the late Fox News Chairman and CEO. Magnolia will open the movie on Dec. 7 after a fall festival run. A&E Network has television rights to the film.
Take a look at a clip from the film above featuring former Fox News show host Glenn Beck reflecting on his emotional departure from the network, and his sitdown with Ailes.
Divide and Conquer sheds light on the current moment in American political life by following the arc of Ailes, the long-time Republican svengali and controversial founder of Fox News. He coached an unrivaled stable of politicians over the course of 50 years, greatly impacting Republican politics, and steering the conservative movement from Nixon, to the Tea Party, to Trump. Under his tutelage, anger and fear became the coin of the realm,...
Take a look at a clip from the film above featuring former Fox News show host Glenn Beck reflecting on his emotional departure from the network, and his sitdown with Ailes.
Divide and Conquer sheds light on the current moment in American political life by following the arc of Ailes, the long-time Republican svengali and controversial founder of Fox News. He coached an unrivaled stable of politicians over the course of 50 years, greatly impacting Republican politics, and steering the conservative movement from Nixon, to the Tea Party, to Trump. Under his tutelage, anger and fear became the coin of the realm,...
- 9/8/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News this morning unveiled plans for Tomi Lahren on Fox Nation, its subscription streaming service debuting in Q4.
Lahren will deliver a First Thoughts segment at 9:30 Am Et and a Final Thoughts segment at 5 Pm Et, zeroing in on “top issues driving the daily news cycle,” Fox News said.
Fox News Channel signed the conservative media host in August of ’17, saying she would contribute political commentary to the cable network’s opinion programming, especially Hannity, and would have a signature role on the network’s upcoming digital service.
Lahren gained fame as a show host on Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze, when she was suspended following an appearance on ABC News’s The View in which she supported women’s reproductive rights.
Lahren will deliver a First Thoughts segment at 9:30 Am Et and a Final Thoughts segment at 5 Pm Et, zeroing in on “top issues driving the daily news cycle,” Fox News said.
Fox News Channel signed the conservative media host in August of ’17, saying she would contribute political commentary to the cable network’s opinion programming, especially Hannity, and would have a signature role on the network’s upcoming digital service.
Lahren gained fame as a show host on Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze, when she was suspended following an appearance on ABC News’s The View in which she supported women’s reproductive rights.
- 9/5/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that the Trump campaign is filing arbitration action against Omarosa for breaching a confidentiality agreement signed prior to joining the campaign in 2016.
Breaking: AP source says Trump campaign files arbitration action against Omarosa Manigault Newman alleging breach of secrecy agreement.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) August 14, 2018
Though she signed a confidentiality agreement covering her time on the campaign, she did not sign one prior to joining the administration. When she was fired in December 2017, the administration offered her a $15,000-per-month job on the team...
Breaking: AP source says Trump campaign files arbitration action against Omarosa Manigault Newman alleging breach of secrecy agreement.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) August 14, 2018
Though she signed a confidentiality agreement covering her time on the campaign, she did not sign one prior to joining the administration. When she was fired in December 2017, the administration offered her a $15,000-per-month job on the team...
- 8/14/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The New York Times is facing backlash about its latest hire to its editorial board, Sarah Jeong, after multiple old tweets about “white people” resurfaced within hours of her hiring on Wednesday.
In a litany of tweets dating from around 2014, some of which have been deleted, Jeong made a number of comments that critics said were racist and disparaging. “Oh man it’s kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old white men,” she said in one tweet — now deleted — but archived here.
“Dumbass f–ing white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants,” she in another.
Also Read: Nyt Hires, Fires Opinion Writer on Same Day After Homophobic, N-Word Tweets Resurface
At least a dozen more were flying around Twitter by Thursday morning.
In a statement on Thursday, the Times defended Jeong’s hiring and said...
In a litany of tweets dating from around 2014, some of which have been deleted, Jeong made a number of comments that critics said were racist and disparaging. “Oh man it’s kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old white men,” she said in one tweet — now deleted — but archived here.
“Dumbass f–ing white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants,” she in another.
Also Read: Nyt Hires, Fires Opinion Writer on Same Day After Homophobic, N-Word Tweets Resurface
At least a dozen more were flying around Twitter by Thursday morning.
In a statement on Thursday, the Times defended Jeong’s hiring and said...
- 8/2/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Betsy Morgan, Brett Bouttier and Jeff Berman, three executives with experience in media and technology, launched a private equity-backed holding company to acquire and grow consumer businesses.
Magnet Companies will look to acquire and build disruptive companies in the consumer demand space. They also will look for existing brands that can be modernized to better address contemporary consumer behaviors and unlock upside value.
The holding company structure will allow Magnet Companies to share resources and operating expertise across its subsidiaries, providing its portfolio companies with the kinds of capabilities usually unavailable to early stage businesses.
Magnet Companies will be co-located in Los Angeles and New York.
Morgan has most recently been with LionTree, an advisory and merchant bank firm focused on technology and media. She is the former CEO of Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze, and, before that, was the first CEO of The Huffington Post, which was successfully sold to...
Magnet Companies will look to acquire and build disruptive companies in the consumer demand space. They also will look for existing brands that can be modernized to better address contemporary consumer behaviors and unlock upside value.
The holding company structure will allow Magnet Companies to share resources and operating expertise across its subsidiaries, providing its portfolio companies with the kinds of capabilities usually unavailable to early stage businesses.
Magnet Companies will be co-located in Los Angeles and New York.
Morgan has most recently been with LionTree, an advisory and merchant bank firm focused on technology and media. She is the former CEO of Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze, and, before that, was the first CEO of The Huffington Post, which was successfully sold to...
- 8/2/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
A trio of seasoned media and tech execs — Betsy Morgan, Brett Bouttier and Jeff Berman — has teamed up to form Magnet Companies, a holding company looking to buy and build direct-to-consumer companies and maximize their reach, engagement and revenue.
Magnet Companies has secured “significant backing” from a multibillion-dollar private-equity fund based in New York, according to Bouttier, who most recently was president of AwesomenessTV. He declined to say how much money Magnet has at its disposal, nor would he reveal the name of the Pe fund.
So what is Magnet’s play, exactly? The partners say they’re focused on the intersection of “content, community and commerce”: The idea is to assemble and operate a portfolio of consumer-oriented properties that generate multiple streams of revenue.
“We’re not running around town as investors,” Bouttier told Variety. “We are looking at it as an operating fund. We’re looking to...
Magnet Companies has secured “significant backing” from a multibillion-dollar private-equity fund based in New York, according to Bouttier, who most recently was president of AwesomenessTV. He declined to say how much money Magnet has at its disposal, nor would he reveal the name of the Pe fund.
So what is Magnet’s play, exactly? The partners say they’re focused on the intersection of “content, community and commerce”: The idea is to assemble and operate a portfolio of consumer-oriented properties that generate multiple streams of revenue.
“We’re not running around town as investors,” Bouttier told Variety. “We are looking at it as an operating fund. We’re looking to...
- 8/2/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Today’s Twitter brouhaha over Mark Duplass’ apology for suggesting liberals interested in “crossing the aisle” might consider following the right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro is still going strong. Glenn Beck has just weighed in, if you were waiting (he thinks it’s “sad” that Duplass was “swayed by the mob”).
Last night, Duplass, actor and co-creator (with brother Jay Duplass) of, among other credits, HBO’s Togetherness, in a since-deleted tweet, wrote, “Fellow liberal: If you are interested at all in ‘crossing the aisle’ you should consider following @BenShapiro. I don’t agree with him on much but he’s a genuine person who once helped me for no other reason than to be nice. He doesn’t bend the truth. His intentions are good.”
The anti-Shapiro response was swift, as Twitterdom exploded with some of Shapiro’s greatest crummy hits. “In a free country, if you fail, it’s probably your own fault.
Last night, Duplass, actor and co-creator (with brother Jay Duplass) of, among other credits, HBO’s Togetherness, in a since-deleted tweet, wrote, “Fellow liberal: If you are interested at all in ‘crossing the aisle’ you should consider following @BenShapiro. I don’t agree with him on much but he’s a genuine person who once helped me for no other reason than to be nice. He doesn’t bend the truth. His intentions are good.”
The anti-Shapiro response was swift, as Twitterdom exploded with some of Shapiro’s greatest crummy hits. “In a free country, if you fail, it’s probably your own fault.
- 7/19/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN hit back on Friday after Fox News published a piece mocking one of their reporters, Oliver Darcy, over past statements he made that were critical of the cable news channel before he was hired there.
“Oliver was critical of CNN before, just as he is now. CNN is a place where opinions and ideas are valued. And we encourage staff to share their thoughts about the organization — both positive and critical,” CNN said in a statement obtained by TheWrap. “While this might seem like an exotic concept to you, we’d headline it ‘Media Reporter Does Job.’ This is a nothing story.”
The piece, by Fox News reporter Brian Flood, a former writer for TheWrap, took Darcy to task for some tweets, which, in isolation, appeared highly critical of the channel. Some were more nuanced, when considered in the context of the full thread.
Also Read: CNN's Brian Stelter...
“Oliver was critical of CNN before, just as he is now. CNN is a place where opinions and ideas are valued. And we encourage staff to share their thoughts about the organization — both positive and critical,” CNN said in a statement obtained by TheWrap. “While this might seem like an exotic concept to you, we’d headline it ‘Media Reporter Does Job.’ This is a nothing story.”
The piece, by Fox News reporter Brian Flood, a former writer for TheWrap, took Darcy to task for some tweets, which, in isolation, appeared highly critical of the channel. Some were more nuanced, when considered in the context of the full thread.
Also Read: CNN's Brian Stelter...
- 7/6/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
President Donald Trump reversed course on Tuesday, ordering flags to half-mast in honor of the five people killed during a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.
The news was first reported by the Associated Press Tuesday morning.
This will apply to all flags on public grounds across the country.
President Trump orders the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff on federal property in honor of five newspaper journalists slain in Maryland's capital. https://t.co/PmQRNucyw0
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 3, 2018
Also Read: From Ben Shapiro to Glenn Beck, Here's Who's Winning and Losing in Right-Wing Media
On Monday, the White House appeared to decline a request from Annapolis mayor Gavin Buckley to lower the flags in honor of the slain reporters from the shooting last week.
“The Mayor is extremely disappointed by the denial from the White House of his request to fly the United...
The news was first reported by the Associated Press Tuesday morning.
This will apply to all flags on public grounds across the country.
President Trump orders the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff on federal property in honor of five newspaper journalists slain in Maryland's capital. https://t.co/PmQRNucyw0
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 3, 2018
Also Read: From Ben Shapiro to Glenn Beck, Here's Who's Winning and Losing in Right-Wing Media
On Monday, the White House appeared to decline a request from Annapolis mayor Gavin Buckley to lower the flags in honor of the slain reporters from the shooting last week.
“The Mayor is extremely disappointed by the denial from the White House of his request to fly the United...
- 7/3/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
In early 2011, Glenn Beck thrived in conservative media. Once a little-known anchor for Hln, he found his voice on Fox News, running neck-in-neck with Sean Hannity in the ratings and trading jabs with liberal icons like Jon Stewart.
Then, after a brutal and sustained advertiser boycott, Fox News fired him. New York Magazine reported that Fox News chief Roger Ailes worried Beck’s conspiracy theories had almost “engulfed” the network. Around the same time, a reality show star named Donald Trump began making regular appearances on “Fox & Friends.” You know how that turned out.
The different fortunes of Beck and Trump almost perfectly illustrate the unpredictable ups and downs of life in the public eye. In the years since Trump’s unlikely rise, one-time outsiders have climbed by clinging to his coattails. And one-time stars of the right have slipped.
Also Read: Top Breitbart Editor Exits, Teases Run for Mayor...
Then, after a brutal and sustained advertiser boycott, Fox News fired him. New York Magazine reported that Fox News chief Roger Ailes worried Beck’s conspiracy theories had almost “engulfed” the network. Around the same time, a reality show star named Donald Trump began making regular appearances on “Fox & Friends.” You know how that turned out.
The different fortunes of Beck and Trump almost perfectly illustrate the unpredictable ups and downs of life in the public eye. In the years since Trump’s unlikely rise, one-time outsiders have climbed by clinging to his coattails. And one-time stars of the right have slipped.
Also Read: Top Breitbart Editor Exits, Teases Run for Mayor...
- 7/3/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
UTA partner Brent Weinstein has been promoted to serve as the company’s first chief innovation officer.
Weinstein will continue to oversee UTA’s Digital Talent, Emerging Platforms, Events and Experiences, and Ventures divisions, and along with UTA co-president David Kramer, to manage UTA Iq, its newly-established in-house data insights group. In his expanded role, Weinstein will partner with UTA co-president Jay Sures to oversee the company’s industry-leading news & broadcast business and, under the direction of UTA Chief Operating Officer Andrew Thau, will provide support on operational innovations and newly-acquired businesses and ventures.
“Over the course of his career at UTA, Brent has embodied UTA’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship,” UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer said. “He’s helped us identify and capitalize on new opportunities and established himself as a thought leader in the industry. For us, there is no greater opportunity or imperative than ensuring we champion...
Weinstein will continue to oversee UTA’s Digital Talent, Emerging Platforms, Events and Experiences, and Ventures divisions, and along with UTA co-president David Kramer, to manage UTA Iq, its newly-established in-house data insights group. In his expanded role, Weinstein will partner with UTA co-president Jay Sures to oversee the company’s industry-leading news & broadcast business and, under the direction of UTA Chief Operating Officer Andrew Thau, will provide support on operational innovations and newly-acquired businesses and ventures.
“Over the course of his career at UTA, Brent has embodied UTA’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship,” UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer said. “He’s helped us identify and capitalize on new opportunities and established himself as a thought leader in the industry. For us, there is no greater opportunity or imperative than ensuring we champion...
- 6/14/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
UTA promoted its veteran digital agent, Brent Weinstein, to serve as the company’s first chief innovation officer.
Weinstein will continue to oversee UTA’s digital talent, emerging platforms, events and experiences and ventures divisions. He also will manage UTA Iq, the newly established in-house data insights group, together with UTA co-president David Kramer.
In his expanded role, Weinstein will work alongside UTA co-president Jay Sures to oversee the agency’s news and broadcast business. He’ll also provide support to UTA Chief Operating Officer Andrew Thau on operational innovations and newly acquired businesses and ventures.
“He’s helped us identify and capitalize on new opportunities and established himself as a thought leader in the industry,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer in a statement announcing Weinstein’s promotion. “For us, there is no greater opportunity or imperative than ensuring we champion ‘what’s next’ for our clients and our business,...
Weinstein will continue to oversee UTA’s digital talent, emerging platforms, events and experiences and ventures divisions. He also will manage UTA Iq, the newly established in-house data insights group, together with UTA co-president David Kramer.
In his expanded role, Weinstein will work alongside UTA co-president Jay Sures to oversee the agency’s news and broadcast business. He’ll also provide support to UTA Chief Operating Officer Andrew Thau on operational innovations and newly acquired businesses and ventures.
“He’s helped us identify and capitalize on new opportunities and established himself as a thought leader in the industry,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer in a statement announcing Weinstein’s promotion. “For us, there is no greater opportunity or imperative than ensuring we champion ‘what’s next’ for our clients and our business,...
- 6/14/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
As the Donald Trump administration mulls whacking its funding for PBS, the pubcaster said today that it is launching a conservative talk show. In Principle will be hosted by Michael Gerson, a Washington Post columnist and former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and Amy M. Holmes, formerly of Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze TV and a cable news conributor. In Principle launches on the triskaidekaphobic Friday, April 13. PBS will make a call about its future after an…...
- 2/28/2018
- Deadline TV
In a bit of Thursday #Tbt, the audience in the main hall of Cpac 2018 broke into chants of “lock her up” after a speaker invoked the name of Hillary Clinton. That speaker, Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro, said of all Donald Trump’s accomplishments since becoming president, his blocking Clinton from the White House was his greatest achievement. “President Trump brought us one really fantastic thing, Hillary Clinton is not and will never be president of the United States,” he said. Also Read: Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire in Talks to Buy Glenn Beck's TheBlaze The line was met with thunderous applause that eventually...
- 2/22/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro is eyeing a purchase of TheBlaze. The website, founded by Glenn Beck after his departure from Fox News, has been beset by various challenges since it’s 2010 inception. The news was first reported by The Daily Beast. In a statement to the website, Shapiro was coy about his intentions. “TheBlaze welcomed us to the space as allies from the beginning, and we’re always looking for ways to strengthen our partnerships with our allies,” said Shapiro. Also Read: Twitter Rules Rosie O'Donnell's Crude Ben Shapiro Tweets Aren't Abusive, He Cries 'Double Standard' Once an early player in conservative media, TheBlaze,...
- 2/12/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Glenn Beck announced plans to “transition off” Fox News. In a joint statement, the network and Glenn Beck’s production company announced they will work together to “develop and produce a variety of television projects for air on the Fox News Channel (Fnc) as well as content for other platforms.” In the meantime, Beck will “transition off his daily program.” “Glenn Beck is a powerful communicator, a creative entrepreneur and a true success by anybody’s standards,” said Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of Fox News. “I look forward to continuing to work with him.”
“I truly believe that America...
“I truly believe that America...
- 4/6/2011
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Fox News and Glenn Beck have announced a new deal -- one that will see Beck's slumping 5 p.m. show end later this year. In a carefully-worded statement, Fox News and Mercury Radio Arts, Beck’s production company, announced that they "will work together to develop and produce a variety of television projects for air on the Fox News Channel (Fnc) as well as content for other platforms including Fox News' digital properties." “I truly believe that America owes a lot to Roger Ailes and Fox News," Beck said in a statement. "I...
- 4/6/2011
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
Could Glenn Beck and Fox News part ways at the end of the year? The New York Times says it's possible. As TheWrap reported last week, Beck's ratings are down 35 percent in total viewers in 2011 and 44 percent in the 25-54 year-olds demo. Also read: His Ratings Fizzling, Has Glenn Beck Lost His Mojo? Times' media writer David Carr reported Monday that, given the slide, "Fox News officials are willing to say — anonymously, of course; they don’t want to be identified as criticizing the talent — that they are looking...
- 3/7/2011
- The Wrap
Glenn Beck apologized for making a comparison between Reform Judaism rabbis and "radicalized Islam," saying it was "one of the worst analogies of all time." "Somebody has called me ignorant for what I said on Tuesday and I think that's a pretty good description of my -- what I said," Beck said on his radio show Thursday. He added, "I made one of the worst analogies of all time and I knew it when I said and I just kept going... It was a nightmare and I knew it." On his radio...
- 2/25/2011
- The Wrap
Fox superstar Glenn Beck appeared on the Today Show this morning to promote his new self-help book, The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life, co-written with Dr. Keith Ablow. Host Meredith Vieira asked about Beck’s amazing transformation from suicidal sad-sack to transcendent success story, but she clearly wanted to apply the book’s lessons to the current political climate. After Beck cited compassion and truth as elements of what this country needs, Vieira pounced, reciting Beck’s own harsh rhetoric about the president and other leading Democratic politicians, and asked if Beck regretted his comments in light of the events in Tucson.
- 1/19/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Asked if he regrets calling President Obama a racist and invoking violent imagery, Glenn Beck says he doesn't regret any of the "jokes" he's told in the past. The Fox News host appeared for the first time on NBC's "Today," promoting his new self-help book "Seven Wonders." Host Meredith Vieira pressed him on whether he's "added to this dialogue of hatred" in America. She listed some of his past remarks -- "that the president was a racist, you said at one point, joking around, that you wanted to poison Nancy Pelosi, you...
- 1/19/2011
- The Wrap
Liberal reviewers have been overly critical of early performances of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark because of partisan bias, says the show’s No. 1 fan: Glenn Beck.
On his radio show Wednesday, Beck used nearly 30 minutes of airtime to shower the much-maligned show with praise not only for its entertainment value but for its political messages as well.
Beck’s enthusiastic endorsement suggests that the $50 million production that has been plagued by accidents, injuries, budget overruns, cast departures and a poor reception from theater intelligentsia might, in the end, be a hit with conservatives — even if liberals aren’t thrilled with it.
“I can tell you why it’s getting bad reviews,” Beck said. It’s because “even Spider-Man has the answer.”
Beck said that, given the leftward political tilt of New York in general and Broadway in particular, he expected a few “teabagging jokes” to work their way into the play,...
On his radio show Wednesday, Beck used nearly 30 minutes of airtime to shower the much-maligned show with praise not only for its entertainment value but for its political messages as well.
Beck’s enthusiastic endorsement suggests that the $50 million production that has been plagued by accidents, injuries, budget overruns, cast departures and a poor reception from theater intelligentsia might, in the end, be a hit with conservatives — even if liberals aren’t thrilled with it.
“I can tell you why it’s getting bad reviews,” Beck said. It’s because “even Spider-Man has the answer.”
Beck said that, given the leftward political tilt of New York in general and Broadway in particular, he expected a few “teabagging jokes” to work their way into the play,...
- 1/12/2011
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Is Glenn Beck’s new website, the Blaze, taking a right-wing run at the Huffington Post? Former HuffPo CEO Betsy Morgan has just signed on as president, the four-month-old site announced on Wednesday. She will focus on establishing the Blaze as a digital network similar to HuffPo -- one that curates news and offers community forums. By tapping an established new media veteran like Morgan, Beck is indicating that he is serious about expanding the digital presence of his brand of firebrand conservatism. It also represents an odd couple pairing of sorts --...
- 1/6/2011
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
The Fox News host Glenn Beck was criticized Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League in response to a televised segment about the financier George Soros and the Holocaust. Throughout three programs this week, Beck has portrayed Soros, a billionaire investor and philanthropist, as a “puppet master” who is “notorious for collapsing economies and regimes all around the world” and whose “next target” is the United States. Citing Soros’ statements about the decline of the dollar, Beck said, “Not only does he want to bring America to her knees, financially, he wants to...
- 11/12/2010
- The Wrap
The music of the right wing has always been pretty bad, Ted Nugent, Britney Spears, Brooks & Dunn. There are probably some exceptions, but I can't think of them and/or they have not admitted their political positions. Either way, the right wing roster is overall piss poor. It's not exactly fair though -- there's something about the open, creative mind that leans overwhelmingly liberal. I think it has to do with one's capacity for empathy for other human beings, but I digress.
Along comes a new brand of right wing musician, the Tea Party performer. Wnyc did a story on some emergent acts, gaining popularity by performing at Tea Party rallies, who are encroaching on what is a historically left wing past time: protest songs. For example, Chris Cassone, is a 60 year old "right-wing Woody Guthrie" inspired to pick up his guitar and sing to his TV while watching Bat Shit Glen Beck.
Along comes a new brand of right wing musician, the Tea Party performer. Wnyc did a story on some emergent acts, gaining popularity by performing at Tea Party rallies, who are encroaching on what is a historically left wing past time: protest songs. For example, Chris Cassone, is a 60 year old "right-wing Woody Guthrie" inspired to pick up his guitar and sing to his TV while watching Bat Shit Glen Beck.
- 11/2/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear was attended by around 250,000 people -- a number that dwarfs Glen Beck's rally for lobotomies by most estimates (excluding those by Fox news). Two of the people present were Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, and Ozzy Osbourne. The two were pitted against each other in a proxy battle between Stewart and Colbert, between sanity and fear.
Islam was introduced by Stewart and began playing "Peace Train" before Colbert interrupted and had Osbourne launch into "Crazy Train." It ended appropriately, with both of the performers embracing and walking off stage. Then the O'Jays jumped in and played "Love Train."
If the Halloween hangover kept you from seeing this yet, here it is below. For extra fun/horror watch this insecure right wing talk show douche go into steroidal conniptions trying to figure out what the rally was all about.
Islam was introduced by Stewart and began playing "Peace Train" before Colbert interrupted and had Osbourne launch into "Crazy Train." It ended appropriately, with both of the performers embracing and walking off stage. Then the O'Jays jumped in and played "Love Train."
If the Halloween hangover kept you from seeing this yet, here it is below. For extra fun/horror watch this insecure right wing talk show douche go into steroidal conniptions trying to figure out what the rally was all about.
- 11/1/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
Can you name them all?
October marks the 5th Anniversary of Glbt History Month, and Equality Forum has commemorative resources, including lists of the 155 Icons from 2006 to 2010 and a special edition 5th Anniversary poster. Outfest will honor out filmmaker Roland Emmerich with their Visionary Award at their annual Legacy Awards on Thursday, October 21. Afterward Roland will film the destruction of the theater for his next movie, Blowing Sh*t Up. Now it gives me great pleasure to introduce a new regular feature in the briefs. With all of the asshattery, jackassery, and batcrappery going on in the world, sometimes it's difficult to separate the ordinary crazy from the extraordinary crazy. That's where we come in, with our new feature "I heard a nutjob say it!™" For instance ... did you know that juice boxes and kettle chips are turning everyone gay? It's true! I heard a nutjob say it!™ Speaking of nutjobs,...
October marks the 5th Anniversary of Glbt History Month, and Equality Forum has commemorative resources, including lists of the 155 Icons from 2006 to 2010 and a special edition 5th Anniversary poster. Outfest will honor out filmmaker Roland Emmerich with their Visionary Award at their annual Legacy Awards on Thursday, October 21. Afterward Roland will film the destruction of the theater for his next movie, Blowing Sh*t Up. Now it gives me great pleasure to introduce a new regular feature in the briefs. With all of the asshattery, jackassery, and batcrappery going on in the world, sometimes it's difficult to separate the ordinary crazy from the extraordinary crazy. That's where we come in, with our new feature "I heard a nutjob say it!™" For instance ... did you know that juice boxes and kettle chips are turning everyone gay? It's true! I heard a nutjob say it!™ Speaking of nutjobs,...
- 9/22/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
"Avatar" director James Cameron lashed out at Glenn Beck at a press conference Tuesday, offering to debate the Fox News personality on environmental and political issues.
Asked what he thought about Beck during a junket appearance in support of the "Avatar" home-video release, Cameron said: "Glenn Beck is a fucking asshole. I've met him. He called me the anti-Christ and not about 'Avatar.' He hadn't even seen 'Avatar' yet. I don't know if he has seen it."
Cameron was apparently referring to Beck's reaction to his 2007 documentary, "The Lost Tomb of Jesus," which casts doubt on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and makes the case that the ancient "Tomb of the Ten Ossuaries" belonged to Jesus' family.
After blasting Beck, Cameron, surrounded by journalists inside a West Hollywood hillside mansion, seemed to reconsider: "I think, you know what, he may or may not be an asshole,...
Asked what he thought about Beck during a junket appearance in support of the "Avatar" home-video release, Cameron said: "Glenn Beck is a fucking asshole. I've met him. He called me the anti-Christ and not about 'Avatar.' He hadn't even seen 'Avatar' yet. I don't know if he has seen it."
Cameron was apparently referring to Beck's reaction to his 2007 documentary, "The Lost Tomb of Jesus," which casts doubt on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and makes the case that the ancient "Tomb of the Ten Ossuaries" belonged to Jesus' family.
After blasting Beck, Cameron, surrounded by journalists inside a West Hollywood hillside mansion, seemed to reconsider: "I think, you know what, he may or may not be an asshole,...
- 3/24/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"It's it's Halloween... It must be Saw!" is how Lionsgate has touted the latest sequels in the Saw franchise the past few years. They might need a new tagline when Saw VII in 3D comes out next year. This year, if it's Halloween... It must be Paranormal Activity. And a concert film starring a freaky looking dead guy. Not to mention Law Abiding Citizen and Couples Retreat, both of which easily outgrossed Saw VI.
After last weekend's disappointing opening, Saw VI dropped nearly a whopping 61% over the Halloween weekend box office, taking in a paltry estimated $5.56 million (per Box Office Mojo). The usually dependable horror franchise has yet to even surpass the miserable remake of The Stepfather in total box office. Could it be that audiences have finally tired of Jigsaw's games? Could it be that even the most die-hard followers cannot stand the Costas Mandylor-ing of their franchise?...
After last weekend's disappointing opening, Saw VI dropped nearly a whopping 61% over the Halloween weekend box office, taking in a paltry estimated $5.56 million (per Box Office Mojo). The usually dependable horror franchise has yet to even surpass the miserable remake of The Stepfather in total box office. Could it be that audiences have finally tired of Jigsaw's games? Could it be that even the most die-hard followers cannot stand the Costas Mandylor-ing of their franchise?...
- 11/1/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
We talked about the speculation a couple of weeks ago that Hugh Jackman would return to host the Oscars next year. It won't happen. MSNBC reports that Glenn Beck hates America...oh wait, sorry, that's a different story. MSNBC and Entertainment Weekly report that Jackman has turned down the offer, but left the door open for future hosting duties at the Academy Awards.
After the first Jackman rumor, which accompanied the news that last year's producers would be out of the picture, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hired Hairspray director Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic to oversee the telecast. The new article has a few dubious suggestions about Oscar hosts, all tied to Shankman's movies (Travolta, J-Lo).
One name that does stand out is former host Steve Martin. He's solid at the job but unspectacular. Although, I do have to question the veracity of the statement "Shankman loves surprising people,...
After the first Jackman rumor, which accompanied the news that last year's producers would be out of the picture, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hired Hairspray director Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic to oversee the telecast. The new article has a few dubious suggestions about Oscar hosts, all tied to Shankman's movies (Travolta, J-Lo).
One name that does stand out is former host Steve Martin. He's solid at the job but unspectacular. Although, I do have to question the veracity of the statement "Shankman loves surprising people,...
- 10/30/2009
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
According to my mailman, the next enemy for your friendly neighborhood Spider-man will be none other than President Barack Omaba.Negating reports that The Lizard or Carnage will appear as Spider-man 4’s official baddie, my postal carrier insists that the44th president of the United States will “get his commie ass kicked.”
“From what I hear, Spider-man is going to fight Obama. You know Spidey is a real American, right? He’s trying to stop socialized medicine where it lives: the White House,” says the Colorado Springs-area postal carrier. “Yeah, Obama is trying to give all these people healthcare and Spider-man gets all pissed off and stuff. I mean, really [expletive] angry and [expletive], right? Well he flies into the U.S. Senate and kills all the Democrats.”
When informed that Spider-man does not fly, but instead uses a device on his wrists that shoots webbing, the postal carrier replied that...
“From what I hear, Spider-man is going to fight Obama. You know Spidey is a real American, right? He’s trying to stop socialized medicine where it lives: the White House,” says the Colorado Springs-area postal carrier. “Yeah, Obama is trying to give all these people healthcare and Spider-man gets all pissed off and stuff. I mean, really [expletive] angry and [expletive], right? Well he flies into the U.S. Senate and kills all the Democrats.”
When informed that Spider-man does not fly, but instead uses a device on his wrists that shoots webbing, the postal carrier replied that...
- 10/29/2009
- by Reel Loop Satire Squad
- ReelLoop.com
If your town wants to honor Glenn Beck with his own day, you better check the cushions in the couch for change and start taking up a collection.
The mayor of Mount Vernon, Wash. recently gave Glenn Beck his own day, and the taxpayers will now have to fork over more than $17,000, most of which was for police overtime.
Where are the teabaggers when you actually need them to protest unfair taxation without representation?
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The mayor of Mount Vernon, Wash. recently gave Glenn Beck his own day, and the taxpayers will now have to fork over more than $17,000, most of which was for police overtime.
Where are the teabaggers when you actually need them to protest unfair taxation without representation?
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- 10/24/2009
- by Danny Gallagher
- Aol TV.
By Dylan Stableford
Ever wonder what Glenn Beck was like before he became, you know, Glenn Beck?
The Fairfield County Weekly has an entertainingly detailed account of the Fox News host’s early years as a drug-addled “morning zoo” deejay and talk show host in the ‘90s in Connecticut.
“When Beck arrived at Hamden-based KC101 in early 1992,” the paper recalled, “he was a semi-failed, drug-and-alcohol addicted, Top-40s radio jock desperately l...
Ever wonder what Glenn Beck was like before he became, you know, Glenn Beck?
The Fairfield County Weekly has an entertainingly detailed account of the Fox News host’s early years as a drug-addled “morning zoo” deejay and talk show host in the ‘90s in Connecticut.
“When Beck arrived at Hamden-based KC101 in early 1992,” the paper recalled, “he was a semi-failed, drug-and-alcohol addicted, Top-40s radio jock desperately l...
- 10/23/2009
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
Adam Lambert (Sort Of) Kissed A Girl ... And No One Could Stop Talking About It
The big gay news of the week is that one big gay icon did something not so gay and set the gay blogosphere abuzz. That's right, Adam Lambert posed for some racy pictures with a nekkid girl and the reaction of our readers was all over the place as demonstrated by the nearly 70 comments folks posted. Our follow-up poll the next day registered nearly 2,000 votes and generated another 50+ comments.
As for the poll results — it was a dead heat with 41% of folks loving the pics and 41% saying "Ew" and believing that someone was trying to give Adam a "hetero" make-over. I'll say one thing; you folks had a ton of passionate, mostly articulate things to say about the topic.
Personally, I see the whole issue as being a nice little zeitgeist-y moment in how we...
The big gay news of the week is that one big gay icon did something not so gay and set the gay blogosphere abuzz. That's right, Adam Lambert posed for some racy pictures with a nekkid girl and the reaction of our readers was all over the place as demonstrated by the nearly 70 comments folks posted. Our follow-up poll the next day registered nearly 2,000 votes and generated another 50+ comments.
As for the poll results — it was a dead heat with 41% of folks loving the pics and 41% saying "Ew" and believing that someone was trying to give Adam a "hetero" make-over. I'll say one thing; you folks had a ton of passionate, mostly articulate things to say about the topic.
Personally, I see the whole issue as being a nice little zeitgeist-y moment in how we...
- 10/23/2009
- by michael
- The Backlot
You don't become a Master of the Universe simply by being a fly on the wall. The members of the New Establishment have a trove of surprising personal details ripe for the telling. Check back with us daily to discover the latest nugget, from who was captain of their high school cheerleading squad to who is unloading vintage cars on eBay. Glenn Beck (number 81 on our list) owns a few pipes from an organ in a church that George Washington frequented.
- 10/22/2009
- Vanity Fair
Yesterday, the debut glimpse of a New Moon werebeast brought much-welcome laughter to a world wearied by Glenn Beck likening progressives to slave owners and worries about which network will finally hire Richard Heene once the helium clears. But, horrific and half-finished though the leapin' lycanthrope was, we have to admit it's not the worst wolfman we've seen. Here, then, from the Bad Movies We Love archives, a brief history of furry freaks.
- 10/21/2009
- Movieline
Beck’s assault on Dunn works to confirm the growing public sentiment that Beck and others on Fox News Channel use their platform to extend the reach of the Republican Party.
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- 10/20/2009
- by Staff
- PopDecay
President Barack Obama's communications director says it was Fox News Channel, not the White House, that picked a fight.Yet it was Anita Dunn's words during a CNN interview last week, saying Fox is like "a wing of the Republican Party," that ignited one of the most unusual verbal volleys between a presidential administration and journalists since Vice President Spiro Agnew complained during the Nixon years about the "nattering nabobs of negativism."Dunn's stance cheered many of the president's supporters who seethe over anti-Obama stories on Fox opinion shows, but has caused a backlash among some who say it exposed the administration as thin-skinned.White House unhappiness had been building. The president himself said there is "one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration." Fox's coverage of health care demonstrations over the summer, former administration official Van Jones and the...
- 10/18/2009
- Filmicafe
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