By RT
Stick to the fact-checking.
Posted on February 4, 2014
Local TV Newscasters Agree: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Rapping The News
By Juice Rap News
“Anchorman of the Juice Rap News Robert Foster embarks on a new era of adversarial rap journalism by casting a critical eye on the paradigm that shapes our collective reality each night.
“Featuring a smorgasbord of guests, from the stalwart General Baxter to Terence Moonseed having a friendly chat on about the Trans-Pacific Partnership to our special correspondents in Russia and the colonies.
“Meanwhile, what is going on in finance, show business and the weather? Special surprise guests are in tow to cover all this and more, helping Robert delve deeper into this very odd phenomenon of ‘The News’ itself.”
Posted on January 28, 2014
24-Hour News Cycle Seems Like It’s Taking Forever
By The Onion
Frustrated Americans demand more panel coverage, around-the-clock bulletins and breaking reactions from Twitter.
Posted on January 25, 2014
Local TV Notes: Human Ken Doll Vs. King Of The Nerds
Chicago Teeming With Ridiculous TV Personalities
“Justin Jedlica has had 140 plastic surgery procedures in the last 15 years,” DNAinfo Chicago reports.
“The 33-year-old Trump Tower resident has 12 implants in his torso that mimic shapely arm and chest muscles, 15 silicone injections in his buttocks and 11 in his face.
“The spate of procedures earned him the nickname ‘the Human Ken Doll’ when he made his first TV appearance on a 2012 20/20 special called ‘Extreme Plastic Surgery.'”
He also just appeared on TLC’s My Strange Addiction:
Posted on January 23, 2014
Local TV Notes: Robert Redford’s Rahm & Rich Kids’ Reality
Plus: Hate Following Chicago PD
“CNN’s Chicagoland docu series is apt to be a ratings bonanza when the 8-part unscripted series starts airing on March 6, a date stated in a promo, now airing, but still unconfirmed by CCN,” Reel Chicago reports.
“It was produced by Robert Redford’s new Sundance Productions set up for TV and multimedia.”
Fear the worst.
Read MoreCNN formally says the show will give viewers “an inside look of the city’s leaders and residents as they work to improve the public education system and neighborhood and youth safety.”
“Chicago’s vibrant culture and opportunities inherent in this 21st century, world-class city run alongside profound daily challenges,” said Redford, who was the series’ executive producer.
“Much of it falls on the shoulders of its tough, visionary mayor, his team and people doing heroic work in neighborhoods throughout the city.”
Indeed, the promo displays a positive focus on Mayor Rahm Emanuel (he’s being called “America’s dominant mayor”) for the way in which he has handled these hot button issues that have keep Chicagoans in a constant uproar.
Posted on January 17, 2014
Hysterical News Vortex Grips U.S.!
Snowy Conditions Proving Hazardous For Nation’s Idiots
Plus: Weather Forecast Says It’s Windy As A Bastard
If you know an idiot, please make sure they’re safe and not standing naked in a snow embankment on a dare.
Posted on January 8, 2014
A Message From Jesse Ventura
On The Occasion Of His New TV Show
Last week, mainstream media aired segments that looked back on the top stories of 2013. Often, when people “look back” they don’t connect the dots. They forget that one set of circumstances is not an isolated incident, so they can’t prevent these circumstances from happening again. Or even worse, they somehow convince themselves that the issues are too big to change.
Pope Francis is one person I was surprised to see look back, realize past wrongs, and decide that when he looks ahead, he wants to see change. Though I don’t share his beliefs, I am astounded to see the face of one of the biggest and most influential religious institutions talk about accepting others as equals:
Posted on December 31, 2013
Kristin Cavallari: It Was All Fake
H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D
“Kristin Cavallari says everything on her reality shows was fake, fake, fake!” RadarOnline reports.
“The MTV darling, who starred on Laguna Beach and then The Hills, sat down with Bethenny Frankel, herself a veteran reality star, and RadarOnline has the video where she revealed all the ways her shows were not real.”
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But here’s the thing.
Posted on December 26, 2013