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Would You Watch ‘Roseanne’ Without Roseanne? Show Could Get Reboot (Video)

Keith GirardJune 1, 2018

Hit ABC show 'Roseanne' might be revived by the network without the controversial star. (Photo: ABC) Roseanne Barr torpedoed her wildly popular ABC sitcom ...

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President Obama Portrait Has Marijuana Plants, Right-Wing Social Media Wags Say

Keith GirardFebruary 13, 2018

President Obama’s official Presidential portrait has a leafy backdrop that allegedly contains marijuana leaves, according to a new right-wing conspiracy theory making the rounds on social media. Obama has admitted smoking pot back in the day as student and community organizer....

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President Obama, Michelle Obama Reveal Official Portraits; Reactions… Ah, Mixed

Keith GirardFebruary 12, 2018

Former President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama took what could be considered the last act of their administration. They sat for official portraits destined for the National Portrait Gallery to hang next to portraits of Washington, Lincoln, Clinton and Bush. Reactions, so far, are… ah.. mixed. The portraits were unveiled at a ceremony this morning that drew former administration officials and a spattering of Hollywood types, including Steven Spielberg, wife, Kate Capshaw and Tom Hanks....

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Kellyanne Conway Makes Spectacle of Herself on Trump Wiretap Claims (See!)

Keith GirardMarch 13, 2017

Kellyanne Conway did her best on NBC’s “Today” show to deflect questions about Donald Trump’s odious claim that President Obama wiretapped his Trump Tower telephones during the 2016 campaign. It was a spectacle of lies. Conway, whose credibility is already in the basement, did herself no favors by trying to defend the president’s outlandish claims on national television....

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President Obama Skin ‘Blackened’ in Racist GOP Campaign Ads, Study Says

Keith GirardDecember 31, 2015

President Obama’s skin tone was digitally altered in 2008 Republican campaign ads to make him appear darker, according to a new study. The ads were designed to appeal to voters’ racial prejudices and tie Obama closely to crime and radical activists. Even Hillary used the tactic, the study says. ...

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Is Sarah Palin Being Relegated to Dustbin of History? New Polls

Keith GirardJuly 13, 2013

Sarah Palin’s days as a national leader appear to be over. A new poll of Alaska voters found that the former vice presidential candidate is trailing incumbents in both senatorial and gubernatorial elections that are slated for 2014....

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Satan Debuts on History Channel; Wait, Is That Obama? (watch!)

Keith GirardMarch 19, 2013

President Obama bears a striking resemblance to–no, not that guy in the rap video–but to SATAN! At least that’s the way the History channel appears to portray Lucifer in its new min-series, “The Bible.”...

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President Obama State of the Union Live Stream (Watch Here!)

Keith GirardFebruary 12, 2013

President Barack Obama is expected to issue a broad challenge to Congress to back his plans to create jobs and lift the economy out of the doldrums, while running a smarter, not more expensive government. The State of the Union speech, scheduled for 9pm Eastern and is being live streamed by TheImproper....

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Aretha Franklin: I LOL’ed When I Learned Beyonce Lip-Synched

Keith GirardJanuary 23, 2013

Aretha Franklin “cracked up” when she first heard that Beyonce had lip-synched the national anthem at the inauguration of President Barack Obama....

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Beyoncé Phones In Inauguration Performance With Déclassé Lip-Sync

Keith GirardJanuary 22, 2013

Singer Beyonce Knowles phoned in her dramatic performance of the national anthem at the inauguration of President Barack Obama on Jan. 21 by lip-synching to a pre-recorded track....

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Jimmy Fallon Takes Prize for Obama-Romney Debate Humor (watch)

Keith GirardOctober 5, 2012

Late night comics were quick to pounce on the debate between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, but Jimmy Fallon takes the cake with his ski...

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Michelle Obama Ices Cake With Letterman Top Ten (watch!)

Keith GirardSeptember 6, 2012

Michelle Obama, fresh off her moving Democratic National Convention speech, took some time out from the gathering to appear on David Letterman, via satellite. She did his famous top ten list. The First lady, 48 spent much of her time yesterday with brother Craig Robinson in the presidential seats. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden, also dropped in to hear former President Bill Clinton speak. From high atop the the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., she connected with Dave to read the “Top Ten Reasons to Watch the Democratic National Convention.”...

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Sarah Palin Mocks Michelle Obama's Anti-Obesity Initiative

Samantha ChangDecember 20, 2010

Sarah Palin, who recently declared that children should be allowed to eat as many cookies as they want at school, thinks First Lady Michelle Obama's efforts to ...

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