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By Buck Wolf - AOL NewsJust how did the turkey -- a bird native to North America -- become synonymous with thoughtless, annoying people, so often overstuffed with jive? Let's face it, some of our nominees for 2009 Turkey of the Year wouldn't be welcome at any Thanksgiving dinner. So, with no further ado, let's look at some of the year's most fowl personalities. AP Roguishly Raw: That ring you hear when your 15 minutes of fame are up must be a call from someone asking you to pose nude. Levi Johnston's offer came from Playgirl, and he promised the pictorial would be "tasteful." We now know that Johnston's ...
Obama, Kanye West, Tommy Lasorda, and Jesse Jackson: Lessons of the Open Mic
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyThree decades ago, when powerful directional microphones were becoming commonplace in broadcast reporting, a newspaper colleague of mine played the most remarkable tape recording for me. It was made during the fourth game of the 1977 World Series at Dodger Stadium and stars Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, at whom the mic had been aimed. ...
Obama Calls Kanye West a 'Jackass'
By David Sessions - Politics DailyABC News reporter Terry Moran set Twitter afire Monday with a bit of inside reporting on an interview that took place on another network: President Obama, Moran revealed on his Twitter feed, had referred to Kanye West a "jackass." "Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a 'jackass' for his outburst at the VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT's presidential," Moran wrote at 6:39 p.m. yesterday. The quote quickly spread across the social networking site until CNBC, whose reporter had been interviewing Obama when he made the comment, objected that it had come during an off-the-record portion of the ...
Taylor Swift: NHL's New Spokesperson
By Kevin Schultz - AOL NewsThe NHL is kind of short on celebrity endorsers. Snoop Dogg has been an avid league supporter and Ducks fan and Christie Brinkley has done multiple commercials and appearances for the New York Islanders. Now, enter the newest addition, country music star Taylor Swift. Naturally, the commercial she filmed endorses the biggest country music city in the world -- Nashville. It's also kind of a neat concept. "Look what I brought home, ma! Can I keep her? Pleeeeease?"HT Forechecker ...
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