Unless you haven’t turned on your television within the past couple of weeks (and even then you’re probably not immune), you’ve heard about the shit storm NBC has gotten itself into over its late-night lineup…
Trust me, I get that it’s all about the bottom line in business. But I also believe that a man – or a network, in this case – is only as good as his word. NBC’s Jeff Zucker should be ashamed of himself for throwing O’Brien aside the minute things got tough.
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Just in case you’re not a woman and haven’t heard the news, Oprah has announced that the next season will be the last for The Oprah Winfrey Show. Like everything else Oprah does, the announcement has gotten lots of attention. Oprah issued a statement saying:
“I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it’s time to say good-bye.”
I hate to interrupt the waterworks, but I have to say…BULLSHIT!
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The ongoing situation with Tiger Woods has got me pissed as hell. Whatever happened to athletes as role models? Years ago, athletes were held to a higher standard because they were viewed as role models for children. Teams wouldn’t have put up with this kind of behavior from one of their players. These men and women are paid astronomical salaries not only because they’re great athletes but also because they have a responsibility to the community and to the world to answer to a higher authority. And they should be held accountable for that.
Everywhere I look lately I see celebrities, politicians and other well-known figures behaving badly. In the past week alone, tennis-champion Serena Williams was in the news for her profane outburst at the U.S. Open and before that Congressman Joe Wilson made headlines for his “You Lie” outburst during President Obama’s address to Congress, not to mention Kanye’s latest tantrum.
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As much as I hate to reward bad behavior, I feel like something should be said about Kanye’s most recent inappropriate outburst at this week’s VMA’s.
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