TV producer Bruce Beresford Redman arrested in wife’s murder
November 18, 2010
(ChattahBox Celebrity News) – Justice has moved slowly in this case but it looks like Monica Beresford Redman’s might finally get their day in court. Reality TV producer Bruce Beresford Redman was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon by U.S. Marshals and FBI agents at his Rancho Palos Verdes home, five months after Mexican authorities accused him of killing his wife. The sources said he was home alone at the time and offered no resistance. Read more
Kal Penn Returns To White House
November 16, 2010
(ChattahBox Celebrity News) – Actor Kal Penn is back in the White House. Penn who plays Kumar in the “Harold and Kumar” film series went to work on Monday at the Office of Public Engagement as an associate director, ABC News reports. Penn “will be the point person for those in the Arts, Youth, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities,” a spokesman said. Read more
Prince William and Kate Middleton Announce Engagement
November 16, 2010
(ChattahBox Celebrity New) – After many false reports, royal officials have confirmed that Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton are now engaged to be married.
Prince Charles’ Clarence House office says the heir to the throne is “delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton.” Read more
Surprise, Surprise, Lou Dobbs Lands at Fox Business
November 10, 2010
(ChattahBox Political News)— A year after being booted from CNN for promoting paranoid anti-immigration hate and birther conspiracies, Lou Dobbs has landed a gig with the Fox Business Network. The xenophobic Dobbs, who once falsely reported that diseased undocumented immigrants were bringing Leprosy into the country, has tried to soften his image since leaving CNN, with an eye towards politics. But at the same time, he has been speaking before tea party groups slinging incendiary anti-Obama rhetoric about the dangers of socialism. Dobbs will host his own show at Fox Business and will fit right in with the likes of Neil Cavuto. Read more
Olbermann Thanks Viewers for ‘Ground-Rattling Support,’ MSNBC Taken to Task
November 9, 2010
(ChattahBox US News)— Keith Olbermann is riding a groundswell of support from his fans leading up to his triumphant return to his “Countdown” perch tonight. After MSNBC announced Olbermann’s “punishment” for making political contributions without permission would end Tuesday, the outspoken host released a statement thanking, as well as apologizing to his viewers for “having precipitated such anxiety and unnecessary drama.” But no apology was forthcoming for his bosses at MSNBC, whom Olbermann took to task for suspending him without notice and having to learn of his punishment from the media. Read more
Olbermann Back From MSNBC Exile on Tuesday
November 8, 2010
(ChattahBox US News)—- Keith Olbermann is returning to his “Countdown” perch at MSNBC, as quickly as he was exiled from the network’s prime-time lineup. After being suspended indefinitely for supposedly not asking for permission to make political donations, MSNBC president Phil Griffin announced that the highest rated host had served an appropriate “punishment” for his transgressions and would be returning to his show on Tuesday. The progressive blog the Daily Kos, which has been running an aggressive online campaign to pressure MSNBC to bring Olbermann back blared the headline, “MSNBC Folds!” after receiving news of Olbermann’s return Sunday night. Read more
Olbermann Suspended Indefinitely for Dem Political Donations
November 5, 2010
(ChattahBox Political News)—Wow, MSNBC didn’t waste any time. Following revelations by The Politico that the popular Countdown host Keith Olbermann made three personal donations to Democratic candidates totaling $7,200, he has been suspended indefinitely without pay. Olbermann, in responding to The Politico pointed out that he “did not privately or publicly encourage anyone else to donate,” but his contributions to candidates he covered on his progressive-leaning show apparently, violated NBC corporate policy. Read more
Torture is torture, Bush Ought to Be Tried
November 5, 2010
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(ChattahBox Op/Ed News) – Man, George W Bush’s new book, “Decision Points” is going to be a treasure trove of articles and outrage. Recently I wrote an article on G Dub’s worst moment in his presidency, the moment when he was insulted by rapper Kanye West. Yep, that was his worst moment. Here’s the latest outrage coming from Bush’s revisionist book.
A new report by the Washington Post, shows that Bush personally approved torture in the form of waterboarding,. First on Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KLM) then on two other prisoners. Let’s be clear here I don’t harbor any soft fuzzy spots for the 9/11 plotter. It is my sincere hope that once given a fair trial that he gets his wish to meet his maker sooner rather than later.
We can argue all we want about the circumstances and the need to extract information which might have saved American lives. Unfortunately most experts agree that torture does not work. The tortured gives any useless bit of information in order for the agony to stop. Then it takes valuable time and resources to to verify the information’s veracity. In the meantime the torture pauses and the prisoner develops new strategies to deceive his tormentors. It’s also known that non-torture interrogation techniques are more effective. But the value of torture is not the issue here. The issue here is a US president fully admitting that he broke US and international law by approving the use of torture.
At the end of WWII the United States tried, convicted and hanged Japanese soldiers for waterboarding US soldiers. Why the double standard? If we used the excuse that we tortured KSM in order to save lives why couldn’t the Japanese use the same arguement? The reason is torture is an affront to human dignity and the United States is better than that. Well, we were better than that until a bunch of paranoid thugs called neocons took over the White House.
It is a pity that President Obama and the Democratic led congress did not hold hearings on torture once they assumed power. I understand the long standing practice that new presidents don’t go digging up dirt of old presidents because one day you’ll be the old president. I say that’s hogwash. Presidents have to make the most difficult decisions imaginable. They must decide what’s best for the country and have little room for error. This does not mean they leave their moral compass at home before being sworn in. Bush should be investigated. If it’s found that his administration broke the law, so be it. Let them be convicted. That’s the law.
The country I believe in. The country that I served in the US Army for, is and should be held to a higher standard. We must be the country which holds human dignity as a sacred tenet. And any man, President or Joe, for whatever reason should be held responsible if that sacred tenet is broken.
Sarah Palin Whines About Her Privacy in Reality Show (Video)
November 4, 2010
(ChattahBox Political News)–The first episode of Sarah Palin’s Alaskan reality show depicts the former half-term governor ironically whining and complaining about her privacy. Specifically, Palin and her husband Todd tell viewers how their summer was ruined, due to author Joe McGinniss’ renting the unoccupied house just a few feet away from the Palin’s home. “I think it is an intrusion, an invasion of our privacy and I don’t like it,” says Palin. When McGinniss took up residence in Wasilla over the summer to research a book on Sarah Palin, she threw a fit on Facebook, accusing the respected author of “peeping” into her daughter’s bedroom. Read more
Obama to Stewart: ‘It Wasn’t Change You Can Believe in, in 18-Months’
October 28, 2010
(ChattahBox Political News)–President Obama reminded Jon Stewart that real change doesn’t happen overnight and certainly not in just 18-months. It took George W. Bush and Dick Cheney eight-years to trash our country, but the American people want instant solutions and instant gratification. During a first ever appearance by a sitting president on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, President Obama gently sparred, traded barbs and shared a few laughs with host Jon Stewart, who has been openly critical of Obama. The President rejected Stewart’s characterization of the historic health care reform bill as “timid,” while defending Democratic candidates who have taken politically difficult votes, whom are now distancing themselves from the White House. Stewart quipped that some Democrats are running on a platform, of “Please baby, one more chance.” Read more