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Keith Olbermann, often described as the thinking man's idiot (or is that the idiot's thinking man?) said on MSNBC a few nights ago: "Jonah Goldberg of National Review said on CNN that you would bring 'slack-jawed yokels, hicks, weirdoes, pervs, and whatnots.' And apart from considering the source there, at what point did we stop letting yokels, hicks, weirdoes, pervs, and whatnots vote? We let Jonah Goldberg vote." Jerry Springer responded, "Well, you make a good point. But that's the elitism. That's the elitism that is part of the problem. Our government right now is very good at protecting the...

Springer starts Senate run June 12 2003 Talk-show host Jerry Springer today moved a step closer toward a US Senate bid, announcing the creation of an exploratory campaign committee in Ohio. The 59-year-old Springer, a registered Democrat and former Cincinnati mayor whose syndicated talk show is produced in Chicago, has been considering a run against Republican Senator George Voinovich in 2004. While an exploratory committee falls short of an official declaration of candidacy, it almost always signals an unofficial start of a campaign. "It's fair to say that we're further down the road than we were six months ago," Springer...

President Bush and French President Jacques Chirac may not be phone pals anymore, but that didn't stop Chirac from discussing Saddam Hussein, the war in Iraq, and other serious issues with another famous American: Jerry Lewis. Except it turns out that the man who had a five-minute phone conversation with Chirac last week wasn't Lewis, but rather a Los Angeles DJ impersonating the comedian. A source at KROQ 106.7 confirms that ''Kevin and Bean Show'' entertainment reporter Ralph Garman got through to Chirac by claiming to be France's most loved American funnyman -- a prank that has the real Lewis...

COMPANY HISTORY: Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., the Vermont-based manufacturer of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet, was founded in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, by childhood friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, with a $12,000 investment ($4,000 of which was borrowed)....Contact Info for the anti-Bush Susan Sarandon Loving, Saddam Hussein Hiney Kissing, Ice Cream Company: Ben & Jerry's 30 Community Drive South Burlington, VT 05403-6828 Phone: 802-846-1500 Comment by Recovering_Democrat:Ben Cohen sponsored the anti-Bush, pro-Saddam ads aired last night against our Commander in Chief. This man's company is being protected day and night by our...

For the hell of it... I'm conducting a survey. What was your favorite Seinfeld episode? I need a good laugh.

On Wednesday, October 30 2002 a new website debuts that will reveal the truth about Jerry Abramson the former Mayor of Louisville. If you've been following the merger of Louisville and Jefferson county governments then you know Abramson was the chief architect of the merger just so he could become the new Metro Mayor. He fancies himself "Mayor for Life". Well he'll have a surprise when http://www.abramsonuncovered.com hits the web on Wednesday Oct. 30th. His Republican opponent is a good man named Jack Early who needs the vote of all Louisville, KY FReepers. FReep this new website for all the...

<p>MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Ben & Jerry's said Thursday it would lay off 52 people at its South Burlington headquarters in the ice cream maker's second round of job cuts this year.</p> <p>The company described the cuts as part of a larger strategy to bolster its position and fuel future growth of the 25-year-old company.</p>

ABC bleeps 'Jesus' out of broadcast ABC says it edited the word "Jesus" out of a recent broadcast so viewers wouldn't be offended. For many, it had the opposite effect. The bleeped Jesus on "The View" has drawn the ire of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, some conservative media watchdogs and even the women whose on-air conversation was altered. "It is political correctness run amok," said Elizabeth Swasey, spokeswoman for the Media Research Center. On the May 23 edition of "The View," Meredith Vieira noted that the daily weigh-ins of her dieting co-host, Joy Behar, had ended. "Yes, and thank you,...

 http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/bio/rivera_g.htmCelebrating Hispanic Heritage - Biography Geraldo Rivera1943 Journalist, Television talk show host Controversial television journalist Geraldo Rivera, host of the daytime talk show Geraldo, has gained a reputation as the king of tabloid television. Despite his reputation, however, Rivera has enjoyed a long and often distinguished career. Some of his many roles have included advocacy lawyer, public speaker, charitable foundation board member, and investigative reporter. Born in Brooklyn On 3 July (some sources say 4 July) 1943, Gerald Michael Riviera was born to Allen and Lillian (Friedman) Rivera. In later years, the transformed "Geraldo" questioned his mother about her...