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  • RAA 'Loses' JMW Turner's £20m Bequest (150 Years Ago, UK)

    04/04/2008 1:29:10 PM PDT · by blam · 5 replies · 287+ views
    RAA 'loses' JMW Turner's £20m bequest Last Updated: 8:13am BST 04/04/2008 The Royal Academy of Arts is facing questions over what happened to substantial funds which were bequeathed by the artist JMW Turner more than 150 years ago. Turner, who had studied at the institution from the age of 14, left £20,000 in his will for a gold medal prize for landscape painting worth £20, which he wanted to be awarded every other year. Descendants of the artist and leading scholars are now demanding to know what has happened to the money, which would be worth around £2 million today,...
  • Turner: Global Warming Will Cause Mass Cannibalism, Insurgents Are Patriots

    04/02/2008 3:32:36 PM PDT · by Anti-Bubba182 · 78 replies · 1,414+ views
    Newsbusters ^ | April 2, 2008 | Brent Baker
    Interviewed Tuesday for Charlie Rose's PBS show, CNN founder Ted Turner argued that inaction on global warming “will be catastrophic” and those who don't die “will be cannibals.” He also applied moral equivalence in describing Iraqi insurgents as “patriots” who simply “don't like us because we've invaded their country” and so “if the Iraqis were in Washington, D.C., we'd be doing the same thing.” On not taking drastic action to correct global warming: Not doing it will be catastrophic. We'll be eight degrees hotter in ten, not ten but 30 or 40 years and basically none of the crops will...
  • Asked About CNN's Future, Ted Turner Utters a Loud Sputter (October 10, 2006 )

    02/07/2008 12:20:44 PM PST · by george76 · 27 replies · 94+ views
    News Busters ^ | October 10, 2006 | Brent Baker
    Asked at the National Press Club's luncheon on Monday “what do you see as the future vision for CNN now that Fox is gaining in market share and popularity?”, CNN founder Ted Turner leaned into the microphone and, prompting laughter and applause, produced a loud sputtering sound as he blew air through his lips with his tongue sticking out slightly -- aka "blowing a raspberry" or issuing a "Bronx cheer." "... the right-wingers have every right to have a network of their own and they've got one.”
  • ( Ted ) Turner 'almost done' buying up ranchland

    02/07/2008 11:36:02 AM PST · by george76 · 47 replies · 272+ views
    Omaha World-Herald ^ | February 7, 2008 | PAUL HAMMEL
    CNN founder Ted Turner, the largest private landowner in Nebraska and the United States and the nation's largest bison rancher, said Wednesday that he is about done buying new ranches. He said he would like to reach 2 million acres nationwide before he dies — about 40,000 acres more than he currently owns. "I'm almost done. I've got enough," said Turner... The 69-year-old billionaire, philanthropist and conservationist said he isn't interested in free-standing ranches anymore, only "reasonably priced" parcels adjacent to his current operations, which include five ranches in Nebraska near Gordon, Oshkosh and Mullen. The ranches cover 425,221 acres,...
  • Ike Turner Overdosed On Cocaine

    01/16/2008 5:49:39 PM PST · by blam · 14 replies · 11+ views
    BBC ^ | 1-16-2008
    Ike Turner overdosed on cocaine Ike had been making a comeback in recent years US soul legend Ike Turner, who died last month at the age of 76, was killed by a cocaine overdose, Californian coroners have established. "We are listing that he abused cocaine and that's what resulted in the cocaine toxicity," said an official at the San Diego County medical examiner's office. Cardiovascular disease and pulmonary emphysema were also given as "significant" factors in the death. Turner's daughter Mia said she was shocked by the report. The singer had waged an "ongoing struggle" with drugs, she said, but...
  • Ted Turner's land purchases questioned

    11/28/2007 12:13:13 PM PST · by george76 · 65 replies · 174+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Nov 28 | NATE JENKINS
    Ted Turner's men didn't flinch... When the auction was over, they walked away with what they came for: 26,300 acres of prime ranch land, at a cost of nearly $10 million. "It hasn't taken long to find out he's serious," said Duane Kime, a rancher and Turner neighbor who was outbid by about $100,000 by the CNN founder. But what exactly is Turner serious about? The question gnaws at folks here and in other rural areas of the country ... Turner has amassed 2 million acres over the past two decades to become the largest private landowner in the country....
  • ( Ted ) Turner fights road paving

    07/27/2007 7:14:05 PM PDT · by george76 · 40 replies · 1,259+ views
    The Associated Press ^ | July 27, 2007
    Lawyers for media mogul Ted Turner persuaded a district judge to issue a restraining order blocking Gallatin County from paving a five-mile stretch of road that runs through Turner's sprawling Flying D Ranch south of here. Attorneys for Turner Enterprises Inc. obtained the order from District Judge John Brown. It bars the county from paving a segment of Spanish Creek Road. Commissioners said the county has been planning to pave the road for years. To save money, the county was planning to use millings - essentially ground-up rubble from other road projects - provided by the Montana Department of Transportation...
  • U.N. High Tech for Kim - Add Burma to the list of scandals.

    07/19/2007 9:09:58 PM PDT · by gpapa · 4 replies · 294+ views
    OpinionJournal.com ^ | July 20, 2007 | Editorian Staff
    The United Nations' Cash for Kim Jong Il scandal is now six months old, so it's a good time to assess progress, if that's the right word. The evidence of misdeeds at the U.N. Development Program in North Korea continues to mount, but there's still no "urgent" and "external" inquiry, as ordered by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in January. Now the U.S. has uncovered evidence that in addition to transferring millions of dollars in cash that may have gone to help prop up Kim's grotesque regime, the UNDP also transferred dual-use technology. It did so without bothering to secure a U.S....
  • ( Ted ) Turner's Land Holdings Keep Increasing

    07/17/2007 9:11:48 PM PDT · by george76 · 26 replies · 1,748+ views
    North Platte Bulletin ^ | July 16, 2007 | James E. Ducey
    The 100-year tenure of the McMurtrey Family at a pioneer ranch in Cherry County ended June 26 with a public referee auction at Valentine. R.E. "Ted" Turner purchased the property by offering the highest bid. Turner bought the 26,332 deeded acres for nearly $10 million... The opening bid was $290 per acre. It was the largest ranch land auction ever held in Cherry County, according to Eric Scott, Cherry county attorney. The auction was ordered by the Cherry County District Court. Erba "Hub" McMurtrey built his ranch starting with Kinkaid homesteads with three McMurtrey Brothers in 1908. Ranch acreage increased...
  • SCREENED OUT: Gay Images In Film (Turner Classic Movies Barf Alert)

    05/30/2007 2:19:50 PM PDT · by holidayidol · 21 replies · 741+ views
    Screened Out: Gay Images in Films - Mondays & Wednesdays in JuneA 44-Movie Festival that examines gay sexuality in the cinema from the silent era up to the films that challenged Hollywood's rigid CodeAt a time when the rights of gays and lesbians are being hotly debated, TCM offers a look at the treatment of homosexuals in American movies as inspired by the Richard Barrios book Screened Out: Playing Gay in Hollywood from Edison to Stonewall. Our festival covers roughly the same territory as the book, with the range marked by two TCM premieres: the silent comedy Algie, the Miner...
  • Iraq protest camp shortlisted for Turner Prize (anti-war protest signs redefined as 'art')

    05/08/2007 11:50:17 AM PDT · by Stoat · 15 replies · 701+ views
    The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | May 8, 2007 | Nigel Reynolds
    Iraq protest camp shortlisted for Turner Prize By Nigel Reynolds, Arts Correspondent  Last Updated: 3:41pm BST 08/05/2007     Politics not paint are set to dominate this year's Turner Prize after the announcement today of a four-strong shortlist of artists more exercised by issues such as the Iraq war, terrorism and religious strife than images of beauty.   Video: Mark Wallinger with his replica of Brian Haw's camp Leading the way is Mark Wallinger, a veteran of the Sensation generation of British artists. He has been shortlisted for his controversial £90,000 work, State Britain, in which he meticulously recreated Brian...
  • Time Warner Reaches Deal to Sell Braves

    02/12/2007 9:29:45 PM PST · by SmithL · 37 replies · 749+ views
    AP via SFGate ^ | 2/12/7 | RONALD BLUM
    Time Warner Inc. finalized an agreement Monday to sell the Atlanta Braves to Liberty Media Corp. after more than a year of negotiations. The deal, which values the team at $450 million, was submitted to Major League Baseball for its approval process, two people familiar with the deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made and publicly traded companies were involved. The parties hope baseball will approve the sale in time for the team to be transferred by opening day, the person said. Under the agreement, Terry McGuirk will remain in charge of the team...
  • Breaking: 'Hoax Devices' Found At Several Boston Locations (Several 'Suspicous Packages' Found)

    01/31/2007 12:04:30 PM PST · by Howlin · 663 replies · 26,825+ views
    Boston.com ^ | January 31, 2007
    BOSTON -- Four "hoax devices" were found at several Boston locations Wednesday, hours after officials detonated a suspicious package on an elevated structure above the Sullivan Square Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station. The additional packages were found at the Boston University Bridge, the Longfellow Bridge and near the intersection of Stuart and Columbus streets. A device described by officials as a pipe bomb was found in the basement of the Tufts New England Medical Center at 185 Harrison Ave. A spokesman for the Boston Police Department said that all of the packages appeared to be similar. "Our device was not...
  • (Vanity) Fish with Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter, Ted Turner

    01/29/2007 5:45:27 PM PST · by girlangler · 55 replies · 874+ views
    Brigadoonlodge.com ^ | 1/29/06 | website
    Bid on a fly fishing package for ten Anglers with President Carter and celebrity guide, Ted Turner! You and nine of your friends will go fly-fishing with President and Mrs. Carter, with Ted Turner as your celebrity guide. You will stay at the lodge for the night, enjoy a cocktail reception an gourmet meal prepared by Chef Vagn Nielsen of Atlanta's Proof of the Pudding restaurant. Package to include guides, gear, cocktail reception, gourment dinner and lodging for 10. Bid on a fly fishing package for ten Anglers with President Carter and celebrity guide, Ted Turner! You and nine of...
  • Al Jazeera enters the 'information war' - in English

    11/14/2006 5:12:35 AM PST · by SJackson · 14 replies · 928+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 11-14-06 | LARRY DERFNER
    Beginning Wednesday, November 15, the sometimes called "CNN of the Arab world," will be out to capture the rest of the world as Al Jazeera International debuts on TV screens globally - in English. The new satellite station will run 24/7, broadcasting 12 hours a day from Al Jazeera's home base in Doha, Qatar, with another four hours each from Washington DC, London and Kuala Lumpur. For star power it will have David Frost doing interviews, with Wednesday's "scoop" scheduled to be his talk with Tony Blair. In its decade on the air, Al Jazeera in Arabic has become the...
  • Final Thoughts on Ted Turner...

    11/01/2006 6:58:05 AM PST · by BigChiefEddieLightningFrog · 20 replies · 667+ views
    www.PoliticalOpinion.com ^ | Octobe 14, 2006 | Edward Wronka
    A Man For No Country by Edward Wronka It is quite a spectacle to see a man’s ego and sense of self-worth outgrow his own country, or I guess I should say, the country in which he was born (not necessarily his country). Upon hearing two paragraphs from a recent speech, it became plainly clear that is exactly what has happened to media mogul and all-around person extraordinaire Ted Turner. Quite clearly he has achieved deity status (in his own mind), expressing disdain for media organization who belittle themselves and tarnish their reputation for fairness by refusing to disassociate their...
  • British MP apologizes for comparing Israeli tactics to the Nazis

    10/18/2006 8:03:33 PM PDT · by familyop · 1 replies · 212+ views
    Israel Today ^ | 17OCT06 | Israel Today
    British Parliamentarian Andrew Turner of the Conservative Party was forced to apologize for equating Israel’s attacks on the Lebanese infrastructure and its citizens to the tactics carried out by the Nazis. During a panel of discussions dealing with the Palestinian problem and the recent war in Lebanon, Turner claimed that there was much condemnation of suicide bombers, but very little of Israeli attacks in Gaza against civilians. Turner slammed the British government for not calling for an immediate cease-fire during the summer conflict. He said even Human Rights Watch condemns Israel’s lawless attacks on south Lebanon that were followed by...
  • Ted Turner for President?

    10/10/2006 10:50:11 PM PDT · by John Semmens · 8 replies · 359+ views
    AZCONSERVATIVE ^ | 7 Oct 2006 | John Semmens
    In remarks that some speculate may be the beginnings of a bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, media mogul Ted Turner outlined an ambitious plan to outflank potential rivals. In an interview on CNBC's “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch,” Turner took a hard-left position on the issues. On the war in Iraq, Turner suggested that we stop bombing them. “All that bombs do is a lot of damage and make people angry,” said Turner. “I think we should try to make friends rather than enemies.” Turner proposed a series of “mixers” to help Iraqis and Americans get better...
  • Ted Turner: Give Muslim Extremists What They Want to Stop Terrorism

    10/02/2006 10:27:55 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 123 replies · 3,005+ views
    newsbusters.org ^ | September 30, 2006 | Brad Wilmouth
    Posted by Brad Wilmouth on September 30, 2006 - 15:28. During an interview aired Friday on CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, when asked by host Deutsch how he would go about fighting terrorism, CNN founder Ted Turner argued that "you don't win people over by bombing them, you win them over by being friends with them," and soon recommended giving Muslim extremists what they want as a solution to terrorism. Turner, who in 2002 claimed that Israelis were guilty of "terrorism" against the Palestinians, on Friday's show advocated "being more even-handed in our dealing with the Palestinians and...
  • Ted Turner says Iraq war among history's "dumbest"

    09/19/2006 6:02:23 PM PDT · by jmc1969 · 72 replies · 1,277+ views
    Reuters ^ | September 20, 2006 | Daniel Trotta
    The U.S. invasion of Iraq was among the "dumbest moves of all time" that ranks with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and the German invasion of Russia, billionaire philanthropist Ted Turner said on Tuesday. The founder of CNN and unabashed internationalist also defended the right of Iran to have nuclear weapons and the effectiveness of the United Nations and, in a jocular mood, advocated banning men from elective office worldwide in a Reuters Newsmaker appearance. The U.S. invasion of Iraq has caused "incalculable damage" that will take 20 years to overcome "if we just act reasonably intelligently." "It will...
  • How the US National Gallery and Tate were beaten to Turner masterpiece

    09/15/2006 3:47:45 AM PDT · by Republicanprofessor · 25 replies · 390+ views
    The Art Newspaper ^ | Sept. 14, 2006 | Martin Bailey
    The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Tate in London have both been outmanoeuvred by a London dealer in their attempts to buy Turner’s masterpiece, The Dark Rigi. We can reveal the story of how the picture was sold to a private buyer on the very day that a similar Turner watercolour, The Blue Rigi, fetched £5.8m at auction, a record price for a British work on paper. The Dark Rigi, which is at the centre of the row, had been in an English private collection since 1975. Earlier this year it came onto the market, through...
  • Tom & Jerry in trouble for smoking

    08/21/2006 7:19:16 AM PDT · by presidio9 · 60 replies · 2,055+ views
    Reuters ^ | 08/20/06
    They chase each other at high speed wielding axes and hammers. But the famous cartoon duo of Tom and Jerry are in trouble for smoking on screen. Media regulator Ofcom received a complaint from a viewer who took offence at two episodes involving smoking. In one, "Texas Tom", the hapless cat Tom tries to impress a feline female by rolling a cigarette, lighting it and smoking it with one hand. In the other, "Tennis Chumps", Tom's opponent in a match smokes a large cigar. In a bulletin posted online, Ofcom noted "concerns that smoking on television may normalise smoking", and...
  • Dems say Hall ideal to seek old seat

    08/16/2006 5:20:43 AM PDT · by Dane · 14 replies · 258+ views
    Dayton Daily News ^ | August 16, 2006 | Lynn Hulsey
    Dems say Hall ideal to seek old seat Studebaker's exit leaves party with need for candidate to run against Turner. By Lynn Hulsey Staff Writer Local Democrats will not only need to find a candidate to run for Congress in place of Stephanie Studebaker on less than three months notice, but they'll also need to find someone who can quickly raise the money needed to beat an incumbent. Montgomery County Democratic Party Chairman Dennis Lieberman said he thinks former U.S. Rep. Tony Hall might be just the guy. A special primary election will be held to choose a Democrat to...
  • Ohio Candidate Charged With Domestic Violence (Democrat drops out of OH 3rd Congress Race)

    08/15/2006 3:11:20 PM PDT · by xzins · 73 replies · 1,633+ views
    WCPO ^ | 15 Aug | Matthew Daniels
    Ohio Candidate Charged With Domestic Violence An Ohio congressional candidate (Stephanie Studebaker) has suspended her campaign after she and her husband were charged with domestic violence. A statement on Stephanie Studebaker's website said she's suspended all her campaign activitites because of "personal issues." Studebaker and her husband, Sam, were booked Sunday morning into the Montgomery County Jail in Dayton after police answered calls about a fight in their home. A STATEMENT AT HER WEBSITE http://www.studebakerforcongress.com/ Welcome, For Immediate Release: August 15, 2006 At 4PM, Stephanie Studebaker released the following statement: "After deciding to focus my efforts entirely on my family,...
  • Kimbell losing Turner piece: Work seized during WWII returned to original owners' heirs

    06/07/2006 7:18:59 AM PDT · by Republicanprofessor · 13 replies · 394+ views
    GuideLive.com ^ | June 6, 2006 | Janet Kutner
    A priceless J.M.W. Turner painting that has been in the collection of the Kimbell Art Museum since 1966 is leaving Fort Worth. It will be returned to the heirs of John and Anna Jaffé because it was apparently unlawfully seized by the pro-Nazi Vichy regime in France in 1943. Titled Glaucus and Scylla, the 1841 picture was acquired six years before the museum's opening by founding director Richard Fargo Brown. ... This "puts a big hole in our collection," Dr. Potts said, noting that "this was our only Turner and we don't have a Constable either, so we're missing both...
  • Ted Turner Bids Media Conglomerate Adieu (BARF!)

    05/19/2006 11:33:46 AM PDT · by new yorker 77 · 14 replies · 684+ views
    The AP via Yahoo! News ^ | May 19, 2006 | Harry R. Weber
    Ted Turner Bids Media Conglomerate Adieu Without Usual Flare ATLANTA (AP) -- Ted Turner was uncharacteristically understated Friday as he departed Time Warner Inc., the media conglomerate that swallowed his cable network company and slowly sidelined him as a mover and shaker in the businesses that he helped to create. The CNN founder told Time Warner shareholders at their annual meeting he regrets not being able to do more for them. "I just wish the last five years I could have made a bigger contribution," Turner said. "I hung in there as long as I could. I've done my best."...
  • Regulators put severe restrictions on salmon fishing

    04/08/2006 10:05:07 PM PDT · by george76 · 79 replies · 1,085+ views
    Associated Press ^ | April 7, 2006 | KATU TV 2
    Federal regulators have voted to impose severe restrictions on salmon fishing off the coasts of Oregon and Northern California to protect dwindling populations in the Klamath River. The Pacific Fishery Management Council decided to close about 700 miles of coastline to commercial salmon fishing for most of June and July. Those are generally the most productive months of the season.
  • Kaloogian - Photo by candidate not taken in Baghdad 50th Congressional District – Special Election

    03/30/2006 9:16:27 PM PST · by Fred · 12 replies · 682+ views
    San Diego Union Tribune ^ | March 30, 2006 | Bill Ainsworth
    SACRAMENTO – During his congressional campaign, Howard Kaloogian has portrayed himself as an aggressive conservative willing to go the extra mile, or in this case, 7,000 miles, to show that the war in Iraq is going well. But a funny thing happened on the way back from Baghdad – at least according to Kaloogian: His group stopped in Istanbul, their pictures got confused and now he's at the center of a national Internet photo scandal. For weeks, Kaloogian's campaign Web site featured a photo of a peaceful city block to help make his case that things are going well in...
  • Ted Turner blasts the media, Bush -- and himself

    03/29/2006 2:33:10 PM PST · by new yorker 77 · 12 replies · 765+ views
    AP via CNN.com ^ | March 29, 2006
    ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Ted Turner took shots Tuesday at the media for its coverage of sex and violence, at himself for losing control of the news network he founded, and at the Bush administration for going to war in Iraq. The outspoken billionaire philanthropist made his comments as he was being honored for promoting global understanding. "There's an awful lot of superfluous news, the pervert of the day and someone that shot seven people at a fraternity party," Turner told a crowd gathered at a downtown hotel. "Who needs it all?" Turner, 67, said he regrets losing control of...
  • Deal takes sheep off grazing allotment

    03/17/2006 8:22:02 PM PST · by george76 · 32 replies · 630+ views
    Billings Gazette ^ | March 17, 2006 | MIKE STARK
    Sheep don't mix well with grizzly bears and wolves. Now they won't mix at all on more than 70,000 acres in the Absaroka-Beartooth wilderness. A 74,000-acre sheep grazing allotment south of Big Timber in the Gallatin National Forest has been permanently closed and the ranchers who used it for generations have been paid to move their sheep elsewhere... The agreement is the eighth -- and second-largest -- in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem in recent years that has led to the retirement of about 300,000 acres from grazing. The latest involves the Ash Mountain and Iron Mountain allotments used for generations...
  • Hungry Mich. Wolves Turning on Each Other

    03/11/2006 11:00:51 AM PST · by george76 · 146 replies · 2,094+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Mar 11 | JOHN FLESHER
    Gnawing leisurely on the remains of a moose carcass, the wolf pack's alpha male seemed unaware that mortal danger was coming ever closer. Suddenly the eight-member rival pack burst into view. The alpha scrambled to his feet, but too late. Howling and barking, the enemy chased him down and mercilessly attacked, killing the hapless victim within a couple of minutes. It's not unusual for the gray wolves on Isle Royale National Park to target each other, said John Vucetich, a Michigan Tech University wildlife biologist who witnessed the carnage from an airplane in January. But the rival pack's brazen invasion...
  • Former Charger (and Black Republican) enters 50th District field

    12/28/2005 8:22:09 AM PST · by LdSentinal · 33 replies · 782+ views
    North County Times ^ | 12/28/05 | Mark Walker
    SOLANA BEACH ---- A former National Football League defensive back and punt returner has entered the GOP sweepstakes to fill out the unexpired term of Randy "Duke" Cunningham. Scott Turner, 33, a political neophyte, made his announcement Tuesday from a makeshift lectern placed on the 50-yard line at Santa Fe Christian School's Beauchamp Stadium. Flanked by his wife, Robin, Turner said he's in the 50th Congressional District race despite naysayers who, he said, have told him he needs a Hail Mary-type completion to overcome his better-financed and more experienced rivals. "Many have already tried to dissuade me from one, running...
  • Police Arrest Two in Marshall County Bomb Scare

    10/23/2005 6:50:23 AM PDT · by LibertyRocks · 38 replies · 1,138+ views
    KTEN-TV Channel 10 ^ | October 22, 2005 | Staff
    Following a fierce investigation, two suspects have been arrested in connection to a bomb scare in Marshall County. After the Kingston police found two homemade bombs within blocks of each other yesterday, authorities say a total of 28 bombs were recovered. Friday morning near the corner of Second and Chickasaw, Kingston police and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol bomb squad diffused two homemade bombs found in mailboxes. A U.S. Postal worker noticed a yellow liquid oozing from one of the boxes and then notified authorities. Today, police tell KTEN they found several more explosive devices at a house on the 500...
  • Inside Her 'Affair' With Student, 13: (Pamela Rogers Turner)

    02/16/2005 6:24:42 AM PST · by underwiredsupport · 163 replies · 34,065+ views
    Southern Standard ^ | Feb. 16, 2005 | Marianne Garvey
    INSIDE HER 'AFFAIR' WITH STUDENT, 13 By MARIANNE GARVEY February 13, 2005 -- McMINNVILLE, Tenn. — The torrid "affair" between a stunning teacher and a 13-year-old student began with innocent online chats, but ended with the teen losing his virginity and the temptress obsessed with her boy toy, the teen's best friend said. Justin Grissom, 19, says Pamela Turner — a gorgeous, 27-year-old gym teacher and basketball coach at Centertown Elementary who was arrested last week on 28 sex charges — threw herself at his pal. The Post is withholding the name of the underage victim. "He was a...
  • North Korea - CNN founder (Ted Turner) meets with Pyongyang officials

    08/15/2005 9:24:08 PM PDT · by HAL9000 · 12 replies · 364+ views
    CNN founder meets with Pyongyang officials SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- Ted Turner, the founder and former chairman of the U.S. cable channel CNN, was welcomed by senior North Korean government officials in Pyongyang on Monday, the North's news media reported. Turner, whose real name is Robert Edward Turner, met with Kim Yong-dae, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, the North's official Central News Agency said. Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan, the North's top delegate to the six-party talks on the communist state's nuclear program, and some other officials concerned also attended the meeting, it added....
  • Ex-CNN president (Ted Turner) arrives in North Korea

    08/13/2005 7:47:28 PM PDT · by HAL9000 · 57 replies · 1,232+ views
    Ex-CNN president arrives in North Korea SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Former CNN President Ted Turner arrived in North Korea Saturday, heading a 10-member delegation that included a U.S. congressman, the North's media reported. Turner flew to the North's capital, Pyongyang, with Curt Weldon, a Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, and former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Donald Gregg, the Korean Central News Agency said in a brief report. The group is scheduled to visit South Korea Aug. 15-18. Their itinerary in South Korea includes a meeting with former President and Nobel peace laureate Kim Dae-jung. The KCNA report gave...
  • Ex-teacher accused of sex with student agrees to 9 months in jail (Pamela Rogers Turner)

    08/12/2005 8:02:45 AM PDT · by Moose4 · 186 replies · 8,192+ views
    Associated Press via WKRN.com ^ | 12 August 2005 | Unattributed
    MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former physical education teacher charged with having sex with a 13-year-old boy who attended the school where she worked agreed to a nine-month jail sentence in a plea deal Thursday and was immediately locked up. Pamela Rogers Turner, 28, entered a no contest plea that allowed her to avoid a scheduled November trial on multiple charges of having sexual intercourse and oral sex with the teenager during a three-month relationship that started in November. A court clerk said the nine months in jail is part of an eight-year sentence for the former homecoming queen previously...
  • AIM Says Ted Turner's CNN Runs False Ad from Turner-Funded Group

    08/11/2005 7:55:47 AM PDT · by .cnI redruM · 7 replies · 510+ views
    Accuracy In Media ^ | August 10, 2005 | Not Given
    WASHINGTON -- Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid disclosed today that a false ad running on CNN against Judge John Roberts is sponsored by a group funded by CNN founder Ted Turner, creating a serious conflict of interest for the news network. "The Ted Turner connection to the group sponsoring the ad may explain why it's being aired," said Kincaid, "and why CNN is disregarding evidence that the ad is blatantly false." _______________break_____________________ "But will CNN identify the ads as coming from a group funded by its founder?" asked Kincaid. "Will CNN tell the full truth about its own connection...
  • An American Traitor: Guilty As Charged [Jane Fonda]

    06/10/2005 5:48:00 AM PDT · by SJackson · 34 replies · 3,897+ views
    Frontpagemagazine ^ | 6-10-05 | Henry Mark Holzer and Erika Holzer
    An American Traitor: Guilty As Charged By Henry Mark Holzer and Erika HolzerFrontPageMagazine.com | June 10, 2005For three decades Jane Fonda obfuscated, distorted and lied about virtually everything connected with her wartime trip to North Vietnam: her motive, her acts, her intent, and her contribution to the Communists’ war effort.  With the aid of clever handlers, she so successfully suppressed and spun her conduct in Hanoi that many Americans didn’t know what she had done there, and, more important, the legal significance. Three years ago, our book, “Aid and Comfort”: Jane Fonda in North Vietnam (McFarland & Co.), laid bare...
  • Turner: CNN Focuses Too Much on Perverts

    06/02/2005 10:26:03 AM PDT · by bravosounds · 10 replies · 740+ views
    Turner: CNN Focuses Too Much on Perverts Email this Story Jun 1, 7:46 PM (ET) By KRISTEN WYATT (AP) CNN founder Ted Turner, right, leans over to speak with Rebekah Stewart, left, before he... Full Image Google sponsored links Get Tax Debt Relief Today - We'll settle your tax debt and stop collection fast. As seen on CNN. www.taxincorporated.com Quick Tax Debt Relief - Local Tax Attorneys 800 750 7500 Free Consultation. Proud BBB Member www.NationwideTaxRelief.com ATLANTA (AP) - CNN should cover international news and the environment, not the "pervert of the day," network founder Ted Turner said Wednesday as...
  • Ted Turner may have inspired UN 13 Moon Calendar

    05/19/2005 10:36:10 AM PDT · by MikeEdwards · 5 replies · 370+ views
    CFP ^ | May 19, 2005 | Judi McLeod
    On the day after the election of Pope Benedict XVI, it was Ted Turner time at the United Nations. The 2005 prestigious Alan Cranston Peace Award was presented to Turner, former CNN media mogul, and the man who once referred to Christianity as a "religion for losers". Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev presented the award on behalf of the Global Security Institute (GSI). This is not the first UN accolade bestowed on Jane Fonda’s ex-hubby. In August 2000, Turner was the keynote speaker at the World Peace Summit, held in the UN General Assembly Hall. "New Age billionaire Maurice Strong...
  • Beyond the DropZone - Preparing young Americans for battle

    05/05/2005 7:25:05 AM PDT · by SuzyQ2 · 2 replies · 623+ views
    MilitaryWeek ^ | May 5, 2005 | W. THOMAS SMITH JR.
    Preparing young Americans for battle An exclusive interview with Brig. Gen. Abraham Turner by W. Thomas Smith Jr. Brigadier General Abraham Turner has an enormous responsibility. As commanding general of the nation's largest U.S. Army basic training base – during one of the most critical, evolutionary periods in the history of the Army - he oversees the entry-level training of approximately 50 percent of all Army recruits (including 69 percent of all female soldiers), many of whom will be deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hotspots in less than a year. But the South Carolina native has proven to be...
  • Jane Fonda Dishes on Ted Turner in Book (Drudge FLASH)

    04/05/2005 6:44:06 AM PDT · by Anti-Bubba182 · 53 replies · 1,897+ views
    Fox ^ | April 05, 2005 | Roger Friedman
    Jane Fonda says her marriage to Ted Turner ended for two distinct reasons: her conversion to Christianity and his continuous cheating. In her spellbinding autobiography, "My Life So Far," Fonda reveals that she made the religious conversion without telling her husband of almost eight years: "I hadn't told Ted beforehand because by then I didn't feel we were on the same team. Alongside the frantic life we shared, I was living a parallel inner life, where I took care of my own needs ... I also knew that if I had discussed with him my need for spirituality, he would...
  • DFU SONG: In My Room (Bwahahahahahahah...Fonda caught Ted cheating a month after their marriage)

    04/04/2005 8:14:10 PM PDT · by doug from upland · 6 replies · 691+ views
    DFU SONGS | 4-2005 | Lyrics, Doug from Upland
    IN MY ROOM Jane had caught them one month after she had married Ted In her bed...in her bed "We are only watching news on CNN," he said In her bed...in her bed It's a nooner...that's not tough for anyone to see Ted was doing what Jane did to our military Then she took her cell phone and she whacked him in head In her bed...in her bed In her bed...in her bed...in her bed...in her bed......ETC
  • Navy to Commission Attack Sub Jimmy Carter

    02/15/2005 4:53:00 PM PST · by conservativebabe · 246 replies · 4,069+ views
    Drudge ^ | February 15, 2005 | DOD
    WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will commission its newest nuclear-powered attack submarine Jimmy Carter on Saturday, Feb. 19, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Conn. The attack submarine Jimmy Carter honors the 39th president of the United States. President Carter is the only U.S. president to have qualified in submarines. He has distinguished himself by a lifetime of public service, and has long ties to the Navy and the submarine force. Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946, served as a commissioned officer aboard submarines, and served as commander-in-chief from 1977...
  • CNN Slimes Our Troops

    02/08/2005 10:57:14 PM PST · by BigSkyFreeper · 25 replies · 12,815+ views
    Town Hall ^ | February 9, 2005 | Michelle Malkin
    One of the most common complaints I hear from our troops is that the media rarely report on the military's good deeds. A simple column I wrote last month lauding the humanitarian efforts of our men and women in the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, for example, resulted in an avalanche of mail from military members and their families expressing astonishment and relief over a bit of positive press. "I cannot tell you how much that it meant to myself as well as several of my shipmates to be praised," wrote Mariano Gonzales, a member of Strike Fighter Squadron...
  • Looking For Picture of Ted Turner Drunk At Press Conference After America's Cup(VANITY)

    01/25/2005 4:11:58 PM PST · by marblehead17 · 18 replies · 1,450+ views
    1-25-2005 | marblehead17
    I've searched Google and Alltheweb to no avail. Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to give me.
  • (Ted) Turner Compares Fox's Popularity to Hitler

    01/25/2005 11:34:21 AM PST · by West Coast Conservative · 152 replies · 8,241+ views
    Broadcasting & Cable ^ | 1/25/2005 | Jim Finkle
    Ted Turner called Fox propaganda tool of the Bush administration and indirectly compared the Fox News Network's popularity to Adolph Hitler's popular election to run Germany before WWII. Turner made those fiery comments in his first address at NATPE since he was ousted from Time Warner five years ago. The 66-year-old billionaire who leveraged a television station in Atlanta into a media empire, made the comment before a standing-room-only crowd at NATPE's opening session Tuesday. His no-nonsense, sometimes humorous, approach during the one-hour Q&A generated frequent loud applause and laughter. Among the highlights: On Fox News: While Fox may be...
  • Fonda will speak at "Opening Doors" conference for girls

    01/22/2005 10:55:35 PM PST · by Brian328i · 161 replies · 19,659+ views
    Bozeman Chronicle ^ | 2005/01/23 | Chronicle Staff
    Girls For A Change, a group of Bozeman High School girls, have been busy creating an educational and inspirational one-day conference for high school-age girls and actress/activist Jane Fonda has agreed to be the keynote speaker. The conference will be held Saturday, Feb. 12, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Montana State University Strand Union Building. "Opening Doors" is designed to help girls build a future in which they are economically self-sufficient and successful in all aspects of their lives -- personal, academic, and professional lives. The planning committee's invitation to Fonda to be the keynote speaker "elicited...
  • Time Warner (CNN) confronts financial ills

    11/04/2004 1:49:16 PM PST · by truthandlife · 20 replies · 691+ views
    Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, reported an 8 percent decline in third-quarter earnings Wednesday and set aside a $500 million reserve in anticipation of settling government investigations into its bookkeeping. The company said it would restate earnings for 2000 and 2001 to correct its accounting for AOL Europe. The moves put the company a step closer to resolving the investigations, which have caused anxiety among investors after dragging on for more than two years. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice are still investigating accounting practices at America Online, including its advertising arrangements and...