FameCrawler : racism

Is Sarah Palin's Marriage in Trouble?

Whit Honea — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:34:00 GMT

Sarah Palin has suddenly stopped wearing her wedding ring and started wearing a large bandage.

What goes on here?

Is the strain of it all getting to the Palin marriage? It would be understandable if that were the case. Between the kids, campaigning, and legal issues, they are fighting battles on many fronts and that can't leave much time for wine and roses. Maybe some Guns and Roses.

And then there is the bandage.

Polar bear attack? Was the wolf not quite dead yet? Paper cut from one of EVERY newspaper that she reads? Rope burn? Nelly fan?

Here's my theory, which is just a guess, and frankly not nearly as exciting as a moose bite: the disposal. This reeks of classic wedding ring in the garbage disposal. Nothing cuts a hand better than a dig through chicken bones and forgotten silverware.

But I'm not ruling out the moose thing.

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Sarah Palin: Miss Alaska Pageant Video

Whit Honea — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:13:00 GMT

Sarah Palin, long before she was the GOP candidate for vice-president, long before she was the governor of Alaska, long before she was the mayor of whatever that town is called, long before she was a TV sports reporter, long before she was a mother or married, she was a beauty queen. She was in the Miss Alaska Pageant, and this is that pageant. Swimsuit edition.

Mind you, this is not a post of judgment. I'm not a hater of the beauty pageant. I can't say I've ever watched one, other than being forced by my wife to sit through Miss Congeniality, and wait, maybe I do hate pageants. That movie sucked. I digress. I don't believe that being a beauty queen in a life before kids and politics has anything to do with who she is now- although Todd Palin may disagree.

Here, in all her 1980ish glory is Sarah Palin, before she was a Palin:

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Sarah Palin Disney Movie: Head of Skate

Whit Honea — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:11:00 GMT

Matt Damon got it started. He said something along the lines of Sarah Palin running for vice-president was like a bad Disney movie which made me love him a little bit less because everyone knows there is no such thing as a bad Disney movie (possible exceptions include anything with The Rock or direct-to-video).

The good people at CollegeHumor thought that Damon was on to something. One thing led to another and now Head of Skate is just an Iger nod from a November release.

Here is the trailer. I feel an Oscar.

Holy high-sticking, America!

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Best of FameCrawler: 9-19-08

Whit Honea — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Pam Anderson Marries Fat Old Guy (Photos)

CNN Newsmaker Found Dead With Child At Side

Sarah Palin's Daughter Caught Doing Drugs On Tape

Amy Poehler Crying About Everything These Days

Ryan and Redmond O'Neal Arrested for Meth Possession (Photos)

Megan Fox in a Bikini!

Josh Howard Hates America? The National Anthem Video

Sarah Palin's Tanning Bed

Mary Louise Parker Naked on Weeds: Photo!

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Splitting Up?

All I Want For Christmas Is A Sarah Palin Action Figure

Keira Knightley's Odd Reason For Wanting To Be Pregnant

Josh Howard Hates America? The National Anthem Video

Whit Honea — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:36:00 GMT

Josh Howard of the Dallas Mavericks (not to be confused with the popular Washington Mavericks) is currently lighting up YouTube with some some un-patriotic rhetoric.

Apparently Howard is not a fan of the National Anthem and says so.

According to VH-1's Best Week Ever, the talking heads on SportsCenter called Howard's video full of "shameful comments about the National Anthem and Obama."

BWE also quotes ESPN analysts as saying "the comments were so outrageous, they could ultimately end up hurting Obama come election time."

It's a big deal right?

Josh Howard, who has a 1-year-old son, may have looked like a total ass, but he's not even the biggest one involved in this story.

Read the comments on YouTube. They are full of hate and racism and scrawl so ignorant that they make Howard's comments seem intelligent by comparison.

Relatively speaking of course.

On the bright side, it's nice to see some of our commenters branching out and dropping their special brand of insight someplace besides my inbox- something that I'm sure will be remedied shortly.

Here's the video. It's longer than the attention it deserves.

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Todd Palin Subpoenaed!

Whit Honea — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:16:00 GMT

After much speculation regarding the probe being conducted by the Alaska State Judiciary Committee Todd Palin will be questioned.

The potential First Dude, husband of GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and father of 5, is, according to People, "to be subpoenaed in the state investigation into whether his wife possibly abused the power of her office to have her former brother-in-law fired from his job."

Never a dull moment in the GOP!

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Sarah Palin on Newsweek Cover

Whit Honea — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:55:00 GMT

Ack, bear! Run!

Sarah Palin is a straight-shootin' mama and Newsweek knows it. They have the cover to prove it.

No, this image was not photoshopped.

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Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Whit Honea — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:27:00 GMT

Obviously I'm not impressed with the GOP choice of Sarah Palin. That's the burden of common sense. However, even I'm getting tired of writing about her.

The thing is, ours is to cover celebrity and parents and poke the fun. Sarah Palin, with all apologies to the Jolie-Pitts, is the most famous parent in the world right now and therefore warrants our attention. The constant soap opera that surrounds her is just too much to ignore. Too much.

Now there is a server at a Juneau restaurant claiming Governor Palin used racist and sexist terminology, loudly and publicly, in regard to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, respectively. From the LA Progressive:

According to Lucille, the waitress serving her table at the time and who asked that her last name not be used, Gov. Palin was eating lunch with five or six people when the subject of the Democrat’s primary battle came up. The governor, seemingly not caring that people at nearby tables would likely hear her, uttered the slur and then laughed loudly as her meal mates joined in appreciatively.

What did she say, allegedly? “So Sambo beat the bitch!” Nice.

She may not win the vice presidency, but I wouldn't put Role Model of the Year out her reach just yet.

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Obama New Yorker Cover: Satire or Offensive Piece of Racist Crap?

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:35:00 GMT

The latest issue of The New Yorker goes on sale today, with a cover that depicts Sen. Barack Obama in Muslim headdress and garb, fist-bumping his camo-clad, Afro-wearing wife as a portrait of Osama Bin Laden looks on. An American flag burns in the fireplace.

The New Yorker is defending it, saying it's satire.

Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton condemned the cover, saying, “The New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama's right-wing critics have tried to create. But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. And we agree."

Tucker Bounds, spokesman for John McCain's campaign also made a statement. “We completely agree with the Obama campaign, it’s tasteless and offensive.”

The magazine issued a news release previewing the issue: “On the cover of the July 21, 2008, issue of The New Yorker, in ‘The Politics of Fear,’ artist Barry Blitt satirizes the use of scare tactics and misinformation in the Presidential election to derail Barack Obama’s campaign.”

Shame on you Barry Blitt, and shame on you New Yorker for trying to pass off this piece of racist crap for anything more than it is: a gutless, shameful way of getting attention. It's a pity a publication that's supposed to appeal to the intelligent, thoughtful reader would stoop to using incendiary, tired racial stereotypes to sell more magazines.

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"Dog The Bounty Hunter" Is Back!

Sassy Smith — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:02:00 GMT

Bail skippers beware: Dog the Bounty Hunter is returning to A&E!

A&E had pulled the popular show after Duane "Dog" Chapman made some racist remarks which were recorded and leaked by his son. I'm keeping my opinions on that whole affair to myself.

Reportedly production has started right away in Hawaii. Staff - camera crews and make- up artists are already on the payroll. A&E are apparently content with Dog's show of remorse, his outreach to the African American community and are willing to give him another chance. Dog does help get criminals off of the streets, so he gets credit for that I suppose. Plus A&E bigwigs realize he's ~~a cash cow~~ entertainment.

Stay tuned for Dog, Beth and her mammoth boobs and the rest of the Chapman crew!

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