Changing Channels

How cool is it to be Marco Rubio these days? Even though he rarely seeks the spotlight, the 40-year-old junior senator from Florida is already being discussed as a presidential candidate. Timing is everything, and if the U.S. is still solvent in 2016 and/or 2020 Rubio could decide to take center stage as the face…

I have seen some interviews with Denise Richards in recent months and I am impressed with her level-headedness and how well spoken she is. Was she really once married to Charlie Sheen? That’s really intended to be a compliment to an obviously beautiful woman, and here’s another one. I’m also glad she chose not to…

No president enjoyed a longer, deeper unquestioned love from the media than Barack Obama. Those days appear to be nearing an end, however, as even MSNBC’s Chris Matthews may no longer be getting shivers down his spine, or weak at the knees when the president speaks. Perhaps the trillions spent to little effect and the…

There are still SOME inspiring shows on television, and CBS’ Same Name is one of them. The premise of the show is that celebrities like Mike Tyson, David Hasselhoff and Kathy Griffin change places with “unfamous” people who happen to share the same name. It’s a little awkward to watch Tyson interact with two kids…

Goodbye ‘King’ … we hardly knew ye. Burger King will reportedly drop use of the statuesque ‘King’, which I did not think was such a great advertising face to begin with. Some people think he looked a little creepy and that’s hard to argue. In my opinion, having a little too much knowledge of fast…

Kathy Griffin has had some success with her God-mocking “comedy” act … and now here comes Sarah Silverman. Thanks to NBC, the “comedienne” who says vile things about Christ and Christianity and so many other topics will get her chance at a sitcom on the network. The as-yet unnamed show will star Silverman, Jimmy Kimmel’s…

One of the more fun things about doing a blog is getting feedback from readers. If you don’t get feedback, after all, you wonder why bother writing ’em? Kate Gosselin is responsible for pushing my comments well over 100 since I started this blog with news of the demise of her show Kate Plus 8.…

“He’d instantly become our greatest player,” San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Brian Wilson said of Carlos Beltran right before the team acquired the outfielder from the New York Mets. Wilson was reaching, perhaps hoping Beltran would provide an offensive spark the team desperately needed at the trade deadline and beyond. Beltran, the ex-Met, has not…

There is one quality New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and his New York Jets counterpart Mark Sanchez have not shared in their early careers. Neither is obnoxious. Up to a few days ago anyway. Manning, however, compared himself to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, which is just completely out of line. While Eli has guided…

Matt Lauer is tired, literally, of the Today Show on NBC. The co-host with newly promoted Ann Curry, is reportedly weary of getting up at 4 a.m. for work and may leave the top-ranked morning show. NBC may look to make a splash with the opening, apparently showing interest in American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest, according…

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