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Wake Up And Smile: World Officially Upside Down As Fox News Calls Out Racist Ralph Nader

Posted by Bryan Christian

Could it be? Yes, it could, ladies and gents -- Campaign 2008 is truly over and we've got the apeshit to prove it: Ralph Nader going fullblown asshole and Tina Fey retiring her Sarah Palin outfit. What more could you want? Well, how about the latest on who won the ratings battle election night, Jaime Pressley breaking up with her real-life Crabman, ABC breaking up with Alyssa Milano's new show, how Transformers 2 is totally ripping off Battlestar Galactica, CNN's election night holograms being total crap, and yet another former ER cast member is returning to County General.

-- The video of Ralph Nader calling Obama an "Uncle Tom" is up there. Watch it if you don't have anything to be infuriated about in the next ten minutes.

-- Tina Fey has declared she is through playing Sarah Palin now that, well, there's not much need to. Sarah Palin, on the other hand, is working on some great Tina Fey material, and hopes to become a regular on Fox's MadTV if there's an opening.

-- My Name Is Earl's Jaime Pressley has split from her DJ baby daddy. Apparently they were just pals and gave in to temptation for a few years! Wow, isn't it great when famous people make the same mistakes we do?

-- ABC has taken a pass on Alyssa Milano's sitcom owing to creative differences with the show's creator. Guess that's showing them which one is the boss! Oh wait, can we do that one again?

-- In other ABC news, ABC News got the highest ratings on Election Night. This despite being utterly without holograms, Will.i.am, and senseless racism... which we're sure will somehow mean that next time around, we'll get a double helping of all that crap.

-- Speaking of those holograms, um, yeah... about that.

-- Lest you think that Anthony Edwards was gonna have the fun, Eriq La Salle will also return for a spin around ER before they leave the air. One significant difference: La Salle'll be behind the camera. George Clooney will spend the same week counting his millions on a bed of Italian supermodels.

-- The Michael Bay Transformers franchise is getting way more Cylon-y with their "robots hidden in sexy lady costume" plotline.  Except for that one sexy lady costume that's got a penis; that's ripping off something else entirely.


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lilhuna said:

Nader is a dick. And i think he's become senile to boot

November 7, 2008 6:54 PM

future_primitive said:

Isn't it funny how blindly faithful the Left is right now. You can't even criticize Obama without receiving some vehement backlash. There's almost a Jonestown Kool Aid drinking air to how the Left is handling Obama. No one seems to want to look at his actual stance on policies, and if you do, and point out how conservative he is, you're instantly banished from the conversation. Maybe using the phrase Uncle Tom is a little harsh, but just his healthcare plan alone is a giant handout to the HMOs. Don't even get me started on his positions on Iraq, Afghanistan and Isreal.... (don't even try to label me an anti-semite for criticizing Isreal)

November 8, 2008 9:41 PM

Bryan Christian said:

I don't think anyone ever has to respond to anything with the phrase "Maybe using the phrase Uncle Tom is a little harsh". Comment FAIL.

November 10, 2008 11:13 AM

future_primitive said:

Again, I think the Kool Aid has blinded you and made you overly sensitive. Nader was over the top, to you that may be racist, to me he was saying something controversial to draw attention to a valid point (because apparently that's the only time the mainstream media will give him air time). We elected this guy (and I voted for Obama) to change things. Appointing Bill Clinton's former staff to his Cabinet doesn't sound like change.

November 10, 2008 8:35 PM

future_primitive said:

NYTimes: "Clinton Is Said to Accept Secretary of State Position."

Hey Bryan, is this "Change we can believe in?"

November 23, 2008 2:47 PM

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Bryan Christian has worked as a writer for Epicurious, GenArt and ID magazine; a web producer for WWD and Condé Nast; and a cameraman for his friends. He's married and lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

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