Monthly Archives: August 2012

President Obama’s Hollywood friends have donated a whopping $12 million thus far to the Democratic National Committee and the president’s reelection campaign.

Prominent Hollywood celebs George Clooney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Harvey Weinstein have hauled in tens of millions more for the president through their fundraising activities.

Now the entertainment industry just wrapped up yet another campaign fundraising event, which was held at pop star Gwen Stefani’s mansion in a gated Beverly Hills community and featured First Lady Michelle Obama.

Recent comments from some of Hollywood’s more vocal left-winged celebrities have been remarkably shrill toward GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.  Read more...

When first created back in 1972 by NASA and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, The Learning Channel made its cable television debut as an educational network.

In 1991, The Discovery Channel acquired The Learning Channel, which is now called TLC; however, the public perception of the cable channel was then, and for many who have not had a recent opportunity to tune in still is, primarily that of an educational network.

The idea of today’s TLC mainly being educationally oriented could be considered absurd, perhaps even laughable, in light of the dubious content of its current programming lineup.  Read more...