Tag Archives: CBS

Gay/Straight Chippendales Duo Cast For Next Season Of Amazing Race

The Randy Report notes that two Chippendales dancers have been cast for the upcoming season of The Amazing Race. Their names are Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis. The gay guy is the one that spells his name with the “Y” of course. He’s on the left in their video. Hit the link for a shirtless pic.

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CBS Poll: 62% Of Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage Or Civil Unions

According to a just-published CBS poll, almost two-thirds of all Americans support some form of relationship recognition for same-sex couples. The real number to watch is that 18-44 age range. Time is on our side, always.

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Mike Wallace Dies At Age 93

Venerable CBS newsman Mike Wallace died last night at the age of 93. A special program dedicated to Wallace will be broadcast on 60 Minutes next Sunday, April 15. Wallace was as famous as the leaders, newsmakers and celebrities who suffered his blistering interrogations, winning awards and a reputation for digging out the hidden truth on Sunday nights in front …

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CBS Piles On To NOM Scandal

Last night CBS piled on to the NOM scandal story, which has now hit basically every mainstream media outlet. The leading national organization opposing same-sex marriage has sought to split the Democratic Party base by pitting African-Americans and Hispanics against gay-rights groups, according to confidential strategy memos made public by court officials in Maine. “The strategic goal of this project …

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This Is An Actual Thing

Grammy watchers buzzed on Twitter after CBS ran a short teaser for an apparent contest to win a free colonoscopy. It’s a real thing and as the teaser implied, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are involved. Wait, does that make a colonoscopy less scary? If you are the grand prize winner, we will fly you and a companion to New York …

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Focus Brags About Their NFL Ad

Focus On The Family is doing cartwheels about the response to their Children Of The NFL Corn ad, which ran during Tim Tebow’s flameout on Saturday. When the ad aired a few minutes into the second quarter, the Internet exploded. Within minutes, as the YouTube video began going viral, both John 3:16 and Focus on the Family were trending worldwide …

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CBS Deletes Letterman’s “Ex-Gay” Cracks About Ladybird Bachmann From Web

Last night David Letterman made some cracks about Michele Bachmann which included jabs at Ladybird: “And if you’re a homosexual, her husband will take care of ya. He’s got a thing, a camp or a clinic or something. And if you’re a homosexual and you feel you’re in the need of some special treatment or counseling, he’ll take care of …

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New CBS Poll

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Andy Rooney Dies At 92

The New York Times reports: Andy Rooney, whose prickly wit was long a mainstay of CBS News and whose homespun commentary on “60 Minutes,” delivered every week from 1978 until 2011, made him a household name, died Friday in New York City. He was 92 and lived in Manhattan, though he kept a family vacation home in Rensselaerville, N.Y., and …

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POLL: Majority Supports Gays In Military

CBS News reports on their new poll: Just a few weeks after the implementation of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a majority of Americans say they support gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, according to a new CBS News poll. According to the poll, 68 percent of Americans said they support gay and lesbians’ rights to …

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Blogglers & Tiaras

CBS New York has named JMG as the city’s “Most Valuable Local Affairs Blog.” (OK, technically all they did was nominate me and it was you, my beloved winged monkeys, who did all the voting.) But whatevs, the Monica Geller in me loves to win for any reason. And I need a fresh badge for my awards column. Snork!

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A Nice Mention From CBS

JMG reader Frank just tipped me to the above. Vote JMG if you want, but definitely check out the other blogs. My personal favorite is at the top, there’s a few more at the link.

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CBS Staffers – It Gets Better

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CBS News Reporter Lara Logan Sexually Assaulted By Egyptian Protesters

During Friday’s celebration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, CBC News and 60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan got separated from her camera crew and was beaten and sexually assaulted by protesters. The attack reportedly happened moments after the photo in this post was taken. “A dangerous element” in the crowd surrounded Logan and her crew, said CBS spokesman Kevin Tedesco. “It was …

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CBS Creates Gay Employee Group

CBS has formed an affinity group for LGBT employees. Via JMG reader Court: CBS this morning announced the creation of ANGLE: CBS Corporation’s first affinity group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees. ANGLE will hold kick-off meetings in New York and Los Angeles for CBS, Showtime, Simon and Schuster and other CBS division employees. ANGLE plans personal and professional …

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CBS Poll: 75% Support Gays In Military

Scroll down the below just-released CBS poll for questions about DADT and same-sex marriage. Other topics on the poll: immigration, Obama, Palin, and the economy.CBSNewsPoll Obama 082610

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GLAAD Issues Annual Network Rankings

GLAAD has released their fourth annual Network Responsibility Index, which reports on how television’s big guns handle LGBT programming. MTV earned its first-ever “excellent” rating, while CBS earned a “fail.” Embiggen the below image for a breakdown of this year’s rankings or hit the link for more.

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Networks Reject GOP’s Mosque Ad

NBC and CBS have refused to air the GOP’s Kill The Ground Zero Mosque ad. Politico reports: In her letter rejecting the spot, NBC Universal advertising standards manager Jennifer Riley wrote: “An ad questioning the wisdom of building a mosque at ground zero would meet our issues of public controversy advertising criteria. However, this ad which ambiguously defines ‘they’ as …

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New CBS Poll On Gays Shows Greatly Increased Acceptance

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Raging Grannies!

Is there anything funnier than a potty-mouthed old lady? (Tipped by JMG reader Danielle)

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