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Shock: SNL Takes On Obama in Earnest **Video Fixed**

“I am noticing that each of your plans to save money involves spending even more money.” Remember this moment, folks. November 21, 2009 at 11:30pm. Over one year after Obama’s election and just more than ten months into his administration,

Former Police Chief Indicted for Selling Stolen Guns

NBC Washington: A county grand jury indicted 30-year-old David Eichelberger Jr. on weapons charges Tuesday. According to court documents, Eichelberger sold a handgun and a shotgun out of the trunk of his car — weapons the Morningside Police Dept. apparently

NBC's ObamaVision Causes Facebook Brawl

It all seemed to start so simply, as I watched this week’s “SNL” and saw an NBC in-house commercial bragging about how all this week’s Thursday night comedies will be packed with environmental propaganda, including an appearance from Al Gore

NBC's ObamaVision: Green Week and Lousy Writing

NBC gives new meaning to the phrase “green screen” next week, spreading a pro-environmental message across five of its prime-time entertainment programs – AP News. When Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” it was rightly seen as a brilliant allegory to

NewsBusted: What Does 10.2% Unemployment Mean?

[youtube 7wHJr3LLb-4 nolink] — In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: Democratic Health Care Bill, Health Care Protests, 10.2% Unemployment, NBC News, Maine Rejects Same-Sex Marriage, Al Gore, Newsweek Magazine, Twitter, and MSNBC.

'Law and Order' Tackles Abortion

NBC’s venerable crime procedural, “Law & Order,” has endured a fair amount of deserved criticism around here lately. Big Hollywood’s thoughtful critiques of the show’s leftward slide and irksome predictability are, sadly, valid. Like many L&O fans, I’ve been forced

ABC's 'Forgotten': Solid Crime Drama with Values

After several years of mostly miserably failed attempts to ride the wave of crime dramas most of the other TV networks were successfully navigating, ABC has turned to the TV and cinematic crime drama maestro Jerry Bruckheimer for help. The