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When it was discovered that monologist Mike Daisey made-up most of his accounts about workers who manufacture Apple products in Chinese factories, it stirred up a debate over the changing definition of journalism. Is Daisey’s one-man show really just human truths in story form, or was he simply bending the truth to tell a better story?When it was discovered that monologist Mike Daisey made-up most of his accounts about... more
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"We just celebrated Presidents Day. We should have a Vice Presidents Day. That way, instead of shooting off fireworks we'd get to shoot someone in the face." Stand-up comedian Chris Martin has one of those nights March 9, 2011 at McCormack's Irish Pub in Richmond, VA. Pitshou Kafuku is the MC.
http://chrismartincomedy.com"We just celebrated Presidents Day. We should have a Vice Presidents Day. That... more
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"Bill Murray saw his shadow on Groundhog Day. That means we're in for another year of artsy-fartsy movies." Stand-up comedian Chris Martin is ready for spring February 28, 2011 at Cafe Diem Comedy Night in Richmond, VA. Andrew Pauley is the MC.
http://chrismartincomedy.com"Bill Murray saw his shadow on Groundhog Day. That means we're in for... more
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"He puts the 'ha' in 'Stendhal Syndrome.'" MC Gradt Mutge introduces stand-up comedian Chris Martin at the Midnight Suggestion, presented by Johnny Hugel and Steady Sounds February 24, 2011 in Richmond, VA.
http://chrismartincomedy.com"He puts the 'ha' in 'Stendhal Syndrome.'" MC Gradt... more
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"I'm going to read the fictional memoirs of a lovable alcoholic. I haven't decided whether it's going to be Snooki or George W. Bush." Stand-up comedian Chris Martin eases into 2011 in this set February 23 at Strange Matter in Richmond, VA.
http://chrismartincomedy.com"I'm going to read the fictional memoirs of a lovable alcoholic. I... more
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WWH – Dr. Woody wonders: Why does what Rosie O’Donnell thinks about the WTC/9-11 events matter?WWH – Dr. Woody wonders: Why does what Rosie O’Donnell thinks about the... more
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On Tuesday night, Dec. 14, Rosie O'Donnell and I will be conducting a public conversation in New Jersey about families and kids, the celebrity culture and the effects of fame, balancing work and career, and learning how to inspire our children.
It's a subject Rosie is eminently qualified to address. This is, after all, the woman who walked away from one of television's most successful programs and tens of millions dollars per year in order to raise her children. It will be followed by a fundraiser for Turn Friday Night Into Family Night, our national campaign to create weekly family dinners so that children are prioritized in the lives of their parents.
When I told a religious friend about being inspired by Rosie adopting four children, he said to me, "How sad that these kids are never going to have a father." Lost on him was the irony that without Rosie they would not have a mother either.
Now, Rosie has a media microphone and can fend for herself. But I think about all the other gay adoptive parents who are under assault as being ill-equipped to adopt. We've heard all the arguments. Gay parents who adopt will make their children gay (offensive and stupid). Every child deserves a mother and a father (I addressed this above). Gay is an abomination, to which I would respond that leaving a child to grow up in an orphanage where nobody wants them might be an even greater act of sacrilege.
But to my fellow straight people I offer the following challenge. You have every right to oppose gay marriage. It's a free country. We don't suppress opinions. But aren't you under a moral obligation to adopt the children in their stead? Surely leaving kids to drown without love is deeply immoral. But to stop others from rescuing them is an abomination.
I am the father of nine children, thank G-d. I have at times discussed with my wife the possibility of adopting a child. Every child is a child of G-d, not only our biological children. They should have a home, and we should offer it. But my conversations have never gone past just that, conversations. I stand in awe of all those who actually do it. In my religion, Judaism, there is no higher mitzvah, G-dly deed, than raising a child with no parents as your own. This is G-d's child, and really He should have made provisions for him. But the Creator chooses, for reasons unknown to us, to hide behind the veil of nature, and it is we humans who must fill in the seemingly empty spaces. Those who adopt are society's and religion's greatest heroes.
We all agree that every orphaned child is of infinite value. Some of us, however, pay mere lip service to the ideal. Others dress, feed, and hug these children every day of their lives. They wake up in the middle of the night and nurse crying babies back to sleep. They hug their troubled teenagers and counsel them through life's disappointments. They go to work every day to pay for college and weddings. Gay or straight, they make us all look small by comparison. And it would seem to me that it takes one heck of a lot of chutzpa to tell gay men or women not to adopt when we refuse to do so ourselves.
The same rule would apply to those who insist on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." No problem, oppose gays in the military. It's your right. You believe it compromises military morale and combat readiness. I get it. But surely you're going to sign up yourself, right? You're not just going to deny a gay man or woman the right to fight terrorists who want to blow up innocent children and then spend your nights as a couch potato watching football. Surely you're not going to prevent gays from protecting democracy and then run off to Best Buy to find a new 3D HD TV. Someone's got to sacrifice for this country. And if you want to prevent them from doing so, you have to grab a rifle and dodge the bullets yourself.
A few years ago on my radio show I interviewed two gay men who were in court fighting the government of Florida -- my home state, where gay adoption is prohibited -- to adopt a five-year-old African-American child who was mentally-handicapped. They had been picking the boy up from an orphanage every Sunday for about a year and now wanted to adopt him. One of the men said, "Nobody wants him. But we want him." I choked up. The show went to dead air. I could not speak or respond. "Nobody wants him. But we want him." Here was a child whose skin color for some was all wrong and whose intelligence did not always match up. But to these two men the boy was perfect.
I believe their love for him was also perfect, and I believe that G-d loves these men for their dedication to this child, irrespective of how we view the morality of their relationship.
I am an Orthodox Jew. Judaism and the Bible have been the center of my life for all my 44 years. But if religion has not taught me to respect all men and women who adopt an unloved orphan and be inspired by their example, then it has failed to bring out my humanity or change my heart.
That some would prefer that unwanted children remain in orphanages rather than in warm and welcoming homes is a sad commentary on the self-appointed morality police of our time.On Tuesday night, Dec. 14, Rosie O'Donnell and I will be conducting a public... more
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Ben Hoffman jumps into this "Tech Report" investigation of the Concept 1, a high-tech high-top that has been banned by the NBA because it supposedly makes you leap higher. Meet the twin brothers behind the too-hot-for-LeBron kicks. Watch Ben don the super-sneaks and jump way, way over the heads of our live studio audience. We're confident this is the only shoe segment you'll see this week that features Rosie O'Donnell, Barack Obama and Osama Bin Laden. But if you somehow find another, please drop us a line. Because that sounds awesome.
The infoMania Tech Report is a weekly segment where technology guru Ben Hoffman takes a look at the newest tech products, gadgets and video games. It has been called "the funniest tech show on the web." (No source for that quote is available at this time. In fact, there's a good chance it was made up.) For more Ben visit http://current.com/techreport/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV, now shot live in front of a studio audience. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Erin Gibson, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 11/10c on Current TV.Ben Hoffman jumps into this "Tech Report" investigation of the Concept 1, a... more
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Former talk show diva Rosie O'Donnell may be planning to return to daytime TV as early as fall 2011, according to media reports. O'Donnell's return to TV would possibly coincide with the exit of daytime talk show host Oprah Winfrey from network TV.Former talk show diva Rosie O'Donnell may be planning to return to daytime TV as... more
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Former TV talk show diva Rosie O'Donnell is planning to move in with her new girlfriend, Tracy Kachtick-Anders. O'Donnell tells Oprah Winfrey in an interview airing on Monday that she still wants ex-wife Kelli Carpenter to live as close as possible to facilitate co-parenting of the former couple's children.Former TV talk show diva Rosie O'Donnell is planning to move in with her new... more
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NBC screwed up late night. Ratings tanked, Conan's out of a job, Bill Carter's working on another Late Shift best seller and everybody's blaming Jay Leno. Come on now. Is that fair?NBC screwed up late night. Ratings tanked, Conan's out of a job, Bill... more
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