'Sarah Palin's Alaska' gets network deal (Hollywood Reporter)

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From James Hibberd:

Kate Gosselin, "Cake Boss" and now ... Sarah Palin.

Discovery Communications has finished its deal with the former Alaska governor for her reality show, with the company planning to air the series on its TLC channel.

"Discovery Communications is so excited to help Sarah Palin tell the story of Alaska, and to have a great documentary filmmaker in Mark Burnett helping to reveal Alaska's powerful beauty as it has never been filmed, and as told by one of the state's proudest daughters," said Peter Liguori, COO, Discovery Communications.

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AUDIO: James Cameron slams Glenn Beck (Hollywood Reporter)

From James Hibberd's The Live Feed:

Below, THR's must-listen audio from Alex Ben Block's interview with James Cameron in which the director discusses the right-wing response to "Avatar's" environmental message and repeatedly slams Glenn Beck.

Cameron calls Beck a "fucking asshole" and says that global warming deniers have "got their head so deeply up their ass I'm not sure they could hear me." And that's just Cameron getting started.
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Biden: Obama Wishes He Made BFD Comment (Talking Points Memo)

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden

Rachel Slajda
March 25, 2010 

At a fundraiser yesterday, Vice President Biden joked about his hot-mic moment Tuesday when he said health care is a "big f---ing deal."

Biden said President Obama, at yesterday's morning briefing, said, "You know what the best thing about yesterday was? Joe's comment."

According to Biden, Obama also wanted a T-shirt made up with the remark, according to the pool report.

So Biden told Obama, "If you thought it was so good, why didn't you say it?"

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March 24, 2010

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University to Ann Coulter: Please watch your mouth (National Post)

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By Adam McDowell
National Post with files from Canwest News Service
March 22, 2010

Before right-wing U.S. pundit Ann Coulter even set a stilettoed foot on this side of the border for a trio of speaking engagements this week, she managed to make a few Canadians nervous.

Ms. Coulter catapulted to international notoriety two days after the 9/11 attacks with a column in the National Review in which she advocated conquering Muslim countries and converting the people to Christianity. But as the columnist prepares to visit Canada this week to speak at three universities, a senior University of Ottawa administrator has warned her to use "restraint, respect and consideration" when speaking at the school.

Francois Houle, vice-president academic and provost, advises Ms. Coulter, who holds a law degree, to review Canada's hate speech and defamation laws before giving her talk at the university.

In an email sent to Ms. Coulter on Friday, a copy of which has been obtained by the National Post, Mr. Houle wrote: "Our domestic laws, both provincial and federal, delineate freedom of expression (or "free speech") in a manner that is somewhat different than the approach taken in the United States. I therefore encourage you to educate yourself, if need be, as to what is acceptable in Canada and to do so before your planned visit here."

He continued, "Promoting hatred against any identifiable group would not only be considered inappropriate, but could in fact lead to criminal charges."

After also mentioning defamation law, the provost wrote, "I therefore ask you, while you are a guest on our campus, to weigh your words with respect and civility in mind."

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VIDEO: Biden Drops F-Bomb at Historic Signing (New York Post)

Funny how the audio cuts out at the supposed infamous moment. And if Biden did say it, so f-ing what. It WAS a big f-ing deal. That's the one f-ing thing both sides agree upon.

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Sarah Palin near deal for reality show (Hollywood Reporter)

James Hibberd's The Live Feed:

Exclu: Sarah Palin is close to a deal for her travelogue reality show.

Sources say Discovery Communications has edged out rival A&E Networks in the bidding for the project, titled "Sarah Palin's Alaska." An agreement could be announced in the next few days.

It's still undecided which network in the Discovery suite would air "Alaska," which is being produced by Mark Burnett Productions.

Although travelogues are on brand for the Discovery flagship, having Palin as a centerpiece also makes the show a fit for mom-friendly TLC. Clearly nature docs are still viable for the company -- Discovery's latest effort in genre, the miniseries "Life," just debuted to 11.8 million viewers on Sunday night.

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