Just a day after Rick Sanchez’s radio rant against Jon Stewart and Jews in general (that caused him to lose his job), the Daily Show host has fired back. Stewart hosted Comedy Central’s Night of Too Many Stars autism benefit special on Saturday and opened up with a jab at Sanchez…
UPDATE on Mario’s Arrest: Mother’s Drug Addiction Was to Blame
Mario was charged with assaulting his mother and was arrested on Friday. He was later released on bail. His lawyer, Hassan Murphy, called it “an unfortunate incident between a loving son and a mother who continues to struggle with a devastating addiction.”
T.I. and wife Tiny raise money for Alzheimer’s disease
ATLANTA (AP) — Facing fallout from a recent arrest,T.I. raised money on Sunday for his family’s new Alzheimer’s disease charity and explained how the idea for it took shape during a previous period of legal trouble. Real name  Clifford Harris Jr., and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, held a luncheon for the foundation called “For The Love Of Our Fathers,” which honors their fathers’ battles with Alzheimer’s disease. He would not talk about his arrest last month on suspicion of drug offenses, but said the inspiration for the foundation came in the aftermath of his 2007 arrest on weapons charges.
NBA Tour Goes on Despite European Terror Alert
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl The NBA is taking ”appropriate” security measures for its European preseason tour amid heightened terror concerns, although team schedules and activities remain unchanged. Officials for the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves in London say they will continue with practices and youth clinics as planned before Monday’s game at the O2 Arena.
R.I.P to Four U.S. Car Brands
1. Pontiac – In theory, it was GM’s performance brand. We’ll miss cars like the G8,GTO and Solstice GXP; we wish we could erase the Aztek from our memory (as did Pontiac, no doubt). 2. Mercury – Founded in 1939 by Henry Ford’s son, Edsel, Mercury most recently served as an example of poor badge engineering. 3. Saturn – Originally known for its plastic-bodied cars and “no-haggle†dealer model; severely held back by a lack of new and unique product. 4. Hummer – Thrust into pop culture by a muscle-bound Austrian-born actor/governor, these off-road-biased trucks proved far too bulky and inefficient for the times.
CNN’s Sanchez Fired After Calling Stewart a Bigot
CNN fired news anchor Rick Sanchez on Friday, a day after he called Jon Stewart a bigot in a radio show interview where he also questioned whether Jews should be considered a minority. Sanchez, who was born in Cuba and had worked at CNN since 2004, was host of the two-hour “Rick’s List” on CNN’s afternoon lineup. He did a prime-time version of that show in recent months, but that ended this week because the time slot is being filled by a new show featuring former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and columnist Kathleen Parker.
