The Kentucky Democrat

• Happy Chanukah

  A repost of a repost...and it's still one of my favorites.
  
  Well, Chanukah starts at sundown tonight on the 24th day of Kislev. I thought I would share one of my favorite jokes. Keep in mind that Chanukah is a minor holiday so I will be on [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 10:04am EST
  

• Movie inspires athlete

  In sports news:BALTIMORE—In an attempt to energize starting tackle Michael Oher for last Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh screened a copy of the inspirational sports movie The Blind Side, a film about the life of Ravens tackle Michael Oher. "If this big dumb" [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 10:34pm EST
  

• Up in the Air

  
  
  The National Board of Review has named Up in the Air as the Best Picture of 2009.
  
  The Washington, D.C., Film Critics Association named it as the Best Picture.
  
  George Clooney is getting praise for his role in the Jason Reitman movie.[...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 7:42pm EST
  

• You made Daley angry...

  Tribune:When Mayor Richard Daley spoke at the private and final meeting of Chicago 2016 volunteers, he was, according to one attendee, "in rare form." Another described him as "on a rant. It was straight off the cuff. ... He looked angry, and he was angry."
  
  Now, we weren't' [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 7:40pm EST
  

• In the entertainment world...

  A Serious Man is a Jewish movie.Joel told ShortList: "It's a Jewish movie. Yeah. We used to call it The Jew Movie before we had a name.
  
  "I don't know what you would call it. It's comedic, but it's not a standard Hollywood Judd Apatow comedy. It's not' [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 7:21pm EST
  

• Retiring...

  I would like to announce that I am finished with politics in this state and in general. The blog is not done but as far as any sort of political activism is concerned, I am finished. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 7:18pm EST
  

• BCS Selections and SEC Bowl Games

  BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
  Friday, January 1, 2010 - Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi: #7 Oregon (10-2 Pac 10 Champion) vs #8 Ohio State (10-2 Big 10 Champion) (ABC, 4:30 PM)
  Friday January 1, 2010 - Allstate Sugar Bowl: #5 Florida (12-1, at-large) vs #3 Cincinnati (12-0 Big East Champion) [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 3:10pm EST
  

• Oy vey

  I'm not even naming the guy's name...click at Page One.' [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:36pm EST
  

• Great read...

  Go read Steve Hofstetter's Silent One Day Sale, Holy One Day Sale about how it's hard being a Yid at this time of year.I imagine it's much more difficult to be a Jew on Christmas than it is to be a Christian during Hanukkah. You don't find many Hanukah' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:20pm EST
  

• Recommended: Great Presidential Wit by Senator Bob Dole

  
  
  Fan of humor and politics? Then be sure to purchase Senator Bob Dole's book, Great Presidential Wit! [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 11:58pm EST
  

• A Thanksgiving Message: 2009 Edition

  May you have a safe, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving.
  
  On this Thanksgiving, I am thankful for my family and friends. Times have been rough, more so this year than possibly ever before. Those friends have come through for me in more ways than they could possibly imagine and for [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:06am EST
  

• ESPN for only $5

  
  
  Already a subscriber? No problem.
  
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:49am EST
  

• The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody

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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:29pm EST
  

• Remembering John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy

  The world would be a better place if Jack Kennedy were still with us today.
  
  
  John Fitzgerald Kennedy
  Born Brookline, Mass. (83 Beals Street) May 29, 1917
  Died Dallas, Texas November 22, 1963
  
  -Published "Why England Slept" in 1940 despite [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

• Second City visits Kentucky...

  Andy Samberg was in Chicago this past Sunday at a YLD event.Switching gears, Bazer and Samberg discussed the comedian’s Jewish identity. He said his parents raised him with a strong cultural Jewish identity, but, at first, not a particularly religious one. One day his sister, in the fifth grade [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:36pm EST
  

• Jay Leno sucks and FOX can't get with it...

  First things first, the television season is starting to really see some cancellations. It's not like the olden days when the networks saw what happened during the rerun season. These days, if you can't get an audience, you get the axe. That's what's going on.
  
  Kelsey Grammer's latest project,' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  

• Neil Diamond covers Adam Sandler's Chanukah Song?

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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:53pm EST
  

• A Jewish parody of Walk the Line

  
  
  CAUSE I'M A JEW...
  Lyrics by Country Yossi
  
  I wear a kippah on this head of mine.
  I daven mincha in the proper time.
  and by havdalah in my pockets I put wine
  cause I'm a Jew, I do that too.
  
  I put my sh'lok down' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 12:07pm EST
  

• Chandler on Health Care Reform

  Ben Chandler released a statement on why he voted the way he did.“After hearing from many constituents on both sides, holding meetings throughout the district, and reading a 2,000-page bill which has changed dramatically in the past week, I voted against the bill because I do not believe it [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:01am EST
  

• Comedy Central orders Onion pilot

  Comedy Central has ordered a pilot for a show based on the Onion Sports Network.It's the sports world at its funniest: COMEDY CENTRAL has ordered a pilot from The Onion for a half-hour, scripted comedy series based on its popular Onion Sports Network online video series, as announced today' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:39am EST
  

• Ricky Gervais to host the 67th Annual Golden Globes

  People Magazine reports that British comedian Ricky Gervais will host the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony.He's provided memorable moments on the Golden Globe awards in the past – and this year Ricky Gervais will have the chance to do so again. The British comedian will host the 67th' [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 10:27pm EDT
  

• It's very clear...

  AIPAC still dominates in Washington and that's not about to change any time soon.Israel's national security is predicated on three strategic pillars: The commitment, resolve and resilience of Israel's people; the Israel Defense Forces and other defense agencies; and the "special relationship" with the United States. All three face' [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 8:03pm EDT
  

• Philly transit union workers to strike

  This sounds like a bad time to host the World Series.Philadelphia transit workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a walkout less than a week before the Phillies play their first home game of the 2009 World Series.
  
  Union president Willie Brown says 4,700 workers authorized him Sunday to [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 6:12pm EDT
  

• RIP: Soupy Sales

  Legendary comedian Soupy Sales has passed away at the age of 83.Soupy Sales, whose zany television routines turned the smashing of a pie to the face into a madcap art form, died Thursday night. He was 83.
  
  Mr. Sales’s former manager, Dave Usher, said the entertainer died in [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 3:12pm EDT
  

• Jews banned from Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Conference in Egypt

  Israelis were banned from attending the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Conference in Egypt.A United States-based organization’s conference on breast cancer awareness, to be hosted in Egypt, has been touted by international news networks as an example of “unprecedented cooperation” in the region. However, according to Channel 2 news, [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 11:33am EDT
  

• Take action

  Please take action and flag the video as inappropriate. [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 9:33am EDT
  

• Protect our Insurance Companies

  Protect Our Insurance Companies featuring Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Masi Oka, Jordana Spiro, Linda Cardellini, and Donald Faison
  
  I tried posting the video but for some reason it messed up the entire blog. [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 9:35am EDT
  

• What?

  Did you not get the memo?
  
  I would be more than happy to respond in private but you are a coward hiding behind a psuedonym like that.
  
  I don't know who you are or what you even do for a living but please, feel free to release' [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 1:16am EDT
  

• 2009 Emmy Winners for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards

  I didn't make any predictions for the first time in quite a while and I'm actually watching on the DVR because of the St. Louis Cardinals-Chicago Cubs game and because Rosh HaShanah just ended tonight.
  
  Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy: Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
  Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series: Matt Hubbard, [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 9:37pm EDT
  

• Three's Company remake?

  I think the premise of this DC-based sitcom is interesting but here's the thing: It should not be called a remake of Three's Company, because a remake is blasphemy."How I Met Your Mother" executive producer Greg Malins will try to resuscitate "Three's Company" for ABC -- only this time' [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 6:42pm EDT
  

• L'shanah tovah

  L'shanah tovah tikatevu v'techatemu! To those that this applies to, may you and your families have a safe, healthy, and joyous new year! [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 6:19pm EDT
  

• The system is down?!?

  Check this one out by Ken Levine. Time Warner apparently has some issues. This sounds eerily similar to an Abbott and Costello routine.
  
  The Toronto film festival, this past week, is, well, go read for yourself.
  
  My condolences to her family but that sounds like [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 12:24pm EDT
  

• RIP: Mary Travers

  The rapture continues.
  
  Louisville native Mary Travers, a member of the folk band Peter, Paul, and Mary died.Mary Travers, who as one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary helped popularize such tunes as "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and "If I Had a Hammer," [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 11:34pm EDT
  

• Cancer claims Myles Brand

  ESPN:NCAA president Myles Brand died Wednesday after a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
  
  Brand, 67, was diagnosed with the disease in January.
  
  "Myles Brand was a dear friend and a great academic leader. He was a tireless advocate for the student-athlete," Michael Adams, University of Georgia president [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 4:58pm EDT
  

• Not safe for work...

  I spoke at a roast a few weeks ago. This is not safe for work, I repeat, this is NOT SAFE FOR WORK.
  
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 1:27pm EDT
  

• Kanye West interrupts President Barack Obama

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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 9:45am EDT
  

• RIP: Larry Gelbart

  We lost legendary comedy writer Larry Gelbart. I had the chance to email back and forth with him for the past few years.
  
  Gelbart was born February 25, 1928 in Chicago. He was 81 when he died this morning.
  
  Gelbart is probably best known for developing M*A*S*H for [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 5:48pm EDT
  

• Remembering 9/11

  
  
  A poem written by Jack Buck
  
  Since this nation was founded under God
  More than 200 years ago
  
  We've been the bastion of freedom...
  
  The light that keeps the free world aglow.
  We do not covet the' [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 11:04am EDT
  

• Rob Kutner talks to the Jewish Journal

  Rob Kutner speaks with the Jewish Journal about being observant in Hollywood, why he preferred Bush humor, and why he doesn't believe one ever makes it in Hollywood.' [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 11:04pm EDT
  

• The Shofar and the Pooch

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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 11:43pm EDT
  

• You know you want to...

  Get paid to take surveys! [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 3:38pm EDT
  

• Freaks and Geeks marks 10 Years

  Judd Apatow discusses Anchorman 2.Interesting, interesting… and so, what have those discussions yielded, Mr. Apatow? “When we made Anchorman, Adam and Will had a lot of ideas about what the sequel would be – they’d always laugh about where they’d take the characters.”
  
  And where that is, as [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 11:31am EDT
  

• The Jewish Wedding Entrance

  This was bound to happen sometime. The Jewish version of the JK Wedding Entrance video:
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 2:44pm EDT
  

• Charles Gibson to retire, Diane Sawyer will replace

  It was announced today that ABC's World News with Charles Gibson anchor Charles Gibson will retire at the end of the year. He will be replaced by Glasgow native (though raised in Louisville) and current Good Morning America anchor Diane Sawyer.Charles Gibson, who has served as anchor of [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 12:37pm EDT
  

• ESPN moves Yankees-Red Sox Game

  After the New York Jets had their game moved from 4:15 PM to 1:PM because of Yom Kippur, ESPN moves the Yankees-Red Sox nightcap to it's original 1 PM start and will still televise the game due to Yom Kippur starting that Sunday evening.ESPN and Major League Baseball have [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 12:13pm EDT
  

• Saturday Night Live is keeping busy

  There's been a lot of activity lately involving Saturday Night Live. Just when you think it was over, it's not. Christine Nangle is the latest addition to the SNL writing staff if Twitter is any indication. Here's a bit on her background.Christine Frances Nangle has studied improv and [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 11:20pm EDT
  

• What's happening?

  I didn't start the fire but I believe that Billy Joel did.
  
  Some sadness that comes with the recession is cutbacks to educational awareness:Among the expected cuts, reported by USA Today, are Tennessee's allocation of $128,300 for the state's Commission on Holocaust Education; the executive director of the' [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 12:52pm EDT
  

• Ted Kennedy roundup

  Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) made a song in tribute to the late senator, Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy.
  
  
  
  Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell joined in offering a tribute.“It is with great sadness that Elaine and I note the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy, one of the giants [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 5:05pm EDT
  

• Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy dead at 77

  "For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."--Ted Kennedy, August 11, 1980.
  
  Teddy may no longer be with us but his legacy lives on with the Kennedy family, the work he [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 9:11am EDT
  

• Pat O'Brien hired by SNL

  In SNL news, they've made some hirings for their writing staff. One of the additions is Pat O'Brien, who was most recently seen at Second City appearing in the revue, America: All Better! O'Brien's final show was last Wednesday night.
  
  Examiner:Michael Patrick O’Brien, is now starring in the' [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 7:08pm EDT