ESPN Bans NY Post Over Shocking Lack of Erin Andrews Dignity

by Glynnis MacNicol | 8:41 am, July 23rd, 2009

Being a Peeping Tom will get you in trouble. Publishing photo stills taken by a Peeping Tom will get you banned! So goes it for the New York Post whose employees were banned yesterday from appearing on ESPN shows after the paper published stills from the illegally filmed Erin Andrews naked video.

“While we understand the Post’s decision to cover this as a news story, their running photos obtained in such a fashion went well beyond the boundaries of common decency in the interest of sensationalism,” ESPN senior vice president of communications Chris LaPlaca said in a statement Wednesday night.

Absolutely. It’s utterly shocking that the New York Post, consistent purveyors of good taste, would stoop to such a level! However, wouldn’t having them on, just to yell at cable-style, actually have made for great ratings?

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Democrats Announce They Won’t Use “Deem And Pass”

by Colby Hall | 3:29 pm, Saturday

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After a week of debate over the process behind passing the potentially historic health care legislation before them, it appears that the Democrats in the House will now not be using the "deem and pass" method to move the bill through the house. Representatives Steny Hoyer and Tom Clyburn just announced to the press on Capital Hill that they expect to have the votes to pass the Senate bill deeming the "deem and pass" tactic unnecessary to pass the bill.

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Rep. John Boehner: “This Health Care Bill Will Ruin Our Country”

by Drew Grant | 3:04 pm, Saturday

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As news of the Democrats dropping the "deem and pass" in favor of separate votes in the Senate, the hours are inching closer to a time when we might have a conclusive health care reform bill passed in this country. At this point it's hard not to have an opinion about a bill that will require Americans to either buy health insurance (at government subsidized-prices) or pay for it on their taxes, but few have stronger words than Rep. John Boehner who has called the passing of the reform bill "Armageddon."

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