The crisis in Syria had to take a backseat to Keeping Up With The Kardashians matriarch Kris Jenner on CNN Thursday, who appeared on the cable news network to promote Zestra, an “amazing” female sexual arousal gel. “I live a complicated life,” Jenner told a visibly squeamish Don Lemon. “We’re all busy and crazy. so I’ve stumbled across a product called Zestra that’s the most amazing product to spice up your love life.”

Political commentator Goldie Taylor appeared on CNN Newsroom Sunday evening to respond to Texas Governor Rick Perry‘s comments, in which he deemed calls for the bringing of criminal charges against of the Marines urinating on the bodies of slain Taliban, “over-the-top.”

On Saturday’s CNN Newsroom, host Don Lemon spoke with political analyst Goldie Taylor about the controversy surrounding the four US Marines who videotaped themselves urinating on the corpses of alleged Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Taylor, a former Marine, took the opportunity to call out CNN contributor Dana Loesch, calling Loesch’s remarks “disgusting,” adding “to say you would ‘drop trou’ and do the same thing, I question someone’s integrity who would say something like that.”

On Sunday’s CNN Newsroom, host Don Lemon spoke with political analyst Goldie Taylor about recent racially-insensitive incidents among several GOP candidates. “Let’s be clear, these are not stumbles or miscues, these are absolutely planned, seeded, on-purpose stuff,” Taylor exclaimed.

As his contract nears its end next year, CNN’s Don Lemon has evidently been taking some time out to reflect on the state of cable news. And he’s not exactly loving what he sees. In an interview with the Atlanta edition of Creative Loafing that lovingly extols his physical attributes (“He has a full, masculine [...]

CNN reports that a terror suspect has been arrested who was in the process of building a pipe bomb. Deb Feyerick spoke with anchor Don Lemon Sunday night about how the suspect learned how to put the device together.

On CNN’s Newsroom, correspondent Shannon Travis reported that following a debate with Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain refused to answer questions relating to his sexual harassment scandal and angrily scolded journalists about ethics, cutting off a Washington Post reporter mid-question. “Mr. Cain, the attorney for one of the women who filed a sexual harassment complaint about you…” “Don’t even go there!” Cain interrupted.

This past Sunday the Washington Post published a lengthy report on a family camping site rented by Texas Governor Rick Perry that went by the name N*ggerhead Rock. Last night CNN’s Don Lemon very carefully reported on the story then asked fellow panelists if the Perry campaign can recover from even being associated from this story.

UC Berkeley College Republicans sparked a furor over its planned “Increase Diversity Bake Sale,” scheduled for Tuesday. The event was created to criticize a bill that would allow California public universities to consider race, ethnicity and gender in student admissions. The group priced each baked good as $2.00 for whites, $1.50 for Asians, $1.00 for [...]

Randy Roberts Potts appeared on HLN last night to talk about coming out as a gay man, being a grandson of the late evangelist Oral Roberts.

We’ve said it before but it bears repeating: CNN’s Don Lemon is enjoying a moment. Coming off some excellent political reportage in Iowa (which included both a terrific on-the-fly interview with a strolling Sarah Palin AND getting elbowed into a golf cart by Marcus Bachmann. But the coup de grâce for Lemon’s weekend work came when he returned to CNN’s NY studio and delivered a “No Talking Points” segment that illuminated Michele Bachmann‘s overreliance on talking points and lauded Palin for her improvised candor.

The strangest story of the Ames Straw Poll seems to have happened long before the poll itself. CNN anchor Don Lemon reported on a “very disturbing” incident with Rep. Michele Bachmann, who he claimed had his security, and even husband Marcus, push and shove him into a golf cart. While the cameraman got lost in the crowd, the audio certainly depicts an agitated Lemon asking seemingly harmless questions like “where do you think you’ll end up in the straw poll?”

Sarah Palin, in an interview that was not conducted by Fox News, spoke with CNN’s Don Lemon while visiting the Iowa State Fair. Palin told Lemon that it isn’t her intention to “steal the spotlight” from her fellow Republicans while in Iowa but, you know. The spotlight kind of totally loves her! The resulting interview turned out well, and both Palin (who has been out of the spotlight as of late) and Lemon (whose star is on the rise) came across as engaging, charismatic and respectful (kudos to Palin for maintaining eye contact with Lemon and giving him thoughtful responses).

Depending on whom you ask and what he’s been up to that week, our President ranges from “definitely a socialist” to “quite possibly a moderate conservative.” The latter is a talking point CNN’s Don Lemon brought up during an interview with Demos.org’s Heather McGhee. Lemon’s question was in direct reference to an article by Fiscal Times writer Bruce Bartlett — “Obama: The Covert Conservative Liberals Have to Love” — in which Bartlett writes that “Obama has always been moderately conservative – a fact that has been obvious to liberals dating back to the beginning of the 2008 campaign.”

CNN’s Don Lemon recently becomes a sweetheart of visitors to social news website Reddit after appearing in a segment on The Colbert Report and being profiled on the Daily Show. In the latter segment, Jon Stewart pays homage to Lemon’s disdain for the sort of newsy pablum networks sometimes use to flesh out an hour.

Don Lemon‘s heated interview with Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday over the weekend’s budget debate earned him as many accolades as complaints from viewers, and Lemon made no apologies for keeping the Senator on topic without delving into talking points. This morning, Glenn Beck had little good to say about the interview, as he noted that, while he had asked similar questions of Republicans, the attitude Lemon took to Sen. Paul was “condescending” and counterproductive.

CNN’s Don Lemon is getting a lot of attention as of late. Whether it be the comedic spotlight from the likes of Stephen Colbert or The Daily Show, or a clash with Tea Party favorite Senator Rand Paul, Lemon is quickly distinguishing himself as an authoritative and serious voice for CNN as he reveals his “no talking points” rule here.

After proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Reid bill and having it struck down, Sen. Rand Paul sat down with Don Lemon to explain what was happening on the floor and what compromises he was up for making. Lemon was in a curt mood, it seems, as weeks have gone by and the debt deadline looms with little to no visible progress occurring. The two had a contentious exchange as Sen. Paul tried to explain he did have the will to compromise when Lemon questioned what it would take.

When suburban Philadelphia resident Patrick Rodgers discovered that his bank had charged him for mortgage payments not agreed upon, he turned the tables, and “foreclosed on the foreclosers.” Since it’s the perfect cable news interest story, this story received a decent amount of national attention, though as Stephen Colbert pointed out last night, cable news hosts — in particular, Don Lemon — missed the story: Rodgers is a vampire!

As Rupert Murdoch‘s News Corporation appears to veer closer and closer to being entirely engulfed by its corruption scandal in the UK, the defenses have risen in volume, with Wall Street Journal leading the charge in America with a scathing editorial this morning. But the odds are high that the tactic may backfire, argued Mediaite founder Dan Abrams to Don Lemon this evening, as the offensive defense could be interpreted as downplaying a scandal that, according to many in the media, has achieved Watergate proportions.

Late last Fall, the nearly bipartisan outrage directed towards the TSA and their new policy of aggressive pat-downs was at a fever pitch, with various and absurd examples young kids getting searched, even spawning a “don’t touch my junk” meme. But perhaps because the holiday travel season had passed, the tide of outrageous reports ebbed, and so did the anger towards the TSA. Well, if you are miss getting angry over outrageous and overenthusiastic TSA agents you are in luck! Be prepared for righteous indignation all over again, with the following report of a 95 year-old woman forced to remove her adult diaper.

2012 Republican candidate Rick Santorum‘s biggest hurdle, many argue, in a general election would be his strident social conservatism, including opposition to abortion in any situation and gay marriage. Given his background, a question like the one CNN anchor Don Lemon pitched him last night was inevitable, as was his answer: in response to whether he had gay friends, Santorum responded “yeah! In fact, I’ve had gay people work for me.”

So, maybe you heard CNN’s hosting a Republican presidential debate next week? The preparations for the big event in New Hampshire are well underway, with a set under construction and the CNN Election Express bus serving as a backdrop to liveshots–though some of the reports, like the one this afternoon–had a decidedly low-tempo feel. CNN’s Don Lemon, in a polo shirt and admittedly pleased about being out of a studio enjoying some sunshine, took viewers inside the debate set, pointing out stars and an overhead lighting grid called “the chandelier.” The report was so laid back anchor T.J. Holmes basically laughed–and that was before things got really casual.

In an interview with HLN’s Joy Behar Monday night, CNN’s Don Lemon talked about his decision to come out as a gay man–a decision that comes ahead of the release of Lemon’s book about his life–saying he’s not concerned about the move’s possible impact on his career. “If there’s not enough room for a gay anchor, a gay black anchor…then my career will transform into something else.”

In a Twitter posting to his 89,805 followers Sunday night, CNN anchor Don Lemon linked to a New York Times story that reveals he is gay, and thanked his followers in advance for their support. The revelation comes in advance of his upcoming book, Transparent (due out June 16), and in the interview with NYT’s Bill Carter, Lemon reveals that, while his sexuality was known to his colleagues, going public carries with it considerable anxiety.