Cable television network TNT issued an apology late Thursday for a comment made by "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan about former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin during a live broadcast.
Morgan made a crude remark about the key Republican’s looks during an appearance Thursday on “Inside the NBA."
During a pre-game chat ahead of the Miami Heat-New York Knicks clash, co-host Charles Barkley asked the actor, “Sarah Palin’s good looking, isn’t she?”
Morgan replied, "Let me tell you something about Sarah Palin, she's good masturbation material. The glasses and all of that... She is great masturbation material."
TNT issued the apology within minutes amid outraged phone calls and emails about Morgan's comments, USA Today reported.
"It's unfortunate Morgan showed a lack of judgment on our air with his inappropriate comments," said Turner spokesman Jeff Pomeroy in a statement.
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Jet Li Calls on Vietnamese to Give Blood
Action star Jet Li is in Vietnam calling on young people to donate blood ahead of the busy Lunar New Year when millions of people travel.
The actor posed for photos with fans while visiting a park in the capital, Hanoi, where the Vietnam Red Cross was taking blood donations Saturday. He also awarded gifts to donors who have given blood several times during the year.
Li said: "I always believe that human beings are always a global family, willing to help each other."
Li is a Goodwill Ambassador for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. His visit comes ahead of the Lunar New Year, or Tet, which begins Feb. 3. Blood is typically in demand during this time, when many accidents occur as people rush to get home.
The actor posed for photos with fans while visiting a park in the capital, Hanoi, where the Vietnam Red Cross was taking blood donations Saturday. He also awarded gifts to donors who have given blood several times during the year.
Li said: "I always believe that human beings are always a global family, willing to help each other."
Li is a Goodwill Ambassador for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. His visit comes ahead of the Lunar New Year, or Tet, which begins Feb. 3. Blood is typically in demand during this time, when many accidents occur as people rush to get home.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Wright Calls for Discplined Batting
John Wright, the New Zealand coach, has asked for more discipline from his misfiring batsmen ahead of the second and final Test against Pakistan which starts on Saturday. New Zealand had folded for 110 in the second innings of the first Test in Hamilton and lost by ten wickets.
"We've got to try and get that top order functioning better," Wright said. "Whatever we plan, and they're pretty simple plans, we've got to be disciplined enough to get the job done.
"There's no excuses. We don't need any explanations, if you're picked as a batter your job is to get runs. It's about occupying the crease and not giving your wicket away, it's not rocket science."
New Zealand's batting flopped on an almost subcontinental track in the first Test at Seddon Park, which was slow with not much bounce on offer. They will now have to get their act together on a Basin Reserve pitch that is expected to assist the seamers. "It looks pretty grassy," Wright said of the pitch for the second Test. "We wouldn't mind more sideways and bounce, it's good for us."
One change New Zealand are contemplating is bringing in allrounder James Franklin for opener Tim McIntosh, who has six single-digit scores in his previous eight Test innings. "I think whenever you get a player like James in terms of the all-round package it's a real advantage so you always try to fit that type of player in the team," the New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said. "With the likes of Jesse Ryder not bowling and Kane (Williamson) not bowling as well as we would have liked in the last test, then the addition of an allrounder could be beneficial, but we will find out later on."
Franklin hasn't played a Test in nearly two years but has turned in strong performances on the domestic circuit and in limited-overs for New Zealand.
"We've got to try and get that top order functioning better," Wright said. "Whatever we plan, and they're pretty simple plans, we've got to be disciplined enough to get the job done.
"There's no excuses. We don't need any explanations, if you're picked as a batter your job is to get runs. It's about occupying the crease and not giving your wicket away, it's not rocket science."
New Zealand's batting flopped on an almost subcontinental track in the first Test at Seddon Park, which was slow with not much bounce on offer. They will now have to get their act together on a Basin Reserve pitch that is expected to assist the seamers. "It looks pretty grassy," Wright said of the pitch for the second Test. "We wouldn't mind more sideways and bounce, it's good for us."
One change New Zealand are contemplating is bringing in allrounder James Franklin for opener Tim McIntosh, who has six single-digit scores in his previous eight Test innings. "I think whenever you get a player like James in terms of the all-round package it's a real advantage so you always try to fit that type of player in the team," the New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said. "With the likes of Jesse Ryder not bowling and Kane (Williamson) not bowling as well as we would have liked in the last test, then the addition of an allrounder could be beneficial, but we will find out later on."
Franklin hasn't played a Test in nearly two years but has turned in strong performances on the domestic circuit and in limited-overs for New Zealand.
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