Amanda Bynes Tweets Obama, Bay to Direct Transformers 4 – 06.07.12

First up, former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes has been formally charged with DUI. The actress has plead not guilty to the charge which stems from an incident in April where she clipped a police car and allegedly tried to flee the scene. She later refused to submit to a chemical test to determine whether or not she’d been under the influence of alcohol at the time. So while Bynes continues to insist she doesn’t drink, she’s also reached out on Twitter for help from an unlikely source. A recent Tweet by the retired star asks President Obama to fire the officer who arrested her. Um, ok. I always thought the President was busy with important things. I didn’t know you tweet him for help with your personal problems. If that’s the case, I have some student debts I’d like cleared up if you’re listening Mr. President. No response yet from the White House regarding Bynes’ request….what do you guys think? Is Bynes barking up the wrong tree? ca.eonline.com Next up, get ready to Airtime. Internet titans Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker have just launched their social communication service that promises to offer a simple way for people to connect through video on Facebook. Airtime also claims to help people discover new contacts and friends outside their existing social network…kind of like a penis-less chatroulette. A launch party featuring Joel McHale, Jim Carrey, Olivia Munn and Jimmy Fallon showed off the service, but was mired with technical difficulties that the company is
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Obama Does Reddit, Carl’s Jr. Sexy New Ad, EcoXGear

First up, as the Presidential race kicks into a fever pitched overdrive, candidates are taking to the web to connect with voters. Mitt Romney attempted to use a smartphone app to announce his running mate Paul Ryan – he failed when Twitter broke the news first. And Obama recently took part in a surprise Reddit AMA to address questions from users of the popular online aggregator. So how the President do. Not bad. He broke even in terms of upvotes and downvotes, but he soared in terms of visibility. At one point Reddit went down due to overwhelming traffic. The President answered 10 questions during a half hour session on topics ranging from the war to tax cuts to campaign financing reform. Obama’s clearly capitalizing on the online strategies he successfully employed in 2008. Will he pull a repeat victory? www.reddit.com Next up, Carl’s Jr has some new kind of pulled pork cheeseburger sandwich or something…but who cares? They have a new ad featuring not one but TWO scantily clad ladies slathering up that meat and feeding each other. It actually looks a lot harder to eat that way. Oh well. It’s up to Sara Jean Underwood and Emily Ratajkowski to fill the void left by Kate Upton this time around and it looks Carl’s Jr has another ad on their hands that will never end up on the air. As for the burger itself, it looks to be a heart-attack inducing mouthgasm-burger filled with pulled pork and cheese. The exact kind of sandwich these girls are probably contractually obligated
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TYT - Extended Clip August 23, 2011

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Obama Helps Fox News Media Monopoly

Obama Helps Fox News Media Monopoly

“Unsatisfied with his media empire in the UK and Australia and his several media holdings in the United States like TheWall Street Journal, the New York Post, and Fox News, Rupert Murdoch wants more. He wants a media monopoly. Murdoch is currently jockeying to buy the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, which just so happen to be the largest newspapers in the nation’s second and third largest cities. That will add to his current media empire in the United States, which includes the most watched cable news network in the nation, Fox so-called News, and the most circulated newspaper in the nation, The Wall Street Journal.”* Obama was supposed to bring progressive values when he took office, including making the media more diverse. Did he do that? As Cenk Uygur explains, he’s doing the exact opposite of that, helping his supposed arch-nemesis take over. *Read more from Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks/ TruthOut: truth-out.org Support The Young Turks by Subscribing bit.ly Support The Young Turks by Shopping bit.ly Like Us on Facebook: www.fb.com Follow Us on Twitter: bit.ly Buy TYT Merch: theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com
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Diane Sawyer reveals the top stories that had people buzzing this week.
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