http://www.shallownation.com Chronicling trends in entertainment, pop culture, politics, the arts, and the uncategorized et cetera. Sat, 17 May 2008 00:49:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Perhaps when this photograph was taken, Mike Huckabee was looking into his future, that awful day, May 16, 2008, when he would make that awful "joke" about someone aiming a gun at Barack Obama, and the NRA would probably wish they'd never invited this awful "advocate." During ... http://www.shallownation.com/2008/05/16/video-huckabees-obama-gun-joke-at-the-nra-convention/ Joshua Packwood is a minority among minority, as the first white valedictorian of historically black Morehouse College whose distinguished alumni include Martin Luther King, Jr., Julian Bond, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, David Satcher, Lerone Bennett, Jr., and Calvin O. Butts, III. "Because I'm one of the only white students, ... http://www.shallownation.com/2008/05/16/joshua-packwood-first-white-valedictorian-in-morehouse-colleges-141-year-history/ The "Inside Edition" Bill O'Reilly meltdown video surfaced a few days ago and has created a viral explosion of (mostly NSFW) videos. It spawned the (NSFW) Bill O'Reilly Flips Out — Dance Remix The Keith Olbermann body language analysis.... The Stephen Colbert tribute meltdown.... And even a response from Bill O'Reilly himself. ... http://www.shallownation.com/2008/05/16/video-bill-oreillys-producer-responsible-for-the-bill-oreilly-meltdown/ Ellen DeGeneres is going to marry Portia de Rossi, her long-time partner. She announced her wedding plans on her show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" which was taped on May 15, the day the California Supreme Court made same sex marriage legal in California. The program aired on May ... http://www.shallownation.com/2008/05/16/video-ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-wedding-announcement-the-ellen-degeneres-show-5-16-08/ Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon were among the attendees at the 5th Annual Operation Smile Gala at Skylight Studio in New York City on May 15, 2008. The gala is in benefit of the non-profit organization, Operation Smile whose volunteers repair the facial deformities of impoverished children around the world. ... http://www.shallownation.com/2008/05/16/photos-mariah-carey-and-nick-cannon-5th-annual-operation-smile-gala-2008/ With all the Internet buzz about Neville Chamberlain, you'd think someone had unearthed footage of a Neville Chamberlain meltdown. Far worse than that, the long deceased Neville Chamberlain, was not only photographed with Hitler, but the then British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain conceded parts of Czechoslovakia to Hitler ... http://www.shallownation.com/2008/05/16/neville-chamberlain-appeasement-bush-mccain-obama-clueless-talk-show-hosts/ Six Flags Magic Mountain is quite a setting for a wedding party. After getting Mariah Carey a 17-carat engagement ring, Nick Cannon was hard pressed to top himself, but a surprise post-wedding theme park party delighted his new wife. Nick rented out Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA for a lavish ... http://www.shallownation.com/2008/05/15/photos-mariah-carey-nick-cannon-six-flags-magic-mountain-wedding-party/