Hopefully the only place where you'll see Miley Cyrus, Jimmy Fallon and Mother's Day all mentioned in the same breath
Hugh Hefner, having a senior moment and apparently not quite getting the point behind that Miley Cyrus-Vanity Fair-Disney kerfuffle, told "Extra's" cameras that he wouldn't mind getting Hannah's Mountain-a's in the pages of Playboy.
"Sure, she'd be welcomed in the magazine. Very pretty lady," sez Hugh, with the attendant Rowwwrrrr going unspoken but understood. Hef, Hef - the problem wasn't that Miley had too much on in the photo. Hefner did allow that she'd have to be of legal age to appear in his glamorous smutrag - again, Hef, the whole problem was that she isn't of legal age. Pay attention.
Hef also declared, "I think to make such a big to-do over something as innocent as those photos, I think is a reflection on how schizophrenic America is about sexuality." Well, innocent, as opposed to the sort of photography he trucks in.
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This intentionally vague Email arrived this afternoon:
"Please join us on Monday, May 12 at 12 p.m. ET for a special announcement regarding NBC's 'Late Night.'"
Alas, the location was 30 Rock in Manhattan, so I must send my regrets. But this likely means that Jimmy Fallon, who was "SNL's" smirky "Weekend Update" co-anchor who stood alone in laughing at his own material before Seth Meyers and has been long-rumored to be Conan O'Brien's replacement when Conan ascends to "The Tonight Show" next year, can put that abysmal movie career behind him and take a nightly ratings beatdown from Craig Ferguson.
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Finally, I have no idea what this is about, but The Washington Post's Dana Milbank reports that Congressional Republicans officially hate their mothers:
"On Wednesday afternoon, the House had just voted, 412 to 0, to pass H. Res. 1113, 'Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day,' when Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), rose in protest.
"'Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote,' he announced.
"Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), who has two young daughters, moved to table Tiahrt's request, setting up a revote. This time, 178 Republicans cast their votes against mothers.
"It has long been the custom to compare a popular piece of legislation to motherhood and apple pie. Evidently, that is no longer the standard. Worse, Republicans are now confronted with a John Kerry-esque predicament: They actually voted for motherhood before they voted against it."
Sheesh. Happy Mother's Day.

David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. 

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