Ken Ober of MTV’s 80’s Remote Control Dead at Age 52

Sad news from the MTV world of days gone by … Ken Ober, the host of the 1980’s game show “Remote Control” has passed away at the age of 52. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Lee Kernis, a manager at Brillstein Entertainment Partners who represented Mr. Ober for more than 20 years, said that Mr. Ober was found dead on Sunday. He said that Mr. Ober was last heard from on Saturday night, when he spoke to a friend and complained of a headache and flu-like symptoms. Mr. Ober told the friend that he was going to take something and would see a doctor as soon as possible.

Mr. Ober, who was born in Brookline, Mass. and raised in Hartford, Conn., grew up idolizing game show hosts like Bob Barker and Bob Eubanks, and went on to host four game shows of his own, including a revived version of “Make Me Laugh” in 1997. But his breakthrough came a decade earlier when Mr. Ober, a contestant on the televised talent show “Star Search,” became the host of the MTV series “Remote Control” in 1987.

One last blast from Remote Control Past Ken Ober from 1989

Who didn’t watch Remote Control in the 80’s?

I admit it, I watched this spoof game show all the time, back when MTV was actually worth watching. Remember when they used to actually play videos and be funny? CNN said of Ken Ober and his cult hit game show, “that MTV game show “Remote Control” was among the network’s first forays into non-music programming, has died at age 52. Might I add, one of the few forays that was successful.

Rest in Peace Ken Ober.

Caption Contest: O-BOW-MA GATE … Barack Obama Bows to Emperor of Japan

Back by popular demand … the following picture of Barack Obama bowing over the weekend to the Emperor of Japan might be one of the most fitting pics ever for submission to the caption contest.

CAPTION CONTEST – Obama Bowing Edition

Is he bowing dear or is it the Hunch Back of Barack Obama?

Good Lord, I have never had anyone be this subservient and apologetic. Looks like Obama is at it again, apologizing for the US when they have done nothing to apologise for.

Of course the Obama Administration tried to deflect the protocol gaffe by saying that he was following protocol. This coming from the same people who said that Obama did not bow to the Saudi King.

The LEFT can drink the Kool-Aid all they want and defend the indefensible. We have become accustomed to that. However, the fact remains as stated at Hot Air … a Japan expert to ABC: Yes, Obama’s bow made him look like an idiot.

So much of an idiot, in fact, that according to Tapper’s source, at least one Japanese paper isn’t running the photo out of embarrassment. This tool actually groveled himself into a minor international incident.

From the Gateway Pundit and the Japanese Manners Book, Obama’s “Saikeirei” Bow Was Sign of Apology & It Was Mean

Provide your own caption … have at it folks.

Rush Limbaugh: “Scozzafava Has Screwed Every RINO in the Country”

OMG … This is too funny and dead on satire.

Rush says that “Scozzafava has screwed ever RINO in the country. We can say that she is guilty of wide spread beastiality”.  So-called Republican candidate for NY-23 endorses the Democrat? Beware of RINO’s in liberal clothing.

 H/T: Gateway Pundit

2010 is going to be a nightmare for PETA. Two animals might become extinct, RINO’s and Blue Dog Democrats.

Pelosi is going to kill off Blue Dog Democrats and Conservatives are going to finally get rid of RINO’s.

Cindy & George Anthony, Lee and Mallory on a Cruise … Caption Contest … Hey Casey, Wish You Were Here

Did Cindy, George, Lee and Mallory send Casey Anthony a post card from their Caribbean vacation … having a great time jail bird, wish you were here.

The Anthony clan takes a cruise ship vacation to the Caribbean while 48 Hours runs a TV special focusing on the case of the murder of Caylee Anthony. According to this report from Eyewitness News, the Anthonys received $20,000 for an interview on that special.

Cindy and George Anthony apparently left their daughter’s murder trial hearing last Friday and headed to Port Canaveral for a 4-day Bahamian cruise on the Monarch of the Seas. That comes after George told prosecutors under oath that no one will hire them and, just to make ends meet, they had to accept a few thousand dollars from the CBS network for an exclusive interview that aired Saturday night. Cindy told prosecutors it was more like $20,000.

They must have been looking for Caylee’s killer on the cruise ship. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Hey, Doc, Gopher, Captain Stubbing … have you seen Caylee’s killer?

CAPTION CONTEST

Ship of Fools

Think it’s a coincidence that no one is sitting around them?

Give us your best caption to the pic above. This should be like shooting fish in a barrel. There are no bigger softballs that this.

Let’s see ‘em.

Okay, I will start the first volley … George says to the clan, wonder what Casey is doing … Cindy replies, I don’t know I am worried about her now put some more sun tan lotion on me and sit down, you’re blocking my sun.

Cindy says, I checked on the Lido decks, no one there killed Caylee either.

OUTRAGE: What Do You Mean that Barack Hussein Obama did not win the Nobel Prize for Economics

WHAT DO YOU MEAN OBAMA DID NOT WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS!!!

The Nobel Prize was awarded for economics and the winner was a shocker! The prize did not go to President Barack Hussein Obama. Americans Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the Nobel Prize for economics for work on how community institutions can prevent conflict. What? We demand a recount! I mean come on, Barack Obama deserved to win the Nobel Prize for Economics just as much as he did for the Nobel Peace Prize.

How could Ostrom and Williamson beat The One?  Barack Obama or at least Tim “Turbo Tax” Geithner should have won for the tremendous work that they have done with the $787 stimulus pork barrel package that has yet to create the jobs they claimed, the 9.8% US unemployment and federal deficits for as far as generations to come can see. What better economic policy could there be than to raise taxes and deficits in the teeth of a recession. Hey after all, “Cash for Clunkers” did make money for Asian auto makers.

Barack Obama was heard to say that he was surprised that he did not win the Nobel Prize for economics as he had spent 11 days in office as President putting the United States in debt up to it’s eyeballs and had thought about transforming the capitalist economy of the US to a socialist one for years. I thought the Nobel Prize rewarded socialism and weakening the United States. Maybe I should have weakened the US dollar some more? Obama was then heard to say … well there is always next year’s award.

Gasps came from the crowd as the Nobel Prize for economics was awarded to the two Americans. Oops, that’s right.The gasps came from the onlookers when an undeserving Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama already had his Economic prize winning speech ready:

“Let me be clear: I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations,” he said at the White House. “To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who’ve been honored by this prize.

Obama looks forward to the Major League Baseball, NBA and NFL’s MVP voting. And of course the Heisman.

SNL: Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize and Powerball on First Try … “I won the Nobel for not being George Bush.”

SNL mocks Barack Obama for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. I guess SNL is siding with the terrorists as well for laughing and making mock of Barack Obama?

Obama: “I won the Nobel for not being George Bush.”

Obama: “This award comes as a complete surprise as I have only been not George W. Bush for 9 months.”

The sad reality is that in order to have been nominated to make the Feb 1st deadline, Barack Obama only had to not be GWB for 11 days.

It appears that Barack Obama has also won the Power Ball lottery on his first try. Next up, the Heisman. Is it too late to nominate Barack Obama as the MVP of MLB? After all, The One did have quite an impressive opening pitch at this years All-Star game, not!

Just as a reminder for those who may have missed the comments from the DNC, via the Politico. Who dare mock and make fun of “The One”, the “Obamamessiah”.

“The Republican Party has thrown in its lot with the terrorists - the Taliban and Hamas this morning - in criticizing the President for receiving the Nobel Peace prize,” DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse told POLITICO. “Republicans cheered when America failed to land the Olympics and now they are criticizing the President of the United States for receiving the Nobel Peace prize - an award he did not seek but that is nonetheless an honor in which every American can take great pride - unless of course you are the Republican Party.

“The 2009 version of the Republican Party has no boundaries, has no shame and has proved that they will put politics above patriotism at every turn. It’s no wonder only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore - it’s an embarrassing label to claim,” Woodhouse said.

Life Imitating Satire … The Nobel Peace Prize Becomes the Ultimate Joke to SNL’s “Do Nothing” Obama Presidency

How comical and absurd was Obama’s being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Saturday Night Live’s satire of  their liberal Obamamessiah President as a record of nothing and a do nothing Commander and Chief was more of an actual commentary as to The One’s time in office than a spoof.

Last week we commented on SNL’s scathing satire of Barack Obama and his “do nothing” Presidency. SNL stated, Obama was not a socialist. Barack Obama had a RECORD OF NOTHING. Almost one year and nothing to show for it …

One really glaring issue is brought up in the humorous comparison between SNL and the Noble Peace Prize decision. SNL stated one year and Obama has done nothing so it begs to ask the question what did Obama do in 11 days as President? Would not the nomination of a Nobel candidate have to include their accomplishments? How could the Nobel Peace Prize committee consider accomplishments of a nominee that were not on an application? Hmm? The answer is, you can’t.

The deadline for nominations is Feb. 1, meaning the president was nominated after being in office for just 11 days.

The award is “extraordinarily unprecedented,” Michael Worek, author of “Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners,” told ABC News.

“It would be like awarding the Oscar halfway through the movie. You’re not saying it’s a bad movie, you aren’t knocking it. But we just don’t know how it ends,” Worek said.

See VIDEO HERE

However, the writers at SNL were out done this past week on the comedy front. Barack “a record of nothing” Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for literally doing nothing. When it was first announced that Obama won the award the first thing people did was check the calendar to make sure that it was not April Fool’s Day. Who didn’t think that this was a goof or a news report from either The Onion or Scrappleface when they were read it?

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National Organization for Women (NOW) Blasts David Letterman Over Affair with Staff … “promoting a hostile, uncomfortable work environment”

Wow, who saw this coming? NOW goes after Letterman … promoting a hostile, uncomfortable work environment.

It appears that NOW does not find David Letterman’s affair a laughing matter.

You’ve come a long way baby, except on the David Letterman Show

NOW, the National Organization for Women has sharply criticized comedian David Letterman, accusing him of promoting a hostile, uncomfortable work environment. Yes, that’s exactly what he did by having an affair with a staffer. When one is in charge of hiring and firing, who is to say what another perceives on what is the standard into getting ahead.

NOW gets a hat tip for speaking out against Letterman.

“The latest Letterman controversy sheds new light on the widespread objectification of women in the workplace,” NOW said in a statement Tuesday. “Most women can attest to the fact that many workplaces are plagued with inappropriate behavior by men in power.”

The “Late Show With David Letterman” host admitted last week on his CBS program that he had sex with unnamed employees and had testified about those liaisons before a New York grand jury as part of an alleged extortion attempt.

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David Letterman Affair Scandal Boosts Rating … Rewarding Bad Behavior & Hypocrisy

Affair scandal is suck a ratings winner that maybe Letterman will make this a permanent piece on the show like the Top 10 List. Maybe he can call it “Stupid Dave getting Tricks”.

Hmm, how can I turn this affair into a ratings grabber?

The Letterman apology for his cheating ways with having affairs with staffers of The David Letterman Show have boosted his ratings. How sad that Letterman be rewarded for bad behavior and embarrassing his wife.

His apologies meant another big night in the ratings. The Nielsen Co.’s overnight measurement of the nation’s 56 biggest markets netted Letterman’s “Late Show” a 4.2 rating - higher than anything rival NBC had in prime-time.

Nielsen didn’t immediately have an estimate of the size of Letterman’s audience. The overnight rating was slightly less than Thursday’s show, when 5.8 million people watched Letterman say he had been the victim of a $2 million blackmail threat that led him to reveal he had sex with staff members.

ABC asks the question whether David Letterman’s apology will work. Work how? It already has in the ratings and to those in TV land, what else matters? Letterman has been public about his being a “victim” in all this, but what about the staffers? And what about his wife!

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Could Oakland Raiders Coach Tom Cable be Arrested for Assault and Face suspension by NFL … Would Anyone Notice?

The Oakland Raiders face the possibility of not having head coach Tom Cable. It is being widely speculated that Cable will be arrested soon in relation to an alleged assault on an assistant coach. Tom Cable could face criminal charges and a possible suspension from the NFL for violation of the personal conduct policy.

Although Napa Valley (Calif.) police have declined to comment on the investigation, NFL.com quoted the attorney for Raiders assistant coach Randy Hanson as saying that Hanson told police he had been assaulted by Cable on Aug. 5 while the Raiders were in training camp. Hanson was treated for a broken jaw and his attorney, San Francisco-based John McGuinn, said three other coaches, including Marshall, witnessed the attack.

Hell, let the Silver & Black Raiderette Cheerleader attack coach the team. Could they do any worse and a great marketing ploy

I guess the first question is, would anyone notice if Cable was gone? The Oakland Raiders have been so bad as a football team that one would surmise that of they let the Raider mascot coach the team, nobody might notice. Second, the manner in which the team has played and the way in which the Raider organization has run football operations of late might be deemed criminal as well. Can they all be arrested as well?

Fresh off a Sunday dismantling by the Houston Texans 29–6, maybe an arrest would be a welcome change? One thing is for certain, Cable’s punch of Raider’s assistant might be the only hit that the Raiders have done all year. Maybe for the past couple of years. It’s become pretty pathetic when the best hit the Raiders can boat of is when their own coach punches an assistant.

How could such a storied franchise like the “Just Win Baby” Raiders have fallen so far?