Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 10/08/09
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Tonight, new signs that U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., could be headed for trouble. He’s accused of playing fast and loose with his own taxes. We’ll also take a closer look at why many gay Americans are disappointed in President Obama. Has he broken his promises on same-sex marriage, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and more? We’ve also been digging on a story that’s put a spotlight on an obscure subgenre of rap music called “Horrorcore.” It’s violent and steeped in grotesque imagery. But did it lead a young California man to murder four people?
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Good night Anderson and Erica, thanks for the laugh!
Good night everyone! Sleep well!
What I wonder is where was this kid's parents in all this? I strongly feel that these days parents aren't paying enough attention to their kids, I've had so many friends who's parents had no idea what was really going on in their lives.
hi, anderson! thank you so much. your TMZ picture motivates my woking out.
Goodnight everyone. You go Levi.
Never understood why they put machines in front of windows in gyms -
Hope everyone has a good night and a good Friday -
Great and fun show tonight, Anderson! See you all tomorrow. Be safe!
Good nigh everyone, another good night of news.
The shot: left me speechlessLOL
Tomorrow is Friday!
Good Night All! great show!
Good night Anderson, Erica, David (Indiana) and bloggers!
Great show!!! See you tomorrow!!!!
I hate it when people look at me when I'm working out! How rude!
LOL...he explains the painting in his roar voice. LOL
That is a GREAT pic of Anderson!!! 😉
(I've missed you Erica!!! :D)
Have good night everyone!
It's almost Friday!!!!! ~YAY
That Georgia fan sounds like Macho Man Randy Savage.
Good night Anderson, Erica, Ed Henry, David Gergen and my friends Twitter/Facebook Bloggers!!!!!
See you tomorrow night!
Have a great night and sleep tight everyone!!!! 😀
Day of the shot with Anderson is my favorite shot pump up the bar!! LOL!!!!! Good job Erica!!!!! Nice Anderson!!!!
BTW, Nice job Gary Tuchman about horrorcore!!!!
Anderson,
Have a great night, good sleep at home after work!!!! See you tomorrow night!!! Have a plenty sleep! 😀
Hello,
How can you listen to this kind of music and not be affected by it?
Michael Vick, having a TV show....if he can bring information to others, especially children how to Not torture animas or support dog fighting, then maybe it"s worth it.
However, persoannly i find it distasteful
Well you can tell there is something wrong and just like many of our fellow blogers have said, it's not just the music (although I strongly think it does hold a strong component) but it's also the person. Come on, "jesus told me to". If only there was a way to get at these troubled minded kids.
go levi!
SNL will have a blast!
Someone should write a book about all the celebrities who decided to pose nude or sort of nude and how it didn't do a thing for thier lives or careers.
I remember one of the actresses from "The Waltons" decided to do a Playboy shoot so she could throw off her good daughter image from that show. It didn't help her career one bit.
I guess Levi just needs the money?
People are just looking for a scapegoat. When children act evil, people find it hard to believe that this could just be the way they are. Society looks for an answer and wants to say it was the music or movies. It is much easier to point at a type of music and say "oh, thats why he was like that". Unfortunately, it is never this easy, and he would have likely acted out this violence with or without music.
It is a factor but obviously not the whole reason, few people are so one-dimentional
Oh No Anderson Please Don;t end the show on Levi's Story, PLEASE!!!!
You can't even keep a straight face, & I'm going to have nightmares!! 😐
on that note ....good night...levi now that's a horror story.
Levi's "Northern Exposure"...what will Kathy Griffin say about this? 😀
How can we not attach some "blame" to this type of trash music when everytime we hear about some bizarre killings they are usually traced back to this type of violent music?
Did I hear Anderson say that Michael Vick is getting a reality TV show?
On a hole, I hate these shows!
The news is the #1 reality show.
I guess I don't wonder. It could be done. A little tweaking and you have a psycho alert system.