This Year News & Views (Jan 1.-Dec 31)

By Rick Kaempfer



A salute to my favorite newsmakers of 2006


Jack Abramoff...how to scream "I'm guilty" with a simple overcoat and a hat.










This billboard got a ton of press coverage, but it was just a stunt by a marketing firm.











The anchor of the CBS Evening News









One step up, and two steps back. Britney loses 180 pounds (K-Fed), but then starts hanging out with Paris Hilton and stops wearing underwear.














He shot a man...in the face.

The Vice President...shot a man...in the face.

For real.


















Never, ever, touch a German.
















Busted for Viagra, mocked someone with Parkinson's Disease, then admitted he was just "carrying water" for the Bush administration.






Creepiest non-killer ever.








We warned you when you married her, but did you listen to us?






Best Mug Shot Ever!



















Fell out of a coconut tree...for real.








Classiest Political Campaign Ever!


















Um, did I say Jews? I meant booze.






Fox wishes he was a Democrat.














David Lee Roth...most flamboyant failure in radio history.






I didn't even know she was still on the radio.



















An interview that was actually fun to watch.














Not every Bush had a bad year. This is Pierce Bush, the President's nephew










VIDEOS--2006

VIDEO: Hillary song "I can't wait until 2008"

VIDEO: Hillary/Condi song--You ain't woman enough to run this land

VIDEO: FCC F-U

VIDEO: George Allen's Macaca moment


VIDEO: John Landecker's Exploding Mentos experiment

VIDEO: The Steve & Garry Reunion Show


VIDEO: Late Late Show's Farewell to Rumsfeld


VIDEO: TV Reporter gets beaten up on the air


VIDEO: Family Guy--Going hunting with Dick Cheney


VIDEO: Weird Indian kid dancing


VIDEO: Woman breaks up with man on streets of New York