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Actor Dan Aykroyd says the people criticizing Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones and her movie on Twitter are overweight racists who will be voting for Donald Trump in November. “These people, they’re insignificant gnats, they’re losers, they have no lives of their own, they can probably barely pay for the wifi they’re using,” Aykroyd said during an interview on Tuesday with Entertainment Tonight Canada. “Probably no jobs. I would say you’re looking at obese white men between 50 and 60 who are active Klan members or members of the Aryan Nation and there are millions of them.” “I’m afraid to say...

NEW YORK - CBS will televise a one-hour prime-time tribute to Dan Rather the night he leaves the evening news anchor chair, and its producer says it won't avoid the story that has clouded his final days on the job. "Dan Rather: A Reporter Remembers" will air 8 p.m. EST on March 9, an hour after he anchors his final evening newscast after 24 years, the network announced Thursday. Rather, 73, will talk about last fall's ill-fated "60 Minutes Wednesday" story about President Bush (news - web sites)'s military service, said Susan Zirinsky, the show's executive producer. CBS fired the...

This isn't Dan Rather's first time in hot water Some hunters may well cringe while recalling when the broadcast journalist hosted the 1975 CBS special titled "Guns of Autumn" By Ron Schara Host of ESPN2's "Backroads with Ron & Raven" Dan Rather's fall from journalistic grace happened — for some of us — a long time ago. The evening of Sept. 5, 1975, to be exact. On that night, a much younger and very dashing Dan Rather was the host of a CBS special titled "Guns of Autumn." As some of us gathered that night to watch, those of us...