Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. These are their stories.

"I thought my [outfit] was more grammatically correct for the occasion." — Sinsu, Paris Hilton's My New BFF.

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On Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 8pm, less than a week before you cast your vote for freedom or dictatorship, Barack Obama's campaign will air half-hour commercials on both NBC and CBS.

In booking the airtime, not only did Obama throw Ben Silverman's future into turmoil by bumping the unwatched Knight Rider off its regular time slot, but he also pumped nearly $1 million into the coffers of each network. At NBC, he will pay $891,250 for the privilege, and at CBS he will spend $961,000. Those prices, of course, are ridiculously discounted…

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America's Next Top Model's Miss J (Alexander) and Mister Jay (Manuel) are getting their own show, far, far away from that crazy monster known as Tyra Banks. The problem? The new show's premise has already been done before.

Many, many times.

Here's the description of the new Operation Fabulous:

'Jay and J' (as Manuel and Alexander are called on Top Model) will travel the country giving women makeovers. In various towns, the duo will select five participants and give them Top Model-style overhauls — how to dress, wear their hair and makeup and bring out their confidence with the support of family, friends and their community.

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Some Brits are bent out of shape over a gay kiss on popular soap EastEnders.

More than 150 people griped to network BBC after character Christian and his new boyfriend, Lee, locked lips. One person griped: "I am appalled by the display of homosexual kissing…" That's a lot of emotion for a little smooch…

Though some executives may have quaked in their boots, BBC came out against the outraged masses and released the following statement:

EastEnders aims to reflect real life, and this means including and telling stories about characters from many different backgrounds, faiths, religions and sexualities.

We approach our portrayal of homosexual relationships in the same way as we do heterosexual relationships.

In this instance, Christian is enjoying the first flush of romance and we've shown him being affectionate with his new boyfriend in the same way any couple would.

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Barack Obama must have loads of dough with which to play.

The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign today announced they've bought a half-hour slot on CBS' prime time schedule. Though there's no word on how much Obama spent on the time, he's obviously not worried - the Senator's reportedly in talks to sign up other networks, as well:

The Obama campaign will air a half-hour primetime special on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m.

Sources say the Obama camp is also in talks with NBC and Fox. NBC is said to be very near a deal. With Fox, the matter is likely to remain uncertain as the time period could conflict with Game 6 of the World Series.

The direct purchase of such a large block of national airtime right before an election used to be more commonplace before campaigns began to focus their end game strategies exclusively on battleground states. Such a move is not without precedent in modern presidential politics, however — Ross Perot did a similar purchase in 1992.

Well, we certainly won't be watching if it conflicts with the World Series. That would be Un-American!

She's baaack! Maybe.

Over a year after leaving The View in a huff, Rosie O'Donnell has struck a deal with NBC to host a special one-hour variety show on November 26, the day before Thanksgiving. And, if all goes well, the show could spin-off into a regular gig for the lesbian comedienne.

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Upsetting homosexuals everywhere, Lifetime will not air its first season of Project Runway this fall, but instead move the stolen series to a January debut.

It's a pretty surprising development, given all the hype Harvey Weinstein leveraged as he cajoled the B-list network into paying a higher fee for the franchise.

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Tonight's anticipated HBO premiere of True Blood — from creator Alan Ball, of the excellent Six Feet Under — introduces us to a race of vampires, who have made themselves known publicly after centuries in the shadows. They even have an official organization, with representatives making the TV rounds! Indeed, the vampires are considered a "race"; this is how Ball intentionally conceived of the bloodsuckers. And now that the vampires just want to fit in, they're going to face the same civil rights stuggle that, say, blacks and women, and yep, even us gays, have faced. Which means, aside from the obvious vampire questions — Can they survive daylight? What kills them? — there are plenty of opportunities to discuss racial things like inter-vampire dating and sex, and whether vampires should enjoy the sames rights as the mortal/human race. It also let's Ball have an enormous amount of fun with manipulating the current status quo to fit this vampire world.

Example 1: The "God Hates Fangs" sign seen here (click to enlarge). "God hates fags" has adorned many a church marquee and protester sign. This "God Hates Fangs" sign appears in the show's opening sequence. As you might imagine, there are some folks who just don't approve of the immortal.

Example 2: "Coming out of the coffin." Much as the gays must come out of the closet, vamps must bust through a wooden door of their own. The show's lead, Anna Paquin's Sookie Stackhouse, utters the line in the series premiere (if our memory serves us right).