Dec. 6, 2013

Detroit Newscast Uses Photo of Alex Rodriguez for Nelson Mandela

By Dan Amira

Hey, anyone could have made that mistake, what with A-Rod and Nelson Mandela both being … male … humans.

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The documentarian talks about what he saw before, during, and after the attack on the Capitol while he was embedded with the First Family.

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