IF EVER two political writers needed to start a blog it’s Maureen Dowd and Margaret Carlson, the Hillary Derangement pom pom girls that just can’t help themselves where the Clintons are concerned. Her re-emergence had just one flaw. She didn’t keep her dog on the porch, a mistake so serious it could be disqualifying. She, [...]
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Cher Returns on NBC’s The Voice
GAWKER is quite harsh for the sake of it with the return of Cher performing “Woman’s World,” which comes off small. It’s hardly the point worth making. Rolling Stone does Cher justice. Cher ended a 10-year hiatus from performing on TV last night with the debut of her new single “Woman’s World” during the Season [...]
Nate Silver, & Politico’s Conventional Washington Wisdom
WHEN TWO of the founders of Politico, John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei sat down with TNR to talk about their insider Washington franchise, Nate Silver had plenty to say after his name came up. But, by far, my favorite part of the interview comes when the Two Presiding Geniuses decide to pick another fight [...]
Rep. Michael Burgess: A Fetus Feels Pleasure, Masturbates
**Updated** “If they’re a male baby, they may have their hand between their legs.” – Rep. Michael Burgess THE RIGHT wing never lets an opportunity go by without exploiting it and the extremist Republicans have put Rep. Marsha Blackburn in charge of the campaign. She’s getting a lot of help from pals like Rep. Michael [...]
Showtime’s Ray Donovan Debut Episode Now! [Video]
“Don’t let the wolf in the gate, Abby.” – Ray Donovan ] RAY DONOVAN, played by Liev Shriver, is Olivia Pope on a diet of testosterone and Johnny Walker Black, without any light at all. It’s the Netflix effect. Showtime is streaming the debut episode of their new series “Ray Donovan” via YouTube, almost two [...]
Women’s Magazines aren’t the Problem
TNR ASKS whether women’s magazines can do serious journalism today. It comes after last week’s kerfuffle over the cover and headline above, which featured a white male photo-palooza. Last week, the feminist Internet exploded with censure for the British quarterly Port Magazine. The magazine’s transgression? Publishing a cover story about “A New Golden Age” of [...]
Photo Shock Over Food TV Star Nigella Lawson
FOOD TV chef Nigella Lawson was seen in a series of photos over the weekend that freaked out her loved ones as well as fans. Known for her up beat Food TV show in the U.S., the photos of what looked like her husband choking her set off a storm over the weekend. UK Sunday [...]
Erotica Good Asset of New CIA #2 Avril Haines
AS YOU can imagine, the headlines on President Obama’s choice to replace Mike Morrell as the second in command at the CIA got my attention. Not just because Avril Haines will be the first-ever woman in that position. Ms. Haines and I, it turns out, have quite a bit in common. We both have delved [...]
Sexist Attacks Bombard Austrialia’s Julia Gillard
SHOCK JOCKS on radio, no matter the country, will do anything to get attention, which was proved in an interview with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard this past week. Howard Stettler verbally assaulted Julia Gillard with questions about whether her live-in partner was gay, because he’s a hairdresser. This sorry audio spectacle came at the [...]
Pond 2013, Frogs, Turtles and Fish
WE MOVED the pond this year! What an ordeal it was… I got it started one Saturday morning a few weeks back and 6 hours of manual gardening labor later, I had moved all the lilies, other plants, and even the frogs! I also got a start on digging out the clay & filling the [...]
Strong 2016 Message Subtly Sent at CGI
“When women participate in politics, the effects ripple out across society.” – Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking at CGI HILLARY CLINTON spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) as “a private citizen,” offering that she’s “still jetlagged” from her secretary of state globetrotting. “After visiting 112 nations, for four years — I’m still jetlagged.” – Hillary [...]
CBS Confirms Sharyl Attkisson Victim of Cyber Spying
CBS NEWS hinted last month that Sharyl Attkisson’s computer had been compromised, but didn’t give definitive details or proof. Now an investigation has been completed, with more information to collaborate the initial suspicious that Sharyl Attkisson was a victim of cyber snooping, though who did it is unknown. Well, it may be unprovable, but it’s [...]
Australia’s David Morrison Shames McCaskill and Levin
“I will be ruthless in ridding the Army of people who cannot live up to its values.” – Australia’s Chief of Army Lieutenant General David Morrison [h/t Gawker] CARL LEVIN should be forced to watch Australia’s David Morrison. Senator Levin is not fit to wash his boots, and neither is Senator Claire McCaskill, who voted [...]
Dear Sarah Palin, Bill Maher’s a Comedian
IS ANYTHING worse than an opportunistic political grandstander like Sarah Palin playing word police with a comedian like Bill Maher? These two both love the controversy and the attention, because it serves each of their mutual purpose. It’s 2013 and Sarah Palin has fallen a long way from her vice presidential nomination and her 2010 [...]
Rupert Murdoch Divorces Wendi Deng
“Wendi has been informed.” – Amy Chozick [via Twitter] WHAT COULD possibly go wrong in a marriage with 38 years difference between the man and the woman? But don’t worry about Rupert Murdoch, dumping his third wife won’t affect News Corp’s break up. The split was first reported by Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood. Murdoch [...]
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