“Gutsy,” which is now streaming on Apple TV+, plunged Hillary and Chelsea Clinton deeper into their goal of telling the stories of gutsy women that they began with their 2019 “The Book Of Gutsy Women.” With many of their previous subjects having passed away, they turned their attention to other female trailblazers from celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Amy Schumer to advocates fighting child marriage, promoting indigenous representation and fostering supportive communities for LGBTQ+ people.
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton stopped by TheWrap and Shutterstock’s Interview and Portrait Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival to speak with TheWrap’s Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman about their experience behind the camera as producers as well as the current state of womanhood in the U.S. and beyond.
As the pair reflected on what it meant to fight back against misogynistic forces in schools, religious institutions and social media, Chelsea noted, “We...
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton stopped by TheWrap and Shutterstock’s Interview and Portrait Studio at the Toronto International Film Festival to speak with TheWrap’s Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman about their experience behind the camera as producers as well as the current state of womanhood in the U.S. and beyond.
As the pair reflected on what it meant to fight back against misogynistic forces in schools, religious institutions and social media, Chelsea noted, “We...
- 9/12/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Sarah Palin was defeated Wednesday in her effort to win an Alaska U.S. House seat, as Democrat Mary Peltola emerged the victor in the state’s first ranke–choice voting election.
Palin, the former governor of the state and the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee alongside John McCain, sought to succeed Rep. Don Young (R-ak), who died in March.
Peltola will be the first Democrat to win statewide federal office since 2008. She also will be the first woman and first Alaska Native American to hold the seat.
No candidate got more than 50 of the vote in the August 16 election, forcing the race into ranked-choice tabulations. In the second round, Peltola received 51.47 of the vote vs. 48.53 for Palin.
Palin was elected governor in 2006 but resigned the post three years later as she set out on a career as a political commentator and reality show host. She faced a crowded field in the special election,...
Palin, the former governor of the state and the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee alongside John McCain, sought to succeed Rep. Don Young (R-ak), who died in March.
Peltola will be the first Democrat to win statewide federal office since 2008. She also will be the first woman and first Alaska Native American to hold the seat.
No candidate got more than 50 of the vote in the August 16 election, forcing the race into ranked-choice tabulations. In the second round, Peltola received 51.47 of the vote vs. 48.53 for Palin.
Palin was elected governor in 2006 but resigned the post three years later as she set out on a career as a political commentator and reality show host. She faced a crowded field in the special election,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
1984 is our "Year of the Month", as we work towards the Supporting Actress Smackdown on the last Sunday in the month (more on that soon). So let's steep ourselves in that year that was a bit. It was an Olympics year (Los Angeles in summer, Sarajevo in winter), the Ethiopian famine alarmed the world and prompted that "Do They Know It's Christmas" music world response, the first Apple Macintosh went on sale, TV brought us the premiere of the ubiquitous Wendy's commercial "Where's the beef?", several franchises that still won't go away debuted in early forms, for better and worse (The Terminator, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers), the first MTV Video Awards was held, featuring Madonna's historic "Like a Virgin" performance, and there were two sudden confusing celebrity deaths (35 year old comedian Andy Kaufman to cancer -- which later prompted hoax theories -- and 26 year old beefcake superstar Jon-Erik Hexum...
- 8/9/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Meryl Streep delivered a speech Tuesday night honoring the women who came before Hillary Clinton in order to help make her historic milestone as Democratic presidential nominee. "What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit and it takes grace," she began. "Hillary Clinton has taken some fire over 40 years of her fight for families and children. How does she do it?" Streep asked, to cheers from the audience at the convention. Streep remembered historic women, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Geraldine Ferraro and Madeleine Albright. "They have forged new paths so that others
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- 7/26/2016
- by Jennifer Konerman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PBS has ordered a multi-part documentary that spotlights “unforgettable” presidential and vice-presidential candidates whose dramatic campaigns may or may not have been successful, but earned a place in the history books nonetheless. Sarah Palin, Gary Hart, Michael Dukakis, Geraldine Ferraro, and Howard Dean are among those whose campaign stories will be covered in 16 for ’16. The profiles will be presented in 16 half-hour weekly episodes leading up to the presidential…...
- 1/18/2016
- Deadline TV
A warm and respectful portrait of George H.W. Bush, 41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush, doesn't contain major surprises. But there are some revelations in this rare presidential biography by another former president, out Tuesday. When the elder Bush was a Congressman, he set up George W. on a date with President Nixon's daughter Tricia. The younger Bush arrived at the White House to meet her, he writes, in "my parents' purple Gremlin, which was outfitted with Levi's jean seat covers." (He also admits to smoking and spilling wine during dinner, and that there wasn't a second date.
- 11/11/2014
- by Allison Adato, @editgirlnyc
- PEOPLE.com
Maybe an Emmy nomination isn't the greatest honor a TV actor can receive. Maybe the highest props of all is a shout-out from a former Secretary of State. We'll have to ask Amy Poehler which is better, because she has both. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright reached out to the "Parks and Recreation" Emmy nominee to give her congratulations on Twitter. It's pretty unbelievable. Congrats Amy Poehler on your #EmmysNoms! Can you get this to our mutual friend at @parksandrecnbc? pic.twitter.com/JFAqRgGHs2 — Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) July 10, 2014 Does it get any better than that? Can someone please check to see if the Twitter account for the estate of Geraldine Ferraro has reached out to Julia Louis-Dreyfus yet?...
- 7/10/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
If you don't know who Geraldine Ferraro is, you might want to set your DVRs for Showtime on Friday (March 21) at 9 p.m.
With the cable network's documentary film "Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way," the network offers a look at the life of the first female nominee for national office by a major party in America, following her journey from impoverished childhood over the professional and personal hurdles to an achievement no woman had ever reached before her.
From documentary filmmaker Donna Zaccaro, Ferraro's daughter, the film features both Bill and Hillary Clinton, among many other, to tell the tale of the woman who ran for Vice President on Walter Mondale's ticket in the 1984 presidential election.
Be sure to check out the preview above.
"Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way" premieres Friday, March 21 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Showtime.
With the cable network's documentary film "Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way," the network offers a look at the life of the first female nominee for national office by a major party in America, following her journey from impoverished childhood over the professional and personal hurdles to an achievement no woman had ever reached before her.
From documentary filmmaker Donna Zaccaro, Ferraro's daughter, the film features both Bill and Hillary Clinton, among many other, to tell the tale of the woman who ran for Vice President on Walter Mondale's ticket in the 1984 presidential election.
Be sure to check out the preview above.
"Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way" premieres Friday, March 21 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Showtime.
- 3/21/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Belle
The 2014 Athena Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of narrative, documentary and short films.
The New York Premiere of Belle, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and directed by Amma Asante, is the Athena Film Festival’s Opening Film, screening on Thursday evening. Decoding Annie Parker, starring Helen Hunt and Samantha Morton and directed by Steven Bernstein, is the festival’s Centerpiece Film, and will be screened on Friday evening. Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way, directed by her daughter, Donna Zaccaro, is the festival’s Closing Film, screening on Sunday evening.
The festival honors extraordinary women in the film industry and showcases films that address women’s leadership in real life and the fictional world. Now in its fourth year, the festival runs from Thursday, February 6 through Sunday, February 9 on the Barnard College campus in Morningside Heights. Artemis Rising Foundation is the Founding Sponsor of the Festival.
The Book Thief
Among...
The 2014 Athena Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of narrative, documentary and short films.
The New York Premiere of Belle, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and directed by Amma Asante, is the Athena Film Festival’s Opening Film, screening on Thursday evening. Decoding Annie Parker, starring Helen Hunt and Samantha Morton and directed by Steven Bernstein, is the festival’s Centerpiece Film, and will be screened on Friday evening. Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way, directed by her daughter, Donna Zaccaro, is the festival’s Closing Film, screening on Sunday evening.
The festival honors extraordinary women in the film industry and showcases films that address women’s leadership in real life and the fictional world. Now in its fourth year, the festival runs from Thursday, February 6 through Sunday, February 9 on the Barnard College campus in Morningside Heights. Artemis Rising Foundation is the Founding Sponsor of the Festival.
The Book Thief
Among...
- 1/7/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Currently in a rebuilding phase after a precipitous slide from its former dominance of the cable-news world, CNN has been adding new on-air talent, such as former ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper, and is also reaching back into its past.
Last week, CNN revived the current-events/debate program "Crossfire," blending a long-running format with a roster of new faces. The daily 30-minute show features two hosts and guests each night, with the co-hosts also appearing across other CNN programming.
From 1982 until 2005, "Crossfire" was a mainstay of the network's daytime lineup, examining the news from the points of view of a politically liberal and a conservative pundit.
The first pairing was journalist and author Tom Braden ("Eight Is Enough") on the liberal side, and commentator, politician and broadcaster Pat Buchanan, as the conservative.
Later rosters for both the daytime show and a Sunday edition included Robert Novak, John Sununu, Tony Snow,...
Last week, CNN revived the current-events/debate program "Crossfire," blending a long-running format with a roster of new faces. The daily 30-minute show features two hosts and guests each night, with the co-hosts also appearing across other CNN programming.
From 1982 until 2005, "Crossfire" was a mainstay of the network's daytime lineup, examining the news from the points of view of a politically liberal and a conservative pundit.
The first pairing was journalist and author Tom Braden ("Eight Is Enough") on the liberal side, and commentator, politician and broadcaster Pat Buchanan, as the conservative.
Later rosters for both the daytime show and a Sunday edition included Robert Novak, John Sununu, Tony Snow,...
- 9/16/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
CNN said Wednesday that it is bringing the political debate show Crossfire back on the air this fall with Newt Gingrich as one of the combatants.
The former House speaker and Republican presidential candidate will be one of the four regular hosts of the program, taking the conservative side along with commentator S.E. Cupp of The Blaze. Stephanie Cutter, a former campaign spokeswoman for President Barack Obama, and Van Jones, a Yale-educated attorney and advocate for green projects, will speak from the left.
“It just feels like the right time for Crossfire to be coming back,” said Sam Feist, CNN...
The former House speaker and Republican presidential candidate will be one of the four regular hosts of the program, taking the conservative side along with commentator S.E. Cupp of The Blaze. Stephanie Cutter, a former campaign spokeswoman for President Barack Obama, and Van Jones, a Yale-educated attorney and advocate for green projects, will speak from the left.
“It just feels like the right time for Crossfire to be coming back,” said Sam Feist, CNN...
- 6/26/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
For girls born after women were appointed to the Supreme Court, sexual harassment is not tolerated in the workplace, and females always competed in school sports. So for them, "Makers: Women Who Make America" is a history lesson.
The three-hour special that airs Tuesday, Feb. 26, on PBS (check local listings), is naturally not just for younger women. It is for everyone - those who relished victories whenever women won higher office, experienced fury when colleagues made sexual advances or were frustrated when schools allocated money only for boys sports.
It's for males and females -- those who suffered the indignities and fought to change the world and those for whom the Era is only a baseball stat. Meryl Streep narrates the film, which should be required in any course about 20th-century America. Additional information is available at www.Makers.com.
The program features the accounts of famous leaders of the...
The three-hour special that airs Tuesday, Feb. 26, on PBS (check local listings), is naturally not just for younger women. It is for everyone - those who relished victories whenever women won higher office, experienced fury when colleagues made sexual advances or were frustrated when schools allocated money only for boys sports.
It's for males and females -- those who suffered the indignities and fought to change the world and those for whom the Era is only a baseball stat. Meryl Streep narrates the film, which should be required in any course about 20th-century America. Additional information is available at www.Makers.com.
The program features the accounts of famous leaders of the...
- 2/26/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
She has dozens of Washington Monument figurines. She keeps framed photos of Nancy Pelosi, Condoleezza Rice, and Janet Reno in her office. She once fashioned a Geraldine Ferraro action figure out of a photograph and a popsicle stick. In other words, Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) loves the heck out of government. So it seems fitting that in the season 5 premiere of Parks and Recreation (NBC, Thursday, 9:30 p.m.), she journeys to Washington, D.C., where she visits with her beau, Ben (Adam Scott), who’s working on a congressional campaign, and takes care of some official Pawnee business.
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But...
- 9/18/2012
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
Parks and Recreation’s Leslie Knope has done a lot of an ambitious things in her lifetime — construct her own Geraldine Ferraro popsicle stick action figure, eat more than a thousand dollars of waffles in one year at J.J.’s Diner – but now our optimistic parks department deputy director has outdone herself: She’s written a book all about Pawnee, Ind.!
Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America, which hits stores Oct. 4, is a complete history of the not-quite-vibrant town made famous on the NBC comedy. (Fans of the show will remember that Leslie had referenced such an opus in season 3’s “Time Capsule” episode.
Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America, which hits stores Oct. 4, is a complete history of the not-quite-vibrant town made famous on the NBC comedy. (Fans of the show will remember that Leslie had referenced such an opus in season 3’s “Time Capsule” episode.
- 9/30/2011
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
Ferraro died Saturday at the age of 75. Photograph © Wally McNamee/Corbis. My favorite memory of Geraldine Ferraro came at the 1984 Democratic National Convention, in San Francisco, the night she accepted the nomination to be Walter Mondale’s running mate and became the first ever female vice-presidential candidate from a major party. Dressed in white, she was beaming from ear to ear backstage. “Hey, Timmy,” she said to my late husband, Tim Russert, then working for New York governor Mario Cuomo, who had electrified Democrats with his keynote speech at the convention. “Not bad for two kids from Queens!”...
- 3/28/2011
- Vanity Fair
Sarah Palin appeared on a Fox News special honoring the life of the first female candidate for Vice President Geraldine Ferraro. Palin is the only other woman in history to also be on the presidential ticket. Therefore, not only did Palin share a special bond with Ferraro, but as we learn from this interview, she also found a lot of inspiration from Ferraro's life.
- 3/28/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
• Hopeful 2012ers Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Haley Barbour issued commemorative words about Geraldine Ferraro, the former Democratic vice-presidential candidate and first woman to claim that honor; Ferraro died Saturday at age 75 due to complications from a form of blood cancer. [Politico] • As President Obama prepares to address the nation tonight about U.S. embroilment with Libya, Nato has taken over the lead on military operations from the United Nations, and Libyan rebel forces are regaining territory previously lost to government control. [The Wall Street Journal] • A Final Four that just two of Espn’s 5.9 million entered brackets had correct: Kentucky, Butler, Virginia Commonwealth, and Connecticut will face off to reach the title game. In particular, Cinderellas Butler (an eight seed) and V.C.U. (an 11) highlight this as the year of the mid-major. [The Washington Post] • Reese Witherspoon was married over the weekend to C.A.A. uber-agent Jim Toth in Ojai, Calif., where Witherspoon...
- 3/28/2011
- Vanity Fair
As the country grieves the loss, on Saturday, of trailblazer Geraldine Ferraro, the first female candidate on a national ticket, it's important for public figures to find the right words to take the measure of her place in history, and of her loss. Into that breach stepped George Will Sunday morning on This Week, who followed a clip of Ferraro's inspirational words to the Democratic National Convention in 1984 with a eulogy worthy of a Vulcan tax accountant.
- 3/27/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Around here, I’ve found if you want to grab people’s attention, open with a bit about Gale Harold. The bad boy of Queer As Folk has been cast in The CW pilot The Secret Circle. He’s a heterosexual love interest, and we don’t know if the pilot includes a gay character at all, but Kevin Williamson is running the show, so there’s always hope. And I’ll be happy just watching Harold onscreen next to Thomas Dekker.
That same casting article notes that Daneel Ackles (formerly Harris) has been cast as one of the lesbians in I Hate That I Love You. I find it hard to imagine that a show centered around introducing a lesbian couple could be devoid of gay men, so I nominate Daneel’s real life husband Jensen Ackles to play the hot gay friend.
It only took a week or...
That same casting article notes that Daneel Ackles (formerly Harris) has been cast as one of the lesbians in I Hate That I Love You. I find it hard to imagine that a show centered around introducing a lesbian couple could be devoid of gay men, so I nominate Daneel’s real life husband Jensen Ackles to play the hot gay friend.
It only took a week or...
- 3/27/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Her rocky relationship with the press was infamous. But Mark Katz remembers a night with reporters when Geraldine Ferraro was undeniably winning-even while losing.
In the spring of 1998, when a young intern named Lewinsky was making headlines for her role in the White House, I received a call regarding another woman who had made history 14 years earlier in her bid to serve in the executive branch. Was I available to help Geraldine Ferraro prepare for a humor speech she was scheduled to deliver at Albany's answer to Washington's Gridiron Club? Having gotten my start writing humorous speeches on the 1988 presidential campaign of Mike Dukakis, I answered that I had never written for any national candidate who had received less than 111 Electoral votes but was willing to give it a try.
Related story on The Daily Beast: What Your Baby Remembers
Only weeks earlier, the former Queens congresswomen turned vice presidential...
In the spring of 1998, when a young intern named Lewinsky was making headlines for her role in the White House, I received a call regarding another woman who had made history 14 years earlier in her bid to serve in the executive branch. Was I available to help Geraldine Ferraro prepare for a humor speech she was scheduled to deliver at Albany's answer to Washington's Gridiron Club? Having gotten my start writing humorous speeches on the 1988 presidential campaign of Mike Dukakis, I answered that I had never written for any national candidate who had received less than 111 Electoral votes but was willing to give it a try.
Related story on The Daily Beast: What Your Baby Remembers
Only weeks earlier, the former Queens congresswomen turned vice presidential...
- 3/27/2011
- by Mark Katz
- The Daily Beast
Rip Geraldine Ferraro! Green celebrity the first lady Vice President nominee in American history-- [Mar. 26] Geraldine Ferraro, a Democrat and the first female to run for Vice President of the United States on a major party ticket, has died at age 75. She was battling blood cancer. Ferraro ran with Walter Mondale in a landslide loss to incumbents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush in 1984. Ferraro was formerly an attorney and served on the United States House of Representatives. A family spokeswoman says Ferraro died at Massachusetts General Hospital, reports Necn.com. She had been battling battled blood cancer for 12 years. Ferraro's family was at her side when she passed away. In a statement, they called her a leader, an advocate and a fighter for justice. A politician who became a green celebrity in her own right, Ferraro was well known as an advocate for women's rights, cancer research, and treatment options for cancers.
- 3/27/2011
- by Helium
- Green Celebrity
Celebrity Death: Geraldine Ferraro dies unexpectedly, women mourn? [Mar. 26] Political figure Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday March 26th, 2011, a victim to Multiple Myeloma, considered a rare form of blood. Still a role model for women, Ferraro, 75, was the first women United States vice presidential in the history of the United States. The running mate for United States presidential candidate Walter Mondale in the blank elections, the Democratic Party member, Geraldine Ferraro was recognized as a pioneer for women considering making a career in federal politics. As the first vice presidential candidate ever in the United States history, she faced many barriers, good, bad and ugly! Since the elections, Ferraro continued to make strides in the community with women, contributing to various charities, speaking at political functions, always making her strong influence on women a positive one. In 2008 Ferraro was thrust into the media for making comments regarding Barack Obama during his presidential candidacy.
- 3/26/2011
- by Belky Says
- Green Celebrity
America's first female VP candidate on a major party ticket died today at 75. Lynn Sherr, who traveled with Ferraro on her groundbreaking 1984 campaign, recalls the congresswoman's electrifying debut, the way she inspired women all over the country-and how she handled her loss with grace. Plus, Mark Katz remembers Geraldine Ferraro's great sense of humor.
Geraldine Ferraro opened the door to her Washington congressional office, grabbed my hand, and pulled me to the mirror above her fireplace. "C'mere," she said in her brisk Queens cadence. "C'mere. I have to see what everyone's talking about."
It was the summer of 1984, the first time I'd met her, and the two of us stood side by side gazing at each other's reflection. Everyone, it seems, was right. We did look alike, with our nearly identical short, thatched, and blond-streaked hair, our high cheekbones and strong chins. True, I was some four inches taller than the congresswoman,...
Geraldine Ferraro opened the door to her Washington congressional office, grabbed my hand, and pulled me to the mirror above her fireplace. "C'mere," she said in her brisk Queens cadence. "C'mere. I have to see what everyone's talking about."
It was the summer of 1984, the first time I'd met her, and the two of us stood side by side gazing at each other's reflection. Everyone, it seems, was right. We did look alike, with our nearly identical short, thatched, and blond-streaked hair, our high cheekbones and strong chins. True, I was some four inches taller than the congresswoman,...
- 3/26/2011
- by Lynn Sherr
- The Daily Beast
The trailblazing U.S. politician and first female vice presidential candidate for a major party ticket died on Saturday. Watch her 1984 convention speech.
Geraldine Ferraro, a trailblazing female U.S. politician, died on Saturday at the age of 75. Ferraro represented New York's 9th district in the U.S. House of Representatives before becoming the first female vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket, running alongside Walter Mondale in the 1984 election. They eventually lost to incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush. Ferraro died of complications from blood cancer at Massachusetts General Hospital. In a statement, Ferraro's family said: "Geraldine Anne Ferraro Zaccaro was widely known as a leader, a fighter for justice, and a tireless advocate for those without a voice. To us, she was a wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, a woman devoted to and deeply loved by her family. Her courage and generosity of...
Geraldine Ferraro, a trailblazing female U.S. politician, died on Saturday at the age of 75. Ferraro represented New York's 9th district in the U.S. House of Representatives before becoming the first female vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket, running alongside Walter Mondale in the 1984 election. They eventually lost to incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush. Ferraro died of complications from blood cancer at Massachusetts General Hospital. In a statement, Ferraro's family said: "Geraldine Anne Ferraro Zaccaro was widely known as a leader, a fighter for justice, and a tireless advocate for those without a voice. To us, she was a wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, a woman devoted to and deeply loved by her family. Her courage and generosity of...
- 3/26/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Geraldine A. Ferraro, the first woman to run on a major party national ticket, has died, her family said Saturday. She was 75 years old. She passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital due to complications from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer she had dealt with for 12 years.
A 1960 graduate of Fordham Law School, Ferraro was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978. She was subsequently named as the vice presidential candidate to Walter Mondale's 1984 ticket. In her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Ferraro said, "The daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for vice president in the new land my father came to love."
Following the Mondale-Ferraro ticket loss to Reagan-Bush 41% to 59% of the popular vote, Ferraro had two failed runs for the U.S. Senate. She was always marred slightly by rumors of ties to organized crime, which she contended was...
A 1960 graduate of Fordham Law School, Ferraro was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978. She was subsequently named as the vice presidential candidate to Walter Mondale's 1984 ticket. In her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Ferraro said, "The daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for vice president in the new land my father came to love."
Following the Mondale-Ferraro ticket loss to Reagan-Bush 41% to 59% of the popular vote, Ferraro had two failed runs for the U.S. Senate. She was always marred slightly by rumors of ties to organized crime, which she contended was...
- 3/26/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Geraldine Ferraro , the first major female vice presidential candidate, died today of complications from blood cancer at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 75. Ferraro, a Democrat, was Walter Mondale 's running mate in the 1984 presidential election. She served in the U.S. House of Representatives for six years before that, representing New York's 9th Congressional District. According to a statement from her family, she died surrounded by loved ones after battling multiple myeloma for twelve years.
- 3/26/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Geraldine Ferraro, who marked a significant moment in American history as the first woman vice-presidential nominee for a major party, died Saturday. She was 75. Surrounded at the end by her loved ones at Massachusetts General in Boston, "Gerry," as she was known, had been battling cancer for more than a decade. As presidential candidate Walter Mondale's running mate against Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in 1984, Ferraro was a surprise gambit - something like Sarah Palin in 2008, if politically a different animal. ("Modern life is confusing," she said. "Make no Ms.-take about it.") A little-known New York State congresswoman,...
- 3/26/2011
- by Tom Gliatto
- PEOPLE.com
It's a symptom of how forlorn and grasping for a foothold the right blogosphere has become that it can raise a flutter over this flap of doodle, yet another repentant confession by a former lefty who now sees the tragic error of his (in this case, her) ways. All the standard ho-hum ironies of the apostate genre are here, such as the discovery that liberals, who make such a big fetish of preaching tolerance, are in fact the most intolerant of all! "My local greeting card store sold very flattering cards about Obama, insulting ones about Hillary, and a Hillary 'nutcracker.' When I complained, the young male manager literally laughed in my face." Literally! Like Lucifer! Such mockery and disrespect was but prelude. Things went from bad to worse when Sarah Palin entered the scene. When Geraldine Ferraro ran for Vice President, there was no debasement of her character,...
- 5/11/2009
- Vanity Fair
From the tiny township of Dixville Notch, N.H., to the sidewalks of Santa Monica, voters flocked to the polls in record numbers Tuesday in what is arguably the most important as well as the most exhilarating election in decades. And for these last crucial 24 hours, the media -- starting abroad with foreign broadcasters, the worldwide blogosphere, cable news networks, radio pundits and the Big Four -- rose to the occasion with blanket coverage of the historic returns. The Hollywood Reporter also fielded a global team to provide readers with a blow-by-blow rundown of the round-the-clock highlights. All times Est.
2 a.m. MSNBC reports amazing numbers from the Minnesota Senate race. With 89% of precincts reporting, Norm Coleman leads Al Franken by 172 votes -- 1,048,956 to 1,048,784. (Read more about Franken's too-close-to-call race)
1:03 a.m. Ktla cuts from its election coverage to show breaking news of a high-speed pursuit.
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2 a.m. MSNBC reports amazing numbers from the Minnesota Senate race. With 89% of precincts reporting, Norm Coleman leads Al Franken by 172 votes -- 1,048,956 to 1,048,784. (Read more about Franken's too-close-to-call race)
1:03 a.m. Ktla cuts from its election coverage to show breaking news of a high-speed pursuit.
12:50 a.m.
- 11/4/2008
- by By Erik Pedersen
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
These days, TV viewers can't seem to escape Virginia Madsen.
Madsen, who made a splash in movies like "Sideways" and "Candyman," has hit the airwaves to spread the word about a couple of seemingly disparate matters of interest to women -- encouraging them, via a public service announcement, to get involved in the political process, and selling them, via a highly visible multimedia campaign from Grey, on the benefits of a popular, wrinkle-combating drug.
Allergan, manufacturer of Botox, of which Madsen is the face, partnered with the League of Women Voters on an initiative called Freedom of Expression Through Film. Playing off the Botox tagline, the drugmaker calls the public-awareness campaign "dedicated to voter education and self-expression." Madsen played a major role. Beyond the PSA, the actress crisscrossed the country on a 10-city tour this summer on behalf of the 88-year-old nonpartisan League.
Fighting the effects of aging and inspiring...
Madsen, who made a splash in movies like "Sideways" and "Candyman," has hit the airwaves to spread the word about a couple of seemingly disparate matters of interest to women -- encouraging them, via a public service announcement, to get involved in the political process, and selling them, via a highly visible multimedia campaign from Grey, on the benefits of a popular, wrinkle-combating drug.
Allergan, manufacturer of Botox, of which Madsen is the face, partnered with the League of Women Voters on an initiative called Freedom of Expression Through Film. Playing off the Botox tagline, the drugmaker calls the public-awareness campaign "dedicated to voter education and self-expression." Madsen played a major role. Beyond the PSA, the actress crisscrossed the country on a 10-city tour this summer on behalf of the 88-year-old nonpartisan League.
Fighting the effects of aging and inspiring...
- 10/27/2008
- by By T.L. Stanley, Mediaweek
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York -- Talk about must-see TV. Maybe the first McCain-Obama go-round wasn't as widely watched as expected, but Thursday night's vice presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden looks to be everything that their running mates' was not.
After a series of interviews with "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric that raised eyebrows and blood pressures from all sides of the political spectrum as well as Tina Fey's caricature on "Saturday Night Live," there is growing evidence that Palin will be a big draw when she and Biden meet for the only time beginning at 9 p.m. Et at Washington University in St. Louis. The fact that it's being held on a Thursday, one of the most popular nights for TV, almost certainly will help in the way that a low-rated Friday night didn't for John McCain vs. Barack Obama.
"A lot of people are anticipating this...
After a series of interviews with "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric that raised eyebrows and blood pressures from all sides of the political spectrum as well as Tina Fey's caricature on "Saturday Night Live," there is growing evidence that Palin will be a big draw when she and Biden meet for the only time beginning at 9 p.m. Et at Washington University in St. Louis. The fact that it's being held on a Thursday, one of the most popular nights for TV, almost certainly will help in the way that a low-rated Friday night didn't for John McCain vs. Barack Obama.
"A lot of people are anticipating this...
- 10/1/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John McCain added to the historic nature of the 2008 presidential race Friday by picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate – only the second woman ever to appear on a major-party presidential ticket. Palin, 44, beat out a host of better-known candidates for the nod, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, Homeland Security secratary Tom Ridge (also the former governor of Pennsylvania), and Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. Running on a ticket promising heavy reform, Palin won election to the governor's mansion in Alaska in 2006 after she unexpectedly beat then-Gov. Frank Murkowski in the Republican gubernatorial primary.
- 8/29/2008
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
Our outgoing mayor Mike gave a party for our ongoing senator Hillary. Intimate little gathering. The only Democrat not there was Obama. And everyone had a title. A congressperson, councilperson, alderperson, a deputy mayor, former mayor, wannabe mayor. More black cars around than at a state funeral. And checking VIPs through the gates, cops guarding Gracie Mansion were discussing what? Ketchup packets versus mustard for a hamburger.
Only Ed Koch didn't mill about. He sat on the veranda. A whisper around me whispered: "Looks like he doesn't want to leave Gracie Mansion."
Bloomberg told me last weekend he...
Only Ed Koch didn't mill about. He sat on the veranda. A whisper around me whispered: "Looks like he doesn't want to leave Gracie Mansion."
Bloomberg told me last weekend he...
- 8/6/2008
- by By CINDY ADAMS
- NYPost.com
By Stephen Saito
Last year, "Young@Heart" caused ripples when it sold to Fox Searchlight to become the first distribution deal to emerge from the L.A. Film Festival, so perhaps it shouldn't have come as a surprise that the festival put documentaries front and center this year, even in a city where there's no shortage of name actors that most other festivals would deploy to lure audiences. Instead, one of the more anticipated star attractions in Los Angeles was a talk with HBO documentary czar Sheila Nevins, who participated in a wide-ranging conversation with L.A. Times columnist Patrick Goldstein about her career of mixing high class projects like the recent doc "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" with, well, "Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal," which premiered at the festival hours after Nevins finished up. (The latest from "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato,...
Last year, "Young@Heart" caused ripples when it sold to Fox Searchlight to become the first distribution deal to emerge from the L.A. Film Festival, so perhaps it shouldn't have come as a surprise that the festival put documentaries front and center this year, even in a city where there's no shortage of name actors that most other festivals would deploy to lure audiences. Instead, one of the more anticipated star attractions in Los Angeles was a talk with HBO documentary czar Sheila Nevins, who participated in a wide-ranging conversation with L.A. Times columnist Patrick Goldstein about her career of mixing high class projects like the recent doc "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" with, well, "Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal," which premiered at the festival hours after Nevins finished up. (The latest from "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato,...
- 7/2/2008
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
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