Willie Nelson will perform at a rally for US politician Beto O’Rourke this Sunday (2 October) in Austin, to support the nominee in his bid to be Texas’s Governor in the 2022 elections.
Beto O’Rourke is a Texan Democrat who previously served as a US representative for Texas’s 16th congressional district.
This isn’t the first time Nelson has supported the Democrats; he has previously held and attended rallies for O’Rourke as well as openly supported the party in interviews.
Last year the country music legend led more than a thousand spectators in singing “vote them out” from the steps of the Texas Capitol, during a rally wrapping up a four-day march in support of Democratic state legislators.
“If you don’t like who’s in there, vote them out,” Nelson sang, after he invited the crowd to join him in singing lyrics he’d previously written about...
Beto O’Rourke is a Texan Democrat who previously served as a US representative for Texas’s 16th congressional district.
This isn’t the first time Nelson has supported the Democrats; he has previously held and attended rallies for O’Rourke as well as openly supported the party in interviews.
Last year the country music legend led more than a thousand spectators in singing “vote them out” from the steps of the Texas Capitol, during a rally wrapping up a four-day march in support of Democratic state legislators.
“If you don’t like who’s in there, vote them out,” Nelson sang, after he invited the crowd to join him in singing lyrics he’d previously written about...
- 9/28/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Exclusive: Religion of Sports, the venture founded by Gotham Chopra, Michael Strahan, and Tom Brady, is exploring the story of Major League Baseball’s steroid era in a narrative podcast series.
The company has teamed up with public media organization Prx to launch Crushed, a seven-part podcast hosted by former Sports Illustrated staff writer Joan Niesen.
In 1998, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa raced to break the single-season home run record. However, it came to light that McGwire and numerous other players had been using anabolic steroids, crushing many sports fan’s love for the game. The series will revisit this pivotal period for baseball and delves into the fallout from that scandal, asking what happens when our heroes let us down?.
Crushed will feature interviews with former players, including Rick Honeycutt, Dan Naulty, Royce Clayton, Mike Trombley, and Jeremy Cummings. They’ll discuss the pressures they faced to stay competitive,...
The company has teamed up with public media organization Prx to launch Crushed, a seven-part podcast hosted by former Sports Illustrated staff writer Joan Niesen.
In 1998, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa raced to break the single-season home run record. However, it came to light that McGwire and numerous other players had been using anabolic steroids, crushing many sports fan’s love for the game. The series will revisit this pivotal period for baseball and delves into the fallout from that scandal, asking what happens when our heroes let us down?.
Crushed will feature interviews with former players, including Rick Honeycutt, Dan Naulty, Royce Clayton, Mike Trombley, and Jeremy Cummings. They’ll discuss the pressures they faced to stay competitive,...
- 3/25/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
German punk and New Wave icon Nina Hagen recruited George Clinton for “Unity,” a new single inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Let’s all enjoy the unity in the community/There is no room for negativity,” Hagen sings over a dizzying reggae beat with whirling instrumentation. “Positive vibrations surround the world’s nations!”
“‘Unity’ was created immediately after the incredibly cowardly and brutal murder of George Floyd,” Hagen said in a statement. “A song about the indestructible dream of charity. From the longing for human values, for social unity and justice.
“Let’s all enjoy the unity in the community/There is no room for negativity,” Hagen sings over a dizzying reggae beat with whirling instrumentation. “Positive vibrations surround the world’s nations!”
“‘Unity’ was created immediately after the incredibly cowardly and brutal murder of George Floyd,” Hagen said in a statement. “A song about the indestructible dream of charity. From the longing for human values, for social unity and justice.
- 9/4/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
In this week’s episode of our Useful Idiots’ podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper talk to Dennis Kucinich, who ran for president in 2004 and 2008, about his insights into the current presidential campaign. Plus, the duo discuss all the other crazy things going on in American politics.
“He’s way nerdier than I thought,” Halper says after the interview.
Taibbi then discusses when he saw Kucinich reading while on the campaign trail. It wasn’t for a speech or anything related to running for president. “He’s just reading.
“He’s way nerdier than I thought,” Halper says after the interview.
Taibbi then discusses when he saw Kucinich reading while on the campaign trail. It wasn’t for a speech or anything related to running for president. “He’s just reading.
- 1/25/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Sixteen years ago, after a campaign event in New Hampshire, Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich talked about what happens in politics if voters can be convinced to spend more time worrying about polls than ideas.
“Unless we’re motivated by principle in our voting, we walk into a mirrored echo chamber, where there’s no coherence,” he said.
Kucinich ran for president in 2004 and 2008 and aroused indignation among campaign pundits and party strategists for his stubborn pursuit of “fringe” politics. The few headline news stories about him tended to involve harangues...
“Unless we’re motivated by principle in our voting, we walk into a mirrored echo chamber, where there’s no coherence,” he said.
Kucinich ran for president in 2004 and 2008 and aroused indignation among campaign pundits and party strategists for his stubborn pursuit of “fringe” politics. The few headline news stories about him tended to involve harangues...
- 1/9/2020
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Steve Marchand’s friends were stunned when he told them about his new job in politics. “I love you, Steve, and trust your judgement,” the New Hampshire Democratic insider and in-demand campaign operative recalls them saying, “but Andrew Yang?”
It was the spring of 2019, and Andrew Yang was known — if he was known at all — as the quirky, tech-centric longshot presidential candidate who never wore a tie and wanted to give every American adult free money. Or something like that. He was a novelty, the next iteration of Herman Cain,...
It was the spring of 2019, and Andrew Yang was known — if he was known at all — as the quirky, tech-centric longshot presidential candidate who never wore a tie and wanted to give every American adult free money. Or something like that. He was a novelty, the next iteration of Herman Cain,...
- 10/4/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Ten presidential candidates took to a New York stage Wednesday for a special CNN climate crisis town hall, and over the span of seven hours, they outlined grand plans for a sustainable future, ambitious targets for zero emissions by mid-century, and plenty of warnings of the existential threat of environmental catastrophe.What they didn’t do was debate — and it showed. CNN didn’t try to jazz up this event with slickly produced intro-packages, nor did they fixate on candidate-to-candidate confrontations. They didn’t even have much of a time limit, save for commercial breaks.
What this was, was a gallery of candidates each explaining how they’d save the planet — whether it be via Joseph Biden’s plans to resuscitate and expand the Un climate agreement, or Bernie Sanders $16 trillion Green New Deal to transform the Us economy. No plan was too ambitious, or even all that controversial, before a crowd and questioners who,...
What this was, was a gallery of candidates each explaining how they’d save the planet — whether it be via Joseph Biden’s plans to resuscitate and expand the Un climate agreement, or Bernie Sanders $16 trillion Green New Deal to transform the Us economy. No plan was too ambitious, or even all that controversial, before a crowd and questioners who,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Maybe Joe Biden has been in politics too long. When he finally announced his run this week, he found he’d outlived the campaign cliché that once would have carried him to the White House: “electability.”
After his launch, it seemed like the press didn’t know whether to describe Biden as “electable” or not. There was widespread pundit paralysis about the very meaning of the word, to the point where it’s no longer clear whether the term has positive or negative connotations.
“Joe Biden checks the electability box for whom?...
After his launch, it seemed like the press didn’t know whether to describe Biden as “electable” or not. There was widespread pundit paralysis about the very meaning of the word, to the point where it’s no longer clear whether the term has positive or negative connotations.
“Joe Biden checks the electability box for whom?...
- 4/26/2019
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
The satirist Ambrose Bierce, author of the Devil’s Dictionary, once defined radicalism as “the conservatism of tomorrow injected into the affairs of today.”
What Bierce wittily captured — that today’s radicals are tomorrow’s normies — means that at any given moment, the current political establishment will be fighting off the inevitable.
The Brahmins of today don’t battle with ideas, because as Bierce pointed out, their belief systems are usually regressive and unpopular, only they don’t know it yet. The battle is almost always waged instead over personality,...
What Bierce wittily captured — that today’s radicals are tomorrow’s normies — means that at any given moment, the current political establishment will be fighting off the inevitable.
The Brahmins of today don’t battle with ideas, because as Bierce pointed out, their belief systems are usually regressive and unpopular, only they don’t know it yet. The battle is almost always waged instead over personality,...
- 4/16/2019
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
Willie Nelson was the musical performer and a guest on Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where he sang “Summer Wind” from his new Frank Sinatra tribute album My Way.
Nelson, who called Sinatra his “favorite singer” during an on-the-bus interview with Colbert, adds a gentle, wistful touch to “Summer Wind,” the lightly jazzy arrangement complementing his soft vocal delivery. The song, penned by Heinz Meier and Johnny Mercer, appears on Nelson’s newly released My Way — his second full-length album of 2018 — alongside standards such...
Nelson, who called Sinatra his “favorite singer” during an on-the-bus interview with Colbert, adds a gentle, wistful touch to “Summer Wind,” the lightly jazzy arrangement complementing his soft vocal delivery. The song, penned by Heinz Meier and Johnny Mercer, appears on Nelson’s newly released My Way — his second full-length album of 2018 — alongside standards such...
- 9/20/2018
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
“We’ve never had so much attention,” says Willie Nelson. He’s sitting on his bus, the Honeysuckle Rose, parked outside the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Nelson, animated and full of laughs, is killing time hitting a weed pen and sipping coffee before performing “Summer Wind” from My Way, his moving new Sinatra tribute album. But the attention Nelson is referring to is his endorsement of Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who stands a real chance to unseat Ted Cruz in November. Nelson, 85, will play a rally for...
- 9/20/2018
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
Over two decades ago, I traveled to a city in the Russian provinces called Rostov-On-Don to interview a psychiatrist named Alexander Bukhanovsky.
Bukhanovsky, now deceased, was famous. If you’ve seen the movie Citizen X, about the capture of serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, Bukhanovsky was the guy played by Max Von Sydow. He was the Soviet Union’s first criminal profiler.
One of the first things he said was that both Russia and America produced disproportionate shares of mass killers.
“Giant militarized countries,” he said, “breed violent populations.”
Bukhanovsky at...
Bukhanovsky, now deceased, was famous. If you’ve seen the movie Citizen X, about the capture of serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, Bukhanovsky was the guy played by Max Von Sydow. He was the Soviet Union’s first criminal profiler.
One of the first things he said was that both Russia and America produced disproportionate shares of mass killers.
“Giant militarized countries,” he said, “breed violent populations.”
Bukhanovsky at...
- 2/16/2018
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
A couple weeks ago, I suggested that the Under the Dome writers had accidentally made Big Jim the hero of their story, but even I didn't expect to see him become such a progressive force in Chester's Mill government: between his drug decriminalization efforts and his common sense gun control initiative, the guy is becoming a regular Dennis Kucinich.
It's a relatively interesting evening under the dome this week, particularly as the show alternately explores Big Jim's sketchy past in illegal drug manufacturing and his present effort to reduce gun violence -- the former is a bit obvious at this point, but at least the story's moving now; the latter is most interesting on a meta level for its obliviously apolitical take on a hot-button issue, like an abortion-themed episode that politely acknowledges Roe vs. Wade but never engages with it. Quibbles aside, I'll take a plot line that's interesting...
It's a relatively interesting evening under the dome this week, particularly as the show alternately explores Big Jim's sketchy past in illegal drug manufacturing and his present effort to reduce gun violence -- the former is a bit obvious at this point, but at least the story's moving now; the latter is most interesting on a meta level for its obliviously apolitical take on a hot-button issue, like an abortion-themed episode that politely acknowledges Roe vs. Wade but never engages with it. Quibbles aside, I'll take a plot line that's interesting...
- 8/19/2013
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Now in its 12th year, the Tribeca Film Festival is one of the premiere artistic showcases and industry marketplaces for independent cinema. Sundance might still be the place to go to discover new talent on the cheap, Toronto is the festival to generate Oscar buzz, but Tribeca has an eclectic mix that both reflects the soul of native New Yorkers and what the city means to the rest of the world as a cultural international capital. In between tonight’s opener — the music documentary Mistaken for Strangers about the National — and the closing night’s special screening of Martin Scorsese...
- 4/17/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Fox News has landed another high profile former politician -- of sorts -- hiring Herman Cain, who campaigned for the Republican party's presidential nomination in 2012, as a contributor.
The news network also recently hired former senator Scott Brown (a Republican) of Massachusetts and former congressman Dennis Kucinich (a Democrat) of Ohio.
The additions come after the network cut ties with controversial conservative voices Sarah Palin and Dick Morris, but renewed a contract with Karl Rove to remain a contributor through 2016.
Cain is expected to provide business and political analysis during daytime and primetime programming on both Fox News and Fox Business Channel.
Cain spent a decade as CEO of Godfather's Pizza and was the Gop's front-runner for the presidential nomination in polling during fall 2011. He ultimately suspended his campaign in December 2011 following allegations of sexual misconduct, which Cain vehemently denied.
The news network also recently hired former senator Scott Brown (a Republican) of Massachusetts and former congressman Dennis Kucinich (a Democrat) of Ohio.
The additions come after the network cut ties with controversial conservative voices Sarah Palin and Dick Morris, but renewed a contract with Karl Rove to remain a contributor through 2016.
Cain is expected to provide business and political analysis during daytime and primetime programming on both Fox News and Fox Business Channel.
Cain spent a decade as CEO of Godfather's Pizza and was the Gop's front-runner for the presidential nomination in polling during fall 2011. He ultimately suspended his campaign in December 2011 following allegations of sexual misconduct, which Cain vehemently denied.
- 2/15/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Fox News Channel has added Herman Cain as a contributor. The former National Restaurant Association CEO, who ran for the Gop presidential nomination in 2012, will join other recent additions to the cable news network like former senator Scott Brown and former congressman Dennis Kucinich. “Cain’s impressive resume makes him a valuable addition to the Fox News and Fox Business lineup. As a political expert with business savvy, he brings an important voice to the nation’s debates,” said Fnc’s Evp Programming Bill Shine in a statement today. Since dropping out in his bid for the Republican nomination last year, Cain has made frequent appearances on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show With Jon Stewart as a mock president detailing his decision-making process. Related: Dick Morris Says Fox News Fired Him “For Being Wrong”...
- 2/15/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
Just more than three months after he lost his Massachusetts Senate seat, Scott Brown will be joining Fox News Channel as a contributor, the cable network said today. “Senator Brown’s dedication to out-of-the box thinking on key issues makes him an important voice in the country and we are looking forward to his contributions across all Fox News platforms,” said Bill Shine, Fox News’ Evp Programming today in a statement. The Republican will make his debut tonight on Sean Hannity’s show. Brown, who served less than one full term in the Senate after winning Ted Kennedy’s former seat in 2010, had widely been tipped to run for John Kerry’s seat when the Democrat replaced Hilary Clinton as Secretary Of State. However, Brown said he would not seek the office again. His addition comes as the network has been moving people in and out of late, with Sarah Palin...
- 2/13/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
On Wednesday morning’s Fox & Friends, the hosts went after Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-la) who, like President Barack Obama, recently admonished Fox News Channel for spreading what she characterized as disinformation. New Fox News Channel contributor and former House Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-oh) appeared on Fox & Friends where he was asked to defend Landrieu’s attack on his new employer.
- 1/30/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
The former Republican Vice Presidential candidate will no longer be on Fox News Channel, the network confirmed today. “We have thoroughly enjoyed our association with Governor Palin. We wish her the best in her future endeavors,” Fnc Programming Evp Bill Shine said in a statement. Sarah Palin has been a frequent contributor to Fox News since 2009. Not only did the News Corp-owned network reportedly pay Palin more than $1 million a year, but Fnc even built a studio in her Wasilla home so the former Alaska governor could work from there. However, the relationship was not always ruffle-free. On August 29 last year, Palin took to her Facebook page to complain about Fnc removing her as a talking head for the network’s Gop convention coverage. Fox News said later it was a scheduling issue and not a slight. Palin showed up on Sean Hannity’s show the next night. Fox News...
- 1/25/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
Former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-oh) was among his own on Sunday night, as a guest at a coalition of environmental advocates' Green Inaugural Ball. Held at the Newseum on Capitol Hill, the event featured leaders of the green movement; a perfunctory, one-song performance by will.i.am, who sang “I've Got a Feeling” and left the stage; actors Jeffrey Wright, Tate Donovan and musician Mayer Hawthorne; and a surprise fired-up speech by Vice President Joe Biden. Retiring from the House of Representatives after 15 years, Kucinich has been one of Congress' most outspoken liberals, an antiwar activist
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- 1/21/2013
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined CBS News as a contributor. Rice appeared today on Face The Nation, where host Bob Shieffer announced her new CBS gig and welcomed her as a panel participant. In a statement, CBS said Rice would “use her insight and vast experience to explore issues facing America at home and abroad”. The appointment was made by CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager and President David Rhodes. In addition to serving as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor for President George W. Bush, Rice also was part of the team advising Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on general strategy and on foreign policy. Since leaving office, Rice has worked as professor of political economy and political science at Stanford University and is a founding partner of a consulting firm, RiceHadleyGates. Related: Fox News Hires Ex-Presidential Hopeful Dennis Kucinich As Contributor...
- 1/20/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The Fox News Channel said Thursday it has re-signed veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove as a contributor through the 2016 presidential election. A day earlier, the network that promotes itself as “fair and balanced” inked a similar arrangement with liberal former Congressman Dennis Kucinich. It was speculated that Rove had been in the doghouse at Fox News ever since berating the network’s own decision desk over what he said was an “early” call that Ohio went for Barack Obama the night the president was re-elected. Reports surfaced shortly thereafter that appearances by Rove -- as well as by contributor Dick
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- 1/17/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Days before President Barack Obama’s inauguration for a second term in office, Fox News Channel has signed Dennis Kucinich, one of his former opponents, to be a regular contributor.
Kucinich, a presidential candidate in 2004 and 2008 who ended 16 years in Congress two weeks ago, will make his debut as a Fox contributor on Thursday’s edition of The O’Reilly Factor, the network said Wednesday.
“I’ve always been impressed with Rep. Kucinich’s fearlessness and thoughtfulness about important issues,” Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes said. “His willingness to take a stand from his point of view makes him a...
Kucinich, a presidential candidate in 2004 and 2008 who ended 16 years in Congress two weeks ago, will make his debut as a Fox contributor on Thursday’s edition of The O’Reilly Factor, the network said Wednesday.
“I’ve always been impressed with Rep. Kucinich’s fearlessness and thoughtfulness about important issues,” Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes said. “His willingness to take a stand from his point of view makes him a...
- 1/17/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
Fox News Channel announced today it has brought former Congressman Dennis Kucinich on board as contributor to the top-rated cable news network. He will debut Thursday night on The O’Reilly Factor. “I’ve always been impressed with Rep. Kucinich’s fearlessness and thoughtfulness about important issues,” said Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes in a statement Wednesday. The strongly liberal Kucinich had represented Ohio’s 10th District since 1997, but he lost his seat in redistricting in during the fall elections. He ran unsuccessfully for president in 2004 and 2008. Here’s Fnc announcement: Fox News Channel (Fnc) has signed former two-time presidential candidate and former U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-oh) as a contributor in a multi-year deal, announced Bill Shine, Executive Vice President of Programming for the network. Kucinich will provide analysis and commentary across Fnc’s daytime and primetime programming, as well as on Fox Business Network (Fbn...
- 1/17/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
Fox News Channel's newest contributor might raise a few eyebrows -- on both sides of the political spectrum. Former congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has signed a multi-year deal with the network to serve as a contributor, the network said Wednesday. Kucinich will make his debut on Thursday's edition of "The O'Reilly Factor," before branching out and appearing on other Fox News programs. It's an attention-grabbing union; Kucinich, a former mayor of Cleveland who went on to serve as a congressman in Ohio, was regarded as one of the more liberal members...
- 1/16/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Dennis Kucinich, who twice ran for the Democratic nomination for president and earned a following with the more liberal and vehemently anti-war wing of the party, has joined the Fox News Channel, a cable news organization that oftentimes maligns his viewpoint. Kucinich, a former U.S. representative from Ohio who once tried to impeach President George W. Bush, has inked a multiyear deal with Fox News, where he will begin as a contributor, debuting Thursday night on the top-rated The O’Reilly Factor hosted by Bill O’Reilly. After that, Kucinich is expected to appear on various shows across Fox
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- 1/16/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Academy-Award winning director Oliver Stone, an avid historian, whose latest goal is, "to generate a national conversation" with his upcoming Showtime documentary series, "The Untold History of the United States" is following every step of the presidential race, he tells Zap2it.
"Both parties made it clear they will enforce the old rules of the empire," Stone says.
After watching the first debates between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, Stone -- who directed "W" the 2008 biopic of President George W. Bush starring Josh Brolin -- says, "I was surprised by the level of intelligence of both because I had become so accustomed to Bush."
Stone, never one to shy away from a controversy, takes a contrary view in the documentaries, which he made with Peter Kuznick, a history professor at American University.
"There is no one talking about what we are talking about," Stone says. "Maybe Dennis Kucinich, but the media is not listening.
"Both parties made it clear they will enforce the old rules of the empire," Stone says.
After watching the first debates between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, Stone -- who directed "W" the 2008 biopic of President George W. Bush starring Josh Brolin -- says, "I was surprised by the level of intelligence of both because I had become so accustomed to Bush."
Stone, never one to shy away from a controversy, takes a contrary view in the documentaries, which he made with Peter Kuznick, a history professor at American University.
"There is no one talking about what we are talking about," Stone says. "Maybe Dennis Kucinich, but the media is not listening.
- 10/22/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Considering that its writer/director used to be on Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s staff, it’s not surprising that American Autumn: An Occudoc is an impassioned celebration of the Occupy Wall Street movement. But while this documentary by Dennis Trainor, Jr. is not likely to convert anyone, it does offer an evocative and historically valuable portrait of the protest’s early days in such cities as New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. Featuring extensive footage of the often contentious rebellion, it also includes extensive interviews with many of its key figures, as well as such well-known social commentators who spoke at
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- 9/28/2012
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's not often a liberal political satirist experiences a bout of nostalgia for the good old conservative days.
But after Jeb Bush's controversial remarks earlier this week, which threw the Republican Party into a frenzy, Bill Maher couldn't resist reminiscing about a once moderate Gop with former President Ronald Reagan at the helm.
"Ronald Reagan raised taxes, he was for no nukes...He was very much for collective bargaining...Today, that's Dennis Kucinich," said Maher on his "Real Time" show Friday night.
While Maher remarked on how the Gop has shifted further to the right over the years, he offered his sympathies to Newsweek and Daily Beast editor David Frum, who he called a “frog-marched out to the desert” thanks to his moderate Republican stance.
The discussion moved on to George H. W. Bush and his moderate track record, with Maher being not so forgiving about his running mate choice.
But after Jeb Bush's controversial remarks earlier this week, which threw the Republican Party into a frenzy, Bill Maher couldn't resist reminiscing about a once moderate Gop with former President Ronald Reagan at the helm.
"Ronald Reagan raised taxes, he was for no nukes...He was very much for collective bargaining...Today, that's Dennis Kucinich," said Maher on his "Real Time" show Friday night.
While Maher remarked on how the Gop has shifted further to the right over the years, he offered his sympathies to Newsweek and Daily Beast editor David Frum, who he called a “frog-marched out to the desert” thanks to his moderate Republican stance.
The discussion moved on to George H. W. Bush and his moderate track record, with Maher being not so forgiving about his running mate choice.
- 6/17/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
It's not often a liberal political satirist experiences a bout of nostalgia for the good old conservative days.
But after Jeb Bush's controversial remarks earlier this week, which threw the Republican Party into a frenzy, Bill Maher couldn't resist reminiscing about a once moderate Gop with former President Ronald Reagan at the helm.
"Ronald Reagan raised taxes, he was for no nukes...He was very much for collective bargaining...Today, that's Dennis Kucinich," said Maher on his "Real Time" show Friday night.
While Maher remarked on how the Gop has shifted further to the right over the years, he offered his sympathies to Newsweek and Daily Beast editor David Frum, who he called a “frog-marched out to the desert” thanks to his moderate Republican stance.
The discussion moved on to George H. W. Bush and his moderate track record, with Maher being not so forgiving about his running mate choice.
But after Jeb Bush's controversial remarks earlier this week, which threw the Republican Party into a frenzy, Bill Maher couldn't resist reminiscing about a once moderate Gop with former President Ronald Reagan at the helm.
"Ronald Reagan raised taxes, he was for no nukes...He was very much for collective bargaining...Today, that's Dennis Kucinich," said Maher on his "Real Time" show Friday night.
While Maher remarked on how the Gop has shifted further to the right over the years, he offered his sympathies to Newsweek and Daily Beast editor David Frum, who he called a “frog-marched out to the desert” thanks to his moderate Republican stance.
The discussion moved on to George H. W. Bush and his moderate track record, with Maher being not so forgiving about his running mate choice.
- 6/16/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
HollywoodNews.com: Last night, stage and screen legend Shirley MacLaine was lauded with the 40th annual AFI Life Achievement Award – the highest honor for a career in film. Some of Hollywood’s most revered luminaries turned out to pay tribute to one of America’s most beloved artists. The gala, entitled “TV Land Presents: AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Shirley MacLaine,” was taped at historic Stage 15 at Sony Pictures Studios last evening and will air on TV Land on Sunday, June 24 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt.
The evening’s festivities kicked off with MacLaine entering the gala of over 1,000 attendees to “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” a song she made famous in the 1969 screen version of “Sweet Charity.” Immediately following dinner, Warren Beatty, MacLaine’s brother, Academy Award®-winning actor and fellow AFI Life Achievement Award recipient (2008), talked about how the AFI Life Achievement Award was established...
The evening’s festivities kicked off with MacLaine entering the gala of over 1,000 attendees to “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” a song she made famous in the 1969 screen version of “Sweet Charity.” Immediately following dinner, Warren Beatty, MacLaine’s brother, Academy Award®-winning actor and fellow AFI Life Achievement Award recipient (2008), talked about how the AFI Life Achievement Award was established...
- 6/9/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Last night, stage and screen legend Shirley MacLaine was lauded with the 40th annual AFI Life Achievement Award . the highest honor for a career in film. Some of Hollywood’s most revered luminaries turned out to pay tribute to one of America’s most beloved artists. The gala, entitled “TV Land Presents: AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Shirley MacLaine,” was taped at historic Stage 15 at Sony Pictures Studios last evening and will air on TV Land on Sunday, June 24 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt.
The evening’s festivities kicked off with MacLaine entering the gala of over 1,000 attendees to “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” a song she made famous in the 1969 screen version of “Sweet Charity.” Immediately following dinner, Warren Beatty, MacLaine’s brother, Academy Award®-winning actor and fellow AFI Life Achievement Award recipient (2008), talked about how the AFI Life Achievement Award was established in 1973 to...
The evening’s festivities kicked off with MacLaine entering the gala of over 1,000 attendees to “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” a song she made famous in the 1969 screen version of “Sweet Charity.” Immediately following dinner, Warren Beatty, MacLaine’s brother, Academy Award®-winning actor and fellow AFI Life Achievement Award recipient (2008), talked about how the AFI Life Achievement Award was established in 1973 to...
- 6/8/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The news that the doctor that helped the CIA find Osama Bin Laden has been sentenced to decades in prison for helping America out by Pakistani authorities had Bill O'Reilly incensed today, his "Talking Points Memo" dedicated to making the point that if America doesn't help its informants overseas, the country won't be able count on people helping us in the War on Terror. To argue that point, Rep.s Peter King and Dennis Kucinich assessed the Obama administration's response.
- 5/25/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
HollywoodNews.com: Our selected celebrity to be included in our “Hot Hollywood Celebrity Photo Gallery of the Week” is Sean Penn.
Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain and Brad Pitt ◄ Back Next ►Picture 1 of 12
Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain and Brad Pitt - 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival - "The Tree of Live" Premiere - Arrivals - Palais des Festivals - Cannes, France
This year, the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at their World Summit will recognize a high-profile personality making an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace. Sean Penn is that person. Sean is an actor, founder and CEO of J/P Haitian Relief Organization, and will be presented with the 2012 Peace Summit Award during the summit for his work to rebuild and aid the victims of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, as well as his ongoing advocacy for peace and human rights protection worldwide.
Penn has been...
Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain and Brad Pitt ◄ Back Next ►Picture 1 of 12
Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain and Brad Pitt - 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival - "The Tree of Live" Premiere - Arrivals - Palais des Festivals - Cannes, France
This year, the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at their World Summit will recognize a high-profile personality making an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace. Sean Penn is that person. Sean is an actor, founder and CEO of J/P Haitian Relief Organization, and will be presented with the 2012 Peace Summit Award during the summit for his work to rebuild and aid the victims of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, as well as his ongoing advocacy for peace and human rights protection worldwide.
Penn has been...
- 3/19/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) has captured an unusual trio of endorsements in the Democratic primary. Actor Tom Hanks, Republican former senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole and Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) are all backing her in a hotly-contested race against fellow Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio).
All three worked with Kaptur to build the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., The Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports.
"As partners with Congresswoman Kaptur in the long national effort to build the Memorial, we wish her all the best in her campaign for re-election and we urge Ohio voters to support her on March 6," Hanks, Dole and Dingell wrote in a letter.
As Roll Call notes, Kucinich also has his share of Hollywood supporters and friends, including Shirley MacLaine, Sean Penn and Russell Simmons.
Kaptur and Kucinich were pushed into the same district after congressional redistricting eliminated two of Ohio's 18 current seats. The primary...
All three worked with Kaptur to build the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., The Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports.
"As partners with Congresswoman Kaptur in the long national effort to build the Memorial, we wish her all the best in her campaign for re-election and we urge Ohio voters to support her on March 6," Hanks, Dole and Dingell wrote in a letter.
As Roll Call notes, Kucinich also has his share of Hollywood supporters and friends, including Shirley MacLaine, Sean Penn and Russell Simmons.
Kaptur and Kucinich were pushed into the same district after congressional redistricting eliminated two of Ohio's 18 current seats. The primary...
- 3/1/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
In yet another stupidly crowded weekend at the box office (in such a crowded marketplace where only one new release debuted on more than 2,200 screens) we had yet another solid surprise, as the low-budget Act of Valor topped the box office with a $24.7 million debut. Relativity bought the $12 million production for $13 million and then spent another $30-$40 million to market it. Said marketing campaign highlighted the film's lone quirk -- that it starred actual Navy Seals and allegedly presented a more accurate picture of how such soldiers conduct themselves in the battlefield (they also bought a couple Super Bowl ads and screened the crap out of the film all over the country prior to release). Of course, such lofty attempts at realism didn't prevent a Perils of Pauline subplot (Roselyn Sanchez plays a kidnapped CIA operative who must be rescued by these manly men from torturous bad guys), but the...
- 2/27/2012
- by Scott Mendelson
- Moviefone
By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: In yet another stupidly crowded weekend at the box office (in such a crowded marketplace where only one new release debuted on more than 2,200 screens), we had yet another solid surprise, as the low-budget Act of Valor topped the box office with a $24.5 million debut. Relativity bought the $12 million production for $13 million and then spent another $30-$40 million to market it. Said marketing campaign highlighted the film’s lone quirk – that it starred actual Navy Seals and allegedly presented a more accurate picture of how such soldiers conduct themselves in the battlefield (they also bought a couple Super Bowl ads and screened the crap out of the film all over the country prior to release). Of course, such lofty attempts at realism didn’t prevent a Perils of Pauline subplot (Roselyn Sanchez plays a kidnapped CIA operative who must be rescued by these manly men...
HollywoodNews.com: In yet another stupidly crowded weekend at the box office (in such a crowded marketplace where only one new release debuted on more than 2,200 screens), we had yet another solid surprise, as the low-budget Act of Valor topped the box office with a $24.5 million debut. Relativity bought the $12 million production for $13 million and then spent another $30-$40 million to market it. Said marketing campaign highlighted the film’s lone quirk – that it starred actual Navy Seals and allegedly presented a more accurate picture of how such soldiers conduct themselves in the battlefield (they also bought a couple Super Bowl ads and screened the crap out of the film all over the country prior to release). Of course, such lofty attempts at realism didn’t prevent a Perils of Pauline subplot (Roselyn Sanchez plays a kidnapped CIA operative who must be rescued by these manly men...
- 2/26/2012
- by Scott Mendelson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Friday night's Bill Maher show on HBO will see Michelle Goldberg, Dennis Kucinich, Michael Ware, Ron Christie and Grover Norquist. The political salon continues its ninth season Friday, Oct. 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt), exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m. following the live presentation. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviews with in-studio and satellite guests. The roundtable guests this week are journalist Michelle Goldberg, who recently wrote a scathing piece on the inadequacies of Gop hopeful Herman Cain. Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich who apparently violated House of Representatives rules last Friday by using his congressional website and the...
- 10/25/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Joe the Plumber, real name Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, became famous during the 2008 presidential campaign when he asked now-President Barack Obama, "I'm getting ready to buy a company that makes 250 to 280 thousand dollars a year. Your new tax plan's going to tax me more, isn't it?"
Now Joe the Plumber is throwing his hat in the political ring. He filed papers Friday (Oct. 7) to run as a Republican in Ohio's Ninth Congressional District. This seat will sort of be former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich's old seat - due to redistricting after the 2010 census, Kucinich's 10th Congressional District was combined with the Ninth Congressional District and now Kucinich has to run in a Democratic primary against the current Ninth District representative Marcia Kaptur. Joe the Plumber is the only Republican in the race, so far.
This new district stretches along Lake Eric from Kucinich's hometown of Cleveland to Kaptur's base in Toledo.
Now Joe the Plumber is throwing his hat in the political ring. He filed papers Friday (Oct. 7) to run as a Republican in Ohio's Ninth Congressional District. This seat will sort of be former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich's old seat - due to redistricting after the 2010 census, Kucinich's 10th Congressional District was combined with the Ninth Congressional District and now Kucinich has to run in a Democratic primary against the current Ninth District representative Marcia Kaptur. Joe the Plumber is the only Republican in the race, so far.
This new district stretches along Lake Eric from Kucinich's hometown of Cleveland to Kaptur's base in Toledo.
- 10/11/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The interesting phenomenon of Texas congressman and Doctor Ron Paul is that his supporters are non-partisan in their demographics. They are conservatives, liberals, Libertarians, Green Party, Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern, pro-life, feminists, military, union, college students and retirees. Paul was one of the Gop debate participants who was soundly booed by the Tea Party audiences in past staged debates, yet lauded by Tea Party leaders for his anti Federalist small government beliefs. His remarks praising Rep. Dennis Kucinich disturb the right wing in his party who view any liberal Democrat as the devil, yet Paul's pragmatic unemotional approach to governing is able to see past the "lib" label and pluck the good ideas for a consensus...
- 9/24/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Rep. Dennis Kucinich is no stranger to presidential campaigns, but he may just sit this one out, though he doesn't necessarily suggest other Democrats do so. Speaking to Piers Morgan tonight, Rep. Kucinich confirmed that his days as a presidential candidate are, for the time being, over. That said, he did support the idea of a Democratic presidential primary in 2012: "I think I would make him a better president."...
- 9/7/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Neil Cavuto has been working overtime today covering the aftermath of the U.S. credit downgrade last night, interviewing experts and public officials for answers to how the country got here. He's been particularly feisty against Democrats in Congress, however, pushing Rep. Dennis Kucinich on his opposition to corporate tax breaks and now showing visible irritation at Rep. Steve Cohen for arguing that raising taxes on the wealthy was far more efficient than going after the lower economic tiers.
- 8/6/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Neil Cavuto hosted his economic downward spiral special this morning, "On the Brink: Answers from the Abyss," which seems like a much less dramatic title since S&P downgraded our credit rating last night. And as with any mess, there's more than enough finger-pointing going around. Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich joined Cavuto today to call for corporations to "pay their taxes," which Cavuto seemed to see as an unfair accusation: "why are they responsible and not you guys?"...
- 8/6/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Often when the title of a foreign movie is adapted into English, the translation is not literal. "Le nom des gens," for example, means "People's Names," not "The Names of Love." "People's Names," in fact, would be a more descriptive title for this film since director Michele Leclerc and co-writer Bay Kasmi want us in the audience to realize, as Shakespeare did in "Romeo and Juliet," that your name should not be your destiny. "The Names of Love" has its heart in the right place: its message is politically liberal, it's sexual politics is free. Because this movie is meant primarily for a French audience, given its topicality, its cutting edge could be dulled outside French shores. Have you ever heard of Lionel Jospin, for example, a man who actually appears in a cameo? He was the Socialist Party candidate for President of France in the 1995 and 2002 elections. Imagine a...
- 7/17/2011
- Arizona Reporter
Most of what comes into American news from Syria are horrible tales of purges currently being undertaken by the draconian regime in power, in order to assure dictator Bashar al-Assad's immunity from the democratic movements across the Middle East. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, however, has brought back from Syria a different story, and on In the Arena last night, host Eliot Spitzer took the Congressman to task for fraternizing with a murderer.
- 7/2/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Who says there's no room for both Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann in the 2012 presidential race-men? Michelle Cottle on why it is important for women to run and why we shouldn't dismiss a potential matchup between the two Gop pols as a catfight.
Run, ladies, run! That's my mantra for the 2012 presidential campaign.
Related story on The Daily Beast: How Palin's Winning the Media War
Sure, I grasp the political calculus that says there's not room for both Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann in the Republican primary: As two bomb-throwing, tea-partying, socially conservative, screw-the-establishment mama grizzlies, these Gop soul sisters would be battling over a very similar slice of the base.
Likewise, I sympathize with the angsty grumbling I've heard among those who fear that two such colorful women out there frenetically chumming the waters could reflect poorly on the gender. With so few gals having braved this particular arena,...
Run, ladies, run! That's my mantra for the 2012 presidential campaign.
Related story on The Daily Beast: How Palin's Winning the Media War
Sure, I grasp the political calculus that says there's not room for both Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann in the Republican primary: As two bomb-throwing, tea-partying, socially conservative, screw-the-establishment mama grizzlies, these Gop soul sisters would be battling over a very similar slice of the base.
Likewise, I sympathize with the angsty grumbling I've heard among those who fear that two such colorful women out there frenetically chumming the waters could reflect poorly on the gender. With so few gals having braved this particular arena,...
- 6/2/2011
- by Michelle Cottle
- The Daily Beast
• Citing personal issues, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he is taking a break from his newly resuscitated film career. This is one instance in which a politician is probably not using “spend more time with my family” in a euphemistic sense. [The Associated Press] • Mark your calendars: tomorrow, May 21, is the Rapture. It’s terrible timing too because we were really hoping to see the Monday premiere of Too Big to Fail. [The New York Daily News] • After initially endorsing Gary Johnson for president, Willie Nelson took back his support, noting that Dennis Kucinich “is a good guy” too. (Both Johnson and Kucinich are in favor of legalizing marijuana.) [Slate/Dave Weigel] • Is this the most melodramatic political ad ever, or simply the worst acted—or both? [Politico/David Catanese] • Sarah Palin’s son Track married longtime girlfriend Britta Hanson. The couple, 22 and 21, respectively, have been dating since high school. [People]...
- 5/20/2011
- Vanity Fair
Episode Number: 7060 (May 5, 2011)
Guests: Bill James
Segments: Stephen Confesses to a Distracted Media, ThreatDown, Inaugural Republican Presidential Debate & Donald Trump’s Wisdom
Videos: Thursday, May 5, 2011
I’m always amused by the things Stephen says right at the top of the show that give some clue to the audience interaction before the taping. Today’s topic seemed to be New Zealand and The Hobbit, which makes me think that someone asked if Stephen would want to be in the movie. Or if he’d give a hobbit a massage. One of those things. Anyway, Stephen’s frustration with how the assassination of Bin Laden is dominating the news is understandable, especially since the story of the raid keeps breaking in bits and pieces. But there are definite advantages to having one big story dominate the news. Got something bad/embarrassing/possibly career-ending that you need to get out? Wait until a big news story breaks,...
Guests: Bill James
Segments: Stephen Confesses to a Distracted Media, ThreatDown, Inaugural Republican Presidential Debate & Donald Trump’s Wisdom
Videos: Thursday, May 5, 2011
I’m always amused by the things Stephen says right at the top of the show that give some clue to the audience interaction before the taping. Today’s topic seemed to be New Zealand and The Hobbit, which makes me think that someone asked if Stephen would want to be in the movie. Or if he’d give a hobbit a massage. One of those things. Anyway, Stephen’s frustration with how the assassination of Bin Laden is dominating the news is understandable, especially since the story of the raid keeps breaking in bits and pieces. But there are definite advantages to having one big story dominate the news. Got something bad/embarrassing/possibly career-ending that you need to get out? Wait until a big news story breaks,...
- 5/6/2011
- by Ann G
- No Fact Zone
By all accounts, Dennis Kucinich political career seems unlikely; the progressive vegan who wants to legalize marijuana and claims Sean Penn as a friend somehow gets consistently reelected to represent the blue collar folks of his Cleveland area district. How does he do it? The Daily Show investigated this mystery by sending correspondent John Oliver to sit down with him, and discovered not only his hidden talent of ventriloquy, but he also might be some sort of robot or cyborg droid thing.
- 4/15/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Fred Armisen's Barack Obama was back tonight to comment on the barely-averted budget shutdown this weekend. It was a typical legislative triumph, Obama concluded, as everyone "walked away unhappy." Also upset? Congressional interns who would rather spit game at the bar, the cleaning staff on Capitol Hill, and kids who were hoping the shutdown meant they didn't have to go with their parents to Yellowstone National Park. Members of Congress weren't too happy either, but for personal reasons: Mitt Romney was reminded of his inability to connect to other human beings, and Dennis Kucinich was still sore over being picked last for kickball.
- 4/10/2011
- by Sarah Devlin
- Mediaite - TV
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