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John Ziegler On "TODAY Show" Video

Posted on 24. Feb, 2009 by CSS.

On Monday, The TODAY Show’s Matt Lauer sat down with conservative documentarian John Ziegler to discuss Media Malpractice, his new docummentary about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and the historic 2008 election.

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John Ziegler 'The View' Video "Media Malpractice" Sarah Palin Documentary

Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by CSS.

Controversial documentarian John Ziegler got into the hot seat on The View on Monday, as he appeared to promote his controversial new project, Media Malpractice, which claims the “liberal media” helped Barack Obama take the highest office in land by waging war against Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

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Smithsonian Wants Aretha's Hat!

Posted on 02. Feb, 2009 by CSS.

The Smithsonian wants Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Day hat.

The Washington-based museum wants the topper for an exhibit on President Barack Obama’s inauguration.

The Queen of Soul says she’s considering donating the gray felt hat she wore while belting out “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” at the inauguration last month to the Smithsonian Institution.

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Obama Family Headed To Washington Early

Posted on 31. Dec, 2008 by CSS.

President-elect Barack Obama and his family are moving to the Nation’s Capital this weekend.

A transition official tells CNN that the soon to be first family will be heading to Washington earlier than expected so daughters Malia, 11, and Sasha, 7, can begin school at Sidwell Friends Academy in Washington’s Upper Northwest neighborhood next week.

“They will stay at a Washington hotel through the 15th and then they will move into the Blair House.”

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Brad Pitt 'Rolling Stone' Cover Photo & Interview-January 2009

Posted on 10. Dec, 2008 by CSS.

Brad Pitt gives an exclusive interview in the new issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands this Friday. Brad’s new film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, debuts in theaters Christmas Day.

Here are a few snippets from the Interview:

Where were you on election night?
Chicago. I went down to Grant Park, because I was doing Oprah the next day. I walked home from the park to the hotel, which was a half-hour walk. And I could walk freely — no one was interested in me at that point. People were weeping and hugging. The sense of elation in the streets — it was great. That was such a turnaround for us. We captured the original definition of America again.

Brad says he gets “defensive” when he feels people aren’t reporting on Angelina Jolie accurately.

“[They're] talking about not only the woman I love, but one of the people on this planet who I have the greatest respect for. I think she’s as honorable as anyone I’ve ever met.”

Read more of 'Brad Pitt: The Rolling Stone Interview' Here.

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President Elect Barack Obama Pledges Not To Smoke In The White House.

Posted on 08. Dec, 2008 by CSS.

President-Elect Barack Obama has pledged that there will be NO SMOKING IN THE WHITE HOUSE as he comes under pressure to kick his 20 year addiction to cancer sticks.

Obama failed to give a straight answer when asked whether he had managed to quit smoking on NBC’s Meet The Press Sunday.

Interim moderator Tom Brokaw quizzed the President-Elect on the smoking issue during the early morning appearance:

“Have you stopped smoking?”

“I have,” Obama replied. “What I said was that there are times where I have fallen off the wagon.”

“Wait a minute,” Brokaw interjected, “that means you haven’t stopped.”

“Fair enough. What I would say is that I have done a terrific job under the circumstances of making myself much healthier. You will not see any violations of these rules in the White House.”

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Obama's Chief Speechwriter Busted In Compromising Photo.

Posted on 07. Dec, 2008 by CSS.

In a high profile example of what not to post on Facebook, Obama’s chief speechwriter, a 27 year-old guy destined for even more greatness, was photographed grabbing the boob of a life size Hillary Clinton cardboard cutout while his friend shoves a beer up her nose. As The Washington Post points out, Obama’s team must have anticipated this type of problem as they ask applicants to list all their social networking websites. The photo was only up for a couple of hours on Facebook, but it’s now all over the Internet and the damage is done. The boob grabbing writer has apologized to the future Secretary of State, whose spokesperson hilariously notes that she is reviewing his job application now. They make it sound like Clinton can reject his application, but he’s already been appointed Director of Speechwriting for the future President.

Question No. 58 in the transition team vetting document for the Obama White House asks that applicants: “Please provide the URL address of any websites that feature you in either a personal or professional capacity (e.g. Facebook, My Space, etc.)”

Question No. 63 asks that applicants “please provide any other information … that could … be a possible source of embarrassment to you, your family, or the President-Elect.”

For a while there this afternoon, President-elect Barack Obama’s immensely talented chief speechwriter, 27-year-old Jon Favreau, might have been pondering how to address that question.

That’s when some interesting photos of a recent party he attended — including one where he’s dancing with a life-sized cardboard cut-out of secretary of state-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and another where he’s placed his hand on the cardboard former first lady’s chest while a friend is offering her lips a beer — popped up on Facebook for about two hours. The photos were quickly taken down — along with every other photo Favreau had of himself on the popular social networking site, save for one profile headshot.

Asked about the photos, Favreau, who was recently appointed director of speechwriting for the White House, declined comment. A transition official said that Favreau had “reached out to Senator Clinton to offer an apology.”

Favreau is not the first campaign aide whose online presence has proved awkward. Last March, John McCain aide Soren Dayton forwarded an anti-Obama YouTube video to his private Twitter feed linking Obama with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, leading to his suspension from the campaign. And in 2007, two bloggers hired by former North Carolina senator John Edwards stepped down after blog posts they had written before he hired them became a subject of controversy.

Favreau’s case seems unlikely to be so dire; Clinton senior adviser Philippe Reines cast the photos as evidence of increased bonhomie between the formerly rival camps.

“Senator Clinton is pleased to learn of Jon’s obvious interest in the State Department, and is currently reviewing his application,” he said in an e-mail.

-From Washingtonpost Via Huffington Post

I don’t know what the big deal is, Hillary looks like she is enjoying herself….

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Barack Obama Citizenship Controversy Continues.

Posted on 05. Dec, 2008 by CSS.

Barack Obama’s qualification to be president will go before the U.S. Supreme Court on the heels a lawsuit that questions whether the president-elect meets the constitutional requirements to take office.

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MTV Hosting 'Be The Change Inaugural Ball' January 20, 2009.

Posted on 26. Nov, 2008 by CSS.

MTV has announced that it will host an inaugural ball for President-Elect Barack Obama at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington on January 20.

The “Be The Change Inaugural Ball” will celebrate the large youth voter turnout in the historic 2008 election by providing hundreds of young adults an opportunity to be selected to attend the star-studded gala based on their demonstrated record of volunteerism.

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Sasha Obama & Malia Obama Will Be Attending The Sidwell Friends School.

Posted on 22. Nov, 2008 by CSS.

America’s new First Family has selected a den of knowledge for daughters Sasha and Malia Obama; and it looks like the girls will study at the same private school another famous First Daughter once attended.

Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, will attend Washington’s Sidwell Friends School, the upscale Quaker institution Chelesa Clinton attended when her dad ran the White House. Sidwell has between 1,000 and 1,100 students, The Washington Post reports.

“A number of great schools were considered,” the Obama’s rep said Friday. “In the end, the Obamas
selected the school that was the best fit for what their daughters need right now.”

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