“He stumped for us. He should be on the payroll, he's been amazing.”
— “Homeland” producer Alex Gansa on President Obama, who has stated in multiple interviews that the Showtime drama is his favorite. In addition to getting free press from the president, “Homeland” picked up a Peabody Award on Monday.
Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory Booker, has somehow become the face of the Republican National Committee’s latest online campaign. The RNC released an online petition Monday entitled “I Stand With Corey” in support of job creation and free enterprise.
The petition went up less than 24 hours after Booker criticized President Obama’s campaign tactics during a “Meet the Press” appearance, in which he called Obama’s attack of Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital “nauseating.”
The political left and right pounced, with people like former Obama advisor David Axelrod calling Booker “just wrong” on the issue and the RNC adopting the mayor as an unlikely mascot.
Booker’s face features prominently on the petition, which urges citizens not to “let the Obama campaign silence support for job creation.”
RNC spokesperson Kirsten Kukowski told Yeas & Nays that they were happy to take advantage of the oppurtunity. “We immediately knew we had to make sure voters understand that even Obama supporters don’t like his attacks on private enterprise,” she said.
Asked if the Newark mayor had contacted them about the petition, Kukowski said, “[I] doubt we’ve heard from the Booker camp based on their attempts to silence Booker yesterday with the video.” (Booker’s office had put out a video walking back some of the mayor’s statements.)
As of press time, the Booker's office had not responded to a request for comment.
In early April, "CSI: New York" actor Gary Sinise missed a tour of the area when he was injured in a car accident, but now the star plans to make good on his promise to help an Southwestern Virginia amputee.
Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band (named after his iconic "Forrest Gump" character) will play a show this Thursday in Martinsville, Va. The concert will help out 22-year-old Marine J.B. Kerns, who lost both his legs and his right arm below the elbow during his third tour of Afghanistan in 2011, according to the Associated Press. The money goes toward a specially equipped "smart home" for the vet, something that the Gary Sinise Foundation has made a priority.
"These are young guys that have been blown to bits and they've given a lot for their country and they're going to have to go for the rest of their lives with a real challenge," Sinise told the AP.
$93,494: The amount of money raised in April by Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow.
$99: The donation level required to receive a Super Fun PAC, a package containing tube socks, a T-shirt, an Allen wrench, and a treasure map. The goody bags are thought to have spurred the flurry of donations in April. Colbert’s super PAC now holds $808,000 in cash.
Source: Politico
Actress Tia Mowry was spotted brunching at Napoleon Bistro in Adams Morgan on Sunday, with her 11-month old son Cree and "Real Housewives of D.C." alum Paul Wharton. Mowry was in town this weekend to promote her new book "Oh Baby" and recorded an episode of Wharton's show "Paul Wharton Style" on Friday at Georgia Brown's in downtown D.C. The episode is set to be broadcast on DC50 at the end of the summer.
Mowry announced last week that she would be leaving BET's "The Game" after six seasons, telling Wharton during their interview that she didn't leave the show over money, but decided since her co-star Pooch Hall was also done, that it was time to move on. That being said, Mowry and her sister Tamera's Style Network reality show "Tia & Tamera" is getting a second season, debuting June 11. Her brother Tahj Mowry also has a new show coming out on ABC Family called "Baby Daddy," which debuts June 20.
Amount of bull testicles, in pounds, fried up and served at the Montana State Society's Legends of the Ball in Arlington, the largest batch in the party's eight-year history. (That included 10 pounds from South Dakota buffalo). A corned beef food truck was on standby for less adventurous attendees, but far more attendees lined up to take the plunge.
Most Improved: Anderson Cooper
Cooper was a little nervous about being on Jeopardy again because the last time he was on the show he got destroyed by Cheech Marin. When paired with New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman and also NBC's Kelly O'Donnell, Cooper admitted that, "going up against a Pulitzer Prize winner kind of sucks." But having experience helped and Cooper pulled off a win.
Most Likely to Succeed: Thomas L. Friedman
He's won three Pulitzers! But that base of knowledge didn't help Friedman who got tripped up by the buzzer and by having to answer the clue in the form of a question.
Most Dramatic: Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews snorted and scowled as he struggled with the buzzer. He answered out of turn and said "what is" when requesting a category. He was defeated by former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.
Most Popular: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Needs no explanation. He was nice and humble and cool.
Across town at a less contentious ceremony, NBA player Jeff Green received the Georgetown University diploma he missed out on after turning pro five years ago. After four years of summer school, Green now holds a degree in English with a minor in theology. The current free agent is the first in his family to graduate from college.
The shopping trip came four days after President Obama revealed on "The View" that Malia told her father on his 50th birthday that he is "just the right amount of embarrassing."
Cohen is the gentleman behind such franchises as "Real Housewives" and "Top Chef" and was at the event to sign copies of his new memoir "Most Talkative." The fact that he sitting between a veteran newscaster and a flock of reality stars should come as no surprise to those familiar with Cohen's biography. He spent 10 years at CBS News, before jumping to Bravo and the world of television development. "I loved working with Dan Rather," he told Yeas & Nays. "You know my whole time at CBS News I had a front row seat for the '90s."
Since then, things have come full circle with Cohen hosting his own talk show on the network, "Watch What Happens Live." "I think it prepared me because I interview people now and I interviewed people for 10 years," he said of his previous gig. As far as political types he likes, Cohen tends to gravitate toward the journos. "I love the team at 'Morning Joe.' I love political journalists. I'm a big Candy Crowley fan. I'm a big Donna Brazile fan. I love Willie Geist and I love Rachel Maddow," he said. "In terms of politicians, look, it's an election year ... I would love to have Mrs. Obama on my show, it would be amazing."
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