One of the slimiest things about the Right Online convention is that they make a point of planning their event in the same city as Netroots Nation. It’s not enough to bring together conservative bloggers and politicians together, creating some nexus of unspeakable evil, but they have to do it withing taunting distance of progressive bloggers. That’s why Andrew Breitbart can troll around the convention entrance and my friend and radio host Nicole Sandler can find none other than James O’Keefe hanging out in the hotel lobby. O’Keefe, accompanied by some fawning male friends, agreed to sit down with Nicole Sandler to “have a conversation.” I’m not sure any conversing happened, and by the smug smile on O’Keefe’s face, that was probably by design. Admittedly, trying to make herself heard over the din of the lobby traffic, Nicole did sound increasingly agitated, which is of course, exactly what O’Keefe sought. Notice how carefully he parses his answers (or rather, non-answers) on his conviction for entering Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office, dressed as a telephone repairman. As part of his plea deal, the government stated that O’Keefe and his colleagues were going to pretend to “test the phone system” rather than tampering with her phones, as had been originally reported. That’s not to say that’s the full truth of what happened, merely what O’Keefe and the feds mutually agreed to charge him and he plea guilty to. But O’Keefe will stick to his lessened and lightened version of the story, because it suits. Just like the “posing as a pimp” story suits, even though it ignores the manipulation that edited tape had. Because in the end, it’s not about the truth for O’Keefe. It’s about a partisan agenda, and he will do anything and violate any ethical (and criminal) code to achieve it.
Continue reading …
Tom Cruise became a veritable film superstar by the end of the end of the 1980s. In this first look at his new film, we get a glimpse of what he may have been had he chosen music over acting. Cruise’s team tweeted an image of the star as Stacee Jaxx, the 80s rockstar lead of the big screen adaptation of the Broadway show, “Rock of Ages.” Cruise plays the womanizing hair metal star, complete with an impressive physique and era-accurate tattoos. He’s joined in the film by a star studded cast put together by director Adam Shankman. Malin Ackerman recently joined as a naive journalist who falls for Jaxx, finishing up a cast that owns the A-list. Russell Brand will take on the role of a venue owner and sing an REO Speedwagon song with Alec Baldwin, who will play Dennis Dupree, a washed up musician and club owner. Julianne Hough is the young, naive singer new to LA, while Bryan Cranston will play the mayor of the city; Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a conservative out to destroy rock; and Mary J. Blige will also be in the film. Cruise has been working hard at his singing, Shankman said, to give the movie as authentic a feel as possible. “It wasn’t until our first go around with his voice lesson that we sort of looked at each other and went, ‘This is gonna work!’” he told Entertainment Weekly. “And we were basically dancing around the living room and high-fiving each other because he actually has a fantastic voice. His grandfather or his great-grandfather was an opera singer, so apparently he’s genetically predisposed for this sort of thing.” Baldwin has been tweeting from the set of the film, writing, “There are some things that are happening on this movie that are going to BLOW… YOU…AWAY,” and “I was off work today and went to watch TC shoot. He killed it. I mean, it was beyond great.” PHOTO:
Continue reading …
Tom Cruise became a veritable film superstar by the end of the end of the 1980s. In this first look at his new film, we get a glimpse of what he may have been had he chosen music over acting. Cruise’s team tweeted an image of the star as Stacee Jaxx, the 80s rockstar lead of the big screen adaptation of the Broadway show, “Rock of Ages.” Cruise plays the womanizing hair metal star, complete with an impressive physique and era-accurate tattoos. He’s joined in the film by a star studded cast put together by director Adam Shankman. Malin Ackerman recently joined as a naive journalist who falls for Jaxx, finishing up a cast that owns the A-list. Russell Brand will take on the role of a venue owner and sing an REO Speedwagon song with Alec Baldwin, who will play Dennis Dupree, a washed up musician and club owner. Julianne Hough is the young, naive singer new to LA, while Bryan Cranston will play the mayor of the city; Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a conservative out to destroy rock; and Mary J. Blige will also be in the film. Cruise has been working hard at his singing, Shankman said, to give the movie as authentic a feel as possible. “It wasn’t until our first go around with his voice lesson that we sort of looked at each other and went, ‘This is gonna work!’” he told Entertainment Weekly. “And we were basically dancing around the living room and high-fiving each other because he actually has a fantastic voice. His grandfather or his great-grandfather was an opera singer, so apparently he’s genetically predisposed for this sort of thing.” Baldwin has been tweeting from the set of the film, writing, “There are some things that are happening on this movie that are going to BLOW… YOU…AWAY,” and “I was off work today and went to watch TC shoot. He killed it. I mean, it was beyond great.” PHOTO:
Continue reading …
Tom Cruise became a veritable film superstar by the end of the end of the 1980s. In this first look at his new film, we get a glimpse of what he may have been had he chosen music over acting. Cruise’s team tweeted an image of the star as Stacee Jaxx, the 80s rockstar lead of the big screen adaptation of the Broadway show, “Rock of Ages.” Cruise plays the womanizing hair metal star, complete with an impressive physique and era-accurate tattoos. He’s joined in the film by a star studded cast put together by director Adam Shankman. Malin Ackerman recently joined as a naive journalist who falls for Jaxx, finishing up a cast that owns the A-list. Russell Brand will take on the role of a venue owner and sing an REO Speedwagon song with Alec Baldwin, who will play Dennis Dupree, a washed up musician and club owner. Julianne Hough is the young, naive singer new to LA, while Bryan Cranston will play the mayor of the city; Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a conservative out to destroy rock; and Mary J. Blige will also be in the film. Cruise has been working hard at his singing, Shankman said, to give the movie as authentic a feel as possible. “It wasn’t until our first go around with his voice lesson that we sort of looked at each other and went, ‘This is gonna work!’” he told Entertainment Weekly. “And we were basically dancing around the living room and high-fiving each other because he actually has a fantastic voice. His grandfather or his great-grandfather was an opera singer, so apparently he’s genetically predisposed for this sort of thing.” Baldwin has been tweeting from the set of the film, writing, “There are some things that are happening on this movie that are going to BLOW… YOU…AWAY,” and “I was off work today and went to watch TC shoot. He killed it. I mean, it was beyond great.” PHOTO:
Continue reading …Tom Cruise became a veritable film superstar by the end of the end of the 1980s. In this first look at his new film, we get a glimpse of what he may have been had he chosen music over acting. Cruise’s team tweeted an image of the star as Stacee Jaxx, the 80s rockstar lead of the big screen adaptation of the Broadway show, “Rock of Ages.” Cruise plays the womanizing hair metal star, complete with an impressive physique and era-accurate tattoos. He’s joined in the film by a star studded cast put together by director Adam Shankman. Malin Ackerman recently joined as a naive journalist who falls for Jaxx, finishing up a cast that owns the A-list. Russell Brand will take on the role of a venue owner and sing an REO Speedwagon song with Alec Baldwin, who will play Dennis Dupree, a washed up musician and club owner. Julianne Hough is the young, naive singer new to LA, while Bryan Cranston will play the mayor of the city; Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a conservative out to destroy rock; and Mary J. Blige will also be in the film. Cruise has been working hard at his singing, Shankman said, to give the movie as authentic a feel as possible. “It wasn’t until our first go around with his voice lesson that we sort of looked at each other and went, ‘This is gonna work!’” he told Entertainment Weekly. “And we were basically dancing around the living room and high-fiving each other because he actually has a fantastic voice. His grandfather or his great-grandfather was an opera singer, so apparently he’s genetically predisposed for this sort of thing.” Baldwin has been tweeting from the set of the film, writing, “There are some things that are happening on this movie that are going to BLOW… YOU…AWAY,” and “I was off work today and went to watch TC shoot. He killed it. I mean, it was beyond great.” PHOTO:
Continue reading …NBC Apologizes For Editing Out ‘Portion’ Of Pledge–But Doesn’t Mention Omitted Words Were ‘Under God’
June 19, 2011 No Comment
As Noel Sheppard reported earlier , in the show-opening feature of its coverage of the final round of the US Open golf championship today, NBC–twice–edited out the words “under God” from its clip of school children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Clearly many Americans were offended and let NBC know about it.
Continue reading …NBC Apologizes For Editing Out ‘Portion’ Of Pledge–But Doesn’t Mention Omitted Words Were ‘Under God’
June 19, 2011 No CommentAs Noel Sheppard reported earlier , in the show-opening feature of its coverage of the final round of the US Open golf championship today, NBC–twice–edited out the words “under God” from its clip of school children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Clearly many Americans were offended and let NBC know about it.
Continue reading …