In Today's Manic Journalism World, What Would Lou Grant Do?
In this manic age of journalism, what would Lou Grant do? As some may have read in these pages and elsewhere, after two years Politics Daily has lost its lease with AOL and will be vacating this space soon. Some of the newspeople who work here will bring you news from other "verticals" at AOL, and some of them will report from new Web addresses. I'll still be reporting, as I always have, from various other outlets and chasing a new story sooner rather than later. ญญญ It's in my blood. As a kid, I was obsessed with "Lou Grant," the CBS drama that ran from 1977 to 1982. While other kids loved ...
Sarah Palin: Could She Run as an Independent or Third Party Candidate?
Sarah Palin talks a lot about the tea party. On Fox News last week, she said, "I find inspiration in tea party patriots [and] those with common sense who aren't playing a lot of games." She could be considered the tea party's godmother. With her Sarah PAC and support for 2010 tea party candidates, Palin has generated a lot of good will, not to mention publicity, for a movement that began only two years ago. She also isn't afraid to attack popular Republicans such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Related Stories Sarah Palin's India Trip: Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela ...
Sarah Palin's India Trip: Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela Have Made Same Journey
The jokes are already flying as Sarah Palin prepares to embark on a trip to India later this month, and more are surely to come. Will she rock a sari? Perhaps guest star in a Bollywood movie? Or bathe in the Ganges for a photo op? Palin has been invited to give the keynote address, "My Vision of America," at the two-day India Today conclave in New Delhi, an event hosted annually by the magazine since 2002. The March 18-19 event is sponsored by global business heavyweight Aditya Birla Group, a billion-dollar metals company, along with a bevy of industry co-sponsors. The news came in late ...
Sarah Palin's Triple Whammy: Chris Christie, Barack Obama and Bill O'Reilly
In front of an Alaskan backdrop of mountains and a lake, Sarah Palin had a busy, busy night on television Friday. She found time to tweak a fellow Republican, dismiss the president, and scold a top-rated Fox News talk show host. Palin opened by questioning New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's toughness and attacking President Barack Obama for naivete. After that, she preached about cutting various government programs to Bill O'Reilly before advising him not to interrupt her. All in a night's work. On America's Nightly Scoreboard, host David Asman informed Palin that Christie had told Fox ...
RIP Jane Russell: Lifelong Republican and Straight Shooter
I met Jane Russell once. It was in my hometown, Pine Bluff, Ark., a faded Southern place that hosted a film festival in hopes of raising enough money to restore the Saenger Theater, a once palatial movie house. Each year, the festival invited former famous starlets – Tippi Hedren, Carol Channing, Shirley Jones, Celeste Holm – to talk about Hollywood's Golden Age. In 2002, Russell came to town. Statuesque, with silver hair and a still-to-be-envied figure, Russell possessed no celebrity air about her. She talked like a good old Western gal who had seen a lot, and done a lot, but no ...
Herman Cain Wins Tea Party Straw Poll in Arizona
The political long shot for 2012 – Herman Cain – is already a winner. Cain, who is the first of the 2012 candidates to form a presidential exploratory committee, won the American Policy Summit's presidential live straw poll on Sunday held by the Tea Party Patriots conference in Phoenix. On Twitter, Cain wrote: "Honored to learn that I won the Tea Party Patriots' presidential straw poll. Thanks for your support!" According to the Cain camp, out of 14 options on the ballot and 1,600 votes, Cain came in first with 22 percent in the straw poll. Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota ...
Mike Huckabee and Haley Barbour: A Tale of Two Souths
While greeting reporters last week in Washington, Mike Huckabee joked about New Hampshire and his Southern roots. Huckabee is currently on a book tour to promote his new release, "A Simple Government." He hits key 2012 states, like Iowa and South Carolina, but not New Hampshire. When asked why there were no New Hampshire stops on his book tour, he told reporters, including Politics Daily's Walter Shapiro: "Have you ever been to New Hampshire in February? It's cold up there. My Southern blood isn't acclimated." Spoken like a true Southerner. Huckabee has built a brand around his folksy, ...
Herman Cain: A Long Shot in 2012, but That's Not Stopping Him
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- When Herman Cain walks into a tea party event, he is greeted like a rock star. "It's him, it's him," spreads across the meeting room. And so it was here on Thursday. When people approached him, they acted like they knew him. They mentioned his Atlanta radio show. They asked about his book, "They Think You're Stupid." They told him they are curious about his possible 2012 presidential run. Related Stories Herman Cain Would Focus on Economy, National Security as President Ex-Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain Announces Presidential ...
Keri Potts' and Lara Logan's Shared Ordeal: Sex Assault Overseas
Keri A. Potts claims membership in an exclusive club. But it's a club she never wanted to join. Potts is a sexual assault survivor. Her ordeal occurred in Rome, but it could have happened anywhere. On a college campus like Notre Dame. At a high school party in Texas. In Egypt while on a journalism assignment. "I'm a sexual assault survivor," said the svelte, curly-haired, 33-year-old. "That's the first time I've said that in a room full of people." Potts was featured speaker at this week's lunchtime lecture at the Clinton School for Public Service in Little Rock, Ark. Potts, an ESPN ...
Lady Gaga and Target Unite for LGBT Causes
Lady Gaga has power, and to snicker at it is a mistake. The 25-year-old pop goddess played hardball with Minnesota-based retailer Target and won. Target wanted a special edition of her newest hit, "Born This Way," which has already been called a gay anthem by Elton John. (Upon its release two weeks ago, it became the fastest-selling song ever on iTunes.) Lady Gaga wasn't so willing to agree, given that Target had previously supported political candidates with anti-gay reputations. "That discussion was one of the most intense conversations I've ever had in a business meeting," Lady Gaga told ...
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