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Washington — President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics, The Associated Press has learned. The work appears to contradict assertions by the Trump administration and Manafort himself that he never worked for Russian interests.
Manafort proposed in a confidential strategy plan as early as June 2005 that he would influence politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the United States, Europe and...
Washington — President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics, The Associated Press has learned. The work appears to contradict assertions by the Trump administration and Manafort himself that he never worked for Russian interests.
Manafort proposed in a confidential strategy plan as early as June 2005 that he would influence politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the United States, Europe and...
- 3/22/2017
- by Chad Day/AP and Jeff Horwitz
- PEOPLE.com
Volunteers are continuing to search for a missing driver in Southwest Missouri amid historic Mississippi River flooding that is threatening 19 levees and has already forced numerous evacuations, according to the Associated Press. The driver, whose name was not released, disappeared on Saturday night while trying to cross a flooded bridge over a river in Polk County, Missouri. His vehicle was found abandoned, kept standing only by guardrails, according to the AP. The Pleasant Hope emergency management director Rick Davis said that volunteer firefighters searched for the man from Sunday to Tuesday, and that a new team was taking over on Wednesday,...
- 12/30/2015
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Volunteers are continuing to search for a missing driver in Southwest Missouri amid historic Mississippi River flooding that is threatening 19 levees and has already forced numerous evacuations, according to the Associated Press. The driver, whose name was not released, disappeared on Saturday night while trying to cross a flooded bridge over a river in Polk County, Missouri. His vehicle was found abandoned, kept standing only by guardrails, according to the AP. The Pleasant Hope emergency management director Rick Davis said that volunteer firefighters searched for the man from Sunday to Tuesday, and that a new team was taking over on Wednesday,...
- 12/30/2015
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
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Despite a whirlwind of controversy over the summer, it appears that at least one company out there still wants to associate with Hulk Hogan.
A fantasy sports betting site called Fan Picks has reportedly signed the Hulkster to an endorsement deal, per a new report from TMZ. A spokesperson for Fan Picks told TMZ, regarding Hogan’s recent controversies, “We all make mistakes and deserve second chances.”
When it comes to sports betting websites, a genre that is growing at an incredible pace, Fan Picks is not a particularly big name at the moment. Perhaps the company believes that by joining forces with the much maligned Hogan, they can gain some publicity and the investment will be worth whatever it is they are paying him.
Hulk Hogan also commented on his signing with Fan Picks, saying, “I am looking forward to connecting with all my...
Despite a whirlwind of controversy over the summer, it appears that at least one company out there still wants to associate with Hulk Hogan.
A fantasy sports betting site called Fan Picks has reportedly signed the Hulkster to an endorsement deal, per a new report from TMZ. A spokesperson for Fan Picks told TMZ, regarding Hogan’s recent controversies, “We all make mistakes and deserve second chances.”
When it comes to sports betting websites, a genre that is growing at an incredible pace, Fan Picks is not a particularly big name at the moment. Perhaps the company believes that by joining forces with the much maligned Hogan, they can gain some publicity and the investment will be worth whatever it is they are paying him.
Hulk Hogan also commented on his signing with Fan Picks, saying, “I am looking forward to connecting with all my...
- 9/12/2015
- by Ryan Droste
- Obsessed with Film
Wendi McLendon-Covey will be hosting the annual West Coast Liberty Awards at The Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday, June 11, Lambda Legal told TheWrap exclusively. “Wendi McLendon-Covey is a committed ally and advocate for equality and her humor and passion will make for a great evening as we celebrate those making a positive impact in our community,” said Lambda Legal’s Western Regional Director, Rick Davis, in a statement. McLendon-Covey has been an outspoken supporter of the Lgbt community. She spoke out on the Boy Scouts of America ban on gay scouts and leaders, which Lambda Legal argued all the way to the.
- 3/26/2015
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Politics are an ugly business. A floundering campaign needs something to revive it and the person they choose does that but also brings her own troubles. What can.t be argued is that Julianne Moore morphs into her subject so much that it earned her an Emmy. John McCain.s (Ed Harris) in last place in the race for the Gop nomination. He needs something to reinvigorate his campaign. Strategist Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson) and manager Rick Davis (Peter MacNicol) know that their vice presidential candidate will either sink or reenergize the McCain run. Davis sees footage of Alaskan governor Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore) and thinks he has found the perfect person. A quick examination of her background finds...
- 1/15/2013
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
"[McCain] knows in his gut that he put somebody unqualified on the ballot. He knows that in his gut, and when this race is over that is something he will have to live with ... He put somebody unqualified on that ballot and he put the country at risk; he knows that." -- Matthew Dowd, Republican political strategist, fall 2008
Few made-for-television movies have arrived with the amount of fanfare, anticipation and attendant hyperbole as has HBO's political docudrama Game Change, which chronicles Sarah Palin's erratic and polarizing performance as the Republican Party's vice-presidential nominee during the historic 2008 presidential election. Almost as soon as the HBO production of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's blockbuster was announced, critics -- particularly those from the Republican right -- began taking potshots at it. That chatter has built up to a veritable crescendo in advance of Game Change'spremiere Friday on HBO at 9 p.m.
Few made-for-television movies have arrived with the amount of fanfare, anticipation and attendant hyperbole as has HBO's political docudrama Game Change, which chronicles Sarah Palin's erratic and polarizing performance as the Republican Party's vice-presidential nominee during the historic 2008 presidential election. Almost as soon as the HBO production of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's blockbuster was announced, critics -- particularly those from the Republican right -- began taking potshots at it. That chatter has built up to a veritable crescendo in advance of Game Change'spremiere Friday on HBO at 9 p.m.
- 3/11/2012
- by Geoffrey Dunn
- Aol TV.
When Sarah Palin declared two weeks ago that she "wasn't too concerned about a HBO movie based on a false narrative," you knew instantaneously that she was fudging it more than a little bit about Game Change. Of course she cared. Just today she launched a video on her SarahPAC website defending her performance in the 2008 campaign and issued a statement that the film "presents a history that never happened."
A week ago Palin unleashed her dogs on HBO and, almost as predictably, on John McCain's senior campaign advisor Steve Schmidt, who has made his disdain for Palin quite public since the 2008 election. In a recent forum sponsored by the New Yorker, Schmidt openly acknowledged that Palin was "clearly not prepared for the presidency."
As part of the orchestrated pushback to Game Change, no fewer than seven of Palin's associates took to the telephone wires angrily denouncing HBO's upcoming fiilm,...
A week ago Palin unleashed her dogs on HBO and, almost as predictably, on John McCain's senior campaign advisor Steve Schmidt, who has made his disdain for Palin quite public since the 2008 election. In a recent forum sponsored by the New Yorker, Schmidt openly acknowledged that Palin was "clearly not prepared for the presidency."
As part of the orchestrated pushback to Game Change, no fewer than seven of Palin's associates took to the telephone wires angrily denouncing HBO's upcoming fiilm,...
- 3/2/2012
- by Geoffrey Dunn
- Aol TV.
"Game Change" will debut on HBO March 10 at 9pm. The film, directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong (based on the bestselling book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann), stars Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, Ed Harris as John McCain and Woody Harrelson as McCain's senior campaign strategist, Steve Schmidt. The film co-stars Ron Livingston, Peter MacNicol, Sarah Paulson, Jamey Sheridan and Bruce Altman. The film takes a behind-the-scenes look at the 2008 campaign through the eyes of Schmidt, who was Palin's biggest supporter. Synopsis and trailer below: Synopsis: Aug. 2007: Political strategist Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson) receives a call from his old friend, Arizona Senator John McCain (Ed Harris), who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, asking him to join Rick Davis (Peter MacNicol) as a senior campaign strategist and advisor. In November, McCain wins the nomination. Aug. 27, 2008: Republican...
- 2/28/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Indiewire
The first trailer for Game Change has been unveiled by HBO Films. The movie - based on the 2010 book by political journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin - stars Ed Harris as Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Julianne Moore as his running mate, vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Woody Harrelson also features prominently in the 50-second taster, playing McCain's campaign manager Steve Schmidt. The supporting cast includes Ally McBeal and Grey's Anatomy star Peter MacNicol as Republican national campaign manager Rick Davis, Ron Livingston (more)...
- 12/22/2011
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
On Tuesday's Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert spoke with former John McCain campaign manager Rick Davis to get his take on the 2012 race. "What happened to Perry?" Colbert asked incredulously. "I was so excited about that guy! He was a proven job maker in Texas. He had the evangelical vote. Why did he crap out so hard?" "Well, politics is tough business," Davis answered.
- 10/5/2011
- by James Crugnale
- Mediaite - TV
Julianne Moore transformed herself to Sarah Palin in "Game Change", donning the trademark eyeglasses and the hair-do. The actress is to portray the former Alaska Governor and vice presidential candidate in the HBO film which began its production on Wednesday, April 27 and released the first photo of its Palin.
"Game Change" is based on the bestselling book of the same name by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It follows John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, from his controversial selection of Palin as his running mate to their ultimate defeat in the general election. Ed Harris has been cast as McCain but actors are yet announced to portray the other three principals in the 2008 campaign; Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.
It was unveiled earlier this week that Melissa Farman is cast as Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin whose pregnancy and engagement to Levi Johnston were considered political liability. More casting news just come up,...
"Game Change" is based on the bestselling book of the same name by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It follows John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, from his controversial selection of Palin as his running mate to their ultimate defeat in the general election. Ed Harris has been cast as McCain but actors are yet announced to portray the other three principals in the 2008 campaign; Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.
It was unveiled earlier this week that Melissa Farman is cast as Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin whose pregnancy and engagement to Levi Johnston were considered political liability. More casting news just come up,...
- 4/28/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Sarah Paulson, Peter MacNicol Justin Gaston, Larry Sullivan, Jamey Sheridan and Melissa Farman have all joined the cast of "Game Change" for HBO Films reports Deadline.
Jay Roach ("Meet the Parents," "Recount") directs this adaptation of Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s book about the behind-the-scenes turmoil of the 2008 presidential election from the party primaries up through election night.
Ed Harris plays John McCain while Julianne Moore is Sarah Palin, with the first photo of Moore as Palin above. Woody Harrelson and Ron Livingston were recently cast as senior campaign strategist Steve Schmidt and senior advisor Mark Wallace respectively.
Paulson will play McCain’s senior campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace, MacNicol is his campaign manager Rick Davis and Gaston is Bristol Palin’s baby daddy Levi Johnston.
Sullivan is Palin’s deputy chief of staff Chris Edwards, Sheridan is senior campaign adviser Mark Salter and Farman is Bristol Palin.
Danny Strong...
Jay Roach ("Meet the Parents," "Recount") directs this adaptation of Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s book about the behind-the-scenes turmoil of the 2008 presidential election from the party primaries up through election night.
Ed Harris plays John McCain while Julianne Moore is Sarah Palin, with the first photo of Moore as Palin above. Woody Harrelson and Ron Livingston were recently cast as senior campaign strategist Steve Schmidt and senior advisor Mark Wallace respectively.
Paulson will play McCain’s senior campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace, MacNicol is his campaign manager Rick Davis and Gaston is Bristol Palin’s baby daddy Levi Johnston.
Sullivan is Palin’s deputy chief of staff Chris Edwards, Sheridan is senior campaign adviser Mark Salter and Farman is Bristol Palin.
Danny Strong...
- 4/27/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Filed under: TV News
HBO has added three more actors to its movie chronicling the John McCain/Sarah Palin presidential run, 'Game Change.'
According to Deadline, Sarah Paulson will play McCain's "attractive" senior campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace, Peter MacNicol will play McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis, and Justin Gaston (a.k.a. Miley Cyrus' ex) will play Bristol Palin's babydaddy, Levi Johnston.
The first images of Julianne Moore as Palin surfaced this morning.
In other TV news ...
o. Nicollette Sheridan has at least one 'Desperate Housewives' producer on her side during her legal battle with show creator Marc Cherry. A big point in Cherry's defense against Sheridan's unlawful termination claim is that he decided in June 2008 that her character would get killed off, but staff writer Kirkland Baker said she didn't know Edie would be killed off until at least September. [THR]
o. Ving Rhames...
HBO has added three more actors to its movie chronicling the John McCain/Sarah Palin presidential run, 'Game Change.'
According to Deadline, Sarah Paulson will play McCain's "attractive" senior campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace, Peter MacNicol will play McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis, and Justin Gaston (a.k.a. Miley Cyrus' ex) will play Bristol Palin's babydaddy, Levi Johnston.
The first images of Julianne Moore as Palin surfaced this morning.
In other TV news ...
o. Nicollette Sheridan has at least one 'Desperate Housewives' producer on her side during her legal battle with show creator Marc Cherry. A big point in Cherry's defense against Sheridan's unlawful termination claim is that he decided in June 2008 that her character would get killed off, but staff writer Kirkland Baker said she didn't know Edie would be killed off until at least September. [THR]
o. Ving Rhames...
- 4/27/2011
- by Jean Bentley
- Aol TV.
Director Jay Roach continued to round out his cast for the HBO movie Game Change, based on the book by John Heilemann about Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roach signed Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) to play McCain’s campaign advisor Nicolle Wallace. He also signed Ally McBeal regular Peter MacNicol to play McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. Paulson and MacNicol joined Ed Harris (McCain), Julianne Moore (Sarah Palin), Woody Harrelson, Melissa Farman, Larry Sullivan and Jamey Sheridan.
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Director Jay Roach continued to round out his cast for the HBO movie Game Change, based on the book by John Heilemann about Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roach signed Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) to play McCain’s campaign advisor Nicolle Wallace. He also signed Ally McBeal regular Peter MacNicol to play McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. Paulson and MacNicol joined Ed Harris (McCain), Julianne Moore (Sarah Palin), Woody Harrelson, Melissa Farman, Larry Sullivan and Jamey Sheridan.
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Director Jay Roach continued to round out his cast for the HBO movie Game Change, based on the book by John Heilemann about Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roach signed Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) to play McCain’s campaign advisor Nicolle Wallace. He also signed Ally McBeal regular Peter MacNicol to play McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. Paulson and MacNicol joined Ed Harris (McCain), Julianne Moore (Sarah Palin), Woody Harrelson, Melissa Farman, Larry Sullivan and Jamey Sheridan.
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Director Jay Roach continued to round out his cast for the HBO movie Game Change, based on the book by John Heilemann about Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roach signed Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) to play McCain’s campaign advisor Nicolle Wallace. He also signed Ally McBeal regular Peter MacNicol to play McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. Paulson and MacNicol joined Ed Harris (McCain), Julianne Moore (Sarah Palin), Woody Harrelson, Melissa Farman, Larry Sullivan and Jamey Sheridan.
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Exclusive: Sarah Paulson and Peter MacNicol are set to co-star in the HBO film Game Change, produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone. The movie, directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong, follows John McCain's (Ed Harris) 2008 presidential campaign, from his selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore) as his running mate to their ultimate defeat in the general election. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip alumna Paulson will play McCain's senior campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace, described as attractive, wholesome, California-bred, smart, focused and an ambitious political writer and communications chief who worked for Jeb Bush and then McCain. Ally McBeal alum MacNicol will play McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis, who oversaw the development and implementation of all campaign strategy and policy development. Also cast in the film is Justin Gaston as Levi Johnston, who fathered the baby of Palin's teenage daughter Bristol (Melissa Farman...
- 4/27/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
HBO Drama Finds Its Bristol Palin, Chris Edwards & Mark Salter Update: Deadline reveals that Sarah Paulson, Peter MacNicol and Justin Gaston have also joined the cast as McCain's senior campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace, McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis and Bristol Palin's baby daddy Levi Johnston respectively. Political heads are in for a major treat as HBO's forthcoming "Game Change" is not only tackling one of the most interesting political races in recent memory, but they've also lined up a crack cast to do it. With Julianne Moore (as Sarah Palin), Ed Harris (as John McCain), Woody Harrelson (as Steve…...
- 4/27/2011
- The Playlist
Swaggering around like a major Hollywood studio--which it pretty much is these days--hbo has added another big name to upcoming political drama "Game Change." THR reports that Woody Harrelson has come aboard the project, and while he won't have the juicy political leader roles of his castmates (we think he could've made a kick ass John Edwards), he instead takes on the part of Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s senior campaign strategist and adviser. For those not up on political inside baseball, Schmidt replaced Rick Davis as campaign manager in the midst of John McCain's campaign, immediately bringing a much more…...
- 3/25/2011
- The Playlist
The New York Post reports this morning CNN's Eliot Spitzer--who was part of the network's coverage of the State of the Union Tuesday night--suggested a CNN poll on reaction to President Obama's speech was "totally misleading and should not be aired." The Post, citing unnamed sources, suggests an internal email from CNN standards and practices chief Rick Davis, which offered guidance on reporting the results of the poll, set Spitzer off:...
- 1/27/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
St. Paul, Minn. -- The McCain campaign came out swinging Wednesday against the media over the controversy and coverage swirling around vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
RNC Victory 2008 chair Carly Fiorina, former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift and several other high-profile Gop women accused media outlets, liberal bloggers and the Obama campaign of sexism. Palin has found herself in the middle of a swirl of controversy since Friday, when John McCain announced her as his running mate.
"The Republican Party will not stand by while Sarah Palin is being subjected to sexist attacks," said Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard. In a sometimes testy exchange with the assembled reporters, Fiorina and others criticized liberal Web sites and other unspecified media outlets for accusing the Alaska governor of faking a pregnancy, being part of "fringe groups" and releasing her Social Security number on the Web. "We have seen supermarket tabloids that not...
RNC Victory 2008 chair Carly Fiorina, former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift and several other high-profile Gop women accused media outlets, liberal bloggers and the Obama campaign of sexism. Palin has found herself in the middle of a swirl of controversy since Friday, when John McCain announced her as his running mate.
"The Republican Party will not stand by while Sarah Palin is being subjected to sexist attacks," said Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard. In a sometimes testy exchange with the assembled reporters, Fiorina and others criticized liberal Web sites and other unspecified media outlets for accusing the Alaska governor of faking a pregnancy, being part of "fringe groups" and releasing her Social Security number on the Web. "We have seen supermarket tabloids that not...
- 9/3/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
St. Paul, Minn. -- With Hurricane Gustav mostly behind it, the Republican National Convention could extend two hours in broadcast network primetime Thursday and face a new challenge in the NFL's opening night.
Already the NFL has moved the kickoff time from the traditional 8:30 p.m. Et to 7 p.m. Et to make sure that the New York Giants-Washington Redskins game would be over in enough time so that John McCain would be able to give his acceptance speech on all the networks between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Et.
But that was before Hurricane Gustav wreaked havoc on the RNC, forcing it to give up a treasured night of primetime network airtime. While no formal request has been made, there's a good chance the McCain campaign might ask for two hours of broadcast network primetime Thursday to make up for it. The broadcast nets had four hours of...
Already the NFL has moved the kickoff time from the traditional 8:30 p.m. Et to 7 p.m. Et to make sure that the New York Giants-Washington Redskins game would be over in enough time so that John McCain would be able to give his acceptance speech on all the networks between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Et.
But that was before Hurricane Gustav wreaked havoc on the RNC, forcing it to give up a treasured night of primetime network airtime. While no formal request has been made, there's a good chance the McCain campaign might ask for two hours of broadcast network primetime Thursday to make up for it. The broadcast nets had four hours of...
- 9/3/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
St. Paul, Minn. -- The Republican National Convention resumed in full force Tuesday as the GOP turned its attention from Hurricane Gustav to carrying its message to voters.
Gop officials made the decision around daybreak Tuesday to return to a traditional convention format after it was clear that the hurricane, while damaging to the Gulf Coast, didn't approach the level of Katrina three years ago. Getting the call to address the nation Tuesday night were President Bush and Mrs. Bush via video, plus former "Law & Order" star Sen. Fred Thompson and onetime Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman.
There was little doubt that vice president candidate Sarah Palin would address the delegates in primetime Wednesday, and Sen. John McCain would be in St. Paul to accept the presidential nomination in primetime Thursday night.
"We are working to consolidate the programs for Wednesday and Thursday night," McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said Tuesday.
Gop officials made the decision around daybreak Tuesday to return to a traditional convention format after it was clear that the hurricane, while damaging to the Gulf Coast, didn't approach the level of Katrina three years ago. Getting the call to address the nation Tuesday night were President Bush and Mrs. Bush via video, plus former "Law & Order" star Sen. Fred Thompson and onetime Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman.
There was little doubt that vice president candidate Sarah Palin would address the delegates in primetime Wednesday, and Sen. John McCain would be in St. Paul to accept the presidential nomination in primetime Thursday night.
"We are working to consolidate the programs for Wednesday and Thursday night," McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said Tuesday.
- 9/2/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sen. John McCain held a news conference late Sunday afternoon to announce that the Rnc's opening day in St. Paul, Minn., will be scaled back dramatically as Hurricane Gustav heads toward the Gulf Coast. McCain and his campaign manager Rick Davis announced that the Rnc will halt most of the convention activities that were slated for Monday, except those that are absolutely necessary. McCain said "it's time to open our hearts and our wallets to those citizens who are now in the shadow of a natural disaster." Earlier Sunday, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney canceled their plans to speak at the convention Monday night because of the hurricane. McCain, who spoke from St. Louis, said he and his VP running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had been on hurricane watch as they toured the state emergency management center in Jackson, Miss., on Sunday. McCain also reportedly...
- 8/31/2008
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
St. Paul, Minn. -- As Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast, the Republican National Convention was severely curtailed as TV journalists rushed to the hurricane zone.
All three of the major network anchors left St. Paul to travel in and around New Orleans for Sunday night's broadcasts. They, along with key cable news correspondents and anchors, are positioned in the storm zone ahead of Gustav's arrival Monday.
Earlier in the day, Republicans announced that it would open the convention on Monday afternoon but only for about two hours for procedural issues required by federal law. The rest of Monday night's program, including speeches by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, have been postponed.
"This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and we have to act as Americans," Gop presidential candidate John McCain said Sunday afternoon at a news conference from a St.
All three of the major network anchors left St. Paul to travel in and around New Orleans for Sunday night's broadcasts. They, along with key cable news correspondents and anchors, are positioned in the storm zone ahead of Gustav's arrival Monday.
Earlier in the day, Republicans announced that it would open the convention on Monday afternoon but only for about two hours for procedural issues required by federal law. The rest of Monday night's program, including speeches by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, have been postponed.
"This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and we have to act as Americans," Gop presidential candidate John McCain said Sunday afternoon at a news conference from a St.
- 8/31/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York -- The John McCain campaign fired off an angry letter to NBC News criticizing Andrea Mitchell's comments regarding the "cone of silence" at Saturday night's presidential candidates' forum at Saddleback Church.
Campaign manager Rick Davis cited Mitchell's comments on NBC's "Meet the Press" about how the Barack Obama campaign said privately that they felt that McCain "may have had some ability to overhear what the questions were to Obama. He seemed so well-prepared." Davis denied what he called "a completely unsubstantiated Obama campaign claim that John McCain somehow cheated." McCain was driving to the event and then in a green room without TV, Davis said.
Pastor Rick Warren on Saturday sat down first with Obama and asked him the same questions he would later ask McCain.
In a letter to NBC News president Steve Capus, Davis said that the network's "level of objectivity ... has fallen so low that reporters are now giving voice to ubsubstantiated, partisan claims in order to undercut John McCain." He said he wanted a meeting with Capus to discuss news standards and objectivity.
"We are concerned that your news division is following MSNBC's lead in abandoning nonpartisan coverage of the presidential race," Davis wrote.
In a statement Monday, NBC News said that it welcomed an opportunity to speak with officials from both campaigns and said it is in daily contact with the McCain camp.
"With all due respect to the campaign leadership, they are viewing our coverage through a political prism," NBC News said. "We stand by our reporting, our journalism and our journalists."
It's not the first time that NBC has been the subject of questions during the presidential campaign. MSNBC and NBC News were cited several times during the primary campaign over perceived mistreatment of Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton.
Campaign manager Rick Davis cited Mitchell's comments on NBC's "Meet the Press" about how the Barack Obama campaign said privately that they felt that McCain "may have had some ability to overhear what the questions were to Obama. He seemed so well-prepared." Davis denied what he called "a completely unsubstantiated Obama campaign claim that John McCain somehow cheated." McCain was driving to the event and then in a green room without TV, Davis said.
Pastor Rick Warren on Saturday sat down first with Obama and asked him the same questions he would later ask McCain.
In a letter to NBC News president Steve Capus, Davis said that the network's "level of objectivity ... has fallen so low that reporters are now giving voice to ubsubstantiated, partisan claims in order to undercut John McCain." He said he wanted a meeting with Capus to discuss news standards and objectivity.
"We are concerned that your news division is following MSNBC's lead in abandoning nonpartisan coverage of the presidential race," Davis wrote.
In a statement Monday, NBC News said that it welcomed an opportunity to speak with officials from both campaigns and said it is in daily contact with the McCain camp.
"With all due respect to the campaign leadership, they are viewing our coverage through a political prism," NBC News said. "We stand by our reporting, our journalism and our journalists."
It's not the first time that NBC has been the subject of questions during the presidential campaign. MSNBC and NBC News were cited several times during the primary campaign over perceived mistreatment of Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton.
- 8/18/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A Republican Party advert has compared Democrat Us presidential hopeful Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. Republican candidate John McCain's latest promotional campaign argues that Obama is "the biggest celebrity in the world". A narrator then asks the question: "Is he ready to lead?" The accompanying video features clips of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton flashed between pictures of Obama. Republican campaign manager Rick Davis commented: "What we decided to do is find the top three international (more)...
- 7/31/2008
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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