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Since Angela Merkel left office last year after a remarkable 16-year reign as German Chancellor, the timing is perfect to examine her history and her legacy. German-born filmmaker Eva Weber has seized the challenge and created a thoughtful portrait of Merkel. An impressive group of witnesses — including Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, Tony Blair, journalist Christiane Amanpour and even award-winning filmmaker Volker Schlondorff (a longtime friend of Merkel’s) — help to put her achievements and even some of her failings into sharp focus.
Merkel’s background was as remarkable as her rise to the central corridors of power. She grew up in East Germany under the repressive Communist regime but achieved unusual success when she earned a doctorate in physics. So she was a pioneer in several areas — as a scientist and a woman before she ever entered politics. Her life spans much of...
Since Angela Merkel left office last year after a remarkable 16-year reign as German Chancellor, the timing is perfect to examine her history and her legacy. German-born filmmaker Eva Weber has seized the challenge and created a thoughtful portrait of Merkel. An impressive group of witnesses — including Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, Tony Blair, journalist Christiane Amanpour and even award-winning filmmaker Volker Schlondorff (a longtime friend of Merkel’s) — help to put her achievements and even some of her failings into sharp focus.
Merkel’s background was as remarkable as her rise to the central corridors of power. She grew up in East Germany under the repressive Communist regime but achieved unusual success when she earned a doctorate in physics. So she was a pioneer in several areas — as a scientist and a woman before she ever entered politics. Her life spans much of...
- 9/4/2022
- by Stephen Farber
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
President Joe Biden still plans to attend this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner even after Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid and health officials are warning that the most recent variant is especially contagious.
It’s a sign of the eagerness of the Beltway crowd to get on with the business of socializing.
And it is a business: Packed into the next five days are loads of parties and receptions, sponsored by talent agencies, networks, news divisions and media outlets, as well as corporate brands, as a showcase for D.C.’s boldfaced names.
One of the prized tickets has been UTA’s Friday night event at Fiola Mare restaurant, which in years past has gone into the wee hours, gathering many of the agency’s news media figure clients. CAA also is hosting a reception earlier in the evening. WME said that it was...
It’s a sign of the eagerness of the Beltway crowd to get on with the business of socializing.
And it is a business: Packed into the next five days are loads of parties and receptions, sponsored by talent agencies, networks, news divisions and media outlets, as well as corporate brands, as a showcase for D.C.’s boldfaced names.
One of the prized tickets has been UTA’s Friday night event at Fiola Mare restaurant, which in years past has gone into the wee hours, gathering many of the agency’s news media figure clients. CAA also is hosting a reception earlier in the evening. WME said that it was...
- 4/27/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tucker Carlson has, apparently, not known peace since the U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that the population is diversifying. He’s theorizing that Democrats are not only behind the country’s changing demographics but that non-white people are celebrating the decline of the white race.
Carlson wrestled with the new population data on a Friday night installment of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” expressing his concerns surrounding the first drop in self-identified non-Hispanic whites in history and accusing non-white people of “cheering the extinction of white people.”
Tucker Carlson says recent census data showing a decline in the self-identifying white population proves his theory that Democrats are "intentionally accelerating demographic change" to replace voters. pic.twitter.com/vYAcq2GtD2
— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) August 14, 2021
The Fox News fixture said he’s “pointing out the obvious” by saying “Democrats are intentionally accelerating demographic change in this country for political advantage.”
“They said...
Carlson wrestled with the new population data on a Friday night installment of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” expressing his concerns surrounding the first drop in self-identified non-Hispanic whites in history and accusing non-white people of “cheering the extinction of white people.”
Tucker Carlson says recent census data showing a decline in the self-identifying white population proves his theory that Democrats are "intentionally accelerating demographic change" to replace voters. pic.twitter.com/vYAcq2GtD2
— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) August 14, 2021
The Fox News fixture said he’s “pointing out the obvious” by saying “Democrats are intentionally accelerating demographic change in this country for political advantage.”
“They said...
- 8/14/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
Updated with Buttigieg’s comments: Pete Buttigieg, in endorsing Joe Biden on Monday, told reporters that he was “looking for a leader. I am looking for a president who will draw out what is best in each of us.”
“He is someone of such extraordinary kindness and grace,” he said.
He was joined by Biden, who compared Buttigieg to his late son, Beau.
“I look over at Pete during the debates and I think, ‘You know, that’s a Beau,’ because he has such enormous character, such intellectual capacity and such a commitment to other people. I can’t tell you how much it means to me that he would step up and endorse me.”
Biden was holding a rally later on Monday, where Amy Klobuchar was expected to appear along with another former presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke.
Previously: A day after dropping out of the presidential race, Pete Buttigieg...
“He is someone of such extraordinary kindness and grace,” he said.
He was joined by Biden, who compared Buttigieg to his late son, Beau.
“I look over at Pete during the debates and I think, ‘You know, that’s a Beau,’ because he has such enormous character, such intellectual capacity and such a commitment to other people. I can’t tell you how much it means to me that he would step up and endorse me.”
Biden was holding a rally later on Monday, where Amy Klobuchar was expected to appear along with another former presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke.
Previously: A day after dropping out of the presidential race, Pete Buttigieg...
- 3/3/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Snoop Dogg says his profanity-filled rant about Gayle King was all about “respect.”
In an upcoming interview on Red Table Talk, the rapper says he believes King crossed the line when she brought up Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault case in an interview just days after the NBA legend and eight others were killed in a January 26 helicopter crash.
“I wanted to make sure that the message was across that, ‘We love Kobe,’ and, ‘be respectful of Vanessa and those kids,'” Snoop tells Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow and her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, in a preview clip for his Wednesday, February 26 episode of the Facebook Watch series.
“That’s what the whole intent was, ‘protect that woman and them babies over there because she’s still grieving. Let’s give them that respect,'” the hip-hop star says about Kobe’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, and the couple’s children.
In an upcoming interview on Red Table Talk, the rapper says he believes King crossed the line when she brought up Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault case in an interview just days after the NBA legend and eight others were killed in a January 26 helicopter crash.
“I wanted to make sure that the message was across that, ‘We love Kobe,’ and, ‘be respectful of Vanessa and those kids,'” Snoop tells Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow and her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, in a preview clip for his Wednesday, February 26 episode of the Facebook Watch series.
“That’s what the whole intent was, ‘protect that woman and them babies over there because she’s still grieving. Let’s give them that respect,'” the hip-hop star says about Kobe’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, and the couple’s children.
- 2/26/2020
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
“Always Be My Maybe” was “satisfying” to create because it gave focus to two characters that wouldn’t typically be portrayed as romantic leads, said director Nahnatchka Khan of her Netflix film at the CAA Amplify conference in Ojai, sitting on a panel with comedian Hasan Minhaj and NBA star Chris Paul.
“We’re all big fans of the rom-com genre, and then special things happen when you center people who have never been centered before,” said Khan of the Asian American ensemble. “Randall Park and Ali Wong, they are so many things; they’re not just one thing, they’re bigger than just their identity. They’re a leading man, a leading woman… you can be layered, you can be more than one thing, you can exist outside the box.”
For his part, Minhaj said his “insider, outsider relationship with America” as a Muslim Indian American plays to his...
“We’re all big fans of the rom-com genre, and then special things happen when you center people who have never been centered before,” said Khan of the Asian American ensemble. “Randall Park and Ali Wong, they are so many things; they’re not just one thing, they’re bigger than just their identity. They’re a leading man, a leading woman… you can be layered, you can be more than one thing, you can exist outside the box.”
For his part, Minhaj said his “insider, outsider relationship with America” as a Muslim Indian American plays to his...
- 6/26/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
President Donald Trump continued his retweet rampage of the weekend today, but found time to warn that the witch hunt has now shifted to finding the witches on the other side of the aisle.
The Commander-in-Tweet was pointed in his remarks, noting that he had an Attorney General willing to go after the truth behind the Mueller investigation’s origins. He also took a few digs at China, which is under pressure to conclude a new trade agreement and get its import tariffs lifted.
The tweetstorm so far:
The @realDonaldTrump effect on the 2020 Senate Map:
Chuck Schumer is 0-7 in recruiting Senate challengers!https://t.co/XQqCfydEqg
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) May 11, 2019
Republicans and @realDonaldTrump are delivering for Americans:
*6M new jobs
*Unemployment at 3.6%, the lowest since 1969.
Meanwhile, Democrats are fantasizing over baseless impeachment, government-run health care, and the socialist Green New Deal.
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) May 11, 2019
President @realDonaldTrump put forward...
The Commander-in-Tweet was pointed in his remarks, noting that he had an Attorney General willing to go after the truth behind the Mueller investigation’s origins. He also took a few digs at China, which is under pressure to conclude a new trade agreement and get its import tariffs lifted.
The tweetstorm so far:
The @realDonaldTrump effect on the 2020 Senate Map:
Chuck Schumer is 0-7 in recruiting Senate challengers!https://t.co/XQqCfydEqg
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) May 11, 2019
Republicans and @realDonaldTrump are delivering for Americans:
*6M new jobs
*Unemployment at 3.6%, the lowest since 1969.
Meanwhile, Democrats are fantasizing over baseless impeachment, government-run health care, and the socialist Green New Deal.
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) May 11, 2019
President @realDonaldTrump put forward...
- 5/12/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
A reporter for The Hill went public on Monday about everyday sexual harassment female correspondents like her face — not from their bosses, but from male sources they are interviewing for work.
“Received this text on Saturday from a male source who I had professional drinks with last week,” Miranda Green wrote. “This is the reality of being a female reporter that’s not often depicted on TV.”
In the tweet, Green included an image of a screenshot she took of a text exchange in which an unidentified man suggests they have drinks naked. When Green tells the man he has been too forward, he responds by saying, “Well I blame your sexy ass.”
Received this text on Saturday from a male source who I had professional drinks with last week.
This is the reality of being a female reporter that’s not often depicted on TV. pic.twitter.com/2dhq...
“Received this text on Saturday from a male source who I had professional drinks with last week,” Miranda Green wrote. “This is the reality of being a female reporter that’s not often depicted on TV.”
In the tweet, Green included an image of a screenshot she took of a text exchange in which an unidentified man suggests they have drinks naked. When Green tells the man he has been too forward, he responds by saying, “Well I blame your sexy ass.”
Received this text on Saturday from a male source who I had professional drinks with last week.
This is the reality of being a female reporter that’s not often depicted on TV. pic.twitter.com/2dhq...
- 10/9/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
The Hill came in for some mockery on Monday for a piece about former National Security adviser Susan Rice, which — briefly — used an image of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The post was swiftly corrected with the right image, but not before eagle-eyed Twitter users could record it for posterity.
Er… @thehill. That’s not Susan Rice. That’s Condoleezza. pic.twitter.com/I1yNjlLx8n
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) October 7, 2018
Also Read: USA Today Drops Columnist Cheri Jacobus After Tweet About Convicted Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein (Exclusive)
The piece, by Emily Birnbaum, was an otherwise ordinary post documenting how Rice had been “moved” by enthusiasm about a possible Senate run in Maine. The prospect took on renewed life last week after the Republican incumbent Susan Collins cast a pivotal vote in favor of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.
“We mistakenly posted an incorrect photograph...
The post was swiftly corrected with the right image, but not before eagle-eyed Twitter users could record it for posterity.
Er… @thehill. That’s not Susan Rice. That’s Condoleezza. pic.twitter.com/I1yNjlLx8n
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) October 7, 2018
Also Read: USA Today Drops Columnist Cheri Jacobus After Tweet About Convicted Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein (Exclusive)
The piece, by Emily Birnbaum, was an otherwise ordinary post documenting how Rice had been “moved” by enthusiasm about a possible Senate run in Maine. The prospect took on renewed life last week after the Republican incumbent Susan Collins cast a pivotal vote in favor of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.
“We mistakenly posted an incorrect photograph...
- 10/8/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
A week after Saturday Night Live opened its 44th season with Matt Damon playing a raucous Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when it seemed like sexual harassment allegations might halt his appointment, what in the world were the writers going to do, hours after Kavanaugh was approved by a narrow vote?
How about a funereal-feeling skit that replicated the winning and losing locker rooms of the baseball playoffs? The skit opened with the CNN logo and Kenan Thompson as a somber Don Lemon, saying there were protests in Washington, and several cry breaks here at CNN. Cut to Dana Bash, standing in the Republican Senate locker room, where a group of towel snapping, high-fiving senators celebrated their victory and where Bash said, a lot of pacemakers were being put to the test tonight.
The revelers included Senator John Kennedy (Kyle Mooney), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Beck Bennett?) who said...
How about a funereal-feeling skit that replicated the winning and losing locker rooms of the baseball playoffs? The skit opened with the CNN logo and Kenan Thompson as a somber Don Lemon, saying there were protests in Washington, and several cry breaks here at CNN. Cut to Dana Bash, standing in the Republican Senate locker room, where a group of towel snapping, high-fiving senators celebrated their victory and where Bash said, a lot of pacemakers were being put to the test tonight.
The revelers included Senator John Kennedy (Kyle Mooney), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Beck Bennett?) who said...
- 10/7/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) extinguished any lingering hopes that she might cast the deciding vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon. As she delivered her lengthy speech on the Senate floor, a crowd-funding site created to fund a Democratic challenge to Collins in 2020 crashed.
“This entire process was up to Collins,” says Amy Halsted, co-director of Maine People’s Alliance, which launched the campaign. “And today she did the wrong thing.”
The Crowdpac campaign, which the progressive grassroots organization started with the express purpose...
“This entire process was up to Collins,” says Amy Halsted, co-director of Maine People’s Alliance, which launched the campaign. “And today she did the wrong thing.”
The Crowdpac campaign, which the progressive grassroots organization started with the express purpose...
- 10/5/2018
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Alec Baldwin popped up again on “SNL” to play both Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and Donald Trump. After making news for settling several sexual harassment lawsuits this week, Baldwin’s O’Reilly struggled to keep “The O’Reilly Factor” going with his only remaining sponsors: “Dog Cocaine,” a drug for horses called “Equis,” and the movie “Chips.” O’Reilly started by calling Cecily Strong as a reporter who had questioned Susan Rice about leaking the names of people in the investigation of the Trump administration’s ties to Russia. Also Read: Baldwin's Trump On 'SNL': 'What...
- 4/9/2017
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
CNN’s Don Lemon issued a biting retort on Tuesday to Bill O’Reilly‘s attempts to discredit him on Twitter. On Tuesday afternoon, the Fox News host accused Lemon of not covering Susan Rice, Barack Obama‘s former national security advisor who has been accused by Donald Trump of mishandling national intelligence information. CNN’s Don Lemon refuses to cover […]
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- 4/6/2017
- by Kate Chia
- Uinterview
Samantha Bee dissected the incompetent and infuriating investigations into Russia's campaign to disparage Hillary Clinton and influence the 2016 election on Full Frontal.
Bee began with a recap of how House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes has thrown that chamber's investigation into a partisan disarray, while the Senate's investigation has been more decorous, but heavy on bluster and light on new information. "Let me see if I can explain Russia's complex, high-tech cyber techniques in layman's terms," Bee cracked. "They put crazy shit on Facebook, polluting our brains until we all...
Bee began with a recap of how House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes has thrown that chamber's investigation into a partisan disarray, while the Senate's investigation has been more decorous, but heavy on bluster and light on new information. "Let me see if I can explain Russia's complex, high-tech cyber techniques in layman's terms," Bee cracked. "They put crazy shit on Facebook, polluting our brains until we all...
- 4/6/2017
- Rollingstone.com
President Trump told the New York Times that former national security adviser Susan Rice may have committed a crime by unmasking Trump associates who were mentioned on intercepted communications — though he offered no evidence to substantiate his claims. “I think it’s going to be the biggest story,” Trump told the Times. “It’s such an important story for our country and the world. It is one of the big stories of our time.” When asked if Rice committed a crime, Trump told the Times, “Do I think? Yes, I think.” He did not indicate what crime he felt she might have committed.
- 4/5/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
CNN's Don Lemon slammed Bill O'Reilly on Tuesday after the Fox News host tweeted that Lemon refused to cover allegations about former National Security Adviser Susan Rice and the "unmasking" story. "False. I did not refuse to cover the story," Lemon tweeted. "But I did cover your sexual harassment allegations. Did you?" False. I did not refuse to cover the story. But I did cover your sexual harassment allegations. Did you? https://t.co/sJ5mQQgx2E — Don Lemon…...
- 4/5/2017
- Deadline TV
Julie Roginsky appeared on Fox News less than 24 hours after filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against the network, former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and current co-president Bill Shine. The Fox News contributor made her usual, weekly appearance on “America’s Newsroom” at 10:43 a.m. Et despite claims released on Monday that Fox News, Ailes and Shine “unlawfully harassed, discriminated against, and retaliated against Roginsky and sabotaged her career.” Roginsky did not address the lawsuit during her on-air appearance. Also Read: Julie Roginsky Files Sexual Harassment Suit Against Fox News Roginsky was brought on to discuss former Obama National...
- 4/4/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough has accused the New York Times of downplaying the story of former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice allegedly ‘unmasking’ names of Trump officials. “Why isn’t it in the newspaper of record here?” Scarborough asked on Tuesday’s show. “We’ve got Bill O’Reilly on the front page but we don’t have Nsc, and Susan Rice?” “That’s a big story,” Brzezinski countered referring to the Fox News host landing on Sunday’s front page with details of alleged sexual harassment. Also Read: 16 MSNBC Shows That Have Gained Since Trump,...
- 4/4/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Earlier this week, New York Magazine published a staggeringly detailed examination of American culture during the eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency. The “time capsule” offers a mix of historical details (unemployment rate, major events, etc.) as well as longer essays contributed 60 different people. And while we could have highlighted, say, Neil Barofsky’s examination of the Wall Street bailout, Susan Rice’s reflection on the Ebola crisis, or any one of the many topics explored by Obama himself, naturally we’re going to single out the essay about poop.
Proud to have contributed to this amazing issue of NY mag looking back at the Obama administration. Sorry I was the one who wrote about poop https://t.co/T4quOurtHp
— Liz Meriwether (@lizmeriwether) October 3, 2016
New Girl showrunner Liz Meriwether was the only one brave enough to celebrate excrement within the context of a piece on Obama ...
Proud to have contributed to this amazing issue of NY mag looking back at the Obama administration. Sorry I was the one who wrote about poop https://t.co/T4quOurtHp
— Liz Meriwether (@lizmeriwether) October 3, 2016
New Girl showrunner Liz Meriwether was the only one brave enough to celebrate excrement within the context of a piece on Obama ...
- 10/4/2016
- by Caroline Siede
- avclub.com
Barack Obama is about to embark on his eighth and final year as president of the United States, but the commander in chief could easily transition into a role as a comedic movie actor or stand-up star if he really wanted to. In his latest interview with GQ - he graces the cover as 2015's man of the year - the 54-year-old shows off his signature laid-back, cool-headed charisma while answering questions from sports columnist Bill Simmons about his presidency, his TV habits, and being the dad of two teenage girls. Read the president's funniest, most self-aware quotes below, then see the weird gifts he was presented by celebrities in this GQ video. If he could go back to 2008 and tell himself one thing: "You're going to be busy." On his temperament: "I don't get too high and I don't get too low. I'm able to stay focused even when...
- 11/17/2015
- by Brittney Stephens
- Popsugar.com
National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, United States Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, United States Secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald, actor George Newbern, members of Congress and other distinguished guests attended the Ford's Theatre Annual Gala the evening of Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Ford's Theatre 511 10th Street Nw. Scroll down for photos from the event...
- 6/2/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Can we talk?
Whenever Joan Rivers asked that question, she wasn’t asking permission. Right up until the moment she died at age 81 on Sept. 4 in Manhattan, it was clear that she was going to talk, loudly and often, and you were going to listen.
One of the first truly transgressive female comedians, both on the stand-up circuit and as Johnny Carson’s permanent guest host on The Tonight Show in the 1980s, she was famous for bringing her whip-smart, acid-tongued wit to any subject, no matter how off-limits. Rivers could tackle abortion, 9/11, or Hollywood’s most taboo topic—aging...
Whenever Joan Rivers asked that question, she wasn’t asking permission. Right up until the moment she died at age 81 on Sept. 4 in Manhattan, it was clear that she was going to talk, loudly and often, and you were going to listen.
One of the first truly transgressive female comedians, both on the stand-up circuit and as Johnny Carson’s permanent guest host on The Tonight Show in the 1980s, she was famous for bringing her whip-smart, acid-tongued wit to any subject, no matter how off-limits. Rivers could tackle abortion, 9/11, or Hollywood’s most taboo topic—aging...
- 9/4/2014
- by Melissa Maerz
- EW - Inside TV
Now that the NBA has officially banned L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life, Frankie Muniz has some thoughts on his favorite team.
We didn’t realize he had anything to say either, but the Malcolm in the Middle star took to his Facebook page to lament his disgust over Sterling’s racist comments in the middle of a rare good season for the second-best-known basketball team in town. Even though Muniz was born in New Jersey and raised in North Carolina, he became a Clippers fan in 1994 after playing NBA Live ’95 and chose the team cause he didn...
We didn’t realize he had anything to say either, but the Malcolm in the Middle star took to his Facebook page to lament his disgust over Sterling’s racist comments in the middle of a rare good season for the second-best-known basketball team in town. Even though Muniz was born in New Jersey and raised in North Carolina, he became a Clippers fan in 1994 after playing NBA Live ’95 and chose the team cause he didn...
- 4/29/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW.com - PopWatch
Missing from the conversation about a now-discredited 60 Minutes report on Benghazi that CBS has retracted is Innocence of Muslims, the YouTube trailer for a feature film that CBS and other news outlets originally said was at the heart of the Sept. 11, 2012, attack that left an ambassador and three others dead at the U.S. outpost in the Libyan city. Four days after the embassy attack, President Barack Obama, in his weekly address, spoke of an "angry mob" driven to violence by the anti-Muslim film. And Susan Rice, then the U.S. ambassador to the United
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- 11/8/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yesterday President Obama nominated Samantha Power to replace Susan Rice as the next Un ambassador for the United States. As a leading human rights expert and former White House adviser, Power has been known to spark a bit of controversy - in 2008, she had to resign from Obama's campaign after she called Hillary Clinton a monster. This nomination marks a major opportunity for Power, as the position is currently considered a cabinet-level role, and in the past, it's been held by influential people like Madeleine Albright and George H.W. Bush. If the Senate approves Power's nomination, then she will be a key player in international affairs, so consider this your cheat sheet to learn more about the potential Un ambassador:...
- 6/6/2013
- by Laura Marie Meyers
- Popsugar.com
Rocker Ted Nugent had harsh words for the Internal Revenue Service this week, accusing the embattled agency of using "Nazi tactics" in its targeting of conservative groups.
In an interview with The-Trades.com published Thursday, Nugent weighed in on the scandal, charging the government with "going after people who dare to function as We the People monitoring and asking questions of our employees in government."
"Certainly it's a manifestation of a cultural abandonment by We the People, and the curse of apathy that has strangled this country for so long, beginning after World War II and metastasized to this indecent level where literally Nazi-like tactics -- and people will consider that rhetoric and 'extreme talk,'" Nugent said. "Give me a break, it's Nazi tactics."
He continued, "The IRS is a Nazi-type jackbooted organization who runs with impunity and will do what they damn well please."
The outspoken musician also...
In an interview with The-Trades.com published Thursday, Nugent weighed in on the scandal, charging the government with "going after people who dare to function as We the People monitoring and asking questions of our employees in government."
"Certainly it's a manifestation of a cultural abandonment by We the People, and the curse of apathy that has strangled this country for so long, beginning after World War II and metastasized to this indecent level where literally Nazi-like tactics -- and people will consider that rhetoric and 'extreme talk,'" Nugent said. "Give me a break, it's Nazi tactics."
He continued, "The IRS is a Nazi-type jackbooted organization who runs with impunity and will do what they damn well please."
The outspoken musician also...
- 6/6/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Jeremy Scahill's new documentary, "Dirty Wars," is a cinematic chronicle of one journalist's investigation into America's secret global campaign of targeted killings. It raises a stark question: Is Team Obama's aggressive expansion of drone strikes and night raids doing more harm than good?
The film, co-written by Scahill and David Riker and directed by Rick Rowley, is structured like a noir detective story. It follows Scahill from the lawless hinterlands of Afghanistan, where he interviews the surviving members of the family of a U.S.-trained police chief decimated in a secret night raid; to Yemen, where he inspects the wreckage of a drone strike and meets the father of Anwar al-Awlaki, one of four American citizens to be assassinated abroad by the U.S. (al-Awlaki's 16-year-old son was another); to Somalia, where he tags along with Somali war lords on the U.S. payroll, who brag of committing...
The film, co-written by Scahill and David Riker and directed by Rick Rowley, is structured like a noir detective story. It follows Scahill from the lawless hinterlands of Afghanistan, where he interviews the surviving members of the family of a U.S.-trained police chief decimated in a secret night raid; to Yemen, where he inspects the wreckage of a drone strike and meets the father of Anwar al-Awlaki, one of four American citizens to be assassinated abroad by the U.S. (al-Awlaki's 16-year-old son was another); to Somalia, where he tags along with Somali war lords on the U.S. payroll, who brag of committing...
- 6/6/2013
- by Mike Hogan
- Huffington Post
President Obama's nomination of U.N. ambassador Susan Rice to the position of national security advisor has revived old conservative complaints about Rice's involvement in the controversy over Benghazi talking points. Fox News' White House correspondent Ed Henry brought this up during today's press briefing, and press secretary Jay Carney began by remarking that he wants to correct the record against "news outlets who persist in misrepresenting the facts."...
- 6/6/2013
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
The only Oscar snub that qualifies as an outrage is the omission of Kathryn Bigelow for Best Director. Not because it’s a bigger slight than snubbing Ben Affleck or Samuel L. Jackson or the like, but because her omission is clearly the result of the kind of smear campaign against the film that has made politics next-to-impossible for the last decade or so. It’s the same kind of baseless campaign that prevented Susan Rice from being nominated for Secretary of State, it’s the same mud-slinging that caused Obama to (wrongly) dismiss Van Jones early in his term, thus providing the Gop their first scalp. And to add insult to injury, Bigelow has been deemed wholly responsible by those who wrongly believe that Zero Dark Thirty endorses torture, leaving screenwriter Mark Boal (who got a nomination) off the hook. If this kind of stuff happens every time someone...
- 1/11/2013
- by smblog@hollywoodnews.com (Scott Mendelson)
- Hollywoodnews.com
U.N. ambassador Susan Rice effectively closed the door on her potential nomination to the Secretary of State position today, after weeks of criticism over information she provided on a number of Sunday news programs regarding the attacks in Libya. Rice sat down with Brian Williams tonight to explain her decision and how she broke the news to President Obama, while disputing the notion that she was misleading the public based on unconfirmed information.
- 12/14/2012
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 2, Episode 10 of Showtime's "Homeland," titled "Broken Hearts," which aired on December 2.
As Season 2 of "Homeland" enters its home stretch, the pace is amping up, and Sunday's episode may have been one of the Showtime drama's most shocking hours yet.
After Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) was abducted, Congressman Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) helped terrorist Abu Nazir (Navid Neghaban) kill Vice President William Walden (Jamey Sheridan). By assassinating Walden, both Nazir and Brody may feel like they've finally avenged the death of Nazir's son Issa -- but does helping hack Walden's pacemaker mean that Brody has turned for good? Will Carrie protect Brody or turn him in? And just how many more twists can be packed into the tangled, obsessive story of Carrie, Brody and the CIA?
You may also be wondering if pacemakers can really be hacked,...
As Season 2 of "Homeland" enters its home stretch, the pace is amping up, and Sunday's episode may have been one of the Showtime drama's most shocking hours yet.
After Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) was abducted, Congressman Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) helped terrorist Abu Nazir (Navid Neghaban) kill Vice President William Walden (Jamey Sheridan). By assassinating Walden, both Nazir and Brody may feel like they've finally avenged the death of Nazir's son Issa -- but does helping hack Walden's pacemaker mean that Brody has turned for good? Will Carrie protect Brody or turn him in? And just how many more twists can be packed into the tangled, obsessive story of Carrie, Brody and the CIA?
You may also be wondering if pacemakers can really be hacked,...
- 12/3/2012
- by Maureen Ryan
- Huffington Post
Spoiler Alert: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 2, Episode 10 of Showtime's "Homeland," titled "Broken Hearts," which aired on December 2.
As Season 2 of "Homeland" enters its home stretch, the pace is amping up, and Sunday's episode may have been one of the Showtime drama's most shocking hours yet.
After Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) was abducted, Congressman Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) helped terrorist Abu Nazir (Navid Neghaban) kill Vice President William Walden (Jamey Sheridan). By assassinating Walden, both Nazir and Brody may feel like they've finally avenged the death of Nazir's son Issa -- but does helping hack Walden's pacemaker mean that Brody has turned for good? Will Carrie protect Brody or turn him in? And just how many more twists can be packed into the tangled, obsessive story of Carrie, Brody and the CIA?
You may also be wondering if pacemakers can really be hacked,...
As Season 2 of "Homeland" enters its home stretch, the pace is amping up, and Sunday's episode may have been one of the Showtime drama's most shocking hours yet.
After Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) was abducted, Congressman Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) helped terrorist Abu Nazir (Navid Neghaban) kill Vice President William Walden (Jamey Sheridan). By assassinating Walden, both Nazir and Brody may feel like they've finally avenged the death of Nazir's son Issa -- but does helping hack Walden's pacemaker mean that Brody has turned for good? Will Carrie protect Brody or turn him in? And just how many more twists can be packed into the tangled, obsessive story of Carrie, Brody and the CIA?
You may also be wondering if pacemakers can really be hacked,...
- 12/3/2012
- by Maureen Ryan
- Aol TV.
Throw another shrimp on the barbie that is the Republicans' completely illegitimate all-out assault on Ambassador Susan Rice's prospective nomination as Secretary of State, but for totally non-race or gender-based reasons. On Fox News' Justice With Judge Jeanine, former Mitt Romney* foreign policy advisor Richard Grenell (or Rick) pimped his list of "30 reasons Why Susan Rice Shouldn't Be Secretary Of State" by telling Judge Jeanine Pirro that, among other things, Ambassador Rice didn't "speak up" as U.N. Ambassador because "all these ambassadors are looking to give you dinner party invites, and if you want to be the popular ambassador, then you can't speak out against countries."...
- 12/2/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Sarah Palin appeared on Fox News tonight with Greta Van Susteren to talk about the continuing controversy over Susan Rice and the erroneous information she provided in the wake of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi almost three months ago. Palin fought back against the idea that Rice is being targeted because of her race or gender, and criticized the media for "going right along" with the Democratic narrative on what happened and ignoring a serious scandal.
- 12/1/2012
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
There appears to be some confusion as to whether or not Arizona Sen. John McCain referred to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice as "not very bright," with McCain's defenders attempting to recast his comments in less damaging terms. For example, Democratic strategist and Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers says that Sen. McCain "said calling the attack spontaneous demonstration was 'not very bright,'" and that "He didn't say she wasn't that bright." Sen. McCain may well wish he had said that, and Kirsten Powers may honestly believe that's what he said, but that is demonstrably not what he said.
- 11/30/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, also the top contender to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, had another meeting on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, with moderate Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine. Following that meeting, Sen. Collins told reporters that she "continues to be troubled" (hmm, sounds familiar) about Ambassador Rice's post-Benghazi talk show appearances, and opened another line of attack on Rice's prospective nomination: her tenure as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, during which bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania occurred.
- 11/28/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
On Wednesday morning's Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough was doing a fine job of illustrating the dishonesty and capriciousness of the vendetta against Ambassador Susan Rice that's being carried out by Gop Senate Power Trio John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte, but just when it seemed like all was lost, and Republicans might actually get some good advice from Scarborough (which they would ignore anyway), he offered a suggestion. "There are so many ways to go after Susan Rice," Scarborough said, beginning with "whether she even has the temperament to be Secretary of State."...
- 11/28/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Coverage of Fox News being blasted live on air has gone viral. Author and journalist Thomas Ricks was asked about the events in Benghazi, Libya and Susan Rice - the Us ambassador to the United Nations - when he levelled criticisms at the network. He stated: "I think Benghazi was generally hyped by this network especially." "How many security contractors died in Iraq, do you know?" Ricks asked co-anchor Jon Scott. "Nobody does because nobody cares. We know that several hundred (more)...
- 11/27/2012
- by By Ben Lee
- Digital Spy
MSNBC host of The Cycle, Touré, attacked Sen. John McCain (R-az) on Monday for his role in opposing United Nations ambassador Susan Rice’s nomination to replace Sec. Hillary Clinton as the next Secretary of State. Touré claimed that McCain is attempting to secure some of his fleeting influence in Washington as the outgoing ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and has done his party’s image harm as a white politician opposing a black, female candidate.
- 11/26/2012
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Democratic congressman James Clyburn appeared on CNN's Starting Point earlier today to defend U.N. ambassador Susan Rice from criticism over her role in a possible cover-up following the attacks on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Soledad O'Brien specifically asked Clyburn about the tone of the attacks leveled at Rice. Clyburn said that Republicans have been using racial "code words" to attack Rice and have gone over the line in attacking her qualifications.
- 11/20/2012
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
On Monday, the team at Morning Joe tackled the mixed and at times conflicting messages the American public -- and, indeed, some government officials -- have been given regarding the September 11, 2012 attack on Benghazi. MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell pointed out that one criticism being lobbed against Un ambassador Susan Rice is that she did not question the declassified information handed to her before she went on her Sunday morning show rounds -- criticism that Rice's defenders say is unfair and amounts to "character assassination."...
- 11/19/2012
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Unless this turns out to be a very long, very stupid day, this segment from Thursday morning's Starting Point has to be the Wtf Clip Of The Day. Congressman Joe Heck (R-nv), as in "Heck if I know what he's talking about," appeared on CNN's morning show to talk about hearings on the Benghazi attacks of Sept. 11, but jumped the tracks when host Soledad O'Brien asked him to defend the despicable scapegoating of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. O'Brien asked Heck if he agreed with Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham that any potential Rice nomination should be blocked, and he replied with some sort of reverse Jedi mind trick that ended with a weird pseudo-defense of Ambassador Rice.
- 11/15/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
On Thursday, the Morning Joe panel turned its attention to President Obama's response to questions concerning Susan Rice's comments on Benghazi, and some Republican Senators' with rumors that she is being considered for the role of Secretary of State. The President had told the press that, ultimately, the buck stops with him, not Rice, and to "go after me."...
- 11/15/2012
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Looks like no one will be home in Hollywood on Saturday (April 28) night. A good chunk of your favorite boldface tabloid names will be at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner schmoozing with political types and members of the media.
Fox News' Greta Van Susteren and her husband, John Coale, are bringing Lindsay Lohan, while Fox News Channel counts among its invitees Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, and "Real Housewives of New Jersey" stars Caroline and Al Manzo.
Check out the full list of the big names that have made the guest list so far and which outlets are bringing them:
ABC
Sofia Vergara; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Julie Bowen and Eric Stonestreet of "Modern Family"; Christa Miller and Bill Lawrence of "Cougar Town"; "Hunger Games" actress Elizabeth Banks; actor Paul Rudd; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; Obama's senior campaign adviser David Axelrod; National Security Adviser Tom Donilon; Army Chief of Staff Gen.
Fox News' Greta Van Susteren and her husband, John Coale, are bringing Lindsay Lohan, while Fox News Channel counts among its invitees Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, and "Real Housewives of New Jersey" stars Caroline and Al Manzo.
Check out the full list of the big names that have made the guest list so far and which outlets are bringing them:
ABC
Sofia Vergara; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Julie Bowen and Eric Stonestreet of "Modern Family"; Christa Miller and Bill Lawrence of "Cougar Town"; "Hunger Games" actress Elizabeth Banks; actor Paul Rudd; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; Obama's senior campaign adviser David Axelrod; National Security Adviser Tom Donilon; Army Chief of Staff Gen.
- 4/25/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for supporters of a democratic Syria to rally against President Bashar Assad’s regime, and unite to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition, MSNBC is reporting. The news comes after the U.S. Secretary of State criticized Russia and China for blocking U.N. Security Council action on the Western Asian country. She said the international community has a duty to stop ongoing bloodshed and promote transition that would see Assad step down. Clinton’s criticism was accompanied by U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, saying she was “disgusted” by the vote, and any further bloodshed will be on Russia and China’s hands. Britain’s Foreign Secretary William...
- 2/5/2012
- by karen
- ShockYa
Courtesy Slater Public Relations Wasabi Edamame Hummus
Chips? Check. Dip? Check. Wasabi-flavored hummus with ginger and black sesame topping? Check as well.
If there’s one thing that recent Super Bowls have taught us, it’s that the event has become a platform for a kind of snacking that goes well beyond the norm. True, the standard favorites still have their place at the game-day spread – for example, Americans spend more than $170 million on potato chips alone in the two...
Chips? Check. Dip? Check. Wasabi-flavored hummus with ginger and black sesame topping? Check as well.
If there’s one thing that recent Super Bowls have taught us, it’s that the event has become a platform for a kind of snacking that goes well beyond the norm. True, the standard favorites still have their place at the game-day spread – for example, Americans spend more than $170 million on potato chips alone in the two...
- 2/5/2012
- by Charles Passy
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Though she's not known as a basketball fan, Katie Couric was honored Tuesday by the Wnba with the league's 2011 Inspiration Award. The award "recognizes an individual who inspires others through her commitment and dedication to work, family, and community." (Previous winners of the award include Susan Rice, United States ambassador to the United Nations and ABC News' Cokie Roberts and Robin Roberts.)...
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- 5/25/2011
- by Rich Sands
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Essential ViewingThe Week in RewindOur favorite celebs were seen out and about this week spending quality time with close family and friends.Georgia peaches Kandi, NeNe, Phaedra, and Cynthia attended a Bravo event together, Toni Braxton attended an event with her sister and mom, and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds went on a family vacation in Hawaii. Over at the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama hosted an intimate dinner for Remarkable Women, where guests Tracee Ellis Ross and Ledisi spent time bonding. Take a look back at the week in photos...Angela Simmons, Lala Vasquez, and Kim KardashianAngela Simmons, Lala Vazquez and Kim Kardashian attend the New York Knicks game in New York City. We love seeing these three out and about!President Barack Obama, former Us President BIll Clinton, Michael Brown, Tracy Brown, Alma Brown, and Susan RicePresident Barack Obama poses with former Us President Bill Clinton, Michael Brown, Tracy Brown,...
- 4/1/2011
- Essence
Cast your minds back to 2008. As well as the traditional settings of TV, radio and print, the race for the White House saw a new battleground: that of social media. The presidential campaign of Barack Obama used Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook to good effect, alongside a massive online push for fundraising. Fifteen months on, Twitter is still being used, but this time as a tool for spreading the President's message. But, post election, does it work?
The White House's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, is a voracious tweeter. With 33,000 followers (his deputy, Bill Burton, boasts 6,000) he uses those 140 characters for anything from the U.S.'s prowess in the Winter Olympics, announcing Obama's first press conference, to posting links to articles that reflect government policy. But, given that someone like Ashton Kutcher can boast over four and a half million followers on his Twitter account--potus has, at the time of writing,...
The White House's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, is a voracious tweeter. With 33,000 followers (his deputy, Bill Burton, boasts 6,000) he uses those 140 characters for anything from the U.S.'s prowess in the Winter Olympics, announcing Obama's first press conference, to posting links to articles that reflect government policy. But, given that someone like Ashton Kutcher can boast over four and a half million followers on his Twitter account--potus has, at the time of writing,...
- 3/8/2010
- by Addy Dugdale
- Fast Company
Why the country's officials say they're taking a wait-and-see approach to the new administration
A few days after Barack Obama's inauguration, I called a Rwandan diplomat who had helped me with my story on that country’s remarkable economic-development strategy. "Did you go to the balls?" I asked. The response was tepid. "I stayed home," the diplomat said with a sigh. "I watched it on TV." What I found, in talking to this diplomat and other officials, was broad ambivalence, not about President Obama himself, who is widely adored in Africa, but about his team. It goes back to 1994 and the Clinton Administration's inaction during the genocide. "We are seeing a lot of old faces coming back in the Obama Administration. These are the same people who shied away from the opportunity to stop it," the diplomat told me on condition of anonymity, because of the sensitivity of the issue.
A few days after Barack Obama's inauguration, I called a Rwandan diplomat who had helped me with my story on that country’s remarkable economic-development strategy. "Did you go to the balls?" I asked. The response was tepid. "I stayed home," the diplomat said with a sigh. "I watched it on TV." What I found, in talking to this diplomat and other officials, was broad ambivalence, not about President Obama himself, who is widely adored in Africa, but about his team. It goes back to 1994 and the Clinton Administration's inaction during the genocide. "We are seeing a lot of old faces coming back in the Obama Administration. These are the same people who shied away from the opportunity to stop it," the diplomat told me on condition of anonymity, because of the sensitivity of the issue.
- 3/20/2009
- by Jeff Chu
- Fast Company
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