Update: Robert Kennedy Jr. apologized to family members for a Super Bowl spot that mimicked an ad run by his uncle John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential run.
“I’m so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain,” Kennedy wrote on X/Twitter. “The ad was created and aired by the American Values Super Pac without any involvement or approval from my campaign. Fec rules prohibit Super PACs from consulting with me or my staff. I love you all. God bless you.”
Kennedy did pin the ad to his X/Twitter account, where it remains.
Bobby Shriver, Kennedy’s cousin, objected to the spot, writing that his mother Eunice “would be appalled by his deadly health care views.” Mark Shriver wrote that he agreed with that sentiment against the ad, and Maria Shriver retweeted her brother’s objections.
The spot was from the American Values...
“I’m so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain,” Kennedy wrote on X/Twitter. “The ad was created and aired by the American Values Super Pac without any involvement or approval from my campaign. Fec rules prohibit Super PACs from consulting with me or my staff. I love you all. God bless you.”
Kennedy did pin the ad to his X/Twitter account, where it remains.
Bobby Shriver, Kennedy’s cousin, objected to the spot, writing that his mother Eunice “would be appalled by his deadly health care views.” Mark Shriver wrote that he agreed with that sentiment against the ad, and Maria Shriver retweeted her brother’s objections.
The spot was from the American Values...
- 2/12/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s become a cliche to say that America is more polarized than it has been for decades, but the strange saga of Jussie Smollett and the hate crime that may have become a hoax is fresh evidence of the divisions roiling this country.
Chicago police assert that the “Empire” actor was looking for a raise when he claimed he had been the victim of a homophobic and racist attack by two men who shouted “This is Maga country.” If he did orchestrate his own assault in order to get a bigger paycheck, Smollett also managed to touch a series of political and social fault lines.
In the hours after his news broke of his attack, social media was flooded with supportive statements from celebrities, some of whom asserted that Smollett was an example of the dangerous consequences of a far-right agenda they viewed as racist and anti-gay. After Smollett’s story began to unravel,...
Chicago police assert that the “Empire” actor was looking for a raise when he claimed he had been the victim of a homophobic and racist attack by two men who shouted “This is Maga country.” If he did orchestrate his own assault in order to get a bigger paycheck, Smollett also managed to touch a series of political and social fault lines.
In the hours after his news broke of his attack, social media was flooded with supportive statements from celebrities, some of whom asserted that Smollett was an example of the dangerous consequences of a far-right agenda they viewed as racist and anti-gay. After Smollett’s story began to unravel,...
- 2/21/2019
- by Brent Lang and Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
Tune in alert for MSNBC primetime show previews for Thursday, August 2, and Friday August 3, 2012 .Politics Nation with Rev. Al Sharpton. (Live 6-7 P.M. Et) Tonight.s Highlights: Rev. Sharpton will talk to Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach on the last day of the trial that.s exposed the political aims behind the state.s controversial voter ID law. Twitter: @politicsnation, @thereval Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/politicsnation http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reverend-Al-Sharpton/179948425230Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy .Hardball with Chris Matthews. (Live 7-8 P.M. Et, Re-airs 2-3 A.M. Et) Tonight.s Highlights: Leading off with Bob Shrum and the WSJ's Stephen Moore for a debate on the tax fight. Who is on your side? We'll find out. Also, whose problem is the Tea...
- 8/2/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
On Monday, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews hosted a panel discussion on the Republican members of Congress who have been vocally critical of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-mn) for her citing a report that claimed members of the Muslim Brotherhood had infiltrated the U.S. government. Both Huffington Post editor Howard Fineman and Democratic consultant Bob Shrum agreed and said that Bachmann stoked fears among Republican party members who were “resentful” and “anxious” that the nation was gradually moving towards being majority non-white.
- 7/23/2012
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Tune in and previews for this weekend on MSNBC: Friday Primetime, Weekend and Monday. MSNBC Friday, June 1, 2012 .Hardball with Chris Matthews. (Live 5-6 P.M. Et, Re-airs 7-8 P.M. Et) Tonight.s Highlights: What can Obama do? What would he do? Robert Reich and Fmr. Gov. Ed Rendell discuss the politics of the job; Edwards escaped jail, can he rise again? Bob Shrum and Joan Walsh weigh in; Rep. Donna Edwards (D-md) and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-fl) on the failed bill to ban abortions based on gender; Todd Harris and Steve McMahon on Bill Clinton speech in WisconsinVisit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Blog: http://hardballblog.msnbc.msn.com/ .PoliticsNation with Rev. Al...
- 6/1/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
If anything good* has come out of the first two days of Rick Perry's presidential campaign, it is this following clip, a wildly entertaining, somewhat difficult to follow discussion hosted by Al Sharpton and flanked by Bob Shrum and Michael Steele, though the latter seems to steal the spotlight from the other two for much of the segment. Between calling Ben Bernanke "treasonous" and saying a "big black cloud" was flying over America (the national debt), Perry has raised some eyebrows, but Steele insisted the attacks on Perry were "silly."...
- 8/16/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Romney, Gingrich, Huntsman, and Pawlenty are outdoing one another with policy backflips. Jill Lawrence on how they're running from their records.
These are heady times for Mitt Romney, and not just because he raised $10.25 million in one day. After a long reign as the Republican presidential field's top flip-flopper, he's been left in the dust by Newt Gingrich.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Why Obama's Still Untouchable in 2012
Romney could not ask for a better foil. He looks like "the Rock of Gibraltar of consistency" compared to Gingrich, says political scientist John Pitney, who observed the former House speaker at close range as a Gop congressional aide. Even if Gingrich is a short-timer in the 2012 race, Romney should not despair. All of the plausible Republican hopefuls have major flips on their resumes.
Like Romney, most of them have jettisoned inconveniently moderate parts of their pasts as they prepare to...
These are heady times for Mitt Romney, and not just because he raised $10.25 million in one day. After a long reign as the Republican presidential field's top flip-flopper, he's been left in the dust by Newt Gingrich.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Why Obama's Still Untouchable in 2012
Romney could not ask for a better foil. He looks like "the Rock of Gibraltar of consistency" compared to Gingrich, says political scientist John Pitney, who observed the former House speaker at close range as a Gop congressional aide. Even if Gingrich is a short-timer in the 2012 race, Romney should not despair. All of the plausible Republican hopefuls have major flips on their resumes.
Like Romney, most of them have jettisoned inconveniently moderate parts of their pasts as they prepare to...
- 5/21/2011
- by Jill Lawrence
- The Daily Beast
Yep, that was no typo. 2016. Politico's Ben Smith has looked over the mountain of the 2012 election to see what's down the path, and he sees same sex marriage as a potentially huge issue in the race for the Democratic nomination. Smith says a conversation with Bob Shrum about "three or four Democrats already operating with an eye on the national stage" included a discussion of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
- 5/11/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
On MSNBC yesterday host Andrea Mitchell wondered if Sarah Palin's controversial use of the term "blood libel" was just her being "ignorant" of the historical meaning of the term or as Democratic strategist Bob Shrum suggested, was it inappropriate for Palin to continue referring to her political opponents as evil? MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan refused to accept either proposal and strongly defended Palin's video response saying "I think she's done this exactly right."...
- 1/13/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
During the month of March, Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers played at the New York Theatre Workshop, presented in conjunction with L.A. Theatre Works and Affinity Collaborative Theater. Written by Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons, the play was accompanied by a series of twelve panel discussions delving into a range of topics from "Investigative Journalism, Then and Now" to "Truth and Fiction in the Docudrama." Guests included Daniel Ellsberg, Carl Bernstein, Robert Shrum, and Gregg Pierotti. I attended the performance that featured "A Salute to Roy Aarons." A co-founder of the Maynard Institute For Journalism Education that trains minority journalists, Aarons died in 2004. In addition to founding the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, Aarons was recognized for his activism on behalf of diversity. The original format of the material, as developed by L.A....
- 4/11/2010
- by Marcia G. Yerman
- Huffington Post
Internet celebrity/entrepreneur Tucker Max shares some qualities with political consultant Robert Shrum. Both are self-employed memoirists who like to name things after themselves. But where Shrum was an advisor and speechwriter for world leaders, Max just wants to get drunk and screw. Which one has committed the greater crime against humanity is an open question. In 2002, Max posted a casually snide dating application on his website. To his surprise, women actually applied to date him, so he began posting stories from his debauched life as well. His site became popular enough to spawn an upcoming film adaptation and the 2006 New York Times bestseller I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, which is being reissued with new material. Max's tales are arranged in chronological order, with notes explaining when Max wrote it all down. Most of the stories are variations on a theme—get drunk, find a woman,...
- 1/8/2009
- by Brett Singer
- avclub.com
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