Palin Divorce Rumors
As if more evidence was needed that Sarah Palin is a pop culture celebrity as much as a political figure, she's now fending off rumors from tabloids and blogs that she's getting a divorce and moving to Montana. I take her at her word that these are completely made up but, as David Adesnik notes, "This is one of those stories ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 2, 2009 06:57
One of These Is Not Like the Other
Timothy Sandefur is embarrassed: So I was watching this insane video of Christopher Hitchens and Salman Rushdie discussing the War on Terrorism with Mos Def. And it’s amusing to laugh at the utterly hapless ignorance of "Mr. Def," as he is repeatedly called—until you stop and wonder. Why is the black community not outraged by this? Bill Maher hosts a talk ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 31, 2009 11:38
Sarah Palin’s Expensive Clothes
[caption id="attachment_26462" align="alignright" width="297" caption="Sarah Palin, in a red leather jacket, waves as she steps on stage before a crowd at a baseball field in Grand Junction, Colo., on Monday."][/caption] We've had John Edwards' haircuts, John McCain's shoes, Michelle Obama's snacks (a story that turned out to be untrue), and now, Sarah Palin's wardrobe. The Republican National Committee has spent more than ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on October 22, 2008 08:25
Why Not Hillary?
The GOP has come up with a clever yet bizarre line of attack on Barack Obama: How dare he pass over Hillary Clinton for Joe Biden as his running mate? As WSJ's Amy Chozick reported last night, Team McCain debuted a new spot, "Passed Over," at 3 a.m.: The timing is a reference to Hillary Clinton’s national security ad during the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 24, 2008 08:32
Rielle Hunter Paid Off by Edwards PAC?
John Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, was paid $14,000 from his campaign PAC, the AP's Pete Yost and David Scott report. Fred Baron, Edwards' national finance chairman and a wealthy Dallas-based trial attorney, has acknowledged he quietly began sending money to Rielle Hunter, Edwards' mistress, to resettle in California, along with the family of Andrew Young. Young is the campaign aide who ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 15, 2008 17:06
Mainstream Media Obsessed with Sex, Sex, Sex!
Cernig is outraged at the sex-obsessed American press. I am now officially disgusted with America's insular and navel-gazing punditry. En masse and on a bipartisan basis the media, commentators and bloggers have decided that the Edwards Affair story is more important than events in South Ossetia. What happened, folks, did your minds cloud over at contemplation of events beyond these hallowed ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 9, 2008 18:50
Edwards Admits Affair, Denies Love Child His
After months of speculation -- and, let's face it, lies -- John Edwards has admitted to having an affair with Rielle Hunter but denies that he fathered her child. Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He denied fathering the woman's daughter. Edwards told ABC News that he lied repeatedly ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 8, 2008 15:46
John Edwards ‘Love Child’ Photo
I am assured by the folks at National Enquirer that these are THE PHOTOS EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR! The NATIONAL ENQUIRER is releasing the photograph that the world has been waiting for – the first-ever picture of John Edwards and his love child! The stunning “spy photo” shows the former presidential contender holding his infant daughter Frances Quinn Hunter at the Beverly ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 6, 2008 13:13
Los Angeles Times Bans Edwards Scandal Story
Via Mickey Kaus, we learn that the Los Angeles Times has apparently banned its bloggers from mentioning the Edwards/Rielle Hunter story. From: "Pierce, Tony" Date: July 24, 2008 10:54:41 AM PDT To: [XXX] Subject: john edwards Hey bloggers, There has been a little buzz surrounding John Edwards and his alleged affair. Because the only source has been the National Enquirer we have decided not ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 25, 2008 10:35
John Edwards – Rielle Hunter Scandal Back
John Edwards has been spotted back together with his alleged mistress, Rielle Hunter. The married ex-senator from North Carolina - whose wife Elizabeth continues to battle cancer — met with his mistress, blonde divorcee Rielle Hunter, at the Beverly Hilton on Monday night July 21 - and the NATIONAL ENQUIRER was there! He didn’t leave until early the next morning. Rielle ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 22, 2008 21:01
Bloggers Not Swearing So Bleeping Much
NYT Katharine Seelye reports on a panel on bloggers and swearing at Netroots Nation (the successor to YearlyKos) and finds that the trend is toward less of it and that most of what remains is coming from Amanda Marcotte. Digby Parton, who writes on Hullabaloo.com, said she initially thought of her blog as an ephemeral form of conversation among friends and ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 20, 2008 07:26
Presidents and Computer Literacy
Jane Hamsher wants to know, "If You Can’t Use a Computer, How Can You Be President?" I chuckled when I saw the story at memeorandum since, after all, it's unlikely that any president before Bill Clinton could "use" a computer in any meaningful sense. (Maybe Jimmy Carter, who was a nuclear engineer in a past life, could, too, but proficiency ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on June 24, 2008 10:42
Age More Important than Race: WaPo-ABC Poll
WaPo fronts a new poll they've commissioned in partnership with ABC News under the headline "3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias Survey Shows Age, Too, May Affect Election Views." While it's somewhat surprising that nearly a third of Americans admit to "at least some feelings of racial prejudice" (30 percent of whites, 34 percent of blacks, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on June 22, 2008 07:44
Sam Nunn Joins Veepstakes
In the long months between now and the conventions, one recurring theme we'll see in the press and the punditocracy is speculation of who Barack Obama and John McCain will chose as running mates. None of us have any idea, of course, other than that Dick Cheney is not on anybody's list. But it's still fun to speculate. For ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on June 16, 2008 13:09
Hillary Clinton Quitting?
Rumors have been circulating all day that Hillary Clinton was going to give up her bid for the nomination before the convention after all. The Politico's Ben Smith reported early this morning that Clinton was calling all her advance staffers to New York to let them go. Then again, Smith also reported that John Edwards would drop out ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on June 2, 2008 17:35
