Archive for November, 2011

POLITICO Playback: Cain’s troubles

Tweet When you have more women accusing you of sexual misconduct than you have toppings on your meat lover’s pizza, your campaign might be in trouble,” joked Jimmy Kimmel. Click above to hear this one-liner and more in POLITICO Playback, our daily feature bringing you the best of yesterday’s late-night TV. (PoliticoStaff) FloridaLatinConnection/ Varona  POLITICO [...]

White House Christmas decorations unveiled

Tweet (Photos by John Shinkle/POLITICO) It’s certainly beginning to look a lot like Christmas at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. A few military families and members of the press were invited to the White House on Wednesday for a sneak peak at the holiday decorations. Among the trimmings: 37 Christmas trees, a 400-pound gingerbread White House and [...]

Tweets of the day: Schumer, Lieberman, McCain

Tweet (Photo Credit: AP) Meghan McCain  Had a wonderful morning conducting my first interview for @msnbctv with @MicheleBachmann. Will air soon on @NowWithAlex Elena Jane Goulding I’m in DC, performing tomorrow at the White House for the National Christmas Tree Lighting. You can watch live at thenationaltree.org The Fix  Couldn’t Obama throw one Dunder Mifflin [...]

Romney jogs every day, eats cheeseless pizza

Tweet (Caption: Romney jogs with his son Craig. Photo Credit: AP) When it comes to Mitt Romney’s appearance, most of the talk is about his wind-resistant hair and Ken doll looks.  But the Republican presidential hopeful is also pretty slim and trim for a 64-year-old. How does he keep the pounds off?  Mike Allen and [...]

Alec Baldwin mumbles about running for mayor

Tweet (Photo Credit: AP) Actor Alec Baldwin was spotted getting a little hot under the collar about a few limos blocking his Town Car Monday night. New York Post’s Page Six reported Wednesday that a “fuming” Baldwin was caught on camera, pleading with limo drivers to move. He was overheard grumbling, “I gotta run for mayor, so [...]

Quoted: Glenn Beck

Tweet (Photo Credit: Reuters) “I’ve been trying to tell my daughters, who will tell me, ‘Dad, he’s just a friend.’ Is he? He’s 17 years old and he’s just a friend? Really? If he’s gay, I buy it. If he’s not, no, he’s not. No, he’s not. He wants sex. Period. Women and men think [...]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus chats about ‘Veep’

Tweet (Photo Credit: Courtesy) Funny gal Julia Louis-Dreyfus graces the cover of the December/January issue of Capitol File and talked to the luxury mag about her new role on the HBO show “Veep.” The “Seinfeld” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine” alum plays Selina Meyer, a former senator from Maryland who becomes vice president.  [...]

Daniel Day-Lewis morphs into Abe Lincoln

Tweet Daniel Day-Lewis, who is playing Abraham Lincoln in an upcoming Spielberg movie, was spotted out to lunch in downtown Richmond, Va., on Wednesday. The actor — known for staying in character even when the cameras stop rolling — was looking a whole lot like the 16th president. (Politico/McDevitt) FloridaLatinConnection/Varona  Daniel Day-Lewis morphs into Abe Lincoln (Photo [...]

Cain cancels dinner, still makes Page Six

Tweet (Photo Credit: Reuters) New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams dishes about Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain canceling on her in today’s Page Six. Adams — who had invited Cain along with journalists including NBC’s Matt Lauer, ABC’s Barbara Walters and Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly and some “assorted heavy politicians” to dinner this weekend – writes, quite [...]

Celebs lend their voices to Occupy album

Tweet (Photo Credit: Reuters) Plenty of celebs have been spotted at the Occupy Wall Street protests, including Anne Hathaway, Susan Sarandon, Rachel McAdams, Kanye West and Twitter addict Alec Baldwin. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that even more are jumping in to support the protests with the release of an Occupy Wall Street benefit album. Folksters [...]