Posts with tag Senator
Posted Mar 12th 2008 9:09AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Celebrities
So, the celebrity you would least expect to be caught with a doobie in her car got caught. Okay, maybe not, but it was still a stunner to read that
Dawn Wells, who made sweet Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island her own, was busted for dope.Here's what happened: in Driggs, Idaho, on October 18, 2007, Dawn was driving back from a birthday party (for her) when the cops pulled her over for questionable driving -- swerving and speeding up then slowing down. When the officer approached, he noticed the distinct smell and asked her if she had marijuana.
Continue reading Gilligan gal caught with a joint or two
Posted Mar 3rd 2008 10:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Late Night, Saturday Night Live, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities
It wasn't April 1st so it couldn't be April Fool's Day. It was March 1st. Still, there she was, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton saying those famous words, "Live from New York, It's
Saturday Night Live."
In an unannounced and potentially savvy political move,
Senator Hillary Clinton, appeared on the NBC late night comedy and showed that she can laugh at herself. This surprise appearance, coupled with her agreeing to be on Monday's
Daily Show with Jon Stewart, can only help her in Tuesday's primaries in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. It's pretty much desperation time for the Clinton candidacy and if Hillary wants to make it to the Denver convention with a chance to beat Barack Obama, she must win Texas and Ohio -- the big states -- decisively.
Continue reading It's Hillary, Live from New York, on SNL
Posted Jun 26th 2007 4:02PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: OpEd, Law and Order, Celebrities
Law & Order actor and former senator Fred Thompson hasn't officially announced he's running for president, but based on opinion polls, people seem to like him.
The man who played D.A. Arthur Branch on the Law and Order franchise is also being endorsed by his ex-wife and former girlfriends.
Lorrie Morgan, a country music singer whom Fred dated, said, "women love a soft place to lay and a strong pair of hands to hold us."
First of all, I think it's great that Freddy Fred knows how to treat a lady. I'm someone who could use a few lessons in treating women right, since the last two I dated got loose from their chains, ran into the road, and were both hit by a garbage truck. Also, you have to feed them every day, which is sometimes easy to forget.
Continue reading The ladies love Fred Thompson
Posted May 15th 2007 1:01PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Law and Order, Celebrities
While actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson, who plays D.A. Arthur Branch on Law and Order, has not officially announced whether or not he plans on running as a potential Republican presidential candidate, NBC prez Kevin Reilly says it is "highly unlikely" that Thomson will return for the series' 18th season.
There has been a lot of talk already as to how a Thompson campaign would affect past episodes of Law and Order, considering "equal time" rules and all that.
So does this mean he's actually going to run? Since I can't read Fred Thompson's mind, that's tough to say. But as Hollywood Reporter points out, the threat of a writers strike means many series will begin filming earlier than usual, which means Thompson will have to decide sooner rather than later if he's going to stay with the series.
Posted Mar 13th 2007 9:27AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Law and Order, Celebrities
Actor and former republican U.S. Senator Fred Thompson
is reportedly considering running for president in 2008. Thompson was a U.S. Senator for Tennessee from 1994-2003. He decided not to run for re-election when he was cast as District Attorney Arthur Branch on
Law & Order in 2002. He has also appeared in that same role on
SVU and
Criminal Intent, as well as short-lived shows,
Conviction and
Trial by Jury. Thompson definitely has that "I could kick your ass, punk"-thing about him.
Thompson has an unusual past that will make him an interesting candidate. Besides appearing in a
big ol' pile of television shows and movies, he also has some serious experience in Washington, D.C. Before becoming an actor or a Senator, he was an attorney and was on the Watergate committee. If he does join the race for president, he'll be running against fellow republicans Rudolph Giuliani and John McCain for the nomination. And, in 2005, he returned to politics briefly when President Bush appointed him to be an advisor for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during his confirmation process.
Hell. If Arnold Schwarzenegger can do it...
Posted Jan 8th 2007 9:42AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, Celebrities, Brothers and Sisters
Love him or hate him, Rob Lowe is sticking around for the rest of the season on
Brothers & Sisters. He plays conservative Sen. Robert McCallister. Ever since Lowe's first guest appearance on November 19th, ratings have been up in the coveted 18-49 age category. Apparently people really like him in a supporting role. So, he has agreed to play the character for the rest of the season. Lowe will continued to be billed as a 'Special Guest Star' but, as
Variety points out, Heather Locklear had the same billing on
Melrose Place even after becoming a regular.
I don't watch
Brothers & Sisters, so I can't give an opinion on this one. What do you think? Are you happy Rob Lowe is a somewhat permanent part of the cast?
Posted Dec 12th 2006 12:28PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: FOX, News, Industry, Celebrities
You just suffered the largest defeat by a Senate incumbent in a quarter of a century. What are you going to do now? Disneyland? Heck no. You're gonna do television.
U.S. Senator Rick Santorum is in negotiations with Fox News Channel to appear as one of the network's political analysts or, as an undisclosed source told
Patriot News, to be a "screamer."
Defeated by Democrat Bob Casey Jr. in last month's election, Santorum has been weighing his post-Congressional career. He'll be making the rounds on the conservative lecture circuit, and deals with CNN, MSNBC and Fox have all been mentioned. Fox, not unexpectedly, is leading the rumor pack. The Pennsylvania Republican is an extremely divisive and vocal figure - having made public statements comparing homosexuality to bestiality and pedophilia and suggesting that Hurricane Katrina victims be penalized for trying to ride out the storm rather than vacating New Orleans earlier. On the less easily reviled side, the last bill he authored dedicates $945 million to autism research.
Continue reading Rick Santorum weighing a future with Fox
Posted May 26th 2006 7:01AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: TV Royalty, PBS, Web
Man, I miss Fred Rogers. There are plenty of icons in children's programming, but you were never quite sure if the people you saw on screen were really that kind and nurturing in real life, or if the whole thing was just an act. Rogers, however, was the same kind and avuncular gentleman off camera as well as on camera. I'll admit his show didn't thrill me as a kid the way
Sesame Street did, but there was something very genuine and very real about the man.
Waxy.org found
this clip of Fred Rogers addressing the US Senate in 1969, concerning a proposed endowment for the newly-formed Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Posted Feb 28th 2006 11:31AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Talent
Fred Thompson, a former senator from Tennessee and the actor best
known for the role of District Attorney Arthur Branch on Law and Order, recently signed on to ABC
Radio as a "special program host and senior analyst." When he's not providing commentary, he'll be
filling in for venerable radio icon Paul Harvey when Harvey is on vacation. I just hope Thompson can make those air
purification systems sound as appealing as Harvey can. I've purchased so many of them I'm afraid I'll be contaminated
if I try to leave my apartment.
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