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Conan Casts the Spitzer Made for TV Movie

GiggleSugar — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0700

Betcha ten bucks that the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal has been turned into a three-part television saga that's already in its tenth day of production. Conan has a number of casting recommendations, but . . . that many animals on the same set seems disastrous to me. For the sake of accuracy, however, the zoo is inevitable.

(Fake) Interviews With Jay Leno

GiggleSugar — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:00:00 -0800

Leno is a chip off the old Barbara Walters! Watch him chat it up with four of the most controversial men over the past few years. From O.J. to Clinton to "Dubya" to Wacko Jacko, Leno is somehow able to finesse the most candid and incriminating answers out of his interviewees. Might there be any crafty editing at play here? Nah.

Presidential Voodoo

GiggleSugar — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:00:00 -0800

Clinton's guilty of some questionable behavior at a press conference...and Monica is nowhere to be found. Who's to blame? (Thanks, leeluvfashion, for the find!)

D.C. Drag Queens

GiggleSugar — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:55:00 -0800

There's talk that Hillary or Condoleeza might run for president. Surely, the thought has crossed all our minds: could it be possible? What if a woman were given the opportunity to call the shots around here- would less shots be fired? Would there be more discussion? Would there be a new job opening for a presidential pedicurist? I don't know, but if she were to look anything like these past, present, and potential presidents in drag, then- all party politics aside- she wouldn't have a tough time getting the male vote. (Unless, of course, she looked anything like a tattooed Jimmy Carter- grrr...)

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Obama, Bush, and Ex-Presidents Have Historic Lunch

CitizenSugar — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:35:05 -0800

President-elect Barack Obama, President Bush, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton (that's all of the surviving past presidents) met up for lunch at the White House today in a historic gathering. Collectively the bunch has more than 30 years of presidential experience. Bush, who sat down with Obama recently, said:

One message that I have, and I think we all share, is that we want you to succeed. Whether we're Democrat or Republican, we care deeply about this country.

Obama said he was grateful for the opportunity to get "advice, good counsel and fellowship" from the group. A White House spokeswoman said the last time all of the living presidents got together at the White House was in 1981. Apparently, all five men, including Clinton and Carter, who are not exactly friendly with one another, were on their best behavior and put aside differences for the day. To see a short video of what the bunch had to say, read more.

What do you think they really talked about?
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Speed Read! Family and Friends of Iran's Neda Speak Out

TresSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:30:49 -0800

Family and friends of Neda Agha Soltan, the young woman brutally killed in Iran while protesting, are speaking out about persecution suffered under the Iranian government and Neda's commitment to protesting. - Jezebel
Hillary Clinton is in Afghanistan for President Hamid Karzai's Thursday inauguration.- New York Times
Sports fans appreciate a win more if their team almost loses. - Lemondrop
Australian authorities are investigating whether Scientology is guilty of imprisonment, forced abortion, physical violence, and blackmail. - Times of London
All the vampires in Twilight are kosher. - Jewish Journal
Revisiting Jordan Catalano of My So-Called Life. - Double X
Courtney Love bids $120,000 for date with Bill Clinton, loses. - Culture Vulture
Sarah Palin's Going Rogue and the Gossip Girl books are more alike than you'd think/wish. - Vanity Fair

If Hillary Clinton Is Elected President, Is It Okay if Bill Helps Out?

CitizenSugar — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:02:34 -0800

Hillary's policy role in her husband's presidency was controversial 15 years ago. If Hillary wins a term of her own this year, does the fact that the new Clinton "First Spouse" has already served as president pave the way toward accepting a little marital collaboration? Should Bill get another crack at influence in the White House?

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Women Worry That Obama Is Throwing Them Under the Bus

TresSugar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:42:32 -0800

Back in January, feminist magazine Ms. hailed Barack Obama as a super feminist. But the president's recent tepid response to protecting abortion rights might mean that the love affair with Obama is about to end for many women. Over at the Daily Beast, women's rights activist Amy Siskind argues that the Stupak amendment, which treats women's rights as a political bargaining chip that can be traded for healthcare reform, is just one more example of how Obama couldn't care less about women . . . except when he's trying to win their votes of course. She writes:

He appointed fewer women into his cabinet than President Bill Clinton. He surrounded himself with czars, more than 90 percent of whom are male. He appointed Larry Summers, of "girls are inferior in math and science" fame, to a key economic post. He played basketball, golfed and fished with men and men only. He had beers with Skip Gates, but ignored it when Rihanna was almost strangled to death. And so on.

Of course it's not all bad. Ms. released a report chronicling the giant strides Obama made for women during his first 100 days in office. These actions included: signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, instituting a new ambassador-at-large for global women's issues, establishing the White House Council on Women and Girls, and overturning the "global gag rule" in order to re-fund global family planning organizations.

Has the Obama administration let you down when it comes to women's rights?

Say What? Bill Clinton Has a Change of Heart

TresSugar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:00:00 -0700

"I was against the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage nation-wide, and I still think that the American people should be able to play this out in debates. But me, Bill Clinton personally, I changed my position. I am no longer opposed to that. I think if people want to make commitments that last a lifetime, they ought to be able to do it."

- Former President Bill Clinton says he now supports marriage equality. Maybe gay-marriage supporter Brad Pitt chatted with Bill about the subject when they met at the Clinton Global Initiative this week.

Jon Stewart to Bill Clinton: Are You Batman?

TresSugar — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:00:15 -0700

Just like Jon Stewart, I was wondering what the heck must have gone through Bill Clinton's mind when he met North Korea's Kim Jong Il with hopes of securing the release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Well last night, the former president chatted with Jon about the whole ordeal. My favorite part came when Jon asked Bill about his role as Batman, since, you know, Clinton acts as an international superhero these days. Clinton revealed that he prefers to think of himself as a character from a James Bond movie. Check out the clip!