From Capitol Hill to Donald Trump’s Twitter feed, cyber-security is all the buzz this week, thanks to WikiLeaks, a self-described non-profit media organization that publishes leaked documents, news and classified information from anonymous sources. The man behind Wikileaks is Julian Assange and, although he’s been under fierce fire from American political leaders in the recent past, a few are warming up to him — starting with President-elect Trump, who once went so far as to say Assange should face “the death penalty or something” for his crimes.
Who is Julian Assange?
Assange is the Australian leader (and alleged founder) of WikiLeaks.
Who is Julian Assange?
Assange is the Australian leader (and alleged founder) of WikiLeaks.
- 1/5/2017
- by dianapearltimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
For the stars of BrainDead (airing Mondays at 10/9c), the reasons for signing onto CBS’ new summertime folly pretty much fall into two columns. But little did they suspect that they would also get pulled into perhaps the most bizarre scenes of their careers.
RelatedBrainDead Premiere Poll: Did CBS’ Comic Thriller Infect Your Brain?
To recap the comedic-thriller’s premise: alien bugs are creeping into the brains of Washington, D.C. power players, steering their personalities into strange directions. Among the early victims is Republican senator Red Wheatus, played by Tony Shalhoub, who was delighted to work for creators...
RelatedBrainDead Premiere Poll: Did CBS’ Comic Thriller Infect Your Brain?
To recap the comedic-thriller’s premise: alien bugs are creeping into the brains of Washington, D.C. power players, steering their personalities into strange directions. Among the early victims is Republican senator Red Wheatus, played by Tony Shalhoub, who was delighted to work for creators...
- 6/20/2016
- TVLine.com
If you’ve yet to gag on the eleganza of this week’s RuPaul’s Drag Race — and plan to stay off social media until you have — you might want to put off reading this recap. It reveals the winner and then some.
The really great thing about tuning in to this week’s eighth season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race was that it almost didn’t matter who won. All three finalists — Bob The Drag Queen, Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls — were blessed with more than enough charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent to deserve the crown. But, in the end,...
The really great thing about tuning in to this week’s eighth season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race was that it almost didn’t matter who won. All three finalists — Bob The Drag Queen, Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls — were blessed with more than enough charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent to deserve the crown. But, in the end,...
- 5/17/2016
- TVLine.com
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has officially suspended his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, just two days after falling to rivals Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses. "It's been an incredible honor to run a principled campaign for the White House," Paul said in a statement to CNN. "Today, I will end where I began, ready and willing to fight for the cause of liberty." The son of former Texas Representative Ron Paul says he will instead focus on his bid for a second term in the Senate. The announcement comes after Paul finished in fifth place...
- 2/3/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has officially suspended his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, just two days after falling to rivals Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses. "It's been an incredible honor to run a principled campaign for the White House," Paul said in a statement to CNN. "Today, I will end where I began, ready and willing to fight for the cause of liberty." The son of former Texas Representative Ron Paul says he will instead focus on his bid for a second term in the Senate. The announcement comes after Paul finished in fifth place...
- 2/3/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Rand Paul would like to be president of the Untied States....and a journalist? The Kentucky senator sure was quick to tell Today's Savannah Guthrie how to do her job when she brought up his changing political stances during an exclusive live interview Wednesday morning. In the tense back-and-forth, the aspiring world leader (and son of Ron Paul) tersely cut Savannah off when she mentioned how his "somewhat unorthodox" viewpoints on foreign aid and Iran as a potential threat had differed through the years. Savannah wouldn't stand for the interruption, though, and after a few tense moments of crosstalk, she said to Rand, "So I just wonder if you've mellowed...
- 4/8/2015
- E! Online
Republican Senator Rand Paul announced that he's running for president in 2016, saying, "I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government." The news didn't come as much of a surprise, as he's mentioned running before. Back in December, he tweeted a picture of a Rand Paul 2016 sweatshirt, joking, "Of course, everyone has to be themselves, and I have my own style. I think this will be a popular item this year." The 52-year-old politician (and son of three-time presidential hopeful Ron Paul) was elected to the Us Senate in 2010, and he owned an ophthalmology practice for 18 years. He and his wife, Kelley, have been married for 24 years, and they have three sons, ages 21, 18, and 15. Rand Paul isn't the first to announce that he's running for president in 2016, as Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced his presidential bid last month.
- 4/7/2015
- by Laura-Marie-Meyers
- Popsugar.com
President Paul? Republican Senator Rand Paul announced on Tuesday, April 7, that he is kicking off a campaign to run in 2016's presidential election. Paul, 52, has long flirted with a presidential run and finally made his intentions known on his official website. The Kentucky Senator hyped his announcement with a series of videos this week, and scheduled a live event in Kentucky with Fox News' Sean Hannity for midday Tuesday. Photos: The son of politician Ron Paul, the presidential hopeful declared simply, "I am running for president to [...]...
- 4/7/2015
- Us Weekly
The politically charged Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? got off to a slow start at the U.S. box office despite cameos by former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and a raft of conservative commentators. Opening in 242 theaters in select markets, the movie grossed between $355,000 and $455,000, well behind the $1.7 million debut of Atlas Shrugged: Part I from 299 locations in April 2011. The second film, launching to $1.8 million in October 2012, isn't an apples-to-apples comparison, since it rolled out in more than 1,000 locations. John
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- 9/14/2014
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hopefully, you've had a few minutes to play around with our Fall Entertainment Generator. But if you're looking for straight and simple lists of things to look out for by medium, we'll be breaking them out separately. Here's a look at fall movies. September 9/5 Frontera Michael Peña is a Mexican immigrant who didn’t kill Ed Harris’s wife but pays the price anyway. The Longest Week Jason Bateman stars as a trust-fund brat disinherited by his parents who manages to make Olivia Wilde fall for him anyway. 9/12 Dolphin Tale 2 The follow-up to the 2011 family hit about a dolphin with a prosthetic tail. No Good Deed Idris Elba is a handsome-but-evil home-invader dropping in on Taraji P. Henson. Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? The trilogy concludes, with cameo appearances from Ron Paul, Glenn Beck, and Grover Norquist. The Drop The late James Gandolfini stars in a Brooklyn-based...
- 8/26/2014
- by Vulture Editors
- Vulture
After the jump: The Star Trek 3 script is finally done, says Roberto Orci Read a test screening reaction to Mad Max: Fury Road Milla Jovovich‘s pregnancy delays Resident Evil 6 Yes, that Twins sequel Triplets is still in development See Ron Paul in the Atlas Shrugged Part 3 trailer The two Mockingjay films will […]
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- 8/19/2014
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
The newest trailer for Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? focuses on the steamy romantic relationship between the title character and protagonist Dagny Taggart, and features a quick image of former presidential candidate Ron Paul making his acting debut. In the two-minute trailer, Taggart, played by Laura Regan, is in a plane wreck that brings her to the mysterious Galt, played by Kristoffer Polaha. The two get to know each other, then, the video abruptly switches to politics. That's when former Republican congressman Paul, playing a television commentator in the film, is seen on a TV screen saying: "Millions
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- 8/11/2014
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Unless you’re a diehard Libertarian or the ghost of Ayn Rand herself back from the great beyond come to haunt us all in the spookiest of fashions, you probably haven’t spent that much time paying attention to the Atlas Shrugged film trilogy. If you’re suddenly inspired to trek to the theater and explore the role of man’s mind in existence, the third and final installment of the series — which attempts to answer the all-important question of “Who is John Galt?” — has arrived. The first trailer for the aptly titled Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?, directed by James Manera and written by Manera and Harmon Kaslow, promises epic romance, war and all the Ron Paul the silver screen can handle. It’s somewhat of a miracle that the film even exists. After Atlas Shrugged: Part I was a bonafide flop, only managing to bring in lukewarm $4.6 million at the box office, its...
- 8/11/2014
- by Samantha Wilson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The trilogy no one asked for is coming to an end after no one saw it. Try as they might to tap into the general air of political and economic discontent afoot in the U.S., the producers behind the "Atlas Shrugged" series never roused much interest beyond a niche base. The first installment earned a tepid $4.6 million at the box office, and the second took in $3.3 million. And in a move that Ayn Rand herself would likely have frowned upon, a Kickstarter campaign enabled the finale "Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?" A trailer is here to show just where all that money went. Empirically speaking, all that money created very little value. Appearing as poorly acted as the first two films, the finale emphasizes a love story and a vague theme of "choice" amidst a crumbling America and Vaseline smudged camera work. And hey, look! There's Ron Paul!
- 8/11/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The cast of the Netflix series of Marvel's "Daredevil" is beginning to take shape and it ... looks like the cast of a TV show. Which isn't a bad thing at all, just an observation, and at least with more recognizable names than whoever those people are on "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." Anyway, Rosario Dawson is joining Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio in the show, with her role poetically described as that of "a dedicated young woman whose quest to heal the wounds of Hell's Kitchen brings blind attorney Matt Murdock unexpectedly crashing into her life, while her own journey forever alters the course of his battle against the injustices of this broken city." [THR] In case you're one of the five people who care about "Atlas Shrugged III," it will make room for Ron Paul, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Grover Norquist to make appearances, surely because they are integral,...
- 6/20/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Norm Macdonald is tilting at windmills, rolling a stone up a hill, trying to get a late-night television talk show. Since it was announced that Craig Ferguson was leaving the Late Late Show, the devilishly sharp comedian — a legendary talk show guest and, frankly, the best-ever SNL Weekend Update anchor — has been lobbying hard for the hosting gig of CBS' post-Letterman, soon to be post-Colbert, late night show. The 50-year-old Macdonald, infamously fired from SNL by NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer in 1998, has made his case on Conan, marshaled the support...
- 6/2/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Trevor Donovan strips down to help animals, Scream casts for bi-curious female, Brendan Eich’s history of anti-gay donations
A bearded, sexy Trevor Donovan stripped down to boxing attire for a photoshoot to help Helping Homeless Animals, a no-kill shelter. I do notice that the pooches sharing the spotlight with him are anything but homeless. That’s his own chubby dog Tito, and his manager’s German Shepherd Dogbert, two of the most spoiled dogs outside Paris Hilton’s home.
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich didn’t just give to Prop 8, he has a history of donating money to gay hating right wing candidates, from Pat Buchanan to Ron Paul. This man is tainted.
Durex recently put out an ad in it with nine couples for Earth Hour, and all of them were heterosexual. Durex says it’s not that they’re anti-gay, straight people just auditioned better. “Durex is passionate about everybody having great,...
A bearded, sexy Trevor Donovan stripped down to boxing attire for a photoshoot to help Helping Homeless Animals, a no-kill shelter. I do notice that the pooches sharing the spotlight with him are anything but homeless. That’s his own chubby dog Tito, and his manager’s German Shepherd Dogbert, two of the most spoiled dogs outside Paris Hilton’s home.
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich didn’t just give to Prop 8, he has a history of donating money to gay hating right wing candidates, from Pat Buchanan to Ron Paul. This man is tainted.
Durex recently put out an ad in it with nine couples for Earth Hour, and all of them were heterosexual. Durex says it’s not that they’re anti-gay, straight people just auditioned better. “Durex is passionate about everybody having great,...
- 4/3/2014
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
News anchor Liz Wahl quit her job at news outlet Russia Today (Rt) on air Wednesday afternoon, expressing her outrage at the recent actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
News Anchor, Liz Wahl, Quits Her Job Mid Broadcast
Wahl accuses Russia Today, a news outlet funded by the Kremlin, of censoring and distorting the news to make Russia appear reasonable and the United States appear as villains. As a journalist, Wahl says she could not continue reporting falsehoods.
In her on-air resignation, Wahl mentioned she was inspired by her co-worker, Abby Martin, who spoke out against Russia’s decision to intervene in Crimea before telling viewers about her family history as Hungarian immigrants.
“Indeed as a reporter on this network, I face many moral and ethical challenges,” Wahl began.
“Personally I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin. I’m...
News Anchor, Liz Wahl, Quits Her Job Mid Broadcast
Wahl accuses Russia Today, a news outlet funded by the Kremlin, of censoring and distorting the news to make Russia appear reasonable and the United States appear as villains. As a journalist, Wahl says she could not continue reporting falsehoods.
In her on-air resignation, Wahl mentioned she was inspired by her co-worker, Abby Martin, who spoke out against Russia’s decision to intervene in Crimea before telling viewers about her family history as Hungarian immigrants.
“Indeed as a reporter on this network, I face many moral and ethical challenges,” Wahl began.
“Personally I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin. I’m...
- 3/6/2014
- Uinterview
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
With all the hype surrounding Breaking Bad, the final episode had to be one of the most hotly anticipated series finales of all-time. It’s a great episode, although perhaps not in the highest tier for Breaking Bad standards. Anyone tuning in tonight just to see what all the fuss was about might not even have thought too much of it at all, but Felina isn’t for them. For all the fans who have stuck with the show since the beginning and withstood its heartbreaking emotional unpredictability, Felina is a welcome, satisfying conclusion.
At the end of the episode, a title card even thanks the fans for helping make the show what it was. The show’s been good since long before it had a big fan base, but in later seasons especially it really did grow into a juggernaut partly due to the eager recommendations of its fans.
With all the hype surrounding Breaking Bad, the final episode had to be one of the most hotly anticipated series finales of all-time. It’s a great episode, although perhaps not in the highest tier for Breaking Bad standards. Anyone tuning in tonight just to see what all the fuss was about might not even have thought too much of it at all, but Felina isn’t for them. For all the fans who have stuck with the show since the beginning and withstood its heartbreaking emotional unpredictability, Felina is a welcome, satisfying conclusion.
At the end of the episode, a title card even thanks the fans for helping make the show what it was. The show’s been good since long before it had a big fan base, but in later seasons especially it really did grow into a juggernaut partly due to the eager recommendations of its fans.
- 9/30/2013
- by Kyle Schmidlin
- Obsessed with Film
Jim Bruce's Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve is yet another postmortem on the financial crisis. Predicated in part on the notion that almost nobody knows just what the Fed actually does—which, sure, fair enough—the film's efforts to inform are undermined by its serious grudge against the institution Ron Paul so desperately wants us to audit. In addition to interviews with experts filling us in on what our central banking system has been up to for the last century, and voiceover narration courtesy of Liev Schreiber, the film brings its point home with political cartoons, Daily Show clips, and close-ups of teetering Jenga blocks foretelling ruin. Even when everything onscreen sounds perfectly reasonable (and much of it does), it's hard not to feel a...
- 9/11/2013
- Village Voice
Review Mark Harrison 21 Aug 2013 - 16:40
Aaron Sorkin trims down his plot threads for episode six, giving new character pairings a chance to breathe...
This review contains spoilers.
2.6 One Step Too Many
“We used sarin. […] Here’s how we used sarin.”
When we left Will McAvoy, he was reeling from hearing of the death of his father while his show was on the air. This episode picks up a little while later, and is notable for largely keeping Will apart from his usual support network at Acn.
They’re not blanking him, but as the team’s investigation into Operation Genoa picks up steam, it’s decided that Will should be the fresh eyes on the story before broadcast, if it gets that far. Producer Jerry Dantana returns to present the story so far to Don, Sloan and Jim, and scepticism abounds.
If you’ve just tuned in, Operation Genoa...
Aaron Sorkin trims down his plot threads for episode six, giving new character pairings a chance to breathe...
This review contains spoilers.
2.6 One Step Too Many
“We used sarin. […] Here’s how we used sarin.”
When we left Will McAvoy, he was reeling from hearing of the death of his father while his show was on the air. This episode picks up a little while later, and is notable for largely keeping Will apart from his usual support network at Acn.
They’re not blanking him, but as the team’s investigation into Operation Genoa picks up steam, it’s decided that Will should be the fresh eyes on the story before broadcast, if it gets that far. Producer Jerry Dantana returns to present the story so far to Don, Sloan and Jim, and scepticism abounds.
If you’ve just tuned in, Operation Genoa...
- 8/21/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Neil Cavuto asked Ron Paul what he thought of comments Governor Chris Christie (R-nj) made at last week's Rnc meeting. Quoting Christie, Cavuto read, "'For our ideas to matter we have to win, because if we don't win, we don't govern, and if we don't govern, all we do is shout into the wind.' I think he was making a veiled swipe at your son, Rand Paul, if not you."...
- 8/20/2013
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
The sixth episode of the second season of The Newsroom covers a lot of ground as we get to zero in on the crux of the season long arc, the airing of the News Night special that reveals that the United States military was guilty of war crimes when it turns out it actually wasn’t. Last week’s episode gave me hope that Aaron Sorkin was getting closer to working out the kinks – the whole Sloan sex scandal, which played to the writer’s baser, season one instincts, notwithstanding – and this week’s episode seemed to confirm that maybe The Newsroom was showing the promise we always wanted it to.
This week, we opened with the Red Team. Jerry Dantana was back, and along with Mackenzie, Maggie, Neal and Charlie, he gave Don, Sloan and Jim the rundown on the Genoa case so far. Despite five sources and photos...
This week, we opened with the Red Team. Jerry Dantana was back, and along with Mackenzie, Maggie, Neal and Charlie, he gave Don, Sloan and Jim the rundown on the Genoa case so far. Despite five sources and photos...
- 8/19/2013
- by Adam A. Donaldson
- We Got This Covered
At the end of his latest episode of "Real Time," Bill Maher posed a question you don't hear very often: "Why are we electing so many gynecologists to Congress?" Or, more specifically, "OBGYNs who know nothing about reproduction?"
After declaring his "New Rules" for Hooters, Asiana Airlines and Juror B37 in the clip above (about 3:00 in), Maher lamented "the resurgence of the smart stupid person," such as the neurosurgeon who recently wrote about his experiences in heaven.
"He isn't even the only brilliant brain surgeon who's a also a drooling idiot," Maher said before going on to deride other prominent doctors and politicians for being "accomplished scholars on the outside and on the inside, a creamy layer of Michele Bachmann."
Which lead Maher to his question about the aforementioned Obgyn Congressmen, such as Ron Paul, Michael Burgess and the guy who defended Todd Akin's "shut that whole thing down" theory.
After declaring his "New Rules" for Hooters, Asiana Airlines and Juror B37 in the clip above (about 3:00 in), Maher lamented "the resurgence of the smart stupid person," such as the neurosurgeon who recently wrote about his experiences in heaven.
"He isn't even the only brilliant brain surgeon who's a also a drooling idiot," Maher said before going on to deride other prominent doctors and politicians for being "accomplished scholars on the outside and on the inside, a creamy layer of Michele Bachmann."
Which lead Maher to his question about the aforementioned Obgyn Congressmen, such as Ron Paul, Michael Burgess and the guy who defended Todd Akin's "shut that whole thing down" theory.
- 7/20/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Vince Vaughn posed for pictures with a seemingly nice man in a yellow shirt this weekend at a BBQ in Texas -- but don't be fooled ... cause that guy is WWE Superstar Kane (Unmasked!) and he could Destroy You!!It's not often you see the 18-year wrestling vet out in public without his mask on these days ... but Kane made a rare appearance on Saturday for Ron Paul's annual BBQ in Lake Jackson, Texas...
- 7/3/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
At the top of his afternoon Fox show Tuesday, Neil Cavuto invited former congressman Ron Paul (R-tx) to share his thoughts on the House hearing held earlier today with leaders from the Nsa and FBI on the United States' controversial surveillance programs. Paul was not impressed with the "sham" proceedings and castigated his former colleagues for failing to ask the right questions about how our country can prevent terrorist attacks.
- 6/18/2013
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
Although the prospect of Vince Vaughn hosting SNL isn’t as exciting today as it would have been in the mid-’00s — when the fast-talking Swinger was riding a strong wave of goodwill, thanks to his roles in Old School, Dodgeball, Anchorman, and Wedding Crashers, not to mention his tabloid-friendly romance with Jennifer Aniston – Vaughn’s hosting stint does open up several alluring possibilities.
Could frequent co-star Will Ferrell pop up as Ron Burgundy, or perhaps to revive Dog Show’s David Larry? (That recurring sketch first appeared when Vaughn last hosted SNL, way back in 1998.) Might fellow Google Intern...
Could frequent co-star Will Ferrell pop up as Ron Burgundy, or perhaps to revive Dog Show’s David Larry? (That recurring sketch first appeared when Vaughn last hosted SNL, way back in 1998.) Might fellow Google Intern...
- 4/13/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
An animated feature film opening in Los Angeles on Friday is relying on an unusual source to bring folks to the theater: former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. The movie, called Silver Circle, is about a group of rebels who are fighting the Federal Reserve because its policies have led to out-of-control spending by the government and runaway inflation. Any politico worth their salt knows that those are issues that scream at Paul and his supporters and, in fact, Paul has known about the movie since its early inception, according to director Pasha Roberts, who first ran into
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- 4/3/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Navy Seal and star of NBC's "Stars Earn Stripes" Chris Kyle was killed over the weekend in Texas, when a former Marine who is said to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder shot Kyle and another man at a shooting range.
Kyle was volunteering to help veterans with Ptsd (post-traumatic stress disorder). Taking the veterans to the gun range was part of the program.
Former congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul drew ire online Monday (Feb. 4) when he made a controversial tweet about the incident.
Paul writes, "Chris Kyle's death seems to confirm that 'he who lives by the sword dies by the sword.' Treating Ptsd at a firing range doesn't make sense."
The backlash was swift, calling Paul's comment "disrespectful," "offensive" and a "rush to judgment," among other things.
Paul then elaborated on his tweet on his Facebook page, writing, "As a veteran, I certainly recognize that...
Kyle was volunteering to help veterans with Ptsd (post-traumatic stress disorder). Taking the veterans to the gun range was part of the program.
Former congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul drew ire online Monday (Feb. 4) when he made a controversial tweet about the incident.
Paul writes, "Chris Kyle's death seems to confirm that 'he who lives by the sword dies by the sword.' Treating Ptsd at a firing range doesn't make sense."
The backlash was swift, calling Paul's comment "disrespectful," "offensive" and a "rush to judgment," among other things.
Paul then elaborated on his tweet on his Facebook page, writing, "As a veteran, I certainly recognize that...
- 2/5/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Kelly Clarkson traveled from “American Idol” to the American inauguration of President Barack Obama today, singing a stirring rendition of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee.” [More after the jump...] Backed by the United States Marine Band, Clarkson sang a soaring rendition of the song. Clarkson inserted herself in the 2012 presidential race when she endorsed Ron Paul, but then remarked that she was voting for Obama “again” after Paul was out of the Republican race. Clarkson cheekily tweeted after her brava performance: “Wow...I was incredibly nervous and cold ha! I just wanna officially thank President Obama for opening for me haha!...”...
- 1/21/2013
- Hitfix
Kelly Clarkson performed "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at President Barack Obama's second inauguration on Monday, taking the stage immediately after Obama finished his inaugural address.
The singer was joined by the United States Marine Band.
Clarkson's performance came with its own backstory. In December 2011, Clarkson endorsed Republican Ron Paul, citing his "refreshing" small-government views. The singer -- who describes herself as "a Republican at heart" -- then said she would vote for Obama "again" after he announced his support for gay marriage.
The "American Idol" alum counts Sen. Chuck Schumer among her Washington fans. Schumer, the chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, praised the singer in an appearance on HuffPost Live.
"I felt very good about myself, because I listened to her and I said, 'I really like her,' and then only later did I learn she had won 'American Idol,'" Schumer said.
The singer was joined by the United States Marine Band.
Clarkson's performance came with its own backstory. In December 2011, Clarkson endorsed Republican Ron Paul, citing his "refreshing" small-government views. The singer -- who describes herself as "a Republican at heart" -- then said she would vote for Obama "again" after he announced his support for gay marriage.
The "American Idol" alum counts Sen. Chuck Schumer among her Washington fans. Schumer, the chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, praised the singer in an appearance on HuffPost Live.
"I felt very good about myself, because I listened to her and I said, 'I really like her,' and then only later did I learn she had won 'American Idol,'" Schumer said.
- 1/21/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) unpopularity in his home state might leave him susceptible to a 2014 challenge, including a potential Senate bid by actress Ashley Judd, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling.
Although Kentucky remains deeply Republican, McConnell's low approval ratings -- the worst of any senator nationally, according to Ppp -- could make him vulnerable. Just 37 percent of Kentucky voters approve of his performance, while 55 percent disapprove.
McConnell, who eked out a slim victory in 2008, has already begun preparing to fight for reelection. He hired former Ron Paul strategist Jesse Benton to run a "presidential-level campaign in Kentucky," McConnell said in a statement in September.
While some speculated the move was meant to ward off potential Tea Party rivals, Ppp found that half of Gop voters would like to see McConnell as their party's nominee, while just 35 percent would favor someone more conservative.
Although Kentucky remains deeply Republican, McConnell's low approval ratings -- the worst of any senator nationally, according to Ppp -- could make him vulnerable. Just 37 percent of Kentucky voters approve of his performance, while 55 percent disapprove.
McConnell, who eked out a slim victory in 2008, has already begun preparing to fight for reelection. He hired former Ron Paul strategist Jesse Benton to run a "presidential-level campaign in Kentucky," McConnell said in a statement in September.
While some speculated the move was meant to ward off potential Tea Party rivals, Ppp found that half of Gop voters would like to see McConnell as their party's nominee, while just 35 percent would favor someone more conservative.
- 12/11/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Glenn Beck is launching a reality show with Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley to find great documentary filmmakers. Vaughn is one of Hollywood's highest profile conservatives, and a recent Ron Paul supporter. Billingsley, a producer and director who often works with Vaughn, is always celebrated this time of year for his childhood role in the classic film "A Christmas Story" (left). The new reality show, called "Pursuit of Truth," will air on Beck's TheBlazeTV. It will feature documentaries submitted to the show as it seeks "the world's next great documentary filmmaker." Twenty...
- 12/5/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Herman Cain, we hardly knew ye. Josh Romney, we’ll miss your menacing stare…unless your father wins tonight, in which case please stop looking at us like that! It’s creepy! Yet another election season comes to a end tomorrow, and with it goes all the weird, hilarious, awful and occasionally poignant parts of the democratic process we’ve enjoyed for the last two years. We’ve selected our seven favorite moments to look back on, but do you have a favorite election moment you’d like to savor a little longer? Let us know in the comments!
7) Roseanne Is On The Ballot
Roseanne: a staple of your childhood, a candidate for your president. Perhaps you knew that Roseanne Barr was the candidate for the pro-marijuana Peace and Freedom Party with Vice President Cindy Sheeman. But did you know Roseanne is actually on the ballot, baby? Well, just in some areas.
7) Roseanne Is On The Ballot
Roseanne: a staple of your childhood, a candidate for your president. Perhaps you knew that Roseanne Barr was the candidate for the pro-marijuana Peace and Freedom Party with Vice President Cindy Sheeman. But did you know Roseanne is actually on the ballot, baby? Well, just in some areas.
- 11/6/2012
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
From Perry's 'oops', to Biden's 'big stick', via RuPaul and Lena Dunham, here are my highlights of this political crazy season
It's been the costliest election in American history and it sure feels like the longest. It has also been one of the weirdest. The Gop primary provided a mini-series' worth of clown-car exits and debates, Twitter gave celebrities the chance to make themselves seem as unself-aware and smug as pundits (and vice versa). YouTube gave the world the presidential candidate we deserved – Bronco Bama – and hashtags organized the terse poetry of the truly bored.
Here is a list of some things that actually – no, really, for serious – happened.
1. Lindsay Lohan live tweeted the foreign policy debate.
2. A bayonet company spokesman called Obama "ignorant" for joking that troops no longer need horses and bayonets "because troops still use bayonets".
3. Donald Trump promised Americans that "their president will become transparent." Not...
It's been the costliest election in American history and it sure feels like the longest. It has also been one of the weirdest. The Gop primary provided a mini-series' worth of clown-car exits and debates, Twitter gave celebrities the chance to make themselves seem as unself-aware and smug as pundits (and vice versa). YouTube gave the world the presidential candidate we deserved – Bronco Bama – and hashtags organized the terse poetry of the truly bored.
Here is a list of some things that actually – no, really, for serious – happened.
1. Lindsay Lohan live tweeted the foreign policy debate.
2. A bayonet company spokesman called Obama "ignorant" for joking that troops no longer need horses and bayonets "because troops still use bayonets".
3. Donald Trump promised Americans that "their president will become transparent." Not...
- 11/6/2012
- by Ana Marie Cox
- The Guardian - Film News
Legendary newsman Larry King may not be helming CNN's go-to program for politicians anymore, but that's not keeping him out of the fray this election season.
From promoting third-party candidates and claiming credit for Ross Perot, to slagging political pundits and the Electoral College, King isn't keeping his opinions to himself anymore.
In fact, King recently moderated a debate between candidates from the Libertarians, Greens and other alternative parties.
"It was spirited, it was lively," recalled King backstage at Free The Children's We Day youth rally in Calgary. "The audience appealed to a lot of young people. Three of the four favour the legalization of drugs. They're for free colleges. The constitution doesn't say two-party system, doesn't say Democrat or Republican. We've had a federalist president. We've had a Whig president. I don't know why we are a two-party system. I don't know that that has produced the best system.
From promoting third-party candidates and claiming credit for Ross Perot, to slagging political pundits and the Electoral College, King isn't keeping his opinions to himself anymore.
In fact, King recently moderated a debate between candidates from the Libertarians, Greens and other alternative parties.
"It was spirited, it was lively," recalled King backstage at Free The Children's We Day youth rally in Calgary. "The audience appealed to a lot of young people. Three of the four favour the legalization of drugs. They're for free colleges. The constitution doesn't say two-party system, doesn't say Democrat or Republican. We've had a federalist president. We've had a Whig president. I don't know why we are a two-party system. I don't know that that has produced the best system.
- 11/3/2012
- by Joshua Ostroff
- Huffington Post
Legendary newsman Larry King may not be helming CNN's go-to program for politicians anymore, but that's not keeping him out of the fray this election season.
From promoting third-party candidates and claiming credit for Ross Perot, to slagging political pundits and the Electoral College, King isn't keeping his opinions to himself anymore.
In fact, King recently moderated a debate between candidates from the Libertarians, Greens and other alternative parties.
"It was spirited, it was lively," recalled King backstage at Free The Children's We Day youth rally in Calgary. "The audience appealed to a lot of young people. Three of the four favour the legalization of drugs. They're for free colleges. The constitution doesn't say two-party system, doesn't say Democrat or Republican. We've had a federalist president. We've had a Whig president. I don't know why we are a two-party system. I don't know that that has produced the best system.
From promoting third-party candidates and claiming credit for Ross Perot, to slagging political pundits and the Electoral College, King isn't keeping his opinions to himself anymore.
In fact, King recently moderated a debate between candidates from the Libertarians, Greens and other alternative parties.
"It was spirited, it was lively," recalled King backstage at Free The Children's We Day youth rally in Calgary. "The audience appealed to a lot of young people. Three of the four favour the legalization of drugs. They're for free colleges. The constitution doesn't say two-party system, doesn't say Democrat or Republican. We've had a federalist president. We've had a Whig president. I don't know why we are a two-party system. I don't know that that has produced the best system.
- 11/3/2012
- by Joshua Ostroff
- Aol TV.
Champion of Native American rights across five decades
On 27 February 1973, members and supporters of the American Indian Movement (Aim), mostly Lakota Sioux, occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota – the site of what is sometimes described as the last battle of the Indian wars, where in December 1890 the Us 7th Cavalry, the regiment led by General Custer at the Little Big Horn, massacred some 350 Lakota, mostly women and children.
The 300 protesters were soon surrounded by some 800 federal marshals, FBI agents and national guardsmen in a siege that lasted 71 days and led to the deaths of two Native Americans, one a Cherokee, and left one agent paralysed.
As the spokesman for Aim brought to Washington to negotiate, Russell Means, who has died aged 72 after suffering from throat cancer, became the leading face of Native Americans. Viewed as the most notorious Indian since Sitting Bull, he assumed a position of de...
On 27 February 1973, members and supporters of the American Indian Movement (Aim), mostly Lakota Sioux, occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota – the site of what is sometimes described as the last battle of the Indian wars, where in December 1890 the Us 7th Cavalry, the regiment led by General Custer at the Little Big Horn, massacred some 350 Lakota, mostly women and children.
The 300 protesters were soon surrounded by some 800 federal marshals, FBI agents and national guardsmen in a siege that lasted 71 days and led to the deaths of two Native Americans, one a Cherokee, and left one agent paralysed.
As the spokesman for Aim brought to Washington to negotiate, Russell Means, who has died aged 72 after suffering from throat cancer, became the leading face of Native Americans. Viewed as the most notorious Indian since Sitting Bull, he assumed a position of de...
- 11/1/2012
- by Michael Carlson
- The Guardian - Film News
Kelly Clarkson has revealed that she will likely vote for Us President Barack Obama in the November 6 election. Clarkson previously endorsed Republican candidate Ron Paul last year, but Paul lost the party's nomination to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The 'Mr Know It All' singer has now explained that she opposes Romney's conservative social policies, according to the Daily Star. "I've been reading online about the debates and I'm probably going to vote for Obama again, even though I'm a Republican at heart," Clarkson said. She added: "I can't support Romney's policies as I have a lot of gay friends and I don't think it's fair they can't get married. I'm not a hardcore (more)...
- 10/24/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Nearly a year after voicing her support for former Gop candidate Ron Paul, Kelly Clarkson says she plans to vote for President Barack Obama in November.
Calling herself a "Republican at heart," the 30-year-old Texas native told the Daily Star: “I’ve been reading online about the debates and I’m probably going to vote for Obama again...I can’t support Romney’s policies as I have a lot of gay friends and I don’t think it’s fair they can’t get married."
But it isn't just lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (Lgbt) issues that are prompting Clarkson to switch party lines: “I’m not a hardcore feminist but we can’t be going back to the ’50s."
She then noted, "Obama is a great guy. I’ve met him and I’m a fan of Michelle, too."
In December 2011, the pop singer sparked the ire of...
Calling herself a "Republican at heart," the 30-year-old Texas native told the Daily Star: “I’ve been reading online about the debates and I’m probably going to vote for Obama again...I can’t support Romney’s policies as I have a lot of gay friends and I don’t think it’s fair they can’t get married."
But it isn't just lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (Lgbt) issues that are prompting Clarkson to switch party lines: “I’m not a hardcore feminist but we can’t be going back to the ’50s."
She then noted, "Obama is a great guy. I’ve met him and I’m a fan of Michelle, too."
In December 2011, the pop singer sparked the ire of...
- 10/23/2012
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Huffington Post
Russell Means, an actor in movies ranging from "The Last of the Mohicans" to "Natural Born Killers" and a leader in the American Indian Movement, has died.
The 72-year-old Means, who was diagnosed with inoperable throat cancer last year, died early Monday (Oct. 22) at his ranch in Porcupine, S.D., the AP reports.
Means was an early leader of the American Indian Movement, founded in the late 1960s to redress the U.S. government's treatment of Native Americans. He was part of the group's occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs offices in Washington in 1972 and a 71-day standoff with government officials at Wounded Knee, S.D., the following year. He was tried for his involvement in the Wounded Knee siege, but the case was eventually thrown out.
He also ran for the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party in 1988, finishing second to Ron Paul.
Means also became an actor later in his life,...
The 72-year-old Means, who was diagnosed with inoperable throat cancer last year, died early Monday (Oct. 22) at his ranch in Porcupine, S.D., the AP reports.
Means was an early leader of the American Indian Movement, founded in the late 1960s to redress the U.S. government's treatment of Native Americans. He was part of the group's occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs offices in Washington in 1972 and a 71-day standoff with government officials at Wounded Knee, S.D., the following year. He was tried for his involvement in the Wounded Knee siege, but the case was eventually thrown out.
He also ran for the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party in 1988, finishing second to Ron Paul.
Means also became an actor later in his life,...
- 10/22/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Debate season has begun (Wed., Oct. 3, 9 p.m. Et on the major broadcast networks), bumping programs out of primetime for the coming month leading up to the election. But don't despair, TV fans: It might not be a thrilling drama or a hilarious sitcom, but there can be fun in participating in this democratic process, too.
Before it was simply Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, this election did feel like a (bad) comedy at times. Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul ... when the inevitable made-for-tv movie about this election is made, who would you cast to fill these roles?
Take a look at our suggestions for actors to play all the major 2012 presidential election names, then do your part and vote for your favorite casting candidate, or write in new suggestions, in the comments.
Before it was simply Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, this election did feel like a (bad) comedy at times. Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul ... when the inevitable made-for-tv movie about this election is made, who would you cast to fill these roles?
Take a look at our suggestions for actors to play all the major 2012 presidential election names, then do your part and vote for your favorite casting candidate, or write in new suggestions, in the comments.
- 10/3/2012
- by Maggie Furlong
- Huffington Post
Mortal Kombat mashups of high quality are usually the creative realm of fans of other kinds of fiction. But with this being an election year, and with predilection of political pundits to borrow from the pugilistic lexicon (it is, after all, called the political fray, where candidates battle for seats, and nominees fight for positions), the good people at Slate have reimagined NetherRealms Studios’ classic video game title as a deadly contest for the Presidency of the United States. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney battle would be contenders (including Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Donald Trump) as they make their ascension up a tournament bracket to claim the title of Most Powerful Man in the World, one Finish Him move at a time. Running mates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan are scheduled to face off in the Veep undercard, as well. What makes this five-episode Political Kombat mini-series so engaging is the attention to detail.
- 10/3/2012
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
The Academy Award-winning writer-director of "A Separation," Asghar Farhadi, dropped by Zurich over the weekend to take part in the first Master Class of the city's eighth annual film festival. (Upcoming participants include "Ocean's Eleven" producer Jerry Weintraub, "Cloud Atlas" co-writer-co-director Tom Tykwer and "The Green Mile" writer-director Frank Darabont.) One of the few celebrated Iranian filmmakers not to be punished by his government for his art, Farhadi is best known for his 2009 Silver Bear winner "About Elly" and last year's arthouse hit "A Separation." In the Master Class, the writer-director talked about his inspirations, his filmmaking mantra and what "A Separation" is really about. Below are the top eight insights gleaned from the event. Read More: Oliver Stone on the Drug War 'Farce,' Supporting Ron Paul and Zurich's 'Babes': His 8 Best Quotes From the...
- 9/24/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
During a Fox & Friends sketch on SNL Weekend Update Thursday, Vanessa Bayer ended the segment saying the show’s fact checkers have “one or two corrections from the first two hours of the show,” before a scrolling list appeared. If you didn’t quite catch them all or were too lazy to rewind your DVR, you’re in luck. Check out the full list of “corrections” below.
The Bible was not a movie first.
Stalactites is not a childhood disease.
Iowa City never elected Mayor McCheese.
Allegra is not a religion.
Jeremy Lin was traded, not deported.
The sun and...
The Bible was not a movie first.
Stalactites is not a childhood disease.
Iowa City never elected Mayor McCheese.
Allegra is not a religion.
Jeremy Lin was traded, not deported.
The sun and...
- 9/21/2012
- by Denise Warner
- EW.com - PopWatch
We'll be shooting a video interview with the director tomorrow as he promotes his new film, Savages. But what should we ask him?
Oliver Stone's new film, Savages, offers a breakneck tour of the drug wars, pitting the hippie chancers of Laguna Beach against the badass professionals from south of the border. In the first camp we find the tie-dyed love triangle of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively and Taylor Kitsch; in the second a gang of cut-throats headed by Benicio del Toro and Salma Hayek. In the meantime, John Travolta's narcotics agent darts in and out of the action, on hand to keep the peace or pick the pockets, whatever comes easiest.
Adapted from the novel by Don Winslow, Savages is lush, garish and occasionally off its rocker, marking the director's return to the wild pulp-fiction landscape of Natural Born Killers, Midnight Express and Scarface. "After a decade...
Oliver Stone's new film, Savages, offers a breakneck tour of the drug wars, pitting the hippie chancers of Laguna Beach against the badass professionals from south of the border. In the first camp we find the tie-dyed love triangle of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively and Taylor Kitsch; in the second a gang of cut-throats headed by Benicio del Toro and Salma Hayek. In the meantime, John Travolta's narcotics agent darts in and out of the action, on hand to keep the peace or pick the pockets, whatever comes easiest.
Adapted from the novel by Don Winslow, Savages is lush, garish and occasionally off its rocker, marking the director's return to the wild pulp-fiction landscape of Natural Born Killers, Midnight Express and Scarface. "After a decade...
- 9/18/2012
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Rightwing movies prove a big draw for audiences in Tampa, with distributors predicting bright future beyond political niche
Hollywood has Cannes. The independent movie industry has Sundance. Now, when it comes to promoting the little known world of conservative film-making, there is Tampa.
In a tented enclosure just outside the convention centre where Republicans have nominated Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate, rightwing movies are being shown off and sold to an eager audience.
At the so-called "Liberty Plaza" site, conservative production firm Citizens United has been showcasing a half dozen of its movies. On Wednesday Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann introduced a film there called Occupy Unmasked. "I am thrilled to be here," Bachmann told the crowd to a standing ovation.
The film, which profiles the "leftist" Occupy protest movement as a dangerous violent threat to America, has already struck a distribution deal with Magnolia Films and will hit theatres...
Hollywood has Cannes. The independent movie industry has Sundance. Now, when it comes to promoting the little known world of conservative film-making, there is Tampa.
In a tented enclosure just outside the convention centre where Republicans have nominated Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate, rightwing movies are being shown off and sold to an eager audience.
At the so-called "Liberty Plaza" site, conservative production firm Citizens United has been showcasing a half dozen of its movies. On Wednesday Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann introduced a film there called Occupy Unmasked. "I am thrilled to be here," Bachmann told the crowd to a standing ovation.
The film, which profiles the "leftist" Occupy protest movement as a dangerous violent threat to America, has already struck a distribution deal with Magnolia Films and will hit theatres...
- 8/30/2012
- by Paul Harris
- The Guardian - Film News
With the Republican National Convention winding down, it’s the Democrats’ turn to gather, with the Democratic National Convention taking place in Charlotte Sept. 4-6. There they are expected to formally nominate President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for a second term as President and Vice President of the United States. While there may be less drama than what transpired at the Rnc (which had the threat of a hurricane, outbursts from Ron Paul supporters, etc.) you just never can tell what may happen. Several news outlets will be on hand to cover what does take place, and here’s [...]...
- 8/30/2012
- by Jeff Pfeiffer
- ChannelGuideMag
He lost the nomination and most of his delegates, but Texan's fans in Tampa are speaking out about unhappiness with Romney
Ron Paul and his fervent supporters, both inside and outside the Republican Party's convention hall in Tampa, remained a thorn in the side of Mitt Romney on Tuesday.
The libertarian Texas congressman lost the nomination race to Romney and is now retiring from politics. But his presence in Tampa has provided a distraction from the seamless show of party unity desired by Republican planners, even though a dispute between his supporters and Romney campaign officials over party rules had been settled.
When Paul entered the convention centre ahead of the official start of the convention on Tuesday, his backers among the delegates cheered and chanted his name, drowning out some competing chants for Romney.
Some of his supporters said they would disrupt proceedings later on Tuesday, ahead of the...
Ron Paul and his fervent supporters, both inside and outside the Republican Party's convention hall in Tampa, remained a thorn in the side of Mitt Romney on Tuesday.
The libertarian Texas congressman lost the nomination race to Romney and is now retiring from politics. But his presence in Tampa has provided a distraction from the seamless show of party unity desired by Republican planners, even though a dispute between his supporters and Romney campaign officials over party rules had been settled.
When Paul entered the convention centre ahead of the official start of the convention on Tuesday, his backers among the delegates cheered and chanted his name, drowning out some competing chants for Romney.
Some of his supporters said they would disrupt proceedings later on Tuesday, ahead of the...
- 8/28/2012
- by Ewen MacAskill, Paul Harris
- The Guardian - Film News
Earlier today, Congressman Ron Paul made an explicit non-endorsement of Gop presidential nominee Mitt Romney by saying he won't give an endorsement speech at the Rnc in Tampa because it "would undo everything I've done in the last 30 years." In the wake of that news, Romney's VP selection Paul Ryan has a plea for Paul's libertarian supporters to consider voting for the Gop ticket anyway.
- 8/27/2012
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
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