“Thank you for your service.” The words have become a cliché, but Hollywood has tried long and hard to make them matter. The industry has produced countless films about warfare and those who died for their country (whom we remember this week). But it has had a mixed record on presenting characters suffering the after-effects of putting their lives on the line. They may have survived, but lost comrades and innocence. It is their moment, too.
World War II brought the most cinematic treatment, and one of the directors who himself served — William Wyler — later had the guts to depict the challenges soldiers faced when the fighting stopped. Vietnam was likely the most troublesome to depict, it being the one we lost. Right-winger John Wayne was up first, with “The Green Berets,” gung-ho in flavor. It wasn’t until the late ‘70s that a pair of exceptional movies focused less...
World War II brought the most cinematic treatment, and one of the directors who himself served — William Wyler — later had the guts to depict the challenges soldiers faced when the fighting stopped. Vietnam was likely the most troublesome to depict, it being the one we lost. Right-winger John Wayne was up first, with “The Green Berets,” gung-ho in flavor. It wasn’t until the late ‘70s that a pair of exceptional movies focused less...
- 5/27/2024
- by Michele Willens
- The Wrap
After calling Time magazine’s long interview with Donald Trump “shocking” and “reprehensible” earlier today, Joe Biden this evening doubled down on his predecessor’s dystopian second term plans.
“Trump did a long interview with Time magazine,” the president told an Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander fundraiser at Washington DC’s Mayflower Hotel on Wednesday. “It’s coming out, you gotta read it. It’s a mandatory read.”
“This election is about competing values and competing visions for America,” Biden added to a crowd that had Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-il) and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai among the attendees. “Trump’s values and visions are ones of anger, hate, revenge, retribution.”
In case his audience didn’t take his advice, the incumbent then cited a couple of the topics in the wide ranging “How Far Would Trump Go?’ piece like letting the states control abortion rights, monitoring pregnant women,...
“Trump did a long interview with Time magazine,” the president told an Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander fundraiser at Washington DC’s Mayflower Hotel on Wednesday. “It’s coming out, you gotta read it. It’s a mandatory read.”
“This election is about competing values and competing visions for America,” Biden added to a crowd that had Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-il) and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai among the attendees. “Trump’s values and visions are ones of anger, hate, revenge, retribution.”
In case his audience didn’t take his advice, the incumbent then cited a couple of the topics in the wide ranging “How Far Would Trump Go?’ piece like letting the states control abortion rights, monitoring pregnant women,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The overwhelming majority of American voters — 86 percent — support keeping in vitro fertilization legal, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll.
The poll was conducted Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declared the practice illegal because the court deemed IVF embryos are “extrauterine children,” and therefore people under the law. Hospitals and fertility clinics in the state have shut down IVF treatments because they fear prosecution.
Although Trump and some Republican lawmakers have said they support IVF after the decision came out, even speaking...
The poll was conducted Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declared the practice illegal because the court deemed IVF embryos are “extrauterine children,” and therefore people under the law. Hospitals and fertility clinics in the state have shut down IVF treatments because they fear prosecution.
Although Trump and some Republican lawmakers have said they support IVF after the decision came out, even speaking...
- 3/3/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Senate Republicans couldn’t put their votes where their mouths were when it comes to supporting in vitro fertilization.
As the fallout continues from an Alabama court ruling that deemed frozen embryos from IVF were “extrauterine children,” Democrats pushed a vote Wednesday on the Access to Family Building Act, which would enshrine federal protections for IVF and other assisted reproductive technology.
“They aren’t going to just stop in Alabama; mark my words, if we don’t act now, it will only get worse,” the bill’s author, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.
As the fallout continues from an Alabama court ruling that deemed frozen embryos from IVF were “extrauterine children,” Democrats pushed a vote Wednesday on the Access to Family Building Act, which would enshrine federal protections for IVF and other assisted reproductive technology.
“They aren’t going to just stop in Alabama; mark my words, if we don’t act now, it will only get worse,” the bill’s author, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.
- 2/28/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
One of the ghostwriter’s most valuable skills is getting their subjects to talk. So, when I gathered L.A.’s most successful ghostwriters at the Formosa Cafe to gossip, they knew all my tricks. In desperation, I went with the most transparent of all reporting techniques — buying them all fruity cocktails.
A reputation for discretion is not only how they get work, but how they avoid getting sued; they sign nondisclosure agreements for every memoir they write. But even if they revealed nothing scandalous about their famous clients — or at least nothing that couldn’t be discovered with a Google search — I learned a lot about the curious craft of ghostwriting and the types of personalities drawn to help famous people tell their life stories. Also, I learned why I am far too egotistical to do their job.
Sitting around the table were Neil Strauss (who has written memoirs for Rick Rubin,...
A reputation for discretion is not only how they get work, but how they avoid getting sued; they sign nondisclosure agreements for every memoir they write. But even if they revealed nothing scandalous about their famous clients — or at least nothing that couldn’t be discovered with a Google search — I learned a lot about the curious craft of ghostwriting and the types of personalities drawn to help famous people tell their life stories. Also, I learned why I am far too egotistical to do their job.
Sitting around the table were Neil Strauss (who has written memoirs for Rick Rubin,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Joel Stein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Reporters pressed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on whether he plans to run for president today, as he made a visit to Capitol Hill to meet with senators.
At a photo op with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Johnson was asked, “Are you running for president?” and “Do you plan to run for president?” But he did not answer.
Last week, Johnson said on Trevor Noah’s What Now? podcast, “At the end of the year . . . in 2022 I got a visit from the parties, asking me if I was going to run and if I could run,” Johnson said. “It was a big deal. And it came out of the blue. And it was one after the other.”
In the podcast, Johnson did not elaborate on who it was from each party who approached him, and his representatives declined to comment further. But he has previously said that he entertained the idea of a presidential bid,...
At a photo op with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Johnson was asked, “Are you running for president?” and “Do you plan to run for president?” But he did not answer.
Last week, Johnson said on Trevor Noah’s What Now? podcast, “At the end of the year . . . in 2022 I got a visit from the parties, asking me if I was going to run and if I could run,” Johnson said. “It was a big deal. And it came out of the blue. And it was one after the other.”
In the podcast, Johnson did not elaborate on who it was from each party who approached him, and his representatives declined to comment further. But he has previously said that he entertained the idea of a presidential bid,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is facing a rapidly growing number of calls from his Democratic colleagues to resign from office following a damning indictment on charges of corruption and bribery.
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Joe Biden wrapped up a fundraising blitz on Thursday with some words of praise for Jeffrey Katzenberg, who has an official role on his reelection campaign as one of its co-chairs.
At a fundraiser at the New York event space The Pool, Biden said, according to a pool report, “I have a lot of assets in my campaign, but none more consequential than Jeffrey Katzenberg.”
Katzenberg was present at the event, as he was for a fundraiser in Chicago on Wednesday. In recent weeks, Biden has been making a number of fundraising swings, including a trek to San Francisco last week, with a June 30 end-of-the-quarter deadline approaching. Campaigns must report their fundraising totals to the Federal Election Commission by July 15, so there will be plenty of attention on the Biden campaign total and what it says about donor enthusiasm for his reelection.
Katzenberg, who has long been a top fundraiser in Democratic party politics,...
At a fundraiser at the New York event space The Pool, Biden said, according to a pool report, “I have a lot of assets in my campaign, but none more consequential than Jeffrey Katzenberg.”
Katzenberg was present at the event, as he was for a fundraiser in Chicago on Wednesday. In recent weeks, Biden has been making a number of fundraising swings, including a trek to San Francisco last week, with a June 30 end-of-the-quarter deadline approaching. Campaigns must report their fundraising totals to the Federal Election Commission by July 15, so there will be plenty of attention on the Biden campaign total and what it says about donor enthusiasm for his reelection.
Katzenberg, who has long been a top fundraiser in Democratic party politics,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kicks off, Gold House has unveiled this year’s A100, the Api leadership coalition’s sixth annual list of the Asian Pacific leaders who have most significantly impacted American culture and society in the last year.
Among the five categories included in the list — activism and journalism; business and technology; entertainment and media; lifestyle and fashion; and sports and gaming — one person tops each category as an overall A1 (maximum impact).
“Gold House’s A100 List is a vital representation of the diverse opportunities and achievements of and for Asian Pacific leaders,” said Michelle Yeoh, a Gold House A100 Hall of Famer and inaugural Gold Gala Honoree last year. “Becoming begins with seeing — and it shows how we’re just getting started. I’m so proud to be part of past classes and applaud this year’s class.”
This year, Bela Bajaria, the chief content officer at Netflix,...
Among the five categories included in the list — activism and journalism; business and technology; entertainment and media; lifestyle and fashion; and sports and gaming — one person tops each category as an overall A1 (maximum impact).
“Gold House’s A100 List is a vital representation of the diverse opportunities and achievements of and for Asian Pacific leaders,” said Michelle Yeoh, a Gold House A100 Hall of Famer and inaugural Gold Gala Honoree last year. “Becoming begins with seeing — and it shows how we’re just getting started. I’m so proud to be part of past classes and applaud this year’s class.”
This year, Bela Bajaria, the chief content officer at Netflix,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tucker Carlson hasn’t left Fox Corporation quite yet.
The company’s Fox News Media unit has hours and hours of various specials and original programming the controversial anchor developed for the subscription-based streaming service Fox Nation, and doesn’t appear poised to take any of that content down.
The Carlson-created options currently available on the service are manifold. There is a program called “Let Them Eat Bugs!” that examines how “global leaders, movie stars and social media influencers are making a concerted push to force bugs into your diet, whether you like it or not.” A “Tucker Carlson Originals Christmas Special” is available for those interested. And Carlson’s last broadcast on Fox News Channel — from Friday, April 21 — is ready to for binge-viewing. There are also classic Carlson interviews to be found in “Tucker Carlson Tonight: The Vault.”
Carlson and Fox News parted ways earlier this week after he was,...
The company’s Fox News Media unit has hours and hours of various specials and original programming the controversial anchor developed for the subscription-based streaming service Fox Nation, and doesn’t appear poised to take any of that content down.
The Carlson-created options currently available on the service are manifold. There is a program called “Let Them Eat Bugs!” that examines how “global leaders, movie stars and social media influencers are making a concerted push to force bugs into your diet, whether you like it or not.” A “Tucker Carlson Originals Christmas Special” is available for those interested. And Carlson’s last broadcast on Fox News Channel — from Friday, April 21 — is ready to for binge-viewing. There are also classic Carlson interviews to be found in “Tucker Carlson Tonight: The Vault.”
Carlson and Fox News parted ways earlier this week after he was,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
President Joe Biden made the official announcement Tuesday that he is running for reelection.
The announcement came in a three-minute launch video.
“When I ran for president four years ago, I said we were in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are,” Biden says. “The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead, we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer. I know what I want the answer to be, and I think you do too. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I am running for reelection.”
The video, coming four years to the day when Biden announced his 2020 bid, opened with images of the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Biden then appears on screen and says, “Freedom — personal freedom is fundamental who we are as Americans. That’s been my work of the first term.
The announcement came in a three-minute launch video.
“When I ran for president four years ago, I said we were in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are,” Biden says. “The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead, we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer. I know what I want the answer to be, and I think you do too. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I am running for reelection.”
The video, coming four years to the day when Biden announced his 2020 bid, opened with images of the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Biden then appears on screen and says, “Freedom — personal freedom is fundamental who we are as Americans. That’s been my work of the first term.
- 4/25/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tucker Carlson, the now-former Fox News primetime host, used to deride critics’ attempts to get his show cancelled.
“Trust me, it’s a constant assault. It’s a never-ending effort to take us off the air,” he told Variety in 2020. At the time, he said he was lucky to have “the support of the Murdochs,” including that of Rupert Murdoch, chairman of Fox News’ corporate parent.
On Monday, however, the pundit found he should have been watching his back. Murdoch, according to a person familiar with the matter, decided he could no longer support the popular conservative pundit. His son,Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, and Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, made the decision to cut ties with Carlson on Friday, according to a different person familiar with the circumstances. Carlson’s exit was announced Monday morning.
Carlson, Fox News Channel’s most-watched primetime host, will leave the...
“Trust me, it’s a constant assault. It’s a never-ending effort to take us off the air,” he told Variety in 2020. At the time, he said he was lucky to have “the support of the Murdochs,” including that of Rupert Murdoch, chairman of Fox News’ corporate parent.
On Monday, however, the pundit found he should have been watching his back. Murdoch, according to a person familiar with the matter, decided he could no longer support the popular conservative pundit. His son,Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, and Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, made the decision to cut ties with Carlson on Friday, according to a different person familiar with the circumstances. Carlson’s exit was announced Monday morning.
Carlson, Fox News Channel’s most-watched primetime host, will leave the...
- 4/24/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
When Sen. Tammy Duckworth emerged as a serious contender for the Biden presidential ticket, it catapulted her from a rising Illinois force to a national Democratic star. In a political landscape that questions whether women should lead by being tough or being vulnerable, Duckworth proved she’s both. An Iraq War combat pilot severely injured when her Black Hawk helicopter was shot down, resulting in the amputation of both of her legs, she also spoke openly about enduring a miscarriage on the Senate campaign trail. Her withering dismissal of former president Trump as “cadet bone spurs” was one of the few that landed. In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Sen. Duckworth expounds on the qualities that distinguish her from many of her colleagues, including her race (she’s the first Thai American elected to congress) and why she considers this year’s Academy Awards particularly important for Asian Americans.
- 3/10/2023
- by Keli Goff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor John Fetterman and TV personality Mehmet Oz met for their only pre-election debate, in what was perhaps the most closely watched match-up of all U.S. Senate candidates this midterm cycle.
Viewers were reminded that their high stakes race could determine who controls the upper chamber, but the debate was unusual in that Fetterman, who suffered a stroke last spring, is still recovering, and needed the assistance of a captioning screen, as was shown to the audience beforehand.
Right off the bat, Fetterman signaled to viewers about how he would come across to the audience: “Let’s also talk about the elephant in the room. I had a stroke. [Oz] has never let me forget that. And I might miss some words during this debate, mush two words together. It knocked me down, but I am going to keep coming back up.”
At times, he did stumble...
Viewers were reminded that their high stakes race could determine who controls the upper chamber, but the debate was unusual in that Fetterman, who suffered a stroke last spring, is still recovering, and needed the assistance of a captioning screen, as was shown to the audience beforehand.
Right off the bat, Fetterman signaled to viewers about how he would come across to the audience: “Let’s also talk about the elephant in the room. I had a stroke. [Oz] has never let me forget that. And I might miss some words during this debate, mush two words together. It knocked me down, but I am going to keep coming back up.”
At times, he did stumble...
- 10/26/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On Wednesday’s “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah took aim at the way Democratic Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Candidate John Fetterman’s recovery from a stroke has been depicted by both major media outlets and Republicans. And in addition to showing why that reaction is ridiculous, he also accurately described the inherent bigotry implied by it, which he called “trash.”
So, for some background, Fetterman was interviewed by NBC News reporter Dasha Burns this week, his first TV interview since having a stroke in May. While Fetterman’s answers were perfectly coherent in the interview, like many stroke victims, he has lingering issues with speech recognition. However, his cognition is unimpaired, he can speak fine and also can read, so he uses captions to ensure he understands what he’s hearing.
Also Read:
NBC Reporter Called Out for ‘Nonsense’ Treatment of Pennsylvania Senate Candidate John Fetterman
Even so, Burns’ presentation...
So, for some background, Fetterman was interviewed by NBC News reporter Dasha Burns this week, his first TV interview since having a stroke in May. While Fetterman’s answers were perfectly coherent in the interview, like many stroke victims, he has lingering issues with speech recognition. However, his cognition is unimpaired, he can speak fine and also can read, so he uses captions to ensure he understands what he’s hearing.
Also Read:
NBC Reporter Called Out for ‘Nonsense’ Treatment of Pennsylvania Senate Candidate John Fetterman
Even so, Burns’ presentation...
- 10/13/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
United Spinal Association is pleased to announce that it will host a virtual gala and community event on Wednesday, November 10 at 6 pm Est, to celebrate 75 years of progress in building an inclusive world for people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (Sci/D).
“As we celebrate United Spinal’s 75th anniversary, let’s use this historic moment to reflect, re-energize and refocus. We are better positioned and more committed than we ever have been to bring about a world where people with disabilities are truly equal and included. Together, we can be the spark that ignites the broader disability community and the vision that helps guide it,” said Vincenzo Piscopo, United Spinal’s president & CEO.
The virtual event will bring together honorees and special guests that will reflect on United Spinal’s unique role to empower the disability community and its champions.
Special guests will include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ali Stroker,...
“As we celebrate United Spinal’s 75th anniversary, let’s use this historic moment to reflect, re-energize and refocus. We are better positioned and more committed than we ever have been to bring about a world where people with disabilities are truly equal and included. Together, we can be the spark that ignites the broader disability community and the vision that helps guide it,” said Vincenzo Piscopo, United Spinal’s president & CEO.
The virtual event will bring together honorees and special guests that will reflect on United Spinal’s unique role to empower the disability community and its champions.
Special guests will include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ali Stroker,...
- 11/9/2021
- Look to the Stars
More than 100 Democrats in the House and Senate and independent Bernie Sanders have signed a letter urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to negotiate a fair contract with IATSE, saying, “We are united in our belief in the importance of livable wages, sustainable benefits, and reasonable rest periods between shifts and during the workday” – three of the union’s core demands.
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
- 10/1/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
On Monday, Stephen Colbert returned to The Late Show after a week off the air, spending most of his opening monologue taking Matt Gaetz to task.
“I don’t pay a lot of attention to the news when we’re off,” Colbert admitted, “but this week, I read every possible article about the career implosion of Florida congressman and host of Let’s Make a Douche, Matt Gaetz.”
Last week, the host explained, The New York Times broke the news that the Florida congressman is under investigation by the Department of Justice, for violating federal sex trafficking laws. The question at the center of the inquiry, he noted was “whether [Gaetz] had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him.”
In a segment he dubbed “Gaetz-Gaete,” Colbert said that the Republican didn’t act alone, in destroying his political career. “He had help from his longtime friend,...
“I don’t pay a lot of attention to the news when we’re off,” Colbert admitted, “but this week, I read every possible article about the career implosion of Florida congressman and host of Let’s Make a Douche, Matt Gaetz.”
Last week, the host explained, The New York Times broke the news that the Florida congressman is under investigation by the Department of Justice, for violating federal sex trafficking laws. The question at the center of the inquiry, he noted was “whether [Gaetz] had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him.”
In a segment he dubbed “Gaetz-Gaete,” Colbert said that the Republican didn’t act alone, in destroying his political career. “He had help from his longtime friend,...
- 4/6/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix released a first look at Season 2 of “The Circle,” which unfolds over four weeks from April 14 to May 5.
Eight new contestants will flirt, befriend, squabble and compete in challenges against each other on a unique social media platform to earn a $100,000 prize and the title of top influencer. Among the new contestants are Chloe Veitch from Netflix’s “Too Hot to Handle.” Watch the trailer below for the revealing of the other first eight contestants. Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, Jo Harcourt Smith, Toni Ireland, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup, the Oprah Winfrey Network announced the launch of its Own Your Health initiative, which provides tools and resources to empower Black women to own their health. By partnering with health equity leaders, the campaign aims to address the unique health concerns Black women face, including higher rates of illnesses,...
Eight new contestants will flirt, befriend, squabble and compete in challenges against each other on a unique social media platform to earn a $100,000 prize and the title of top influencer. Among the new contestants are Chloe Veitch from Netflix’s “Too Hot to Handle.” Watch the trailer below for the revealing of the other first eight contestants. Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, Jo Harcourt Smith, Toni Ireland, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup, the Oprah Winfrey Network announced the launch of its Own Your Health initiative, which provides tools and resources to empower Black women to own their health. By partnering with health equity leaders, the campaign aims to address the unique health concerns Black women face, including higher rates of illnesses,...
- 4/5/2021
- by Haley Bosselman and Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Although The View co-host – and outspoken critic of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo – Meghan McCain apologized this week for having dismissed as irrelevant Donald Trump’s racist nicknames for Covid-19, she hasn’t backtracked on her disdain for what she calls “identity politics,” a stance that today prompted a rather sideways Twitter exchange with Cuomo accuser Lindsey Boylan.
Before it was over – if it is over – Fox News Channel senior meteorologist Janice Dean also weighed in. As Boylan said in one of her tweets, there’s a lot to unpack here, so here goes:
On today’s episode of The View, the hosts were discussing Asian-American representation (or lack thereof) within the Biden Administration, specifically about demands being made by Democratic senator Tammy Duckworth for greater diversity.
While most of the cohosts sided with Duckworth, the conservative McCain, not surprisingly, did not. McCain warned about a “slippery slope”of placing...
Before it was over – if it is over – Fox News Channel senior meteorologist Janice Dean also weighed in. As Boylan said in one of her tweets, there’s a lot to unpack here, so here goes:
On today’s episode of The View, the hosts were discussing Asian-American representation (or lack thereof) within the Biden Administration, specifically about demands being made by Democratic senator Tammy Duckworth for greater diversity.
While most of the cohosts sided with Duckworth, the conservative McCain, not surprisingly, did not. McCain warned about a “slippery slope”of placing...
- 3/24/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
On Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” Meghan McCain once again incited blowback when she asserted that “I think the question Democrats have to reconcile with right now is whether or not race and gender are more important than qualifications.”
McCain went on to ask, “If you have someone who is more qualified, who happens to be a white straight person, who on paper has more experience in whatever field they’re being nominated for than a minority with less experience, are we now in a place where this matters?”
McCain’s comments received instant criticism, as multiple people reminded her of the irony of her comments. “Meghan McCain – whose entire place in the zeitgeist, and rise in the media – flows from being a famous daughter-of, is lecturing us on “meritocracy” this morning. Happy Wednesday!” social columnist and author Shinan Govani tweeted sarcastically.
“She says this so ironically,” said activist Shannon Watts,...
McCain went on to ask, “If you have someone who is more qualified, who happens to be a white straight person, who on paper has more experience in whatever field they’re being nominated for than a minority with less experience, are we now in a place where this matters?”
McCain’s comments received instant criticism, as multiple people reminded her of the irony of her comments. “Meghan McCain – whose entire place in the zeitgeist, and rise in the media – flows from being a famous daughter-of, is lecturing us on “meritocracy” this morning. Happy Wednesday!” social columnist and author Shinan Govani tweeted sarcastically.
“She says this so ironically,” said activist Shannon Watts,...
- 3/24/2021
- by Andrea Towers
- The Wrap
Nancy Pelosi was elected to another term as Speaker of the House, in an ever-so-tight vote that reflected Democrats’ narrower majority in the next Congress.
Pelosi was elected 216-208 and will serve as speaker for her fourth term. Pelosi got the support of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others on the left flank of the party. Two Democrats voted for other candidates: Rep. Conor Lamb (D-pa) voted for Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat, and Jared Golden (D-md) voted for Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-il). Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-va), Elissa Slotkin (D-mi) and Mikie Sherrill (D-nj) voted present.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-ca) garnered 209 votes.
The Covid-19 crisis overshadowed the proceedings. House members are required to wear masks when they are in the floor of the chamber, even when giving speeches. New members were allowed to invite just one guest to their swearing in, in a ceremony that in years past filled the galleries.
Pelosi was elected 216-208 and will serve as speaker for her fourth term. Pelosi got the support of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others on the left flank of the party. Two Democrats voted for other candidates: Rep. Conor Lamb (D-pa) voted for Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat, and Jared Golden (D-md) voted for Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-il). Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-va), Elissa Slotkin (D-mi) and Mikie Sherrill (D-nj) voted present.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-ca) garnered 209 votes.
The Covid-19 crisis overshadowed the proceedings. House members are required to wear masks when they are in the floor of the chamber, even when giving speeches. New members were allowed to invite just one guest to their swearing in, in a ceremony that in years past filled the galleries.
- 1/3/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
With Covid-19 disproportionately impacting minority groups and accounts of police brutality against Black Americans becoming all too frequent, the lead up to the presidential election has been like none other for communities of color. The stakes are only climbing, and voters of color are hoping to elect leaders that value their lives and hear their concerns in this make-it-or-break-it moment.
To help empower voters of color and equip them with the necessary tools to make their voices heard on election day, Hollywood figures – from Oprah Winfrey to America Ferrera – have launched initiatives to ensure people of color stay visible and heard.
“What people believe about themselves; what people believe about their role in politics, what they believe about whether or not they have the power to affect change in their own lives, much less in the country, really makes a difference of whether or not they show up to use their power,...
To help empower voters of color and equip them with the necessary tools to make their voices heard on election day, Hollywood figures – from Oprah Winfrey to America Ferrera – have launched initiatives to ensure people of color stay visible and heard.
“What people believe about themselves; what people believe about their role in politics, what they believe about whether or not they have the power to affect change in their own lives, much less in the country, really makes a difference of whether or not they show up to use their power,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired She Is the Ocean, the new documentary from Inna Blokhina (On the Wave) that follows nine women from across the globe who share a deep and profound love of the ocean. Blue Fox will release the pic traditional and virtual cinemas on October 16.
Among those featured in the doc: teen surfing prodigy Cinta Hansel; pro surfers Coco Ho, Keala Kennelly, Andrea Moller and Jeannie Chesser; German high diver and seven-time European cliff diving champ Anna Bader; free-diver and ballet dancer Rose Molina; shark conservationist and free diver Ocean Ramsey; and the first female chief scientist of the U.S., Sylvia Earle. Ranging in age from 12 to 83, their stories combine to create a portrait of one woman’s ocean life through all her ages. (Check out the trailer below.)
“We are proud to work with Inna bringing these amazing and touching stories to audiences around the world,...
Among those featured in the doc: teen surfing prodigy Cinta Hansel; pro surfers Coco Ho, Keala Kennelly, Andrea Moller and Jeannie Chesser; German high diver and seven-time European cliff diving champ Anna Bader; free-diver and ballet dancer Rose Molina; shark conservationist and free diver Ocean Ramsey; and the first female chief scientist of the U.S., Sylvia Earle. Ranging in age from 12 to 83, their stories combine to create a portrait of one woman’s ocean life through all her ages. (Check out the trailer below.)
“We are proud to work with Inna bringing these amazing and touching stories to audiences around the world,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with Thursday details: The 2020 Democratic National Convention wraps four days of virtual party meetings, events and speeches Thursday night, when Joe Biden will formally accept the party’s presidential nomination in primetime.
The coronavirus pandemic scuttled plans for the usually in-person conventions for both Dems and Republicans (the latter have their convention next week); the election is November 3. In its place on the Dems’ side were a week of morning and afternoon meetings followed by a primetime block from 9-11 p.m. Et each night that features marquee speeches and musical performances including from Billie Eilish, John Legend and Jennifer Hudson.
Harris and former President Barack Obama fueled Wednesday night’s program, with Harris accepting the VP nomination to make history as the first woman of color to do so.
The coronavirus pandemic scuttled plans for the usually in-person conventions for both Dems and Republicans (the latter have their convention next week); the election is November 3. In its place on the Dems’ side were a week of morning and afternoon meetings followed by a primetime block from 9-11 p.m. Et each night that features marquee speeches and musical performances including from Billie Eilish, John Legend and Jennifer Hudson.
Harris and former President Barack Obama fueled Wednesday night’s program, with Harris accepting the VP nomination to make history as the first woman of color to do so.
- 8/20/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2020 Democratic National Convention comes to an end on Thursday, after former Vice President Joe Biden officially accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
Biden will also deliver a speech “about his vision for uniting America, to move us forward out of constant chaos and crisis,” according to the DNC. His address comes one day after Sen. Kamala Harris was officially nominated as veep.
More from TVLineDNC Night 3: Watch Speeches by Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Barack ObamaDNC Night 2: Watch Speeches by Aoc, Stacey Abrams, Jill Biden and Bill ClintonColbert Makes the Case...
Biden will also deliver a speech “about his vision for uniting America, to move us forward out of constant chaos and crisis,” according to the DNC. His address comes one day after Sen. Kamala Harris was officially nominated as veep.
More from TVLineDNC Night 3: Watch Speeches by Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Barack ObamaDNC Night 2: Watch Speeches by Aoc, Stacey Abrams, Jill Biden and Bill ClintonColbert Makes the Case...
- 8/20/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Joe Biden delivers the most important speech of his political career tonight on the finale of the Democratic Convention, but he’ll also have a bit of counter-programming by President Donald Trump.
In the hour before Biden delivers his acceptance speech, Trump is scheduled to be interviewed by Sean Hannity on Fox News’ Hannity, several hours after the president trekked to Biden’s childhood hometown of Scranton, Pa to give a speech.
The highlight of the Democratic Convention, to start at 9 Pm Et, will be Biden’s acceptance speech, and the campaign has given a hint of its tone with the theme of the evening, America’s Promise.
Also scheduled to give remarks are Biden’s children, Ashley and Hunter. The latter has been a low-key presence during the campaign, but was a target of Republicans during the Democrats’ impeachment hearings.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the star of Veep, will serve as moderator of the evening,...
In the hour before Biden delivers his acceptance speech, Trump is scheduled to be interviewed by Sean Hannity on Fox News’ Hannity, several hours after the president trekked to Biden’s childhood hometown of Scranton, Pa to give a speech.
The highlight of the Democratic Convention, to start at 9 Pm Et, will be Biden’s acceptance speech, and the campaign has given a hint of its tone with the theme of the evening, America’s Promise.
Also scheduled to give remarks are Biden’s children, Ashley and Hunter. The latter has been a low-key presence during the campaign, but was a target of Republicans during the Democrats’ impeachment hearings.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the star of Veep, will serve as moderator of the evening,...
- 8/20/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he has selected Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate in the 2020 presidential election.
“I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked [Kamala Harris] — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” Biden posted to social media. “Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I’m proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign.
“I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked [Kamala Harris] — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” Biden posted to social media. “Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I’m proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign.
- 8/11/2020
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Barack and Michelle Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton each will have speaking slots at next week’s Democratic National Convention, which, because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be almost entirely virtual from locations across the country.
Also speaking will be Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden’s chief challenger for the nomination, and John Kasich, the Republican former governor of Ohio. Three Californians, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom, got speaking slots, although additional speakers and celebrities will be announced in the coming days. Also speaking will be Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-ny), the star of the progressive left who had yet to enter elective politics in the last cycle.
The proceedings will take place from 9-11 p.m Et each evening, starting on Monday.
NBC News, MSNBC Unveil Convention Coverage Plans
The lineup:
Monday
Sanders, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-nv), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn,...
Also speaking will be Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden’s chief challenger for the nomination, and John Kasich, the Republican former governor of Ohio. Three Californians, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom, got speaking slots, although additional speakers and celebrities will be announced in the coming days. Also speaking will be Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-ny), the star of the progressive left who had yet to enter elective politics in the last cycle.
The proceedings will take place from 9-11 p.m Et each evening, starting on Monday.
NBC News, MSNBC Unveil Convention Coverage Plans
The lineup:
Monday
Sanders, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-nv), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden is expected to announce his choice of running mate any day now, which means that political journalists are scrambling for find any piece of insider information or, better yet, the scoop on his choice.
But amid the frenzy of speculation as to who he will pick, and a dose of politicking among donors and delegates for their chosen favorite, are the inherent risks in breaking the story — as in, you better be pretty damn sure.
And perhaps even more so than in previous cycles, Biden’s decision-making process is being held close to the vest to family members and a circle of longtime advisers. Over the past week, the speculation has been running rampant that his choice has come down to Kamala Harris and Susan Rice, Karen Bass and Tammy Duckworth. Then VP watchers got thrown for a bit of a loop on Friday, when the Associated Press,...
But amid the frenzy of speculation as to who he will pick, and a dose of politicking among donors and delegates for their chosen favorite, are the inherent risks in breaking the story — as in, you better be pretty damn sure.
And perhaps even more so than in previous cycles, Biden’s decision-making process is being held close to the vest to family members and a circle of longtime advisers. Over the past week, the speculation has been running rampant that his choice has come down to Kamala Harris and Susan Rice, Karen Bass and Tammy Duckworth. Then VP watchers got thrown for a bit of a loop on Friday, when the Associated Press,...
- 8/8/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Brianna Keilar isn’t looking for a fight in the early afternoon on CNN. Sometimes, she gets one anyway.
In recent weeks, Keilar has tilted at Fox News Channel anchor Tucker Carlson in a fact-checking segment about his criticism of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, and appeared to be on the verge of tangling with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after asking her if she trusted White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows when negotiating a coronavirus relief package. “That’s not an appropriate question for you to ask,” Pelosi responded. Keilar used tough words with Tim Murtaugh, the communications director of the Trump 2020 Campaign, who kept asking her to “hold on a second” as she questioned him about the administration’s coronavirus policy.
Keilar’s reply: “I can’t hold on a second when you’re not being honest.”
Anyone who keeps pace with the anchor’s program...
In recent weeks, Keilar has tilted at Fox News Channel anchor Tucker Carlson in a fact-checking segment about his criticism of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, and appeared to be on the verge of tangling with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after asking her if she trusted White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows when negotiating a coronavirus relief package. “That’s not an appropriate question for you to ask,” Pelosi responded. Keilar used tough words with Tim Murtaugh, the communications director of the Trump 2020 Campaign, who kept asking her to “hold on a second” as she questioned him about the administration’s coronavirus policy.
Keilar’s reply: “I can’t hold on a second when you’re not being honest.”
Anyone who keeps pace with the anchor’s program...
- 8/6/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, SiriusXM revealed Gayle King will host a weekly call-in show, and Rob Schneider announced his first-ever Netflix comedy special, “Asian Momma, Mexican Kids.”
Dates
Fox News Channel will debut “Harris Faulkner Presents: The Fight for America,“ a program about the current American conversations surrounding race, on July 19. The one-hour special will feature anchor Harris Faulkner as well as a variety of guests, including Mark Cuban and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Faulkner and others will discuss ongoing topics such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the removal of certain statues.
Rob Schneider took to social media to announce that his newest comedy special, “Asian Momma, Mexican Kids,” will premiere worldwide Aug. 11 on Netflix. His first special on the platform will explore his personal life through comedic storytelling and include a musical duet with his daughter, Elle King, who is known for her...
Dates
Fox News Channel will debut “Harris Faulkner Presents: The Fight for America,“ a program about the current American conversations surrounding race, on July 19. The one-hour special will feature anchor Harris Faulkner as well as a variety of guests, including Mark Cuban and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Faulkner and others will discuss ongoing topics such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the removal of certain statues.
Rob Schneider took to social media to announce that his newest comedy special, “Asian Momma, Mexican Kids,” will premiere worldwide Aug. 11 on Netflix. His first special on the platform will explore his personal life through comedic storytelling and include a musical duet with his daughter, Elle King, who is known for her...
- 7/16/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Update, Saturday, 12;45 Pm Pt: Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox News Media President & Executive Editor Jay Wallace sent a memo to employees on Saturday calling the anonymous posts of one of Tucker Carlson’s writers “abhorrent conduct.”
They also said that Carlson would address the incident on his show on Monday night. The writer, Blake Neff, resigned.
“Yesterday we learned that now former employee Blake Neff, a writer on Tucker Carlson Tonight, made horrendous and deeply offensive racist, sexist and homophobic comments under a pseudonym on the forum AutoAdmit,” Scott and Wallace wrote.
They added, “We want to make abundantly clear that Fox News Media strongly condemns this horrific racist, misogynistic and homophobic behavior. Neff’s abhorrent conduct on this forum was never divulged to the show or the network until Friday, at which point we swiftly accepted his resignation. Make no mistake, actions such as his cannot...
They also said that Carlson would address the incident on his show on Monday night. The writer, Blake Neff, resigned.
“Yesterday we learned that now former employee Blake Neff, a writer on Tucker Carlson Tonight, made horrendous and deeply offensive racist, sexist and homophobic comments under a pseudonym on the forum AutoAdmit,” Scott and Wallace wrote.
They added, “We want to make abundantly clear that Fox News Media strongly condemns this horrific racist, misogynistic and homophobic behavior. Neff’s abhorrent conduct on this forum was never divulged to the show or the network until Friday, at which point we swiftly accepted his resignation. Make no mistake, actions such as his cannot...
- 7/11/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Top executives at Fox News Media condemned remarks made in an online forum by Blake Neff, a now-resigned member of the staff of primetime show “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” and said the network parted ways with him as soon as it learned of his behavior. Carlson is expected to address the matter on Monday during his program.
“We want to make abundantly clear that Fox News Media strongly condemns this horrific racist, misogynistic and homophobic behavior,” said Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace in a memo to staffers Saturday. “Neff’s abhorrent conduct on this forum was never divulged to the show or the network until Friday, at which point we swiftly accepted his resignation. Make no mistake, actions such as his cannot and will not be tolerated at any time in any part of our work force.”
Neff’s comments were revealed in a Friday report...
“We want to make abundantly clear that Fox News Media strongly condemns this horrific racist, misogynistic and homophobic behavior,” said Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace in a memo to staffers Saturday. “Neff’s abhorrent conduct on this forum was never divulged to the show or the network until Friday, at which point we swiftly accepted his resignation. Make no mistake, actions such as his cannot and will not be tolerated at any time in any part of our work force.”
Neff’s comments were revealed in a Friday report...
- 7/11/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
On Friday night the New York Times reported a blockbuster story: U.S. intelligence has found that Russian military intelligence offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to strike coalition forces, including U.S. and British military members.
President Trump has known about the bounties since March and has done nothing to retaliate. The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal have both confirmed the Times’ reporting.
According to the Times, after Trump was briefed months ago about the role that Russia’s military intelligence agency played in initiating attacks on American soldiers,...
President Trump has known about the bounties since March and has done nothing to retaliate. The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal have both confirmed the Times’ reporting.
According to the Times, after Trump was briefed months ago about the role that Russia’s military intelligence agency played in initiating attacks on American soldiers,...
- 6/27/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
David Crosby, Sheryl Crow, Joe Walsh, Rufus Wainwright and Jimmy Buffett will perform during Rock Out on a Night In With Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday, May 28th at 8 p.m. Et, as Variety reports.
Hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, the streaming virtual fundraising event will feature “virtual conversations and performances,” according to the event invitation, where tickets are available.
“I met Joe Biden years ago at the first Lgbtq reception since the Clinton administration hosted by Obama at the White House. It was an incredibly moving event.
Hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, the streaming virtual fundraising event will feature “virtual conversations and performances,” according to the event invitation, where tickets are available.
“I met Joe Biden years ago at the first Lgbtq reception since the Clinton administration hosted by Obama at the White House. It was an incredibly moving event.
- 5/28/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Trevor Noah wasted no time on laying into government waste on Tuesday’s The Daily Social Distancing Show.
Noah used his monologue to ridicule the federal Paycheck Protection Program. Meant to help small businesses through the pandemic, the program’s $342 billion mysteriously disappeared “faster than Rudy Giuliani in direct sunlight,” according to Noah.
That’s a strange development since, when Congress later funded another $310 billion for the same purpose, few small businesses could access the program’s website and even fewer got funding.
So where did the original $342 billion go? And how did it get handed out, if the website didn’t work?
According to The Daily Social Distancing Show, $870 million of it went to big, publicly traded companies, including Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Shake Shack and the Los Angeles Lakers, a sports franchise worth $4 billion.
This happened because the Treasury Department left the disbursal of funds to banks,...
Noah used his monologue to ridicule the federal Paycheck Protection Program. Meant to help small businesses through the pandemic, the program’s $342 billion mysteriously disappeared “faster than Rudy Giuliani in direct sunlight,” according to Noah.
That’s a strange development since, when Congress later funded another $310 billion for the same purpose, few small businesses could access the program’s website and even fewer got funding.
So where did the original $342 billion go? And how did it get handed out, if the website didn’t work?
According to The Daily Social Distancing Show, $870 million of it went to big, publicly traded companies, including Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Shake Shack and the Los Angeles Lakers, a sports franchise worth $4 billion.
This happened because the Treasury Department left the disbursal of funds to banks,...
- 4/29/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Marg Helgenberger, Norah O’Donnell, Jessica Camacho and Carrie Ann Inaba will be among those taking part in a continuing effort by ViacomCBS to press for more accurate portrayals of women and girls in advertising, marketing, media, and entertainment, an initiative led by the Association of National Advertisers’ “See Her” initiative.
“We have more than a handful of clients who are wrapping themselves around it,” says Jo Ann Ross, president and chief advertising revenue officer, ViacomCBS Domestic Advertising Sales.
CBS will pay tribute to trailblazing women who are prime examples of what it means to challenge and overcome stereotypes and biases in their industries in a series of public service announcements in primetime throughout March. O’Donnell, anchor and managing editor of “CBS Evening News,” will honor Cheryl Crazy Bull. Jessica Camacho and Lindsay Mendez of “All Rise” will point to Alejandra Y. Castillo. Carrie Ann Inaba of “The Talk” will discuss Senator Tammy Duckworth.
“We have more than a handful of clients who are wrapping themselves around it,” says Jo Ann Ross, president and chief advertising revenue officer, ViacomCBS Domestic Advertising Sales.
CBS will pay tribute to trailblazing women who are prime examples of what it means to challenge and overcome stereotypes and biases in their industries in a series of public service announcements in primetime throughout March. O’Donnell, anchor and managing editor of “CBS Evening News,” will honor Cheryl Crazy Bull. Jessica Camacho and Lindsay Mendez of “All Rise” will point to Alejandra Y. Castillo. Carrie Ann Inaba of “The Talk” will discuss Senator Tammy Duckworth.
- 3/2/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Did Republican Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) have an epiphany that led him to apologize on Twitter less than two hours after he passed on two opportunities to do so on Fox News, or was he playing two media platforms to avoid who saw which message he was conveying?
On Wednesday night, Collins was convinced that Democrats were terrorist sympathizers, telling Lou Dobbs of Fox Business that they “are in love with terrorists” and that they “mourn Soleimani more than they mourn our Gold Star families.” He refused to apologize...
On Wednesday night, Collins was convinced that Democrats were terrorist sympathizers, telling Lou Dobbs of Fox Business that they “are in love with terrorists” and that they “mourn Soleimani more than they mourn our Gold Star families.” He refused to apologize...
- 1/10/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle has turned into one of the most contentious nominations in our nation’s history. President Trump’s nominee has been accused of past sexual assaults and of being dishonest before the Senate.
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...
- 10/5/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The man who coined the monikers Little Rocket Man, Pocahontas and Crooked Hillary got a taste of his own medicine on Monday when Sen. Tammy Duckworth bestowed on him a new nickname: Cadet Bone Spurs.
Duckworth, a combat veteran who lost both her legs in the Iraq war, took to Twitter Monday evening to unleash on President Donald Trump after he called Democrats who didn’t applaud his State of the Union address “treasonous” while speaking at a Sheffer factory in Cincinnati earlier that day.
“We don’t live in a dictatorship or a monarchy,” Duckworth wrote. “I swore an...
Duckworth, a combat veteran who lost both her legs in the Iraq war, took to Twitter Monday evening to unleash on President Donald Trump after he called Democrats who didn’t applaud his State of the Union address “treasonous” while speaking at a Sheffer factory in Cincinnati earlier that day.
“We don’t live in a dictatorship or a monarchy,” Duckworth wrote. “I swore an...
- 2/6/2018
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
President Donald Trump announced in a series of tweets that transgender people will no longer be allowed to serve in the military, and Twitter users are reacting.
Trump wrote in three tweets that the military “must be focused” and “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”
U.S. Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning called the move, “cowardice.”
so, biggest baddest most $$ military on earth cries about a few trans people but funds the F-35? sounds like cowardice #WeGotThis
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 26, 2017
Writer and transgender activist Janet Mock, who transitioned in her teens,...
Trump wrote in three tweets that the military “must be focused” and “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”
U.S. Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning called the move, “cowardice.”
so, biggest baddest most $$ military on earth cries about a few trans people but funds the F-35? sounds like cowardice #WeGotThis
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) July 26, 2017
Writer and transgender activist Janet Mock, who transitioned in her teens,...
- 7/26/2017
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
Happy birthday, Ruth Bader Ginsburg!
The iconic Supreme Court Justice turned 84 years old on Wednesday — and the world is celebrating the milestone with her.
She received birthday tweets from her fellow Washingtonians.
Happy Birthday to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — the #NotoriousRBG. pic.twitter.com/wl1gCF2umN
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) March 15, 2017
A very Happy Birthday to fellow Brooklynite & @JMadisonHSBklyn alum, a brilliant legal mind & an American icon, Justice Ginsburg. #Scotus
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 15, 2017
All the way to those in Hollywood.
And lots of her biggest fans.
Happy 84th birthday to Justice Ginsburg, aka @notoriousrbg. This is my favorite vintage photo of her,...
The iconic Supreme Court Justice turned 84 years old on Wednesday — and the world is celebrating the milestone with her.
She received birthday tweets from her fellow Washingtonians.
Happy Birthday to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — the #NotoriousRBG. pic.twitter.com/wl1gCF2umN
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) March 15, 2017
A very Happy Birthday to fellow Brooklynite & @JMadisonHSBklyn alum, a brilliant legal mind & an American icon, Justice Ginsburg. #Scotus
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 15, 2017
All the way to those in Hollywood.
And lots of her biggest fans.
Happy 84th birthday to Justice Ginsburg, aka @notoriousrbg. This is my favorite vintage photo of her,...
- 3/15/2017
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
“I was the only black kid in my class until the 4th grade,” Nikki Bowen tells People. “So I learned really quickly what it meant to be different and what it meant to be poor and black.”
Bowen grew up in a cramped one-bedroom apartment she shared with her mom and little sister in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Bowen’s mom knew the neighborhood school couldn’t offer the quality education she wanted for her girls, so she sent them to a public school on the other side of Brooklyn.
Every morning, Bowen and her sister would wake up at 5:30 a.
Bowen grew up in a cramped one-bedroom apartment she shared with her mom and little sister in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Bowen’s mom knew the neighborhood school couldn’t offer the quality education she wanted for her girls, so she sent them to a public school on the other side of Brooklyn.
Every morning, Bowen and her sister would wake up at 5:30 a.
- 2/6/2017
- by Tiare Dunlap
- PEOPLE.com
Samantha Bee compared the election of Donald Trump to the "democratic equivalent of installing an above-ground pool" in a scathing, but hopeful election night recap on Full Frontal Wednesday.
After cheekily taking blame for the outcome – noting a bad luck streak that included appearing on an episode of Law and Order right before it was canceled – Bee focused on the demographic breakdown of 2016 voters, specifically the significant number of white men and women who voted for Trump. "I don't want to hear a goddamn word about black voter turnout – how...
After cheekily taking blame for the outcome – noting a bad luck streak that included appearing on an episode of Law and Order right before it was canceled – Bee focused on the demographic breakdown of 2016 voters, specifically the significant number of white men and women who voted for Trump. "I don't want to hear a goddamn word about black voter turnout – how...
- 11/10/2016
- Rollingstone.com
On Wednesday night’s edition of “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Meyers responded to the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, and struck a slightly hopeful tone.
“One thing that makes me hopeful is we know from interviews he’s given over the years that he has, at any given point, held every position on every issue,” Meyers said. “He’s been pro-choice, pro-life, for the Iraq War, against the Iraq War, pretty much his only consistent position has been anti-Rosie O’Donnell. So I’m hopeful that he’s not actually a racist, and that he just used racist rhetoric to court voters. Because when you’re courting someone, you’re always willing to pretend you’re something you’re not. For example, when you first start dating someone, you’ll agree to go apple picking.”
Read More: The Presidential Debate ‘Late Night’ Helped Prove That Seth Meyers...
“One thing that makes me hopeful is we know from interviews he’s given over the years that he has, at any given point, held every position on every issue,” Meyers said. “He’s been pro-choice, pro-life, for the Iraq War, against the Iraq War, pretty much his only consistent position has been anti-Rosie O’Donnell. So I’m hopeful that he’s not actually a racist, and that he just used racist rhetoric to court voters. Because when you’re courting someone, you’re always willing to pretend you’re something you’re not. For example, when you first start dating someone, you’ll agree to go apple picking.”
Read More: The Presidential Debate ‘Late Night’ Helped Prove That Seth Meyers...
- 11/10/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, a U.S. Army veteran who lost both her legs in the Iraq war, unseated U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois.
According to ABC News, Duckworth was favored to win the Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. The race could potentially determine if there is a shift in the balance of power for the U.S. Senate.
Duckworth is the daughter of a Thai-Chinese mother and a U.S. Marine father. Her father and his family had been in the United States for centuries — a point Duckworth brought up in her campaign...
According to ABC News, Duckworth was favored to win the Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. The race could potentially determine if there is a shift in the balance of power for the U.S. Senate.
Duckworth is the daughter of a Thai-Chinese mother and a U.S. Marine father. Her father and his family had been in the United States for centuries — a point Duckworth brought up in her campaign...
- 11/9/2016
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Throughout this year's presidential election, people have had a lot to say about Republican nominee Donald Trump. Chrissy Teigen called him a "twat." Sarah Palin dubbed his campaign a "movement." But there's one term that no one has used to describe the presidential hopeful thus far: boring. And these incidents explain why Trump's managed to avoid that certain descriptor throughout his campaign. The generalization of Mexican-American immigrants.Trump started off his campaign on a controversial note. During his launch event back in June 2015 at Trump Tower in New York City, he first introduced his plan to build a wall separating Mexico and the United States,...
- 8/12/2016
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump is facing rebukes from military veterans again - this time for making a joke about how easy it is to get a Purple Heart after a veteran handed him one as a gift at a rally on Tuesday. Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran who lost both of her legs when her helicopter was shot down in 2004, led the way, posting a photo of herself in a hospital bed wearing the medal on her gown. "This is how one usually looks when you are awarded a Purple Heart. Nothing easy about it," she wrote. She was...
- 8/3/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is under fire after sending an unfortunate tweet about Congresswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth. “Tammy Duckworth has a sad record of not standing up for our veterans,” the tweet read. Duckworth lost both of her legs while serving in Iraq in 2004, after the Black Hawk helicopter she was flying was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. Also Read: Twitter Bans Accounts Catching Politicians Red-Handed The tweet was quickly deleted and reposted under another the caption: “Duckworth turned her back on reports of Va wrongdoing.” Duckworth turned her back on reports of Va wrongdoing.
- 3/8/2016
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
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