Scarlett Johansson Denies Being Up For Role As Hillary Clinton
June 13th, 2013 12:15 PM
That's two famous actresses that have now denied being up for the part of a young Hillary Clinton in the upcoming biopic "Rodham."
After Jessica Chastain's denial earlier this month, Scarlett Johansson has also come out saying she's never been contacted about the part or seen a script.
WashPost Devotes 26-Paragraph Front Page Puff Piece to Hillary Clinton
June 11th, 2013 10:40 AM
Another day, another Hillary Clinton for president story by the Washington Post. On Monday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton officially joined Twitter. Today, the Post devoted a 26-paragraph puff piece to this development and on the front page no less.
Staff writer Philip Rucker all but begged Hillary to run for president in his story headlined “One-tweet wonder draws followers, and…
AP's Liz Sidoti, Despite Angst Over Obama's 'Credibility,' Still Has B
June 10th, 2013 9:06 PM
When last seen at NewsBusters in February, the Associated Press's Liz Sidoti was talking down to the public about its "collective obsession with the trivial" less than a week after AP reporter Ken Thomas wasted 500 words of print and bandwidth on how Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took a sip of water during a speech.
Now Sidoti, who is the AP's National Political Editor, is quite worried --…
Maher: ‘I’m Giving Away All of My Money – Not to Obama This Time
June 8th, 2013 1:45 AM
In February 2012, NewsBusters reported Bill Maher contributed $1 million to a Super PAC devoted to getting Barack Obama reelected.
On HBO's Real Time Friday, Maher said, "I’m giving away all of my money – not to Obama this time though" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
NBC Gushes Over Hillary Biopic: Clinton's 'Friends in Hollywood' Are
June 7th, 2013 11:32 AM
After fretting that numerous government scandals were becoming a "big problem" for President Obama at the top of Friday's NBC Today, in the 7:30 a.m. ET half hour, correspondent Andrea Mitchell eagerly engaged in reporting that was more enjoyable, the promotion of a new Hollywood biopic of Hillary Clinton ahead of the former secretary of state's potential 2016 presidential run. [Watch the video…
Media Didn't Worry About Dems Overplaying 'GOP War on Women' or 'GOP C
June 4th, 2013 10:16 AM
You can't swing a dead cat these days without hitting some liberal media member cautioning the Republicans to not "overplay their hand" concerning the various scandals now plaguing the White House.
Do you remember the press being concerned that the Democrats would overplay 2006's "Republican Culture of Corruption" or last year's "Republican War on Women?"
Big Whoop: Politico's Glueck Hypes One Republican Who (Sort of) Doesn
June 2nd, 2013 10:06 PM
Politico's Katie Glueck must have been really desperate for something newsworthy as a Saturday column topic.
She apparently believed it was worth devoting over 1,500 words to a writeup whose key point was that "at least one Republican" doesn't like Texas Governor Rick Perry's aggressive attempts to persuade companies in other states to relocate to or expand in the Lone Star State. She cited…
Jessica Chastain Denies Being Up for Role as Hillary Clinton
June 2nd, 2013 5:04 PM
NewsBusters reported last Sunday that Jessica Chastain was one of four gorgeous actresses up for the part of Hillary Clinton in the planned 2016 biopic "Rodham."
According to Digital Spy, Chastain denied this during a discussion with journalists at Saturday's Sound of Change concert in London.
Dennis Miller: Obama and Christie 'So Cute Together - Like Danny Zuko
May 29th, 2013 9:19 PM
Dennis Miller, as would be expected, had a humorous take on Tuesday's reunion of President Obama and Governor Chris Christie (R-N.J.) at the Jersey Shore.
Appearing on Fox News's O'Reilly Factor Wednesday, Miller said, "They're cute together. It's like Danny Zuko and Sandy in 'Grease.'”
Chris Matthews Plots 2016 for Hillary: It's Just a Question of 'Who's
May 28th, 2013 6:15 PM
According to Chris Matthews on Tuesday, having Rand Paul or Ted Cruz as opponents would result in an easy win for Hillary Clinton in 2016. The Hardball host, who famously had a "thrill" going up his leg for Barack Obama, plotted the former Secretary of State's path to victory. Regarding whether she'll run, Matthews gushed, "It's just a question of what kind of campaign and who's going to…
Attention Chris Matthews: Is THIS 'The Unsmiling, Contemptuous Face of
May 27th, 2013 3:59 PM
As NewsBusters reported last week, MSNBC's Chris Matthews had the nerve on Friday's Hardball to call Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) "the unsmiling, contemptuous face of the wild, nasty, hard-right fringe."
On May 11, 2013, Cruz gave the commencement address at Hillsdale College. I wonder if you agree with Mr. Matthews (video follows with commentary):
Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon Considered to Play Hillary Cl
May 26th, 2013 10:59 PM
When you see Hillary Clinton, do you think of Scarlett Johansson? Or Reese Witherspoon?
According to Britain's Independent, the director of the upcoming 2016 biopic "Rodham" does:
Grammy Award-Winner Michael Bolton: 'I'd Walk Across the Country to Ge
May 26th, 2013 10:13 PM
"If she decides to run, I would walk across the country to get her into office."
So said Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Michael Bolton about Hillary Clinton during an interview with HuffPost Live Friday.
Chris Matthews: 'Ted Cruz is the Unsmiling, Contemptuous Face of the W
May 24th, 2013 6:28 PM
"Pay attention to Senator Cruz because he is the unsmiling, contemptuous face of the wild, nasty, hard-right fringe of a Party that once competed with the Democrats to be the country’s governing Party."
So said MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Friday's Hardball (video follows with transcript and commentary):
