Political Kudzu and other media outlets are reporting that John McCain has named Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate to become Vice President. The confirmation comes minutes before the two are to appear together at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio.
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Alaskan governor Sarah Palin is very likely to be selected as Republican Presidential candidate John McCain’s running mate. We knew a lot about prospective Veep candidates Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, but who exactly is Gov. Palin from Alaska?
So will Palin become the first woman Vice President of the United States?
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sources: Wikipedia, Alaska Bureau of Moose Hunting
Madonna was photographed last night in her bath robe as she went through security at the airport in Berlin, Germany. I am not sure if the ‘Material Moron’ was sleep walking or trying to make her way back to the room of Alex Rodriguez.
She risked being named the ‘Worst Dressed Celeb of the Day’ for wearing her black Nike Shocks with her Holiday Inn robe.
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Babylon A.D. - (PG-13) It is the not-too-distant future. Thousands of satellites scan, observe and monitor our every move. Much of the planet is a war zone; the rest, a collection of wretched way stations, teeming megalopolises, and vast wastelands punctuated by areas left radioactive from nuclear meltdowns. It is a world made for hardened warriors, one of whom, a mercenary known only as Toorop, lives by a simple survivorâs code: kill or be killed. His latest assignment has him smuggling a young woman named Aurora from a convent in Kazakhstan to New York City. Toorop, his new young charge Aurora and Auroraâs guardian Sister Rebeka embark on a 6,000 mile journey that takes them from Eastern Europe, through a refugee camp in “New Russia,” across the Bering Straight in a pilfered submarine, then through the frozen tundra of Alaska and Canada, and finally to New York. Facing obstacles at every turn, Toorop, the killer for hire, is tested like never before, in ways he could never have imagined–as he comes to understand that he is the custodian of the only hope for the future of mankind. For the first time in his life, Toorop has to make a choice: to make a difference or walk away and save himself. Too bad it came on the day he died.
College - (R) After Kevin, a high school senior, gets dumped by his girlfriend for being too boring, he doesn’t want to go to the freshman orientation weekend at Fairmont University, where they had planned to go together. But his best friends, Cater and Morris, convince him that the weekend away will help get his mind off her. Once there, one of the rowdiest fraternities on campus decides to recruit them as “pledges” in return for granting them access to the college party scene. Though forced to put up with the disgusting antics of fraternity brothers Teague, Bearcat, and Cooper, the guys meet sorority girls Kendall, Heather, and Amy, and sparks fly all around. But once Teague feels threatened by Kevin’s new relationship with Kendall, he takes the pre-frosh humiliation to a greater level, and the guys decide to fight back, pulling a huge prank that lands them on top.
Disaster Movie - (PG-13) In DISASTER MOVIE, the filmmaking team behind the hits “Scary Movie,” “Date Movie,” “Epic Movie” and “Meet The Spartans” this time puts its unique, inimitable stamp on one of the biggest and most bloated movie genres of all time — the disaster film. DISASTER MOVIE follows the comic misadventures of a group of ridiculously attractive twenty-somethings during one fateful night as they try to make their way to safety while every known natural disaster and catastrophic event — asteroids, twisters, earthquakes, the works — hits the city and their path as they try to solve a series of mysteries to end the rampant destruction. Taking aim at everything and everyone, from “Indiana Jones” and “Iron Man” to Amy Winehouse and “High School Musical,” DISASTER MOVIE lampoons the blockbuster movie, pop culture icons and public figures along the way as Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer satirize everything as only they can.
The Jonas Brothers new album, A Little Bit Longer, remained #1 album on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart for the second week in a row. Newcomers to the top ten this week included Staind, Ice Cube, and Shwayze. Kid Rock climbed another spot to #2 this week with his his album ‘Rock N’ Roll Jesus.’
Here is a look at the top 10 Billboard Albums.
source: Billboard: Issue 2008-09-06
John McCain spent money tonight to applaud Barack Obama’s historical accomplishment of being named the Democratic nomination for President on such a historical night (45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. A classy act by McCain that he didn’t have to do. We will find out tomorrow who McCain selects as his running mate to go to battle against Obama and Joe Biden.
Lindsay Lohan, in character as Kimberly on the Ugly Betty set in New York, takes fashion to a new low and is therefore rewarded and honored as our ‘Worst Dressed Celeb of the Day’.
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Aaron Sorkin, who created popular shows like The West Wing, Studio 60, Charlie Wilson’s War, Sports Night and several others, is creating a movie about social networking site Facebook.
Sorkin, who also scripted recent Tom Hanks film Charlie Wilson’s War along with the Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson feature A Few Good Men, announced his latest movie project to users of the social networking site by launching a group page on Facebook called Aaron Sorkin & The Facebook Movie. Sorkin has also set up his own private profile page on Facebook.
“I’ve just agreed to write a movie for Sony and producer Scott Rudin about how Facebook was invented,” Sorkin wrote in his introduction on the group page.
“I figured a good first step in my preparation would be finding out what Facebook is, so I’ve started this page.”
The film is likely to look at how, following its creation in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg in his university dorm, Facebook quickly became an internet, business and social phenomenon with more than 100 million users worldwide.
Now, now, now! A movie about a social networking site? Will you be able to add your friends and high school acquaintances as you watch it? If so it might work. Otherwise I think works like this are called documentaries.
The FBI has issued a memo that FBI Top Ten Fugitive Michael Jason Registe has been captured in the Virgin Islands. Registe has been wanted for allegedly killing two Columbus State University students back in July of 2007.
Here is the complete memo issued on the FBI Website:
Atlanta-Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, is pleased to announce the arrest this morning of FBI Top Ten Fugitive Michael Jason Registe.
Registe, wanted for the July, 2007 double murders of Columbus State University students Bryan Kilgore and Randy Newton Jr. at Columbus, Georgia, was arrested by St. Maarten Police officials in conjunction with the Antilles Director of Public Prosecution and through coordination with the FBI’s Legal Attaché, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Numerous tips were received by the FBI after the airing of an America’s Most Wanted television segment featuring Registe. That ultimately led local St. Maarten authorities to the Belvedere section of Dutch St. Maarten where Registe was arrested at approximately 11:10 this morning, August 27, 2008, while at a guest house. SWAT entry was made and Registe was taken into custody without further incident.
Registe will now face extradition hearings at St. Maarten for his removal back to Columbus, Georgia. This process could take from two weeks to several months.
The public is reminded that all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
It continues to amaze me the power of shows like ‘America’s Most Wanted’ have in the capture of fugitives and bringing outlaws to justice.
Veteran actress MacKenzie Phillips was busted with heroin and cocaine at LAX airport in Los Angeles today according to the Los Angeles Times.
“During a secondary screening process she was found in possession of what appeared to about a small amount of heroin and cocaine,” said Los Angeles Airport Police Sgt. Jim Holcomb. “She was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and transported to the airport station.”
Phillips, 48, was arrested about 10 a.m. during a baggage screening by Transportation Security Administration officials in Terminal 4 of LAX, Holcomb said.
Phillips first rose to fame in the 1973 classic film American Graffiti. She has been battled addictions to drugs and alcohol for several years.
The producers of American Idol in an effort to keep the reality television show fresh and improve slumping ratings have hired Kara DioGuardi as a fourth judge to join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and the absent minded Paula Abdul.
There are already rumors that Paula is jealous and feeling threatened by the charming DioGuardi. Will American Idol turn into a weekly cat-fight that overshadows the contestants? I am wondering how the format will work. The show seemed to always run short on time as it was. It seems adding a fourth judge will just limit the amount of time the original three judges have to analyze contestants.
DioGuardi is a producer, writer, and singer who has wrote several international best hits. She has a degree in political science from Duke University (nerd). She has worked with artists such as Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Ashlee Simpson, Jewel, Jonas Brothers, Faith Hill and Carlos Santana to name just a few.
Either way, the show needed a jolt and hopefully the addition of Kara will do just that.
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Twenty-year old model Vanessa Hessler is photographed here in Berlin, Germany last night. Hessler is Italian-American and has modeled throughout Italy and Germany along with limited work here in the States. She is attempting to develop into a serious actress.
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Actress Nicollette Sheridan and singer Michael Bolton have ended their engagement according to Sheridan’s representative.
“Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have amicably ended their engagement,” said Nicole Perna. “They appreciate your respect for their privacy in this matter.”
The couple’s relationship originally started in 1992, and lasted for five years.
The couple had been dating steady since 2005. They announced their engagement in December of 2006.
Sheridan was previously married to actor Harry Hamlin. Bolton has three daughters from his fifteen year marriage to Maureen McGuire.
All’s well that ends well. A nearly three year engagement for a couple in their late 40’s sends up enough red flags that either one or both party has serious reservations.
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Jennifer Aniston arrived at Madeo in Hollywood for dinner with Woody Allen last night. Mrs. Pitt Aniston was wearing a ring on her wedding finger (closeups below). I doubt anyone in the past week, since her breakup with John Mayer, has swooped in to offer her bridesmaids for a second time.
So what’s up with the ring? The safe bet is that she wore it in an attempt to keep Woody off of her. But then again she is about 25 years too old for Allen’s pedophiliac taste.
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Former NBA All-Star Wayman Tisdale had part of his right leg amputated on Monday due to bone cancer. Tisdale had several procedures done on the leg after breaking his kneecap last year and discovering a cancerous cyst below his knee.
On his Web site, Tisdale said removing a portion of the leg would be the best way to ensure that the cancer would not return.
“This may sound drastic, but I have put it in God’s hands and now have peace, knowing that this is the best way to put this disease in check,” he said. “I have complete faith that with the Lord’s blessings this surgery will eliminate the cancer from my body and I’ll soon be back on the road doing what I do best.”
All went well according to Wayman’s wife Regina.
“Everything went well,” she said.
The 44-year old Tisdale is won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and is also an accomplished musician. Him and his wife have four children.
Tisdale played 12 seasons in the NBA for the Pacers, Kings and Suns. In college he was a three-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma.
Wayman has always been at athlete known for his faith in Jesus Christ. I know his faith will get him and Regina get through this. I am hoping for a safe recovery and good health for Wayman.
Anthony Young, Jr., the son of hip-hop pioneer Dr. Dre, was found dead by his mother on Saturday morning in Woodland Hills, California. Young was 20-years old.
The Los Angeles County Coroner reported today that the son of hip hop record producer and rapper Dr. Dre has died. Andre Young Jr. was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills on Saturday morning.
Young was out the previous night and returned home around 5:30 A.M., according to Assistant Chief Ed Winter. His mother went to check on him in his bedroom around 10 A.M., found him unresponsive, and called 911. He was 20 years of age.
No cause of death has yet to be given. It is likely pending upon the toxicology report.
Former Portland Trailblazers star Kevin Duckworth is dead at the age of 44-years old. He was in Oregon to help promote the Blazers. The cause of Duckworth’s death has yet to be determined.
Kevin Duckworth, a two-time All-Star who was the starting center on the Portland Trail Blazer teams that made it to the 1990 and 1992 NBA Finals, has died of unknown causes.
The seven-foot center played in the NBA from 1986-1997. Most of those years he was in Portland, although at the end of his career he played for the Bullets, Bucks, and Clippers.
Duckworth was a two-time all-star and is the 10th leading scorer in Blazers history.
‘100 Things to Do Before You Die’ co-author Dave Freeman died in his Venice home last week when he fell and hit his head. Freeman was 47-years old.
Freeman died Aug. 17 after falling and hitting his head at his home in Venice, said his father, Roy.
Published in 1999, “100 Things” was one of the first contemporary books to create a travel agenda based on 100 sites and then market it with a title that reminded mortal readers that time was limited.
The “100 Things” approach later swept the publishing industry, said Neil Teplica, who wrote the book with Freeman.
The title meant “you should live every day like it would be your last, and there’s not that many people who do,” Teplica told The Times. “It’s a credit to Dave — he didn’t have enough days, but he lived them like he should have.”
Freeman is survived by his father, stepmother, aunt and sister.
David Beckham’s new underwear advertisement for Emporio Armani that can be found on the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Roxbury in Los Angeles.
