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Gossip Roundup: ‘Giant Steps Onto Soapboxes’

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

* Reliable Source: Former Clinton staffer tries to sell official White House program signed by Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin on eBay for $50,000. . . Robbery scare at the home of Ken Mehlman. [WP]
* Under the Dome: Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) reads blogs of all persuasions. [The Hill]
* Inside the Beltway: Chief Justice John Roberts’s speech at the Reagan Library was “absolutely captivating.” [WT]
* Inside Politics: Wall Street Journal editorial board on Sen. Feingold: “He’s had the courage to put on the table what Democrats are all but certain to do if they win either the House or Senate in November.” [WT]
* Rush & Molloy: Bono thinks Bush is “funny” and recalls Bob Geldof spraying Tony Blair with saliva. [NYDN]
* Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: George Clooney feels “abused” by the Huffington Post: “I stand by what I do, but I’m very cautious not to take giant steps onto soapboxes because I think they’re polarizing.”. . . Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer approached by staffers of “The Bachelor.” [NYDN]
* Cindy Adams: House Republicans schedule another vacation period from Friday to the 27th. [NYP]


Inside the Bubble: No Nostalgia Edition

Friday, August 26th, 2005

Sports writer does not miss balls. [WCP]
Air America does not miss former chairman. [NYS]
Brian Williams does not miss his therapist. [NYT]
Bill Hemmer does not miss CNN. [CincyPost]
People Jesus would not miss. [HuffPo]


Inside the Bubble: All Cable Edition

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

Have you missed Bill Hemmer and his cute non-prescription spectacles? They’ll be on Fox Monday around noon. Also: cable news bloggers have their claws out. . . for each other! [ICN and TVNewser]
Aaron Brown rumored to be on the outs at CNN; Klein’s deft touch at work again? [The Cable Game]
Advice to the young newsreader: “Gaining trust takes a lot more than leaning back during the closing credits and smoking a pipe.” [TVSpy]
Jon Stewart on the “Crossfire” clip: “It was definitely viral. I felt nauseous afterward.” [Wired]
Is there such a thing as news junkie fan fiction? If it does exist, there is a soundtrack: “Does anyone know of any good, downloadable news music done by fans / amateur musicians? Fan music can sometimes be surprisingly good, so I’m curious if anyone has attempted to compose news themes…” [TVNewsTalk]