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Jon Stewart’s Kids Adhere to 1950’s Gender Stereotypes

SunnyChanel — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:00:00 GMT

If you see Jon Stewart on the streets of New York, he may be “on a date with a aging French hooker,” aka his three-year-old lipstick smeared daughter Maggie.

On an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, Jon Stewart discussed with Dave his daughter's love of lipstick stating, “she wants to wear lipstick…but she does not have necessarily …the motor skills. Bless her heart, we leave in the morning to go to school and I feel like I’m on a date with an aging miniature French hooker.” Or perhaps Emmett Kelly.

Jon also discussed how his 3 year-old daughter and his 4 ½ year old son Nate strictly adhere to 1950’s gender stereotypes. “He, everything is a gun. She wants to play princess. We try to desperately ( to change that), one day I said “Maggie your going to play super heros, and Nate, here’s a baby.” I turn around and the Incredible Hulk has an apron on meanwhile babyman is trying to gouge out the dog’s eyes.”

My own three-year-old daughter, she won’t leave the house without lipstick on, so I totally know where he’s coming from. As much as I try to integrate items that come from a more boyish toy box, she opts to have nothing to do with them. It’s all pink, princesses and tea parties. Do your children stick with the old school gender roles?

You can check out the video of the appearance here on Jezebel!

John McCain on The Tonight Show

Brett Singer — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:30:00 GMT

UPDATE: To watch the full interview, click here. At the bottom of the video player, click "chapters" and then select Chapter 3, where the McCain interview starts. Original post is below.

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The interview is being billed as "in honor of Veteran's Day," although its also Senator McCain's first sit down interview since the election last week. (Was it only last week?) So far NBC has only posted a small portion of the interview online. Here's a clip:

(Click here if it doesn't play.)

Some highlights:
When asked, "how are you doing?" Senator McCain says that he was, "Sleeping like a baby. Sleep 2 hours, wake up and cry, sleep 2 hours, wake up and cry..." When Leno asked the Senator if he felt that the press favored his opponent, he replied, "Yeah, its all the press' fault," with a healthy dose of sarcasm. He said that Senator Obama "inspired" a lot of "young people", and that he thinks his campaign inspired people as well. He has kind words for Sarah Palin. Bottom line? "The one thing America doesn't want is a sore loser."

I'll post the rest of the interview when NBC makes it available, but even just this little clip makes one wonder – was John McCain hamstrung by advisers? We talk about over-parenting. Was this a case of over-managing a candidate? Over-advising? Either way, it's over.

Another thing: what did NBC do to get both of these interviews? I'm surprised that McCain would go on Leno instead of on Letterman. Leno's show does get higher ratings, but its not like the Senator is promoting a new movie or something. Also, wasn't NBC the target of much Republican ire at the GOP convention?

Last general comment: why did Sarah Palin go on a news program (The Today Show) while John McCain went on an entertainment program (The Tonight Show)? There's probably nothing to that, but it's kind of interesting. OK, one more dopey comment: I wish McCain had made Jay Leno some Halibut casserole. That would have been funny.

Source: NBC.com

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Morning News: Which Spice Girl is Sarah Palin?

Madeline Holler — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Alec Baldwin got the worst lines during the historic Sarah Palin appearance on SNL two weeks ago. Something about how good-looking she is in real life. We cringed.

He reasserted his biting comedic credibility last night on David Letterman (1) during his uncanny Palin impression and (2) his likening of Palin to a Spice Girl. (We won't spoil it and tell you which Spice ... just watch to the end.)

So Baldwin toughened up. But is Sarah Palin softening on opponent Barack Obama? Yesterday in Pennsyvlania, she called him "promising."

In other Daily Palin, guess who the actual, practicing "socialist" is. It's Sarah Palin! As governor, she presides over a state that has no income or sales tax, but is able to send each of its citizens a check for more than $3,000 annually. That money doesn't come from her wardrobe budget, it comes from oil company revenues. And it's mandated by law. AND! She raised the amount this past year to cover big jumps in home-heating costs. Someone gonna brief Joe the Plumber on that?

Speaking of Joe, where the hell was he when McCain gave him a shout-out at an Ohio rally yesterday? Dammit, Joe, you're just like that other one and turning out to be a real embarrassment!

Also, reality check on Palin's self-reported tight-fisted ways: She has a hometown friend helping her hold down the snow fort in Alaska while she's out on the road trying to get John McCain and herself elected. Palin pays this friend to keep the communication lines open between the governor and her staff in Juneau. But the extra expense doesn't come from RNC/wardrobe funds. No, Alaskans are subsidizing Palin's political aspirations and paying for this assistant's travel -- at about $1,000 per day.

Maybe Alaska and McCain would be better off if he just sent her home.

Not such great news for McCain if he's hoping the still undecided voters will put him over the top. This says that undecideds (and who ARE you?) kind of split down the middle once actually in the voting booth.

While Obama supporters worry of a Bradley effect (aka: I'm only a racist in the privacy of my mind and the voting booth), experts will also look out for the "bandwagon effect." This is where people just start voting for the guy who is ahead. (Again, who ARE these voters?)

What really matters, in the end, is voter turnout. So in states like Georgia, where McCain leads with likely voters (those who usually vote), Obama leads with registered voters (those who could turn out even for the first time ever).

Does this explain Hillary's loss in the primaries and Palin's instant popularity? Turns out, being pretty helps female candidates, while the only thing that matters for males is perceived competence.

Before you go adding links and leaving "tips" in the comments and warning us to look into this or that story about Obama (or McCain), scan this Politico piece because there's probably a reason the story hasn't stuck.

Jay Thomas Reunites With Out of Wedlock Son

Brett Singer — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:00:00 GMT

I guess nobody cares about Jay Thomas anymore, because if not for the fact that I heard about this on the Howard 100 News (The Howard Stern Show news outlet on Sirius XM Satellite Radio) I don't think I would have seen it. Yes, it was on the Today Show, but it was on the 27th hour that Kathie Lee hosts. Certainly SOME people care; he's gotten plenty of press attention for the story over the past few months.

I think it's a good story, although not exactly Lifetime TV material. Here's what happened: Jay Thomas, an actor and radio personality (he used to be on 'Cheers', and also had his own show called 'Love & War', plus he's done a ton of movies and TV guest spots), had a son with a girlfriend 28 years ago. The boy was adopted as an infant and his parents named him John Harding, although his nickname was JT, same as Jay's. JT moved to L.A. 11 years ago hoping to find his biological dad. He knew from his adoptive family that, " my biological dad was 'different' and not like the rest of us. Those remarks often caused me to fantasise [sic] and wonder about just me who my birth dad really was... A monster? A member of the traveling circus?"

According to JT the younger, he eventually heard that his father was on 'Cheers', so of course he thought that meant Ted Danson. Not quite. Eventually he found out it was Jay, and they've been spending time together ever since.

So why are we only hearing about this now? As the National Ledger puts it, "It's just that JT's star is rising now, with his JTX band and his hot Next Plateau Records song, 'I'm Gonna Party Like a Rockstar.'" In other words, they want publicity. In fact, Jay says in the Today show clip that he's selling t-shirts that say, "I Reunited With My Biological Son Because It Was Good For Both Our Careers" or something like that. Can't find the shirt, though.

Thomas is so cynical and hilariously inappropriate, making this is a slightly different adoption-reuniting tale. Nothing wrong with that, right?

Here's the clip from Today, and also the video for John Harding's song (with his band, JTX).

Jay Thomas reunites with his son

JTX-(I'm Gonna) Party Like A Rockstar

Jay is also a regular guest on Letterman. Here's a clip. He's a funny guy.

Jay Thomas' "Lone Ranger" Story

Source: Today Show, National Journal

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Late Night Follies: McCain Screws Up; Biden Can't Spell

Madeline Holler — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:01:00 GMT

I got Palin-Couric-level squirms watching John McCain on David Letterman last night. Letterman asks what Bob Schieffer didn't dare in the debates. The best part -- we get to see the workings of McCain's mind. Should I lie? Shouldn't I?

He summarizes Palin's "palling around with terrorists" lines thusly: "There's millions of words said in politics." Wow. Cynical.

In other late-night talk show news, we've got Biden on Leno. Joe's seriously charming. Even if he can't spell. Or count. Whichever.

Morning News: Obama and McCain BFFs?

Madeline Holler — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Well, what's all this cozy smiling and laughter all about? We thought you were mortal enemies! Presidential hopefuls (or, in the minds of some, presidential desperados) John McCain and Barack Obama were all white ties and tails and smiles and brotherly love last night at a Catholic charities fundraiser in New York.

Keep an open mind and read some of their jokes. They're actually funny!

McCain makes a crack about "that one" and Obama says, at the expense of Sarah Palin, that he can see the Russian Tea Room from the podium. On the other hand, something about it feels a little politics as usual -- or like those of us sitting around in shredded yoga pants just itching to vote are somehow being had. We're choosing not to think too hard on it.

Here's the latest on Joe the non-Plumber. No license, no idea what he's talking about with taxes, nothing but a lot of press coverage (and maybe his own reality show?).

We'll combine a WTF with our Daily Palin. Madame governor is asking $15 million for copies of her state emails. Oh, and they won't be available until after election day. Yo, Palin. Ever heard of "open records"? Seriously, she's got to curb her eBay habit.

Some parents in Vacaville, Calif., are complaining about a music teacher who underwent gender reassignment over the summer. They feel like they had the right to know before the school year started. It sure seems to have taken awhile for them to figure it out. Maybe, you know, their kids didn't give a rip?

John McCain told David Letterman at a taping of the show yesterday that he "messed up" in not coming on as scheduled. Actually, he messed up by getting busted.

Awkward! There's another McCain family out there -- the descendents of slaves owned by John McCains ancestors. They live in Tennessee. And they're voting for? Barack Obama.

We saved the worst for last. Are you ready? ... We're heading into a recession. See you in the bread lines!

Photo: Reuters

Who Do You Like More -- Your Real Spouse Or Your Work Spouse?

Madeline Holler — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:31:00 GMT

Are you the one in 10 workers who has a so-called work spouse? You know, the person at the office that you're (platonically) partnered up with? Famous examples include: Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, Howard Stern and Robin Quivers, David Letterman and Paul Schaffer.

Oo oo, does your actual spouse have a work spouse? How does that make you feel?

Twenty percent of you are feeling jealous, a CareerBuilder.com survey found.

Back in my office days, I was platonically polyandrous regarding work spouses. I had two. But since one was pushing 65 and the other was kind of dumpy, I highly doubt my then partner-now-husband was the least bit jealous. As for him, the husband, he (1) works in heavily male offices and (2) is socially off-putting enough anyway that, no, actually, I'm not jealous at all!

What about you? Wish your spouse's work spouse would get a new job, already? And doesn't this happen all the time on movie sets -- except it often turns into something real? (Angelina and Brad, I'm looking at you!)

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