A West Hollywood Halloween display showing a likeness of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin hanging by a noose has caused a furor among some residents who reported it as a hate crime, authorities said Monday. But Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said the mannequin sporting a beehive hairdo, glasses and a red coat does not [...] "eliotcobb.com"
Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand have been suspended from their highly-paid BBC jobs amid the ongoing controversy over their prank phone calls to the veteran Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs. The Corporation announced this morning that both men would be temporarily suspended and their shows taken off air while an internal BBC investigation into the incident [...] "eliotcobb.com"
Anyone who has watched Joe Biden over 35 years in the Senate might have a little bit of trouble recognizing the guy who is running to be Barack Obama’s Vice President. Oh, yes, he looks like the same fellow. But traveling with Biden during this campaign has sometimes been like reporting on a politician packaged [...] "eliotcobb.com"
Sometimes political races are fought in your mailbox. On Monday, a Republican mailing against Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken roiled the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota. The piece, which looks like a cartoon or comic book, addresses Franken’s past in unsavory ways. Democrats and even Franken’s opponent, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, condemned the piece, saying it could attract [...] "eliotcobb.com"
Barack Obama will be a one-man television blitz on Wednesday, saturating prime-time with a 30-minute ad and popping up on the buzzy late-night TV scene. He is also giving an interview to a prominent network news anchor, and appearing with fellow Democratic star Bill Clinton at a rally that is timed to hit the late-evening news. So [...] "eliotcobb.com"
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