Elsewhere: Palin's Email, Silver's Warning, Blaming Spitzer
www.observer.com - 17th Sep 2008

www.observer.com - 17th Sep 2008

Okay So I’m a Little Obsessed with This Whole Thing About Sarah Palin’s Pregnant Teen Daughter
There are very few things that can get me genuinely interested in anything political. In fact, I had previously believed that there was nothing that could get me genuinely interested in anything political. This year, however, has proven me wrong. There are two things, at last count, that can get me genuinely interested in politics: hookers and teen pregnancies.
Since the Eliot Spitzer scandal has died down, I am now thoroughly obsessed with Sarah Palin’s 16-year-old daughter, Bristol, and the child
Upcoming 'Law & Order' episode ripped from Eliot Spitzer headlines
Call it "Law & Order: Luv Gov." That's right, the crime show has started casting for an episode loosely based on Spitzer-gate, featuring a disgraced politician caught in a wild sex scandal.
We originally heard the episode was set to run on the series arm "Special Victims Unit." Which means it would probably contain some dead hookers. But now a source close to the show says it will run on the original "Law & Order," probably before the end of this season.
A rep for the show declined to comment, telling
Well, When Your Use of Yahoo Mail is Widely Publicized...
After her decision to use personal e-mail accounts, instead of official Alaska state e-mail for state business (perhaps to circumvent subpoenas!), has been widely publicized, of course computer hackers would break into one of Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo mail accounts with screenshots posted on WikiLeaks (also on Gawker). And of course the McCain-Palin campaign issued a statement, calling the matter a "shocking invasion of the governor's privacy and a violation of law." The FBI and Secret Service are curr
Woman in Spitzer scandal remembered as hooker with 'a heart of gold'
The prostitute who has been thrust into the center of the nation's latest sex scandal has "a heart of gold," according to a former teacher who spoke with our corporate cousins at the Asbury Park Press.
Born Ashley Youmans, the 22-year-old later changed her name to Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro and goes by the stage name Ashley Alexandra Dupré, The New York Times reports.
The paper says Spitzer, who announced his resignation yesterday, knew her as a high-priced call-girl named "Kristen."
"She was a wil
Former Governors Cuomo, Pataki and Spitzer Hope the NY Sun is Saved
The NY Sun, which announced its future was uncertain last week, has been racking up support from prominent people. Not only do Mario Cuomo and George Pataki sing the Sun's praises (Pataki says it's "the best paper in New York" while Cuomo said, "I like understanding from the op-eds and editorials the conservative view of things"), Eliot Spitzer gives his first public comments since his scandal: "The Sun has been a spectacular addition to the city's political discourse and is one of the finest papers in te
Eliot Spitzer wanted by Playgirl
Disgraced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is wanted by Playgirl.
The married politician apologized to his family and stepped down after it was revealed he was caught up with a prostitute ring.
Now the male porn magazine has offered Spitzer the chance to get his kit off. The call girl at the center of the controversy, Ashley Dupre, has reportedly also been offered a string of $1m deals to strip off for magazines.
“It’s not fair. We’ve been watching you; and we’ve seen how you’ve bee
Feds Have Spitzer Cornered
The noose appears to be tightening around sex-crazed ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
The federal case against him is so strong that prosecutors had no interest in striking cooperation agreements with the ringleader of Spitzer's hooker-supplier, Emperors Club VIP, and his second in command, sources told The Post's Murray Weiss.
Prosecutors have records of Spitzer's transactions, phone records and taped conversations with Emperors Club, and are confident they need little more to nail him on charges that could in
DON'T MOCK ME!
ASHLEY Dupre can't take a joke. The hottie hooker who brought down Eliot Spitzer was in a sheer wifebeater and tight jeans as she checked her cellphone in front of Abercrombie & Fitch on Fifth Avenue the other day. A pedicab driver at the...
Ashley Alexandre Dupre out with another married man!
She sure gets around.
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's hot-bodied hooker Ashley "Kristen" Dupre spent a day - and night - catting around Manhattan with the hunky, rich scion of a major New Jersey asphalt company who lives with a beautiful wife and their two kids fewer than two miles from Dupre's family home.
The pretty woman, 23, and 35-year-old Thomas J. "TJ" Earle were spied ducking into the Gramercy Park Hotel, where they rented a room Tuesday after a long day drinking, dining, shopping and snuggling
Brooke Hogan on Dick Cheney: "Who's That?" [Not Knowing Best]
newVideoPlayer("/bhhoward_def.flv", 506, 423,""); When we solicited thoughts on VP candidate Sarah Palin from reality star Brooke Hogan, Brooke's naive response of "Who's that?" initially echoed in our hearts as a poignant reminder of the bygone, pre-Palin media era. You can imagine our confusion, then, when Hogan appeared on today's Howard Stern show and as the subject of the now-notorious Defamer video came up, she coolly denied that we'd ever asked her about Sarah Palin in the first place:Still, her ten
Who Would You Rather: Nude Sarah Palin vs. Nude Sarah Palin...
There are so many nude photos of "Sarah Palin" floating around the web, photos that are either of Palin's head on some unknown model's body or Julia Louis-Dreyfus's. Readers previously debated this very question, unprovoked, in our first post of the supposed leaked photos, all of which are doctored or mislabeled in some way. Now, we're going to ask you for real, with four naked photos of our next (Vice?) President to fight over... Set of four photos via Flesh
Mark your calendars!! Tons of Fall Movies, Posters, Stills, Trailers & Realease Dates Part II
MODS: This is the second part, not a repost
Which movies Will you be seeing this fall? My picks are outside the cut.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 17
The Secret Life of Bees -- Director/screenwriter Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball) adapts Sue Monk Kidd's popular novel about a 14-year-old girl (Dakota Fanning) and her nanny (Jennifer Hudson) who find refuge with a family of beekeeping sisters.
W. -- Josh Brolin plays the 43rd president of the United States in Oliver Stone's biopic, which has alrea
'Girls Gone Wild' makes Spitzer's 'Kristen' $1 million offer
The producer of "Girls Gone Wild" offered to drop a cool million in the lap of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's favorite hooker a day after it was revealed she slapped him with a $10 million suit.
"She should keep in mind it's considerably more than the governor of New York paid her, and our activities aren't illegal," Joe Francis said.
He said Ashley Alexandra Dupré has "zero" chance of winning her lawsuit, adding that yesterday's offer was not a ploy to get her to drop the suit. Instead, Francis said h
Conservative Vs. Liberal Men: Who’s The Better Date?
Right Wing News, a conservative political blog, interviewed six women who’ve dated both liberals and conservative men and asked them about their differences. The overall majority seemed to think liberal men were whiny and arrogant. One woman said, “Liberals were always happy to suggest we split the check; it must be some Clintonian socialist entitlement. They also tend to own clothing displaying their irrational fear of Dick Cheney, and/or love for Che Guevara. They are the shaggy haired, greasy
'W.' trailer: Can his expose of George W. Bush get Oliver Stone back in the Oscars derby?
Oliver Stone's newest film, "W.," about the life of the current U.S. commander in chief could well put the three-time Oscar winner back in the derby.
As you will see from the trailer, Josh Brolin eerily embodies George W. Bush, just as his father, James, bore a strong resemblance to President Ronald Reagan when he portrayed him in a 2003 TV miniseries. Oscar winners Richard Dreyfuss as Vice President Dick Cheney and Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush lend support as do Oscar nominee James Cromwell as Preside
Pig Lips, Crazy Eyes, Smelly Vaginas And The Dear Leader [Crappy Hour]
Some days were made for mocking, and between Camille Paglia's assertions that she's in touch with the "real" America and that Sarah Palin is the new Madonna, former Massachusetts governor Jane Swift's assertions that Barack Obama is a pig, North Korea's assertions that Kim Jong Il is totally fine and sending birthday greetings around the world and the Washington Post using this photo to demonstrate Sarah Palin's appeal to women, well, today is one of those days. Luckily, between Moe and I, we are totally up
N.Y. Sex Scandal: 'Kristen''s Pop-Music Dreams
Before her link to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Ashley Alexandra Dupré was a 22-year-old New Jersey girl with a MySpace page and a pop-music dream.
And now, her music is getting plenty of exposure – though presumably not in a way she would have preferred.
Dupré's MySpace page had more than 5 million profile views – and growing – as of Thursday. There's been inflation, too, on her artist's page on the music site Amie Street.
Before the scandal, her single "What We Want" could be procured
Ebert's Wife Wants To Kneecap Postie [Gossip Roundup]
Roger Ebert said he can take being thwacked by that Post movie critic who got annoyed with him at a screening, but his wife (pictured) told the Daily News "I'll get a no-neck guy from the West Side to break his knees." [R&M]
There's a tape of John Lennon fantasizing about sex with his Mom?? No idea. But the Sun wins the prize for most salacious gossip item of the day! [Sun]
Michael Phelps attempts to eat sushi in Midtown, hysteria ensues. [P6]
A pedicab driver supposedly shouted at Ashley Dupre that he'
"Goodnight Bush" - Goodnight Moon for grownups
I think right about now we could all use some hilarity. The economy is in the toilet. We're still in the middle of a war. You know--all that business. Well, here's a little something that might bring a smile to your otherwise foreclosure-filled day.
Based on the old standby and children's classic, Goodnight Moon, the parody Goodnight Bush follows President Bush through his nightly routine before bedtime. The hardback book, by Eric Origen and Gan Golen, leaves no piece of the original unspoofed, right dow
Palin Daughter's Babydaddy: Some Dude Named Levi, Reports Enquirer
Make that 2-0 for David Perel. Fresh off his success with the John Edwards story, sources tell Radar that an aggressive 36-hour push by Perel's National Enquirer reporting team forced Alaska Governor and John McCain's vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to announce that her 17-year-old daughter Bristol is pregnant, an announcement which effectively puts an end to the Internet rumor that Palin had faked her own pregnancy to cover up her daughter's. (Or does it? There are already conspiracy theories that
The Top Five Media Stereotypes Of Betrayed Wives [Wandering Willies]
Former Gawkerette turned Radarite Maggie Shnayerson tipped us onto this AP story about how people are criticizing Elizabeth Edwards for John's affair. "I think she's complicit," Brad Crone, a Raleigh-based Democratic consultant told the AP. "Obviously, she knew. While she's the victim, she clearly didn't stand in the way of the cover-up." Sigh. This old meme again, one I'd thought had been retired after it had been used against Hillary Clinton so frequently. We've covered a lot of cheating husbands in the p
Palin’s statements on climate change at odds
AP - Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s assertion that she believes humans play a role in climate change ™ made in her first major interview since joining the Republican ticket ™ is at odds with her previous statements.
Palin said she didn’t disagree with scientists that the problem can be attributed to "man’s activities."
"Show me where I have ever said that there’s absolute proof that nothing that man has ever conducted or engaged in has had any effect or no ef






