Barack Obama Sparks Controversy Over ‘Lipstick’ Comment
Barack Obama took a dig at his Republican presidential rival during a speech Tuesday, reportedly comparing John McCain to George W. Bush by saying McCain wouldn’t change Washington D.C. as promised. The politician revealed: “You know, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.” The Illinois senator’s comment is now being taken by some critics as a potshot at McCain’s VP pick Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin famously joked in her RNC speech: “I was just your

Barack Obama's 'Lipstick on a Pig' Comment Sparks Controversy
Barack Obama took a dig at his Republican presidential rival during a speech Tuesday, reportedly comparing John McCain to George W. Bush by saying McCain wouldn't change Washington D.C. as promised -- "You know, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig," Obama said. The Illinois senator's comment is now being taken by some critics as a potshot at McCain's VP pick Sarah Palin. Palin famously joked in her RNC speech: "I was just your average hockey mom. I love those hockey moms, you know, they say

Femocracy ’08
“I understand the Republicans are excited by her,” said 23-year-old Niki Castle the other day. “It’s why all my South Carolina friends have ‘I want to be Sarah Palin when I grow up’ as their Facebook status updates! She’s a mother of five and she’s making a run for the biggest house in the world.” Ms. Castle, who grew up in Greenville, S.C., works in Manhattan as an assistant at a literary agency. “For all the faulting that Obama gets for being such a charismatic speaker, she’s got t

Could Big Brother's Rex be planning on becoming the next Jamie Oliver?
Rex has told Kathreya he didn't come on Big Brother in order to land himself a cooking show.

'Jamie and I are desperate for a baby boy,' says Jools Oliver
She has been the model wife while Jamie Oliver has pursued a high profile career as a TV chef. Now Jools Oliver has revealed that she is prepared to undergo further gruelling IVF treatment to give him the son he has dreamed of. The former model underwent months of fertility treatment to have daughters Poppy Honey, six, and Daisy Boo, five, after she was diagnosed with polycystic ovaries.

Jamie Oliver to abandon school dinners crusade because of 'too much stick'
Jamie Oliver is considering abandoning his campaigns to improve eating habits and livestock welfare, his mother has revealed.

Tourists to Britain more interested in Jamie Oliver than the Queen
The 'Naked Chef' Jamie Oliver has more tourist appeal than the Queen, according to new research. A poll conducted by national tourism board, VisitBritain, revealed that visitors are not too fussed about posing for cheesy pictures outside Buckingham Palace. German, Norwegian and French holidaymakers were particularly dismissive about a royal encounter, ranking Buckingham Palace only just above a full English breakfast on their must-do list. Instead, they would rather hunt down our celebrity chefs, w

Jamie Oliver receives royal 'fan letter'
Prince Charles admits to sending TV chef Jamie Oliver a "fan letter".

Celebs News: Jamie Oliver fears his work will be forgotten
Jamie Oliver fears his work as a chef is in danger of being forgotten and he will only be remembered as "professional s**t-stirrer".

Charles sent 'fan letter' to Oliver
The Prince of Wales wrote a "fan letter" to chef Jamie Oliver praising the celebrity for his campaign to get healthier meals served to school children.

Jamie’s German gas jibe fiasco
TV chef Jamie Oliver outraged Germans last night — by making a crass joke about the holocaust. The Cockney cook, 33, made the jibe in front of a 300-strong audience — many of them German. He was talking about his Jamie’s Fowl Dinners show being broadcast globally and a scene in it where chicks are killed. He said: “We had a lot of complaints about the gassing of chicks . . . in Germany. It’s gone all round the world and the one country that had a problem with it is Germany. I thought f****** hell

Jamie Oliver is left feeling exposed by credit crunch
Jamie Oliver admits the recession is hitting his restaurant business

TV chef Jamie Oliver is to become the British Mr Nice of US reality TV
Jamie Oliver is to become the British Mr Nice of US reality TV. The health-conscious chef is a judge on Oprah Winfrey's new contest The Big Give. But unlike American Idol's Mr Nasty Simon Cowell, Jamie will be nothing but charitable. The show has 10 contestants - including a beauty queen - who are given cash each week to help others. The more good they do they more likely they are to win. Charity cases include a mum whose husband was killed by robbers. Jamie was chosen for his work with problem you

TV chefs blamed for turning Mediterranean into a desert as demand for olive oil surges
They may be improving our palates, but by encouraging our taste for olive oil, celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver are also causing environmental problems, critics say.

TV review: Something awful to dine out on
Some viewers might be sick of Jamie Oliver, others might wonder what gives him the right to set himself up as Britain's unofficial food tsar and mentor to young delinquents. A few diehards might even wish he'd just cut the cackle and get back to cooking yummy food on the telly. But there's no denying he's on the side of the angels with his latest opus, a series designed to rub our troughing noses in the unpalatable truth behind our eating habits: The Big Food Fight. There's no doubt

OBAMA BITS: Streisand fundraiser; Bill T. Jones' advice; Student GOP leader's racism.
*Barbra Streisand will perform at a $2,500-per-person reception and concert fund-raiser for Barack Obama on Sept. 16 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The one-time Hillary Clinton supporter announced that she would back Obama when he secured the nomination in June. Some 700 people are expected to attend the event hosted by DreamWorks partners Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, as well as political consultant Andy Spahn. Earlier in the evening, Obama will attend a $28,500-per-person dinner e

Sarah Palin Dolls Released for Sale
The Sarah Palin action figure dolls have been released and are now on sale, joining Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama (Beach Blanket Obama anyone?), John McCain and John Edwards as the latest American political candidate dolls. The Sarah Palin Executive doll retails for $27.95, and the Sarah Palin Super Hero or Sarah Palin School Girl dolls [...]

Team Clinton Says Obama Intimidated By Palin Factor
The harshest thing Hillary Clinton could come up with about Sarah Palin at a Sept. 6 campaign event at Wagner College on Staten Island was that there was no evidence at the convention in St. Paul to suggest Republicans would “guarantee equal pay for equal work for women.” “I heard nothing!” she said. Reporters tried to get Mrs. Clinton to talk about John McCain’s running mate at a tiny press conference after the event, but she refused even to mention Mrs. Palin’s name, saying only, “I am camp

Hard Fall: What Happened to NBC?
On Tuesday afternoon, Phil Griffin, the president of cable-news network MSNBC, had had enough of the interviews and was getting angry. Roughly 48 hours earlier, Mr. Griffin had announced his decision to remove Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from anchoring big political nights for his network. Henceforth, according to Mr. Griffin’s dictum, NBC News’ chief White House correspondent, David Gregory, would handle the news duties for MSNBC. Mr. Matthews and Mr. Olbermann would shift into purely revved-up

"TELEVISION'S MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS" NOW NARROWED FOR VOTING -- TOP 10 COMEDIC + TOP 10 DRAMATIC - WITH FINAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED DURING EMMY® AWARDS SEPTEMBER 21 ON ABC
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