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lying liars
Looking Back At Other Political Scandal Press Conferences
Today Mark Sanford detailed his affair with an Argentinian woman, and even though we now know that he was forced into it, it's difficult not to kinda admire his candor in comparison to the brazenness of other busted politicians. More » -
from the archives
Mark Sanford On Cheaters Past: "He Lied Under a Different Oath — The Oath to His Wife"
Soon-to-be-former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford just admitted to cheating on his wife. He used to be a Congressman, back in... oh, look, the '90s. What did he think about Mr. Clinton? More » -
for the record
Correction: This Is the Woman Who Says She Gave Bill Clinton a 'Baile Hot'
In our item about how Bill Clinton maybe got a lap dance from an Argentinian reality show star, we accidentally put up a picture of the Colombian Andrea Rincon. Here is the right one. Also: she makes some wild claims!
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foreign affairs
Did Bill Clinton Get a Private 'Baile Hot' From an Argentinian D-Lister?
Bill Clinton has this foundation that he does a lot of traveling and fundraising for. Recently, he went to Argentina to dine with the president. Then he had a "noche de soltero" with a "morocha" known for being very "pulposa." More » -
scandals
Book: Ron Burkle Hired Hookers, Paid Paris Hilton For 'Girl-on-Girl Action'
Mark Ebner's scandal-filled book about Paris Hilton was released in January. One chapter—full of prostitution allegations against billionaire Clinton pal Ron Burkle—was cut. Now it's been released! And it's salacious, even by Ron Burkle standards: More » -
Ultimate Altarcations
Is Chelsea Clinton Getting Hitched On Martha's Vineyard This Summer?
Chelsea Clinton may be getting married this summer to beau Marc Mezvinsky on Martha's Vineyard. Involved in this small tidbit of information: Ted Danson, Touré, the Obama's summer vacay plans, and a "democratic powerbroker." More » -
disputes
Bill Clinton Loses The Name Game
Private investigator Joseph Culligan registered williamclinton.com, williamjclinton.com, and presidentbillclinton.com back in the 1990s, partly to prove the point of how easy it is to snatch up domain names. Clinton recently tried to get them back, and yesterday he lost. More » -
profiles
'Mellow' Bill Clinton Now BFF With Ex-Smearer, Still Pissed at Ted Kennedy
Sunday's NY Times Magazine featured a cover piece on Bill Clinton titled "The Mellowing of Bill Clinton," but the thing that stood out most was how Clinton is now buddies with one his main defamers from the 90s, while still holding grudges against just about every Democrat who supported Obama. More » -
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gossip roundup
A Real Housewife's Masochism, A Pervert's Communism, Whitney Port's Aestheticism
Kelly Bensimon's a glutton for punishment, thespian Whitney Port's nuanced acting critiques, two babies, two 90s stars, a Clinton house (hunting) party, and some Communist dick is always just some Communist dick: presenting your Sunday morning gossip roundup. More » -
retirement
Bush Exiled to Canada
No one even noticed, but the guy who used to be the president, Chimpy McHitler, has disappeared. Is he in heaven? Or jail? No, worse: he is in Canada. George W. Bush will never return to America. More » -
jon stewart
Jon Stewart to Larry King: 'You're a Degenerate!'
Larry King was the guest on the Daily Show last night promoting his book, My Remarkable Journey. The entire segment consisted mainly of King and Jon Stewart jostling back and forth over whether or not King is truly a degenerate or not. It was great.
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politics
Sarah Palin Throws Her Scientologist Adviser Under the Bus
Scientologist macher John Coale hatched a crazy plan to forge an alliance between Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, Politico reported this morning. In a rare—solitary?—display of good judgment, Palin turned him down. More » -
ball clinton
The Weekend Bill Clinton Went to a Tranny Rave
With his wife busy with a "respectful and close relationship" with another man, former President Bill Clinton is free to gallavant around the world, going to tranny raves. This week, Bill goes to Austria! More » -
poll
Hillary Clinton Asks You to Pick Your Poison
Hillary Clinton is holding a contest to sucker people into paying her debt to Mark Penn. You can choose a prize, including a not-creepy-at-all day with Bill Clinton. We ask, which is the most bearable? More » -
the cinema
Movie Deal for Staggeringly Wrong Political Journalist
He said Matt Drudge and Karl Rove held the key to the presidency. His last book was embarrassingly wrong. Barack Obama won by studiously ignoring his advice. Someone put Mark Halperin in pictures! More » -
investigations
Bill Clinton Wants His Domain Names Back
In the late '90s, private investigator Joe Culligan registered presidentbillclinton.com and other Clintonesque domain names as a joke. Now Bill Clinton's lawyer is pursuing legal action to get the website addresses. It's payback, says Culligan.
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press releases
That Nice, Smoky Lewinsky Flavor
Your Press Release of the Day adeptly communicates the fact that fine cigars are all about taste. The taste of Monica Lewinsky's pussy, yea! More » -
memoirs
George W. Bush's Sad Book Deal
There's now a rumored-price tag on George W. Bush's forthcoming memoirs, "Decision Points:" a $7 million advance from publisher Crown. How does that stack up to other Deciders? More » -
friends
Bill Clinton Doesn't Want Ron Burkle's Dirty (Nonexistent?) $20 Million
Famous American Bill Clinton has apparently decided to just walk away from up to $20 million he was owed by his old friend, creepy old billionaire modelizer Ron Burkle. Now why would he do that? More » -
shades of grey
Obama Stealing Bill Clinton's Hair PR Strategy
Those stories coming out about Obama's barber saying how Obama's hair is already turning grey? Total ripoff of hero president Bill Clinton's own first term PR strategy: More » -
gossip roundup
Octo-Mom's Kids Already Forming Gangs
In Tuesday's disturbing relationship newsdump, we learn Nadya Suleman's kids brutalize her, Rihanna's Chris Brown reunion riled her family and dinner with TomKat is as weird as you think. More » -
dating
Five Creepy Old Men Who Should Settle Down (And One Who's Cool)
A tipster tells us billionaire Clinton pal Ron Burkle (and his model wrangler!) was "lurking around" Justin Timberlake's William Rast show at Fashion Week last night. Time for a listicle of creepy old ladies' men! More » -
politics
Bill Clinton Couldn't Resist Calling Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin's apparent go-to girl for elite East Coast media leaks, Cindy Adams, has more news on the Alaska governor: She supposedly got an unexpected call from Bill Clinton, hehehe.
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videuhoh
Hillary Clinton Thanks Bill For Snogging That Intern
Surrounded by friends for her Secretary of State swearing in, Hillary Clinton felt comfortable enough to thank husband Bill for a "lifetime of — all kinds of experiences," i.e. that intern slut. More » -
passive aggressive
The Ugly Woman George Bush Would Never Have Sexed
George Bush Sr. told a joke about the "ugliest woman I've ever seen," who he'd never screw. Bill Clinton passive-aggressively called him out with a "joke" of his own. More » -
gossip roundup
Tom Cruise To Seduce America's Women By Being Slightly Less of a Jerk
Tom Cruise is trying to get inside the female mind; Joe Francis slipped into women's underwear and Mike Tyson is, once again, overwhelmed with lady attention. More » -
bill clinton
Bill Clinton's Day, Encapsulized
Poor Bill Clinton. Everything he says and does is picked over for proof of raging ego, jealousy, resentment, and general craziness. Of course, sometimes he delivers! More » -
Obamanaugural
Bushes, Obamas Share Caffeine
Barack and Michelle Obama are having coffee with George and Laura Bush right now! It's an inaugural tradition — and wouldn't you know that those hick Clintons screwed it up last time? More » -
comparisons
Obama vs. Clinton: The Youngest Guns
If power does not corrupt, it certainly ages. The bright young things in the Obama administration will never look as good as they do now. Remember when Clinton's minions were just as fresh-faced? More » -
pop politics
Sorry, But the Obama West Wing Will Never Happen
The West Wing—the talky, nostalgic-for-something-that-never-existed TV drama—was a fantasy of the kind of square-jawed, earnest, softly progressive Democratic administration we hoped Clinton's would be but wasn't. So now we're asking Barack Obama for it. More » -
it's just lunch!
Obama Has Lunch With Lonely Old Failures
Barack Obama had to have lunch with a bunch of boring old white guys today. Was it a round-table discussion on the future of the media? No, it was the presidents' lunch. More » -
gawker pin-up
Shirtless President Holiday Pool Party!
Earlier today we fawned over Barack Obama's newly cut physique. And it got us wondering what other shirtless pics of presidents exist. More » -
ron burkle
Burkle's Filthy World Now Obama's Problem
It's kind of comforting that, amid economic collapse and a new political order, Ron Burkle is still a dirty old billionaire luring teenagers onto his jet and caressing distracted girls in clubs. Why, just this weekend he was out with Leonardo DiCaprio again, at Cipriani. Close personal friend Bill Clinton was not in attendance this time, but there's been no public sign of a split. Which, actually, is kind of a problem for president elect Barack Obama, particularly now that another of Burkle's sketchy business ventures has spectacularly exploded in scandal, this one involving large amounts of cocaine. More » -
the clintons
DC Press Corps Thrilled For Opportunity to Still Hate Clintons
Unreconstructed Liberals have their own reasons for disliking the Clintons, and movement conservatives obviously have even more, but what the hell explains the pathological antipathy the Washington Press Corps still feels for President Bill and Senator Hillary Clinton? The roots of it go back 16 years or so, but what's amazing is to see it still in such pristine condition, as if we haven't had eight terrible years to get over it. Now, as the Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State job offer becomes yet another press-driven telenovela, with the Clintons as, I dunno, the country's presumed dead ex-lover who just turned up on the day of our wedding to Barack Obama, or something, it's instructive to see how the press corps still sees the former first family. More » -
gossip roundup
Rosie O'Donnell On View Cold War
- Rosie O'Donnell, contradicting Barbara Walters' rosy description of relations on The View: "I’m not saying they loathe each other, but the fact of the matter is, there was not a lot of camaraderie off camera.” [LAT]
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journalismism
The Clinton-Obama Soap Opera the Media Can't Quit
"Hillary Clinton will be the next secretary of state, unless she’s not." That's what John Koblin wrote last night in The Observer. Has the story advanced since then? Nope. Obama offered—but not formally offered—Hillary the job. She's considering. They're vetting Bill. Bill promised to stop taking money from foreigners. Hillary hasn't accepted because it hasn't been offered formally. Ted Kennedy wants Hillary to stay in the Senate. And hey, the news-starved press dragged Obama into the Clinton drama machine! More » -
scandal
Obama's Next Clintonite Comes With Fun Clinton Scandal!
Guess who the new Attorney General will be? Eric Holder! He was an assistant AG back in—wait for it—the Clinton Administration! Yay, change! Hah, see, this is what happens when you only had an eight year vacation from your 40 years of desert wandering. Holder will help close Guantanamo Bay. Thankfully, Holder has a lot of experience freeing evil criminals, because he totally signed off on the Marc Rich pardon! Let's all take a magical trip back to that wonderful story, shall we? More » -
horse race
Your Guide To the Endless Newsweek Story on the Endless Campaign
Today, Newsweek posted the final chapter of their Special Election Project, the annual How He Did It book they've published for each presidential campaign since 1984 (when the answer was much easier: he just ran against Walter Mondale). The reporters assigned to the special project are embargoed from those publishing in the regular magazine, so they get jucier anecdotes, more hilarious quotes, and revealing stories, all of which are then packaged and in such a way as to make the winning campaign look like a well-oiled machine and the losing campaign look like a parade of idiots. Did you read the whole thing? We did! We'll share with you the funniest bits, the important takeaway, and the already solidifying conventional wisdom.
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fifth columnists
In New Era, Maureen Dowd Will Still Be Terrible
Times columnist Maureen Dowd spent a decent chunk of this campaign trying to paint Barack Obama as another effete faggy Democratic wuss, as she did to John Kerry and Al Gore, just because, hey, why not. OBambi was all her, remember? Also she called him a "butterfly." Now, today, she's thrilled Obama won, and certain he'll restore dignity and grandeur to Washington and the White House. Obama "has the chance to make the White House pristine again." Yes, because Washington DC and the White House were certainly pristine before all this, right? More » -
already over
The Clinton Machine: 1992-2008
Obama beat them, and didn't need them to win. The punditariat clamored for Obama to beg Bill for his support, they trashed Bill for failing to deliver it lustily enough, and they fretted over whether Obama would underperform in the areas in which Hillary became an extremely unlikely working class hero. Then Obama won, handily, with barely any help from Bill and Hil, which was Bill's greatest fear, because Obama doesn't look to his presidency as a model for success, he looks to Reagan. The Clinton era: over. It'll barely register in the history books. More »









































