Sarah Palin is taking a swing at Kathy Griffin, calling the comic a "bully" for frequently targeting the former Alaska governor's family for ridicule.
"Kathy Griffin can do anything to me or say anything about me," Palin said in an interview Saturday on Fox News. "She's a 50-year-old adult bully, a has-been comedian." ...
Kathy Griffin called Sarah Palin's family comedic fair game after Palin complained that the comic too often puts the former Alaska governor's family at the butt of her jokes. ...
But PopEater's Rob Shuter reported on January 5th, long before Palin complained:
You would think that after the backlash Kathy Griffin received for making fun of Bristol Palin's weight, the red-headed comedienne would have learned her lesson. Well, think again. Kathy has her eye set on a new Palin to make fun off. "I think it's Willow's year to go down," Griffin snarked to The Hollywood Reporter. "In 2011, I want to offend a new Palin."
Kathy Griffin made fun of Bristol's weight gain in early December of 2010. It was the subject of one post, then a follow-up post.
Why would anyone of presidential stature engage with what she, herself, calls "a 50-year-old adult bully, a has-been comedian?" And why three months late?
Eat your hearts out, "haters!" PopEater's Rob Shuter, the guy who broke the story of Sarah Palin's lobbying to have Christine O'Donnell appear on DWTS, next season, who writes its Naughty but Nice column, has this to say:
Bristol Palin didn't technically win 'Dancing With the Stars' last week, but financially, the 20-year-old mom is paso doble-ing all the way to the bank.
"Bristol made over $345,000 from being on the show and currently is getting $35,000 for each speaking gig she does," an insider reveals to me. "Yet, all that is going to feel like pocket change if one or two of the big deals she's currently working on actually happens." ...
Barbara Walters has revealed 8 of the 10 people on her Most Fascinating People list. Sarah Palin is among them, along with the cast of "Jersey Shore." Last year, First Lady Michelle Obama was Walters' most fascinating person, despite Sarah Palin's presence on the list. In order to increase the suspense, two people on this year's list haven't yet been named. Entertainment Weekly has a story, which has a link to 2009's list.
Has Sarah Palin quit narrating the audio book of America by Heart? Chris Michael, comedian and artist, says so.
The Washington Post's Lisa de Moraes writes The TV Column. This morning she wrote about the controversy over Bristol Palin's longevity on Dancing With the Stars, and she has a lot of comments from the show's executive producer, Conrad Green.
The NY Daily News has talked with a dietician about Bristol's weight gain on DWTS. Update: Gryphen has weighed in on this story with his experience as a personal trainer.
Life & Style Weekly quotes named sources on Willow Palin's 1:00 AM drug buy and underage drinking. Gryphen added his insight into the Palin family's problems here. Perez Hilton has posted a story, too.
I thought The Proposal, a 2009 movie with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, might afford people looking for Alaskan scenery an alternative to Sarah Palin's Alaska. Although most of the movie is set in and around Sitka, it was actually filmed in the Cape Ann area of Massachusetts, mostly in Rockport. There is some beautiful scenery in the movie, however. It is a romantic comedy and held my attention; it wasn't boring. The contrast between the New York office and the outdoors, wherever it was, was especially interesting.
Update: I must have lucked-out or become wise before I'm old. I waited until 7:45 PST -- oops! 6:45 PST; I've retreated to an undisclosed location for the holidays and should reset my watch -- before tuning in to DWTS. Bristol started in a cage, and it was Mark Ballas who ended up in the cage! Freestyle. They received scores of 8, 9 and 8 for a total of 25; 52 out of 60 for the night. Apparently, they're going to dance again, tomorrow night? I don't regularly watch DWTS, so I am unfamiliar with the rules.
I must say that Bristol's size can depend on lighting and camera angle. Before she danced she expressed her feelings about the "haters"; obviously, Mama has schooled her on the sympathy vote. The camera panned to Sarah Palin -- in the audience, again. Jennifer and Derek are up next. Derek is very good; Jennifer not so good in comparison with Derek. The judges are more enthusiastic about their dance -- scores after the break -- it's 10, 10 and 10!
Yes, more dancing tomorrow. The leaderboard: Jennifer/Derek, 60/60; Kyle/Lacy (?), 56/60; Bristol/Mark, 52/60. Can "the people" save Bristol? Whatever the outcome, there is sure to be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Apparently they danced twice tonight, and in my "wisdom" I missed the first dance.
OMG! Skating With the Stars is on next! When will we see Sleeping With the Stars?
Update November 23: The Hollywood Gossip has a summary of what happened last night.
Here is last night's first dance:
Carrie Ann Inabe had a little criticism of the way Bristol pointed her toes, but then said she was more "vibrant." You have to watch the video and see her say that to understand what she means. The judges were all enthusiastic about the dance. Bristol and Mark got three nines.
I am not sure why the video embeds at 240p. After it starts, it can be changed to 480p for a clearer video (there is a widget to the left of the YouTube logo, on the control panel).
People magazine has a story with backstage comments from Carrie Ann Inabe and some of the other participants, here.
PopEater's Rob Shuter writes that Sarah Palin is lobbying the show's producers to have failed senate candidate Christine O'Donnell appear as a contestant on DWTS! "Christine is not a bad idea at all," one ABC executive tells me. "After Kate Gosselin and Cloris Leachman, O'Donnell would fit right in. She certainly would be so controversial that the amount of press attention and buzz the show would get would be huge. Plus, you know they would make her dance in a witch's hat with a broomstick." That's the way it is. Isn't life wonderful?
Last Saturday, I opened a new front in the war on Sarah Palin by questioning her ability to dance.
This picture purports to show her dancing at her inaugural ball in 2007; however, we still aren't certain she can dance.
The picture is but one moment out of the many moments that comprise Sarah Palin's life. Unless we see additional photo evidence, we cannot be sure that she was actually in motion -- dancing -- when the picture was taken. And we would like a lot of other information about any pictures that may appear: camera make, focal length of the lens, distance from camera to subject, camera angle, lighting ... the list goes on.
Of course, Sarah must have been irked by our doubts. Now she may be scheming to prove she can dance by showing us video. How? By dancing on Dancing With the Stars!
Sources tell me that Sarah Palin had such a fantastic not-booed-at time on 'Dancing With The Stars' Monday night that she's itchin' to return to the ballroom herself next season.
"Sarah was overwhelmed with what a great time she had at the show," an insider who was at the show tells me. "In fact she enjoyed herself so much that she mentioned to producers who greeted her that she would be open to competing herself next season."
But until we see it, we'll remain doubtful that she can dance.
Afterword
Fight fire with fire: one conspiracy theory with another?
It happened serendipitously. I doubted Sarah could dance out of mean-girl orneriness. After I hit 'Publish Post,' I remembered that there was a picture of her dancing at the inauguration, so I posted it in the comments, along with a babygate-style argument.
"Babygate" is a dead issue. Its loss may disappoint, even anger, some, especially Sarah Palin. It was her oxygen: whether she talked about it or her enemies did, it rallied her fans.
Dancing With The Stars contestants Bristol Palin and David Hasselhoff began rehearsals today as they geared up for the latest series of the show. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter was casually dressed in leggings, trainers and a sweatshirt while the former Baywatch star opted for tracksuit bottoms and a sleeveless T-Shirt. ...
Palin has said that her mother is glad she is appearing on the show.
'She's excited for me ... she knows this will be hard work,' the 19-year-old said.
Just days after hanging out with her fellow DWTS cast members, Bristol Palin is ready to get down.
The former first daughter of Alaska just joined her partner Mark Ballas at a studio to begin rehearsing for the upcoming battle in the ballroom.
What's more, the sight of Bristol happily hoofing it may just put to rest some of the speculation that the 19-year-old has been a bit difficult when it comes to preparing for the competition.
Things keep getting interesting behind the scenes on ''Dancing With the Stars.'' A show insider says, ''Move over, Michael Bolton!Bristol Palin is now out-diva-ing you!''
The source said the daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has become a constant pain in the rear for "DWTS" staffers. ''Clearly she didn't read the fine print on her contract -- and that's just a figure of speech. There's nothing hidden in the contracts,'' said the ''Dancing'' source.
'Otherwise, Bristol wouldn't be complaining about all the things contestants are required to do.'' ... (H/T Gryphen)
Mercede Johnston, Levi's sister, wrote about skyrocketing teen pregnancies in Wasilla since Bristol became famous.
The article by Michael Joseph Gross contains few verifiable revelations -- Palin and people near her refused to talk, and those who did demanded anonymity -- and portrays the former Alaska governor as angry, manipulative and obsessed with money and fame. Plus: tensions in the Palin marriage, tensions with the McCain campaign, tensions with the RNC over the vice presidential candidate's infamous $150,000 designer wardrobe. ...
... The Christian Science Monitor summed it up best: "If you are trying to sell books or magazines or get clicks for your website, Republican Party star Sarah Palin is the gift that keeps giving."
Per this excellent Times story, it appears that Palin's opposition to just-defeated Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski stems not from ideological differences or even tactical disagreements but ... a personal slight: ...
... As it happens, this [...] fits a pattern that pretty much explains Palin's entire political career. If you dig hard enough, you almost always find some perceived slight--usually at the hands of some member of the establishment (or what passes for the establishment in Palin's mind)--behind every decision Palin has made to run for office or oppose another politician. There really isn't much more to it than that.
The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart, as usual, has some of the best palin-sight around:
Sarah Palin has been everywhere since Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) made her his vice presidential nominee two years ago. But she has been in our faces even more lately. The Glenn Beck rally. The take-down of home-state nemesis Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Telling Dr. Laura Schlessinger to “reload.” Now comes word that Palin will speak at the Ronald Reagan Republican dinner in Iowa on Sept. 17. Of course, this has set off the usual will-she-won’t-she run for president in 2012 question. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: she won’t. ...
... For all of Palin’s popularity within the Republican Party and the Tea Party movement, poll after poll shows that the American people don’t think she’s ready to be president of the United States. This was the case last February. Also last April. And now this week in the 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll, 59 percent of those surveyed said Palin would not “have the ability to be an effective president.” -- "Sarah Palin is everywhere -- and going nowhere"
Capehart included a most excellent graph of Sarah Palin's favorable/unfavorable ratings over time. I'll just say that the trend doesn't look good -- for Sarah Palin. The rest of us should cheer, lay in a lot of popcorn, ...
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