HBO’s Eye-Opening ‘Game Change’
HBO continues its string of first-rate, recent political history with “Game Change” (HBO, 9 p.m.) an adaptation of the part of the account of the 2008 election dealing with the…
Mitt Romney Ingratiates Himself to Former Home
Hey there! Hello! It’s so great to be back in Michigan. I just love Michigan. It’s my home state you know. And I’m not just saying this because I’m lagging…
Good Blues at the White House for Once
I love the fact that just down a couple miles down street from my house tonight, Mick Jagger will be jamming with B.B. King, Booker T. Jones, Jeff Beck, Keb…
Why the Scandal Dominates ‘Clinton’
If you wrote a book about Bill Clinton and his presidency, would you spend fully a fourth of it discussing his affair with a White House intern? That’s what happens…
The Governor and the Talk Show
Al Gore was all excited earlier this month announcing the newest show for his Current TV schedule at the TV critics press tour. Who needs another political talk show? Well…
Obama’s Speech Drew 37.8 Million
President Obama’s State of the Union address drew 37.8 million viewers Tuesday. It was the smallest audience of the four such speeches he has given to joint sessions of Congress.…
Colbert Rocks You Like a Herman Cain
One of the biggest rallies in the South Carolina primary season may be the jokey one scheduled for Friday afternoon from TV's Stephen Colbert. The Comedy Central host, who portrays…
A Warning About a Witch Hunt: A TCA Tale
Harry Thomason, the TV producer (“Designing Women”) and friend to President Clinton said he got a call just before the former Arkansas governor was sworn the White House from an…
How Politicians First Got on Late Night TV
The other unusual thing Harry Thomason said about the Clinton years in a TV Critics Assocition panel on an upcoming two-part film on the former president was the first to…
Mitt Romney Sings The Doors
“I’ve been talking about music lately,” Mitt Romney said at a campaign stop in Cedar Falls this week. “I happen to love the patriotic songs of America.” And what of…