Once again using her late stepbrother as justification for her ridiculous actions, Heidi Montag announced she and boyfriend Spencer Pratt are planning a trip to the Middle East to perform for the troops. Haven’t the troops suffered enough?
My brother was an airborne ranger in Afghanistan and Iraq. It’s very important to me and important to Spencer to support the troops and go over there.
And don’t worry about how the reality show duo plans to pay for this trip — John McCain’s daughter Meghan (and Heidi’s supposed new BFF) will be footing the bill, says Spencer: “Her dad definitely has some pull with the military. I think she’s going to put that together for us.”
Wonder if Meghan is aware of this.
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Heidi Montag, one of the only members of Young Hollywood brave — or foolish — enough to publicly support John McCain, is quickly inserting herself into the GOP. She and Spencer Pratt dined with (in the vicinity of) George Bush at this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, and yesterday she grabbed lunch with McCain’s daughter Meghan, who runs that blog. They ate at The Ivy, a spot where many famous people go to avoid being photographed by the paparazzi. Except, egads, the paps found ‘em! And they were tres interested in what they were up to! Well, not so much Meghan, because they didn’t have a clue who she was.
• Sorry, ladies: Pat O’Brien is getting married. Let’s take a moment to honor one of the last good men with an encore presentation of his infamous voicemails. (YouTube audio NSFW) [DListed]
• Get this: Uma Thurman might be pregnant at the same time her ex-husband, Ethan Hawke, is preparing to marry a former nanny that she hired. The circle of life, Hollywood style! [Yeeeah]
• Barack Obama must be doing something right: His daughter isn’t hanging out with Heidi Montag. [HT]
• Maggie Gyllenhaal threatens to leave New York City. To be honest, we didn’t even know she lived here in the first place. [ICYDK]
• Alert the presses: Lindsay Lohan almost kisses Samantha Ronson. [PS]
• Eva Longoria got “ugly” for her role on Desperate Housewives. Except … she still looks pretty. [INO]
BLACK REPUBLICANS DISSED YET AGAIN “TV One, the cable network aimed at African-American viewers, will cover Barack Obama’s nominating convention but is ignoring John McCain’s. The network is telecasting live, prime-time coverage of the Democratic convention in Denver Aug. 25-28, followed by ‘TV One Live: DNC Afterparty,’ with political and social commentary from panelists. TV One is available in 43.7 million households, or about 40 percent of the nation’s TV homes. … ‘We are not a news organization,’ [the network’s CEO] said. ‘We are a television network that is designed to celebrate African-American achievement. That is why we are covering this convention. If Hillary (Clinton) was the nominee, we would not be covering this year’s Democratic convention.’”
• Tim McGraw shows his wife she’s not the only one who can get into a fight with an audience member who is being disrespectful. [INO]
• Brooke Hogan explains the controversial photo in which her father rubs lotion on her butt: “I know I’m a grown woman, but it’s like he’s touching an old car.” [ICYDK]
• Justin Timberlake says he suffers from OCD and ADD. Also, D-Bag Syndrome. [DListed]
• Take the celebrity honeymoon quiz and see how much of a life you don’t have. [PS]
• MTV, likely energized by John McCain’s campaign, has decided to allow political ads for the first time since 1981. [Jossip]
This past weekend’s Texas Republican state convention was a breeding ground for people who love their Bibles, guns and George W. Bush. I’m generalizing, but, coming from a small Texas town, I can assure you the stereotype holds true more often than not. These buttons, which were sold at the convention, prove my point (and remind me why I left the state to begin with).
Also: Madonna may have worn mismatching socks! And did Kim Kardashian accidentally miss the turn to her house?
• John McCain believes bringing troops from Iraq is “not too important.” But does he have a cute biking outfit? [SH]
• A plethora of celebrities took a break from being photographed outside LA nightclubs to be photographed at an LA sporting event. [PS]
• George Clooney reportedly broke up with Sarah Larson because she decided to get a boob job. Fair enough. [INO]
• Country singer Taylor Swift will attempt to steal the spotlight from Miley Cyrus in the upcoming Hannah Montana movie. [ICYDK]
• Donald Trump’s headpiece actually moves. [DListed]
If there’s one thing in which Us Weekly shouldn’t be involved, it’s politics. So, naturally, the magazine has decided to judge the candidates based on their fashion — because the state of the country doesn’t matter if Barack Obama and John McCain aren’t looking good.
The target this week is Obama, who had the audacity to bicycle around Chicago in “ill-fitting jeans, a tucked in golf shirt and big tennis shoes.” The horror! Us‘ fashion police weigh in:
Although Hillary’s made some major fashion faux pas in the past (anyone remember a certain wedding dress?), we wouldn’t see her in a pair of pegged acid washed jeans, peddling a bicycle built for two with Bill.
Hilarious. Also, in case you were worried, “The Obama Girl won’t be singing about this!”
Been looking for a way short of a donkey tattoo to show your sexual conquests that they’re about to do it with a Democrat? Underwear designer Andrew Christian has you covered, so to speak, with these Barack Obama boxer briefs.
They seem a tad disrespectful in that any man who wears the undies will be hanging his penis next to the Democratic candidate’s face and farting on his campaign year, but Christian swears his design is intended to be laudatory. He also says he’ll not be printing any John McCain unmentionables, noting, “It probably wouldn’t be as hip and as cool as the Obama underwear.”
Those of you who can’t catch today’s Ellen, during which the lesbian funny lady grills Republican presidential hopeful John McCain on gay marriage, should dive into that there jump and watch the clip.
It’s perfect for that midday slump…
We were impressed with the Democratic party for not getting involved in any of this Hills nonsense (John McCain, we’re looking at you), but then Barack Obama had to go and do the Top Ten List for David Letterman last night. And, well, we’ll just let you view the demise of American democracy for yourself.
Shigeru Miyamoto, the mastermind behind Nintendo’s Zelda and Donkey Kong franchises and the Wii’s Super Mario Galaxy, has been voted by readers of Time as the most influential person in this entire world of wars and crises. Miyamoto crushed Barack Obama, John McCain and Vladimir Putin. Believe it.
Put-together victim Heidi Montag appeared on the Late Show last evening, where David Letterman subtly mocked her life for about five minutes. Pretty boring, save for when Heidi says her knavish puppetmaster, Spencer Pratt, is a “hustler” and predicts the outcome of November’s presidential election. Heidi says John McCain is going to win, and then she and Spencer will go to barbecues at the White House.
Click through for video. And stay tuned to the very end for a shot of Pratt staring menacingly at a camera in the green room, hands clasped as if he’s attempting to subside rage.
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While the leading candidates for president squared off last night in taped messages aired on WWE’s Monday Night Raw, the commander-in-chief himself appeared on an episode of Deal or No Deal to wish luck to Joe Kobes, a contestant who had done three tours of duty in Iraq. After making a joke about how everyone hates him because he’s pissed on the world, President Bush went back to brainstorming ways to stop Kobes’ peers from killing themselves.
Video of both shows after the jump.
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Because we’ve all gone mad and everything is now absurd, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain will each appear on WWE program Monday Night Raw tonight, the eve of the important Pennsylvania primary. In prerecorded messages, the three wealthy candidates will attempt to convince fans of professional wrestling that they like Frito pie and bitter gun nuts.
Brody Jenner, raffle prize and little else, has declared he supports Barack Obama for President. “[Obama’s] just cool!” Jenner told E! last night. “I mean, he’s young and I think people would take us more seriously with Iraq and everything … ” Informed!
You know he’s only doing this because Heidi said she liked McCain.
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NICE ONE, DEMS “Republican Sen. John McCain has erased Sen. Barack Obama’s 10-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup, leaving him essentially tied with both Democratic candidates in an Associated Press-Ipsos national poll released Thursday. The survey showed the extended Democratic primary campaign creating divisions among supporters of Obama and rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and suggests a tight race for the presidency in November no matter which Democrat becomes the nominee.”
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