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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (28679)	8/9/2000 12:59:03 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Looks like NBC, ABC and the Washington Post not only actively campaign for Hillary, they give her money too. boston.com Getting into giving on the Vineyard By Globe Staff, 8/9/2000 Martha's Vineyard was Pass-the-Hat Central over the past few days, with the first family front and center at a Hillary Clinton campaign fund-raiser thrown by Miramax studio boss Harvey Weinstein. Chelsea Clinton and Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg were seated next to each other. (Only the water glasses know what dirt was dished!) Other celebrity donors included a crew of Vineyard regulars, including Carly Simon, Jimmy Buffett, Mary Steenburgen, and John Cusack with his belle, Neve Campbell. Monday night's Possible Dreams Auction is one of the highlights of the summer social scene, and a main source of support for the Vineyard's community services. The celeb-fueled bidding raised about $350,000, according to auction chairwoman Rebecca Ward. ''It's become a very vital thing for us,'' she said. A bidder who ''elected to remain anonymous'' (he was bidding against Dick Ebersol of NBC Sports) put up $65,000 on Monday for an evening of ''stories, songs, and snacks'' with Simon at the singer's Vineyard home. The auction also featured other celebrity offerings, including a homemade lunch with director Mike Nichols and his wife, Diane Sawyer, that fetched $28,000. Marc Brown, author and illustrator of the ''Arthur'' children's books, auctioned off a visit to his studio. A bidding war ensued, so Brown agreed to conduct two visits for $10,200. Dinner with former first lady Lady Bird Johnson went for $8,000. Mary Steenburgen auctioned off a visit to the set of ''Becker,'' the show of her husband, Ted Danson, for $5,250. ''She wasn't happy enough with that, so she offered tickets to a play she's doing in New York and dinner with her after the play,'' Ward said. A power lunch with Katharine Graham and other top Washington Post newspaper executives sold for $9,000. The names of the winning bidders were not immediately available. One Vineyard regular keeping a low profile was humorist Art Buchwald, who had presided as auctioneer for the previous 16 auctions but was sidelined by a stroke he suffered last year. This story ran on page F2 of the Boston Globe on 8/9/2000. © Copyright 2000 Globe Newspaper Company.

To: jlallen who wrote (28679)	8/10/2000 8:37:27 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Appear's CBS feels bad about Kilborn's invitation to kill George Bush: CBS Apologizes For Bush Graphic By Lynn Elber AP Television Writer Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000; 7:39 p.m. EDT LOS ANGELES –– CBS apologized Wednesday for a violent anti-George W. Bush message that flashed briefly on the screen during the "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" last week. The phrase "Snipers wanted" was shown Friday across footage of Bush accepting his nomination as the Republican presidential candidate at the party's Philadelphia convention. "This graphic, which was not accompanied by any remarks from Mr. Kilborn, should not have been included in the telecast and is not consistent with our broadcast standards," CBS said in a statement. The network called the display "an inappropriate and regrettable graphic," adding that it and program producer Worldwide Pants Inc. "deeply regret this incident." The company said it would take appropriate action. A Bush spokesman said the candidate accepted the apology "It's unfortunate something like that has happened," Bush campaign spokesman Dan Bartlett said from Austin, Texas. "We accept their apology and look forward to seeing the results of their investigation." Worldwide Pants, David Letterman's production company, also produces "Late Show with David Letterman," which airs immediately before Kilborn's daily show. The phrase concerning Bush appeared on the screen during a segment of the show called "In the News," which features photos, video clips and Kilborn's commentary on current events. Kilborn took over in March 1999 as host of "The Late Late Show," which debuted in 1995 as a talk show with host Tom Snyder. A message seeking comment from Kilborn was not immediately returned Wednesday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20000809/aponline193906_000.htm Stay tuned to find out what CBS calls "appropriate action." I think the FBI should call Kilborn in for evaluation.