Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Topping last week’s list of top searches on Muckety was Lynn Forester de Rothschild, the former Hillary Clinton supporter who threw her support behind GOP candidate John McCain.
In a Muckety post, Carol Eisenberg notes that de Rothschild’s defection may embarrass Democrats given de Rothschild’s involvement with the Democratic National Committee’s platform committee and the efforts by Barack Obama’s campaign to reach out to Clinton supporters - especially women.
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An earlier post on Muckety noted that de Rothschild has had long been a power player, counting the Clintons and Tony Blair as good friends. Former husband Andrew Stein is former New York City Council president.
Susan Mikula
Slipping down one spot from last week’s top searches was artist Susan Mikula, who continues to generate interest because of the elevated profile of her partner Rachel Maddow. Maddow recently launched her new TV show on MSNBC. “The Rachel Maddow Show” debuted on Sept. 7.
Edward Liddy
During the financial crisis on Wall Street last week, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson asked his old friend Edward Liddy to take the helm of American International Group after the federal government was forced to bailout the insurance giant.
Five years ago, when Paulson ran investment house Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Paulson picked Liddy to join the company’s board of directors.
Lisa Gores
Earlier this year Lisa Gores was a witness in the trial of Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano. Her ex-husband, financier Alec Gores, allegedly hired Pellicano to investigate whether she was having an affair with his brother. Lisa Gores was in the news this week after the New York Post reported that she was dating Brad Garrett, former co-star of the hit television show “Everybody Loves Raymond.”
Garrett’s newest venture is a web/reality show called “Dating Brad Garrett,” on which he dates women he meets on the Internet. The Post says Garrett “has tried to keep his new romance under wraps due to his online dating show. He and the woman believed to be Lisa Gores have been seen in New York and Los Angeles since March. ‘Dating Brad Garrett,’ produced by Sony TV, premieres soon on Crackle, YouTube and Hulu.”
Miley Cyrus
Hanna Montana star Miley Cyrus rounds out this week’s top five searches as news broke of her collaboration with Nicholas Sparks on a new screenplay. Sparks is creating a new novel and screenplay simultaneously, with Miley Cyrus in the leading role.
Top five stories for the week
Lynn Forester de Rothschild stands by her woman
No woman in the Hillary Clinton camp, other than maybe the candidate herself, is tougher than Lynn Forester de Rothschild.
Fey a dead ringer for small-town mayor from Alaska’s meth capital
SNL producer Lorne Michaels must have had mixed feelings Saturday night.
On the one hand, his show drew its largest audience for a season premier in seven years, largely because of Tina Fey’s spot-on imitation of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Lynn Forester de Rothschild endorses McCain
Democratic fund-raiser Lynn Forester de Rothschild has spent several months bemoaning Hillary Clinton’s failed bid for the presidential nomination.
Today she went further, throwing her support behind GOP nominee John McCain.
Obama and McCain both have ties to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
In the wake of the federal government’s bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two presidential candidates are calling for reform.
Yet, as The New York Times notes today, both men have close connections to the mortgage giants.
Michelle Obama has a rabbi in her family
Much has been made about the anxiety that some Jews feel about Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, related to concerns about the depth of his support of Israel.
But despite his efforts to reassure them, Obama rarely speaks of the rabbi in his own family.
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#1. Burr Deming 09.21.2008
The endorsement by Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild will be among McCain’s most valued. Here’s why.
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