The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted in favor of a resolution supporting Ukraine. Four-hundred and twenty five members voted in favor of the resolution. Three voted against it.
Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) decided not to support the resolution affirming America’s belief in Ukraine’s sovereignty, and holding that the U.S. “will never recognize or support any illegitimate Russian-controlled leader or government installed through the use of force.”
The bill also called for the U.S. to “deliver additional and...
Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) decided not to support the resolution affirming America’s belief in Ukraine’s sovereignty, and holding that the U.S. “will never recognize or support any illegitimate Russian-controlled leader or government installed through the use of force.”
The bill also called for the U.S. to “deliver additional and...
- 3/2/2022
- by Ryan Bort and Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
President Donald Trump allegedly offered Wikileaks founder Julian Assange a pardon for covering up Russian hacking on the grounds that Assange agreed to say that Russia was not involved in hacking emails from Democrats during the 2016 presidential campaign. According to The Daily Beast, Assange’s lawyers said that former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-California) offered Assange […]
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- 2/23/2020
- by Paloma Thoen
- Uinterview
Former California Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher says he spoke with Julian Assange about getting the WikiLeaks founder a pardon from President Trump.
Rohrabacher on Thursday confirmed a recent report from the Guardian that Assange’s lawyers told a court in London that the former congressman made the offer in 2017. Assange, who is currently being held in a U.K. prison, has been indicted in the U.S. on a variety of hacking-related charges.
In an interview with Yahoo News, Rohrabacher said he told Assange that he could get him a...
Rohrabacher on Thursday confirmed a recent report from the Guardian that Assange’s lawyers told a court in London that the former congressman made the offer in 2017. Assange, who is currently being held in a U.K. prison, has been indicted in the U.S. on a variety of hacking-related charges.
In an interview with Yahoo News, Rohrabacher said he told Assange that he could get him a...
- 2/20/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — In the past year, political campaigns, parties, and pro-democracy groups around the world have faced more than 800 cyberattacks, according to new data provided to Rolling Stone by tech giant Microsoft.
“The threat is real and it’s not stopping,” Tom Burt, a vice president of customer security and trust at Microsoft, tells Rolling Stone. “Anyone involved in the democratic process needs to know that it’s likely not a question of if they’ll be targeted but whether they will be breached, and there’s a lot they can...
“The threat is real and it’s not stopping,” Tom Burt, a vice president of customer security and trust at Microsoft, tells Rolling Stone. “Anyone involved in the democratic process needs to know that it’s likely not a question of if they’ll be targeted but whether they will be breached, and there’s a lot they can...
- 9/30/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Federal marijuana legalization is just around the corner, and the trail to legal weed will be blazed by President Trump ... so says former U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. The longtime Republican Congressman from SoCal was on "TMZ Live" Wednesday to talk cannabis, because Rohrabacher -- who's now invested in the weed industry -- says his former cohorts on Capitol Hill are already working on legislation to allow all Americans toke legally. Rohrabacher told us why...
- 6/5/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ryan Murphy is rising the blue wave.
“In 2020, I’m going to create and fund, with corporate sponsorship, a multi million dollar organization that targets anti Lgbtq candidates running for office,” Murphy announced on Sunday at the Trevor Project’s TrevorLive gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. “Senate and congressional candidates who think they can get votes hurting and discriminating against us — well, we can get votes too.”
The initiative, named “Pose Gives Back,” aims to financially support candidates who are running against those with platforms that stand on anti-lgbtq views. “We are going to send a message which says you cannot make discrimination against us a political virtue anymore. You can’t keep killing our vulnerable young people by promoting and nationalizing your rural, close-minded anti-constitutional viewpoints,” Murphy said.
Murphy and the cast of “Pose” were honored with the Trevor Project’s Hero Award for their...
“In 2020, I’m going to create and fund, with corporate sponsorship, a multi million dollar organization that targets anti Lgbtq candidates running for office,” Murphy announced on Sunday at the Trevor Project’s TrevorLive gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. “Senate and congressional candidates who think they can get votes hurting and discriminating against us — well, we can get votes too.”
The initiative, named “Pose Gives Back,” aims to financially support candidates who are running against those with platforms that stand on anti-lgbtq views. “We are going to send a message which says you cannot make discrimination against us a political virtue anymore. You can’t keep killing our vulnerable young people by promoting and nationalizing your rural, close-minded anti-constitutional viewpoints,” Murphy said.
Murphy and the cast of “Pose” were honored with the Trevor Project’s Hero Award for their...
- 12/3/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
The WGA West’s political action committee had a strong midterm election night, helping to flip the House of Representatives. Twenty-six of the 31 candidates it endorsed – all Democrats – were elected, including 18 of the 19 House candidates it backed, and nine of its 14 senatorial picks.
Most of the candidates it supported were incumbents, but the union also backed two candidates who defeated incumbent Republicans: Jackie Rosen, who unseated Nevada Sen. Dean Heller, and Harley Rouda, who ousted longtime Southern California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and helped give the Democrats control of the House.
The guild’s Pac, which backed up its endorsements with more than $200,000 in campaign contributions, also supported winning senators Dianne Feinstein, Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester, Tammy Baldwin, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell and Amy Klobuchar along with Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Dems. The losing senatorial candidates it backed were Heidi Heitkamp, Claire McCaskill, Phil Bredesen, Joe Donnelly and Bill Nelson,...
Most of the candidates it supported were incumbents, but the union also backed two candidates who defeated incumbent Republicans: Jackie Rosen, who unseated Nevada Sen. Dean Heller, and Harley Rouda, who ousted longtime Southern California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and helped give the Democrats control of the House.
The guild’s Pac, which backed up its endorsements with more than $200,000 in campaign contributions, also supported winning senators Dianne Feinstein, Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester, Tammy Baldwin, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell and Amy Klobuchar along with Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Dems. The losing senatorial candidates it backed were Heidi Heitkamp, Claire McCaskill, Phil Bredesen, Joe Donnelly and Bill Nelson,...
- 11/7/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Ex-Republican Harley Rouda is close to claiming victory as a Democratic House candidate in Orange County. Rouda currently leads in the contest for California’s 48th District by 2,000 votes; if his lead holds, the real estate magnate will have successfully dislodged Dana Rohrabacher (R-ca) after 30 years in Congress.
A relic of the Reagan White House and staunch supporter of President Trump’s immigration policies, Rohrabacher has earned a reputation as “Putin’s favorite congressman” for his consistent opposition to Russian sanctions and calls for closer ties with the country.
A relic of the Reagan White House and staunch supporter of President Trump’s immigration policies, Rohrabacher has earned a reputation as “Putin’s favorite congressman” for his consistent opposition to Russian sanctions and calls for closer ties with the country.
- 11/7/2018
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Sacha Baron Cohen revived his Borat character on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday for a segment that featured the Kazakhstani journalist interviewing unsuspecting voters and meddling with the midterm elections.
While canvassing a neighborhood, Borat learns that women can vote and discusses the Trump administration’s border separation policy. “We hear the nasty fake news people say that President Trump is bad to immigrant children. We hear that he keep immigrant children in cages. Is that true? High five,” Borat tells one Trump-supporting woman.
“So many came over here, they had to be somewhere,...
While canvassing a neighborhood, Borat learns that women can vote and discusses the Trump administration’s border separation policy. “We hear the nasty fake news people say that President Trump is bad to immigrant children. We hear that he keep immigrant children in cages. Is that true? High five,” Borat tells one Trump-supporting woman.
“So many came over here, they had to be somewhere,...
- 11/7/2018
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Election Day is an anxiety-producing exercise. But what if today’s feelings of dread and indecision were to stretch past Thanksgiving? There’s a real possibility we won’t know which party will control Congress until December — because of California’s glacial pace of counting ballots.
To the contrary, we could know which party has won almost as soon as the polls close on the East Coast tonight. If there’s a Blue Wave, we’ll see it in races in Pennsylvania and New York and Florida. Likewise, if Trump...
To the contrary, we could know which party has won almost as soon as the polls close on the East Coast tonight. If there’s a Blue Wave, we’ll see it in races in Pennsylvania and New York and Florida. Likewise, if Trump...
- 11/6/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
There are three things to know about Dana Rohrabacher.
1) He thinks home-sellers should be able to discriminate against gay people.
2) He once blamed climate change on dinosaur flatulence.
3) House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy was caught in 2016 saying: “There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump. Swear to God.”
Somehow, this 71-year-old beacon of bigotry and ignorance is not from a Deep Red state — he’s the 15-term incumbent from California’s 48th district, a coastal, Orange County seat.
You know the district’s anchor city, Laguna Beach,...
1) He thinks home-sellers should be able to discriminate against gay people.
2) He once blamed climate change on dinosaur flatulence.
3) House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy was caught in 2016 saying: “There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump. Swear to God.”
Somehow, this 71-year-old beacon of bigotry and ignorance is not from a Deep Red state — he’s the 15-term incumbent from California’s 48th district, a coastal, Orange County seat.
You know the district’s anchor city, Laguna Beach,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — The FBI has opened an investigation into cyberattacks that targeted a Democratic candidate in a highly competitive congressional primary in southern California.
As Rolling Stone first reported in September, Democrat Bryan Caforio was the victim of what cybersecurity experts believe were distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks. The hacks crashed his campaign website on four separate occasions over a five-week span, including several hours before the biggest debate of the primary race and a week before the election itself, according to emails and other forensic data reviewed by Rolling Stone.
As Rolling Stone first reported in September, Democrat Bryan Caforio was the victim of what cybersecurity experts believe were distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks. The hacks crashed his campaign website on four separate occasions over a five-week span, including several hours before the biggest debate of the primary race and a week before the election itself, according to emails and other forensic data reviewed by Rolling Stone.
- 10/22/2018
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
California will play an outsized role in Democratic efforts to recapture the House in November. And the man accountable for delivering a blue wave in the Golden State — and across the West — is Rep. Ted Lieu, a rising star in the Democratic party.
In a strategic shift for 2018, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee decentralized power from Washington D.C. — delegating authority to regional generals. Lieu, who represents Santa Monica in Congress, commands Dccc West. “We moved the entire western region out to California because there’s so many seats in California that Hillary won,...
In a strategic shift for 2018, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee decentralized power from Washington D.C. — delegating authority to regional generals. Lieu, who represents Santa Monica in Congress, commands Dccc West. “We moved the entire western region out to California because there’s so many seats in California that Hillary won,...
- 10/10/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Andrew Janz delivers a stump speech like a closing argument. Blame his day job. The trim, pokerfaced 34-year-old is deputy district attorney in Fresno, California. And at a meet-and-greet, in the living room of a retired schoolteacher on the north end of this sprawling city, he sounds less like he’s trying to win votes than to convict his political opponent.
Republican Devin Nunes, Janz insists, should be using his clout as chair of the House Intelligence Committee to deliver for his district. “But what does he spend that political capital on?...
Republican Devin Nunes, Janz insists, should be using his clout as chair of the House Intelligence Committee to deliver for his district. “But what does he spend that political capital on?...
- 9/21/2018
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — It was a nightmare scenario for a scrappy congressional candidate. A few hours before the biggest debate of the primary season, California Democrat Bryan Caforio’s website crashed. When he took the stage to debate his Democratic rivals, each of them vying to knock off vulnerable incumbent Republican Steve Knight in California’s 25th District, Caforio’s site was still down. Hours later, well after the debate, the page remained inaccessible. Voters who had watched the event and wanted more information about Caforio or hoped to donate to his campaign were out of luck.
- 9/20/2018
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — The Democratic National Committee is yet again under attack. CNN reported Wednesday that the DNC had alerted the FBI to a hacking attempt targeting the party’s voter database called Votebuilder.
A private security firm and a cloud-server company that hosts websites and other online infrastructure for political groups first alerted the DNC to the potential cyberattack on Tuesday morning. The attack took the form of a fake log-in page, designed to mimic a real DNC page, that could be used to trick individuals with database access to enter usernames and passwords.
A private security firm and a cloud-server company that hosts websites and other online infrastructure for political groups first alerted the DNC to the potential cyberattack on Tuesday morning. The attack took the form of a fake log-in page, designed to mimic a real DNC page, that could be used to trick individuals with database access to enter usernames and passwords.
- 8/22/2018
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — FBI agents in California and Washington, D.C., have investigated a series of cyberattacks over the past year that targeted a Democratic opponent of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-ca). Rohrabacher is a 15-term incumbent who is widely seen as the most pro-Russia and pro-Putin member of Congress and is a staunch supporter of President Trump.
The hacking attempts and the FBI’s involvement are described in dozens of emails and forensic records obtained by Rolling Stone.
The target of these attacks, Dr. Hans Keirstead, a stem-cell scientist and the CEO of a biomedical research company,...
The hacking attempts and the FBI’s involvement are described in dozens of emails and forensic records obtained by Rolling Stone.
The target of these attacks, Dr. Hans Keirstead, a stem-cell scientist and the CEO of a biomedical research company,...
- 8/15/2018
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
On Sunday’s episode of “Who Is America?” Sacha Baron Cohen targeted former Alabama senator Roy Moore, whose campaign for reelection in 2017 was fraught with numerous accusations of sexual misconduct. One of the allegations was by a woman who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged incident.
Cohen brought back his recurring Israeli soldier character, Colonel Erran Morad, who met with Moore under the guise of having a conversation about Israel and their technology. In the clip, Cohen, well-disguised as jacked-up soldier Morad, tells Moore about a fictional...
Cohen brought back his recurring Israeli soldier character, Colonel Erran Morad, who met with Moore under the guise of having a conversation about Israel and their technology. In the clip, Cohen, well-disguised as jacked-up soldier Morad, tells Moore about a fictional...
- 7/30/2018
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Jason Spencer, the state representative from Georgia who used racial slurs and bared his buttocks in Sunday’s episode of Who Is America?, has announced he will resign his elected seat on July 31.
Per The New York Times, announcement of Spencer’s resignation came Wednesday via an email from Georgia House Speaker David Ralston.
Just two episodes in, Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? has created buzz for itself by having a disguised Cohen dupe various political figures into making controversial statements and doing egregious things. For instance, in the series premiere, the series showed Congressmen Joe Wilson and...
Per The New York Times, announcement of Spencer’s resignation came Wednesday via an email from Georgia House Speaker David Ralston.
Just two episodes in, Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? has created buzz for itself by having a disguised Cohen dupe various political figures into making controversial statements and doing egregious things. For instance, in the series premiere, the series showed Congressmen Joe Wilson and...
- 7/25/2018
- TVLine.com
In the first episode of Sacha Baron Cohen‘s new Showtime series Who Is America?, he roped several U.S. politicians into endorsing a program focused on arming children – in some cases, pre-schoolers – with guns and other weapons. And as Politico reports, the show utilized false identities, mock websites and lavish flattery to earn their interview subjects’ trust.
One of Cohen’s victims was conservative radio host and former Illinois Republican congressman Joe Walsh, who in one sequence endorses “Kinderguardians,” a non-existent course designed to combat school shootings by arming children.
One of Cohen’s victims was conservative radio host and former Illinois Republican congressman Joe Walsh, who in one sequence endorses “Kinderguardians,” a non-existent course designed to combat school shootings by arming children.
- 7/18/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Another Republican congressman pranked by Sacha Baron Cohen is explaining his participation in a now-widely seen PSA to arm toddlers on the new Showtime series Who Is America?
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California was among a handful of Republican lawmakers that were duped into endorsing a fictional Israeli program that would teach children, ages 4 through 12, how to use guns in response to the growing number of school shootings. Baron Cohen launched his satire series with the 10-minute gag during Sunday's premiere episode, posing as an Israeli anti-terror expert named Col. Erran Morad. While in character, the comedian appeared to ...
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California was among a handful of Republican lawmakers that were duped into endorsing a fictional Israeli program that would teach children, ages 4 through 12, how to use guns in response to the growing number of school shootings. Baron Cohen launched his satire series with the 10-minute gag during Sunday's premiere episode, posing as an Israeli anti-terror expert named Col. Erran Morad. While in character, the comedian appeared to ...
- 7/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who Is America?” Season 1, Episode 1, available now on Showtime.]
On the eve of the 2018 Mlb All-Star game, a new Showtime series is making the case that batting .250 should be good enough to earn a slot among TV’s elite. No, the premium cable network isn’t pushing for an Emmy recount on behalf of “Our Cartoon President,” which landed one out of four jokes, at best. Its new series from Sacha Baron Cohen, “Who Is America?”, is pushing the boundaries of objective criticism.
By typical metrics, the first episode of the secretive half-hour satire isn’t all that good. Three of the four segments are insubstantial, innocuous, and unfunny. Cohen trots out multiple new characters to interview their opposites: a right-wing conspiracy theorist interviews Bernie Sanders; a left-wing documentary filmmaker has dinner with two Trump supporters; an ex-con who makes poop paintings presents his work to an uppity art gallery owner.
On the eve of the 2018 Mlb All-Star game, a new Showtime series is making the case that batting .250 should be good enough to earn a slot among TV’s elite. No, the premium cable network isn’t pushing for an Emmy recount on behalf of “Our Cartoon President,” which landed one out of four jokes, at best. Its new series from Sacha Baron Cohen, “Who Is America?”, is pushing the boundaries of objective criticism.
By typical metrics, the first episode of the secretive half-hour satire isn’t all that good. Three of the four segments are insubstantial, innocuous, and unfunny. Cohen trots out multiple new characters to interview their opposites: a right-wing conspiracy theorist interviews Bernie Sanders; a left-wing documentary filmmaker has dinner with two Trump supporters; an ex-con who makes poop paintings presents his work to an uppity art gallery owner.
- 7/16/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
After a surprise announcement — and a few very public complaints — Sacha Baron Cohen‘s top-secret Showtime comedy project Who Is America? made its debut on Sunday night. But did it live up to the hype?
Fans of Cohen’s Da Ali G Show (where characters like Borat and Bruno originated) will recognize the basic format of Who Is America?: It’s a mockumentary that purports to examine America’s cultural landscape through a series of hard-hitting interviews… but is really just an excuse for Cohen to don a series of ridiculous new disguises and fool people into embarrassing themselves on camera.
Fans of Cohen’s Da Ali G Show (where characters like Borat and Bruno originated) will recognize the basic format of Who Is America?: It’s a mockumentary that purports to examine America’s cultural landscape through a series of hard-hitting interviews… but is really just an excuse for Cohen to don a series of ridiculous new disguises and fool people into embarrassing themselves on camera.
- 7/16/2018
- TVLine.com
Update: The art gallery owner featured in the debut episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? has responded to her segment, in which Cohen plays an ex-con looking to break into the art world as an artist whose medium is his own feces and sperm. “Sacha Baron Cohen owes me a face-to-face meeting as compensation for his underhanded tactics and his preying on the vulnerable, especially by pretending to be someone who suffered when he probably hasn’t suffered a moment in his life,” Christy Cones told the Washington Post.
- 7/15/2018
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
(Note: This post contains spoilers for the first episode of “Who Is America?” on Showtime.)
Sacha Baron Cohen blasted pro-gun advocates in the first episode of his new series, “Who is America,” mostly by just letting them talk on camera, and goading them on. Playing an Israeli former soldier named Col. Erran Morad, Baron Cohen discussed gun control with a number of pro-gun advocates, and got them to go all-in on advocating arming toddlers.
You can watch this portion of the episode in the video embedded at the top of this post.
Baron Cohen started with Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip Van Cleave, with whom he discussed the idea of arming children. Van Cleave mentioned that he had worked on a program that would train seventh and eighth graders in gun usage. He also basically discusses the virtue of child soldiers.
Also Read: What Really Is the Point of...
Sacha Baron Cohen blasted pro-gun advocates in the first episode of his new series, “Who is America,” mostly by just letting them talk on camera, and goading them on. Playing an Israeli former soldier named Col. Erran Morad, Baron Cohen discussed gun control with a number of pro-gun advocates, and got them to go all-in on advocating arming toddlers.
You can watch this portion of the episode in the video embedded at the top of this post.
Baron Cohen started with Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip Van Cleave, with whom he discussed the idea of arming children. Van Cleave mentioned that he had worked on a program that would train seventh and eighth graders in gun usage. He also basically discusses the virtue of child soldiers.
Also Read: What Really Is the Point of...
- 7/15/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new series “Who is America?” finds the chameleon comedian back to his pranking ways, setting up “gotcha” interviews with various people, both famous and not-so-famous, and tricking them into going along with dumb stuff. And like on “Da Ali G Show,” Baron Cohen is playing several different characters — four, in fact, in this first episode.
All those characters mean each episode finds Baron Cohen interviewing a variety of people, and making them look dumb. His characters have quite a few ridiculous jokes to dispense in that effort, largely born from the caricatures of people and their politics that he brings to the show. Here are the best jokes from the first episode of Baron Cohen’s “Who is America.”
The 99 percent solution chart
In interviewing Bernie Sanders, Baron Cohen’s character, a right-wing Infowars-esque guy called Dr. Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., Ph.D., discusses income inequality.
All those characters mean each episode finds Baron Cohen interviewing a variety of people, and making them look dumb. His characters have quite a few ridiculous jokes to dispense in that effort, largely born from the caricatures of people and their politics that he brings to the show. Here are the best jokes from the first episode of Baron Cohen’s “Who is America.”
The 99 percent solution chart
In interviewing Bernie Sanders, Baron Cohen’s character, a right-wing Infowars-esque guy called Dr. Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., Ph.D., discusses income inequality.
- 7/15/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw and Phil Owen
- The Wrap
Sacha Baron Cohen feels like the ultimate George W. Bush-era comedy star.
The early-to-mid-2000s, after all, were when Baron Cohen enjoyed his high point of fame, when TV’s “Da Ali G Show” and the 2006 film “Borat,” a mocking journey through the heartland, made comic use of undercover documentation of what Americans are willing to say and do behind closed doors. The classic Baron Cohen act capitalized on widespread distrust of institutions, politicians, and civic society in general; it was entertainment made for a moment in which the mood had turned sour, but in which exposing, say, the hypocrisies of elected leaders or the prejudice of the white populace felt novel and potentially useful. For many among the target audience for “Who Is America?,” Baron Cohen’s new series on Showtime, such aspects of contemporary life hardly need to be exposed—and Baron Cohen’s approach, so good...
The early-to-mid-2000s, after all, were when Baron Cohen enjoyed his high point of fame, when TV’s “Da Ali G Show” and the 2006 film “Borat,” a mocking journey through the heartland, made comic use of undercover documentation of what Americans are willing to say and do behind closed doors. The classic Baron Cohen act capitalized on widespread distrust of institutions, politicians, and civic society in general; it was entertainment made for a moment in which the mood had turned sour, but in which exposing, say, the hypocrisies of elected leaders or the prejudice of the white populace felt novel and potentially useful. For many among the target audience for “Who Is America?,” Baron Cohen’s new series on Showtime, such aspects of contemporary life hardly need to be exposed—and Baron Cohen’s approach, so good...
- 7/15/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican businessman John Cox will face off in the November general election for California governor after landing the top two spots in the state’s primary.
Antonio Villaraigosa, the former mayor of Los Angeles, trailed and conceded the race.
“It looks like voters are going to have a real choice in November, between a governor who is going to stand up to Donald Trump and a foot soldier in Trump’s war on California,” Newsom told supporters after the race was called.
Cox, a former Illinois resident who ran in multiple elections there, was relatively unknown in the state before President Trump sent out several tweets in support of him in recent weeks.
“One party rule in Sacramento is bad enough, but one party elections is just un-American,” Cox told supporters, referring to the possibility, which seemed very real just a few months ago, that...
Antonio Villaraigosa, the former mayor of Los Angeles, trailed and conceded the race.
“It looks like voters are going to have a real choice in November, between a governor who is going to stand up to Donald Trump and a foot soldier in Trump’s war on California,” Newsom told supporters after the race was called.
Cox, a former Illinois resident who ran in multiple elections there, was relatively unknown in the state before President Trump sent out several tweets in support of him in recent weeks.
“One party rule in Sacramento is bad enough, but one party elections is just un-American,” Cox told supporters, referring to the possibility, which seemed very real just a few months ago, that...
- 6/6/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
Republican California congressman Dana Rohrabacher contacted the White House earlier this week with an interesting deal: Pardon Julian Assange in exchange for what he said was evidence proving Russia was not the source of the now infamous hacked DNC emails published by WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential race, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. In a phone call to President Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly on Wednesday, Rohrabacher described a possible agreement to pardon Assange or “something like that,” the Journal reported. In exchange for the deal, according to the report, Assange would provide a computer drive that would exonerate Russia.
- 9/16/2017
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
Yesterday, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-ca) met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London and discussed the site's involvement in the 2016 election.
- 8/18/2017
- by Joseph A. Wulfsohn
- Mediaite - TV
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-ca) joined MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday and things got heated fairly quickly, even by “Morning Joe” standards, with co-host Joe Scarborough accusing the Republican congressman of lying. Rohrabacher is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats. Scarborough asked, “How did the United States sit back and do absolutely nothing as Assad was slaughtering his people and the Russians stepped in and joined in on that slaughter?” “Well, that’s a question that’s based on false premises,” Rohrabacher responded, kicking off a lengthy back and fourth. Also Read: Journalist Rips Silicon Valley...
- 12/13/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Tara Setmayer, Communications Director for House Rep Dana Rohrabacher (R-ca), is leaving her Capitol Hill post for an on-air gig with Glenn Beck‘s Blaze network, Politico reports. The former media commentator and political consultant will co-anchor BlazeTV‘s Real News program. Setmayer’s TV punditry resume includes guest commentary on Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor, The Sean Hannity Show, Fox and Friends, ABC’s 20/20, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Anderson Cooper, C-span, and Beck’s own The Glenn Beck Program.
- 8/3/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Though an international investigation has failed to provide any clear evidence that an intelligence failure allowed the Boston Marathon bombings to happen, like so many corrupt cops, environmental polluters, and moviegoers before us, it seems everyone forgot about Steven Seagal. Just like the drug dealers in Marked For Death, these terrorists attacked his family (America), and they made the wrong guy very, very interested in diplomatic missions to Russia, where Seagal helped to “open up doors” for a delegation of U.S. lawmakers like Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher—much as he’d helped to open up doors for Arizona Sheriff ...
- 6/4/2013
- avclub.com
The Steven Seagal-organized delegation to visit Russia and investigate those involved in the Boston Marathon bombings finally took place. Though the Congressional group didn't make it to Chechnya, Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), Steve King (R-Iowa), Paul Cook (R-Calif.) and Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) headed to Moscow to investigate the bombings.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that the visit revealed any new information about bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. "There is nothing specific that could've been done that we can point to that, had it been done differently, would've prevented this," Rohrabacher, the delegation's leader, says at a Moscow news conference.
According to him, Seagal's involvement was a beneficial asset to the team. "We are very appreciative of the help he has given this congressional delegation to make sure we accomplished our mission," Rohrabacher says. "I don't know if [Deputy Prime Ministers Dmitri Rogozin] would have been available to us without Steven actually suggesting that he do that.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that the visit revealed any new information about bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. "There is nothing specific that could've been done that we can point to that, had it been done differently, would've prevented this," Rohrabacher, the delegation's leader, says at a Moscow news conference.
According to him, Seagal's involvement was a beneficial asset to the team. "We are very appreciative of the help he has given this congressional delegation to make sure we accomplished our mission," Rohrabacher says. "I don't know if [Deputy Prime Ministers Dmitri Rogozin] would have been available to us without Steven actually suggesting that he do that.
- 6/3/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
It seems action star Steven Seagal took a bit of, well, action in Russia last week. The 61-year-old actor, who over the years has developed various diplomatic relationships in the country, apparently made good use of them when he assisted U.S. congressional leaders traveling to Russia in their efforts to investigate the Boston marathon bombing. However, the meetings did not seem to generate any new information about bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who spent six months last year in Dagestan, ABC News reports. "There is nothing specific that could've been done that we can point to that, had it been done differently, would've prevented this," said Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of...
- 6/3/2013
- E! Online
And…action! Veteran action flick actor Steven Seagal is officially taking his tough-guy tendencies off-screen and into real life, visiting Moscow with several U.S. diplomats to help open up discussions about the Boston Marathon bombings with Russian officials last week. The Under Siege star, 61, is no novice to the international relations scene, however. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who led the six-member delegation to Russia last week, told ABC News that he has known the actor for "a number of years," and the pair have frequently discussed "thwarting radical [...]...
- 6/3/2013
- Us Weekly
Moscow -- The head of a U.S. congressional delegation said Sunday that its meetings in Russia showed there was "nothing specific" that could have helped prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but that the two countries need to work more closely on joint security threats.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-member delegation, described discussions with Russian parliament members and security officials as productive. Some of the meetings, he said, were made possible by American actor Steven Seagal.
Seagal, who attended the news conference in the U.S. Embassy, is well connected in Russia. He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, and last week paid a visit to Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman who rules Chechnya, a province in southern Russia that has seen two brutal wars between federal troops and Chechen separatists since 1994.
Those wars spawned an Islamic insurgency that spread across the Caucasus region,...
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-member delegation, described discussions with Russian parliament members and security officials as productive. Some of the meetings, he said, were made possible by American actor Steven Seagal.
Seagal, who attended the news conference in the U.S. Embassy, is well connected in Russia. He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, and last week paid a visit to Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman who rules Chechnya, a province in southern Russia that has seen two brutal wars between federal troops and Chechen separatists since 1994.
Those wars spawned an Islamic insurgency that spread across the Caucasus region,...
- 6/3/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Steven Seagal is closer with Chechnya than many people might have expected. The actor reportedly tried to negotiate a congressional trip to Russia to help the investigation of April's Boston Marathon bombing.
The trip was officially called Codel, and would have brought members of Congress including Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), Steve King (R-Iowa), Paul Cook (R-Calif.) and Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) to Russia. According to Politico, the lawmakers pulled out at the last minute over concerns about traveling to Chechnya.
"The Codel's visit to Chechnya was facilitated by Steven Seagal. He has an established friendship with Putin and others in the Russian government and assisted in accommodating the Codel's request to visit the region," a spokeswoman for Rohrabacher tells the site.
Seagal has spent a good deal of time in Russia recently. He has assisted Russian President Vladmir Putin's government in creating a fitness campaign, and also was photographed...
The trip was officially called Codel, and would have brought members of Congress including Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), Steve King (R-Iowa), Paul Cook (R-Calif.) and Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) to Russia. According to Politico, the lawmakers pulled out at the last minute over concerns about traveling to Chechnya.
"The Codel's visit to Chechnya was facilitated by Steven Seagal. He has an established friendship with Putin and others in the Russian government and assisted in accommodating the Codel's request to visit the region," a spokeswoman for Rohrabacher tells the site.
Seagal has spent a good deal of time in Russia recently. He has assisted Russian President Vladmir Putin's government in creating a fitness campaign, and also was photographed...
- 5/29/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced Republican critics Monday as she testified before Congress about her department's response to last year’s terror attacks on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi. Among the more interesting digs hurled at the outgoing secretary of state came from Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who pointed out no arrests have been made in connection with the attacks – save for “the filmmaker” – an allusion to the man behind the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims. Q&A: 'Innocence of Muslims' Actress: Director 'Will Stand Before God for What He Has Done' “Over and over again, it was
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- 1/24/2013
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
During the House portion of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s testimony, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-ca) engaged in a detailed interrogation of Clinton regarding her knowledge of the role an inflammatory YouTube video played in inciting the Benghazi attacks – a claim made repeatedly by Obama administration officials in the days immediately following the attack. Rohrabacher also pressed Clinton to disclose when, if ever, she briefed President Barack Obama on the situation in Benghazi.
- 1/23/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Anderson Cooper invited Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher on tonight to defend his position that the Obama administration engaged in widespread lying and covering-up of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi. Cooper pressed Rohrabacher to explain what exactly the White House lied about and what proof he has to make such a claim. Cooper repeatedly got frustrated with Rohrabacher and told him, "what you're saying is factually not correct."...
- 11/17/2012
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Bill Maher tried to capture what he saw as the Republican reaction to President Obama's State of the Union address this week with words, calling Republicans "sourpusses" and describing their reaction as "unprecedented." But he only truly captured what he was trying to say by making this face-- at once childish and elderly-- as his panel descended into disarray, with Rep. Dana Rohrabacher trying to explain his party's attitude and Kennedy making the point that parties don't matter, while a mum Martin Bashir looked on.
- 1/28/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher ripped the Kardashians claiming "They don't give a damn about the American people" after allegations made by Star magazine said their clothing line is manufactured in child slave labor sweat shops in China. The Kardashians say there is no truth to the story and are preparing to sue Star for the "libelous" claims.
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In related news, Kris Humphries made his New Jersey Nets debut Wednesday night against the Knicks in Madison Square Garden and was mercilessly booed when he took the floor (video). When he was on the bench the crowd chanted "We want Humphries" so they could boo and heckle him some more.
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Matt Damon has slammed Barack Obama, telling Elle he would prefer a "one-term president with some balls" to what he believes the prez has been since his election. For his part, Obama took First Dog Bo shopping at PetSmart...
California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher ripped the Kardashians claiming "They don't give a damn about the American people" after allegations made by Star magazine said their clothing line is manufactured in child slave labor sweat shops in China. The Kardashians say there is no truth to the story and are preparing to sue Star for the "libelous" claims.
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In related news, Kris Humphries made his New Jersey Nets debut Wednesday night against the Knicks in Madison Square Garden and was mercilessly booed when he took the floor (video). When he was on the bench the crowd chanted "We want Humphries" so they could boo and heckle him some more.
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Matt Damon has slammed Barack Obama, telling Elle he would prefer a "one-term president with some balls" to what he believes the prez has been since his election. For his part, Obama took First Dog Bo shopping at PetSmart...
- 12/22/2011
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
On Parker Spitzer last night, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-ca) told hosts Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer that China should be treated as a "gangster regime that murders their own people." Rohrbacher spoke of a history of human rights violations by China, focusing on the “ongoing repression of religion,” can specifically called out Chinese President Hu Jintao, who is currently in Washington D.C. on a diplomatic visit.
- 1/20/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
As you may have seen, Nicole Kidman is the focus of some ridiculous headlines today, with everyone from the AP to The Hollywood Reporter and E! blaring that Kidman "conceded" to Washington that Hollywood contributes to violence against women. It's the kind of headline I hate: Attention grabbing, anti-entertainment, and completely misleading.
Kidman is a Goodwill Ambassador for Unifem, and was testifying before a House Foreign Affairs committee. Her goal was funding and resources, and to discuss violence against women overseas. The committee is currently debating whether to pass legislation for humanitarian relief. In true government fashion Rep. Dana Rohrabacher ( R-Calif) decided having A Real Hollywood Star was a chance to shift the discussion into shallow ground, and ask Kidman whether or not the movie industry had played "a bad role." Kidman, who probably came prepared to actually discuss humanitarian efforts, gave a fairly bland answer: "Probably." She hastily added...
Kidman is a Goodwill Ambassador for Unifem, and was testifying before a House Foreign Affairs committee. Her goal was funding and resources, and to discuss violence against women overseas. The committee is currently debating whether to pass legislation for humanitarian relief. In true government fashion Rep. Dana Rohrabacher ( R-Calif) decided having A Real Hollywood Star was a chance to shift the discussion into shallow ground, and ask Kidman whether or not the movie industry had played "a bad role." Kidman, who probably came prepared to actually discuss humanitarian efforts, gave a fairly bland answer: "Probably." She hastily added...
- 10/22/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
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