Jeralyn notes:
Barbara Walters names Barack Obama the most fascinating person of the year in her special tonight.
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Also on Walters’ list tonight, Rush Limbaugh, a man who got pregnant, Tom Cruise, Will Smith and actor Frank Langella who plays Richard Nixon in the new movie Frost/Nixon.
I find it interesting that Walters "selected" Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Frank Langella, all of whom have major films being released this holiday season. While Langella is a bit of a wild card, why exactly are Cruise and Smith any more "fascinating" this year than, say last year, or the year before? I’m not naive enough to believe that these selections don’t have Hollywood publicist and studio slime all over them, but couldn’t they be a bit more subtle about it?
Ditto the timing of Hugh Jackman as People Magazine’s Sexiest Man. Why not Daniel Craig who seems to have more buzz these days? Maybe because 20th Century Fox needed all the help they could get.
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Why is it that every time I see the name Hugh Jackman I read it as Huge Assman? I am Weird… (Oh, and every time I see the name Rush Limbaugh I get nauseous. Maybe I’m not so weird.)
It’s fascinating somebody would put BaBa WaWa in front of a camera and expect anybody watch.
Tom Cruise is fascinating because he’s starred in a series of flops yet Hollywood keeps coming back for more. His ex-wife is fascinating for the same reason.
Barbara Walters, on the other hand, is fascinating because she is able to continue to work and command a salary after suffering brain death.
I find a wacist, misogynist capitalist pig wike Wush Wimbaugh vewy intweeging.
-Baba Wawa
It’s equally fascinating that somebody would put BaBa WaWa in front of a camera opposite Rush Limpballs and expect anybody to watch. Unfortunately, I was watching teevee with my 84-yr-old Mom, and she wanted to watch. So BaBa proceeds to confront El Rushbo on his comment during the election that no one wants to watch a woman (Hillary) age in office (preznitcy). Rush snickers and claims he was expressing sympathy, and BaBa giggles and sez I don’t believe you, and changes the subject.
Way to rip ole Rush a new one BaBa. Geez. Makes you wish Matlock and Murder She Wrote were still on.
Hey, Barbara, define “fascinating” wouldya? I mean fresh poop is pretty fascinating to your average two-year old, but we grow up and move on.
But enough about Rush Limbaugh.
The others are only fascinating if by fascinating you mean “celebrities who haven’t met this years People Magazine exposure quota and fear they’re somehow becoming irrelevant.” I’m sorry if it hurts your ratings, but I’d really rather watch paint dry than listen to them conjure up reasons for us to pay them any more attention.
Baba has always been a whore.
Although Rush has been much more fascinating in past years, serial-divorcing, whoring in Puerto Rico, and scoring drugs off his maid, I believe he should always be on this list.*
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Heh. Indeed.
Obviously Barbara Walters is in the tank for Obama. How else could he have made the list?
Man who got pregnant? Wha? That DOES sound fascinating!
They could also try a new ploy to get more people to see their movies: Write decent, intelligent and engaging screenplays.
Aren’t all of People’s previous “Sexiest Men Alive” still alive? Or most of them, anyway? Did something horrible happen to the sexiness of those guys? Did Hugh Jackman obtain some injectable sexiness from BALCO?
I need a logical explanation for this, dammit!
I liked Barbara Walters better when she was Gilda Radner.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/76/76cbabawawa.phtml
What was the last successful film Cruise made? Collateral?
I think Nicole Kidman has an even longer losing streak than her ex (though she also has an Academy Award). Hell, Cruise’s current wife has a better recent track record than either of them since she was in Batman Begins
What you have said is patently false. Limbaugh was whoring in the Dominican Republic.
How can you not be excited about Hollywood picking the bones of earlier movies, old television shows, video games and cartoons? Why, they’re chock full of over-the-top CGI and people who can’t act but who are really pretty. Next thing you’ll probably be wanting well-written dialogue, character arcs, and the suspension (Rather than the clubbing to death) of disbelief. Elitist, cineaste, snob.
I’m not sure if it’s payola as much as some very skillful sucking-up by publicists. Also, Walters trying to avoid looking biased by including a conservative, and McCain is too grumpy and Palin is being overplayed.
Payola, pure and simple. Be it in the open, or behind the scenes for adbuys, special mentions, ‘promotions’ . . . just like radio.
There’s a saying about radio sales, that it’s just a step up from used car sales.
No matter the amount of money, tv/radio/print ad sales are all just a step up from hawking used cars on a lot, always have been.
You can ask my dog Spot. *G*
And the dinosaurs are dying.
Cuz we are the meteor.
Harumph. *G*
poof everyone’s gone!
She was a lot funnier when she was Gilda Radner…
And I miss Madeline Kahn, too.
ABC … with Babs as trusted hostess honors its bi-partisan demographics!!! Heaven forbid values would enter into corporate media’s focusing its powerful attention rewarding true courage and integrity and leadership and morality! Let’s not alienate any Limbaugh-Sarah-loving wingmnuts. And let’s flirt with this incredible Rush jerk, Babs, and treat his misogyny as a joke. Wow. Enjoy your money.
Let’s use the word “fascinating” because, as I said, it sure as heck isn’t the most respect worthy 10 people.
Would like to see Moyers’ top 10 list. He had Russ Feingold on his Journal show tonight Both of those men would be on my top 10 list.
I was happy to see Arianna on C. Rose mention Jane H. as one of the top 10 bloggers, though, and I assume listed in her new book.
You know I think that it is time for Rush to come out of his shell and interact with real people who are not “ditto heads”
I want him to be part of a panel discussion about the impact of torture on the America. I’d like to have on the panel people who where needlessly tortured whose torture was referred to as “blowing off steam”. They could then ask Rush if he would like to experience the same experiences since he didn’t get to do them in his “frat”. They just happen to have the tools on stage right now.
It would get boffo ratings.
Glad to be able to pile on about Rush. How repulsive she would include him for any time what so ever. He is a liar and likely dangerous. A blowhard, sexist, pig. I once heard a little piece by Rush when he was giving advice about what “good” women do so that marriage works. I cannot even think of an analogy crazy enough of his giving advice about women; sort of like W giving advice about being President. Can’t get rid of either of them soon enough. Yes, I could go on. Good Morning to the rest of you.
The Invasion, the Interpretor, The Stepford Wifes, Bewitched…
It should come as NO SURPRISE to anyone in Hollywood that a Nicole Kidman movie would bomb.
Margot at the Wedding and Eyes Wide Shut are just about the only movies she’s in that I actually like.
as seth meyers reported on weekend update a few weeks ago, this line up for barbara walter’s “most fascinating people” proves that barbara walters is easily fascinated…
Rush…the pregnant man. When did Rush get knocked up? Who’s was it that could stomach doing the deed? My gosh talk about needed infinite numbers of paper bags. Least wise we now know from whence the anti-christ will spring. God save the child.
Why did she bother to say “person” when all of the Fascinating People are men?
Because no women are “facinating” to Baba: queen of the world!