Obama’s Staff Seen Smoking Hookahs Late at Night in Amman

A side note from Politico notes that some staff and press were passing the pipe in Jordan. OMG — was it Adam Nagourney and Reggie Love? Or Katie Couric and Chuck Hagel??

Posted 07/22/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Often

Tags: amman, barack obama, campaigns, early and often, hookahs, middle east, smoking

No War With Iran (for Now)!

We'd sort of convinced ourselves that the British sailors and marines captured by Iran were going to become the Archduke Ferdinands of the Middle East–centered World War III Bush and Cheney have brought us to the precipice of. But there's the good news today that Iran is releasing them, and we're pleased to see the conflagration is staved off for at least another day. "We're not looking for confrontation over this," Tony Blair said in a radio interview yesterday. Funny what happens when you choose not to look for confrontations. Iran to Release 15 Britons Held Since March 23 [NYT]

Posted 04/04/07 in Daily Intel : It Just Happened

Tags: iran, It Just Happened, middle east, united kingdom, war

Donald Trump Has ‘Jealous Enemies’

Donald Trump claims that "jealous enemies" are spreading rumors that contractors working on his Atlantic City properties haven't been paid for their work. After much deliberation, Daniel Boulud has decided to name his forthcoming Upper West Side bistro "Bar Boulud." Jade Jagger had some serious air rage on a flight from London. Paramount head Brad Grey allegedly said that the reason Dreamgirls wasn't nominated for a Best Picture Oscar is that "everyone hates David [Geffen]." Jim McGreevey's wife is planning a tell-all.

Posted 02/05/07 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger

Tags: daniel boulud, david blaine, david geffen, donald trump, dreamgirls, estee lauder, gossipmonger, heather graham, jennifer aniston, jim mcgreevey, kimora lee simmons, mel brooks, middle east, paris hilton, rosie o'donnell