A Little Of The Old In And Out



In: George Stevens, Jr. George Stevens, Jr, who is "In" as far as the Obama administration is concerned by virtue of his invite to that supper party held Inauguration Eve at the Fairfax Hotel, deserves kudos, beyond just being of the right sdocial swim, for producing that magnificent Inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial.

The magnificent concert and historical readings by celebrities as diverse as 60s granola icon Pete Seeger and Martin Luther King 3rd to U2 and set the tone -- grave, joyous -- for the inauguration that followed on Tuesday. "We Are One," indeed.



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Out: Caroline Kennedy. According to Fred Dicker, caroline Kennedy is in hiding (or, at the very least, incognito). This news does not augur well in her favor as to the terse note taking herself out of the running for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat. From The NYTimes:

"Problems involving taxes and a household employee surfaced during the vetting of Caroline Kennedy and derailed her candidacy for the Senate, a person close to Gov. David A. Paterson said on Thursday, in an account at odds with Ms. Kennedy’s own description of her reasons for withdrawing.

"The account emerged 14 hours after Ms. Kennedy announced that she was taking her name out of contention for the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, and as Mr. Paterson, according to two well-placed Democrats told of his thinking, was leaning toward selecting Representative Kirsten E. Gillibrand, an upstate lawmaker in her second term in Congress.

"Hard feelings toward Ms. Kennedy were clearly building among the governor’s staff on Thursday, after a dramatic evening in which she was reported to be dropping out, then wavering, then ultimately, shortly after midnight on Thursday, issuing a statement ending her candidacy."

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In: Jon Stewart. Colbert gets all the media love these days, but Stewart is still out there, toiling in the augean stables, separating the wheat from the political chaff. The January 20, 2009 episode of The Daily Show was their 5th most watched episode ever and apparently kicked ass in the key demographic (young people). From a press release in our inbox lets us know, lightly, that Jon is still relevant:

"'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' LIVE broadcast on Inauguration Day drew an average 2.6 million viewers. The January 20, 2009 episode was the most-watched show on cable in its timeslot among P18-49 and M18-34, beating all the cable news nets in those demos. In addition, On January 21, post-Inauguration, TheDailyShow.com had its best day since the Election."