Media-Whore D'Oevres



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"THE competition was stiff at the Hampton Classic, with high-priced horses flying over fences on the field - but the clear belle of the ball under the tent in Bridgehampton Sunday was Daphne Guinness. Outshining the likes of Naomi Campbell, Ivana Trump, Kelly Ripa and Kelly Klein, the brewery heiress wore cheek-exposing short shorts with a black bondage bustier and hooker heels. Heads in the Labor Day weekend crowd swiveled as the ex-wife of Greek shipping heir Spyros Niarchos strutted through the horsy crowd and joined the table of Sale Johnson and hubby Ahmad Rashad. Guinness, the mother of three, especially drew stares when she leaned over the rail to get a better look at the show jumpers, exposing her derriere." (PageSix)

"Salmon salad at HuffPo lunch? Same as #DNC08 ... At the HuffPo lunch. Ingraham, Brzezinski, Carlson, Scarborough. And Cindy Adams too" (TVNewser)

"Republican footwear became an issue when Sarah Palin wore snappy red heels bearing uncanny resemblance to Dorothy's ruby red slippers to the announcement of her vice-presidential candidacy (lucky for the GOP, shoe bloggers unearthed them for $149 on Zappos." (Observer)

"rnc08: Title of Fred Thompson's speech (tonight): The Courage & Service of John McCain ... Title of Joe Lieberman's speech tonight: The Original Maverick: John McCain." (MediaLizzy)

"Wonkette tipped us off to this ABC Money Trail segment about a lavish party thrown at the Republican Convention by lobbyist Glenn LeMunyon, an ex aide to mammoth Texas corruptophile Tom DeLay, despite pleas from Party leaders that they stop flaunting all that ill-gotten defense contract wealth while that Humongous Hurricane was about to destroy New Orleans all over again (well, be downgraded to a tropical storm.) We don't really get what's worth covering your face with a ridiculous pink feather boa ..." (Gawker)

"Across the Republican coalition, talking points are taking shape around Sarah Palin. And it’s a love affair. At a National Journal breakfast on Monday, economic and social conservatives of all stripes agreed that Palin would be an asset to John McCain’s ticket. Former Rep. Charlie Bass, R-N.H., said her speech will be the 'turning point of the convention.' 'She came up in Alaska,' said the American Conservative Union’s David Keene. 'And that’s not softball they play up there.” In response to a question of whether she’d face a minefield in her debate with Joe Biden, he added, 'No worse of a minefield than Barack Obama faces every time Joe Biden opens his mouth.'" (DCExaminer)

"I too love looking at the waters known as the East River, which are, in fact not a river, but a 'tidal strait' and which flow north or south daily, depending on the tides. There is something very restful and reassuring about watching the waters. Many boats move through, many lives, many stories .." (NYSocialDiary)

"With broadcast TV still recovering from the writers' strike, grappling with fewer new shows this season and facing more competition than ever, network executives are tweaking their approach to marketing their fall lineups .. Typically, the major networks decide which series will get the biggest fall campaigns after the 'upfronts' in May, when they preview new shows for advertisers. However, the writers strike disrupted the pilot-development season. As a consequence, the networks have only 17 new shows slated for fall - far fewer than unusual." (NYPost via Gawker)

"MSNBC/NBC divide, neatly summed up by Mike Murphy: 'I'm going to focus my energies on the NBC side of the world.'" (RachelSklar)

"DON'T ever expect to see 'Entourage' star Jeremy Piven back at 'Fashion Rocks,' the Condé Nast-sponsored concert that celebrates Fashion Week. Last year, production insiders say Piven, who hosted the show, was a 'nightmare,' insisting on a separate green room and rewriting the script up until the last minute. 'And it wasn't even funny,' the source said. This year, Fashion Rocks decided to go with 'a more trustworthy and mature host, Denis Leary, who also has a background in stand-up and could make the necessary transitions onstage,' we're told." (PageSix)