maverick

Post-Palin politics: Val Kilmer may run for Governor of New Mexico

November 7, 2008 - Attention all Real Genius fans! Val Kilmer is considering a run for governor of his adopted home state of New Mexico. According to the New York Post, in a cell phone interview from Bulgaria (which raises a whole host of other questions), Kilmer said, "There's sort of a rumor...

If They IM'd: Senator McCain and Maverick McCain

October 29, 2008 - The weekend, the New York Times magazine published an extensive article about John McCain's difficulty defining himself during this election season. The piece describes argument after argument, discussion after discussion, as McCain and his advisers struggled to come up with a clear "narrative" for...

From The Room: James Garner Files Suit Against McCain: Claims Infringement on Maverick Trademark

September 9, 2008 - James Garner, who played the original Maverick - Bret - on TV, has filed a restraining order on behalf of Jack Kelly (Bart) , Roger Moore (Beau) and Robert Colbert (Brent), demanding that John McCain and Sarah Palin cease and desist referring to themselves as Maverick or Mavericks. "It's n...

From The Feed: John McCain is the original Maverick (video)

August 5, 2008 - John McCain's latest ad calls him "the original maverick." He's apparently the kind of loose cannon presidential candidate who plays by his own rules. Some of those rules are, obviously, an 8:30 PM bedtime and no meetings in rooms that are drafty...