John Heilemann

Game Change on HBO: Sarah Palin, See This Movie!

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.08.2012

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For the same reasons that Sarah Palin is a riveting figure in American politics, the HBO movie Game Change is an astonishingly smart look at her and the world that put her in the position of John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election.

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Did HBO's 'Game Change' Borrow From Palin Bio?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.07.2012

NEW YORK -- After concluding her debate with now-Vice President Joe Biden in the upcoming HBO movie "Game Change," Sarah Palin tells John McCain's cam...

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What To Watch This Week

The Huffington Post | Laura Prudom | Posted 05.05.2012

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TV is chock-full of celebrities this week. Katy Perry makes an appearance as a not-so-glamorous prison guard on Fox's "Raising Hope" on Tuesday. Se...

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Gingrich Loses the Media Primary

Dan Kennedy | Posted 04.02.2012

The rough media consensus today is that the Republican contest is, in fact, over. Gingrich is described not so much as a serious contender for the Republican nomination as he is an impediment to Romney's need to unify the party and focus on Barack Obama.

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First Look: 'Game Change' Trailer With Julianne Moore & Ed Harris

Posted 01.31.2012

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The full first look at Julianne Moore playing Sarah Palin has been revealed, and it's not all that pretty. Moore plays the former governor of Alask...

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Julianne Moore Talks Sarah Palin Transformation

Posted 03.14.2012

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Still photos have proven that she can look like Sarah Palin; now, Julianne Moore is promising that she'll sound like the former Vice Presidential cand...

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FIRST LOOK: Julianne Moore Is An Amazing Sarah Palin

Posted 02.20.2012

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Can Julianne Moore play a convincing Sarah Palin? You betcha! The Oscar-nominee plays the former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential nominee in t...

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Alex Wagner's New Show Tackles Penn State Scandal

Posted 11.14.2011

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Alex Wagner discussed the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked Penn State on her show Monday. MSNBC debuted its new 12 p.m. hour "Now With Alex Wa...

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The Liberal Media Up to Its Old Tricks

The Relentless Conservative | Posted 12.10.2011

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My frustration with this President's terrible treatment of Israel and his concurrent support of Muslims and Arab dictatorships is well known. So imagine my surprise and irritation when I saw New York magazine's most recent cover.

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Julianne Moore Cast As Sarah Palin

Posted 05.25.2011

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Julianne Moore is getting fit for claws -- she's about to play Sarah Palin, the Mama Grizzly herself. HBO Films announced on Wednesday that the act...

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Kimberly Thune Worries That 2012 Campaign Reporters Will Reduce Her To A Sexist Caricature

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Part of the asinine glory of rampant 2012 presidential election coverage is that from time to time it's deemed necessary to check in on all the various potential candidates.

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Reality Bites: The GOP Majority Hits the Ground... Stumbling

Mark Green | Posted 05.25.2011

It's only been three weeks but House Republicans are already losing momentum on health care, deficits, civility, guns, and Issa's investigations. Was Nov. 2 their high point?

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Wall Street CEOs Are Nuts

James Kwak | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama and Geithner should know better than to expect gratitude from a bunch of narcissistic, delusional crybabies. Both parties to this toxic relationship -- the Wall Street bankers and administration officials -- deserve each other.

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'Game Change' Authors Signed Up For Sequel

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Via the Reliable Source, fans of dubiously sourced tomes of political sex-shenanigans, substance-less reduction, and metaphors that have been sent to ...

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Psychoanalyzing The Relationship Between Obama And Wall Street

New York Magazine | John Heilemann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thirty-eight hours after Scott Brown's smack-upside-the-head victory in the race for Ted Kennedy's former Senate seat, Barack Obama took the podium in...

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Game Change - a Cautionary Tale About Gabby Staff and Paranoid Presidential Candidates

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

The superlative reviews for this book - "spellbinding," "riveting," "explosive" - all true. For political junkies and cautious historians, Game Change is outstanding.

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Come Back, Bob Woodward. Save Us From Game Change Journalism

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Given the choice between Woodward's consistently serious, albeit flawed books -- which always carry with them an air of professionalism and class -- v...

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Sarah Palin Responds To 'Game Change': America Doesn't Care About 'That Kind Of Crap' (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the more amusing bits of stealth marketing that's been mounted in support of pan-2008 campaign gossip swamp Game Change was found on Time Magaz...

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The Blackhearted Ethos Of Game Change

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Halperin and Heilemann's Game Change is a soulless and dishonest work. The two authors have basically allowed anyone willing to offer nasty hearsay, trash-talk, or score-settling to dump away.

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Harry Reid's Remarks About Obama from 'Game Change'

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sought to slam the book shut Monday on a controversy stemming from remarks about President Barack...

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Sarah Palin's Bewitching of John McCain

Mario Almonte | Posted 05.25.2011

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What magic spell has Sarah Palin cast over John McCain? Since bringing her on board as his vice presidential running mate on that fateful summer night in August 2008, he has been like a man possessed.

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Cartoon: When Harry Met Sorry

Sunil Adam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Book Review Roundup

Posted 05.25.2011

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From the political to the philosophical, here are some of the reviews you may have missed this weekend: "Game Change" John Heilemann and Mark Halperi...

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Game Change: Losers Are...Well, Losers

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Game Change is a book that overflows with the voices of people who feel they were ill-served and mistreated. It's a book about staff revenge.

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The Cartooning of Elizabeth Edwards

Tom Watson | Posted 05.25.2011

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For a woman in American politics, there's simply no floor space between harridan and sainthood. There's nowhere to stand, no place to exist, no neutral platform from which to speak.

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