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Michael Moore's Subpoena Ploy James Hirsen
THE LEFT COAST
REPORT
Headlines (Scroll down for complete stories): 1. David Letterman's August Surprise When a popular late-night TV show celebrates an anniversary, who are left-leaning entertainment powers-that-be going to call to help mark the special day? Presidential contender Hillary Clinton, of course. This is exactly what CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" has in store for viewers who tune in on Aug. 30. Story Continues Below
New York's junior senator will be seated in Letterman's guest chair, getting some free campaign promo and helping Dave observe the 14th anniversary of the show. Late-night shows like Letterman's, Jon Stewart's, and Jay Leno's have become coveted venues for national political figures because of the exposure provided and scope of audience potentially reached. Letterman is apparently quite fond of both Bill and Hill. Hillary's main campaign squeeze and advisor spouse Bill appeared on Letterman's show on the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and was also a guest on a 2005 show to talk about his quadruple bypass. As for Hillary, the August appearance will be her seventh. 2. Michael Moore's Subpoena Ploy After Michael Moore let loose with a subpoena "secret" on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," media outlets were flooded with reports that the struggling filmmaker had, in fact, been served with a subpoena from the Bush Justice Department. "I haven't even told my own family yet," Moore told Leno. "I was just informed when I was back there with Jay that the Bush administration has now issued a subpoena for me." Moore has been desperately seeking publicity for his latest flick, "Sicko," and continues to try everything he can to resuscitate the box office. Curiously, a day after his Leno appearance, Reuters reported that "federal officials may be planning to subpoena filmmaker Michael Moore . . ." Evidently, the source told Reuters that Moore had not actually been served with the request. 3. Linda Hamilton Owns Up to Republican Vote Linda Hamilton has confessed to a big Hollywood sin. The "Terminator" actress admitted to the Female First Web site that she committed the Tinseltown transgression of voting for a Republican. Hamilton made it clear that she is a fervent Democrat. But she voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor of California. When Schwarzenegger first ran for office in 2003, Hamilton expressed reluctance to vote for her Republican co-star, but she apparently changed her mind. Describing the Governator as "a loyal and steadfast friend," Hamilton explained, "I'm a strong Democrat and when people asked me if I was going to vote for him, I said, 'No.' But I did because he adapted." "I respect him so much for his balanced approach, his incredible drive and the fact that he is not in it for himself," Hamilton added. When a Democrat describes a Republican as "balanced" and say that the person has "adapted," look out. It usually means the Republican has turned Democrat. 4. Lefties Target Fox News Sponsors The Fox News Channel continues to drive liberals nuts. Now the fringe of the Internet left has launched a new campaign against the cable network. The DailyKos, MoveOn, Campaign for America's Future and other way-out lefty sites are asking rabid fans to determine which companies are sponsors on Fox. They then plan to launch a phone calling campaign. These are the same groups that urged Democrat presidential candidates not to appear at any Fox sponsored debate. The candidates caved in to their demands. The groups are purportedly trying to convince Home Depot to stop its Fox advertising, the bent-headed thinking being that the company shouldn't be advertising on a network that in any way questions global warming. Home Depot has a reputation for promoting environmentally friendly products. Most of the lib anger has been directed at Fox's Bill O'Reilly because he has exposed left-wing bloggers for their hate mongering. MoveOn.org spokesman Adam Green's wobbly way of cogitating was revealed when he told The Associated Press, "We're not trying to silence anybody. Rush Limbaugh has a right to be on the air — he admits his point of view. Fox doesn't." 5. 'The View' Picks Whoopi After all the Rosie O'Donnell replacement talk that included the names of Kathy Griffin and Kathy Lee Gifford, ABC execs have reportedly settled on a new co-host for "The View." Sitting across from Barbara Walters will be none other than actress, comedienne and part-time political pontificator Whoopi Goldberg. Expectations are high for the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner. But the question is, which Whoopi will show up? Will it be the caustic Whoopi who lost the Slim Fast account in 2004 or the amiable Whoopi who appeared recently on the Fox News Channel? Going for the latter would be the wiser Whoopi. Editor's Notes:
The Left Coast Report is put together by James L. Hirsen and the staff of NewsMax — The Left Coast Report Archives Get your FREE copy of James Hirsen's new book 'Hollywood Nation' — Click Here Now.
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