Gossip Roundup: A Pretty Modest Girl Edition
•Heard on the Hill: Oklahoma Republican Rep. John Sullivanhas staff call with soft questions during radio interviews. . .Wanda Baucusavoids prosecution; to attend anger-management. . .Mike Myersvisits the Hill. [ Roll Call ]
•Inside the Beltway: White House to provide female reporters with veils forPopevisit. . .Bushhears man's support of medical marijuana. . . [ WT ]
•Inside Politics: Biden'scommencement goes way ofRussert's. . .Roger Ailesreplies toLATeditorJohn Carroll'scriticism: "He treated Fox News Channel worse in his newspaper than he treated the terrorists who recently beheaded an American. But of course, he sees Fox News as more dangerous." [ WT ]
•Under the Dome: Brokawadvocates one Dakota. [ The Hill ]
•Rush and Malloy: Clintonto address BookExpo tonight, will have joint-signings withHillaryin Boston; "The Hunting of the President" film debuts, based onConasonbook;MonicawantsMandy Mooreto portray her in a movie?Moore: "I am a pretty modest girl.". . . "Fahrenheit 9/11" out June 25, released by Lions Gate, IFC, and theWeinstein'sFellowship Adventure. [ NYDN ]
•Page Six: MooretoPlayboyabout Oscar speech: "I got incredible notes, phone calls, e-mails and letters fromJonathan Demme, Jeff Bridges, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep- I could go down a whole list, but I don't know if I should out them. Then, when everyone was saying that any person who criticized America at a time of war would be shunned and boycotted and ignored and vilified, the sales of my books and movies went through the roof.". . .Howell RainessaysKerrylooks like Lurch: "Kerryhas to face the fact that even though the incumbent looks like Goofy when he smirks, he's going to win unlessKerrycomes up with something to say. To stay 'on message' you have to have one." [ NYP and NYP ]