Gossip Roundup: Actually, Stupid Is Very American Edition
•Reliable Source: Vanity FairmisquotesBob Edwardsas stating his height as 5-7: "People thought I was just jivin' the interview.". . .DaschleonNovak: "I'm offended that he'd think I was a cold character. . . I'm going to have to call Bob and send him a fuzzy, some sort of a warm and fuzzy present. I don't know what. Loosen up, Bob. Get a life.". . .Jenna, Barbarato host campaign chat. . .Bush: "There are a lot of Johns in this country who have their own business." [WP ]
•Heard on the Hill: McDermottfinds fame from "F9/11". . .Hastertpraised by women for comparing economic policies to "baking a cake" rather than a sports comparison. [ Roll Call ]
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Ron Reagan: "I would want to know whether[Bush]believes that the thousands of innocent Iraqis and Afghans who have died as a result of our military campaigns will be welcome in heaven." [ NYDN ]
•Rush & Molloy: Streep: "I based the character on men, all of it. I mean, I thought about a lot of women, but trust me, none of them are blond women senators from New York who are liberal.". . .Moorewrites letter to hotel owner who firedRonstadt,calls move "stupid and un-American." [ NYDN ]
•Page Six: Ronstadt: "I saw a movie recently about a camel and these people in Mongolia, and I relate to them better than people here in this country. It looks like [Germany's pre-Nazi] Weimar Republic to me here." [NYP ]
•Liz Smith: Streisandwill not be at Democratic convention. [ NYP ]
•Cindy Adams: Hillarymaking quick roundtrip from Boston to New York forByrd'sbook launch. . .Clintonplans Q&A at Learning Annex. [ NYP ]
•The Scoop: 17,000 fans ofMartha Stewartseek presidential pardon. [ MSNBC ]