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March 24, 2007

Timbaland for Hil

That, and other news in this weekend's Political Panorama.

The Miami Herald reports that Timbaland is hosting a $1,000-per-person fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton on March 31 in Miami. Some wonder if the producer/rapper's work may be in conflict with Clinton's women-centric pitch. The Politico digs up a few lyrics.

Morris Off Anti-Hill Pic: Dick Morris is no longer involved in David Bossie's upcoming anti-Hillary doc, but Morris says time contraints are the reason.

More on My Space: Newsweek's Andrew Romano reviews My Space Impact and finds the presidential candidate profiles lacking. "At first glance these presidential MySpace pages seem so boring: the same 'uplifting' biographies, the same policy platitudes, the same red-white-and-blue aesthetic. Each candidate's Internet team is young and smart enough to know there's nothing more painful than watching old people act 'hip.' Unfortunately, that means no pictures of Joe Biden in a bikini." He gives low marks to Rudy Giuliani for not even allowing users to see his page unless they are invited. He does credit John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich and Mitt Romney with offering content customized to the My Space network. But otherwise, "The lingua franca of MySpace is authenticity—or the appearance thereof. These profiles aren't convincingly authentic—after all, Duncan Hunter chose 'God Bless the U.S.A.' as his theme song (indicating that he's either a politician, or insane). But they do possess a peculiar charm. Simply put, it's flattering when a possible president comes to your turf and tries to connect. Even if he is old."

Oscar Comments: When former VP Al Gore testified on Wednesday, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobachar said, "It is not often that we have a visitor in this committee that is an Academy Award winner. More often than not, we have distinguished recipients of awards from organizations such as the American Chemical Society and the American Society of Civil Engineers, but not an award as glamorous as yours. So needless to say, we are honored to have you here today.” Others made similar references. Given all the attention paid to Gore's appearance, it is almost futile to raise the technicality involved. Officially, Gore did not receive an Oscar. That went to David Guggenheim, the director of "An Inconvenient Truth," although Guggenheim brought Gore and the film's producers on stage with him. But

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