On Saturday night here in Los Angeles legendary actor Ann-Margret finally won an Emmy after 6 previous nominations (she’s also been nominated twice for an Oscar). While the main Emmy awards are next Sunday, the “Creative Arts” subset were handed out Saturday night to behind-the-scenes people and actors nominated for guest-starring roles. The now 69-year-old performer won her statuette for Guest Actress in a Drama Series on Law & Order: SVU. Why they would not have category like this air on the main show is beyond me, but that’s another issue.
I mention Ann-Margret because in this day of Hollywood leading the charge against our military, making movies and television shows that regularly cast our troops as villains, it’s worth remembering that not all actors are, or have been, that way. Some have a genuine and deep appreciation for what our military does and a love for this country. Ann-Margret is one of those people.
While she has never been publicly politically active or worn her personal politics on her sleeve, we know where she stands when it comes to our veterans. While Jane Fonda was encouraging the enemy in North Vietnam, Ann-Margret regularly traveled with Bob Hope to the war theater to entertain our troops. Considering the left’s attitude even then about that war, not every one was rushing to join Hope’s team, but Ann-Margret was there and was one of his “regulars.”
While that was quite some time ago, her commitment and appreciation for our troops has been consistent. Probably the most illustrative story of her impact on our vets is already all over the net, but it’s worth bringing to you here. It’s the simple telling by the wife of a Vietnam vet who went with her husband to a book-signing so he could meet Ann-Margret. What happened changed his life.
Okay everyone, here’s the plan for tonight. For everyone, below is your Obama Bingo card for tonight’s “I can’t suck it up with a straw” Oval Office Blame Whine. Everyone can play along, just check off your bingo square whenever the Dumb Bastard makes mention of his favorite cliches. Many thanks to TAM Patricia Smiley for making tonight’s Bingo Card! (For easy printing, click on the bingo card and it will appear by itself in a new window).
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Sarah Palin has announced she will be on Fox right after The Obama Show, so we will stay live with the Special Tammy Show and the Chat Room during the governor’s comments.
Should be fun! Regulars, susbcribe now and join other Independent Conservatives as we get through this disaster (Obama) on the disaster (Oil Spill).
Just a heads-up, Tammy friend, Tammy Radio guest and radio talk show host Johnny Phillips will be on Fox’s The O’Reilly Factor tonight to talk about the immigration bill fight between Arizona and Los Angeles. His segment should hit in the first half hour. Don’t miss it and you’ll see the Johnny voice attached to the Johnny face! Oh, here’s a preview. Of the face.
UPDATE: Johnny did well If you missed the segment, you can catch it on YouTube.
**Bumped Up: If you missed it, here it is, courtesy of C-SPAN2. And, congrats to one of our subscribers, RuBegonia for getting through on the call-in! **
Here I am after the show with BookTV’s Peter Slen.
You know, to be honest with you, I was surprised with how tired I looked in this interview. And honestly, I was tired. But then through the day, which has been absolutely a beautiful one out here in Los Angeles, I remembered a quote from Thomas Paine and think it worthy of sharing.
“Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.”
He’s just sayin’
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I’m pleased to let you know about a C-Span interview set for Sunday, April 25 at 1pm ET from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. I’ll be on for the hour with C-Span’s Peter Slen taking his questions and your phone calls.
I always love doing the C-Span/BookTV interviews because they really are fair and balanced and they provide enough time to actually fully discuss the issues. Please do tune in. We’ll be talking about my three books as well as issues of the day.
For past Tammy appearances on C-SPAN, you can go to their archives here.
This season is the end. It was a great show, so its demise is sad. At the same time, I have most of this season’s episodes Tivo’d but haven’t even watched them yet. Not sure why, but if my ambivalence is any sort of a sign, perhaps this is why it’s over.
The network announced Friday it has canceled the series, as first reported by USA TODAY. A victim of higher costs and declining ratings, 24 will end its run when the current eighth season concludes this spring.
Star Keifer Sutherland says he’s “really nostalgic and really sad” at the show’s demise. But executive producer Howard Gordon says the cast and crew agreed the time was right, as the show’s real-time format became limiting: “We’ve really had what feels like our last day.”
Go, Barry Go! Lend that “endangered” Democrat senator a hand. Too bad your hand will be all sweaty and slippery, but lend it to him anyway. Even though you’re gonna let go and he’s gonna crash to the bottom of the electoral canyon (like Corzine and Coakley) but do it Barry! And yes, Senator Bennet, that is the “Murder, She Wrote” theme music playing in the background. After all, isn’t obvious yet that when you invite Mrs. Fletcher to dinner something bad is gonna happen?
President Obama came to the aid on Thursday of his endangered ally, Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, in an apparent nod to concerns about Democratic seats in November.
“We do not quit,” Obama said in aligning himself ever closer with Bennet, still new on the Senate scene and now fighting a challenge in his own party…
Along with Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, Bennet is one of only a handful of incumbent senators to receive a pledge of support from the president before the party primaries
Wow, just a few? He really must not like them! It does appear Barry, considering Bennets numbers, is quite determined to embrace his Mrs. Fletcher alter-ego.
Bennet, an incumbent appointed to fill the seat vacated by Ken Salazar when Salazar took a post as interior secretary in the president’s Cabinet, is considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats running for re-election this year.
A recent Rasmussen Reports survey of 500 likely voters shows Bennet trailing two of three potential Republican challengers by at least 14 percentage points. His strongest challenger, former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, leads Bennet 51 percent to 37 percent in the poll.
UPDATE: I think things went well. It’s always nice to be in studio, so this was a particular treat
The subject was whether or not California is going conservative. I reminded everyone that this was the state that gave the nation Reagan, and that Palin was the next Western frontier national leader. I don’t know how well that point got across, but I think things went well in general.
Opposite me was radio host Leslie Marshall. Should air within the first half hour of the show.
UPDATE: VIDEO
Hmm, I guess you could say, officially, that I don’t have a poker face
The New York Times is reporting, but Conservatives4Palin say they haven’t confirmed with Team Palin. My sense–it’s true. I’ll have my comments on Tammy Radio shortly and will elaborate here after the show as well. I’m curious to find what all of you think, and will refer to your comments during the show as well.
Former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has signed on as a contributor to the Fox News Channel.
The network confirmed that Ms. Palin will appear on the network’s programming on a regular basis as part of a multi-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Ms. Palin will not have her own regular program, one person familiar with the deal said, though she will host an occasional series that will run on the network from time to time. This person would not elaborate, but the network does have a precedent for such a series. Oliver L. North is the host of an occasionally running documentary series on the military called “War Stories.”
Many suspected that when Ms. Palin retired as the governor of Alaska last summer she was doing so to pursue some sort of career in television. The Fox News deal, however, would not seem to be all encompassing, and would appear to give her room for other pursuits, as well.
The deal could be formally announced as early as this afternoon. Robert Barnett, Ms. Palin’s attorney, did not respond to a call for comment.
Juan Williams guest hosting, re Rush, the Rams and the long arm of the Obama Machine. Also, as a result of having to leave early for the taping live Tammy Radio will be one hour today.
Just got back from taping the O’Reilly Factor tonight. It was interesting because I was on with radio talk show host Mike Gallagher as opposed to a mindless leftist zombie. Discussion was about Urkel’s problems and the role of talk radio. It’ll be in the first segment, right after Bill’s Talking Points. Hope you can tune in
They’re taping early today, right in the middle of Tammy Radio, so today’s live show will be a “Best Of” but I will then provide a fresh and new 2-hour Tammy Podcast for the Tammy Army members. UPDATE: Just a heads up, Chris the Tammy Radio production mgr has decided to replay the “salty” edition [...]
On Saturday night here in Los Angeles legendary actor Ann-Margret finally won an Emmy after 6 previous nominations (she’s also been nominated twice for an Oscar). While the main Emmy awards are next Sunday, the “Creative Arts” subset were handed out Saturday night to behind-the-scenes people and actors nominated for guest-starring roles. The now 69-year-old performer won her statuette for Guest Actress in a Drama Series on Law & Order: SVU. Why they would not have category like this air on the main show is beyond me, but that’s another issue.
know where she stands when it comes to our veterans. While Jane Fonda was encouraging the enemy in North Vietnam, Ann-Margret regularly traveled with Bob Hope to the war theater to entertain our troops. Considering the left’s attitude even then about that war, not every one was rushing to join Hope’s team, but Ann-Margret was there and was one of his “regulars.”
Oh, here’s a preview. Of the face.
If you missed the segment, you can catch it on 
