sarah palin needs oprah to sell her book. oprah kind of needs sarah palin for the ratings. >> yeah. it is in the middle of sweeps, so it is smart programming. it's going to draw huge numbers, i'm sure. our show biz tonight facebook page already blowing up over this. sarah c writes, "i think oprah will be civil. therefore, there will not be fireworks, although it would be nice to see a little drama unfold between the two." josee l. writes, "palin better be ready for a thorough grilling, especially if she's planning to run against obama in 2012." do you think oprah would actually be kind of tough on palin because they do have different political views? do you think she may come at her with really challenging questions? >> i think she will come at her with challenging questions, but that's what oprah does. oprah is a professional. she's a journalist. she always goes about things with credibility and integrity. so, of course, shaes going to come after her with challenging kwegz because that's what people want to know. no heart how you think about sarah palin, at the end of the day she's

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is the father of sarah palin's grandson totally nuts? >>> plus more stories breaking from this showbiz news ticker. the weekend edition of tv's first most provocative news show continues right now. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight" this weekend. it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. tonight "showbiz tonight" demands to know are jon and kate gosselin the biggest hypocrites ever? "showbiz tonight" did some serious digging around. what we uncovered will absolutely astound you. this "showbiz tonight" investigation made for big news breaking. jon, kate, we're begging you, make up your mind already. why have you got to talk out of both sides of your mouth. jon's hypocrisy leaves us scratching his head, all the comments how he really feels about kate. he can't make up his mind. which is it? who can remember when he said on prime time that he despises kate. >> i can't sit with someone i despise. >> despise. >> i despise because she's not speaking from the heart. >> "showbiz t

he told me straight up that sarah palin is a liar. he has no reason to gain from saying that she's lying about the things that she did during the race, like when she pretended like it was her son and not her daughter's, when she had him there and pretended like they were a happy family. he said the whole time she was lying and knew that they couldn't stand each other. levi, not smart, but not a liar. >> we've been asking you to sound off on our "showbiz tonight" question of the day. jon gosselin, has he become the most despised bachelor in america? vote at cnn.com/showbiztonight or e-mail showbiztonight@cnn.com. >>> tonight, there is brand-new controversy over tyra banks. why would tyra paint white models in blackface? it's truly stunning, almost as stunning as the new controversy surrounding "seinfeld" creator larry david. here's something i never thought i would say on tv. he urinated on a picture of jesus. >>> and sex and the series. the woman who was arrested for allegedly trying to trade sex for world series tickets. brand-new de

. >>> sarah palin has a winner at bookstores, one problem, her co-author, her last project is defending his god which is better than a muslim's god and she called the democrats the party of treason and subversion. >>> newt gingrich real eyes he gave an award to a strip club and a california porn mega store. and you'll never believe who just drew the birthers and loathsome rules. >> warning this product. may be cancerous. may be cancerous. >> see, he was holding up on ten of copenhagen's snuff and went to the city of copenhagen, so that comparison was intellectual. the birthers are crazy. and he is a cynic. and a nation made great by believers, so says republican senator lindsay graham. >> only in america can you make that much money crying. >> that's czar lindsay graham to you. all that and more on "countdown." >> when will it end? >>> the finance committee shared by democrats, populated with a majority consisting of democrats has not only crafted a bill that carefully improves the conditions of the insurance monopolies, but a little touch of medieval punishment. so familiar to the cust

and should oprah had sarah palin on weeks ago. tv's most provocative news show starts right now. >>> hello, i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> hi there, everyone. i'm brooke anderson coming to you from hollywood. and on this weekend edition of "showbiz tonight," former wrestling and reality show star hulk hogan isn't holding back from his darkest hour. >> his brand-new revelations are disturbing. he reveals about his suicide shocker. he details the desperate moments during his bitter divorce when he almost took his own life. hulk makes dramatic confessions in his new book. in the excerpts just released, we're getting a view of hulk hogan we never could have imagined. how this strong, powerful hero broke down, took a gun. what snapped him out of it? hulk's confessions made for big news breaking. they are a super reality show family that seemed to follow apart before our very eyes. >> every day is drama. it's ridiculous. >> i've had it. >> hulk hogan, his wife linda and children were the cent

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sarah palin's new book, which part of sarah palin's book are you reading? >> um, the part that i'm referring to most is the part where it energized the campaign and the part i'm looking for least is the disagreements that took place within the campaign. >> the master of subtlety. >> but the issue of influence, whether the harshness of the debate becomes what controls the politics and ultimately influences the political party which is still a part for -- >> barack obama was not evidence of that harshness. john mccain was not evidence of that harshness. even people who voted in primaries, they don't go for that. it's a margin on the edge and if sarah palin is the republican nominee, i will eat my hat on the air. but she will not be. had he said, she would not be a winning republican party in 2012, and in fact where she would win, she has done nothing to win her appeal beyond the base. >> i think it would be wonderful if the republican party nominated sarah palin. is would be an interesting test that she needs. does this kind of far right work? it's not where

. >>> sarah palin has a winner at bookstores, one problem, her co-author, her last project is defending his god which is better than a muslim's god and she called the democrats the party of treasure son and subversion. >>> gingrich gives -- and you'll never believe who just drew the birthers and loathsome rules. >> warning this product. may be cannerous. may be cancerous. >> see, he was holding up on ten of copenhagen's snuff and went to the city of copenhagen, so that comparison was intellect l intellectual, and a nation made great by believers, so says republican senator lindsay graham. >> only in america can you make that much money crying. >> that's czar lindsay graham to you. all that and more on "countdown." >> when will it end? >>> the finance committee shared by democrats, populated with a majority consisting of democrats has not only drafted a bill that carefully improves the conditions of the insurance monopolies, but a little touch of medieval punishment. in our fifth story, the financial committee debating not merely making buying insurance unher threat of a fine, but making

the stuff he said about sarah palin's kid, i mean, i'm not a big sarah palin fan, but i don't believe in bludgeoning her children. and to treat -- he's got a kid. he's got a wife. fundamentally, if you're married, i believe, or you have some sort of commitment, you should honor that. i'm not stupid. i know people don't, but that's what i do and that's what i think people should do, so to treat it in a frivolous manner i thought was -- i mean, he may be shell-shocked, too. >> do you think anything happens to him or do you think he stays on the air and there is no retribution or professional punishment? should there be? >> no. i mean, i don't know. to me, he's got to work that out himself. i mean, i'm -- neil: you don't think his bosses will say enough is enough? >> well, i worked at cbs. they make you watch a film and sign things at human resources. you're not supposed to have sex with the staff, whether you're married or not. neil: something got lost in the translation. >> this is just the beginning of this, so -- neil: a number of bits will come on this? >> from us, no. i don't think

and on my show, sarah palin's ghost writer. the person who wrote sarah palin's book. sarah palin didn't go rogue all by herself. stay tuned for this one. ko, actually - exec: with all due respect, if i was tiny and green and had a british accent i'd have more folks paying attention to me too... i mean - (faux english accent) "save money! pip pip cheerio!" exec 2: british? i thought you were australian. gecko: well, it's funny you should ask. 'cause actually, i'm from - anncr: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> sarah palin's upcoming book, "going rogue: an american life" was co-written by someone named lin vincent. who's that? well, today, i asked kent jones to investigate. hi, kent. >> hi, rachael. it turns out this isn't her first book at all. she's written several other books. they're kind of scary. they're a little scary. take a look. >> so, lin vincent, for the last 11 years, she's been working for the christian magazine, "world" and co-authored six books, four of them memoirs for other people. she turns life storie

." >>> sarah palin's big shot at making money. she's going rogue to d d d dit. i'll tell you about this venture. >>> can somebody explain kardashians to me. khloe gets married and there's a big bucks battle for the pictures. these people are famous for nothing big. this is "showbiz tonight" weekend. time for the ticker. more stories from the showbiz newsroom making news right now. >>> what makes me worried is what does that mean for other 12 or 13-year-old girls who are drugged or seduced. >> now on "showbiz tonight" this weekend, the ugly war among some stars in hollywood over roman polanski having sex with a 13-year-old girl. tonight stars choose sides and speak out. >>> sarah palin is hoping to get rich by going rogue. huge news about the former governor of alaska's next adventure. >>> crazy over kardashians. battle over the pictures of khloe kardashian marrying an nba star. >>> the weekend's first most provocative news show continues right now. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight" this weekend. it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting to

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levi johnston's brand-new claims today that he has bombshell secrets about sarah palin. the father of sarah palin's grandson says it may be payback time. >> are you hurt by all of this? >> i was, yeah. now it's just kind of like, all right, well, now it's my turn. >> wow, seriously? it's levi's seemingly unending vendetta against sarah palin. >>> plus, the stunning results of a new poll on how trustworthy sarah really is. >>> kate gosselin's new career move. days after telling the world she wants to be a big-time movie star, is kate about to make a stunning about-face and leave her life as a celebrity behind? tonight, the news that could change kate's life forever. >>> plus, sex and the series. the baseball world series, that is. wait until you hear the totally off the wall story about a woman offering to trade sex for world series tickets. yeah, you heard me. but wait until you hear all the racy details. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. it's time now for the "showbiz news ticker." more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >>> welcome back

we have had death panels. >> that's sarah palin. wait a he could is sarah palin is the one who brought up death panel. and you know what sarah palin -- i have got news for you, honey, if we were going to get rid of useless people, you would be the first to know. bill: is this theater playing to his crew or does he really want to get rid of sarah palin? >> oh, no. this is a man -- he is out all the way. what i mean. >> alpha male. he never backs down. so when you are watching, this watch the interaction, leno is kind of leaning back, he is in the ready position, mar, his hands are on his lap. he is ready to go. as this becomes a little bit more of a confrontation, look what he does. leno backs away and bill maher leans forward. bill: what's the finger? >> two people going against one another. one of them is ultimately going to win. it turns out. bill: leno is not giving him jazz. he is just asking him the question. he is not saying you are a pinhead. >> no. absolutely not. i think there are some tension between them. that was definit

sarah palin, do you have anything else in common with her? do you feel like shooting moose from a helicopter? >> no. shi's not a person who feels incup berred by her genter. the first time i said that, gloria stineberg said i'm shooting myself in the foot. >> she's not incumberred by her gender. women don't do that, mothers don't do that. >> do you think she'll run in 2012? >> she might run. she won't win. i promise. i swear to you. >> we lived through george bush, not the brightest bulb in the circuit. ronald reagan -- >> when women have the right to be that stupid and become president. t. >> do you think in the past 30 years, we have achieved enough? >> you never achieve enough. the big huge thing that exists is the fact we have half the work force, the labor force is female and we have not dealt with the question of who takes care of the kids when everybody is working. >> and who cleans the house. >>> we have come a long waylay di-s, but we have a long way to go. thanks for watching, good night, everybody. ííííííííííí

trashing bristol palin, his ex. says sarah palin routinely called her down syndrome baby retarded. and these new claims of a dirty secret that could get sarah palin into serious trouble. what do you think of levi? is he legit or just bitter, looking out for revenge and trying to stir the pot for many and fame? call in, the number, 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us, cnn.com/primenews. or shoot us a text at hlntv. just start your message with the word prime. it's your chance to be heard. >>> welcome. this is "prime news." i'm mike galanos. all right. a new, urgent alert in the search for 7-year-old somer thompson killer. the first grader, orange park, florida, kidnapped on a walk home from school. so innocent. in her little red jumper, her hannah montana bookbag, hair in a ponytail. what kind of monster would abduct and kill this cute little girl? well, just hours ago police put the entire neighborhood on alert. they believe someone knows something but is not coming forward. >> we are asking the public's assistance to identify persons who have exhibited changes in their behavioral patterns,

the unbelievable shocker about sarah palin's new memoire. joining me tonight from hollywood is with me in new york and an attorney with the law firm mid-win, charles and associates. the way too much information department. heidi montag was filming as a guest cohost on "the view" and the ladies wasted no time of getting to the bottom of why they are rarely having sex and they are months into the marriage. >> i top the have children and i want to have children sooner than later and my husband doesn't want to have children at all he said. ever. he wants surgery to make sure we don't have children. >> surgery on what? >> on him. >> you top the get snipped? i have a warning for you. jon gosselin is available. >> too much information. carlos, almost more shocking to me than hearing the intimate details of their sex lives, i'm shocked she was there to cohost. >> they found a blond more annoying than elizabeth hasselbeck. i like heidi. this is one of the smartest things spencer has done. not wanting to procreate. the girls put the pins inside the co

did you notice that sarah palin always shows up in the side show? let's start tonight with democratic congressman alan grayson. i think you are a martin luther. i remember being there when the berlin wall came down. i was there with my colleague and he said, how did lootszer know he could stand up against the church? how did you know you could stand up to the republican? the real clowns out there. we can start with lixbaugh and the rest of them and you know the whole crowd. what is his name, beck? the whole number of them. how come you knew the way to beat these guys was to put them on defense? >> because they're bullies. and a bully always backs down. don't we know that? that's what happened here. >> tell me about it. what has happened to you? did pelosi come along and tell to you cool it? did you get any mean looks from the republican on the floor like boehner? boehner does look like a golf here has just blown a putt all the time. >> you would know better than me, i guess. i can't really say. >> he looks like, he throws it down. he is ticked off.

notice sarah palin always shows up in the sideshow? >>> we start tonight with democratic congressman alan grayson of florida. i have to hand it to you. i think you are a martin luther. i remember being there when the berlin wall was coming down, there with john mclachlan, my colleague. how did you know you could stand up to the republicans in the real clowns out there? we can start with limbaugh and the rest of them. you know the whole crowd. what's his name? beck. a whole number of them. how come you knew the way to beat these guys was to put them on defense? >> they're bullies and bullies back down. don't we all know that? that's what happened here. >> tell me about it. what has happened to you? did pelosi come along and tell you to cool it? did steny hoyer tell you to cool it? did you get any mean looks on the republicans on the floor from boehner? boehner looks like the golfer who has blown a putt? doesn't he look like that to you? looks like he's playing golf all the time. throws it down, ticked off, takes the putt and blows it. h

the father of sarah palin's grandson. i wonder what sarah thinks about this. this showbiz shocker. harry connick jr.'s new racial outrage and why he walked off the set of a major tv show. >> we spent so much time not to make black people look like buffoons when we see lick that, we take it to heart. >> the anger he has to michael jackson. the "showbiz news ticker" making news right now. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." are we off our rockets. it's the lunar technician to bomb the moon and enough to wipe the smile off the face of the man on the moon. here's what i'm talking about. nasa has a plan to shoot a rockette at the moon on friday and that has got some going loony. here's "showbiz tonight." >> for gives a new meaning to shoot the moon. >> nasa wants to bomb the moon? >> bombing the moon, what are they thinking? they should bomb mars! >> it's definitely the moon. a crater on the south pole, a rockette the size of a school bus will be sent crashing into the moon. it will kick up a huge cloud of debris that will be scanned by a second spacecraft looking for water. >> our s

it's levi's vendetta against sarah palin and the stung results on how trustworthy sarah is. kate gosselin's career move. is she going to make an about-face and leave her life as a celebrity behind? sex and the series. the baseball world series that is. wait until you hear the story about a woman accused of offering to trade sex for world series tickets. you heard me, but wait until you hear all the racy details. time now necessary the "showbiz news ticker." more stories making news right now. >>> right now you have to keep watching the bottom of your screen for more nonstop, compelling and provocative news from "showbiz tonight." >> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." tonight levi's sarah secrets. the father of sarah palin's grandson, levi johnston made a new claim that he has explosive secrets about sarah. in a new interview, levi made a stunning claim that he knew things that could hurt sarah pail 99 a big way. also breaking tonight, sex and the series. some people will do about anything to get tickets to the world series between the phillies and the yankees, but this woman

>> tina fay's impersonation of sarah palin. some credit it with rye in forcing an impression of palin as ill-equipped for the job. this type of satire is something adair says obama may see more of as he faces increasing opposition to some ambitious promises made on the campaign trail. >> this is not a fair portrayal of how obama's done but it's comedy. it doesn't have to be fair. >> that was careen winter. our showbiz operators may have to take drastic action. i know they are getting swamped with calls on jon and kate. maybe if we upgrade the phone systems to 1970 they wouldn't have to move their arms so much. today, a ton of calls coming in slamming jon and kate. listen to ann. >> as far as jon and kate is concerned, i think they need to cut ties, get off the air, and get on with their lives. they are nothing but spoiled idiots. >> we thank you for telling us how you feel. we also heard from bonnie from nevada. she is also fired up. >> caller: i think they both need to stop the madness, get together without attorneys and work

speaking of that, what do you think of sarah palin? >> i think she is an interesting character on the american scene. >> do you identify with her? americans do. >> i do not identify with sarah palin. >> she hunts and fishes. do you? >> according to levi johnson, she doesn't hunt or fish or cook. which i find -- >> do you believe him? >> that article was so fascinating. it had the sound of it, the voice in the article seemed so legitimate, that i kind of sort of -- it could go either way of the >> so you believe him over her? the little twerp. >> it was interesting. >> those people laughing are alcoholics anonymous. go ahead. >> i don't know many journalists. i know one or two of them. i tonight really know how they do what they do. i don't know how they manage to elicit all that information from someone like levi johnson. >> you don't know if he is telling the truth. >> do you know if anyone is telling the truth any time ever? it's gotten to that point that you just don't know. we used to have these father figures. oh, yeah. walter cro

is the father of sarah palin's grandson totally nuts? >>> plus more stories breaking from this showbiz news ticker. the weekend edition of tv's first most provocative news show continues right now. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight" this weekend. it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. tonight "showbiz tonight" demands to know are jon and kate gosselin the biggest hypocrites ever? "showbiz tonight" did some serious digging around. what we uncovered will absolutely astound you. this "showbiz tonight" investigation made for big news breaking. jon, kate, we're begging you, make up your mind already. why have you got to talk out of both sides of your mouth. jon's hypocrisy leaves us scratching his head, all the comments how he really feels about kate. he can't make up his mind. which is it? who can remember when he said on prime time that he despises kate. >> i can't sit with someone i despise. >> despise. >> i despise because she's not speaking from the heart. >> "showbiz t

sarah palin's new book is coming out, "going rogue mpt : an amer life." >> which part of sarah palin's book are you looking most forward to reading? >> the part i'm looking forward to most is the part where it energized our campaign and it put us -- her selection put us ahead in the polls. the part i'm looking forward to least is some of the disagreements that took place within the campaign. >> the master of subtlety. >> but the issue of influence, whether the harshness of the debate becomes what controls the politics and ultimately influences who emerges to the top oa political party is still a question to republicans. >> the people who vote in primary, who are hard core people, they don't go for that. if sarah pay slin the republican nominee, i'll heat my hat. she will not be. >> i think she has talent bus my honest view is she woumd not be a candidate for the party in 2012. and, in fact, if she were to be is the nominee, it would have a catastrophic result. >> i think it would be wonderful if the republican party nominated sarah palin. it would be an interesting test. does this kind

. >> and what they did to sarah palin's daughter bristol. >> a brilliant point, by the way, that she's in two protected classes, an african-american -- three, african-american pregnant female. ever try to fire that lady? >> they didn't know she's pregnant. she weighs 12 pounds. >> if you're rush limbaugh and screaming at the liberal democrats, you know, the kind of western civilization. if you're like i am the father of a teenaged daughter you don't mind showing them, look, you really do end up pregnant. you should be very careful young lady. i applaud that. >> instead of saying it's okay to be pregnant if you're unmarried, everybody is complaining about that. >> or if you're beautiful. >> it's part of the conversation though. i think the thing that has gotten them into hot water is their read cher is not 19, but 14 or 15 and it's gotten the conversation going so that might be okay. >> is it okay to be pregnant and not married? am i behind the times on that? >> yeah, it is. i heard it is. >> el with -- >> if you're republican and your mother -- >> "time" magazine says it's pretty much

how are they doing when luke at mitt romney, newt gingrich, haley barbour, tim pawlenty, sarah palin, you know, your colleagues? >> my friends. >> who is being snapped up by who? >> governor pawlenty is making headlines now because he is moving quickly and moving early. obviously, that was a strategic decision there are a lot of very, very talented campaign staffers out there who were with mitt romney last time and inclined to be with him this time. i think most of the senior staff of the romney organization are committed to mitt romney but people on the mid level, i know that governor pawlenty is going to them saying, look, you go back to mitt romney world, you will have the exact same job you had last time, all those senior people are still going to be there come to my campaign and you can really grow. you can get promoted up the food chain. this is the silly season right now, everyone is running, all running for president but they are all pretending not to be running for president because the absolute worst thing you can do as far as republican activists are concerned is to look li

>> comic tina fey's dead-on impersonation of sarah palin. some credit it with reinforcing a impression of palin as ill-equipped for the job. but this kind of sting sag tire is something that adair says obama may see more of as he faces increasing opposition. >> this is not a fair portrayal of how obama's done. but it's comedy. it doesn't have to be fair. >> well, our showbiz on call operators may have to take drastic action very soon. i know for a fact they are getting swamped with more calls than ever on jon and kate. their arms are getting tired. maybe we should upgrade our system to 1970 they swroont to move their arms so much. today we got calls slamming both jon and kate. here's anne. >> as far as jon and kate is concerned, they need to cut ties. get off the air, and get on with their lives because they're nothing but spoiled idiots. >> anne, thanks for telling us how you feel. this is bonnie from nevada and she's also really fired up. >> i think they both need to stop the madness. get together without attorneys. and work it out for the

notice sarah palin always shows up in the sideshow? >>> we start tonight with democratic congressman alan grayson of florida. i have to hand it to you. i think you are a martin luther. i remember being there when the berlin wall was coming down, there with john mclachlan, my colleague. how did you know you could stand up to the republicans in the real clowns out there? we can start with limbaugh and the rest of them. you know the whole crowd. what's his name? beck. a whole number of them. how come you knew the way to beat these guys was to put them on defense? >> they're bullies and bullies back down. that's what happened here. >> tell me about it. what has happened to you? did pelosi come along and tell you to cool it? did steny hoyer tell you to cool it? mean looks from the floor from boehner? boehner looks like the golfer who has blown a putt? doesn't he look like that to you? looks like he's playing golf all the time. throws it down, ticked off, takes the putt and blows it. what did you learn in these couple days of being the hot s

he told me straight up that sarah palin is a liar. he has no reason to gain from saying that she's lying about the things that she did during the race, like when she pretended like it was her son and not her daughter's, when she had him there and pretended like they were a happy family. >> so you're buying it? >> he said the whole time she was lying and knew that they couldn't stand each other and that they would not be together anymore. >> i've got to end it there. >> levi, not smart, but not a liar. >> appreciate it. we've been asking you to sound off on our "showbiz tonight" question of the day. jon gosselin, has he become the most despised bachelor in america? vote at cnn.com/showbiztonight or e-mail showbiztonight@cnn.com. >>> tonight, there is brand-new controversy over tyra banks. why would tyra paint white models in blackface? it's truly stunning, almost as stunning as the new controversy surrounding "seinfeld" creator larry david. here's something i never thought i'd say on tv. he urinated on a picture of jesus. >>> and sex a

. >>> sarah palin is prepared to release her memoirs. >> president and mrs. obama decided their first dinner will be for the prime minister of india. he will receive the honor a few days before thanksgiving. sarah palin has been moved up from spring to november 17. the book is no. 1 at amazon. it is 2.5 years to the iowa caucuses, but republicans are starting to raise money and hire staff in hopes of knocking off president obama. mitt romney never stopped running. he is having a big fund-raiser later this month. and the vice president's son that will turn the delaware after deployment in iraq. he is 41 and is the state attorney general. he seems to have the family bug. he will be expected to run for u.s. senate next year. >>> the wealthiest people in america have actually lost money over the last year. the collected net worth will drop by $300 bilon. despite losing $7,000,000,000.11 months, bill gates still tops the list, worth of -- lostin $7 billionn in 11 months, bill gates still tops the list, worth $50 billion. there are too many zeros for me. >>> we hav

just like sarah palin. they knew she was dumb, but she has a tremendous base in the republican party on the right. >> i think that's the right analogy. they handled her so well because they didn't attack her as much as they could because they knew it was going to add fuel to the fire. if they keep attacking him and pointing this out over and over, if the communications director keeps doing that, he's going to gain and they're going to lose. >> they should chill. >> rush limbaugh, such a conservative. >> he is. >> took so much oxycontin that he went deaf. that's god blessing him so he doesn't have to hear his show. >> that's funny. you ought to be a comedian. thanks for coming. i enjoyed it. did you have if un? >> fun. >> thank you. >> thanks to my entire panel. stephen bald winn joins me next. don't go away. what a night. >>> my next guest is from hollywood royalty. he and his family play a big role on the breast cancer fight through the carol m. bald winn breast cancer research fund. joining me is actor st

. >>> we told you sarah palin's ex- -- >> just when you thought the sarah palin lifestyle maybe riding off into the tundra, up pops levi johnston. levi, sarah palin's bristol daddy, is going to show his johnston in playgirl magazine. i hope he's not built like a moose. i don't know if it will help sarah's career, but it might help levi meet some men. most subscribers are male and not likely to be baby daddies like you. but levi is not the only one to drop his jeans these days. serena williams is posing also. since when does cnn stand forever plaxico naked? i say big whoop. years ago marilyn posed for p y playboy and burt reynolds took it all off for playgirl. just once i'd like to see a magazine celebrate brains instead of bodies. how fabulous would that be? imagine nude centerfolds of alan greenspan or do greenspan or madeleine albright. b without the pins, though. that would uhurt. but that's just me. >> alan greenspan. >> it has to do with unemployment benefits. it could extend to folks across the country, not all of them, but you have the latest on that. >> there are a lot of peopl

but did he bring sarah palin into an apology as well? he did. but why? "fox & friends" back in a flash.  gretchen: a very good tuesday morning to you, october 6, 2008. thanks for sharing your time today. president obama promised a transparent administration. why is general stanley mcchrystal being criticized then for speaking out against the war in afghanistan? i hadn't thought of that. i like that. brian: david letterman, take two. >> i will be honest with you, folks, right now i would give anything to be hiking on the appalachian trail. brian: letterman apologizing again this time to his wife and the governor of alaska sarah palin. steve: bake sales, we love them. bad news, they have been banned from city schools. what are the kids and pta's going to do to raise money? that straight ahead. our slogan comes from jordan in michigan. i put on "fox & friends" right before school. if my slogan was chosen, that would be so cool. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live from the

remember how funny tina fey was playing sarah palin on "snl"? well, tonight, is tina actually getting set to play sarah again? it's tina in her own words. >>> and caught on tape, the amazing, the marvelous, the spectacular potty trained cat. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. >>> and now the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >>> that is it! you're on time-out, mister. go to your room. >> what? go to my room? we're in the middle of a parking lot. >> then go to your car. >> now on "showbiz tonight," the brand-new jon and kate birthday war. kate goes on leno and makes fun of herself. jon reads very personal e-mails from kate on camera. and they do it as their twins celebrate their birthday. could these two get any lower? tonight, the outrageous "showbiz shockers." harry connick jr. storming off a show in protest to stand up for his country. and the startling connection to michael jackson. >>> you have got to see the shocking matchup of chris hansen from nbc's "to catch a predator" confront

what it would do to the gop. >> and i got reaction from sarah palin's camp i will tell you about. >>> every week, the "today" show asks where are we today and friday, we all get to answer. take a look. >> on thursday, we showed you the shot of an undisclosed location. >> the answer, a well known site off of route 66 in amarillo, texas. >> your pick city of the day today, amarillo, it texas. and the forecast looks great for the weekend, plenty of sunshine both today and tomorrow. temperatures will be in the comfortable category as well with highs right around 70 and then 74 on saturday. you can't say that for the whole nation, as storms move through parts of new orleans. today,al is at 70, more sunshine though and comfy temps all the way back through l.a. enjoy your weekend. eeeeee >>> and we are back. if sarah palin juans to run for the white house in 2012, she is not going to get much help from a former member of john mccain's campaign. >> that's right, steve schmidt, a long-time republican strategist and senator john mccain's 2008 campaign manager today said, wow, that sarah p

sarah palin leads it league, no doubt. they are after you now, michele bachmann is this and that. how did you get into the house? i don't know, the carbon dioxide quote or the gangster government quote or obama may have anti-american use quote or you might wind up in a camp quote. no, she's says that's not it. it's interesting. i think it happened with a competing cable network that took interest many me and it's only grown. now, it's like i have personal stalkers, only they have tv shows. seriously? i had a stalker, had to go to court. she was small fries on stalkers. if the congresswoman apologized to women and men and lives ended by the terror and threat that stalkers create not even in the mildest of senses that journalists might get into stalking. is she anywhere close to being such a victim? there's something else i don't know squat about, backman. today's worst person in the world. protecting your heart includes watching your cholesterol. now there's new heart health advantage from bayer. its non-aspirin formula contains phytosterols, which may reduce the risk of heart dise

>>> also, startling news about sarah palin's book. why it's already sending shock waves through the country and it's not even out yet. showbiz shockers. >>> this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. it is time now for the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >>> the only way to 100% not to get pregnant is not to have sex. >> that's what he says. you're on the same page. >> you can do 99%, wear a condom. >> i guess you haven't heard, there's females that take little pins into those condoms and -- >> i am not -- >> this is crazy. >> this is not a joke. tonight, a showbiz shocker. why did reality show star heidi montag talk about her sex life today on "the view"? seriously, you can't make this stuff up. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer in new york. tonight, three big showbiz shockers that are making news right now. first off, "the hills" star spencer pratt is saying he's avoiding having sex with his co-star wife, heidi, because he's afraid she's going to get pregnant

. >> sarah palin is moving up the best-selle list and her book isn't even out yet. >> clinton portis varlamov. >>> nationals played ball tonight. didn't have long johns on -- >> they were close. >> as chilly as it was, they were hot. fan appreciation day, the last home game of the season for nationals, justin maxwell made sure he waited until everyone that waited until the end of the game left the stands very happy. he gave them reason to cheer like they won a playoff game. enjoying sunflower seized and ryan zimmerman enjoying the view from home plate right here. crushes this one to straight away center field, about 410 feet. that's a solo home run. zimmerman's 33rd of the season ma makes it 3-2. 4-2 in the ninth. rodriguez gets zimmerman swinging. there are two outs and the game is almost over, or is it? the very next batter, adam dunn at the plate with the bases loaded. he walks, a run comes in. it's a 4-3 ballgame. the pressure, now squarely on justin maxwell, the youngster from sherwood high school, watch this. reaches out, and touches this one for a grand slam. the second grammy

. >>> so it's not even out yet, but sarah palin's upcoming book is already a best seller. she got more than $1 million from her publisher, but new documents show she also received some big gifts from people if her last days of alaska's governor. that's new for in 30 minutes. >>> the president's daughters have got p their h1n1 flu vaccinations and a whole lot more people soon will have a chance, as well. more than 22 million doses are ready to ship and that's a big jump. as of late last week, about 6 million doses had been circulated. >>> so imagine this, waking up in bed with a car on top of you. a car. it happened to one couple. they were pinned under the car for nearly an hour. they survived, but their experience was life-changing. >>> hundreds of thousands of drivers will have to find a new way to work this morning. the bay bridge here linking san francisco and oakland has been closed endefinitely. here's what happened. a piece of steel and cable fell off and on to the road last night. nobody was hurt, thank goodness, but the falling debris did cause a minor car acciden

neither levi nor sarah palin has been in alaska for the last 12 months. she's been out promoting the book -- >> therefore? >> this couldn't have happened. >> they were at the convention together. >> okay. that brief photo opt. >> she passed the baby along. >> i'm sorry. i just don't think she said that. i just really don't. >> i think she has a whole other side to her we don't see. >> here's palin's response. she said, consider the source. i remember when i was a kid, they'd go, consider the source, of the most recent attention getting lies. those who would sell their body for money reflect a desperate need for attention and are likely to say and do anything for more attention, meaning the full frontal in "playgirl." does he know mostly gay guys read that book? >> that's where the money is. >> i like when levi is on the shows like "the today show." they treat him like a political pundit. >> i don't understand it either. >> by the way, his "playgirl" shoot is on the same day oprah is interviewing sarah palin. coincidence, you tell me. thanks, everybody, ve

. >>> let's go to politics now. 432 page of sarah palin. the former governor's new book "going rogue" is a huge best seller. it's not even out in stores yet. the flood of preorders have made it to the top of the amazon.com and barnsandnoble.com websites. i'm joined now live by republican strategist brad blakeman and democratic strategist peter marajanian. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> is this part of a 2012 presidential strategy. are you ready for her to be the standardbearer for your party? >> well, this is certainly an attempt by sarah palin to make a lot of money as quickly as she can. whether or not she uses that popularity from her books and speeches to run for the presidency. but whatever, she's making whatever hay she can as for the popularity she had from being a running mate for john mccain. you can't blame her for that. >> one of mccain's main advisers said it would be, quote, a catastrophic election if she were the 2012 republican candidate. there are over 180 reader ratings on barnsandnoble.com, many positive. doesn't