Monday, October 25, 2010

Who is Dee Dee Myers?

Rush had this to say today:
RUSH: Dee Dee Myers was in Fairfield, Connecticut, last Wednesday night at Fairfield University. There was a forum there on the 2010 midterm elections. By the way, it's not looking good in that Senate race for Blumenthal. What's his first name? I can't remember his first... (interruption) Richard, yeah. Dick Blumenthal. Richard. (Dick Blumenthal impression) "I'm proud of my service. I am proud of the time I spent in Vietnam. I'm proud of my service." I saw the guy over the weekend He looks like a skeleton with skin. You don't trust people like that. "I'm prude of my service." He's up nine points over Linda McCann according to the latest polls and it's about the same in California with Moonbeam over Meg Whitman.

So a lot of people are saying, "Well, Rush, how big is this victory going to be? If we can't beat the Democrats in this year in California, as far gone as California is, if we can't beat somebody like Jerry Brown..." Those two races are not the test. Those two races are not the test and yet they're the ones, if you read the news today, those are the two races that are being highlighted by the media as evidence here that this Republican landslide, this onslaught is not going to be exactly what it is shaking out to be. So they're running conflicting stories, all designed to get you spinning and depressed and calling here and saying, "Rush, why are the Republicans doing this?" and they're setting up a big story next Wednesday about how: "Wow, you know what? The Republicans, yeah, they won, but not nearly, not nearly like everybody thought. The Tea Party, ho-hum.

Here's her biography from Wikipedia:
Dee Dee Myers (born Margaret Jane Myers, September 1, 1961), served as White House Press Secretary for the first two years of the Clinton administration, from January 20, 1993 to December 22, 1994. She was born in Quonset Point, Rhode Island.

Professional life
Myers holds the distinction of being the first woman to serve as White House Press Secretary, as well as being the second-youngest press secretary.

After leaving the White House, Myers was a frequent political commentator on cable and television networks and an original consultant to the prizewinning NBC series The West Wing. She is currently a Contributing Editor to Vanity Fair; an analyst for CBS News; popular lecturer on politics, the media and women's issues; and author of the New York Times best selling book Why Women Should Rule the World.

Personal life
Myers is a graduate of William S. Hart High School in California and Santa Clara University.

Myers currently lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Todd Purdum, and their two children. She is the National Editor of Vanity Fair and the former Los Angeles Bureau Chief for the New York Times.

In 1995 Myers was arrested on a DUI charge and was said to have been driving on the wrong side of the road, though charges were eventually dropped.

Popular culture
The character of C. J. Cregg (played by Allison Janney) on The West Wing was partially inspired by Myers. She is also thought to be the basis for the character of Daisy Green in the novel and film Primary Colors.

Books
Why Women Should Rule the World: A Memoir, 2008. ISBN 0061140406.

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