THE GROWING CELEBRITY GAP: You remember how the DNC featured a variety of celebrities such as Ben Affleck and Glenn Close and musical performances from Wyclef Jean and the Black Eyed Peas? And how Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., the Dixie Chicks, Jackson Browne and a number of other acts are touring in support of the Democratic ticket? Heck, Art Alexakis, lead singer of Everclear, was a delegate. What does the RNC bring us to counter?
Yes, Ron Silver, the second-most popular Jewish character actor named Ron (I'm assuming the first is Ron Rifkin or Ron Pearlman), spoke last night, along with Former "Law and Order" babe Angie Harmon, and tonight's featured speakers include Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Princella Smith, the winner of the MTV "Stand Up And Holla"contest. Stephen Baldwin, the least interesting of the Baldwin Brothers, is a party gadfly. Sadly, New York Magazine's efforts to recruit the Olsen Twins, Lionel Richie, and Robbie Knievel to appear were unsuccessful, and while New York notes that Lindsay Lohan seriously considered a real offer to appear, she ultimately declined. Thursday is when they roll out the big guns, with Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug, Dorothy Hamill, and Lynn Swann.
Musical performances? Slim pickings indeed. Tonight's featured performers? Dana Glover and Daize Shayne. Tomorrow, there's Brooks and Dunn, but that's about it. As a note, absolutely none of this (except for the New York attempts to book celebrities) is made up.
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