It looks like Kara DioGuardi's father has caught the Scott Brown bug. Joseph DioGuardi, who served as a republican U.S. representative from New York for two terms in the 1980s, will apparently announce his intention to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillebrand for the seat, which is up for grabs in November. Per the AP:
DioGuardi has a reputation as a kinetic politician and a fiscal conservative. He would join a Republican field that already includes former Long Island lawmaker Bruce Blakeman. A number of other Republicans are considering a run.
Obviously, he would have to be victorious in an increasingly crowded republican primary field before he could run against Gillebrand. If he is successful, he will be the second U.S. senator to be the father of someone who has been on Idol, as the aforementioned newly-elected Sen. Brown of Massachusetts is the father of Season 5 semifinalist Ayla Brown.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Kara DioGuardi's dad running for U.S. senate
Sunday, January 17, 2010
'Idol' odds 'n ends: Kris Allen stars in a Ford commercial
The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:
>If you were watching the Idol premiere last week, you may have seen a Ford commercial featuring a certain familiar face. That's right, Kris Allen made a special appearance in the video in which he's shown driving a a Ford Fusion Hybrid and he highlights one of the car's new features, which is CDs can be recorded in the audio system so that songs are available on playlists stored in the car. Watch the commercial below:
Also in the commercial is Kris's song "Alright with Me."
>Katharine McPhee performed "It's Not Right," one of her album tracks off her sophomore album Unbroken, on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday. Watch the performance below:
Kat also chatted with Kimmel briefly following the performance where her upcoming guest appearance on NBC's Community was brought up. Kat said it should be airing in about a month.
>Adam Lambert's music video for his current single "Whataya Want From Me" premiered on VH1 and MTV on Friday. Watch the video below:
The video unsurprisingly leaked prior to being officially released. Adam tweeted:
So it leaked. Oh well :) big old watermark in middle of frame though. Will be on VH1, MTV etc tomorrow and on my website on Monday. :)The video was directed by Diane Martel and filmed on Dec. 20, 2009.
>Kellie Pickler continued to show her support to American troops overseas this week as she traveled with fellow artists as part of a USO Tour trip. Kellie tweeted from the trek:
It's 10:30PM in Iraq. Loooong day. Sleeping w/both eyes open 2 avoid getting eaten by camel spiders. 2:29 PM Jan 15th from txtKellie has been traveling the middle east with fellow country singers Randy Houser and Jamey Johnson since last week. She has previously participated in USO Tours in 2007 and 2008.
I'm tweeting from a helicopter...flying over Baghdad. 4:09 AM Jan 16th from txt
>Ayla Brown continued campaigning with her father, Scott Brown, this week, including cutting this radio ad with her sister, Arianna, in which they responded to charges leveled against their father of denying rape victims emergency contraception. Listen to the ad below:
Ayla also helped out by recording an automated phone message that went out to registered voters across Massachusetts in which she echoed a similar sentiment. The special election to fill the vacant U.S. senate seat will be held on Tues., Jan. 19.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Ayla Brown "completely offended" by dad's opponent's attack ad
Ayla Brown, a semifinalist from Idol's fifth season, took a stand in defending her father, State Senator and U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown, in a press conference yesterday in which she demanded her father's opponent, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, take a negative ad off the air. Watch video from a FOX 25 News piece on the press conference:
Ayla also made the front page of today's Boston Herald, with an article quoting her as saying:
“Martha Coakley’s new negative ad represents everything that discourages young women from getting involved in politics, and as a young woman, I’m completely offended by that,”Scott Brown has been gaining on Coakley for the special election to fill the senate seat once held by the late Ted Kennedy, and the latest Rasmusen poll has the race as a dead heat. Ayla has taken to her official Twitter account to encourage people to get out and vote on Tues., Jan. 19.
Go Ayla!
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