"Idol" Dad to Join Senate Race
With Tennessean Harold Ford Jr. out of the picture, there’s plenty of room for other unusual characters to join the race for NY’s Senate. Joseph DioGuardi—dad to “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi—will announce his bid for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ’s seat on Tuesday, reports the Daily News . Just yesterday sources suggested that Mayor Bloomberg’s longtime lady friend Diana Taylor would vie for the same Republican nomination. Though he...

'American Idol': Kara DioGuardi's dad running for Senate
"American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi 's dad, a former congressman, is looking to re-enter the political picture. Joseph DioGuardi , who served two terms in the House of Representatives in the 1980s, is considering a run for one of New York's U.S. Senate seats. DioGuardi, a Republican, is expected to announce his campaign next week, the AP reports. The seat he's running for is currently held by Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, who was appointed in 2009 after Hillary Clinton left the Senate to...

DioGuardi, dad of 'Idol' judge, to run for Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. DioGuardi represented the suburbs north of New York City for two terms before he was defeated by Democrat Nita Lowey in 1988. He is a certified public accountant who lives with his wife in Ossining, N.Y. His campaign said Friday he will make an official announcement on...

DioGuardi, dad of 'Idol' judge, to run for Senate
The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand.

Joseph DioGuardi, Dad To 'American Idol' Judge Kara DioGuardi, to run for Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. — The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. DioGuardi represented the suburbs north of New York City for two terms before he was defeated by Democrat Nita Lowey in 1988. He is a certified public accountant who lives with his wife in Ossining, N.Y. His campaign said Friday he will make an official announcement...

DioGuardi, Dad of 'Idol' Judge, to Run For Senate
Mar 12th, 2010 | 6:49 PM | Comments 0 ALBANY, N.Y. — The father of ‘ American Idol ‘ judge Kara DioGuardi, former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. Read ‘American Idol’ news here DioGuardi represented the suburbs north of New York City for two terms before he was defeated by Democrat Nita Lowey in 1988. He is a certified public accountant who lives with his wife in Ossining,...

DioGuardi, dad of 'Idol' judge, to run for Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. — The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. DioGuardi represented the suburbs north of New York City for two terms before he was defeated by Democrat Nita Lowey in 1988. He is a certified public accountant who lives with his wife in Ossining, N.Y. His campaign said Friday he will make an official...

Kara DioGuardi's Father Joe DioGuardi to run for U.S. Senate
The father of American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand.

DioGuardi, dad of 'Idol' judge, to run for Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. – The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand . DioGuardi represented the suburbs north of New York City for two terms before he was defeated by Democrat Nita Lowey in 1988. He is a certified public accountant who lives with his wife in Ossining, N.Y. His campaign said Friday he will make an official...

DioGuardi, dad of 'Idol' judge, to run for Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. — The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. DioGuardi represented the suburbs north of New York City for two terms before he was defeated by Democrat Nita Lowey in 1988. He is a certified public accountant who lives with his wife in Ossining, N.Y. His campaign said Friday he will make an official...

Former GOP congressman DioGuardi, father of 'American Idol' judge, to announce Senate run
ALBANY, N.Y. — The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. DioGuardi represented the suburbs north of New York City for two terms before he was defeated by Democrat Nita Lowey in 1988. He is a certified public accountant who lives with his wife in Ossining, N.Y. His campaign said Friday he will make an official announcement...

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO! 'American Idol' Andrew Garcia Tells Simon: 'Get Over 'Straight Up!"
Would YOU have the guts to tell Simon Cowell what to do? Talk about fearless! Ever since his genius rendition of Paula Abdul’s ‘Straight Up’ during Hollywood Week, American Idol top 12 contestant Andrew Garcia has failed to live up to the judges’ expectations…particularly the toughest critic of all, Simon Cowell. But now, Andrew is taking a stance and has a message for Mr. Cowell - move on. “Simon, get over ‘Straight Up,’” the 24-year-old Moreno Valley, ...

'American Idol' pares down to 12 finalists
"You're so good. Don't ever stop believing in yourself," she told him. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the evening was the audience's rejection of Scott. Before the decision was announced, host Ryan Seacrest stood with Scott and Katie Stevens on stage and asked the judges to weigh in on the fact that one of them would be heading home. DioGuardi, who had championed both singers, said she found it striking that it came down to these two. She said Scott was someone who understood...

'American Idol' SHOCKER! Blues Singer Casey James Tells Us: I Can Rap!
How do you think this pretty boy would do if he tried to be the next Eminem? Out of all the top 12 contestants on American Idol this season, we NEVER expected blues-singing Casey “I’m Too Sexy For My Shirt” James to be the token rapper on the show, but he reassured us if there was a rap-themed week, he’d own it! “I like a lot of rap songs,” the 27-year-old stud admitted to HollywoodLife.com at Fox’s American Idol Top 12 party March 11 in West Hollywood. You’re...

'Idol' Power Rankings: Top 12
The Top 12 1. Crystal Bowersox (Last week: #2, girls): The best thing that could happen to Crystal was Lilly’s departure. Whether Lilly was a legitimate threat to Crystal or not can be debated, but they were clearly being pitted against each other and now that Lilly is gone, Crystal has that niche all to herself. All that remains to be seen now is whether America is looking for something like Crystal. 2. Siobhan Magnus (Last week: #3, girls): With each week, Siobhan has gotten stronger...

Fiorina assails Washington, Boxer as out of touch
Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is attempting to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes - incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken. Fiorina is the former Hewlett-Packard CEO making her first run at public office. She introduced herself to the state's GOP convention Saturday with a movie called Hot Air, which depicts Boxer as enamored with her own image and out of touch with Californians. She did not mention her two...

John McCain Calls For More Sweeping Ban On Earmarks
At the end of a week when House Republicans agreed to suspend all forms of earmark carve-outs on next year's spending bills, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said the Senate needs to go even further. McCain on Friday announced plans to propose an amendment to extend this suspension until the difficult tasks of balancing the budget and eliminating the deficit are completed -- and that could take a while. "I applaud my Republican colleagues in the House and Senate who have called for a year-long...

Fiorina assails Washington, Boxer as out of touch
Santa Clara, CALIF. — Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is attempting to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes — incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken. Fiorina is the former Hewlett-Packard CEO making her first run at public office. She introduced herself to the state's GOP convention Saturday with a movie called Hot Air, which depicts Boxer as enamored with her own image and out of touch with...

After success of "Demon Sheep ad, Fiorina s new ad slams Barbara Boxer: Hot ...
Fred Davis, the quirky GOP ad man who morphed Barack Obama into Paris Hilton and Tom Campbell into a demon sheep, on Saturday introduced another victim. Meet Sen. Barbara Boxer the evil, full-of-hot-air blimp. The nearly eight-minute demon blimp ad, which immediately went viral on YouTube, was unveiled Saturday at the California Republican Party's convention in Santa Clara. It's the latest Internet commercial from the campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, whose first ad portrayed...

Fiorina assails Washington, Boxer as out of touch
Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is attempting to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes - incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken. Fiorina is the former Hewlett-Packard CEO making her first run at public office. She introduced herself to the state's GOP convention Saturday with a movie called Hot Air, which depicts Boxer as enamored with her own image and out of touch with Californians. She did not mention her two...

Fiorina Assails Washington, Boxer As Out Of Touch
Santa Clara, Calif. — Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is attempting to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes – incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken. Fiorina is the former Hewlett-Packard CEO making her first run at public office. She introduced herself to the state's GOP convention Saturday with a movie called Hot Air, which depicts Boxer as enamored with her own image and out of touch with...

After success of 'Demon Sheep ad, Fiorina s new ad slams Barbara Boxer: Hot Air Blimp
Fred Davis, the quirky GOP ad man who morphed Barack Obama into Paris Hilton and Tom Campbell into a demon sheep, on Saturday introduced another victim. Meet Sen. Barbara Boxer the evil, full-of-hot-air blimp. The nearly eight-minute demon blimp ad, which immediately went viral on YouTube, was unveiled Saturday at the California Republican Party's convention in Santa Clara. It's the latest Internet commercial from the campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, whose first ad portrayed Tom...

New political parties are needed
I've been reading about the concerns of Republicans regarding the Senate campaign of Jon Scott Ashjian under the Nevada Tea Party banner. Their concerns seem to be based on the prospect of splitting votes from the mainstream GOP candidate, thereby handing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid a re-election victory. Campaigns are similar to selling products. It's all about marketing. If the GOP has a substantive, quality candidate, with ideas that resonate with the electorate, why fear any...

Republicans have all the reconciliation luck!
The latest dispatch from Tokyo Rose McConnell comes via subscription only Roll Call : The Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that President Barack Obama must sign Congress’ original Health Care reform bill before the Senate can act on a companion reconciliation package, senior GOP sources said Thursday. The Senate Parliamentarian’s Office was responding to questions posed by the Republican leadership. The answers were provided verbally, sources said. It's amazing that the...