Which pols and pundits secretly like to rock? How about Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, and his lovely wife, Elizabeth, Christopher Hitchens and Paul Begala.
They were among the capacity crowd at the Regal Gallery Place theater on Tuesday for a screening of “Shine a Light,” the new Rolling Stones concert flick that Martin Scorsese filmed in New York during former President Bill Clinton’s 60th birthday celebration. Also spotted at the event, sponsored by conservative Grover Norquist and liberal David Brock: Motion Picture Association of America head Dan Glickman, Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Robert McDowell and conservative scholar John Lott. To our surprise, we even saw American Spectator Editor Bob Tyrell, who’s not only no fan of the Clintons, but once called Bob Dylan a “mumbly creep” in print.
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OK, but what about the movie? Well, Scorsese depicts the run-up to the Stones’ performance, in which Clinton meets the band, Keith Richards quips, “Hey Clinton, I’m bushed,” and Charlie Watts grows dismayed that he has to meet the rest of the president’s entourage.
At one point, noting that the Stones have been out front on environmental issues, Clinton says, “They know as much about these issues as we do.” (They do?)
And right before the band goes on, Clinton takes the stage to announce: “This is one of my birthday presents. I get to open for the Rolling Stones.” From there, it’s into “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and two hours of music.
Afterward, Norquist called it “the high point of Western civilization.”
Elizabeth Kucinich, Dennis Kucinich, Samah Norquist and Grover Norquist at the after-party at Inde Bleu.
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