The writer of the upcoming movie, “The Butler,” in which Jane Fonda has been cast to play the role of former First Lady Nancy Reagan, has a track record of bashing the GOP on film.

Lee Daniels, who directed the Academy Award winning film “Precious,” is co-writing the upcoming project with Danny Strong.

Strong is the writer who adapted HBO’s “Game Change” from the book of the same title. The movie was sharply criticized by John McCain, Sarah Palin and other prominent conservatives as having distorted facts and depicted Palin in a highly negative light.

Strong is also the writer of HBO’s “Recount,” which is a film about the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election. ABC newscaster Jake Tapper was quoted by the Washington Post as having said that the 2008 made-for-TV film “tilts to the left because it’s generally told from the point of view of the Democrats.”

In light of Strong’s track record, there may be some significance in the way characters are depicted in “The Butler” movie.

According to Variety, Fonda will make a string of cameo appearances in “The Butler,” which tells the story of White House service worker Eugene Allen, who over the course of more than three decades worked for eight U.S. presidents.

Additional actors who are being discussed for roles in the film include Forest Whitaker in the lead, Oprah Winfrey as the butler’s wife, Liam Neeson as former President Lyndon Johnson, and John Cusack as former President Richard Nixon.

Fonda’s liberal activism runs contrary to the policies and ideology embodied in the Reagan legacy, particularly in her famed denunciation of the Vietnam War and the photo-op in which she sat with the enemy.

Jane Fonda has been cast in the role of former First Lady Nancy Reagan in an upcoming film from Lee Daniels called “The Butler,” which is about a longtime White House service worker. Daniels directed the Academy Award winning film “Precious.”

The filmmaker has co-written the screenplay of the new project with actor-writer Danny Strong.

Fonda, well known for her Oscar-winning performances, health and fitness videos, and controversial political activism, will portray former President Ronald Reagan’s wife.

According to Variety, Fonda will make a string of cameo appearances in the film that tells the story of White House butler Eugene Allen, who over the course of more than three decades worked for eight U.S. presidents.

Actors who are being discussed for roles in the film include Forest Whitaker in the lead, Oprah Winfrey as the butler’s wife, Liam Neeson as former President Lyndon Johnson, and John Cusack as former President Richard Nixon.

Fonda’s liberal activism runs contrary to the policies and ideology embodied in the Reagan legacy, particularly in her famed denunciation of the Vietnam War and the photo-op in which she sat with the enemy.

Fonda appeared to have retired from acting in 1991, but she returned to her profession in 2005 with the film “Monster-in-Law.”

Then in 2007 she was part of the cast of the movie “Georgia Rule,” which included actors Felicity Huffman and Lindsay Lohan.

Fonda is also set to appear in an upcoming movie that stars Catherine Keener called “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding.”

Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod has canceled an appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” which was originally scheduled for sometime in the next few weeks.

Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt confirmed that Axelrod is “not scheduled to go on at this time.”

Additionally LaBolt indicated that Axelrod or others from the campaign may appear on the Maher-hosted show in the future.

The Democrats have used the Rush Limbaugh flap surrounding Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke to insinuate that the Republicans are engaged in a “war on women.”

During a conference call with reporters last week, Axelrod suggested that Mitt Romney’s response to the Limbaugh controversy was a “test of leadership.”

“If you don’t have the strength to stand up to the most strident voices in your party, how are you going to stand up to (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad?” Axelrod asked.

Conservatives have countered by pointing out that a double standard appears to exist when Democrats ignore profane language that is used by liberal public figures, including Maher and David Letterman, to describe conservative women such as former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Maher has given $1 million to the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA. Palin and other prominent Republicans have called on the president to return Maher’s donation.

Axelrod’s appearance is not the only recent cancellation for the HBO host’s schedule.

According to The Daily Caller, the Alabama Democratic Party pulled off of its website an announcement for an upcoming fundraiser headlined by Maher.

Nothing boosts the bottom line of a television network like a #1 rated show.

Fox television has brought in the largest amount of advertising revenue of any series in television history with the cultural phenomenon, “American Idol.”

The show has created its own enterprise by driving record sales and digital downloads with a string of music superstars such as Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Daughtry.

However, with Simon Cowell’s leaving, “Idol” has gone through a total remake. The new judge lineup has Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler joining original judge Randy Jackson. This has created a degree of uncertainty with regard to the show’s continued ratings success.

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A particular Oscar campaign that may be of interest to
movie-loving conservatives is one that involves Disney. The Mouse House
is going after a nomination in the Best Picture category for “Toy Story
3.”

The company is running ads in trade publications that show past Best
Picture Oscar winners such as “Shakespeare in Love” with Toy Story
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Democrats wanted to use Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s rally this past weekend to motivate young voters to participate in the midterm elections.

The crowd was mostly Dems. But it also contained some generally apathetic Comedy Central fans.

The three-hour rally consisted mainly of satire and comedy with humorous sketches and surprise musical guests including Kid Rock, Ozzy Osbourne, the O’Jays, Sheryl Crow, Tony Bennett and the former Cat Stevens, Yusuf Islam.

In one rare quasi-political stunt, Stewart gave a “Medal of Reasonableness” to Velma Hart, the now famous lady who told Obama that she was “exhausted” from having to defend him.

A host of left-leaning organizations were there in an apparent attempt to politicize the event.

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Bill Maher, who years ago hosted the ABC late-night talk show “Politically Incorrect” and currently hosts HBO’s “Real Time,” has consistently demonstrated an antipathy for religion, religious expression and the Judeo Christian God.

Maher’s attitude is typically condescending. At the same time, he
tends to ignore the fact that the vast majority of faith-filled folks
aren’t the extremists he cites as his examples.

On a recent installment of his show, Maher took issue with something that Glenn Beck had shared with the public. Maher groused that Beck had said that before he got married his then-fiancé wanted to pick out a religion.  Read more…

Hey writers tweet those TV ideas. The new trend in television may be developing a series from a Twitter page…

CBS is developing two new comedies, including a project based off a Twitter feed produced by social-media master Ashton Kutcher.

Following on the successful launch of its Twitter-inspired comedy
“$#*! My Dad Says” last week, CBS has made a script deal for “Shh …
Don’t Tell Steve,” based on a Twitter feed by the same name.

Not content with their cash merely influencing the politics of the Left Coast some big names in the entertainment field are providing bucks in Wisconsin for beleaguered Democrat Russ Feingold. As reported by The Hill,

Among Feingold’s contributors are filmmakers Steven Spielberg and
Harvey Weinstein, actors Michael Douglas and Edie Falco, as well as
NBC’s Jeffrey Zucker, music executive David Geffen, and producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg and his wife, Marilyn, according to
CQMoneyLine.com.

Writer and producer Tom Fontana, creator of the television series
“Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Oz,” also ponied up for Feingold,
as did actress Kathryn Erbe, who has appeared in “Law and Order” and “Oz.”

Amazingly, three of the donors were so anxious to contribute that they violated campaign finance limits.

…Weinstein, Douglas and Fontana all gave donations that were
over the $5,000 legal limit per cycle and had to be reimbursed for the
surplus.