Mr. Palin not happy about his wife's public allure
Palin's husband reportedly plenty steamed about supporters all hot and bothered over the candidate
Sarah Palin's appearance -- and now her $150,000 wardrobe -- have certainly caused a lot of buzz in the 2008 race for the White House.
Apparently, the Alaska governor is greatly amused by the funny Web sites (with the exception of the X-rated ones) and loves seeing all the Joe the Plumber-type supporters at rallies sporting various versions of ''Sarah Palin is HOT!'' T-shirts.
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While the GOP veepster nominee thinks it's all harmless, a source high up in the McCain campaign tells me that's not the case as far as her husband and father are concerned.
''Todd [Palin] is increasingly irritated by it all. He's a very possessive guy and totally old-fashioned and traditional when it comes to his relationship with his wife, whom he adores,'' said my source in John McCain-Palin campaign.
''At a rally in Pennsylvania the other day, he left the stage right before Sarah's speech -- ostensibly to deal with an issue regarding their baby,'' said the source. ''But actually, he was P.O.'ed about a couple of T-shirts and signs he saw in the crowd.''
Reportedly, Alaska's ''First Dude'' told a campaign aide, ''She's running for vice president of the United States. ... Even though these guys are in our corner, don't they see this belittles her?''
• • As for Gov. Palin's father, Chuck Heath, his displeasure about the racy T-shirts was nothing compared to his reaction when someone made the mistake of showing Heath one of the sexy videos (featuring a faux Palin) on YouTube.
''He hit the roof,'' said my source. ''And frankly, you can't blame him. After all, this is his little girl -- no matter what.''
STAR POWER: Looks like a local premiere of the Chicago-made ''Nothing Like the Holidays'' -- mostly filmed in Humboldt Park -- will take place Dec. 1 at the Music Box Theatre on Southport. Expected for the premiere are a number of the film's stars, including Chicago native Freddy Rodriguez, Luis Guzman and Elizabeth Pena. Produced by Columbia College grad Robert Teitel (''Roll-Bounce,'' the ''Barbershop'' films and the upcoming ''Notorious''), ''Nothing Like the Holidays'' opens nationwide Dec. 12.
STAGE SET: Actor John O'Hurley, who won fans both for his classic J. Peterman role on ''Seinfeld'' and his stint on the first season of ''Dancing With the Stars'' in 2005, hits town early next year to star as Billy Flynn in a return run of the musical ''Chicago'' being staged at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre, Feb. 25 through March 8.
HISTORY HERE: In the works for some time, the film based on the Chicago 7 trial following the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention is suddenly on the fast track.
The interesting twist: It might be directed by Ben Stiller. A DreamWorks source tells me the actor and director is intent on helming the Chicago 7 flick to prove he can do more than funny films and is capable of telling a serious cinematic story.
While most of the filming will take place in Los Angeles, Chicago will snare a few days of shooting, mainly to capture some exterior scenes.
However, a few pages had to be rewritten. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin had penned a key scene set on the Irv Kupcinet Bridge at Wabash, crossing the Chicago River. He was keen on capturing our old Chicago Sun-Times building in the background.
As everyone (except Sorkin!) knows, our former home is now the 90-stories-plus Trump Tower.
SEEN ON THE SCENE: Ted Field, who rarely comes to Chicago, was spied dining with a bunch of local pals and talking filmmaking at Table Fifty-Two this week. After forcing his half-brother Marshall Field to sell the Sun-Times, the younger Field launched his hugely successful movie production biz in Hollywood. Among the long list of Field-produced pictures are ''Revenge of the Nerds,'' ''The Last Samurai,'' ''Mr. Holland's Opus,'' ''Cocktail,'' ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure,'' "Runaway Bride,'' ''The Chronicles of Riddick'' and the election comedy ''Swing Vote,'' starring Kevin Costner, out earlier this year. Wonder if Mr. Field has plans to make a movie here?