Who'd have thunk it? Just as gubernatorial candidate Carl McCall is begging Democratic National Chairman Terry McAuliffe for campaign funds, McCall's former rival, Andrew Cuomo, is riding to the rescue.
On Tuesday, Cuomo is throwing a fund-raiser for McCall at the Beacon Restaurant on W. 56th St. The onetime McCall-basher has given the candidate the maximum contribution of $30,700. Cuomo is also starting to dole out some of the nearly $1.5 million left in his campaign war chest. He's given $25,000 to the Democratic Rural Conference and $65,000 to party candidates around the state, according to a Cuomo rep.
The ex-candidate even showed up last week at a fund-raiser for Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel - who, during Cuomo's campaign, belittled Cuomo's wife, Kerry, and suggested he might vote for Gov. Pataki if McCall lost to Cuomo.
All of this suggests Cuomo is doing his best to repair his relationship with the state party, whose convention he boycotted during the summer. "Andrew made a commitment to support McCall," says one Cuomo friend. "He wants to show Democrats he'll work for the party." NY Daily News.
And other stuff from the Daily News, in case you were wondering:
VH1 execs are vehemently denying talk they've abandoned Liza Minnelli's show because her husband, David Gest, wanted to call the shots. A VH1 rep says "Life With Liza and David" is "a go for January."
Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lopez have not - repeat not - ordered up babies. Published reports claimed that adoption was on the minds of Roberts and hubby Danny Moder, as well as Lopez and boyfriend Ben Affleck. Reps for all parties call the stories rubbish.
Well, I certainly feel better now.