Self-described "rabid" Republican Lenora Tomalin, the 79-year-old mother of left-wing actress Susan Sarandon, has been getting her 15 minutes since Tuesday's item about her stout support for President Bush and the war against Saddam Hussein -- and her lament that her famous daughter doesn't respect her enough.
Radio and television stations have been calling to interview her, and friends and neighbors have been offering congratulations. "A lot of good has come out of it," she told us yesterday. Yesterday morning, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush phoned Tomalin at home in Lakeland, Fla., to offer his help in arranging a tour of the White House on her next trip to Washington sometime in May. "Jeb said, 'We're going to make sure you get a very good visit,' " Tomalin said.
She added that her eldest daughter's companion, actor Tim Robbins, also called -- but apparently that conversation wasn't as happy. "I didn't talk to Susan, but I did hear from Tim, let's just leave it at that," Tomalin said. "I know there's a war on, but let's just say I'm in the middle of my own private war."
Robbins, the father of three of Tomalin's 19 grandchildren, declined to comment yesterday. But Bush told us through a spokeswoman: "I called to thank her for supporting the president and for supporting me on my last campaign. She's a great American." WashPost
New York City, New York: BARE ARMS (and other Body Parts!) against the War in Iraq
Friday, March 21st 2003 7pm
Hey there's no better way to attract attention than to show some skin! And as we all know that the war on Iraq is wrong, we're getting together the eve of the New York Peace March, bravely stripping down to our underwear and going out in the streets to hand out United for Peace flyers encouraging people to come to Saturday's March. Come clothed to my apartment in the Village with a backpack for your clothes and any anti-war signs you might have. We'll meet, strip down to our undies and go around the Village and Soho handing out flyers about Saturday's march. link
Thanks for the update!
Cheers, CC :)