Many celebrities have come out in support of president-elect Barack Obama, but which singer credits Joe Biden for his existence?
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Dale and Pete Wentz, Sr. met while campaigning for an early Joe Biden campaign for Senate. Biden even attended the couple’s wedding. The Wentzes later gave birth to Fall Out Boy lead singer Pete Wentz.
Through Wentz, Biden can be linked to singer Jessica Simpson, the sister of Wentz’s pregnant wife, pop star Ashlee Simpson.
Wentz intends to pass his political interests on to his unborn baby. He went into the voting booth with his pregnant wife, and tells People magazine ,”I have a ‘You Voted’ sticker in [the] baby book.”
Prior to setting up their own company, Cindy McCain’s father and uncle were partners in two earlier companies - United Liquor Company, and United Liquor Supply Company – with a onetime bookie named Kemper Marley. Marley’s name was later linked to the murder of investigative reporter Don Bolles in 1976, but the millionaire was never charged in the case.
The audience for Batman and Superman comics might not be a natural fit for Ms. Magazine.
How is the industrialist Andrew Mellon connected to pop musician Paul Simon? The connection is established through a tangled web of ex-wives.
How is Vice President Dick Cheney connected to both the TV show Friends and Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzerelli, a character in the TV show Happy Days?
Rapper, actor and producer Snoop Dogg may be a convicted felon as well as a hip-hop impresario, but he is a well-connected one – boasting indirect ties to some of America’s most powerful bluebloods.
How is Speaker Nancy Pelosi connected to the actress Uma Thurman?
How is the charismatic 19th-century general and French emperor connected to the American dance impresario?
How is the sandy-haired actor connected to the Iran-Contra figure?
How is Major General George Patton’s African mission connected to Israel’s rescue of several dozen hostages in Uganda more than 30 years later?
Besides being a British knight and having just picked up an honorary degree from Yale University, former Beatle Paul McCartney can boast another establishment tie - a direct link to U.S. President George W. Bush.
What is the connection between the Spanish surrealist and the creator of Mickey Mouse?
Decades ago, Truman Capote invented a party game he called “International Daisy Chain.”
Politics, personality and time would have prevented them from ever becoming chums.
Kanye West has been a pioneer in the hip-hop industry, expanding his connections to collaborate with the famed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.
How is the aviation pioneer, accused of being a Nazi sympathizer, connected to the Jewish newspaper mogul?
