At Liz Smith Fete, Deborah Norville Gets Punchy About Sarah PalinLast night, gossip columnist Noun 1. gossip columnist - a journalist who writes a column of gossip about celebrities newspaper columnist - a columnist who writes for newspapers Liz Smith Liz Smith may refer to:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children for her work with children's causes. When the Daily Transom caught up with the octogenarian oc·to·ge·nar·i·an adj. Being between 80 and 90 years of age. n. A person between 80 and 90 years of age. columnist, who was wearing a light yellow pantsuit, she was chatting with a deeply tanned Deborah Norville This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. , who was emceeing the event. The Inside Edition host said she was going to urge Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Heath Palin (born February 11 1964 in Sandpoint, Idaho) is the current Governor of Alaska. She is the youngest governor in Alaskan history (forty-two years old upon taking office), as well as the first woman to hold the office in Alaska. to donate her outfits to charity. "That's a really good idea," Ms. Smith drawled. Ms. Norville, who met Ms. Smith during her first stint at CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , said there was no record of the Vice Presidential candidate ever giving something to charity. "It's just one of the many things we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. about her," she said. "Actually, her tax papers revealed her and her husband gave a small amount to charity, and their income-" she looked around the room-"is probably different from anyone else's in this room, so it would be much smaller. But it could be significant for her family." She added: "People ask about Sarah Palin's clothes. Excuse my French, I don't give a rat's you-know-what about her clothes. I care about America. What are they going to do with my health care?" she said. "My kids make fun of me because I buy 48 rolls of toilet paper. I love the feeling of never being without. And I love to clean my closets." "Your children must be grown by now!" Ms. Smith interjected. "I remember seeing them way back." After Ms. Norville walked away, Ms. Smith gestured to the Daily Transom. "Slide over here so I can hear you." Nearby a sax was being played nearby along a grand piano. Former ad man Peter Rogers, who appeared to have been born in a tux, came over and offered to get her a glass of wine. Liz pulled his head to hers and sang, "He Vas my Boyfriend." Then they did an adorable duet. The Daily Transom wanted to know the gentleman's occupation. "Nothing," he said and laughed. "Oh, Peter's independently wealthy and he paints wonderful portraits," said Ms. Smith. "He used to be an ad man in the '60s." What did he think of Mad Men? "I don't like it," said Mr. Rogers. "I had enough of it back then, and anyway it was nothing like that. I only did luxury." "Don't listen to him, what does he know?" said Ms. Smith. "I love the show." Then the Daily Transom moved on to our mutual stock in trade: gossip. "What gossip?" asked Ms. Smith. "There is none anymore. There hasn't been a good gossip story in years. It's all politics now." She continued: "I don't think that really paid off for me," she said, referring to the New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 , where her column runs. "They don't appreciate me." What of her colleague, Cindy Adams? "We're too old to have rivals, and she's terribly funny." She repeated "terribly funny." Then she said she was tired of using emails because of all the confusion over pronouns. "Now I just call people and say ‘what do you mean?'" 
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