I work in politics, so all my "celebrities" are politicians:
Jennifer Granholm, former governor of Michigan, you see her on Meet the Press or MSNBC from time to time. I worked as her deputy press secretary, traveling press secretary and speechwriter in her first term as governor.
Bill Clinton
Al Gore
Barack Obama (when he was a US Senator)
Hillary Clinton
John Edwards (the cheating husband politician)
Mike Huckabee (the crazy right-wing guy...I met him at a health care event -- he actually supports universal health care -- and he and his daughter were very kind to me, actually)
I've also met a few famous media types, and the nicest one was Paula Zahn -- I met her at a Clinton-Gore campaign event during her CBS News days. And she's really short.
And, someone mentioned Ted Nugent. Ted and I have had "spirited discussions" in the media -- me as an agency spokesperson and him as, well, Ted the Hunter. He told one reporter, who is a friend of mine, that I am a "brainless bureaucrat." I wear it as a badge of honor.
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