October 2008
166 posts
Jon Stewart on the "O-mercial" →
Lovin’ the Richard Pryor movie reference. Very nice.
McCain to Appear on SNL This Weekend →
Hey! I didn’t know New York was a battleground state!
From Gawker:
Senator John McCain will appear on the popular “sketch comedy” television program Saturday Night Live this…
Happy Halloween From Glitter and Chuckles! →
“Glitter and Chuckles” are my new pet names for Honeymooners Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey. I’ve never seen two people take THIS many pictures of themselves in little outfits with cakes…
McCain to go on SNL this weekend. Is he aware NY isn’t a battleground state? http://hellotxt.com/l/yRfH
Fashionable News with Michelle Obama →
J. Crew knows who they’re sending a gift basket this Christmas! Her first name is Michelle and her last name rhymes with “Yo Mama!”
From New York Magazine’s fashion blog, The Cut:
Chris Matthews Searches and Finds His Inner "Negro... →
After the “O-mercial” Wednesday night, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews sat down and had a little chat about it. After calling it effective and romantic Matthews, suddenly,…
The Riggle Sanchez Gets A Goat By the Throat →
Normally I can’t stand Rick Sanchez’s 2 p.m. show on CNN because it is all over the place, no one talks for longer than 30 seconds on any given subject and it gives me seizures to…
John McCain As Rodney Dangerfield →
He can’t get no respect! The man with the nom de guerre “Joe the Plumber” was a no show at a John McCain rally Thursday not helping Senator Walnut Cheeks on bit. CNN’s
The Economist Endorses Obama →
Apparently the magazine didn’t get the memo on Barry being a “spread the wealth,” socialist, anti-capitalist red. Shame when that happens. Obviously McCain Campaign flack Tucker Bounds is…
No Jail for Woman Who Cried Big, Black Obama... →
Black people, don’t hold your breath waiting for explanations or apologies!
From MSNBC.com/The Associated Press:
PITTSBURGH - A McCain campaign volunteer accused of making up a story…
On the Trail and Four More Days To Go →
“What’s that? Me tired? I can campaign harder now than I did in my 20s! Obama-Biden 08!”
Here’s a round up of photos, of Barack and Bill in Florida “feelin’ it” and Michelle…
PalinAsPresident.com →
Barack Obama should be the next president of... →
OMG! Did no one tell The Economist that Obama is a free market hating, “spread the wealth” Commie! The embarassment! Sacre bleu!
Hoaxes: Ol' B-Face Sent to Have Sanity Carved Into... →
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? →
What’s a little Democratic Primary between friends?
William Jefferson Clinton jumped on the stage and threw down a zinger-filled gauntlet for Barack Obama…
Obama on The Daily Show →
In case you missed it … more Obama from the All Obama, All Day Show yesterday where Barack managed to be everywhere in Florida at once, got all “we are soooo awesome together”…
Gun found during probe of Hudson killings -... →
Madame Tussauds Puts the Candidates On Wax →
Interesting, but will Madame Tussauds of London’s wax Barack Obama be as handsomely creeptastic as this one I reported on earlier in the year?
Eerily hot.
The Good, the Bad and the Absurd, Pt. 4: The Junk... →
When I wrote that people would put Barack Obama’s face on anything for a buck I was not kidding. While these political Cabbage Patch dolls may be expensive, they still belong in the…
Sign of the Times: Racists for Obama →
Does this count as a sign of progress?
From Gawker:
This is the hot new trend of late October: openly racist white people for Obama! It began with random tales of canvassers talking…
Thirty Minutes With Barack →
Here’s the whole piece, “American Stories, American Solutions,” for those who missed it Wednesday. It was almost perfect in tenor and tone (and substance) although someone is getting…
Darn that Obama. He made me cry. Well done, sir. Well done.
Joe the Plumber pursued for record deal - Jeffrey... →
Obama's "Variety Half-Hour" Is Tonight →
Plus alternative viewing suggestions for the Obama adverse
Once again Barack Obama is raising the chorus of “just who does he think he is” with his latest bit of political…
New Obama Ad Slams Palin Pick →
I like how they went with the debate footage that made Gov. Sarah Palin look the most batshit insane. You betcha! Anyone know if this is going to air in battleground states or just…
Cindy McCain: Just Like Other Human Females →
A news parody by The Onion. Found via Jezebel.
The Good, the Bad and the Absurd, Pt. 3:... →
Bonobos’ “Obama” trouser: not available at any Gap Inc. or Banana Republic near you. Out of all the art and weirdness and love and creativity the Obama campaign has inspired it has also…
Extended Rant: Stephen Colbert On The George Will... →
It seems the brain of the Republican Party is now horrified at the monster they helped create. Where will they go now? David Frum, David Brooks, Scott McClellan, Christopher…
Old News: Halle Berry Gets Hot & Political and... →
Somehow I don’t think our 42nd president of the United States minds this homage AT ALL.
I imagine former President Bill Clinton is hiding an entire stash of these Esquires…
Snob Rant: The Grand Old Freak-Out →
Someone won’t stop hitting the Sarah Palin panic button at McCain headquarters and the giant screeching noise is giving me a headache
When all this Republican caterwauling over Sarah Palin…
Michelle On Jay Leno →
Favorite part: Michelle discussing Malia’s concern that her father’s ad buy to be on the major networks could impact her TV. Daddy didn’t buy time on Nickelodeon…
More B-Boys With Politics →
This is like a deep fried Twinkie to me. I will never, ever get enough of B-Boys or politics. NEVER!
Don't Call It A Comeback: Racists With Violent... →
Widow Myrlie Evers grieves the death of her husband, NAACP activist Medgar Evers, who was killed for his role in pushing the integration of the University of Mississippi, as well…
GOPAC Brings Out Rev. Wright Boogeyman for... →
Just when you thought it was safe to turn on the TV (in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania), Rev. Jeremiah “Goddamn America” Wright has returned just in the nick of time … they hope!
The Good, the Bad and the Absurd, Pt. 2: Obama Art →
Black Eyed Pea, Taboo and his blue “Obama” shoes make a political fashion statement — gauche, yet politically popular. Barack Obama’s candidacy has been a muse to the many artists of…
Google Stalking TJ Holmes: Cheap Tie Lover →
TJ Holmes’ old co-workers at NBC’s Bay Area affiliate goes over a box of old neckties he recently sent them. Holmes never wears the same tie on TV twice, so he gives the extras away. …
Michelle Obama Goes Yellow for Leno →
I didn’t watch The Jay Leno Show Monday night — because I don’t watch it any night — so I’m clueless as to what was discussed. In media reports earlier on Monday I read she likes to…
Guitar Hero Ad Starring Kobe, Phelps, A-Rod and... →
Obviously, everyone decided to channel Tom Cruise’s tighty-whiteys scene from “Risky Business.” Kobe seems waaaaay too into it, but then, he’s also the only one with “long” short…
Michelle Meets Jay, Jay Meets Michelle! →
The venerable Mrs. O will be making an appearance on Jay Leno tonight. With eight days left of campaigning, Michelle Obama has been everywhere this October working to jazz up…
Stupid blogger has moved a side Google ad to the bottom of my first story all on its own and I don’t know how to fix it. Grrrrr.
Jennifer Hudson Family Tragedy Takes Another Dark... →
A domestic violence attack so familiar and so depressing continues to play itself out in Chicago as police have found what maybe singer/actress Jennifer Hudson’s brother’s missing white…
Thandie Reads Palin Porno Aloud ... Pun Intended →
Thandie Newton IS Sarah Palin … sort of.
On BBC Two’s Graham Norton Show, British actress Thandie Newton and comedic actor Ricky Gervais did their own reading of …
The Good, The Bad and the Absurd, Pt. 1:... →
Do you feel lucky? Well, in Colombia last week they had a little Obama lotto going. Just a little sumpthin’ sumpthin’ to make a lil’ dough, cash in on some Afro-Colombian pride. Of…
The Barack Obama Variety Half-Hour →
The skit was sort of funny, but lacked a lot of edge. To bring Maya Rudolph back to play Michelle Obama, but to just have her do what they typically would have her do (sing…
Obama In Hawaii →
Sen. Barack Obama went home to his native Hawaii this weekend to visit his ailing grandmother. News reports said he wanted to see her because he was unable to rush home to see his mother…
He Wants to Move →
Finally. Someone put together two of my greatest loves … B-boys and politics. I’m in satirical heaven.
MY FRIENDS! IT’S ON!
Thanks, Teferri!
Google Stalking TJ Holmes: His First Time ... →
… Voting.
TJ Holmes, who is the same age as me, did not do what I did in 1996 — which was relish over the fact that I was 18 and now had a say in the political process. Yes. I am a nerd…
Brother, mother of Jennifer Hudson found dead →
Found on Gawker and I heard about it on the CBS Evening News. Singer Jennifer Hudson’s mother Darnell and brother Jason were found shot dead in the mother’s Chicago home. This is…
