POLITICS: OBAMA & BIDEN ON THE TRAIL / MCCAIN’S SURPRISE PICK / RNC POSTPONED?
A day after his historic speech in Denver, Presidential hopeful Barack Obama and his running mate Senator Joe Biden hit the campaign trail via a bus tour. Their first stop was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the duo will continue the bus tour for the next few days to gain ground in key battleground states. McCain’S SURPRISE PICK On Friday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his surprise choice for running mate. McCain met Palin at a Washington meeting

Sarah Palin, The Life-iest Pro-Life Candidate Who Ever Scared The Crap Out Of Me [Roe Vs. World]
So by now you know John McCain picked some pretty lady from Alaska as his running mate. Crafty! But you have never heard of her before. No one really has.* Sure, she was profiled in Vogue a few months back, but you don't get Vogue for the articles, and the reason for that is that the Vogue profile totally missed one of the most interesting things about Sarah Palin, which is that she found out her fifth baby had Down syndrome through prenatal testing and she went ahead and had him anyway. Do you know how man

Sarah Palin: When Choosing A Woman Might Not Being Choosing For Women [Easy Political Choices]
Sarah Palin was selected by John McCain today to be the second woman in our country's history to run for the Vice Presidency of the United States. She's going to attempt the break the glass ceiling that Geraldine Ferraro first cracked back in 1984, which is a cool thing on some level. But it does raise the question raised by the primaries already once this year — is it more important to vote for a woman, or to vote for a candidate that represents the issues of importance to women? Because &m

Sarah Palin: When Choosing A Woman Might Not Be Choosing For Women [Easy Political Choices]
Sarah Palin was selected by John McCain today to be the second woman in our country's history to run for the Vice Presidency of the United States. She's going to attempt the break the glass ceiling that Geraldine Ferraro first cracked back in 1984, which is a cool thing on some level. But it does raise the question raised by the primaries already once this year — is it more important to vote for a woman, or to vote for a candidate that represents the issues of importance to women? Because &m

Sugar Bits — John McCain Chooses Sarah Palin as His VP
John McCain has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. — CitizenSugar Rumor has it Jennifer Aniston is guest starring on 30 Rock and will film in New York next week. — Star Oprah Winfrey said she "cried [her] eyelashes off" during Barack Obama's speech last night. — AP Michael Jackson turns 50 today! How well do you know the birthday boy? — PopSugar UK Drew Lachey will kick off of the new Broadway Season on Sept. 14 in Times Square. — People ICYMI, David Duchovny has checked

John McCain Launches “Historical Candidacy Lite”
DENVER -- By picking Gov. Sarah Palin from Alaska to be his vice president, John McCain now boasts the only barrier-breaking presidential campaign option with all the same "hope and change stuff" taste that's high in still feeling good about yourself, but with 0 black guys ending up in the white house. McCain's announcement of his shrewd decision to select a relatively inexperienced and previously unknown woman to share his presidential ticket - which would have been a landmark move were he not running aga

John McCain & Sarah Palin on Shattering the Glass Ceiling
The GOP presidential candidate and his running mate talk about family, reform and diapers

McCain said to choose Alaska gov Sarah Palin as running mate.
John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention. ADVERTISEMENT Two senior campaign officials disclosed McCain's decision a few hours before the Republican presidential nominee-to-be and his newly-minted running mate appeared at a rally in swing-state Ohio. Palin is a self-styled hockey mom and political reformer who has been governor of her state less than two years.

McCain's VP Pick Palin Facing Ethics Investigation
For most of her tenure as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has enjoyed widespread popularity and a reputation as a maverick who refused to stand by fellow Alaska Republicans facing their own ethics scandals. But the 44-year-old Palin, who was selected as Sen. John McCain's running mate today, is now the focus of her own state ethics investigation as part of the so-called "Troopergate" scandal, a bizarre controversy involving the firing of a state police chief and his reluctance to fire an Alaska state tr

John McCain Picks Sarah Palin as Running Mate
The choice of the Alaska governor adds to the historic nature of the '08 election race

Flashback: Jennifer Love Hewitt Brings The Afternoon Links!
WTF is Blood Raw?! Who cares!? Click the ad!! - Katie Downes Walks In Lingerie [HollywoodTuna] - Cheerleader Showdown VI [CO-ED Magazine] - Audrina Patridge Blesses Children [Drunken Stepfather, NSFW] - Michael Phelps And Carrie Underwood [I’m Not Obsessed] - Ashlee Simpson’s too fat [Celebslam] - Britain’s Best New Boobs: The Girls! [Zoo Today]- The Empress Of Lucite Can Do Anything [Dlisted] - John McCain Tabs Sarah Palin for V.P. [Bumpshack] - Hilary Duff’s Dad is Freakin’ Hardcore [Der

Hear Her Speak!
Click here to watch John McCain and his Vice Presidential pick, Sarah Palin, speak at their campaign rally on Friday. Thoughts?????

Brooks & Dunn Comment on Obama’s Use Of “Only In America”
If it felt familiar when Brooks & Dunn’s “Only In America” played after Barack Obama’s acceptance speech last night, there was good reason: President George W. Bush used the same song four years ago when he was rallying against Democratic candidate John Kerry. Brooks & Dunn were big supporters of Bush, even playing W’s inauguration party back in 2001. So how does Kip Brooks feel about Obama’s use of the track? He wasn’t angry at Obama for using the song, a

Maybe Barack Obama is a celebrity after all: ... [Barack Obama]
Maybe Barack Obama is a celebrity after all: According to the AP, more than 38 million viewers tuned in to watch the Democratic nominee's DNC speech last night. Even excepting the uncounted audience who tuned in via C-SPAN, PBS, or online, "Nielsen Media Research said more people watched Obama speak than watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final American Idol or the Academy Awards this year." If next week's Republican National Convention has got its work cut out for it, John McCain might w

Superdelegate Shocker: Jon Cryer Sighted at McCain Fundraiser! [Defamer Decides 2008]
As the man who brought us Pretty in Pink's Duckie, you might expect Jon Cryer to have a special affinity for those born on the wrong side of the tracks: the poor, the outcast, even the sexually ambiguous. However, it's apparently his role in Hot Shots! that Cryer identifies with most, because he turned up this week at a fundraiser for another easily downed Naval pilot: presidential candidate John McCain. In fact, according to Fox News, McCain met on Monday with a veritable Who's Who (no, seriously: who?) of

A Note I Sent to You -- Three Years Ago ...from Michael Moore
Friends, I'm speechless after listening to Barack Obama's speech last night. So I'm sending you something I wrote to you two weeks after Hurricane Katrina. It remains every bit as relevant today, on Katrina's 3rd anniversary, as when I wrote it on September 11, 2005. Please give it another look. Here it is in full: A Letter to All Who Voted for George W. Bush... from Michael Moore Dear Friends, On this, the fourth anniversary of 9/11, I'm just curious, how does it feel? How do

Veepstakes [Sarah Palin]
It's confirmed: John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his VP running mate. Palin is a conservative, pro-life Christian and self-described "hockey mom" who supports drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve, something McCain opposes. More on this later. [NYT] Read More: 1 Conventional Crap: Moebama Underwhelmed By Barack's Beautiful, Moving Speech