Barack Obama. Too Risky For America?
Interesting. I myself am obviously Probama, but I just wanted to see what the illRoots readers had to say on the above attack ad.

Obama: Numbers Crunching
This is in response to those who have emailed me with their assertions that the “citizens of America” voted for Barack Obama by a landslide. The real numbers hardly support this. Black Americans make up 31% of registered voters. Only 13% of those voted for Obama Out of 300 million Americans, only 1/3 voted in this year’s election Out of that 1/3, only 63 million Americans voted for Obama. That’s 63 million out of 300 million Americans. Hardly a landslide Stocks fell ov

barack obama mashmix!
good morning! thankfully i was able to sleep last night - yesterday i was totally bummed out but i was so very happy last night to see tons of protesters hitting the streets of los angeles to protest the passing of proposition 8 - i should have went down but by the time i realized i should - it was too late and i was really drained! all that drama aside - i'm still really thrilled about Barack Obama being elected our next president - this week my pal DJ paul v. is bringing us an 'obama mashmix' for this wee

Beyonce Offers to Sing for Barack Obama
Beyonce Knowles is offering up her vocal talents for a chance to be a part of history...

Barack Obama Buys PrimeTime TV Slots On CBS, NBC
Hollywood (ChattahBox) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has announced that he has purchased primetime TV slots on both CBS and NBC, and continues to be in talks for similar deals with ABC and Fox. Barack Obama is going to have a 30-minute broadcast on Wednesday, October 29th. The 30-minute broadcast is going to be all about the candidacy of Barack Obama. This marks the first time in 16 years that a candidate for president of the United States has purchased primetime network TV time for hi

Angelina Talks About Barack Obama & Her Family
Angelina opened up to the German edition of Vanity Fair about everything from politics to her newborn twins. Below are some excerpts from the interview: On why she could be voting for Barack Obama: “Obama is fighting for international justice, he wants to intervene militarily in genocides abroad, and he wants to close down Guantanamo Bay. They are things which could move me to vote for him, not his roots. Of course, an American president like Barack Obama would be great for my family.” (On Monday, Brad

MCCAIN’S ANGRY MOB PUSHBACK, PT. 2
The other big news of the evening, besides the finding that Sarah Palin abused the power of her office in the Troopergate scandal, is that John McCain, for the first time, after a full week of media coverage, has finally weighed in on hate-filled, sometimes murderous rhetoric that has been heard at McCain-Palin campaign events this week. I’ll have more thoughts on this over the weekend.  Till then, the video — kind of a must see – of McCain asking his supporters to “be respect

McCain booed after trying to calm anti-Obama crowd
AP - The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama’s character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States." A sense of grievance spilling into rage has gripped some GOP events this week as McCain supporters see his presidential campaign lag against Obama. Som

Obama wins William Buckley Jr.'s son
Little late to the party on this but it's still worth noting. Christopher Buckley, son of the late conservative writer William F. Buckley Jr. has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama. With typical Buckleyan wit, the former Esquire editor and White House speech writer (Bush 41) makes clear he hasn't jumped ship and become a liberal. Instead his decision springs more from his disappointment with Sen. John McCain than any embrace of Obama's guiding political philosophy or agenda. Here's an excerpt from the Daily Be

W Should Be Forced To Give State Of Union Before Skipping Town
hy should John McCain or Barack Obama be forced to stand before the U.S. Congress, the nation, and the world next January to explain the dreadful mess that George W. Bush... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212178171.shtml"><b>More</b>

McCain: Obama 'decent' but 'lied'
Today, at the end of a long and tumultuous week on the campaign trail. Republican John McCain appeared to want to have it two ways with his Democratic rival, Barack Obama: At once slamming Obama with a new TV ad connecting the Illinois senator with an old Sixties radical, a professor now in Chicago, while telling an audience that Obama is a "decent'' man. McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, down in the polls in the closing weeks of the presidential contest, aired a new TV ad today focusing on Wil

McCain Has To Back Track And Calm Down His Out Of Control Crowd
McCain has fired up these hillbillies and now has to calm them down. McCain former top strategist is now criticizing McCain for causing this kind of hatred from his supporters. I don’t even blame McCain, its due to Barack being black. Related Posts:First McCain Gets Daddy Yankee & Now A Female VP CandidateEconomic Fears Give Obama Clear Lead Over McCain in PollCamron - Calm Down & Mixtape Intro(Speaks On Jim Jones)Fat Joe Calls Daddy Yankee A ‘Sellout’ For Endorsing John McCain

Diddy Opens His Mouth About John McCain
Diddy decided to make a follow up to his Sarah Palin Scares Me…John McCain Scares Me Even More Than Sarah Palin. I’m not really sure what he’s trying to prove other than catching John McCain calling Barack Obama ‘that one’. “A man that has worked hard, that has done the impossible, has fought for every amount of respect that he should deserve,” Diddy fumed. “Whether you agree with somebody or not, you are trying to be the President of the United States and you’re r

Alaska Ethics Probe: Sarah Palin Abused Her Power
U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin abused her power as the state’s governor, according to the claim of Alaska ethics inquiry on Friday. This claim seems to cloud over John McCain’s controversial choice of running mate for the November 4 election. At the same time, John McCain shifted his campaign strategy. After a week in which his campaign tried in vain to seize the momentum from Democrat Barack Obama with fierce personal attacks, he adopted a conciliatory tone, callin

Alaska panel finds Palin abused power in firing
AP - Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday. The politically charged inquiry imperiled her reputation as a reformer on John McCain’s Republican ticket. Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report by a bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their offi

Who's dressing as who this Halloween?
Halloween festivities are around the corner in the United States of America and reports say that Sarah Palin costumes are the hot sellers, leaving Obama and McCain masks to fill the shelves. One costume shop owner told the Connecticut News that the announcement of Sarah Palin as a vice presidential candidate came too late for costume manufacturers to meet the high demand. EBay is also selling masks resembling the Alaskan beauty queen and they are being snapped up for up to $US60. Even “sexy Sarah Palin

SARAH PALIN ‘DIDN’T KNOW AFRICA WAS A CONTINENT’
With the election now over, GOP insiders are now free to speak openly about the infighting within the McCain/Palin ticket. Among the gems that surfaced? GOP VP hopeful GOV. Sarah Palin didn’t know that Africa was a Continent, instead thinking it was one united country.  We dodged a serious bullet. Posted by THEflyGIRL on November 6, 2008 Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Barack Obama, Election '08, John McCain, Politics, Sarah Palin. Post a comment.

Outdoor Campaign to Usher in Era of Peace
Just when you thought it was time to retire "Yes we can," the folks at Taxi, New York, would like to shove one more tagline into the political stratosphere. Paul Lavoie, the New York chairman and chief creative officer at the shop, has partnered with the Outdoor Advertising Association of America for a campaign dubbed "Vs. * Us." As in, America was "Vs." before Nov. 4 and is now "Us" after the election. Of course, as anyone who heard the resounding jeers whenever Sen. John McCain mentioned Sen. Bara

Quote of the Day: Beyoncé on Obama’s Win
“I’m there. I can’t wait. I feel like all of us, we’re ready to do whatever we have to do. Whatever they want—if they need me to volunteer, they need me to sing, I’m there, and I’m ready. I’ve never been so patriotic! I’m just beyond excited.” –Beyoncé tells The Associated Press the day after Barack Obama’s historic win as the nation’s first elected black president. The 27-year-old also showed her respect for Senator John McCain a

Funny Video: If The Other Party Wins
While this spoof video was actually made for Election Day, we still thought it was funny enough to share in the wake of Obama's victory over McCain. Watch what each side thinks would happen with the opponent in command. Watch "If The Other Party Wins" video: Funny or lame? Leave a comment below! Disclaimer: Starpulse.com had nothing to do with making this video, it's just a joke, don't take it too seriously. What Do You Think? Read 4 Comments Log

Farewell, Tim Russert; Hello, Princess Leia
Anderson Cooper ended an interview with singer and Obama supporter Will.i.am, "Appreciate you being with us tonight by hologram." It was as if CNN had been bought by Lucasfilm. The mind reels at how news organizations might employ this technology in the future. Will we see holograms of reporters standing outside in hurricanes? In the end, the most striking images of Election Night 2008 were John McCain behind a podium, giving a strikingly gracious concession; the sea of emotional supporters in Grant Park;

Sarah Palin 2012: Do Not Want
Not all of us can resist. Sarah Palin in 2012? No thanks! Please let this latest news tuck that Wasilla whack job away forever. As if her sheer Palinocity wasn't weird and wrong enough, now it turns out she was even nuttier than previously thought. Forget about the $150,000 the RNC coughed up for her shopping spree. According to Newsweek, that figure was grossly underestimated. Sources say the RNC agreed to pay Palin for three suits, a stylist, and a suit for her goateed husband. Turns

Alaska Panel finds that Sarah Palin “Unlawfully Abused Her Authority”….
Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. That is the conclusion of the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel. The politically charged inquiry could devastate her reputation as a reformer on John McCain’s Republican ticket. Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report by a bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found Sarah Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from

Seth Meyers Talks Biden, SNL's Future
Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin and even Cindy McCain all appeared on Saturday Night Live during the campaign season...poor 'ol Joe Biden never got the invite though. Until now! Politico talked to the show's head writer, Seth Meyers, who told them: "Joe Biden is my biggest regret. I really wanted some quality Biden time. The door is still open, Joe." Meyers also added that on Tuesday night he "had an hour of goose bumps and then my natural cynicism kicked in. It’s not a great time to start being Pr

Did You Hear the One About Sarah Palin and the Towel?
That coming-soon expose about Sarah Palin and her egregious spending during the presidential campaign is certainly becoming a hot-ticket item, which makes us wonder how the guys over at the scrambling papers were able to round up these anonymous, disgruntled McCain staffers and get them to go on record. Sure, they are angry and out of work now, but it shouldn't be too hard to put the details together and get the names out of all the aides who spilled the beans on this article, and then try getting a jo