Diddy Blog #24 - Sarah Palin Scares Me
I can’t wait until Jumpoff Joe Biden gets in Sarah Palin’s shit tonight. Oh, yeah…Diddy is wildin’.

TOP TEN THINGS OVERHEAD AT SARAH PALIN DEBATE CAMP
Last week, he poked fun during McCain for bailing upon him . Last night, V.P . carefree Sarah Palin was skewered during The Late Show’s every night Top Ten List. Palin has been in attendance “debate camp”( a.k.a . McCain’s plantation) prepping for tonight’s discuss with Joe Biden . Which leads to a Top Ten list … Top Ten Things Overheard during Sarah Palin Discuss Camp … 10 . “Let’s make use of your doubtful silence” 9 . “Can you try obs

Campaign Comedy: Wednesday's late-night TV wrap-up
WASHINGTON - Shooting a donkey, debating a tree stump and checking out Mexico from across the Arizona border were just some of the ways comedians suggested Sarah Palin was preparing for the vice presidential debate. Workers continue to prepare for the vice presidential debate Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at Washington University in St. Louis. Democrat Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware and Republican Sarah Palin, Alaska's governor, square off in St. Louis on Thursday. (AP Pho

Drinking Games for the Debates
Perhaps the best of any presidential debate/State of the Union/political speech is the great fun in creating drinking games for the appropriate speakers. In college, ever time George Bush would smirk, everyone would take a drink. Every time he stuttered, another drink. And terrorism mention warranted a shot of whiskey. So in preparation for the debates tonight, a lot of blogs have begun formulating their pre-fab list to getting shitfaced when Sarah Palin and Joe Biden take the stage. Comedy Central's

Things To Crash: Emily Brill's Exclusive Debate Party [People's Parties]
Apparently there's some sort of political "debate" tonight in which a crazy man from Delaware is going to be yelling at the young and clueless child bride of a Russian fur trader. Yes, Joe Biden is debating Sarah Palin tonight—winner gets the most meaningless job in politics. And now, like Rose La Touche hosting the Lincoln-Douglas debates, self-appointed socialite and heiress Emily Brill—operator of the most meaningless blog in politics, Essentially Emily—is hosting a "strictly uptown" li

CAPTION THIS: Garbage Palin
This settles it, until Joe Biden has been adequately realized on a Garbage Pail Kid card, I’m officially voting for Sarah Palin for president. Also, they should seriously bring back Garbage Pail Kids. (via Catbird) Posted on 10/02/08 1:52pm | Permalink | Categories: Entertainment, Caption This, Sarah Palin, Garbage Pail Kids, Garbage Palin

Entertainment value ‘huge’ for Sarah Palin / Joe Biden Debate
Talk about must-see TV. Maybe the first McCain-Obama go-round wasn’t as widely watched as expected, but Thursday night’s vice presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden looks to be everything that their running mates’ was not. After a series of interviews with “CBS Evening News” anchor Katie Couric that raised eyebrows and blood pressures from all sides of the political spectrum as well as Tina Fey’s caricature on “Saturday Night Live,” there is gr

It's a 'Love' Match on 'Hole in the Wall'
The network said Tuesday that it will air a special edition of the "Hole" featuring cast members from VH1's "Flavor of Love" series facing off against those who've appeared on "Rock of Love." The "Flavor" players include Pumkin, Buckwild and Saapphyri; for the "Rock" team, it will be Ambre, Destiny and Jessica. Fox is also planning a "Hole" episodes in which rock musicians play against hip hop stars. It did not announce specifics for that episode. The celebrity editions of "Hole" are slated to air Thurs

Pat O’Brien is no longer an ‘Insider’.
When we told you that Pat O’Brien from the ‘Insider’ sent out a controversial e-mail at the beginning of the week, we were pretty sure this would be the end result. Pat O’Brien has been fired. He pretty much predicted his own fate when he wrote it, saying he would most likely “get killed for this”.” In case you missed it….. Hi, folks, I just spent a couple of days in Iowa - I’m a little bit of a favorite son there - and I spoke with maybe a thousand pe

The Ticker (Biden edition): CBS, FNC, BBC...
> Due to breaking economy news, Katie Couric's day-in-the-life report on Democratic VP nominee Sen. Joe Biden will be moved to Monday's Evening News broadcast. Couric followed Biden on the campaign trail. > FNC's hour-long special, "Joe Biden: A Personal Look" airs tomorrow night at 9pmET. Greta Van Susteren hosts. > Add BBC America to the list of networks broadcasting the presidential and VP debates. The first, next Friday, will be anchored by Katty Kay, with Matt Frei anchoring the VP debate the wee

The Drinking Will Start Early, But The Bailout Will Start Late, If At All [News Roundup]
That compromise bailout plan intended to save the economy? Yeah, it failed. [Washington Post]The Dow proceeded to drop 778 points, the largest one-day loss in nearly 2 decades. Many people just kissed their asses and life savings goodbye. [Washington Post]Republicans blame Nancy Pelosi for giving an offensive speech before the vote, which included partisan remarks like recognizing that Bush inherited surpluses and now the economy sucks. [Politico, Swampland]Barney Frank responded to those criticisms thusly:

Greta, Charlie, Katie, Sean, Reporting Live From Inside the Palin Bubble
On Saturday, Sept. 6, Drew Griffin, a correspondent for CNN, arrived with his camera crew at the home of Chuck Heath, the father of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin. Mr. Griffin was there for an interview. He had landed in Wasilla, Alaska, three days earlier, fresh off the Hurricane Gustav story, and was now charged with reporting on the life of the charismatic Alaska governor for a CNN documentary to be called Sarah Palin Revealed. There, alongside the driveway of Alaska’s first dad, Mr. Griffin saw somethin

The Insider’s Pat O’Brien Fired
Pat O’Brien, who was demoted from host of “The Insider,” after several stints in rehab, has been fired after an email sent Monday to his staff stating that middle class Americans “want to vomit” watching his replacement, Lara Spencer, picking out accessories.  The e-mail read: “Hi, folks, I just spent a couple of days in Iowa - I’m a little bit of a favorite son there - and I spoke with maybe a thousand people and was very hands-on. Even Joe Biden said, ‘Y

Sugar Bits — Joe Biden and Sarah Palin to Face Off Tonight
The much-anticipated Vice Presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden takes place tonight, check out a preview of what's to come. — CitizenSugar Melissa Etheridge is planning to wed her longtime partner and fellow mother of their four children, Tammy Lynn Michaels. The couple exchanged vows in 2003 and would like to make it official. — Extra David Archuleta is making his acting debut as a guest star on Nickelodeon's iCarly, playing a contestant in a talent competition. Filming begins today. â€

Vice-Presidential Debate Preview: Tested, Gaffe-Prone Joe Biden Vs. Untested, Gaffe-Prone Sarah Palin
The newbie vs. the veteran. The short-timer vs. the lifer. The historic candidate vs. the candidate who's lived history. No, it's not another Obama/McCain smackdown — it's the vice-presidential debate scheduled for Thursday night at Washington University in St. Louis. With most eyes focused on the stalled financial bailout bill in Congress and Wall Street's roller-coaster ride, you'd think the VP debate would fade into the background. In most presidential election years, the veep faceoff is a sideli

Sarah Palin Has Nothing To Lose Tonight [Debates]
newVideoPlayer("/palin_awfulmoments_gawker.flv", 506, 423,""); For American presidential campaigns, the run-up to any televised debate is nothing so much as an exercise in managing expectations. Your opponent is fearsome and will probably crush you. Your own candidate will be lucky to form a single coherent sentence. Then, after the debate, you can spin a weak performance as a come-from-behind victory. In this little game of flackery, Sarah Palin could not be better positioned for tonight's face-off agains

Fox Journo: 'Deck Stacked' Against Palin In Veep Debate
John McCain aide Nancy Pfotenhauer appeared on Fox News today to decry this Thursday's vice-presidential debate, where poor Sarah Palin will have to discuss things she doesn't understand, like foreign policy, a subject in which opponent Joe Biden will likely dominate. Fox's Steve Doocy then remarks, "It sounds like they're stacking the deck against her, because everybody knows that's Joe Biden's forte." Boo-fucking-hoo. [Via MG] Sep 29, 2008 · Link

Couric to Palin: 'What Other Supreme Court Decisions Do You Disagree With?'
As part of the ongoing series called Vice Presidential Questions, Ms. Couric had just finished asking Ms. Palin why she disagreed with Roe v. Wade (she had asked the same question to vice presidential candidate Joe Biden earlier). Here's what happenend next. "What other Supreme Court decisions do you disagree with?" Ms. Couric asked Ms. Palin. And then: Palin: Well, let's see. There's --of course --in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings, that's never going to be abso

Politics: Who Do You Like in the Biden-Palin Battle Tonight?
What can we expect tonight when the Republican and Democratic vice presidential candidates face off in the only debate before Election Day?  Will Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R ) reveal her “barracuda” tendencies?  Will Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) be able to remain gaffe free for the night?  TAGS: Biden, debate, elections, Palin Comments (0)

The Obamas and Bidens talk about Campaign Life and Date Night!
ET's Mary Hart sat with husband and wife duos Michelle and Barack Obama and Jill and Joe Biden to talk about how the campaign trail has changed their home life and date night! Barack even reveals how Michelle helps him before a big speech!  "She makes me laugh!" Barack says of his wife. Michelle says Hillary Clinton has been a "tremendous support" to her by offering guidance on possibly being the next First Lady.  "[She's] always available giving good advice about ho

You Can See Russia From Parts Of Alaska [Cartoons]
Running mates—and vice-presidential debates—are supposed to be mere sideshows of the general election. But that conventional wisdom may be shaken by this year's campaign and this week's debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. The Republican candidate was widely mocked for including among her foreign policy credentials the geographic proximity of her home state of Alaska to Vladmir Putin's Russia. "You can see Russia from parts of Alaska," said Palin. Yes, but you can mainly see Alaska and more Alaska,

Palin for McCain, Palin for Palin
It’s obvious now that Sarah Palin’s performance in Thursday’s vice-presidential debate is crucial to the G.O.P.’s chances of prevailing in November. If she lives up the ditzy Tiny Fey caricature that has come to define her, Palin will complete a five-week transformation from political sensation to liability, severely complicating John McCain’s effort to win over swing voters and erase Barack Obama’s slight but steady lead. But if she somehow defies the low expectations– maybe with a brilliant

Bailout Compromises, Palin's Troop Surge, Liu for Comptroller
The bailout agreement is almost done, and both sides have compromised. [The Crypt]  Sarah Palin called for a surge in Afghanistan in her interview with Katie Couric. [CBS]  Palin asked for and was given an extension to file her financial disclosure forms, until the day after her debate with Joe Biden. [A.P.]  Michael Crowley warns against jumping to conclusions, writing, "McCain is not toast." [The Stump]  Obama is still committed to debating. [The Page]  John Liu is likely to get

Entertainment value 'huge' for Palin-Biden
Thursday's debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden looks to be everything that their running mates' last week was not.

Sarah Palin: What she doesn't know
If it's the one who sat for a series of interviews with CBS News anchor Katie Couric, Palin is in for a rough night, the presidential campaign of John McCain a rough road ahead. If it's the one who finds strength in that great wild state where moose poked their noses in the den door of her parents, where she has raised five children, ran for mayor and then governor and became an instantly popular leader, it could be a good night for Palin, and a redeeming night for the stumbling McCain camp