The National: Fake Empire (Ad for Obama Camaign) (Video)
John McCain may have the little dude from Big & Rich in his back pocket, but Obama has always had the market cornered on cool musician celebrity endorsers: Bob Dylan, Wilco, Cool Kids, Ludacris, and, uh, Toby Keith. The National have joined the cool kids (the only scheduled pun for this post) in endorsing Obama, at least musically, as an instrumental verson of their song “Fake Empire” was used as background music to an Obama campaign ad in Colorado during the run-up to the Democratic Party c

Obama adviser on GOP: 'Heat, no light'
Senior Obama adviser David Axelrod told reporters Thursday that the Republicans are trying to avoid a campaign on the issues by focusing on personalities and attacking Obama. Axelrod called Gov. Sarah Palin's speech's and those given by other Republicans "phenomenal." But not in the good way. "Not one serious word about the state of the economy," he said aboard Obama's campaign plane. But, he added, "What are they going to talk about? Eight years of peace and prosperity? "We've heard again and again

I miss the media-friendly John McCain - VIDEOS
Filed under: News, OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Video, The Daily Show, Reality-FreeOn the eve of John McCain's speech to the RNC tonight, the New York Times has an article about how the Arizona senator has gone on the attack against the news media, who at one time he openly courted. For example, he threw a birthday party for himself at the 2004 RNC, which was attended by a number of members of the media elite. But I don't care about how McCain treated the news media then compared to what he does now (well, I

Obama's lead on McCain 'undented'
ST. PAUL - Barack Obama's apparent advantage over John McCain is "undented'' near the conclusion of the Republican National Convention, Gallup reports. Obama continues to lead McCain by 49 to 42 percent in the latest Gallup Poll daily tracking survey. The results are based on interviewing Sept. 1-3. The daily track carries a possible margin of error of plus or minus 2 percent. "The vast majority of interviews on Wednesday evening were conducted before Sarah Palin gave her much-anticipated conve

Us Weekly Cover Story Writer Admits She’s Voting for McCain
Us’ Mara Reinstein, a supporter of John McCain, shares her experiences of working at Us Weekly and on writing this controversial Sarah Palin cover story here. Share: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Email this article

Bristol Palin Embraced By McCains At RNC; Boyfriend Levi Johnston Sports Engagement Tattoo
Bristol Palin and boyfriend Levi Johnston were embraced by John McCain and his family at the Republican National Convention.

McCain, Obama to Appear at Columbia on 9/11
Columbia University president Lee Bollinger confirmed that presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will appear together at the university for a forum sponsored by ServiceNation. The Columbia Spectator describes ServiceNation as a "non-partisan coalition devoted to increasing the commitment of citizens to public service to 100 million people by 2010." The forum will be on September 11 evening (it is not a debate), and the candidates agreed not to campaign that day out of respect for 9/11 vict

John McCain to Give Acceptance Speech at RNC on Thursday
John McCain to Give Acceptance Speech at RNC on Thursday

John McCain May Sue The National Enquirer
The National Enquirer ran a story alleging that Sarah Palin had an affair with her husband’s business partner. McCain’s campaign released the following statement: “The smearing of the Palin family must end. The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Governor Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false. It is a vicious lie.” “The efforts of the media and tabloids to destroy this fine and accomplished public servant are a disgrace. The Amer

We Love This Bitch!
Cindy McCain just looks like she's three martinis and a bottle of Oxi away from rehab! John McCain very rich wifey looked a hot tranny mess at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night. And we can't get enough of her! She's already so much more fun that Laura Bush. Viva la Crypt Keeper! [Photo via Getty Images.]

Lesbian Scientistics: TV Characters on the issues
Last week, when Republican presidential nominee John McCain named Sarah Palin as his running mate, reporters and bloggers immediately began calling the Alaskan governor a Tina Fey look-alike. Just the mention of Fey in relation to the White House sent millions of people into fantasy overload as they began pondering what Fey's 30 Rock character, Liz Lemon, would make of being America's vice president. Fantasizing about a fictional character as vice president is ridiculous, of course. If you're going to f

Levi Johnston Has Bristol Palin Wrapped Around His Finger
And that finger was probably in her during her mother Sarah Palin's dumbass speech at the RNC. Levi Johnston, aka "F*cking Redneck", is the Alaskan mountainteen that knocked up the potential vice-president's daughter Bristol Palin. To show his devotion to her, he has her name tattooed around his ring finger. That's wicked sweet. How did he get past security? Where does the Alaskan governor live anyway? In a ice fishing shack in Anchorage?Bristol is also apparently wearing an engagement ring. Levi flew to M

"Sarah Palin calls John McCain 'McDreamy'..." [Fantasies]
Yesterday we described some of our 2008 campaign fantasies and asked you to do the same. And many of you did! We got stories that ranged from the terrifyingly (and depressingly) believable to the so out-there that only someone who doesn't believe in science could, uh, believe them. Our favorites are after the jump. "Victory is near for Team Obama with a walloping 10-point after Sarah Palin calls John McCain 'McDreamy' during her nomination acceptance. As will.i.am and fergie take the stage at the Obamal

Republican celebrities get the party going
The GOP's uninvited guest, Hurricane Gustav, initially cast a pall over festivities at the Republican National Convention this week, but by Wednesday the party was popping. Actor Jon Voight made the rounds; so did singer Pat Boone (easy to spot in white suit and boots). Former Nixon speechwriter turned actor and columnist Ben Stein worked the convention floor between appearances on CNN. Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik, a John McCain fan who donated to the senator at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills in J

Ben Stein Repulsed By Sarah Palin, Thinks Henry Kissinger Should ‘Babysit’ Her
Here’s teevee’s Ben Stein, the funny conservative author and Nixon/Ford speechwriter best known for that game show and yelling at Matthew Broderick in the 1980s. He is not impressed with Sarah Palin. No matter what weird causes Ben Stein supports, he has never been very forgiving of total idiots. Read More: Liveblogging Famous Historical War Leader Sar...Sarah Sinking So Fast Th

McCain: 'Ready to lead,' but where?
ST. PAUL - Not since Democrat John Kerry, a Swift boat commander during the war in Vietnam, stepped onto the stage of his presidential nominating convention four years ago with a salute and said, "I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty,'' has a nation of voters seen the presentation of military credentials that Republican John McCain, a bomber pilot and prisoner of war in Vietnam, is delivering here. Then again, only one election cycle has passed since a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War led his pa

Oprah To (Maybe) Guest Star On 30 Rock [Dirt Bag]
Oprah! In final talks! To be on 30 Rock! She'll play herself in scenes with Tina Fey's character Liz Lemon. Will Arnett and Jennifer Aniston are also making appearances on the show this fall. The bad news? The season premiere doesn't air until October 30. [E!]Paris Hilton has "manipulated" the Toronto Film Festival to get more publicity for a documentary about herself. There were three screenings of the film Paris, Not France; now there is only one, because that Will "create more buzz." Hasn't her moment in

Will Sarah Palin Scare the Jews? [Campaigns]
We think the conventional wisdom, now, is that Sarah Palin is a cynical appeal not to Hillary voters but to the Republican "base," which means religious white people. It's a last-ditch effort to win just one more with George W. Bush's coalition, not to bring in those moderates John McCain supposedly appeals to most. But here's the risk: the old, conservative Jewish vote McCain's had in the bag since day one? They might not like this lady so much. As you can see in this clip (attached below), even Ben Stein&

Yes, Yes, I’m Following the Sarah Palin Thing
P.P.P.P.S. Nope! So, Bristol Palin wasn’t pregnant at the time when the Kos person accused her of being pregnant, but she is pregnant now. Seems like if the people going after Sarah Palin really wanted to effectively capitalize on this, they wouldn’t have come up with a ludicrous conspiracy theory that makes me look at this news and say, “Well, it could’ve been worse…” But I’m sure it proves something, to the people who need it to prove something. Fittingly enough:

Whoops! The mic’s still on! Noonan and Murphy on Sarah Palin
Let’s see what so-called “conservative commentators” REALLY think about VP pick Sarah Palin, shall we? Share This

Bristol Palin & Levi Johnston’s Baby Pics Are Scary
So, I’m tired this morning. All that Democrat bashing and baby hair licking at the Republican National Convention last night kept me up late. Since I can’t get productive until this Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte kicks in (yes, they are back!), I decided to peruse the interwebs for awhile. And boy did I find a gem. Want to know what your baby would look like if you could somehow seduce Brad Pitt or Michael Jackson? Want to know if you and the BF are gonna have ugly children? What about the ex and h

McCain Threatens Legal Action Over Palin "Rumors"
As we all saw in the case of John Edwards, which we followed quite vocally, if theNational Enquirer is on to something they're like a pitbull that's bitten into a leg — you can't shake it off! And, whether or you liked their tactics or not, the Enquirer DID reveal the truth in the Edwards mistress case, although they're not always right. The tabloid has asserted that Alaska's lipstick wearing pitbull of a governor allegedly had an affair with her snowmobile racing husband's business partner. The J

Her Outfit Cost As Much As A House!!!!
It's nice to see that the wife of our potential future President knows how to spend money wisely! Cindy McCain and First Lady Laura Bush caught the attention of many when they were spotted on stage Tuesday night at the RNC looking tres chic. While the Republicans try to make Barack Obama and his family seem like [...]

Sarah Palin's Speech: Full Of LIES!
The Associated Press closely watched Governor Sarah Palin, the GOP's VP pick, at last night's RNC convention and has outlined the many ways she exaggerated and lied. Right or Left, a lie is a lie. It doesn't matter where on the political spectrum you are, right? These are not 'personal' digs, mind you. She's lying on the 'professional' stage, y'all. Check out Pinocchio Palin's claims and the truth: Palin: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending … and championed reform t

Ron Fournier's Brand of Associated Press Coverage: Bash Obama, Praise McCain
'An Associated Press analysis of Barack Obama's widely praised (across the political spectrum) speech last Thursday drew much criticism from liberals and media critics last week for its dour tone. Would the AP offer the same kind of muted response to Sarah Palin's big address on Wednesday night? Not exactly. The article by Tom Raum and Liz Sidoti opened: "Sarah Palin delivered. An embattled vice presidential candidate, a novice on the national stage, the head of a family suffering its &#