Obama report clears Emanuel, other aides
Obama released a report Tuesday declaring that incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had

Blagojevich Weighs Legal Options With R. Kelly's Lawyer
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich met with a renowned Chicago criminal lawyer Saturday as he weighed his legal options on how to fight a scandal that has left his career in tatters and disrupted President-elect Barack Obama's White House transition.The Democratic governor had a four-hour meeting with Ed Genson in the lawyer's downtown office Saturday. Genson has defended newspaper baron Conrad Black, R&B singer R. Kelly and numerous public figures on corruption charges, earning a reputation as t

Obama's (Clinton's) roster fits the Bill
The roster shaping up for the Barack Obama administration is starting to look a little familiar, with an ironic pattern emerging as one name after another is added to it. A striking number of new and potential team members so far can trace their professional history to the same political birthplace -- the administration of one President Bill Clinton. There's Sen. Hillary Clinton, of course, the former First Lady now under consideration for Secretary of State. And Rep. Rahm Emanuel, the former Bill Clint

Democrats Deceiving America With "Words" [Rhetoric]
America hated the first "bailout," according to pollsters. Until pollsters described it without using the term "bailout," which made Americans much more supportive of it. So Barack Obama's multi-billion dollar economy-saving expenditure plans were soon referred to as "stimulus packages," which connotes happy visions of Bush sending everyone checks for a few hundred bucks. But now that isn't good enough for whiny Americans either! So please enjoy your economic recovery program, everyone! Congressional Demo

Blago-Rahma: Emanuel had direct contacts with Blago on Senate opening
Ten days after Rod Blagojevich’s arrest on corruption charges, Rahm Emanuel’s sudden aversion to the press and cameras continues — and the Chicago Sun-Times may have the reason for his sudden allergy.  Sources tell Natasha Korecki that Emanuel had direct contact with the disgraced governor to discuss the replacement of Barack Obama in the Senate.  That would contradict claims that the incoming president’s Chief of Staff only had contact on a staff level with Governor Bl

Pelosi lays down the law with Rahm
In a recent conversation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel offered some advice on a Democratic House leadership race. Pelosi’s response, according to several Democratic sources: It is “an internal House Democratic Caucus matter, and we’ll handle it.” Democratic insiders say there’s no animosity between Pelosi and Emanuel, who’s leaving his post as chairman of the House Democratic Caucus to become the next White House chief of staff. But

Dunderhead Florida Congresswoman Refuses To Take Obama’s Phone Call
Florida Republicans are a very special breed of morons. They will pay you $20 to give you a blowjob in the bathroom, they will keep you up at all hours on the Instant Message Blonker if they think you are a hot pimply teen, and they will hang up on you if you are the President-elect. Florida Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen got a call from Barack Obama and hung up on him, twice, because if she learned one thing from Sarah Palin it’s that world leaders will never call Republicans in earnest. This di

Is Howard Dean Bitter About Not Being Obama's Chief of Staff?
TVNewser has the transcript from tomorrow night's "D.L. Hughley Breaks the News". DNC Chairman Howard Dean was Hughley's guest and they got to talking about Dean's successful 50 state strategy, and how one person was not so keen on the idea. Dean: You gotta go to everyone to ask for the vote and if you don't do it you're not likely to win so we just went everywhere... People use to make fun of the fact that we went to Alaska to get them organized but now we have a United States Senator from Alaska... So

Could’ve Been Obama
It’s not easy following up Darrell Hammond and Will Ferrell, playing two of the most easily caricatured presidents we’ll ever know - reviews for Fred Armisen’s take on President-elect Barack Obama rate him in the serviceable/middle of the road range at this early stage, and Obama’s relatively gaffe free run up to the presidency hasn’t helped Saturday Night Live in providing comedic bullet points to hone in on. The Daily Beast retracted some speculative talk in a piece last wee

Rod Blagojevich: Putting All Republi-Scandals To Shame [News Roundup]
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is free tonight on $4,500 bail and has absolutely no intention of resigning after being indicted on massive corruption and extortion charges. [CNN, Politico, Chicago Tribune] Barack Obama said he'd had no contact with Blagojevich over the Senatorial appointment Blagojevich apparently was attempting to sell. [Huffington Post] Blagojevich did, apparently, attempt to trade with SIEU President Andy Stern the appointment of Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett in exchange for a golden

Bill Clinton's Big Release, Obama's Smaller Releases [News Roundup]
Bill Clinton's donor list for his foundation and presidential library have been released. Yeah, there's all kinds of foreign government money on there, what did you expect? [Politico]Meanwhile, Barack Obama has asked Congresswoman Hilda Solis to become the Secretary of Labor, former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk to head up the U.S. Trade Representatives Office and plans to send Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. [Washington Post, Washington Post, Washington Post] Obama's also defending th

Obama scatters ashes of Madelyn Dunham: Obama Dunham photos
Barack Obama scattered the ashes of his beloved grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, whom he called Toot. Toot is the Hawaiian word for grandmother. Obama and his family held a memorial service for Madelyn Dunham, in Oahu, Hawaii, on Dec. 23. After the service, the faimly went to the sea to scatter the ashes of Madelyn Dunham. Obama scatters ashes of Madelyn Dunham photo link. Please click here for more recent posts.

Gay Congresswoman to co-chair Obama inauguration
Barack Obama is evidently trying to save face with the gays after the whole Rick Warren mess, so he's appointed openly gay Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin to serve as co-chairperson of his inauguration. Representative Baldwin will be one of 16 honorary co-chairs for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. Other co-chairs chosen by the Obama transition team include: former Presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. Obama, of course, will be sworn in on January 20th in Washington.

Obama and McCain Seem to Understand the Importance of Renewable Energy
The good news from the presidential campaign is that even though Senator McCain and Governor Palin have resorted to swift-boat tactics, the fundamental issue of economic well-being has begun to dominate the race for the White House. In the past, that would be bad news for environmental protection and sustainable development, as we’d be hearing we can either have either economic growth or environmental protection. Fortunately, Senator Obama is connecting economic well-being with energy efficiency and renew

Here is the photo of Barack Obama shirtless in Hawaii:
Everyone is swooning about this photo of President-elect Barack Obama vacation for Christmas in Hawaii. Despite the fact that people seem really shocked to have a buff President, I have to wonder why the secret service let someone get close enough to get a photo like this - shirtless or not. I don't think we've seen a President in my lifetime with the confidence to walk around shirtless and in his swim shorts. Obama is all about change isn't he?! The President-elect has a great set of pecs and abs! Wor

Obama Makes Bible Pick
A press release from the Presidential Inaugural Committee reveals that President-Elect Barack Obama has selected the Bible he will use for his swearing-in: "On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. The Bible is currently part of the collections of the Library of Congress. Though there is no constitutional requirement for the use of a Bible during the swearing-in, Presi

Obama's Final Farewell to Grandma Toot
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Barack Obama: Goodbye, Grandma!
President-elect Barack Obama and his half-sister Maya attend a memorial service for their grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, on Tuesday at at the First Unitarian Church in Honolulu in Oahu, Hawaii. Obama, Maya and long-time family friend Bobby Titcomb were seen scattering flower petals and his grandmother’s ashes in the sea at Lanai Lookout. Madelyn, whom Obama called “Toot,” died on the eve of the election. Her absentee ballot (obviously for Obama) was cast before her death and w

Obama’s Hawaiian Memorial to Grandmother
Barack  Obama’s Hawaiian family vacation isn’t just about sandy beaches and warm weather. It’s about saying goodbye. Barack and family held a private memorial service for his grandmother, “Toot”, Madelyn Dunham on a secluded coastline of Oahu, where they spread her ashes, along with flowers, into the ocean. Of course, Bauer Griffin was there to take the photos, and yes, I have access to them, but will I post them? Hell no. I might post the man looking all hot on

Obama Attends Memorial Service for Grandmother
Barack Obama celebrated the life of Madelyn Dunham, the woman who was like a second mother to him at a private Honolulu memorial service on Tuesday. The service held at the First Unitarian Church, was closed to the media, and Obama's aides said only that only he and his wife, Michelle, his half-sister, Maya Santoro-Ng, and her husband, Konrad, attended the ceremony. Durham's ashes were later scattered by loved ones at Lanai Lookout, the same spot where Obama scattered the ashes of his mother, S

Barack Obama Topless in Hawaii
I think its great that he is like every other American and doesn’t wear a shirt to the beach… i mean wouldn’t we all be talking about how stupid it would look if he wore a shirt into the water…. I think people just need to mind there own business and just base him on his presidential skills. I mean he does have a family and kids, why wouldn’t he go to the beach. Is he suppose to stop all of that because he’s president? NO!!! because he is an American, he can g

SHIRTLESS OBAMA CAUSING DRAMA: People are wondering how a photographer was able to bypass security to get the shot.
*Barack Obama isn't the first presidential figure to be photographed shirtless, and likely won't be the last. He is, however, the most physically-toned U.S. leader since JFK to be caught on camera bare-chested.        But inquiring minds want to know how the photographer from Bauer-Griffin – the same California-based agency who caught Halle Berry on a movie set this month at the precise moment of her wardrobe malfunction – was able to get the exclusive