Dave Karger says Obama’s win could help ‘The Dark Knight’ come Oscar time
I thought the sequence involving the two ferries (in which a group of commuters and a group of convicts have the power to blow up each others’ boats but don’t) was a bit too reality-show-ish for my taste. But I know most viewers loved it. Either way, that part of the film speaks to the innate goodness of human behavior. And let’s remember that Oscar ballots are due next January 12, just a week before Barack Obama is inaugurated. It’s safe to say most Hollywood types will also see tha

Barack Obama to pay big for primetime buy
Barack Obama will pay CBS and NBC almost $1 million each for a half-hour ad buy in primetime Wednesday, Oct. 29. Full election coverage

South Park: The Obama-McCain Master Plan
No wonder John McCain's concession speech Tuesday night was so gracious. It turns out he's been in cahoots with Barack Obama for the last 10 years, and the pair have been...

Obama's sweet talk is a tale of pie
Sen. Barack Obama likes pie. Over the last three days of campaigning, it's become clear that he's given a great deal of thought to pie. He's talked about the kinds of pie he likes, about having a pie contest where he'll be a judge, and how pie fits into the larger economic difficulties of our time. On Thursday afternoon, in Georgetown, Ohio, Obama and Gov. Ted Strickland stopped at a diner for pie. He's been talking about the visit ever since. He waxed on about his pie during a rally in Portsmouth, Ohio t

Winfrey's 'Mr. Man' ID'd as Obama campaign worker
CHICAGO - Colleagues of a Barack Obama campaign worker from California have identified him as the man whose shoulder Oprah Winfrey cried on during an Election Day rally in Chicago. This Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007 file photo shows President-elect Barack Obama, center, his wife Michelle, right, and Oprah Winfrey as they wave to the crowd at a rally in Manchester, N.H. If it seems like pop culture took a more prominent role in Campaign 2008 than ever before, it's largel

Barack Obama, Conservative
Karol Sheinin makes the point that Obama is anti-gay marriage, pro-death penalty, pro-tax cuts and anti-meeting with despots without preconditions. (Or at least those are his latest positions; stay tuned for updates.) Absent was the Walter Mondale moment: “He won’t admit he’ll raise your taxes. I just said I would.” So was the big winner of this election…Ronald Reagan? Obama proved that campaigning as an overt liberal is dead. Topics: Barack

Obama Carefully Avoiding Racial Politics
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama is largely avoiding talking about race because it's not a decisive issue in the campaign,... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212178292.shtml"><b>More</b>

Barack & Curtis: Manhood, Power & Respect [Short Documentary On How Their Is a 50 Cent In Obama & More]
A short documentary film examining the contrasting styles of manhood exhibited by Presidential Candidate Barack Obama and Rapper/Mogul Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent. By Byron Hurt. Total Views : 2400Video Added : 2008-10-11 Video Code: URL Embed AutoPlay Video Size: 448 | 640 | 800If video loads slow, press the pause button and wait 1 -2 minutes for it to fully load and press the play

The Country Is Getting Bluer and Bluer
The 2008 presidential election was about change, certainly. Barack Obama's victory shows, not only that people were ready to promote someone other than a older white male to the highest office in the land, but that the disastrous Bush administration has caused a dramatic ideological shift from right to left in our country. Above is a map from the New York Times. The blue parts of the map show areas where voters shifted further to the left since 2004; the red areas (notice Appalachia) show where voters

South Park Does Obama
“Yes! He’s so perfect and awesome!”

McCain to Biden: Too early to celebrate
In response to a Joe Biden email telling supporters that the “McCain campaign is on the ropes,” the McCain camp responded that it is too early to celebrate. “Being an underdog is a role that John McCain relishes and with 26 days left I don’t think Joe Biden should pop the champagne just yet,” said McCain spokesman Ben Porritt. “We are confident that as people make their decisions they will choose John McCain, a maverick with a real record over Barack Obama —an unknown comm

Schieffer set to moderate last McCain-Obama debate
NEW YORK - The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. In this Aug. 31, 2008 file photo, Bob Schieffer, anchor of the CBS "Face the Nation" program, is shown at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file) The veteran "Face the Nation" host won't telegrap

Michelle Obama at the Museum
Yesterday, the W magazine-commissioned portrait of Michelle and Sasha Obama by Elizabeth Peyton was put on view at the New Museum as part of Peyton's retrospective, "Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton." Laura Hoptman, the curator of the show (which opened October 8) eyed the portrait after its completion and decided that, as a nonpartisan institution, the museum would show the painting only if Barack Obama won the election. Hoptman says that Peyton's portrait, which depicts Michelle seated at the Democratic N

The Election Is Over... And Now The Truth Comes Out
 Sarah Palin doesn't know what countries are in North America. She can't name the countries that belong to NAFTA and she thinks Africa is a country, not a continent. Nor could she name most of the countries in North Africa. It's frightening to imagine how close this woman came to being second-in-command of the United States.Here's a rundown of all the stories the McCain campaign is leaking about Sarah Palin in an effort to a) pin the blame on someone on b) to doom her 2012 chances, beca

New will.i.am Obama video delayed; Oprah to debut
NEW YORK - Yes it will, but later _ and on Oprah. In this Aug. 30, 2008, file photo, Oprah Winfrey speaks in Whitesboro, N.J. (AP Photo/MJ Schear, file) A new will.i.am video celebrating Barack Obama's win has been delayed, and now will be debuted on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Friday.The Black Eyed Peas leader had said "It's A New Day" would debut on dipdive.com Wednesday, the day after Obama was elected. Will.i.am's publicist now says th

Schieffer set to moderate last McCain-Obama debate
The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. The veteran "Face the Nation" host won't telegraph what he will ask. But he said he will be seeking more details about their potential presidencies than have been evident so far. "By now we've all heard their talking points," he said. "We've heard the general outlines of what they are talking about. The time has come

Schieffer set to moderate last McCain-Obama debate
The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. The veteran "Face the Nation" host won't telegraph what he will ask. But he said he will be seeking more details about their potential presidencies than have been evident so far. "By now we've all heard their talking points," he said. "We've heard the general outlines of what they are talking about. The time has come

Matthews: "I Want To Do Everything I Can To Make This...New Presidency Work"
Chris Matthews appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning to discuss Rahm Emanuel's decision to announce he has not yet accepted President-Elect Barack Obama's offer for White House Chief of Staff and other Obama-related stories. But after some questioning by co-host Joe Scarborough, Matthews said, "I want to do everything I can to make this thing work, this new presidency work." "Your job as a journalist is to make this presidency work?" asked Scarborough. Scarborough, co-host Mika Brzezinski

McCain campaigns for Obama at McCain event?
At this late stage in the election, Republican nominee for President John McCain would undoubtedly prefer not to promote rival Barack Obama at one of his own campaign rallies. That’s what he had to do yesterday. More than once. State of the campaign There’s plenty of criticism that McCain brought this on himself because of his campaign’s tenor over the last two weeks. Then there are others who believe that questions about Obama’s past dealings with questionable characters are l

Fashion designers fans of Michelle Obama
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. fashion designers are big fans of Michelle Obama, seeing in the future first lady a woman with great taste and a liking for U.S. designs.

George Clooney’s Nespresso Commercial
Oh we all know everyone loves him and wants a piece of him, which is probably why this commercial is s funny. What do you think? Is George as yummy as his coffee? Comments Name (required) Email (required) Website Speak your mind

Hip Hop For Obama
Months ago, Spike Lee predicted that Barack Obama would inspire the black musicians in the same way musicians were inspired during the "turbulent 60s." He was onto something. Whether the output is any good or not, black musicians are definitely inspired. Just since Tuesday, several rappers have added to the growing list of Obama rap songs and released brand new tracks or remixed their old ones in celebration of his victory. There are surely many more where these came from: • "Election N

McCain Rally Minister: Non-Christians Praying For Obama
Why is John McCain in Iowa when polls show him trailing? Will he again defend his opponent Barack Obama from personal attacks as he did Friday? What is his response to an Alaska legislative report charging his running mate Sarah Palin with abuse of power? Iowa Independent's John Deeth was live...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment say s

Nappy Roots Make a ‘Humdinger’ of a Change with Obama (pt.1)
The Journalista talks with the overt Skinnie Deville of the group Nappy Roots about supporting Obama, what kind of hip-hop Obama likes, Nappy Roots’ thoughts on Ludacris and Jesse Jackson and why he thinks President Bush is a… Well, read it for yourself.    How did you guys hook up with Obama and what is it about Nappy Roots that affirmed your status in the tour?   Well, we did a performance for Barack Obama in Louisville, Kentucky about a year and a half ago. He came in to speak for a congressman th

Clintons launch campaign swing for Obama in Pa.
AP - When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race. The nation’s best known and most powerful Democrats for nearly two decades, the former first couple is getting used to a new role: cheerleaders for Obama, who vanquished Hillary Clinton last spring in a Democratic primary contest for the ages. Whatever recriminations the Clint