John McCain talks about Obama and his A list celebrity friends (Barbra Streisand)
"Let me tell you, my friends, there's no place I'd rather be than here with the working men and women of Ohio. Senator Obama's not interested in the politics of hope, he's interested in his political future." afp.google.com   

Barack Obama picks up about %15 of last Months Record-Breaking Campaign Fundraising from Hollywood Last Night
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Barack Obama partied with Hollywood celebrities Tuesday night and with the help of Oscar-winning singer and actress Barbra Streisand raised an eye-popping $9 million for his presidential campaign and the Democratic Party. The night was split into two glitzy events, a reception and dinner costing $28,500 each at the Greystone Mansion, followed by entertainment by Streisand at the nearby Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. About 250-300 people were expected at the dinner and about 800 at

Obama picks up about $9M in Hollywood
Barack Obama partied with Hollywood celebrities Tuesday night and with the help of Oscar-winning singer and actress Barbra Streisand raised an eye-popping $9 million for his presidential campaign and the Democratic Party. The night was split into two glitzy events, a reception and dinner costing $28,500 each at the Greystone Mansion, followed by entertainment by Streisand at the nearby Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. About 250 people were expected at the dinner and about 800 at the entertainment, which cost

Bonnie Fuller's Contradictory Campaign Advice for Obama
Bloggy Fuller's latest advice is for category leader Barack Obama, who she suggests should dump Joe Biden as his running mate and bring Hillary Clinton on the ticket. Also from the ill-advised tip jar: Run lots of ads against the McCain-Palin ticket. But also: "Be everywhere except a Hollywood bash. Barbra Streisand won't do anything for you but reinforce your 'elitist image.' Why aren't you in Galveston with the victims of Hurricane Ike?" Says Jossip fictional mascot Econ

Obama: Don't just 'get rid of one guy'
ESPANOLA, N.M. - Democrat Barack Obama said today that he was "ahead of the curve" in calling for more regulation of the financial industry and hammered Republican rival John McCain for being a longtime opponent of government intervention. Appearing under a warm sun in this battleground state, Obama also mocked McCain's call today for the firing of the chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission and encouraged supporters to set their sights higher. "In the next 47 days, you can fire the whole trick

On the Drilling Issue, the Democrats Are Still Losers
All spring and summer gas prices soared and the debate over energy policy played out on the front pages of newspapers across the country, with the Republicans unquestionably getting the better of it. They deserve some credit for their strategic craftiness, but they wouldn’t have been nearly as successful in reducing so complicated an issue to the catchy slogan “Drill, baby, drill!” had it not been for the ample cooperation they received from tone-deaf and incoherent Democrats, who first failed to rec

Obama and the 40-Year-Old Virgin
Regrettably but predictably, the success of Barack Obama has revived traditional knee-jerk racism on the American far right – and the latest examples are more blatant than latent. In Michigan, right-wing operatives are seeking to aggravate white Democrats by linking Obama to Kwame Kilpatrick, the disgraced mayor of Detroit who leaves office today in a deal with prosecutors that included pleading guilty to two felony charges of obstructing justice. A brief clip of Obama praising Kilpatrick last year, lo

Is Palin Falling Into the Obama Trap?
It wasn’t long ago that all sorts of voices on the right, not to mention from John McCain’s campaign itself, were shrieking about the media’s disproportionate coverage of the two major presidential candidates. It was an utterly disingenuous ploy. Yes, the press was devoting vastly more ink and air-time to Barack Obama than John McCain, but they were merely feeding the public’s appetite: The guy with the fresh face attracts curiosity, which translates into big audiences and newsstand sales. Some of

Obama mocks McCain’s call to fire SEC chairman
AP - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promised new ideas Thursday to calm America’s financial meltdown and help struggling families avoid mortgage foreclosure, saying that "this is not a time for fear, it’s not a time for panic." Obama also heaped criticism and sarcasm on Republican rival John McCain and mocked his promise to fire the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission if elected president. "I think that’s all fine and good but here’s what I think," Obama sa

A Daily Show Addition- Rob Corddry's Wife Is Expecting
 Rob Corddry, political correspondent for the Daily Show, isn't just waiting to see the outcome of the election in November. He is expecting changes in his own house. He and his wife are expecting their second daughter in November, and they are letting their two year old name her. Just kidding, could you imagine what she would want to name her? Rob said she is pretty set on either Freeka or Laurie Berkner. At least that's better than what he wanted to name her. He said that they may go wit

Obama Back On Top
Barack Obama has regained his national lead after a ten day post-convention bounce for John McCain. In the all-important Real Clear Politics average (which averages national polling), Obama has regained a lead of 1.7%. McCain had held as much as a 3% national lead over the last week. At the height of Obama's convention bounce he held a respectable 6% lead. Whether or not McCain's bounce faded naturally, is the result of the continuing horrible economic news, or is because of Obama's freshly

Barbra Streisand Helps Barack Obama Raise $9 Million
Singer/actress Barbra Streisand has helped U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama pull in a whopping $9 million (£4.8 million) after performing a rare show at a Democratic Party fundraiser.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212173042.shtml"><b>More</b>

Barbra Streisand helps Obama to raise $9 Million
Barbra Streisand has helped U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama pull in a whopping $9 million (£4.8 million) after performing a rare show at a Democratic Party fundraiser.The diva played a set at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Hollywood on Tuesday (16Sep08), where tickets cost $2,500 (£1,350) each.A fundraising dinner held hours before Streisand's gig also pulled in the stars. Comment on this Article Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Ferrell, Jodie Foster and Jamie Lee Curtis joined D

Barbra Streisand helps Obama to raise $9 Million
Barbra Streisand has helped U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama pull in a whopping $9 million (£4.8 million) after performing a rare show at a Democratic Party fundraiser.The diva played a set at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Hollywood on Tuesday (16Sep08), where tickets cost $2,500 (£1,350) each.A fundraising dinner held hours before Streisand's gig also pulled in the stars. Comment on this Article Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Ferrell, Jodie Foster and Jamie Lee Curtis joined D

Obama & McCain on ‘60 Minutes’
‘60 Minutes” is taking the unusual step of devoting its entire broadcast on Sunday to profiles of John McCain and Barack Obama with fresh interviews. Scott Pelley plans to interview McCain in Wisconsin today, at the same time Steve Kroft is interviewing Obama in Nevada. The separate, 20-minute pieces will mix profile material with a snapshot of a moment in the campaign. Typically, “60 Minutes” segments are far shorter with longer lead times. “The beauty of being able to do t

McCain Camp: Obama’s Spanish Ads Are Offensive
The McCain camp struck back at the Barack Obama’s ads in their attempt to tie John McCain to comments by conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) released a statement in behalf of McCain campaign. The statement indicated:”It is offensive and dishonest for Barack Obama to lie about John McCain’s record on immigration and years of support for the Hispanic community when it was Barack Obama himself who voted for ‘poison pill’ amendments t

Bill Clinton: Obama rides 'change' wave
The crisis on Wall Street could be helping Democrat Barack Obama regain some momentum in his race with Republican John McCain. So says Bill Clinton, the former president who presided over some good times. "The latest polls had Senator Obama up a little bit,'' Clinton said in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC's Closing Bell. "I think partly that's a function of the current distress, economic distress because I think the more people worry about the current set of circumstances, the more likely they

Carly Fiorina Video: Candidates Couldn't Run Corp, Most stressful cities
Carly Fiorina feels that Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama or the vice presidential running mates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin have what it takes to run a major corporation.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212172946.shtml"><b>More</b>

Analysis: Obama regains momentum in tight race
AP - The party conventions and the Sarah Palin surge behind them, Barack Obama and John McCain are neck and neck again in their race for the White House ™ with the momentum and the political environment tilting toward the Democrats. Upcoming televised debates provide the next likely opportunity for someone to take control. In recent days, Democrat Obama has seemed to regain his footing amid Wall Street’s chaos and a renewed focus on the economy, a Democratic strength with a Republican in the W

David Kernell Sarah Palin EMAIL!
What did David Kernell do or not do with Sarah Palin’s email? Democratic Representative Mike Kernell allegedly says that David Kernell is under questioning in Sarah Palin’s email hacking! Mike Kernell allegedly won’t say any further details about David Kernell, the email hack investigation, or David Kernell’s whereabouts. A report tonight claims the following: “State Rep. Mike Kernell, a Memphis Democrat, said his 20-year-old son David is the subject of Internet and blog disc

Obama picks up about $9 million in Hollywood (AP)
AP - Barack Obama partied with Hollywood celebrities Tuesday night and with the help of Oscar-winning singer and actress Barbra Streisand raised an eye-popping $9 million for his presidential campaign and the Democratic Party.

Obama, McCain ” I Can Fix the Economy”
WASHINGTON,(RUSHPRNEWS) 17 September 2008–U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will campaign in three crucial battleground states Wednesday as both men seek an advantage in addressing voters’ concerns about the faltering U.S. economy. McCain, the Republican nominee, will hold rallies in the industrial midwestern states of Ohio and Michigan with his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Obama, his Democratic rival, will make two stops in the western state of Nevada.

Barbra Streisand to McCain: ‘Women are not that stupid’
Film and music star Barbra Streisand is candidly speaking her mind about GOP presidential nominee John McCain...

Barbra Streisand tells John McCain: ‘Women are not that stupid’
Barbra Streisand is now speaking out against GOP Presidential candidate John McCain for picking Sarah Palin as his running mate. She says, “McCain doesn’t get it: Women are not that stupid. I believe that John McCain chose Gov. Palin because he truly believes that women who supported Hillary — an experienced, brilliant, life-long [...]