Confirmed: David Carradine to Cameo in Paul W.S. Anderson's "Death Race"
MTV has it right from the horse's mouth: "I wanted to tip my hat to the original, but also wouldn't want it to become a cheesy cameo-fest. There's obviously been, "Oh, where's the David Carradine cameo?" It's there, and I think it's a nice thing for fans. In fact, I had a conversation with David about the movie this morning."

The Carpetbagger Returns
...Although he's doing politics.  Fresh off of the release of his bestselling memoir, The Night of the Gun, Carpetbagger David Carr talks all things Denver DNC convention. This is a smart move for the NY Times putting The Bagger to work in the right place at the right time.  Tonight, ...

BILL CLINTON SAYS OBAMA IS THE MAN!: Former prez put the past behind and heartily backs Democratic nominee; Party unification is complete.
*Former President Bill Clinton offered hearty and unqualified praise for Barack Obama on Wednesday, saying the man who crushed his wife's White House dream was ready to lead America and restore U.S. global leadership.       Clinton said Obama, who defeated Hillary Clinton in a bitter struggle for the Democratic nomination, could lead the United States past the divisions and strife of the last eight years of Republican leadership under President George W. Bush.   &nb

Video: The Colbert Report - Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington tells Stephen that the Iraq war is John McCain's Viagra.

Conventional Crap: The Sun Is Already Setting On The RNC [Crappy Hour]
The Republican National Convention hasn't even officially started and already it's being scaled back due to Republicans not wanting to look like insensitive assholes (again) when a hurricane hits the Gulf Coast. In the absence of hangovers, parties or Madonna concerts to discuss this week, Kay Steiger of Campus Progress (still Conventionally blogging at Pushback and RH Reality Check) and I discuss hurricanes, Sarah Palin, polar bears, drilling for oil, Carly Fiorina, how we won't be voting with our vaginas

Barack Obama: Our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters
Raise your hand if you thought there was a chance in hell Barack Obama was going to discuss same-sex marriage during his speech tonight accepting the Democratic nomination for president of the United States of America. Anyone? Anyone? I sure as hell wasn't. Face it, no matter how much progress we've made on gay rights, it's still an issue that that many in the Republican party have hammered the Democrats with over the years and that many Democrats prefer to discuss behind closed doors and off-camera.

Senator Hillary Clinton Cracked the Ceiling for Governor Sarah Palin the Wrong Woman to Fall Through
Hillary you set the stage for the Republican Party to objectify women in a manner that is more oppressive and exploitive than prostitution and pornography combined in the last century

The Top Five Media Stereotypes Of Betrayed Wives [Wandering Willies]
Former Gawkerette turned Radarite Maggie Shnayerson tipped us onto this AP story about how people are criticizing Elizabeth Edwards for John's affair. "I think she's complicit," Brad Crone, a Raleigh-based Democratic consultant told the AP. "Obviously, she knew. While she's the victim, she clearly didn't stand in the way of the cover-up." Sigh. This old meme again, one I'd thought had been retired after it had been used against Hillary Clinton so frequently. We've covered a lot of cheating husbands in the p

What's That Song at the End of Barack Obama's Convention Speech?
Brooks & Dunn blasted over the loudspeakers Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention after Barack Obama concluded his history-making speech, accepting the Democratic nomination for president. Despite the nonpartisan, patriotic message of the hit country song, some may find it a bit of a surprising choice for Senator Obama. That's because the same song was used in President George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign. Brooks and Dunn were also supporters of the president, performing at a Repub

The PUMAs Are Stirring
Over on hillaryclintonforum.net, disappointed Hill supporters (otherwise known as PUMAs or "Party Unity My Ass-ers") are already registering reactions to John McCain's VP pick of pro-life, pro-drilling Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Below, a few selections. (As always, [sic] implied throughout:) Says hillary1: "HOPE ITS Palin, I WOULD VOTE TWICE JUST TO STICK IT TO Obama" Says Vanity4Hillary: "yay. McCain need to put her on his myspace main pic than they will go in my top friends." Says joey

Blake Lively “Late Show With David Letterman” Video
Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively made her debut appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday. Here is a video from the actress’ appearance. Get PopCrunch News Updates Email: What's Hot At PopCrunch Related Articles: Blake Lively David Letterman Video: Blake Lively “Late Show With David Letterman” VideoKat

Bill Clinton at the Convention: First Reactions
1)Perfect. Exactly what the Democrats needed. And just like that, party unity is achieved. 2)A textbook example of the power of defying expectations. All week long, we've been hearing about how Bill was even more embittered than Hillary over the primaries. And then he takes the podium and his very first words are "I'm here to support Barack Obama." Shrewd and classy. 3)He was almost too good. He showed up his wife, and not just on rhetorical style. Her small, stingy speech seems even smaller and stingie

Diddy Slams Presidential Candidate John McCain And His Potential Vice President Choice Sarah Palin
P. Diddy doesn't think there are any black people or "crackheads" in Alaska. The music mogul has slammed Republican Presidential candidate John McCain's choice of potential vice president - Sarah Palin, from the remote U.S. state of Alaska - insisting she has no idea about the real problems in America. View Photos [16] View Profile View All News Diddy - who has changed his name to show his support for Democrat Presidential candidate Barack Obama - fumed: "This is a message to John McCain. My

POLITICS: THE CLINTONS & OBAMA AT TUBBS JONES’ FUNERAL / OBAMA & BIDEN IN OHIO / MCCAIN & PALIN
Former US President Bill Clinton (L), Democratic New York Senator Hillary Clinton and US Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama attend funeral services for Ohio Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones at the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, August 30, 2008. Tubbs Jones died August 20, at the age of 58 from a brain hemorrhage. ( Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ) US Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama (L) listens as US Democratic Vice Presidential nominee

A Moment for the History Books, Indeed!
We've heard lots of reasons why Senator Barack Obama's run for presidency in 2008 is historic. I can't say, though, that I have ever heard the following reason before (and I bet you never have either!). Read Related:  Barack Obama News Anchor Bloopers News Bloopers Political Humor Video Humor on Yahoo! Share html .email_share_link { margin:6px 0px; padding:2px 0 0 20px; height:16px; backgr

The Black Haters………….
Barack Obama is running a campaign not a civil rights movement. He doesn’t have to big up Martin Luther King in his acceptance speech or anyone else for that matter. The man has to get his foot in the door. SMH! Cornell West and this other broad need to shut their mouths, and stop being so emotional. Barack’s strategy is to win, and to guide Americans into a better tomorrow as a whole. Not to satisfy a bunch of old civil rights rejects! The era of “we are the world” and marc

Obama: Is Charisma and Change Enough?
Last Thursday evening at the Democratic National Convention, presidential nominee Barack Obama tried to score a political touchdown on the 50-yard line at Denver's Invesco Field. Instead, he won the all-time...

Idle Chatter: Forget Those Dogs and Torches
-That Harriet Tubman quote Hillary Clinton used in her convention speech? Harriet Tubman never said it. [The Caucus] -Jann Wenner has replaced the publisher of Rolling Stone, a move it wasn't hard to spot coming. [Mediaweek] -Whoops! Bloomberg accidentally published its pre-written obituary of Apple chairman Steve Jobs, who is very much alive. [Gawker] -Pearson PLC chairman Marjorie Scardino is the most powerful woman in media, according to Forbes's annual ranking of the world's most powerful women. [

Hillary Remains as a Major Figure in the Election Cycle
Hillary Clinton renewed her call for party unity behind Barack Obama during the Democrats weekly radio address yesterday. Clinton was asked to give the address following the Dems big week in Denver by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. She hit home stumping points for Barack about how his presidency along with a Democrat-controlled Congress would revitalize the economy and lead to more affordable college education. Clinton said that the gap between Democrats and Republicans "could not be wider." Hillary's n

Obama Digest: Eyeing the storm
We're working too, cooling our heels in a Courtyard by Marriott parking lot, waiting to move on to the first event of the day. Last evening's rally in Battle Creek is a distant memory. Each wake-up call is like toggling the ERASE button in your mind. A baseball field, a couple of speeches, 17,000 people--all lost in the blur of the road. More recent: Arriving at the hotel in Ann Arbor past 11 p.m. and finding out all of the local restaurants are closed. For a crew of hungry, tired reporters, the only wor

IT'S OFFICIAL AND HISTORIC: Barack Obama nominated as Democrat's presidential candidate.
*To shouts of "Yes we can," Democrats nominated Barack Obama on Wednesday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, sending him into battle against Republican John McCain.      In an emotional moment of unity, Obama's one-time opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton, strode onto the floor of the party's national convention during a roll call of the states and formally asked Democratic delegates to suspend their count and approve his nomination by acclamation.

Is Web Intolerance "Hurting America?"
Phil Donahue may be long gone from his daytime shows, (or his MSNBC prime time show for that matter). But he was back in the form of Joe Scarborough today at a Huffington Post-sponsored panel about how new media are impacting the 2008 race. The panel was made up of members of old and new media as well as some stradeling both. MNSBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinkski moderated the panel which touched on issues of blogs as a source of breaking political news, the vitriol that exists on some left and r