Today's News: Our Take - Barack Obama Coming to Primetime
Barack Obama is coming to primetime. The Democratic presidential nominee has purchased 30 minutes of time on CBS and NBC to attempt to win over voters just days before the election. He booked the same date and timeslot on both networks: 8 pm/ET, on Oct. 29. A CBS spokeswoman declined to comment, but an NBC source confirmed the deal...TVGuide Links:John McCainBarack Obama
In politics, Chicago way is American way
Chicago is once again drawing fire from Republicans who have seemingly convinced themselves that they have to run not only against Sen. Barack Obama but against an entire city.
Sen. John McCain, for instance, has recently gone around saying with mock indignation that he doesn't need be schooled on how to tell the truth by a "Chicago politician." (We all know he means "that one.")
The premise of a new Republican National Committee ad called "Chicago Way" is that Obama is tainted because he learned his
Obama says McCain trying to stoke anger, division
AP - Democrat Barack Obama accused Republican John McCain of trying to divide the country Friday, but he let other Democrats handle harsher attacks while he kept his message mostly upbeat.
Speaking to an outdoor crowd in Chillicothe, Ohio, Obama said, "it’s not hard to rile up a crowd by stoking anger and division." He said Americans want "someone who can lead this country" with a steady hand in a time of economic crisis, not divide it.
Echoing McCain’s "country first" motto, Obama said: "Now
McCain Supporter: ‘Take It To Obama’ (Is this Charles?)
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Thanks to loyal reader and member Crys for sending this video of SR.com member Charles professing his loyalty to Sen. John McCain. Lol!
Of course, I’m kidding, but the McCain supporter in this video did make some valid points.
For instance, did you know that Sen. Barack Obama and his [...]
NUGENT: IF I WERE PRESIDENT . . .
THOSE who say John McCain and Barack Obama waffle on the issues should vote for gun-toting, meat-loving rocker Ted Nugent, who makes no bones about what he'd do as president. "[I'd] instruct the US military warriors to do their job - win the global...
Michigander: 'Who is John McCain?'
Down in the polls within weeks of Election Day, advisers are pushing him to ratchet up the attacks on Democrat Barack Obama. Some in his town hall audience in Wisconsin yesterday were actually yelling out loud for McCain to hit harder.
And he has, both on the campaign trail, and on TV. McCain personally has joined the campaign trail attack that running mate Sarah Palin started, calling for Obama to fess up about what he knew and when about William Ayers, that Chicago education professor and onetime
McCain, Palin should 'rein it in': Gergen
David Gergen, sometime presidential adviser and CNN analyst, was on Steven Colbert's show last night and had advice for Sen. John McCain -- the Republican presidential nominee needs to "rein in" his attacks as well as those by running mate Gov. Sarah Palin on Sen. Barack Obama.
"They used to call it rabble rousing" said Gergen, who teaches at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
The Huffington Post is also reporting that former McCain strategist John Weaver is warning the Republican nomi
Angelina Jolie: "Barack Obama Would Be Great for My Family"
"Obama is fighting for international justice, he wants to intervene militarily in genocides abroad, and he wants to close down Guantanamo Bay," she tells the German edition of Vanity Fair. "They are things which could move me to vote for him, not his roots. Of course, an American president like Barack Obama would be great for my family."
See Barack Obama's family album.
Still, Jolie - whose father, Jon Voight, has endorsed John McCain - says just because Obama would be a good example for her family isn'
'SNL' spoofs second debate
Tina Fey didn't play Sarah Palin. And Sarah Palin didn't spoof Tina Fey. But last night's Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update Thursday did feature Fred Armisen as Barack Obama and Darrell Hammond as John McCain, along with Chris Parnell playing a very time-conscious Tom Brokaw, in a take-off of Tuesday's presidential debate (clip below).
Among the funniest moments had to be McCain referring to Obama as "this character here," and "Junior over there," and "pee-pants over here,&quo
On Wisconsin! For Gibson and the Bus
Yesterday, Charlie Gibson chatted up Barack Obama as the World News bus made its way to Indianapolis. Today, the bus pulled into downtown Milwaukee and parked outside the Mason Street Grill where Gibson caught up with John McCain. The interview airs on tonight's broadcast, which Gibson anchors from Racine, (that's 30 minutes down I-94 for you non-cheeseheads).
And take a close look at the picture above. Keep your eye on that red case.
Yes, Wisconsin is a battleground state. Some, apparently, still
Wall Street Tumbles & John McCain Attacks Obama
“Even as we face the most serious economic crisis of our time, even as you are worried about keeping your jobs or paying your bills or staying in your homes, my opponent’s campaign announced last week that they plan to ‘turn the page’ on the discussion about our economy so they can spend the final weeks of this election attacking me instead,” Obama said during a speech in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Late-night potpourri: Stinky planes, a Cubs link
Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate, the candidates and the economy. A sampling from Thursday night: “This is a good part of the campaign. Things are really getting nasty. Do you enjoy it when it gets nasty? Listen to this, today John McCain tried to link Barack Obama to the Chicago Cubs.”
— David Letterman, CBS’ “Late Show” Story continues below ?advertisement“Everybody’s still talking about the presidential debate the other night. About how boring it was. Expert
Thoughts on 'The Obama Show'
That Barack Obama’s campaign has selected a Wednesday at 8 p.m. slot to run its half-hour infomercial is pretty convenient for networks, given that some broadcasters are struggling to draw viewers to that time period anyway -- “Obama ... cancels ‘Knight Rider,’” is how Gawker gleefully put it.
And Obama really should trump the talking car. By the numbers, Obama is one of the biggest breakout TV stars of the season. His convention speech drew more than 38 million viewers. You know which primetime
Paris to Palin: Stop Hiding Your Hot Bod
Paris Hilton outlines what the White House would be like if she were president and doles out a little advice to Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, in an interview with Harper's Bazaar.
"My advice to Sarah Palin is, you’ve got a hot bod; don’t keep it to yourself," the socialite tells the magazine. "Why wear a pantsuit when you can wear a swimsuit? Welcome to the Lower 48, girlfriend."
Hilton threw herself into the political arena in August when she
Sarah Palin Scored 841 on SATs?
So someone supposedly came up with Sarah Palin's 12th grade report card. It's too good to be true. I'm sure it's a fake, but we're nothing if not thorough. The alleged report card includes her SAT scores which, for those of our readers outside the States, stand for Scholastic Aptitude Test.
The SATs are meant to gauge students on their readiness for college and the scores are very important. They can make or break acceptance to the school of your choice.
The test is about 4 hours long
MCCAIN-PALIN AMPING UP ANGER?: Watch as black supporter 'begs' McCain to 'take it to (Obama)' at rally in Wisconsin.
*It's getting downright ugly on the McCain-Palin campaign trail reports the Washington Post from the Republican presidential & VP nominee's rally in Waukesha, Wisconson on Thursday:
There were shouts of "Nobama" and "Socialist" at the mention of the Democratic presidential nominee.
There were boos, middle fingers turned up and thumbs turned down as a media caravan moved through the crowd Thursday for a midday town hall gathering featuri
Paris Hilton to Sarah Palin: ‘You’ve Got a Hot Bod’
After engaging in a battle-of-the-vids with GOP presidential candidate John McCain last Summer, Paris Hilton is now giving advice to VP nominee Sarah Palin and talking about what America would be like with the heiress as president!
In the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar, Paris offers some sage words of wisdom to Palin.
"My advice to Sarah Palin is, you’ve got a hot bod; don’t keep it to yourself," Paris tells the mag. "Why wear a pantsuit when you can wear a swimsuit?"
Betty White On Sarah Palin: 'That Is One Crazy Bitch!' [Defamer Decides 2008]
newVideoPlayer("/bettywhite_def.flv", undefined, NaN,""); Are we sick of Sarah Palin jokes yet? Yes—yes we do believe we are, yet not since Brokeback Mountain has a single cultural phenomenon offered comedy writers (and ankle-shackled galley bloggers) such a bounty of low-hanging fruit.And—much like the gay-cowboy motif into its third month of YouTube mashups—just when you think you've snorted out your last nose-chuckle at the congenial flautist's antics, along comes one more to tickle yo
Sarah Palin Won’t Be So Fun To Laugh At When She Accidentally Starts a Nuclear War With Russia, North Korea and Iran, and Kills Us All
What the hell, who made this terrifying thing? It is on Andrew Sullivan’s site, so we will assume Andrew Sullivan made this, in iMovie. [Andrew Sullivan]
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Sarah Palin Won’t Be So Fun To Laugh At When She Accidentally Starts a Nuclear War With Russia, North Korea and Iran, and Kills Us All
What the hell, who made this terrifying thing? It is on Andrew Sullivan’s site, so we will assume Andrew Sullivan made this, in iMovie. [Andrew Sullivan]
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Don’t Get it Twisted: All That’s Fab Has Disdain for McCain
After our run-in with some biased Republican Google ads on the site a few days back, (Those of you that follow me on Twitter saw me complaining several times) we have been struggling to think of a word to describe our disdain. Thanks to the Political Addictionary, we might be able to come to a peaceful solution.
johndescending – (noun) Someone who repeats the phrase “my friends” during debates in an attempt to buddy up to the American people.
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Today's News: Our Take - Letterman: McCain Acting Squirrely
John McCain may come back to David Letterman's show, but not without plenty of hazing.TVGuide Links:David LettermanJohn McCain
