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 Word You’re Looking For, Mitt Romney, Is ‘Schadenfreude’
In his concern for Bristol Palin’s privacy, Obama is now officially a better mother than Sarah. [Ben Smith] Palin actually wanted to build that pricey Alaskan superbridge, before all the persuasive backlash. [Ezra Klein] Oh, yes, so even more Palin fun facts will soon be revealed as your new Thomas Eagleton will go under oath to testify [...]

Barack Obama, and Antici...pation [News Roundup]
Yeah, he still ain't telling. Probably tomorrow. [Washington Post] He did reportedly call all the losers last night. No one's admitting anything, though. [CNN] Random Texas Congressman Chet Edwards — who Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been pointing out for months — is apparently shortlisted now, though, and gave a cute press conference with his son in tow. He didn't Say Anything but that it's not so hot in Texas today. [Huffington Post] Time says that Mitt Romney is McCain's main man, so HuffP

SHOCKER! Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is John McCain’s VP Pick
Senator John McCain has chosen Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate today, shaking up the political world with a surprise pick at a time when his campaign has been trying to attract women, especially disaffected supporters of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, reports the New York Times. In choosing Ms. Palin — a 44-year-old conservative Christian and self-described “hockey mom” who has been governor for less than two years — the McCain campaign reached far outside the Beltway in an election

Desperate Denver Journos Just Reporting on Each Other [Journalismism]
There's no news in Denver. At least, no news that couldn't be reported by watching it on C-Span from the comfort of home. So what to do? Report on what all your fellow journalists are doing! So far, the single greatest example of this is HuffPo's constant reportage from their own "HuffPost Oasis" in Denver. At left, an unretouched screengrab from their front page today. The Oasis is remarkably popular with journalists, considering that we have no idea what goes on there but we don't think it involves free b

Weekend Update: Obama Is Famous, Wonkette’s In Nebraska
While your editors continue the whimsical heartland trip across Nebraska, which grows a hundred miles wider each hour, other things are happening: The terrible German-Latino hurricane, “Gustav,” is getting so big and mean that the GOP may be forced to cancel the convention so as to look concerned! You can read all the Dave Barry stuff from Denver now, because what else is there to do while driving across Nebraska? Speaking of people named “David,” we ran into a grinning David Carr wa

Michael Moore Says Sarah Palin’s Son Trig Was Born A Girl
Police say a man tried to cut off his own arm at a restaurant in Modesto, Calif., ...David Carr Meets Arianna Huffington And The Web - David Carr, the NYT media columnist, is meeting the delegates at the Democrat convention. He meets Arianna Huffington. He meets ...Heathrow Bomb Plot Conspiracy - BOMBS. Planes. Queues. Queues. Queues... Have just read an interesting little factoid from 2006. Remeber the transatlantic liquid bomb plot? Well ...Was Fox Inappropriate With Solange Knowles? - Solange Knowles ha

Who is Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin?
Alaskan governor Sarah Palin is very likely to be selected as Republican Presidential candidate John McCain’s running mate. We knew a lot about prospective Veep candidates Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, but who exactly is Gov. Palin from Alaska? Born Sarah Louise Heath on February 11, 1964 (44-years old) Moved with parents Charles and Sally Palin to Alaska as a little girl Grew up as an avid 5k and 10k runner (entire family did races together Point guard and captain of high school basketball team tha

Mitt Romney Will NOT Be John McCain’s VP Pick
This just in. NBC News just announced that Mitt Romney will not be John McCain’s VP candidate. Stay tuned as the  announcement from McCain is  will happen any minute.

Important Photos From Wonkette’s Midwestern Road Trip 2008
And that is exactly what we did. With Mitt Romney.

John McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate
The 44-year-old -- who was elected governor just two years ago after serving as mayor of Wasilla (pop. 6,715) -- will be the first woman nominated by the Republican Party to run on a national ticket. McCain, who turns 72-years-old Friday, and Palin are expected to make the announcement official at a rally at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Palin is the mother of five children, the youngest of whom was born in April and has Downs Syndrome. She is a pro-gun rights social conservative who opposes a

OK! magazine double cover: Barack Obama & Sarah Palin
This may be for the first time in the history of OK! Magazine. Barack Obama & Michelle Obama on the front cover of OK! magazine and Sarah Palin and Trig Palin on the back cover of OK! magazine. OK! magazine aligns itself to one candidate. Its all good on one side and all scandal on the other. You are encouraged to buy the magazine. It is a commemorative issue. Sarah Plain scored a double cover for this week. She is featured on the cover of Us Magazine for this week.

Scoop: Obama, Palin double up for OK!
The lines continue to blur between political coverage and celebrity gossip. Barack Obama and family grace the front cover of OK! Magazine this week, while Sarah Palin and baby son Trig are on the back.  View related photosOK! magazine  Related stories    What’s this?Analysis: Palin's age, inexperience rival Obama'sMcCain's Obama-Palin comparison falls shortObama content to stay local and low-keyObama camp hits, then praises McCain's VP choiceScoop: Michelle Obama cover a huge success for Us   �

Sarah Palin Us Magazine Cover Photo: Fair or a Cheap Shot?
Despite the fact that Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were pleasantly featured on the cover of US Magazine during the race for the White House, the mag decided to print their latest cover 'Babies, Lies and Scandal.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212169166.shtml"><b>More</b>

Obama Palin OK Magazine Cover
For the first time, the weekly magazine decided to do a double cover: Barack Obama and family grace the front cover, while Sarah Palin and baby son Trig are on the back. “Politics and the future of America are certainly on everyone’s minds. So OK! decided to try something different this week, giving readers two covers and two interesting features on candidates from both parties. It’s a special edition, something we’ve never done before, and we hope they enjoy,” says Sarah Ivens, OK!’s editor-in-

Lindsay Lohan's Palin Blog Is Actually Meant for Dina
It's not that we frown on celebrities getting involved in the political process. Watching Ben Affleck and Susan Sarandon anoint themselves Hollywood's liaisons to Barack Obama is a comforting spectator sport, because it means we don't have to busy ourselves with making movies, getting famous, and securing access to the celebrity politician. Then there's Chuck Norris, who probably just wanted to show John McCain how to use the Total Gym and got roped into backing the Republican party. But

Heidi Montag ‘can’t believe’ she’s not McCain’s running mate
Heidi Montag, who has declared her support for John McCain, jokes that she’s “really hurt” she was passed over as the Republican presidential candidate’s running mate. “I can’t believe it,” she kidded with Extra. “Blondes have more fun. I guess he doesn’t know that.” On Friday, McCain announced that he’d chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential pick. “He picked a girl and it wasn’t Heidi,” Montag’s boyfri

Palin Fever: Celebrities the world over are ... [Defamer Decides 2008]
Palin Fever: Celebrities the world over are fired up about potential VP Sarah Palin and eager to weigh in with the fruits of their opposition research. The latest multi-hyphenate to opine is Albert Brooks, writing on the Huffington Post under the barely disguised pseudonym "A. Brooks." "Do we want a president who cannot communicate to their own child that possibly having a baby a year after you get your driver's license is not the smartest thing to do?" asks Brooks. "Is this the new way for women to break t

Us Weekly’s Scandalous Sarah Palin’s Cover: Maybe Being the Governor of Alaska Wasn’t so Bad?
Yesterday, CoverAwards shared with you exclusively OK! Magazine’s double cover featuring Sarah Palin and Barack Obama. Today we see yet another celebrity weekly covering the biggest story of the week - Sarah Palins and her world of drama. Unlike OK! Magazine, Us Weekly pulls NO punches. She gets the full celebrity weekly carwash. In fact - it’s one of [...]

Dr. Phil Palin Pregnant Scandal “The Today Show” Video
Phil, have we learned nothing from “BritneyGate 2008?” Television psychologist Dr. Phil is kicking of the seventh season of his nationally-syndicated talk show but that wasn’t the hot topic of conversation when the opinionated television psychologist sat down for an interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer on Wednesday. Phil shares his thoughts on the announcement that the seventeen-year-old daughter Republican VP candidate/”abstinence education only” advocate Sarah Palin is un

Palin A Drunk Driver, Bloomberg Reports [Tomorrow's Corrections Today]
Wow, those scoop artists at Bloomberg are really on a roll! First they got the exclusive on Apple CEO Steve Jobs's obituary. Sure, Jobs wasn't actually dead, but the report generated all sorts of interesting attention and buzz. Now the financial wire's editors have become the first in the world to report that John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin was arrested 22 years ago on a drunken-driving charge. Bloomberg arrived at this conclusion after misreading the Times, which reported that Palin's husband was ar

Palin Coverage Squeezes McCain [Sarah Palin]
Us Weekly released its much-anticipated Sarah Palin issue, resurfacing in it a January incident in which the John McCain running mate laughed along with a shock jock who called her Republican rival a "bitch" and a "cancer" on the state. Us got fresh quotes from the woman in question, a cancer survivor who is still quite pissed about the incident despite a halfhearted apology from Palin. The celebrity weekly also questioned whether the father of Palin's forthcoming granddaughter really wants to have kids. A