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Oprah Pretends That Sarah Palin Is An Actual Human Being

Look, let's be real for once. Regardless of who you voted for in the last election--John McCain or that TERRORIST--or which political party you believe has the best ideas to lead our country through the converging tidal waves of 2012,...  CONTINUE READING OPRAH PRETENDS THAT SARAH PALIN IS AN ACTUAL HUMAN BEING»

Posted on November 17, 2009 in , (96 comments)
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Little Girl Says Goodbye To George W. Bush The Only Way Her Parents Tell Her To Know How

Okay, blah blah blah disclaimer: coached-kid videos are usually the worst, but if The Landlord was okay, this little girl's farewell to George W. Bush is just fine. I totally expected it to be unoriginal, but I LOLd three times....  CONTINUE READING LITTLE GIRL SAYS GOODBYE TO GEORGE W. BUSH THE ONLY WAY HER PARENTS TELL HER TO KNOW HOW»

Posted on January 20, 2009 in (17 comments)
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Guess Who's Excited About The Inauguration? Tom Cruise And Brad Pitt!

Watching this Reuters report, which bears the headline "Pitt, Cruise Excited About Obama" is really funny if you imagine that this is the main way Obama's historic inauguration is being covered for an international audience: And by "funny" I mean...  CONTINUE READING GUESS WHO'S EXCITED ABOUT THE INAUGURATION? TOM CRUISE AND BRAD PITT!»

Posted on January 20, 2009 in (2 comments)
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The Celebrities Are Trying To Tell Us To Change The World

The celebrities whose previous video got us to vote (That's why we voted, right? That's why I voted.) are baaaack! In this four minute video (that isn't the inferior Pepsi one), all of the celebrities pledge to vaguely solve the...  CONTINUE READING THE CELEBRITIES ARE TRYING TO TELL US TO CHANGE THE WORLD»

Posted on January 20, 2009 in (17 comments)
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Don't Play Games: Open Inauguration Thread

It's not like we're unaware that maybe baby fart videos aren't what's important today. You can stream Obama's historic speech here, and feel free to leave your thoughts and feelings in the comments. We're all adults here, or whatever....  CONTINUE READING DON'T PLAY GAMES: OPEN INAUGURATION THREAD»

Posted on January 20, 2009 in (13 comments)
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Obama On The Left, Obama On The Right

The "You Can Vote However You Like" kids have been invited to sing at the inauguration, which is so great that it almost cancels out the whole Rick Warren thing....  CONTINUE READING OBAMA ON THE LEFT, OBAMA ON THE RIGHT»

Posted on January 15, 2009 in (1 comments)
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Damon Weaver Gets Fitted For His Inauguration Tux!

You might have read that little Damon Weaver, the Florida ten-year-old reporter who gave the internet our most adorable election coverage, has finally been granted media credentials to attend Barack Obama's inauguration. And here's video of little Damon prepping for...  CONTINUE READING DAMON WEAVER GETS FITTED FOR HIS INAUGURATION TUX!»

Posted on January 13, 2009 in , , (7 comments)
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There's An Even More Embarrassing Video Of Evil Pundit Matthew Vadum

(This week, we're highlighting some of our favorite Videogum posts / video-related moments of 2008. So that's why things look different, and are old, this week. And Happy Almost New Year!) Originally posted on Videogum on October 31, 2008: So...  CONTINUE READING THERE'S AN EVEN MORE EMBARRASSING VIDEO OF EVIL PUNDIT MATTHEW VADUM»

Posted on December 30, 2008 in , , (2 comments)
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Who's That Old Guy Talking To David Letterman?

Someone named John McCann (sp?) was on Letterman last night. A lot has been made of John McCain's gracious concession speech on election night, and I think that everyone wants him to find a way back to the position of...  CONTINUE READING WHO'S THAT OLD GUY TALKING TO DAVID LETTERMAN?»

Posted on December 12, 2008 in , (4 comments)
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Damon Weaver Is Back With A Message For Barack

Damon Weaver, the 10-year-old Florida fifth grader who made the election ten times more adorable with his YouTube videos like "Joe Biden Is My Homeboy" and "Damon Weaver Gets Dissed By John McCain," has a new video out: a polished...  CONTINUE READING DAMON WEAVER IS BACK WITH A MESSAGE FOR BARACK»

Posted on December 3, 2008 in , (6 comments)
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MTV Is Throwing An Inaugural Ball For Barack Obama For Some Reason

On January 20th, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the first African-American president in American history, so the channel that produces The Hills, NeXt, From G's to Gents, and Parental Control will be there for some reason! From the...  CONTINUE READING MTV IS THROWING AN INAUGURAL BALL FOR BARACK OBAMA FOR SOME REASON»

Posted on November 26, 2008 in (0 comments)
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Go To Bed, Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson wants to return to acting after a failed presidential bid (and a failed bid to head up the RNC, did you know about that?). Great! He's back! From the AP: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson...  CONTINUE READING GO TO BED, FRED THOMPSON»

Posted on November 21, 2008 in (1 comments)
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Never Forget The Tragic Events Of May 21, 2008

Best Video 4evs. (via Unique Daily) It's easy to laugh at the "misfortune" that's plaguing these girls and chalk it up to the inflamed emotional state of pubescent enthusiasms, but I can say with absolute certainty that there would be...  CONTINUE READING NEVER FORGET THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF MAY 21, 2008»

Posted on November 20, 2008 in (19 comments)
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For Those Who Think Young, Indeed

We can't ignore Mad Men and politics just because they're in hiatus, so, spoiler alert: (Thanks, Natasha!) And because this is a video blog, after the jump there's a new fan-made video of the dancing scenes in Mad Men. ...  CONTINUE READING FOR THOSE WHO THINK YOUNG, INDEED»

Posted on November 13, 2008 in , (2 comments)
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Friday Fight: Now What?

lindsay: So the election is over. Now what videos are we going to watch on the internet? lindsay: Back to just cats? lindsay: Full House tribute videos? gabe: wait, isn't that what you've been watching this whole time? gabe: it...  CONTINUE READING FRIDAY FIGHT: NOW WHAT?»

Posted on November 7, 2008 in , (5 comments)
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Cop-On-Hipster Brutality Caught On Tape In Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Cops in riot gear tried to disperse an election-reveling crowd at 3 AM Wednesday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and, well, some cameraphones were damaged. This is how they do accusations of police brutality in the hipster capital of the world. It's...  CONTINUE READING COP-ON-HIPSTER BRUTALITY CAUGHT ON TAPE IN WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN»

Posted on November 7, 2008 in (20 comments)
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The Candy Nazi: The Crazy McCain Supporter That The World Forgot To Notice

Though she possessed the perfect combination of gumption, hatred, immaturity, ignorance, and self-assurance to become one of Election 2008's viral video stars, this lady in Grosse Point, Michigan who refused to give out candy to children who supported "scary" Obama...  CONTINUE READING THE CANDY NAZI: THE CRAZY MCCAIN SUPPORTER THAT THE WORLD FORGOT TO NOTICE»

Posted on November 7, 2008 in (8 comments)
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Oh man. (via Tilzy.TV) :( log 10 to the :( power multiplied by the square root of :(. ...  CONTINUE READING :(»

Posted on November 6, 2008 in (27 comments)
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A Loving Fan Tribute To The Insanity Of Election 2008

If you watch ONE THING today, make it Sara Schaefer of BWE.tv's hilarious and surprisingly nostalgia-inducing look back at Election 2008 -- the viral gang's all here, from Paris Hilton to the Obama monkey guy. Seriously, you'll be amazed: Is...  CONTINUE READING A LOVING FAN TRIBUTE TO THE INSANITY OF ELECTION 2008»

Posted on November 6, 2008 in (5 comments)
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God TV Lady Has Visions Of Dogs Playing Poker In The White House

God TV had their own 2-hour election coverage special, for those hard-core right wingers who are turned off by Fox News's bleeding heart liberal reputation. RightWingWatchdog put together a highlight reel that includes: racism, predictions of riots, James Dobson, Pat...  CONTINUE READING GOD TV LADY HAS VISIONS OF DOGS PLAYING POKER IN THE WHITE HOUSE»

Posted on November 6, 2008 in (10 comments)
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Let's Get Off Sarah Palins, I Just Got Off Yours

The mass dumping on Sarah Palin has begun in force. On the one hand, we never like to see someone turned into a scapegoat for an angry mob to vent their impotent fury upon, and on the other hand Sarah...  CONTINUE READING LET'S GET OFF SARAH PALINS, I JUST GOT OFF YOURS»

Posted on November 6, 2008 in (3 comments)
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Barack Obama Is Our Nintendo 64*

Tomorrow it will be back to business as usual, all kitten farts and Top 10 lists of Chuck Bass's favorite colors of ascot. But for today, just for today, let's stay in this feeling. We don't get it very often....  CONTINUE READING BARACK OBAMA IS OUR NINTENDO 64*»

Posted on November 5, 2008 in (11 comments)
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Concedes!

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the ignorant harpy who is usually awful, wasn't today, when she gave an impassioned and, darn it, pretty classy speech on The View about accepting her candidate's crushing loss and Obama's historic victory. It's okay, we can watch...  CONTINUE READING ELISABETH HASSELBECK CONCEDES!»

Posted on November 5, 2008 in (2 comments)
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Narc School, School Full Of Narcs!

(via dlisted) Hahah. "Weed." Teacher, NO!...  CONTINUE READING NARC SCHOOL, SCHOOL FULL OF NARCS!»

Posted on November 5, 2008 in (3 comments)
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"You've Earned The New Puppy"

The moment last night when Obama's speech became so beautiful that we could hardly stand it and we thought our hearts were going to burst out of our chests had to be when Obama said "Sasha and Malia, you've earned...  CONTINUE READING "YOU'VE EARNED THE NEW PUPPY"»

Posted on November 5, 2008 in (5 comments)
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