On last night's pre-election Thursday night special edition of Saturday Night Live, Kristin Wiig pretended to be the "crazy lady" from the McCain rally. She wandered in with a ratted out blonde wig, a pair of Bruce Villanch pharmacy glasses,... CONTINUE READING IS THE CRAZY MCCAIN RALLY LADY FUNNY?»
Posted on October 17, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Election 2008 | John McCain | Kristin Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Seth Meyers
In an attempt to make up for skipping out on Letterman a couple weeks ago, John McCain finally appeared on the show last night. BARELY! From the AP: Not willing to risk the wrath of Letterman again, the Republican presidential... CONTINUE READING THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE ACTUALLY MIGHT RUN THROUGH LETTERMAN»
Posted on October 17, 2008 in , ,
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Tags: David Letterman | Election 2008 | John McCain
The celebrity sat in his extravagant backyard, next to the empty swimming pool that no one ever used, and flipped through a magazine he subscribed to but didn't actually read. One of his servants approached with a glass of protein-infused... CONTINUE READING YOU CAN MAKE IT UP: A CELEBRITY DECIDES NOT TO MAKE HIS OWN POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT VIDEO»
Posted on October 16, 2008 in
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Tags: Barack Obama | Celebrities | Election 2008 | John McCain | Political Ads | Politics
This is so weird: last night during the debate, there was this part where Obama was talking and McCain was blinking and looking at someone offstage for the longest time, as if he were being coached, and I totally thought... CONTINUE READING TYRA TEACHES MCCAIN HOW TO SMILE WITH HIS EYES»
Posted on October 16, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Coachella | John McCain | Tyra Banks
Do you work in an office? Do you have boring meetings? Do you have a person or several people with whom you regularly attend boring meetings, and do you have a little thing with that person or group of people... CONTINUE READING BARACK SLIPPED A NOTE IN A BORING MEETING SAYING "SHOOT. ME. NOW."»
Posted on October 15, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Coachella | Frontline | John McCain | Office | PBS | Shoot Me Now
Another day, another misguided get out the vote campaign. This time, it's Penn Badgley and Blake Lively, along with a bunch of people I don't recognize, playing the old "parents, we need to have a talk" game. First of all,... CONTINUE READING BLAKE LIVELY AND PENN BADGLEY NEED TO CHILL WITH THE THINKING THEY KNOW STUFF»
Posted on October 14, 2008 in
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Tags: Barack Obama | Blake Lively | Election 2008 | Gossip Girl | John McCain | Penn Badgley
Okay, I think I'm starting to understand David Letterman lately. In his older years, possibly inspired by what he sees going on in the world, he's trying to make more of a difference than just being entertaining and original and... CONTINUE READING DAVID LETTERMAN TRIES TO GET SARAH SILVERMAN AND JIMMY KIMMEL BACK TOGETHER»
Posted on October 14, 2008 in ,
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Tags: David Letterman | Jimmy Kimmel | John McCain | Sarah Silverman
CBS News cameras at a McCain rally caught this otherwise sweet-faced older man holding a stuffed monkey with an Obama sticker on it. When he realized he was on camera, he sneakily removed the Obama sticker and foisted the stuffed... CONTINUE READING YOU'RE NOT FOOLING ANYBODY, MONKEY-MAN»
Posted on October 13, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Bonnaroo | John McCain | Monkeys | Nine Inch Nails
In a video on a section of the Obama site called The Talk, Obama voters (one of whom has braces-with-the-little-rubber-bands and is only 13) tell stories about how they've given "The Talk" about registering to vote (and voting for Obama)... CONTINUE READING DON'T HELP YOUR GRANDPARENTS WITH TIVO UNLESS THEY VOTE FOR OBAMA»
Posted on October 10, 2008 in
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Tags: Barack Obama | Coachella | John McCain | The Talk
So not fair, so still funny: You could probably go to any political rally, point your camera at the most obvious crystal-meth users, and get a similar result, but -- but hey, someone should make a regular series out of... CONTINUE READING HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT AT A MCCAIN/PALIN RALLY»
Posted on October 9, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Bonnaroo | Coachella | Heavy Metal Parking Lot | John McCain | Sarah Palin
100 points for existing within 24 hours of McCain's "that one" comment, and 10 points for being cute in general and kinda funny at the end. Whatever, this is no sillier than anything on South Park: "That one is bringin'... CONTINUE READING THERE'S ALREADY A VIRAL VIDEO ABOUT "THAT ONE" »
Posted on October 9, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Bonnaroo | Coachella | David Byrne | John McCain | That One
At a rally today, John McCain made a human error that could happen to anybody, but since it's him it's funny. First, watch the clip. Then, watch it again and just watch Sarah Palin's face. Then, watch it again and... CONTINUE READING SARAH PALIN CRINGES AS JOHN MCCAIN CALLS US HIS "FELLOW PRISONERS"»
Posted on October 8, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Beastie Boys | Bonnaroo | Coachella | John McCain | Sarah Palin | TV On The Radio
One thing that the Republican party has traditionally done much better than the Democratic party is to distill their policies into simplistic, easy to understand (and repeat) soundbites. Sometimes the soundbites aren't even representative of actual policies, but they're definitely... CONTINUE READING IT DOESN'T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO EXPLAIN SHOOTIN STUFF UP SPACE'S BUTT»
Posted on October 8, 2008 in
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Tags: Barack Obama | Beastie Boys | Bonnaroo | Coachella | Election 2008 | John McCain | Superchunk
We're not about serious analysis here, so here was what I thought was the funniest part of last night's hysterically funny (no) interesting (uh-uh) presidential debate. John McCain wandering in front of Tom Brokaw's teleprompter at the end: Yes, hi,... CONTINUE READING EVERY 12-YEAR-OLD'S FAVORITE PART OF LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE»
Posted on October 8, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Coachella | Debate | John McCain | M.I.A.
Tonight the two candidates for President of the United States will meet in the second televised debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, DUH. The debate will be held in a town hall style format, where the candidates will answer... CONTINUE READING A QUESTION FOR THE CANDIDATES»
Posted on October 7, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Coachella | Election 2008 | John McCain
Remember a couple of weeks ago when John McCain didn't show up to the Late Show with David Letterman and Letterman spent all that time on the air making fun of him? Shrug. From the New York Post: McCain representatives... CONTINUE READING SNOOZETOWN: JOHN MCCAIN TO APPEAR ON LETTERMAN AFTER ALL»
Posted on October 7, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Coachella | David Letterman | Election 2008 | John McCain
I really think your girlfriend summed up just about everything that's going on in this election during last night's post-vice-presidential debate CNN focus group. Yup and also yup.... CONTINUE READING THAT'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND: SARAH PALIN SUPPORTER»
Posted on October 3, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Debates | Election 2008 | Joe Biden | John McCain | Sarah Palin
Is everyone going to a VP debate party tonight? And if someone had told you four years ago that everyone would be excited about watching the VP debate together in 2008, wouldn't you think the people of the future were... CONTINUE READING THE BATTLE OF THE VP CANDIDATE BLOOPER REELS»
Posted on October 2, 2008 in , ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Debates | Joe Biden | John McCain | Sarah Palin
Do clips from The Simpsons usually leak a month before they air? In this one, from the upcoming annual Treehouse Of Horror episode scheduled to air November 2nd, Homer tries to vote for Obama, and things go murderously awry: That... CONTINUE READING HOMER SIMPSON AND THE VOTING BOOTH OF HORROR»
Posted on October 2, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Homer Simpson | John McCain
7/11 just rolled out their branded McCain and Obama disposable coffee cups. As this local news report explains, the convenience store does this for every election and keeps track of which cups sell more, and have so far been accurate... CONTINUE READING 7/11 COFFEE CUPS ARE THE ONLY PRESIDENTIAL POLL I TRUST»
Posted on October 2, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | John McCain
I know it can be pretty hard to know where I stand politically based on my objective, non-partisan posts on Videogum, but I will admit that I support Barack Obama. Don't get me wrong, if Sarah Palin was running for... CONTINUE READING THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE RUNS THROUGH TIM AND ERIC (NO IT DOESN'T)»
Posted on September 30, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Election 2008 | John McCain | Sarah Palin
We all remember the historic Adam/Chu Dance Crew's YouTube dance off with Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux. That noble competition ended, of course, in Miley Cyrus mobilizing the dark forces of her tween army to steal the win at the... CONTINUE READING BARACK OBAMA IS THE ADAM/CHU DANCE CREW AND JOHN MCCAIN IS MILEY AND MANDY»
Posted on September 29, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Adam Chu Dance Crew | Barack Obama | Dance-Offs | Election 2008 | John McCain
gabe: who do you think is going to win the debate? lindsay: I believe that John McCain is going to win the debate. gabe: no way gabe: david schwimmer gabe: in comedy that's called a call back lindsay: dammit gabe:... CONTINUE READING FRIDAY FIGHT: WHO WILL WIN THE DEBATE?»
Posted on September 26, 2008 in ,
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Tags: Barack Obama | Bill Clinton | Debates | George W. Bush | John Kerry | John McCain | Sarah Palin
David Letterman spent another 9 minutes last night complaining about John McCain. It's almost as repetitive as Sarah Palin's insistence that she opposed the bridge to nowhere, except without all the fucking lying.... CONTINUE READING DAVID LETTERMAN'S STUMP SPEECH»
Posted on September 26, 2008 in , ,
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Tags: David Letterman | Election 2008 | John McCain | Sarah Palin
In her interview with Sarah Palin last night, Katie Couric asked her if she really thought that Alaska's proximity to Russia counted as foreign policy experience. The answer might retard you!... CONTINUE READING SEEING VLADIMIR PUTIN'S PLANE OVERHEAD IS BASICALLY FOREIGN POLICY»
Posted on September 25, 2008 in
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Tags: Election 2008 | John McCain | Sarah Palin
