Al Bundy in the Tank for Obama

I'm not even kidding.

Thanks, Scott McClellan!

I'd like to accept this on Barack's behalf... :-D

Ex-Bush press secretary McClellan endorses Barack Obama

This just in: Scott McClellan, President Bush's former press secretary, announced Thursday that he is endorsing Barack Obama for president.

McClellan is the second former Bush administration official this week to come out in support of the Democratic presidential candidate. Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell announced his endorsement last weekend.

McClellan's news, which he shared during a taping of comedian D.L. Hughley's new show on CNN, doesn't come as a huge surprise. McClellan, after all, drew ire from Republicans earlier this year when he published a tell-all book about his time in White House. The book, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception," was highly critical of Bush and his handling of the war in Iraq, which McClellan called "a serious strategic blunder."

Full story here and here, and here's the clip:

News Round-Up: Sorry, Johnny Boy...

Lots of news today; I can't move without bumping into a new McCain story, it feels like. Two points for getting the media to watch your every move, but neg points for GETTING THEM TO HATE YOU.

Huffington Post, John Dinges: McCain's Private Visit With Chilean Dictator Pinochet Revealed For First Time

John McCain, who has harshly criticized the idea of sitting down with dictators without pre-conditions, appears to have done just that. In 1985, McCain traveled to Chile for a friendly meeting with Chile's military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, one of the world's most notorious violators of human rights credited with killing more than 3,000 civilians and jailing tens of thousands of others.

The private meeting between McCain and dictator Pinochet has gone previously un-reported anywhere.

New York Times, Political Memo: In McCain’s Uphill Battle, Winning Is an Option

Mr. McCain’s advisers said the key to victory was reeling back those Republican states where Mr. Obama has them on the run: Florida, where Mr. McCain spent Thursday; Indiana; Missouri; North Carolina; Ohio; and Virginia. If he can hang on to all those states as well as others that are reliably red, he would put into his column 260 of the 270 electoral votes necessary to win. Mr. McCain’s advisers said they would look for the additional electoral votes they need either by taking Pennsylvania from the Democrats, or putting together some combination of Colorado, Nevada, New Hampshire and New Mexico.

Mr. McCain’s advisers are most concerned about Virginia, and understandably so. On the other side of the coin, Mr. McCain’s advisers believe that if he wins or comes close in Pennsylvania, he will probably win in Ohio and Florida. Aides to Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama agree that Mr. McCain remains very much in the game in Ohio and Florida. Not easy, but not impossible either.

NY Observer, The Sarah Palin Show? 'Americans Just Want to be Entertained,' Says Tina Brown

But did Ms. Palin have something else on her mind when she invited the former Survivor contestant to join her this weekend? It seems she may have been looking for career advice. The Hollywood Reporter floated the idea of some version of The Sarah Palin Show to a handful of TV types and it seems that at least a few of them think that, if running-mate John McCain loses the race, the Alaska governor could have her second act on the small screen.

Daily Mail, McCain under strain: tired candidate makes trio of slip-ups and stays behind in polls

As his gruelling two-year campaign enters its final week, John McCain is showing signs of fatigue, making three gaffes in the last 48 hours.

The Republican presidential candidate made a major boob when he effectively agreed with the sentiment that people from Western Pennsylvania were racist.

The blunder came when he spoke to an audience in the region. He said: 'You know, I think you may have noticed that Senator Obama's supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Western Pennsylvania lately. And you know, I couldn't agree with them more.'

Oh, and just for kicks, Jon Stewart to Sarah: No, ma'am.

Sarah Palin on Terrorism at Abortion Clinics... "Um, what?"

As a pro-choice woman, I find Sarah Palin's response to this question from her interview with Brian Williams unsurprising. Of COURSE she'll avoid that question. Are you crazy? You think she'll take that one head-on? Give you a straight answer about it? Admit that people who will probably vote for her running mate could possibly be considered terrorists, who are, by default, anti-America? Yyyyeah. Clip below.

Will Ferrell Came Back to Play

Take Your Daughters to the Polls!

Maybe you're like me and totally, um, don't have kids, but this is still a great thing to pass on to all the parents you know! The Oklahoma Women's Network Blog is promoting a White House Project campaign, and I LOVE this idea... and that picture!

What You Can Do:

Join the "Take Our Daughters to the Polls" campaign -- Teaching girls the power of their vote begins with you. Sign a pledge to take a young girl to the polls on Election Day.

Encourage others to join the campaign - Invite your friends and family to join us as we encourage millions of young girls to claim their political power by sending an eCard.

For additional information about the campaign, visit www.thewhitehouseproject.org/daughters.
Click here to download the Pledge Card.

We Talked About It, Like, Three Hours Ago

Voto Latino produced a telenovela series about the importance of voting, and it's FREAKING FABULOUS! Rosario Dawson and Wilmer Valderrama kind of make my life. Check out the first two episodes below. AND DON'T FORGET TO VOTE. Bravo, amigos!!