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!!

As if there wasn't enough going on...

The Beastie Boys are making it great to be living in a swing state. Ch-ch-check it out!

http://www.beastieboys.com/

Oct 28 Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum
Beastie Boys / Sheryl Crow / Jack Johnson / Norah Jones / Santogold

ON SALE Saturday, October 11th, 10am local venue time

Tickets available at Richmond Coliseum and at Ticketmaster.com

Politics Magazine Election Night Event!

Whatcha doing on Election Night? Politics magazine (friends of mine, the TOP authorities on politicking and the presidential race and awesome people to boot) is hosting an Election Night party and you should definitely think about getting your butt over there!

Join Politics magazine for Obama and McCain-martinis, food and fun as we watch the Election Night returns! Don’t sit in front of the TV alone when you can cheer, cry, rant and rave with your fellow compatriots as the votes come in! We’ve got, food, drinks and big screen TVs—everything you need to survive this historic election. This is what you can expect:

-$25 cover charge for the event
-FREE food and drinks (spirited and non) all night
-FREE T-shirt for the first 15 people that show up
-Comfy chairs and couches
-Big screen plasma TVs

RSVP here: http://politicsmagazine.com/seminars-events/politics-magazine-election-night-party/

Rally in DC for Obama!

Hi everyone,

Here's the latest Obama rally info! It's very close to home:

This Wednesday, October 22nd, please join Barack Obama in Leesburg, where he will talk about his vision for creating the kind of change we need.

Change We Need Rally
with Barack Obama


Ida Lee Park
Festival Field
50 Ida Lee Drive, NW
Leesburg, VA

Wednesday, October 22nd
Gates open: 3:00 p.m.
Program Begins: 5:30 p.m.

Here's the website to RSVP and remember to do it, so he knows you're coming!

And, as always (thanks to Barack's brilliant fundraising team), here's the link to make a donation!

Colin Powell Endorses Obama

That's right. Former US Army General, Secretary of State for George W. Bush (2001-2005) Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama. In the video he questions the Republican Party's movement further to the right, questions McCain's judgment on selecting Sarah Palin, and comments on how he views Obama's more inclusive approach to solving problems and dealing with issues that are currently affecting our Nation.

-Jake

McCain Rally in Woodbridge

Here, if you've got nothing better to do, check out what you missed in Woodbridge.



Apparently Tina Fey is now a target at these things, as CBS let me know. Did anyone see the Palin skit last night? Did you think it sucked as much as I did? Although I have to say, the Amy Poehler rap during Weekend Update made me laugh, but so did Mark Wahlberg and that's saying a lot. SNL, my hopes were so high... ya let me down, once again. Live, from New York, it's... anti-climactic. (That's what she said?)