Exclusive Palin interview

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin sat down for a much anticipated exclusive interview with Charlie Gibson in her home state of Alaska last night. The full interview hasn't been posted online as of yet, but click here to watch selected clips of the governor in the hot seat.

She looked like a student who pulled an all-nighter to cram for the big test the next day, except instead of an all-nighter she had a good two weeks to prepare. At points, specifically when Gibson brought up the Bush Doctrine, I thought her brain was going to implode.

[Source: abcnews.go.com]

2008 deadliest for U.S. in Afghanistan

Insurgents killed two U.S. troops in Afghanistan on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks today, making 2008 the deadliest year for American forces in that war we should be fighting.

[Source: ap.org]

McCain's latest ad distorts Obama policy

I'm lovin' the reality checks the New York Times is doing lately. This is what it comes down to in the final months before Election Day, unfortunately. Instead of focusing on the issues, we're focusing on spin. And accolades are in order to the media (correction: some media) for doing their job properly and calling these politicians out.

Perhaps you saw Mr. McCain's most recent TV spot chastising Mr. Obama on his education policies. It criticized the Hawaiian native for favoring "comprehensive sex education" for kindergarten students.

"Learning about sex before learning to read?" the narrator asks. The accusation however, disproportionately skewed the record.

The main objective of the legislation McCain speaks of pertaining to kindergarteners, is to teach them how to defend themselves against sexual predators, not to teach comprehensive sex education like it would for age-appropriate students. In fact, the legislation WAS comprehensive, vis-á-vis grades K-12, not education-wise.

Nice spin there Mac. I wonder if Barack will deem him a "skilled politician" as well.

[Source: nytimes.com]

Wow

Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.

Watch this tirade in its entirety! Keith Olbermann just put into words what I'm sure many a people have thought, but dare not say. This is some divisive stuff.

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American Hero

Old footage found. You must take a look!

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Pretty people

Demoting himself from perfection to near perfection, Chace Crawford discusses the famous hockey mom's veneer to a crowd at the Stand Up For A Cure Concert Series at Madison Square Garden yesterday.

"I'm not gonna lie. Sarah Palin is quite attractive," said the Gossip Girl heartthrob.

So, who is Crawford in bed with this election season?

"I can't talk politics," he said.

Hey, as long as he's pretty.

[Source: perezhilton.com]

Brown backs Obama

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has broken with British convention and asserted that he favors Barack Obama as the next U.S. President. 

Brown lavishes praise on the Illinois senator and his plans to get the country out of its current housing slump in an article he wrote himself for The Monitor magazine.

"Around the world, it is progressive politicians who are grappling with these challenges...In the electrifying U.S. Presidential campaign, it is the Democrats who are generating the ideas to help people through more difficult times," said Brown. "To help prevent people from losing their home, Barack Obama has proposed a Foreclosure Prevention Fund to increase emergency pre-foreclosure counseling, and help families facing repossesion."

Why is it that the Brit Prime Minister is concerning himself in American politics? Well, he's addressing the fears people around the globe have with the current economic slowdown, and there is no doubt that America plays a role in it.

Should he have been a neutral bystander or does it really not matter? It's not everyday those Brits break with convention.

[Source: waugh.standard.co.uk]