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• Let's Take A Look-See At The Ol' Electoral Map...

  While it's still possible that the McCain-Obama race could end in an electoral college tie, it's much more likely that the race will go solidly for one ticket or the other. However, as Andy Sullivan puts it at Reuters: If McCain wins Virginia, New Hampshire, Florida and Ohio but loses Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico and Iowa to Obama, both candidates could end up with 269 electoral votes. When put that way, it seems much more realistic that the election won't be decided by voters. (He's winning in Florida, Virginia, and Ohio in most polls, and New Hampshire is very close, and he'll likely lose all four of those states the scenario requires him to lose.) But before you get all freaked out about Dick Cheney or Nancy Pelosi becoming President-By-Default or something, here's what it really looks like is gonna happen... if the election were today... Read More... Posted Oct 06 2008, 09:45 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Barack Obama, polls, john McCain, President, election, voting, campaigns, election 2008

• BREAKING: John McCain Suspends His Campaign

  Without warning, Senator John McCain, the Presidential nominee for the Republican Party, told the media he is suspending his campaign because of the country's major financial crisis... At this point, it's unclear exactly what this entails. His campaign has yet to clarify whether or not this means he will make no public appearances, take no questions from the media, and run no TV ads. However, as of now, a few things have been made clear: Read More... Posted Sep 24 2008, 04:16 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: politics, Barack Obama, john McCain, President, election, debates, Breaking News

• While You Were Sleeping: Posing Nude For Fun Or Charity

  Jude Law's new girlfriend is posing nude for the upcoming edition of Playboy in France. If this guy keeps winning elections, maybe there isn't any reason to vote. A conservative Canadian mayor is finding out that just because those nude photos of her made headlines over five years ago, people are still going to bring them up when she runs for higher office. Uncensored photo after the jump... Read More... Posted Sep 22 2008, 09:09 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: new york, stripper, beer, playboy, charity, canada, nsfw, france, florida, strippers, england, cheapdom, election, camera phones, arrested, Jude Law, mayor, sex scandal, perverts, detroit, nude photos, lawyers, stripping, conservative, strip club, girlfriends

• Palin's Grandbaby Daddy: Self-Proclaimed F*cking Redneck

  Not that we have anything against rednecks. We pass the "You Might Be a Redneck If..." test with flying colors — even after eight years in New York. So we're not judging him on the fact that he's a redneck, we're just a little concerned with the manner in which he's letting the world know. Ladies and gentlemen, may we present to you, a screen shot of the myspace page of the future son-in-law of the woman who might ruin the world for women if she and John McCain are elected: Read More... Posted Sep 03 2008, 10:12 AM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: blogging, john McCain, election, meghan mccain, rnc, sarah palin, bristol palin, presidental election, levi johnston

• Scanner Controversy: We Asked For It This Time...

  It's been two weeks since we last revisited our most cringe-worthy posts and made our peace... Read More... Posted Aug 22 2008, 03:44 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: porn star, perez hilton, john edwards, engaged, election, cosmopolitan, arrest, sexism, scanner controversy, amanda beard, askmen, michael phelps

• Gay Hookup Website Founder Is on a Manhunt for John McCain

  Jonathan Crutchley co-founder of the gay hookup website Manhunt.net has gone and offended some folks by -- gasp -- endorsing John McCain. Ah, haha... this is sweet perfection... Read More... Posted Aug 22 2008, 12:58 PM by Nicole Pasulka with | with no comments Filed under: gay, obama, election, mccain, campaigns, manhunt

• Obama and McCain: A Contest Decided By Body Language

  The feature story on the front page of Live Science right now is about how the body language Obama and McCain use in public tell more about their candidacies (and Presidencies) than any poll or speech ever could. Among the highlights... Read More... Posted Jul 28 2008, 01:09 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: politics, Barack Obama, john McCain, election, wives, candidates, body language

• McCain Supporters Prove Idiots Continue To Procreate

  Part of the problem is that you won't even be surprised what McCain Democrats are saying about Obama. Nonetheless, this stuff is still scary as hell... Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 01:52 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: politics, hillary clinton, scary, republicans, Barack Obama, john McCain, Democrats, election, terrorism, racism, Muslim, nascar, idiots

• Big Announcement: A New Presidential Candidate

  We wanted to make sure you were the first to know. Full story here.  All kidding aside, the real story is that the first cracks in the "Democratic year" story the media has been trumpeting finally appeared yesterday... Read More... Posted Jun 12 2008, 11:33 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: hillary clinton, Barack Obama, scanner brian, john McCain, elections, President, election, politcs, iowa, pranks, announcement

• Obama Pound: How Down Are You Quiz

  When Obama clinched the Democratic nomination on Tuesday night he made history by becoming the first presidential nominee to "pound" his wife in public. Now the term pound has several definitions. Urban dictionary provides 30 definitions, for instance. Here are some of the best 1. A lot of weed. Can I borrow a few thousand bucks from your six year old mother for a pound of weed? 2. Poet that emigrates from USA an goes mad to the bone.  One who usually wants to emulate Walt Whitman. Man in a cage. Nazi. My english teacher is great: he´s a pound! Read More... Posted Jun 06 2008, 04:52 PM by Katie Halper with | with no comments Filed under: obama, halle berry, hip hop, Barack Obama, election, michelle obama, pound, ezra pound, Walt Whitman, nazi, weed, urban dictionary

• While You Were Sleeping: Bruce Springsteen Endorsed Somebody, And it Wasn't McCain

  Apparently Beyonce is planning to retire. Yeah, like Jay- Z retired all those times? We don't buy it. [GabbyBabble] Don't want to be all hunch-backed when you get old? Stand up straight. Or try this crazy ergonomic undershirt. [Gizmodo]  If Ashlee Simpson has a baby bump, this is the first ever picture of it. Like, first. Ever. That or she just had a burger and fries, which we can totally get behind.  [FameCrawler] Read More... Posted Apr 17 2008, 08:49 AM by Emily Farris with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: hillary clinton, republicans, Barack Obama, pregnancy, john McCain, election, beyonce, bruce springsteen, jay z, ashlee simpson, while you were sleeping, rachael ray, endorsements

• Clinton's Got the Mojo, But Obama's Got the Hot Dog

  And so we've come to yet another crossroads in this campaign. Today's the day that four key states vote: Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island. Two are no brainers (Obama = VT, Clinton = RI) and two are toss-ups, tied when you even out the polls, although the most recent numbers point to a clear favorite to come up on top today. Plus: Did Obama Get A Kickback, Chicago-Style? Read More... Posted Mar 04 2008, 08:00 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: hillary clinton, Barack Obama, texas, Democrats, primary, election, ohio, Chicago, fraud, gray's papaya, vermont, rhode island

• About Time Obama Lightened Up A Little...

  Senator Barack Obama, the great speechmaker and not-so-great speech-er (he too often buries his nose in his notes), showed his lighter side on Letterman last night. It reminded us of the legendary post-2004 SNL appearance by (President) Al Gore, giving everyone the feeling that if he'd just acted like a normal person during the campaign, he'd have easily beaten Bush. Luckily, it may not be too late yet for people to warm up to the Democratic Presidential candidate. Read More... Posted Jan 25 2008, 11:00 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: politics, al gore, oprah winfrey, Barack Obama, david letterman, Democrats, Regis, SNL, election