B-Rock is in the (White) Hoooouse

From the WaPo (which was apparently Obama-leaning in it's '08 campaign coverage) has a nifty piece on the crossroads of hip-hop and politics. Nas--someone I first really learned about this past summer thanks to his number one fan--makes an insightful point about our president-elect:

"The next generation of kids will have something new to rap about," said Nas. But he also previously wrote lyrics expressing his hope -- and his uncertainty -- about Obama's presidency:

I'm thinking I can trust this brother

But will he keep it way real?

. . . When he wins, will he care still?

The beginning of the end...

Via The Daily Telegraph is a picture gallery of some of their favourite Bush moments.

The pictures don't really convey the presidential legacy thing than how those British folks really feel about our Bushie.

I too, am suffering from campaign withdrawal

Unlike Joel Schwartzberg ("I Suffer From Campaign Withdrawal"), I don't see Wolf Blitzer in the face of every bearded man that walks by.  But I do feel odd.  The November 4 elation has slowly faded away as I'm now refocusing my attention on the transition.  

After the election, I remembered why I wasn't an avid MSNBC or CNN watcher.  I hate all the oddball news mixed in with interviews with foreign diplomats and every other story rendered "Breaking News."  I miss all horse race.  I miss the ginormous touch screens with the electoral maps. I'm going to miss Olbermann and Maddow bashing on McCain and Palin.  

What am I going to do with myself?  

At least I'm not an Obama-supporter-zombie: 

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

Sunday Quotes, 5 days since Obama won the election

"This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny." 

     - Franlkin D. Roosevelt 

"It was a great hour to live." 

     - Winston Churchill 

"With him we get a president with the political intelligence of a Bill Clinton harnessed to the steely self-discipline of a Vladimir Putin. (I say this admiringly.) With these qualities, Obama will now bestride the political stage as largely as did Reagan." 

     - Charles Krauthammer, "The Campaign Autopsy," The Washington Post, 11/07/08

(As heard on Meet the Press, 11/09/08) 

The first President-Elect Obama post

Cool news: Half of the babies born in the village near the birthplace of Barack Obama Sr. were named either Barack or Michelle on the day after the election.

Would you name your kid Barack or Michelle?

My potential offspring will probably be named after the president-elect or his wife. But I also have first dibs on Aiden, Nelson, Madeleine, and Christiane.

Tonight: Michelle Obama on Jay Leno

Don't forget to watch Michelle Obama on Jay Leno tonight. 

She'll reveal that she bought her ensemble at J. Crew. 

Yikes...she's an elitist because she doesn't buy her clothes at a consignment store. Coincidentally, Sarah Palin hasn't stopped by her "favorite consignment store" since she began running for governor in her state.  According to the consignment shop owner, Ellen Arvold, it has been about 3 years since she's bought something there. 

Sarah Palin BEFORE her RNC Extreme Makeover: 

Sarah Palin at the Mat-Su's Gov's Annual Picnic.  

Please shut up and sit down, Elizabeth Hasselbeck

Elizabeth Hasselbeck is annoying me. 

Hasselbeck appeared at a recent Sarah Palin rally.  She drew light to media's squabbling over Sarah Palin's clothing controversy: 

Now why is this annoying?

First, if you think it's stupid to talk about her garb just days before the election, THEN DON'T TALK ABOUT IT.  

You were at a rally, not The View.  

You just can't needlessly banter to fill time until the cast of High School Musical 3 comes out for their interview.

Second, the "fixation on her wardrobe" isn't sexism.  

It's because they used $150,000 of public financing to give her an extreme makeover.

Third, who are you? 

Okay, you're a co-host on The View, where you sometimes share the stage with Barbara Walters.

But, let's review your resume, shall we?

-Graduated with a Fine Arts degree from Boston College. Softball captain for two years.

-Member of PUMA's design team after graduation.

-Finished 4th place on Survivor: The Australian Outback.

-Judged 2001 Miss Teen USA Pageant.

-Host of Style's Look for Less from 2002 to 2003.

-Since 2003, a co-host on The View.

Like Sarah Palin, you mistakenly believe you have demonstrated political acumen.

8 more days!!!

Meghan McCain pledges to get a tattoo...

...if her Dad wins New Hampshire/the presidency.

Meghan, if your only condition to get a tattoo is your dad becoming president, then I know you really don't want it.  I doubt anyone in New Hamphshire is will go to the polls to vote John McCain just so they can see you with a new tattoo.  

No comment necessary

The Crazy Palin/McCain rally lady visits Weekend Update. Click here for my original post on this.

Obama's latest fundraising records

According to the Obama campaign, they received contributions from 632,000 new donors in September. That puts the entire fundraising total to more than $605 million, with an average of $86 per person.  

Surprisingly, the two biggest groups that have given donations are the retirees and students. Students!? Young people!? Take that, John Stossel! 

Happy Filipino American History Month!

No, we don't get a day off, but at least Obama's aides are keeping up with all the obscure holidays, celebrations, memorials, etc. 

Obama on Filipino American History Month: 

Filipino Americans have participated in the triumphs and struggles along our road to a more perfect union, from farm workers who helped found the United Farmworkers Union, to the soldiers who fought bravely in World War II, to the thousands of nurses who have saved and improved countless lives, Filipino Americans are an integral part of our country. That’s why I support policies that will honor your sacrifices, like the Filipino Veterans Equity Act.

Read the entire letter. 

So what is Senator Obama's record on the issue of Filipino Veterans? 

He really is committed bringing equity to the Filipino Veterans issues: As a member of the Senate Veteran Affairs Commitee, he co-sponsored the Filipino Veterans Equity Act. It was approved by the Senate, 96-1. 

Although there is a lot of latent racism in the Filipino and Filipino-American community, especially among our own parents and grandparents, I really hope they will look past that and see his compassion for the Filipino community. Check out the Filipino Americans for Obama blog for more. 

Colin Powell on Meet the Press

For the next few days, cable news is going to be inundated with commentary, analysis, and rolling footage of Colin Powell announcing that he will vote for Barack Obama.  To catch the actualy interview, without the "liberal, media elite bias," watch Meet the Press today on MSNBC at 3pm Pacific time. 

I'm sure it's already on the internet, but make it a lazy Sunday, grab some chips, your dirty robe, and cozy up on the counch in front of the original tube. 

So is this latest high-profile endorsement any good? 

On the not-so-awesome side, his name is associated with the WMD debacle.  On the other hand, he is very decorated, a Republican, and considered a true American by many military families.  I doubt that many average Americans care that Kissinger endorses McCain, or even know who he is. Unlike Colin Powell, the former Secretary State, is a household name. 

This may impact the independent and undecided voters who just want to hear a valid point. Although I'm not well-read on the impact of endorsements on presidential campaigns, Powell's endorsement may go a little further than Ben Affleck's.  Powell has the credentials, he's cool, and an intellectual.  Everyone's tired of all the fluff, the mud-slinging, and lip-stick on pigs.  They just want to hear the gawshdarn truth.