From last night’s Real Time with Bill Maher:
How some people can still be undecided in this race is beyond me.
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Now That’s Funnye
16 Sep
As it turns out, Barack Obama is related to a rabbi (through marriage). Rabbi Capers C. Funnye Jr., who is Michelle Obama’s first cousin once removed, leads a mostly black Jewish congregation on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Her paternal grandfather is the brother of Funnye’s mother. According to this AP story, the Obamas have never attended services at Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in the city’s Marquette Park neighborhood, where Funnye (pronounced fuh-NAY) presides, but the Rabbi and Michelle have become closer over the past decade. Funnye attended the African Methodist Episcopal Church growing up, then explored a number of other religions before converting, the story reports. You can read the rest right here.
I Invite the Media to Grow a Pair
14 SepWelcome back, Saturday Night Live. And of course, welcome back, Tina Fey. No surprise, Fey’s Sarah Palin impression is dead-on. This skit was really great last night.
http://www.hulu.com/embed/wyUOSXxioQGZEeIn9cTcyw/0
A Few Moments with Sarah
12 SepIf you just can’t wait to watch Sarah Palin’s interview with Charles Gibson tonight on 20/20, here’s a sneak preview:
http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf
See more Gina Gershon videos at Funny or Die
No-Spin Zone
4 SepI love it when people don’t realize that the camera may be off, but the microphones are still on. Here are Republican consultant Mike Murphy and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan on MSNBC talking about what an awful choice Sarah Palin is for John McCain’s running mate.
Quick Thoughts
30 AugFor the past few weeks, due to construction, the outbound B-line has been stopping at Lake Street and not going all the way into the Boston College T stop. I’m surprised no one’s been hit by a car yet.
I recently started using vanilla-flavored toothpaste, and I really like the taste of it. Is that wrong, or is that the whole point: that if I like the taste, maybe I’ll brush more often.
I have nearly 325 friends on Facebook now. How did that happen?
Bruce Springsteen’s in the neighborhood this weekend dropping his kid off at BC. I wonder what the chances are that I’ll see Bruce at White Mountain Creamery.
I love John McCain’s choice of VP. Can someone just declare Barack Obama the winner now and spare us the next 65 or so days of campaigning?
For the first time in about eight years, I’m living on Comm Ave on Labor Day weekend. Oh, the horror. I guess summer’s officially over now.
Any chance Dustin Pedroia is going to be the AL MVP this year? I sure think so. (And just fyi: I’ve been saying this for weeks now. I’m not on the bandwagon — I’m leading it.)
The new 90210 starts on Tuesday night. Not sure I could be more excited.
Why can’t every weekend be three days long?
Beat THAT, John McCain!
28 Aug
Wow! What a speech. Not sure I’ve ever been more excited to vote in an election. Let’s go, Barack Obama!
Missed it or just want to relive some highlights? Here is the full speech:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26447607#26447607
And here are some clips:
http://www.cnn.com/video/savp/evp/?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/08/28/sot.dnc.obama.better.cnn
http://www.cnn.com/video/savp/evp/?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/08/28/sot.dnc.obama.change.cnn
http://www.cnn.com/video/savp/evp/?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/08/28/sot.dnc.obama.cares.cnn
Yes She Can
26 AugNo, this isn’t a real ad. I just thought it was funny.
http://www.236.com/video/embed2.swf?videoID=1753232069&permalink=/d/?video=1753232069&width=425&height=364&embedCode=http://www.236.com/video/embed.php?v=1753232069&tags=Original+Video&urlPath=/d/?video=&translatorSwf=http://www.236.com/video/xml_translator.swf&xmlURL=http://iacas.adbureau.net/xtserver/site=236.com/aamsz=300x250video/area=video2/frmt=0/frmt=1/frmt=16/lnid=-1/ttID=1753232069/cue=post/cgm=0/RANDOM=0000000000&roll=post&policyFile=http://www.236.com/video/adPolicy.xml&title=+
(Thanks to Jeff Wells for the tip.)
Like the Very First Time
18 AugIf this November is going to be the first time you vote in an election, then this video’s for you. (If this is not going to be your first time voting in an election, don’t worry — you can watch too.)
http://www.cnn.com/video/savp/evp/?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/08/17/loftv.daughtry.video.cnn
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