Most of us think that Kanye West is completely selfish and self absorbed, but maybe we’re wrong about the “completely” part. He’s teamed up with MTV for a one-hour Choose or Lose special, during which he and MTV-resident Sway will visit the homes of returned soldiers, listen to their stories, and just hang out. An MTV VP says Kanye West was chosen because his music resonates with soldiers returning from the war. OK. Here’s what Kanye says about the good deed:
Heidi Montag, one of the only members of Young Hollywood brave — or foolish — enough to publicly support John McCain, is quickly inserting herself into the GOP. She and Spencer Pratt dined with (in the vicinity of) George Bush at this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, and yesterday she grabbed lunch with McCain’s daughter Meghan, who runs that blog. They ate at The Ivy, a spot where many famous people go to avoid being photographed by the paparazzi. Except, egads, the paps found ‘em! And they were tres interested in what they were up to! Well, not so much Meghan, because they didn’t have a clue who she was.
This is the handiwork of Florida businessman Mike Meehan, and he’s paid to have three of them raised around Orlando. According to Meehan, who says it’s important for voters to remember to focus on the war, he is a proud Republican and “a man of God.”
DO YOU HAVE TO LET IT LINGER? “Smartypants magazine editor to CNN: If Comedy Central can do it, why can’t we? That was a good part of New Yorker editor David Remnick’s argument to Wolf Blitzer about the controversy the current issue of the magazine has whipped up by portraying Barack Obama and his wife as a couple of gun-slinging, bin Laden-loving terrorists on its cover. Remnick likened what the magazine has done to what ‘The Daily Show’ and ‘The Colbert Report’ do every weeknight on television. He said the point of the cover was to satirize the many right-wing rumors and innuendoes that have spread virally about the Democratic candidate.”
George W. Bush, seen here exchanging chest love with a young military man, will tour the nation to console the millions and millions of people who have suffered under his presidency, according to Onion News Network.
Quite a weird weekend for Democratic golden boy Barack Obama.
First, it was revealed that this ghastly thing at right is the new New Yorker cover. If you can’t believe your eyes, let us assure you that that is indeed an armed, camouflaged Michelle Obama fist-bumping her Muslim-garbed husband in front of a portrait of Osama bin Laden and a burning American flag. Yes, of course: satire! But it’s like: come on.
Then, venerable McLaughlin Group namesake John McLaughlin posed this question to his roundtable:
Question: Does it frost Jackson, Jesse Jackson, that someone like Obama, who fits the stereotype blacks once labeled as an Oreo — a black on the outside, a white on the inside — that an Oreo should be the beneficiary of the long civil rights struggle which Jesse Jackson spent his lifetime fighting for?
Wellllllllllllll. Reminder: This wasn’t Fox News, but one of America’s most famous political programs. This was a group of revered pundits sitting around debating whether or not Obama is an “Oreo.”
And everyone’s so confused when black Americans don’t vote.
HIGH HOPES “If Barack Obama doesn’t win November’s presidential election in the United States, ‘you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye‘, the actor and director Robert Redford told an audience in Dublin last night.”
Nas spoke to MTV about the Jesse Jackson gonads controversy, and, in typical Nas fashion, made a few good points and then completely lost me. He claims that the reason we don’t need Jesse Jackson anymore is because we have Nas, Barack Obama, David Banner and Young Jeezy. Someone please explain.
I think Jesse Jackson, he’s the biggest player hater. His time is up. All you old n—as, time is up. We heard your voice, we saw your marching, we heard your sermons. We don’t wanna hear that sh– no more. It’s a new day. It’s a new voice. I’m here now. We don’t need Jesse; I’m here. I got this. We got Barack, we got David Banners and Young Jeezys. We’re the voice now. It’s no more Jesse. Sorry. Goodbye. You ain’t helping nobody in the ‘hood. That’s the bottom line. Goodbye, Jesse. Bye!
Yes, it’s true: Reverend Jesse Jackson is in hot water after being caught by Fox News microphones – which he for some reason thought were off – whispering to a colleague that he believes Barack Obama talks down to black people. Jackson, who has been publicly supportive of Obama in the past, also said that he’d like to “cut [Obama’s] nuts off.”
As you might imagine, Fox News is like a hog in shit over the recording, and they’ve been running the footage almost constantly since obtaining it yesterday. Jackson has since apologized for his comments but has yet to explain how he got stupid enough to discuss castration fantasies while mic’ed-up at a Fox News affiliate.
Click through for footage of Bill O’Reilly looking at the footage of Jesse Jackson.
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BLACK REPUBLICANS DISSED YET AGAIN “TV One, the cable network aimed at African-American viewers, will cover Barack Obama’s nominating convention but is ignoring John McCain’s. The network is telecasting live, prime-time coverage of the Democratic convention in Denver Aug. 25-28, followed by ‘TV One Live: DNC Afterparty,’ with political and social commentary from panelists. TV One is available in 43.7 million households, or about 40 percent of the nation’s TV homes. … ‘We are not a news organization,’ [the network’s CEO] said. ‘We are a television network that is designed to celebrate African-American achievement. That is why we are covering this convention. If Hillary (Clinton) was the nominee, we would not be covering this year’s Democratic convention.’”
Jesse Helms, the conservative former senator who spoke loudly and often about things like gays being “revolting” and Martin Luther King Jr being un-American, died early Friday morning at the age of 86. One can’t help but wonder if the God the fiery Baptist so loved was making a statement by squelching such an effusive bigot on America’s most celebrated day of freedom and independent thinking. Good riddance, etc.
We don’t know how they do it, but they do, and it. Is. Fucking. Astonishing.
The maniacs at Fox News somehow put together an earnest segment in which giggly hack Laura Ingraham talks to ACTOR Stephen Baldwin about just why the heck these loudmouth celebrities think they can go around expressing their opinions. We’re pretty good at sensing irony, and there is NONE in either of their voices. Not even when Stephen, who, by the way, is the one not as smart as Alec, not as handsome as Billy and not as rugged as Daniel, says, “Here’s what’s freaky to me: The media and Hollywood is so convinced that mainstream America cares what it thinks.” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God, we hope this guy’s not kidding when he says he’s leaving if Obama wins.
Clip after the jump.
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Remember last month when Tila Tequila claimed credit for California’s legalization of same-sex marriage, because her groundbreaking reality television show put sexualities other than the hetero variety on the map? Or something ridiculous? Now tell us if you heard the one about 24 actor Dennis Haysbert, who played President David Palmer, taking credit for the possibility of a black man becoming president.
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ALIEN MOVIES: WHERE NATIONAL LEADERS ARE MADE “Sonny Landham … the man who played Billy Bear in ‘48 Hours’ and was killed by an alien in ‘Predator’ … pulls no punches in his newest role: Libertarian challenger to a man known for political toughness, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. … The cast of 1987’s ‘Predator’ featured two future state governors: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura. But the prospects of winning office seem far more remote for Landham.”
‘THE SUPERMAN FOR EVERYONE’ “Barack Obama raised nearly $5 million Tuesday at a celebrity-packed fundraiser that was the equivalent of the entertainment industry’s coming-out party for the likely Democratic presidential nominee. ‘He’s my candidate, and I think you have to put your money where your mouth is,’ said actor Don Cheadle. Actor Dennis Quaid said Obama is ‘the Superman for everyone.’ … The guest list for the exclusive event, where top tickets cost more than $30,000, also included actor Jennifer Beals and boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard.”
Remember when, like a freshman crushing on the senior star quarterback, Scarlett Johansson went around telling everyone who would listen that she and very important person Barack Obama had a blossoming e-mail relationship? In deference to those who don’t recall, a couple weeks ago, the curvy Tom Waits impersonator told reporters she was “amazed” that Obama always found time to reply to her messages, which presumably went something like, “You’re the best!!! And smart! Sometimes I’m embarrassed to be blonde. Did you know I’m from New York, the birthplace of Harlem? That’s one of the reasons I can sympathize with your black bros and hos. Love you! Peace.”
But, oh, how humiliating: Barry says Scarlett’s lying!
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THE KISS OF DEATH “View co-host Sherri Shepherd can’t contain her admiration for potential first lady Michelle Obama. ‘She is so poised, gracious, intelligent, charming and funny. … I would love to have her as a first lady!’”
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