And now the posturing begins … In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will attempt to convince congressional leaders their $700 billion bailout plan will succeed. “If financial conditions fail to improve for a protracted period, the implications for the broader economy could be quite [...]
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Brooke-Sidney Gavins comes across one of the most absurd plays of the race card ever: Bristol Palin’s Baby Daddy.
A friend of mine forwarded this to me last night directly after the Palin speech and it briefly turned my frown upside down. I like to imagine that this is really how it went down between McCain and his so-called “VPILF.” Enjoy!
The Great Grace Jones is back with a fierce new video.
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It’s premature to say that Obama hasn’t fallen into the same trap. Promising AIPAC all of Jerusalem yesterday could easily constitute a major double speak if someone were to devote this much time to analyzing his prior statements.
But alas, the technologically-savvy abundance of liberal-minded folk out there have trained their critical eyes on John McCain. [...]
Another good question for the Republican candidates… and one that should be asked of all the candidates: Would-be presidents all, how about addressing the discriminatory effects of Christian-influenced policy formulation?
Brownback’s answer comes in this ad: “We’re close to being able to overturn Roe vs. Wade. We’re one justice away.”
Miitt Romney, the Republicans’ top family values and big love candidate, is fearful of the internet because… he doesn’t know anything about it. Over the last few weeks, he has been turning his campaign into an anti-internet-porn crusade, taking a strong stand against sexual predators on “these networking sites.” He wants to lock up the [...]
This little YouTube gem of a cultural product is stirring up the madness. In the same vein but more raw than Alanis’s “humps,” it has been viewed 1.09 million times and has drawn 3,719 comments, many of which move along the subject of race in a predictably half-baked typing-at-work kinda (hateful) way. It’s an interesting [...]
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Money 101: Tara Graham breaks down the current economic crisis, complete with history and analysis for your addled eyes (and pocketbooks).
Brian Frank went to the McCain-Palin rally in Carson and lived to tell about it.
For gay couples, neither candidate in Thursday’s VP debate offered anything remotely resembling change. Tara Graham takes them to task.
Mark Evitt takes a hard look at the recent Village Voice firings and the state of print media in general.
Ryan Barrett takes you through her own person Spin Room on last week’s Vice-Presidential debate.
Tara Graham hits you with the week in gossip. Catch up on the brain candy.
Emily Henry takes a look at the new import HBO sketch-comedy series Little Britain USA
Missed your dose of gossip last week? Tara Graham rounds up all of the juicy tidbits. (Spoiler: Clay Aiken is gay)
Confused by the pro-corn syrup commercials you’ve been seeing lately? You’re not alone. Mark Evitt breaks it down for you.
Samantha Page previews the Hullaboo fundraising fest for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music
Chris Nelson weighs in on Obama’s candidacy, the punditry poison, and the speech from Invesco Field.
Max Zimbert interviews some political heavyweights on the Dem’s chances in Ohio and Iowa.
The P+P crew gives a Cribs-style walk-through of their sick DNC digs.
More on the epic Wyclef performance from Chris Nelson, including a sick photo gallery and descriptions of the electric vibe at the event.
Torey Van Oot gets ex-Fugee Wyclef Jean to share his thoughts on courting the Latino vote for Obama.
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