Rob Riggle Says... Drive Safe!

I honestly am not so sure what to say about these PSAs... other than that they are strange enough that I thought I would post a couple. This first one stars Rob Riggle, formerly of the Daily Show...



...and the other stars a lady who I know appears regularly on Best Week Ever.

Music to warm your snow-bound heart

Witness the musical stylings of your friends @ the Office.

Elves Cranking that Superman?

Not quite sure what to say about this one... but it sure is fun. I only wish there were a bit of the signature Crank that Superman dance. Oh well. Maybe the follow-up video will focus in more on the choreography.

Gross Random Distraction-of-the-Day

Honestly, who made this political ad, and how did they get it approved to go on air. Amazing, really truly amazing.



Al Franken's race may have to take a back seat to my new favorite non-Presidential race!

This Doesn't Happen In America! Maybe Ohio, But Not In America!

Nice little video from the Simpsons, Homer trying to register his vote(s)... with some fun results.



hat tip: Wonkette.

Traditional Republican Values

I think the best line has to do with pillows. Found this today, and thought it was very much worth sharing. Also, I think they strategically edited in the image you see paused before you hit play to try and hook random dudes into watching the video! Hopefully it works, either way this thing is pretty damn hilarious.



I'm also a fan of "mandatory smiling"

Debate in a Minute

I wish this was a little better, honestly, as it kinda grabs bits and pieces that show tone overall, but manages almost no content. That said, editing down to a minute must have been tough. If you watched the debate and had to summarize the key things that stuck out what would you pick and choose. I'll consider this question myself and post later.

Until then, from 23/6:

Hillz The Early Years

Today is the day for me to mimic Wonkette, apparently. Caught this enjoyable video over there... it includes a bizarro cameo by once big star Jerry O'Connell.



I really enjoy the voice-over they use when the text "Young Hillary Clinton" comes on screen.

Is this Blog Obamaganda?

Damn right! Ok... well, seriously though, sometimes I think I'm too much of a one-man pro-Obama stomping ground, but when I come across something like the video below, I just can't resist (plus it's not a one-man show anymore around here anyway).

I found the clip in the collection of amazing videos over at The Jed Report today. It shows a fired-up 82 year old lady, Mrs. Weiss is her name, I think, at an Obama rally asking a question, then being asked to be Obama's VP. The video is followed by one other interesting thing sent my way by Adam, who recently sent me the great "Skywalkers Crossing Han Solo" story.



So on to the fascinating story Adam passed along, it's actually something that showed up a few days ago on the New York Times editorial pages. I enjoy it when people test out some of the narratives we see trotted around the Cable news punditry. In this case, the author takes the image of "The Guy Who’s Where He Is Only Because He’s Black" for a walk around the block to see what he looks like in the light of day. Ultimately, the piece is pretty enjoyable, thought provoking, and very readable. There are pieces of me that wishes the author had pushed the edges of this a bit further, but he certainly gives the reader enough to realize what a silly idea this is.

I post this because I think it's worth noting that in politics these sorts of caricatures, these easy simple 2-dimensional pictures play so large and so long. Just look at the whole Wright thing blowing up yet again this week. In that case, at least, it seems this week like Rev. Wright is trying to prove the boogey man is in fact 3-D, real, and is him... but that aside, I recommend the "Visible Man" story.

Check it out, let me know what you think. Once you're done reading, if you're feeling bogged down in some of the heavy issues this all brings up... go back and visit with Mrs. Weiss in the video clip again... she's a spark plug and sure to get you back to feeling a little encouraged.