Roadkill: OffTheBus's Ongoing RoundUp of the Awkward, the Ugly, and the Just Plain Weird

The following piece was produced through the Huffington Post's OffTheBus. Edited by Richard Riehl and Denise Wheeler. Reported by Kirsten Anderson, River Curtis-Stanley, Jodi Lampert, Julie Pierce, and Debbi Plummer.

Dennis hangs out with a diverse group. Obama supporter desperately seeks celebs. Tancredo launches "Vote for Me or Die!" video.

What do a porno publisher, two movie stars, a venture capitalist and a CODEPINK activist all have in common? > Their support for Dennis Kucinich, of course. Larry Flynt, Woody Harrelson, Ed Norton, Max Palevsky and Jodie Evans have invited supporters to join them for a cocktail party honoring the candidate the day after the Las Vegas debate. Focus on the Family host, Dr. James Dobson, sends his regrets.

Mitt's advisers tell him to change the subject: Asked at a house party in Holderness, NH whether he'd make a JFK-like speech about his religious faith, NH Romney declared, "I sort of like the idea myself. The political advisers tell me no, no, no - it's not a good idea. It draws too much attention to that issue alone." Perceptive folks, those political advisers of his. Wouldn't want voters to start using the "M" word to mean anything but "Mitt."

Calling all reality TV rejects! Barack wants you! NY Daily News had this letter from an Obama events coordinator: "We're seeking some celebrities (A list, B list ... and so on. We're not being picky yet) to make appearances at local events...No one needs to stay long. ... We're just looking for someone to stand in front of a large group of volunteers, spend about 5-10 minutes pumping them up, and then send them off on a canvass or other event." The Obama campaign disavows the effort, blaming it on a freelancing volunteer.

Hillary's people say, "In your face, Obama!" Clinton's chief mouthpieces have ignited a firestorm on Facebook.com, which has now posted an Official Petition Against Hillary Clinton. The flap began when Mandy Grunwald and Mark Penn compared Hillary's and Obama's supporters. "Our people look like caucus goers," Grunwald observe. "And his people look like Facebook," Penn added. "Only a few of their people look like they could vote in any state."

Tom's no longer a long shot: Tancredo may not register at all in entertainment industry support, even among Republicans, but that may change, now that he's launched an ad designed to put the fear of God into voters. Anybody remember LBJ's "Daisy" and the mushroom cloud?

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