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Pallin' Around With Palin

William Astore | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


William Astore

Palin will continue to be the darling of men like Rupert Murdoch and operations like Fox News, simply because nobody advances the Conservative agenda with more folksy charm and chutzpah.

Obama Attempts Escape in Presidential Helium Balloon

Ben Berkon | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

In White House news, upon hearing about the six-year old boy from Colorado who flew away in his parent's helium balloon, President Obama decided to es...

Boo! Abigail Adams, Abraham Lincoln Rumored To Haunt The White House

Washington Post | Moira E. McLaughlin | Posted 10.19.2009 | Style


The White House wasn't finished when she moved in, so she used the still-under-construction East Room to dry her clean sheets. Her ghost is said to wa...

Beer Metaphor Becomes Frosty-Cold Reality

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Barack Obama is the first president to not just accept the premise of the "having a beer" test, but to embrace it and turn it into reality.

Michael Phelps In Good Company

Keith Thomson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green


Keith Thomson

According to a 2002 Time/CNN poll, 47% of Americans have smoked marijuana. Here's a list of famous users and advocates of the plant.

Nashville Backstory: A Political Scene-Setter

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Jamie Stiehm

The way to say Nashville, according to authorities, is a long "Nash" and a short "ville." It's a place where people like a good story to go with a song.

Landslide Needed

Norman MacAfee | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


Norman MacAfee

We need a landslide. If 80 percent of the population think the country is on the wrong track, why can't we have an election where 80 percent vote for Barack and 20 for McCain?

Obama/Gore 2008

Norman MacAfee | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


Norman MacAfee

Broken record here. The more I think about it, the more Al Gore seems the only really interesting choice for Barack Obama's vice presidential choice. ...

It's Better to Lose an Election Than to Lose the Party II

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

Senator Obama moved in on the Democratic National Committee yesterday changing its rules so the committee will no longer accept donations from federal lobbyists or political action committees.