Hot Potato Mash

Ron Howard's Call To Action

Very cool!

Matt Damon On Sarah Palin

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Lili Haydn Performs Live

Last Thursday night Deborah Kanafani spoke to a Los Angeles audience about her autobiographical book, "Unveiled: How An American Woman Found Her Way Through Politics, Love and Obedience in the Middle East." You can view that talk here.

Before Deborah spoke, however, musician Lily Haydn, who is a close friend of the author, performed two songs...

"Denied"

Improvisation

"Place Between Places" (Lili Haydn)

"Light Blue Sun" (Lili Haydn)

"Lili" (Lili Haydn)

Paris Hilton For President

According to Funny or Die stats, Paris Hilton's presidential response ad to John McCain's absurd Obama celebrity ad has now garnered 6.5 million views:

See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die

And now you can buy your Paris for President memorabilia...

Terrorists on The View

Michelle Obama guest hosts on The View and, gasp, fist bumps Whoopi, Joy, Elisabeth, Sherri and Barbara. For those not in the know, Fox “News” has suggested that the Obama fist bump might be a “terrorist fist jab”.

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Yankee Doodle Boy

While not politics related, this short video (0:33) of my 89-year-old great uncle Julius dancing and singing, “Yankee Doodle Boy”, was too cute not to post.

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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Political Comedian Betsy Salkind

Betsy Sallkind is funny. Here she does a short political standup routine followed by her ridiculously hilarious squirrel impression.

John Wayne: White Supremacist, McCarthyite, Draft-Dodging, Republican Icon

The first chapter from Glenn Greenwald's new book, "Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics", is all about John Wayne, or as Greenwald calls him, the "Pioneer of the Great American Hypocrite". And while the "Duke" was unquestionably a conservative Republican and a hypocrite, what really stands out is what a deplorable human being he was. A few shocking excerpts:

John Wayne in a 1971 Playboy interview:

"We can't all of a sudden get down on our knees and turn everything over to the leadership of the blacks. I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don't believe in giving authority and positions of leadership to irresponsible people."

Wayne was also an anti-communist McCarthyite in the 1950's who regularly accused Hollywood figures of being communist. But even worse, Wayne held his despicable views long after the "Red Scare" ended. In 1969 he told a Time reporter the following:

"I think those blacklisted people should have been sent over to Russia. They'd have been taken care of over there, and if the Commies ever won over here, why hell, those guys would be the first ones they'd take care of -- after me."

And despite being a draft-dodger during WWII when almost everyone served in the military -- including fellow actors James Stewart, Clark Gable and Henry Fonda -- Wayne called teenagers who fled for Canada or Europe during the Vietnam War "cowards," "traitors," and "Communists."

Is there any question that Wayne would be a perfect fit in today's Republican Party?

"Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics" (Glenn Greenwald)

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Bill O'Reilly Flips Out - DANCE REMIX

As someone who has edited a lot of videos I have real appreciation for the skills behind the above Bill O'Reilly Flips Out Dance Remix.

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'GET OUT OF TOWN GEORGE BUSH'

Chris Bennett adds new (fabulous) lyrics to a classic Cole Porter song.

“”Until The End Of Time“” (Chris Bennett)

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'Boston Legal' Takes On Our Democracy

In this week's episode of Boston Legal Alan Shore (James Spader) shreds our embarrassing excuse for a democracy (2:48). And if you have yet to watch last week's Supreme Court shredding video, do so immediately without passing “Go”.

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'Boston Legal' Takes On The Supreme Court

This is freaking great. Watch it fast before it gets pulled from YouTube.

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Matumbo Goldberg

My friend Rob Pearlstein wrote, directed and stars in the above hilarious short (3:54) with Anthony Anderson and J. Robin Miller. Please vote “funny” at the end if you like it!

Heath Ledger Is Going To Hell

 

According to the crazy Christian lady (aka Shirley Phelps Roper) from the Westboro Baptist Church whom I spoke with outside of the Academy Awards a few weeks back, Heath Ledger is going to hell.

It's unfortunate that our conversation was cut short by a heavy rain because I wanted to ask her why she thought Hannity & Colmes had her on Fox “News” so often (see one of her many appearances below). The answer, of course, is that it is the job of Fox “News” to scare the dickens (borrowing an expression from Pastor John Hagee) out of Middle America and few do it as well as the “God Hates Fags” church.

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And The Next President Of The United States Of America Is...

John McCain

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

No, wait, Barack Obama