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Like a particularly pernicious canker sore, Sarah Palin will be back in our grill down in the lower 48 next week. She will campaign for Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss, whose race will be decided during a run-off election on December 2nd, before heading to Philly to meet with President Elect Obama and several other Governors to discuss the economy. Wanna hear Rachel Maddow's take on this mess? Click on the pic of Palin and Maddow at left for Rachel's pithy commentary. [MSNBC] MORE »

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Loose Lips Usher is going to be a daddy for the second time! He and wife Tameka Foster are expecting son #2 on December 15. Maybe he will take after the Simpson-Wentz child and be named Staten Island Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Usher Jr. • Oh man, poor Kanye. He is obviously still very broken up about the death of his mother, and on November 5 wrote on his blog, "Hi Mom, Obama won!" He tells the Telegraph, "It's weird - I heard about my Mom passing on a plane and I heard about Obama getting elected on a plane. Like Obama, I'm from Chicago and I would have loved to have made it back to take in the celebrations that night but it just couldn't be done. I still find it unbelievable that he won." • The Roots got into a tour bus crash, but thank goodness everyone is ok. ?uestlove blogged about the harrowing event: "In reality the crash was all of about 7 seconds…but to do a 360 on the highway and end up ramped up (the van that crashed into ours was UNDER our double decker bus) in the air…is…well…a frigging miracle.” MORE »

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news roundup
Hillary Clinton Might Not Want Barack When Ted's On The Other Line
- Hillary Clinton has not agreed to be Obama's Secretary of State even if she is officially offered it. [Politico]
- She has, however, been asked to head Ted Kennedy's health reform task force next year. [The Hill]
- Mr. Jowls will remain the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security. Jane Hamsher and others say, in so many words, fuck that guy. [Politico, Firedoglake, Politico]
- Chuck Norris might be able to defeat ninjas, cowboys and anyone who talks back, but what he's really, really scared of is boys who like to kiss other boys (we assume that, like most raging homophobes, he furiously masturbates to girl-on-girl porn). Chuck Norris, I have watched gay bear porn and survived with nary a scratch. I double dog dare you. [Queerty]
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6:40 PM on Tue Nov 18 2008
By Megan
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Most discussed sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): Boys kissing boys can be dangerous. To my panties. Rowr. more »
Female Trouble
Hillary And Sarah: The "Bitch" And The "Ditz" Of American Politics
In this week's New York Magazine, Amanda Fortini is concerned that the candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin set women as a whole back rather than propelled them forward, because Clinton and Palin reinforce specific gender stereotypes. "In the grand Passion play that was this election, both Clinton and Palin came to represent—and, at times, reinforce—two of the most pernicious stereotypes that are applied to women: the bitch and the ditz," Fortini writes. More »

12:00 PM on Mon Nov 17 2008
By Jessica
5,378 views, 142 comments

Most discussed sarah.of.a.lesser.god (subservient to the ovumlord): Am I the only one who thought Palin seemed like a bigger "bitch" and more nakedly ambitious than Hillary ever more »
NObama Dog Bad news for Malia and Sasha Obama: They won't be getting that new puppy until after the Obamas move into the White House. In an interview with 60 Minutes last night, Barack and Michelle said that they want to be "responsible owners" and they know that it wouldn't be good to get a new dog in the middle of a major move, even though they promised Malia and Sasha a new pup after the election was over. [MSNBC]

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Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass tells the story of a teen who decided to test the political tolerance at her school in the liberal Chicago suburb. In exchange for extra credit, the girl recorded the comments she received when she wore a shirt with "McCain Girl" written on it one day and a tee with "Obama Girl" written on it the next. When she wore the McCain shirt the teen was told, among other things, that she should be killed. Wonder how the experiment would have turned out if she'd done it this area of Idaho? [Chicago Tribune, 2News.Tv]

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Postcards From Yo Sista Details of a post-election email written by Obama's half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, to family and friends have been leaked to the public. Maya wrote about the confusing range of emotiond she felt on the days surrounding the election when she had to deal with the death of her grandmother and her brother's historic presidential election. Maya turned down Obama's offer to be with him on election night but says in her email, "We've made a great choice, I assure you" about her brother's election. [Time]

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dirt bag
Oprah Finds Her Man
- That guy Oprah was leaning on during the Election Day rally in Chicago — whom she thanked on her show, saying, "I don't know who you are, but thank you, Mr. Man!" — is named Sam Perry. He worked at the Silicon Valley Obama office. [Breitbart]
- Mr. Man will be on Oprah's show today! [Chicago Sun-Times]
- Speaking of Oprah, she may have delivered between 400,000 and 1.6 million primary votes for Obama. Someone better get to sleep in the Lincoln bedroom! [Newser, via ABC News]
- Will.i.am has a video celebrating Barack Obama's win, and it will debut on Oprah's show today. [USA Today]
- Radiohead's Thom Yorke was so psyched Bush is leaving office, he posted a free remix of a song in his website. [Rolling Stone]
- People waiting in a U.S. Customs queue at Kennedy Airport on Tuesday booed Naomi Campbell as she skipped the line, escorted by a passport-screening officer. Weren't they afraid of hurled cell phones? [Rush & Molloy]
- You know how Kim Cattrall said there would be a Sex And The City sequel? Sarah Jessica Parker says, "I'm thrilled to know Kim is excited but all the deals are not yet done." Me-ouch. [Daily Express, People]
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9:00 AM on Fri Nov 7 2008
By Dodai
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OMG Puppies!
First Things First: What Kind Of Dog Should The First Puppy Be?
During the election campaign, Barack and Michelle Obama promised to buy their daughters Malia and Sasha a dog once the election was over, win or lose. During his victory speech at Grant Park last night, Obama brought up the puppy issue publicly and announced that a young canine will be accompanying them to the White House. More »

2:20 PM on Wed Nov 5 2008
By Maria
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Most discussed SarahMC: Beagles FTW! Whatever they choose, they better as hell choose a shelter dog or else I will be very, very more »
weighty matters
Eating Disorders Are The "Addiction Of Choice" For Jewish Teens
Here are some good statistics about Jews: 77% voted for Barack Obama! And now here are some totally depressing ones: according to an online survey conducted by Jewish Women International, half of Jewish educators and social workers have encountered disordered eating among the teens they work with. According to the Huffington Post's Leslie Goldman, eating disorders are the "'addiction of choice' among Jewish girls." Goldman notes that Jewish Women International was not shocked by the high incidence of eating disorders among Jewish teens because of their "prevalence among upper middle class, high achieving populations." However, as a former Jewish teen, I have another possible explanation. More »

12:00 PM on Wed Nov 5 2008
By Jessica
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Most discussed helenanapier: My Jewish mother would stuff some food at the pic right now. She is my local high school incarnated, though, more »