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more about #barackobama more comments → whats_in_a_name: Jazz hands for tots more » yvanehtnioj: Oooh, this is a supremely weird picture. The colors, the manic smile, the kids looking away ... she looks kind of like a puppeteer and kind of like t... more » curiousgeorgiana: All I want for Christmas is Michelle Obama. more » Cimorene: I remember from high school history classes that after WWI, America and Europe were all "F-You losers" and left them to their own post-war shitty devi... more » JerseyGrrrl: I'm more pessimistic than Glenn Greenwald. I think the American public has shown it doesn't care about women's right in America. So I'm not sure why t... more » HarpMadness: I don't know when we as a country, culture, society, world, whatever, went back to being so far entrenched in the idea that war can fix not only some ... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): Karzai may be marginally better than the Taliban, but he has demonstrated that he is happy to cater to the extremists in his country in return for pol... more » J.D.Regent: Ugh, I have hated this war from the beginning and really resented when Bush tried to act for a second like he was invading to save the women who he pr... more » BearDownCBears: Excellent excellent post. more » morninggloria: Any mash up of Peanuts and politicians speaking should include a muted trombone soundtrack that replaces all discernable words. "Fwa, fwafwa fwa. Fw... more » SomeAuthorGirl: Brilliant! more » MilointheMeadow: "..but all I feel is kinda let-down" Very poignant, actually. more » Jack_Burton: Will the sequel be starring Ana Marie Cox as "that Cute Little Red-Haired-Girl" that Charlie Brown's always obsessing over? more » prettycool: I love it! You're my new favorite person, Rosie! more » bluebears: I love every second of this. Amazing. All presidential addresses should be spliced with Peanuts cartoons. more » -
#foreignaffairs
The Audacity Of Help: The Obama Administration And Afghan Women
Critics are complaining that President Obama's Tuesday night address lacked analysis of the situation facing women in the region, which appears to contradict Hillary Clinton's pledge to make women's issues a cornerstone of national security strategy. Was the omission intentional? More » -
#goodgrief
You're A Good Man, Barack Obama: Afghanistan War Meets Classic Animation
Who says A Charlie Brown Christmas and Barack Obama's address on Afghanistan can't make beautiful policy together? In fact, who better than Charlie Brown, undertrodden everyman, to articulate the frustrations of a confused and embattled nation? More » -
#wargames
Obama's Speech On Afghanistan Measured, Expected
"We did not ask for this fight," said President Barack Obama during his speech on policy and strategy relating to Afghanistan last night. However, it's clear that he intends to come to some kind of resolution by 2011. More » -
#unhappyholidays
A Charlie Brown Christmas Will Not Air Tonight
…Because someone named Barack Obama is talking about something called Afghanistan. Socialist Muslins born in Kenya want to ruin Christmas! The Peanuts special will air December 15 instead; in the meantime, you can practice the characters' dance moves here. [Time] -
#wargames
No End In Sight: Obama Gears Up On Afghanistan
This morning, President Obama spoke with Afghan President Hamid Karzai outlining the new war plan in detail. Tonight, Obama will reveal his plan for military action in a speech at West Point - and he's already drawing political criticism. More » -
#mousetraps
Writer: Disney's Frog Flick "Capitalizes" On Obama Family
Ready for the most preposterous crap you will read all day? It comes to us via Vince Mitchell, in a piece for the Times Of London, arguing that The Princess and The Frog is "capitalizing" on "The Obama era."
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#snapjudgment
"I Know We've Been Married For 17 Years, But My Mom Just Really Likes To Chaperone."
[Washington, D.C., November 28. Image via Getty.]
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#wonderwoman
Female Force: The Poorly Illustrated, Incomplete Adventures Of Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey hasn't been bitten by a radioactive spider, so you'd think the writer of her Female Force comic biography would capitalize on any details that make her story more interesting. Sadly, it's less thrilling than her Wikipedia page.
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#politicalparties
Details Essential At White House State Dinner
The White House state dinner last night was, according to NPR, the "most formal of all dinners." That means protocol was "critical," and no detail was overlooked. More » -
#headofstate
Hillary 2012: A Vice Presidential Odyssey
The latest rumor coming out of Washington is that Hillary Clinton is in the running to take the VP slot in 2012, displacing Joe Biden and setting her up for another Presidential run in 2016. More » -
#grainofsalt
Obama's Approval Rating Down Among Pouty-Lipped Mothers Of Six
No, not her. Us Weekly claims Angelina Jolie "hates" Obama. A "source" says, "She's into education and rehabilitation and thinks Obama is all about welfare and handouts. She thinks Obama is really a socialist in disguise." [Us] -
#colorstruck
Supporters Lighten Obama's Image; Detractors Darken It
The National Academy of Sciences published a study that FINDS a correlation between a person's political views and darker or lighter representations of Barack Obama. But does this study prove anything we didn't learn during the OJ Simpson trial? More » -
#dirtbag
Jennifer Hudson To Sing At White House; Carla Bruni To Act In Woody Allen Flick
- Jennifer Hudson will sing for President Obama, Michelle Obama and their guests at a state dinner tonight.
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#wowza
Zimbabwean Women Receive Award For Human Rights Campaign
Tonight President Obama will present the co-founders of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) with the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for their commitment to social justice. More » -
#roguetrip
Racism And Sexism On The Going Rogue Book Tour
With articles like "The 'Palinization' of Palin," coverage of Alaska's most famous ex is starting to sound like Being John Malkovich. But underneath the weirdness are some serious questions about gender and race.
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#nuts
Chock Full O' Nuts
"Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think Obama Didn't Actually Win 2008 Election — ACORN Stole It!" No, that headline - and the accompanying story - is not from the Onion. [TPM]
