Politics Buzz Perry County in Alabama has declared the second Monday in November Barack Obama Day. Mark your calendars for a 3-day change-cation.
A little girl in Chicago wins the “Most Excited to See The President” award during his school visit.
Tech Buzz Channeling FDR and his fireside chats, Barack Obama will be giving weekly addresses on YouTube. The move is supposed to indicate Obama's sense of history and his web savvy, but I'm really just looking forward to all the mash-ups that will result.
Politics Buzz …from the Senate. Don't worry, it's totally a normal thing for him to do, given that he's got the Presidency to focus on. Can't have two jobs at the same time, right? Want to freak a friend out? Tell them, “Obama's going to resign!”, then send them this link. It's fun, trust me.
The cover art of the “Don't Stop Believing” single looks eerily family to our 2008 eyes.
http://www.tuppenceworth.ie/blog/index.php/2008/11/11/wai...
This excellent essay (written by an Irish blogger) touches on the shift we might witness in pop culture as our President-elect replaces W., who argubly ushered in the age of Paris Hilton.
Science Buzz Considered by some to be nothing more than a “psychological fad of cult status,” NLP is a form of form of communication practiced in psychotherapy (read: hypnosis) that some are arguing was the key to Obama's win. Maybe Obama was inspired to pick up the technique after Dubya held that press conference where he tried to spike his approval ratings with a magic wand and pixie dust.
Obama addressed the media for the first time today as President-Elect. Skip to around 15:30 if you're only interested in news about the puppy.
America, meet Herpe, the Obama dog. After “months of vigorous training”, Herpe can finally bark “Obama”!
Despite her sinister grin, O was seen weeping when “the other O” took to the stage in last night’s victory speech.
Politics Buzz Obama wins!! We have our first black President! This is soooo exciting and sooooo historic! America fulfills its promise that anyone can make it to the top here! Time to celebrate!
http://iftheworldcouldvote.com
More than 800,000 people from around the world have cast their ballots in this virtual election simulation. For what it’s worth, McCain only seems to have a fighting chance with the American Samoan, Venezuelan, and Georgian electorate. Results here.
Politics Buzz After months of threatening to run an ad dredging up Reverend Wright, a group called the National Republican Trust made a splashy ad buy at the eleventh hour, running it nationwide during Monday Night Football, SNL, and (inexplicably) The Rachel Maddow Show. Given the millions of dollars this cost, you’d expect some more strategic thinking about where the ad ran (like, a blitz in battleground states for instance), so what was their actual intention here?
This is one of our favorite Election Day haikus so far. If you can come up with 17 total syllables to describe your feelings on this historic occasion, join the party and post your own election-themed Haiku here.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1888086
Nightmare scenarios about what happens when the guy you didn’t vote for wins the presidency …
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_20...
The BBC checks out the redneck Obama fan club.
http://www.236.com/video/2008/watch_synchronized_presiden...
You could probably do this to just about any politician who’s used to repeating the same talking points, but it’s still pretty incredible to watch. Some impressive (and painstaking) video editing that peaks with a chorus of McCains saying, “My friends”.
Politics Buzz A small fishing village in Japan shares the name Obama with our own presidential candidate. Obama villagers have gone predictably bonkers for their man, even though they can’t vote for him.