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Politics Buzz Thank you, governor. UPDATE : Seems he was joking.
TV Buzz Press conference all-star Chris Christie crashes Mitt Romney's boring Q&A session. (via gotchamediablog.com)
President Obama speaks about the #OccupyWallStreet protests for the first time, and he appears to be down with the cause. (via gtcha.me)
Celebrity Buzz You know you were thinking it. Foxy Knoxy vs. Racy Casey…which accused murderess would you rather pervert the justice system with? Take our poll at the bottom and settle the raging debate! These are the kinds of arguments they have in hell.
When you travel to the Ukraine for a beauty competition, you should expect to meet the naked activists from FEMEN!
After his third round victory over David Nalbandian at the U.S. Open, Rafael Nadal experienced an intense cramp and collapsed to the floor during a post-match interview. He's OK now, though. (via.)
Culture Buzz Apparently God believes Nafissatou Diallo. Towards the end of the clip, pay attention to the woman in the striped shirt who's closest to the camera. Her expression of mild panic and perturbed confusion basically sums up all of New York today. (via slicemagazine.org)
During a press conference for his new film Red State at Comic-Con 2011, Kevin Smith tells the true story about the time at Sundance he told Harvey Weinstein to “shut the f**k up.” (via Gotcha Media)
At E3 today, Nintendo unveiled its follow up to the Wii, the Wii U. On top of offering souped-up HD graphics that are expected to be on par with or surpass the Playstation 3, the new home console system offers a radical reinvention of the standard video game controller. The Wii U boasts a tablet with a 6.2 inch touch screen that can act as a second screen in addition to your television. This promo video show off the controller's many features, including video chat and web browsing. Also in the mix is a peek at the brand new, unnamed Zelda game for Wii U.
At a New York press conference, Rep. Anthony Weiner admitted to sending a lewd photo to a woman who wasn't his wife, then lying that he was the victim of hackers when the photo became public. Weiner also confessed to exchanging sexual photos and e-mails with 6 other women in recent years, some of whom while he was married. He said he has no intention of resigning from Congress.
Aka, “Crazy Brazilian Guy.” He was recently arrested in Cerro Azul, Paraná, Brazil for killing his mother following a credit card dispute. The hostile interview he gave while in handcuffs has become an internet sensação (that's Portuguese for “sensation,” y'all).
Emilio Eduardo da Rocha Deveza, arrested in Brazil for killing his mother, holds a press conference to unveil your new nightmare. What's Portuguese for, “Hide your kids, hide your wife”?
Barack Obama shows Ed Henry who's President. You can actually hear the press corps “oooh”ing after Obama delivers the money line (“It took us a couple of days because I like to know what I'm talking about before I speak.”) Step back, CNN.
Tech Buzz The Israeli Consulate in New York has a Twitter account aiming to open Israel up to questions. They are holding a press conference right now through 3pm, where anyone can ask about the ongoing Gaza conflict, along with any other “Ask Israel” questions you've got.
Rod Blagojevich wants you to know that he will fight (he will fight, he will fight). Also, he's lonely. I keep waiting for him to look at the screen and yell “Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!” He is too ridiculous to be real.
Politics Buzz Well, that didn't take long. Here's a collection of some of the animated gifs that are being made of Bush getting beaned by stuff in the aftermath of yesterday's shoe-throwing incident. If you're feeling extra fancy, you can send us your own and we'll add it to the collection.
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.
Minnesota senator Norm Coleman has been accused of receiving suits as a gift from businessman and friend Nasser Kazeminy. Watch as his campaign manager fields the questions with the same broken record response. It seems like a standard “non-answer” political dodge, but when the press decides to stick with the issue, it gets incredibly awkward.
Yikes. Looks like we have a really big problem here, society.
After receiving some breaking “information,” very funny twitter-man…
