Politics Buzz High school and college yearbook photos of all the White House hopefuls. Young Biden+Young Romney+Young Perry=Hunk Sandwich. Young Cain+Young Santorum+Young Huntsman=Nerd Burger.
Culture Buzz ABC was granted exclusive access to never-before-heard interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from the Kennedy Library, and British tabloids are claiming to have learned the most salacious details from the secret tapes. ABC flatly denies these reports, but will not address specifics until their own special airs in September. In the meantime, here are the juiciest bits alleged to be in the Jackie O tapes.
Left-wing blogs and news sites are talking about about “vice president.” We’re tracking the latest headlines on this topic and update this page with links as they come in.
Politics Buzz The wet-dream of a million liberals just came true: Dick Cheney has been indicted. The charges (having to do with TX federal detention centers) are minor and local and will probably be dismissed tomorrow, but you get to use the i-word, so do you care?
Politics Buzz Hilarious comparison of the types of responses to expect from the Presidential running mates. The CBS Exclusive shows Joe Biden and Sarah Palin discussing their thoughts on the best and worst parts of Dick Cheney’s Vice Presidency. After seeing Biden’s well articulated answer, Palin looks more like someone you’d see on The Tonight Show’s “Jay Walking”.
Politics Buzz While Sarah Palin is new to the arena of making public mistakes, Joe Biden is a practiced professional. Here are some highlights. Biden’s known to savor the taste of his own foot, and his career is littered with big public oops moments.
A video from her days with Channel 2 Sports. This is long before her political career started, back when she was still unmarried (her last name was Heath) and when huge bangs were all the rage.
Politics Buzz As every American with access to 30 Rock and a blog has pointed out today, there is a slight visual similarity between comedy heart throb Tina Fey and Republican Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin. This is the last post today about Palin, I swear. See below for Tina Fey in action.
Politics Buzz McCain picked Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as his running mate. A bold move! McCain can now safely count on those three electoral votes from Alaska. Palin’s a reformer who plays well to the cameras, but a state probe into her official conduct — she may have used her clout to fire her ex -brother-in-law from a state trooper’s position — could really backfire.
Politics Buzz Joe Biden’s son is Delaware’s Attorney General, but he’s also in the National Guard (and is headed to Iraq). Beau introduced his dad at the DNC last night, and his speech definitely tugged at the heartstrings. Hopefully, he didn’t inherit his father’s hair.
Politics Buzz Drudge thinks the announcement will come tomorrow morning; time to check the tea leaves. Drudge says the New York Times is ready to run with the story as early as tomorrow, though others think he’s way off.
Politics Buzz The Virginia governor is getting lots of buzz as a prime contender for Barack Obama’s VP spot. Who will Obama choose?? It’s like watching an unusually riveting episode of Elimidate unfold before our eyes.