This is near and dear to my heart since the whole reason I got interested in politics to begin with was our unit on the presidents in fifth grade — this video brings it all back.
With fast-forward animation and cheerful music accompanying the kids' drawings, well, it's not controversial at all. But with the convention starting tomorrow (!), I'm liking the priceless drawing of number five, James Monroe, and his drawings of balloons and the "Era of Good Feelings" written on his shoulder.
Barack Obama might want to stop spending thousands of dollars to produce fancy campaign ads, and start running Baracky II. This humorous take on the campaign features Barack Obama as Rocky Balboa. Obama comes off strong on the Iraq war, the economy, gas price relief, Democratic unity, and bunch of other issues.
Who loves Hummers. Rappers and Republicans apparently. After Rep.
Could it be?. Oh, that it be true. Dan Quayle, former veep under George Bush I, is
rumored to be in talks to join the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars.
I decided to open up the Saturday Night Live politics-vault, and ended up finding a gem. In 2002, with the 2000 primaries far behind him and no need to worry about image control, John McCain decided to show television viewers that he can play the "creepy husband" character pretty darn well. Check out the clip, which I can guarantee will either make you laugh out loud or cringe silently.
