I think Elizabeth might be down, but there’s no way her folks would go for it. :P

I haven’t posted about it, and I can’t really put what I take away from the passing of Michael Jackson any better than Jay Smooth did in this video, so I’m just going to let him say it:

I could barely contain myself watching this. Thank you, Glenn Beck and Faux News and all of you righties for egging this stuff on. I know I’m days behind, but here are some videos.

To summarize; marketing is key, Obama’s logo is a brainwashing technique, get your kids out of college, burn all the college books especially those teaching “that evolution crap” –oh, and don’t install one of those analog-to-digital set-top converter boxes, because they are secret government brainwashing devices.

Rachel Maddow and Ana Marie Cox were hilarious as well.

I hope Wednesday’s festivities are played around the clock until next November.

Alexander Ovechkin is almost too good. I’m convinced he’s from another planet. He doesn’t even make sense. Here’s his absolutely stunning goal from last night:

This is right up there with “The Goal,” which I thought would never be topped. Ovie just might have done that last night.

Here are a couple of other gems from this year. DC is so incredibly lucky to have this type of athlete in a town recently known for being where sports go to die. We’ve got him under contract for another 12 years after this one. He, and the other youth on the team are just getting started.

Most of you have probably seen this, but it’s funny nonetheless.

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

One vote = one voice.

One vote can change a precinct.

One precinct can change a state.

One state can change a nation.

One nation can change the world.

Let’s go change the world. VOTE.

Senator McCain’s contempt for Senator Obama’s very presence on this election’s stage with him is clearly boiling over.

McCain calls Obama “that one”

McCain refuses to shake Obama’s hand

This is a man that hates losing. The lower he drops in the polls the more you’ll see this.

Overall I was disappointed in the debate. I didn’t think the modified “town hall” format worked. I would like to see a face-to-face debate with free-form discussion between the candidates. Enough with the ads, and enough with the debate formats that are really just modifications of the same, tired format that is really more like a joint press conference than a debate. Let’s have an in-the-open public discussion of these important issues with lots of time for responding to everything.

I will say I thought Obama performed well while McCain came off as an annoyed, grumpy old man yelling at Obama to get off his lawn. I don’t think either candidate necessarily “won” but Obama looked more comfortable.

Also, I was seriously creeped out by Senator McCain’s repeated use of the word “goodies”

Rep. Dennis Kucinich addresses the DNC

(UPDATE: Apparently, this line was edited from Kucinich’s speech: “They’re asking for another four years — in a just world, they’d get 10 to 20.” — They should have left that in.)

The first actual animated, fired-up speech of the Convention so far. It has been mostly dull, though Michelle Obama gave a great speech and her and the Senator’s little girls stole the show last night.

Barry Schweitzer was great as well.

Sen. Clinton did very well, too and gained some ground as far as regaining my respect for her, but I don’t expect it to change anything regarding her supporters taking their ball and going home and not supporting Sen. Obama. I do think that she made every effort in this speech to persuade those who could be persuaded. As for the rest, well if they are willing to support Sen. McCain when he is directly opposed to everything their candidate stood for when she was in the race, then not even she can change their minds. The PUMA crowd is already hunting for non-existent signals in her speech tonight indicating that she really sides with them and wants them to keep fighting. It is pathetic.

I hope the MSM will now shut up about the “angry Clinton supporters” and let them fade away. Every comment made about percentages of her supports saying this or that, and every interview with someone willing to cut off their nose to spite their face on this issue only adds fuel to the fire.

From the American News Project, via Huffington Post

It’s important that people understand that opening up these areas to production will do little to nothing to reduce our gas prices, and we’re talking several years down the line regardless. The oil companies already have access to acres and acres of drillable land and sea that they aren’t using. Why not force them to produce on those areas if we’re so concerned about drilling “now” and “here.”

We need more effort towards renewable energy. Let’s see the GOP stage a congressional sit-in for that one. I’m sure their buddies at ExxonMobil should have no problem with that. I mean they want to stop the “war on the poor,” right?

More than that, we need leaders who will lead. America has spent too much time being told what it needs to hear and misled down these dangerous paths… How about a little truth in government for a change?

Barack Obama Addresses HQ Staff

The time for celebration and reflection on how historic this primary season has been is now over.

It’s go time and the whole world is watching.

Yes we can.