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October 2008
- Top 10 Things 'Overheard at Palin Debate Camp'
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Oct 2, 08 8:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - David Letterman was not kind to the Republican vice presidential candidate last night—his Top 10 list focused on "Things Overheard at Sarah Palin Debate Camp." Among the highlights: "Any way we can just get Tina Fey to do it?" "Maybe we'll get lucky and there won't be any questions about Iraq, taxes or health care." "Let's practice your bewildered silence." Watch the full list or click the link below. More »
September 2008
- O'Rourke Looks on the Sunny Side of Death
  
  Search Magazine | Sep 30, 08 9:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A cancer diagnosis with a 95% chance of survival, while it might not let one “stare death in the face,” at least gives PJ O’Rourke a chance to muse on the end of the road. At first, he “cursed God, as we all do when we get bad news and pain,” he writes in Search magazine. But then he reconsidered: perhaps death really helps us “learn right from wrong” in a chaotic world. More »
August 2008
- I'M IN UR LOLYMPICS, BEIN UR PREZIDENT
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 13, 08 2:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - By now you’ve probably encountered “LOLcats,” the photos of cats with superimposed text designed to make people “laugh out loud,” as the kids say. Now, the fine folks at the Guardian have turned some highlights from President Bush’s visit to Beijing into “LOLBushes” ... and dragged daughter Barbara and Henry Kissinger into the fray. Click the link below to see what England thinks of the Commander in Chief. More »
July 2008
- Comedy Legend Skewers Left in Slapstick Carol
  
  Politico | Jul 23, 08 2:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - They're calling it “a spoof of A Christmas Carol and contemporary American culture,” from the director that brought you Naked Gun and Airplane! But what the press release doesn't say is that the director is David Zucker, a self-proclaimed “9/11 Republican,” and that American Carol is a brazenly right-wing send-up of Michael Moore as an America-hating Scrooge, to be converted by the ghosts of presidents past. More »
June 2008
- GOP Must Regroup With Balance, Relevance
  
  Politico | Jun 18, 08 6:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Many Republicans think the party is on a losing streak because it’s gotten too “squishy,” but that’s a dangerous mistake to make, a former aide to Tom DeLay writes on Politico. John Feehery, who pleads guilty to being a “squish” (as "right-wing wackos" deride GOP moderates), says voters "want us to be more relevant to their lives and to do better at the job of governing." More »
April 2008
- Bush Strikes Chord at Scribes Dinner
  
  Variety | Apr 28, 08 3:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush did a star turn at his final White House correspondents dinner—showing video snippets of previous appearances and grabbing a baton to conduct the Marine Corps Band in Stars & Stripes Forever . Correspondents were way down the pecking order behind celebrities like Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Martha Stewart, and Jenny McCarthy at the annual lovefest between the White House and journalists, reports Variety . More »
- 'Dealer'-in-Chief? Bush Hits Game Show
  
  Reuters | Apr 22, 08 7:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Increasingly overshadowed by the presidential campaign, George W. Bush got a bit of exposure last night—on a TV game show. The commander-in-chief appeared via satellite on Deal or No Deal to root for a soldier back from Iraq who was gunning for a million dollars in a suitcase, reports Reuters. "I’m thrilled to be anywhere with high ratings these days," joked the president. More »
- Bloomberg Looks Forward to 'Adult' in the White House
  
  CNN | Apr 18, 08 6:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hasn't decided whom he'll vote for in the presidential election, but he's glad that the next occupant of the Oval Office will be "an adult," reports CNN. The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent mayor offered a thinly veiled rebuke of President Bush when he noted: "At least we'll have an adult in office who can lead and can accomplish something." More »
- 'A Bitter Man Who Clings to His Guns?'
  
  Boston Globe | Apr 17, 08 11:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - While the Democratic candidates were grinding away at each other last night, some other normally stiff shirts were loosening up at the Radio and Television Correspondents annual dinner in DC. The high points: Dressed in hunting hat and shades (no naked lady), Dick Cheney spoofed Barack Obama’s blue-collar gaffe (“Obviously you’re not the kind to look down on a bitter man who clings to his guns”) and Hillary Clinton’s whiskey shot (“Looked like she replaced Mark Penn with Johnnie Walker.’) More »
- McCain Has 20-Name Veep List
  
  Reuters | Apr 2, 08 2:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain revealed today that he has a list of 20 people he’s considering for runningmate, and that he’d like to settle on a ticket “as early as possible.” The future Republican nominee joked he was “aware of the enhanced importance of this issue given my age,” Reuters reports, but he wasn't naming any names. More »
March 2008
- Lame Duck Sings Swan Song for Press
  
  YouTube | Mar 10, 08 12:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two years after Stephen Colbert stunned the Washington press corps by not just roasting but slamming the guest of honor at the Gridiron dinner, this year's dinner wasn't televised. But a bootleg of President Bush's swan song promptly appeared on YouTube. He performs “Auld Lang Syne” and joins hands with—and then kisses—Helen Thomas. More »
- Buckley Leaves Conservatism Up the Creek
  
  Newsweek | Mar 2, 08 5:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - William F. Buckley may have been the architect of the modern conservative movement, but what will it do without him? Evan Thomas even wonders, in Newsweek, if what he created still exists at all. Buckley was “a man who could spar intensely with the late liberal icons…and then have a laugh over a martini.” Rush Limbaugh he was not. More »
February 2008
- George W. Bush Library Finds a Home in Texas
  
  Dallas Morning News | Feb 23, 08 5:46 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - George W. Bush's presidential library will be built at Southern Methodist University, the Dallas Morning News reports. The First Lady's alma mater has had its eyes on that prize since just after Bush took office. "It took us 71 days to find a football coach, so we don't like to rush into things," joked SMU's president. SMU hopes to start building next year. More »
- Bush Envoy Wants to Rule Afghanistan, Rumors Say
  
  New Republic | Feb 11, 08 5:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Diplomatic circles are abuzz about a US envoy who reportedly wants to rule Afghanistan next year. Zalmay Khalilzad, ex-US diplomat to Afghanistan and Iraq, hasn't squelched the gossip about his presidential aspirations either. He even joked at Columbia University recently that “I didn’t come here to collect contributions for my campaign.” More »
- Paul, Obama Score Highest in MTV Debate
  
  MTV | Feb 2, 08 9:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Four White House hopefuls were beamed in to MTV's "Closing Arguments" debate in New York tonight and one took first place in "instant" polling: Ron Paul. His stand for friendly foreign relations won over 73% of those polled, and roughly half promised him their vote. Barack Obama fared second-best with roughly 50/50 splits on issues from gay marriage to the draft, while Hillary Clinton and Mike Huckabee inspired fewest clicks among presumably young online voters. More »
January 2008
- Huck, Chuck Make Hot Ticket
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jan 7, 08 12:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Mike Huckabee already seems to have a running mate: Chuck Norris. Huck and Chuck, as they’ve been dubbed, are inseparable on the campaign trail, the Chicago Tribune reports. The aging action star speaks at all of Huckabee’s events, often for longer than the candidate himself. “You elect me,” Huckabee told one crowd, “and how about Chuck Norris for secretary of defense?” More »
October 2007
- That's Not Dowd, It's Colbert (We Think)
  
  New York Times | Oct 14, 07 10:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Maureen Dowd turned over her column to faux conservative Stephen Colbert today in the New York Times —or it's her own clever parody on a master of the form. Either way, it's a fun read, with Colbert hinting he'd like to run for president. But unlike Newt, Colbert won’t force his supporters to raise $30 million. “I would run for 15 million. Cash.” More »
March 2007
- Karl Rove Finds His Inner Eminem
  
  Politico | Mar 29, 07 12:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - White House codger-in-residence Karl Rove debuted his hip-hop alter ego, "MC Rove," at last night's correspondents dinner, the Politico reports. Bush's embattled adviser shouted "I'm MC Rove" at comedian-appointed intervals, pretending gamely to have a sense of humor (and any idea how to win the black vote) as David Gregory and Ken Strickland of NBC News served as backup dancers. More »