Big crowds this weekend, both at rallies and in front of the TV.
A record number of people -- 100,000 give or take -- showed up to see Barack Obama in St. Louis on Saturday. Later the same day, some 75,000 showed up to see him in Kansas City. To put this on context, the city of St. Louis and its county have a population of, like, one million. And the Kansas City metro area (which, sure, includes the part of the city that's in Kansas) is just under 2 million. The state of Missouri has 5.8 million. What we're trying to say is: that is a huge damn turnout, in a swing state, for Obama.
Sarah Palin also drew record crowds -- in front of the TV and streaming online video -- for her appearance on Saturday Night Live. Seventeen million viewers stayed up to watch the VP pick get ogled(Alec Baldwin)/imitated (Tina Fey)/dissed (awesome pregnant homegirl Amy Poehler)/skewered (the entire cast).
All this attention leads us to ask: is American really hungry for change, or just something fun to do on the weekends?
The New York Times is leading with a story that tries to piece
together the health of all four candidates. McCain has been coy about
releasing his medical records, something that became rather important
when national government novice Sarah Palin was chosen as the back-up.
The article is a doozy and filled with melanoma this and skin
lesion that a few kidney stones and high cholesterol (controlled by
medication). As for the other top of a ticket, Obama, he's healthy but
still somewhat of a smoker. Palin has yet to release anything and
Biden's history includes a serious brain aneurysm from which he
recovered.
In our Daily Palin, we have some some heavy New Yorker reading: how John McCain came to pick the Alaska governor for his running mate. Turns out, he wasn't being all that mavericky -- he was caving to pressure, again!
Also, what's the different between Sarah Palin and a Grizzly Bear? Nooooo, not lipstick.
Remember back in the day, when Sarah had just become a daily part of our lives, and Diddy/Sean Combs stated that there were no black people in Alaska? Well, there are. Just none in Sarah Palin's administration.
So we all know that General Colin Powell has endorsed Obama, and that's great for the Democratic ticket. But watch out! Because John McCain has finally gotten the conveted Katie Barberi nod. Barberi's a biggish name in telenovelas and currently stars in Telemundo's Dona Barbara. So, you know, good for you, John!
All this talk about ACORN and voter registration fraud and who got arrested? The owner of a firm the California GOP hired to register voters this year. Bummer, guys!
Oh, newsflash! Remember Joe McCarthy and blacklists and witchhunts and stuff? Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachman wants to bring back the good ol' days of investigating leaders for un-American activity! So retro-politico-chic!
Proof that the world is nearing its end: Beverly Hills Chihuahua is still raking it in at the box office. (Come on, people, go to political rally instead!)
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