Michelle Obama was on the Tonight Show last night and she told Jay Leno how Malia, Barack Obama's 10-year-old daughter, isn't the least bit interested in Dad's campaign. Except when it interrupts her own life.
Michelle explains in the clip how their girl reacted when she heard her father would be airing a 30-minute broadcast on all the major networks.
BTW: Michelle is wearing J. Crew, an outfit she bought online with her own money. We can't tell whether she accessorizes to Elisabeth Hasselbeck's liking. Read more for a behind-the-scenes anniversary celebration and an update on Obama's ailing grandmother "Toot."
We're not sure where Cindy McCain got her above-the-knee bathrobe or who paid for it, but we're feeling naked for her. Why? (1) She's wearing it in several pictures on her daughter's fun but cautious blog and (2) Senator Lindsey Graham is also in the room. Then again, we're kind of a prude, so nevermind.
We have a short, and, truthfully, icky Daily Palin: The West Hollywood residents who hung an effigy of Sarah Palin by a noose won't be charged with a hate crime, though they have created quite an uproar with their violent Halloween decorations. We were looking forward to all the Palin family costumes this year (raise your hand if you're pregnant and going as Bristol!), but this seems like too much. Especially in light of neo-Nazi's getting busted for plotting to assassinate Barack Obama. And for someone shouting the racial epithet during a Sarah Palin rally. And all the Muslim bashing. And the pre-hysteria that seems to be simmering just under the surface of this long and weird election. Palin on a noose feels beneath humanity. What do you think?
Happy thoughts: call center workers in Indiana walked off the job, collectively refusing to read an "incendiary" McCain campaign script that said, among other things, Obama coddles criminals and is against protecting children.
A jury found Alaska Senator Ted Stevens guilty of all seven charges of lying on disclosure statements. It's a rare conviction of a sitting U.S. Senator (especially such a popular one). Stevens says he'll continue the battle to hold on to his Senate seat. Interestingly, as a felon he won't be able to vote for himself.
Take a look at these numbers and you have to wonder why Stevens just didn't buy his own massage chair. The collective wealth of Congress grew 13 percent last year. In fact, two of every three senators is a millionaire (including both presidential candidates).
Two of every three Americans are not millionaires. Or even comfortable financially right now. Apparently 92 percent of those surveyed are even losing sleep over this global financial crisis. What about you?
This is gross and alarming: Kids in the U.S. are being treated for kidney stones. It's no longer unusual to see a 5- or 6-year-old with them, doctors say. Why the increase? Salt, people, salt!
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