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Barack Obama looks as good in a tie as Jennifer Anniston. Almost.
Tall and slender with an athletic build, Obama has the frame that fashion designers love to dress. So naturally, the top designers have thought about - fantasized about - dressing the debonaire democrat for his inauguration.
Women's Wear Daily asked said designers to share these fantasies with the rest of us. And so they did.
See the designers' sketches of inaugural attire for Barack Obama here.
Vote for your favorite sketch here.
Read the full story in WWD here.
BTW, Obama had already selected his inaugural threads prior to the publication of these sketches. He will wear a Hart Schaffner single button, notch lapel tuxedo.
Barack Obama's historic win and acceptance speech brought back memories of this other historic first. So moving. And the year was 2002. Watch here.
So last night Barack Obama ran a 30 minute, $4 million infomercial on 7 networks. We think the ad was an effective one for the Obama camp. It laid out Obama's plans as president, offered supporting evidence of his competence and established an emotional connection with those who watched it.
Obama is a politician who "gets" marketing. We were impressed by his ability to sell himself, his potential and his policies in the ad. If the whole White House thing doesn't work out, he definately has a future on QVC or the Home Shopping Network.
Natalie Portman wants you to vote early for a change. She filmed this video in Cincinati, Ohio at her grandma's house for voteforchange.com. Voteforchange.com is supported by the Obama campaign.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel say it's good to think outside the box, but it's not good to vote that way. Here's their "vote in the box" song and dance for Barack Obama:
Hat Tip: Maegan Carberry
Bill Clinton on where he stands.
The economy sucks, so we thought we'd tickle your funny bone to make you feel better. In this David Letterman clip, Chris Rock gives Bill Clinton the heads up that Hillary lost.
So, did Chris have you rolling on the floor, laughing your ass off? Or did you take offense to his comments?
Do you think the Clintons support Barack Obama for real or just in public because they "have" to? Holla in the comments, yo.
Actor Matt Damon is totally freaked out that John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate.
At 72, McCain is no spring chicken. Damon fears that if McCain wins the presidency, he'll kick the bucket while in office and Palin will become president. "You do the actuary tables and there's a one-out-of-three chance, if not more, that McCain doesn't survive his first term and it will be President Palin . . . It's like a bad Disney movie," he said.
Why would the Disney movie be so bad? According to Damon, Palin is wholly unqualified to lead the country. " 'I'm just a hockey mom from Alaska.' And she's the president," he said. "And it's like she's facing down Vladimir Putin and using the folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink. It's absurd. It's totally absurd."
He continued, "I don't know why more people aren't talking about how absurd it is. It's a really terrifying possibility,"
A Democat and Barack Obama supporter, Damon contributed $4,600 to Obama's campaign and $28,500 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
(This post - especially the video - is dedicated to my sister Jen, who thinks Matt Damon is dee-lish!)
When Sarah Palin spoke at the Republican National Convention, the highlights of her speech were not policy ideas, but jokes made at the expense of Barack Obama.
Then came round two. Barack Obama used a phrase commonly used in politics ("You can put lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig") to describe John McCain's proposed plan for change. The McCain
Barack Obama hasn't tossed mud back at McCain/Palin, but presumably he will. Word is that he has lifted restraints on left wing groups who are chomping at the bit to attack McCain. So it's on now.
Since Palin's attack on Obama at the Republican convention, mudslinging rather than policy discussions have dominated the news. What do you think about this? Are you over it? Want the candidates to get back to the issues? Or do you wanna just oil 'em up, toss 'em in a mud pit and watch 'em go at it?
Mudwrestling for The White House. Nice.
Boy George released a video for the pro-Obama Yes We Can song. It features Amy Winehouse and David Bowie.
Uhh... We just don't know what to say.... Thoughts? Tell us in the comments.
