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Tonight I chose to watch the convention on MSNBC. Sue me, I’m a sucker for the classic vaudeville team of Olbermann & Matthews (remember the time they got a job as waiters at the ‘04 RNC, were put in charge of the pie cart, and wackiness ensued!? A gem!).
Anyway, my point: After […]

Throughout a long writing day, I’ll be here handicapping Obama’s VP options. Sorry for the shorthand, but I’m not going to able to present with my usual polish, particularly not when they’re being threatened by the Russians like that.
Hillary Clinton
Sure, why not? She can deliver all those Democrats who love her so much […]

You didn’t see this one coming. Emily Ecton, famed producer at “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me,” has just had her first book published. The Wait Wait cast and crew seem to be filling up the bookshelves of late.  At this point Mike Danforth must be feverishly working on his long-postponed detective potboiler, […]

Monday, I return to “Real Time with Bill Maher,” and we’ll be going straight through to the election. So we won’t miss a single gaffe, smear, or outbreak of fake outrage. We’ll get it kicked off with an internet editorial later this week, so keep your eyes on the website.
I’ll be celebrating my […]

In a matter of hours, the Olympic games will kick off with a stunning, moving, multinational festival that celebrates athleticism, brotherhood, and our Chinese hosts. As an exclusive, I’ve received these shots of yesterday afternoon’s final dress rehearsal for the opening pageant.

Above, you’ll see the preparations for the “March of Nations.” The […]

The dispute began when Obama, responding to a critical ad by McCain, said his rival was trying to scare voters by pointing out he had “a funny name and he doesn’t look like all the presidents on the dollar bills and the five-dollar bills.”
At first glance it was an innocuous reference to a well-known fact: […]