Patton Oswalt lusts for John McCain book, blogs election

By Henry Freedland at 12:31 PM on November 4, 2008

Patton Oswalt is known for his comedy, not his politics. But on his website last week, the Comedians of Comedy founder noticed, perhaps presciently (and with a surprisingly small amount of tongue in his cheek), the subject of America's next great political novel: John McCain. ...  read more

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Patterson Hood and DBT release "election week gift" song

By Henry Freedland at 10:39 AM on November 4, 2008

Eight years after co-founding the Drive-By Truckers during Bill Clinton's re-election bid, Patterson Hood found himself diving headlong into Bush II's second go-round. He was not happy. "I was in a state of semi-shock and near-depression as my daughter's birth was impending," wrote Hood in an e-mail statement, "and I was depressed to think of her born into the world during a Bush Presidency." ...  read more

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David Byrne wants you to vote

By Austin L. Ray at 8:05 AM on November 4, 2008

"We can get out of this mess, and life can be better than it is," ends an impassioned screed sent out by former lead Talking Head David Byrne last night. The e-mail sent out to a mass of subscribers via the website for his new album with Brian Eno, EverythingThatHappens.com, didn't mention either candidate specifically by name, but it's pretty clear which one Byrne (who, incidentally, cannot vote) wants in the White House....  read more

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Pretenders in Chief: Paste Casts the Presidents

By Paste Staff at 7:00 AM on November 4, 2008

When we learned Josh Brolin would be playing George W. Bush...  read more

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Barack Obama to appear on The Daily Show tonight

By Mary Kate Varnau at 4:19 PM on October 29, 2008

Tonight, Senator Barack Obama will make his fourth guest appearance on The Daily Show. The Democratic Presidential nominee will join the program's host, Jon Stewart, via satellite from Florida, where his campaign continues with less than a week until Election Day....  read more

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Maya Rudolph returning to SNL, Barack Obama next?

By Jeremy Medina at 3:49 PM on October 24, 2008

Hillary Clinton's done it. So has John McCain. Sarah Palin, too, just last week. Now it seems it might be Barack Obama's turn on Saturday Night Live, if rumors are to be believed. The junior senator from Illinois will supposedly appear on the show on Nov. 1, just in time, before the election (finally) comes to a close on Nov. 4....  read more

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Catching Up With... Harry Shearer

By Henry Freedland at 10:00 AM on October 23, 2008

Shot through the history of comedic cornerstones like The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live and Spinal Tap is comedian Harry Shearer. His newest project, Songs of the Bushman, takes musical aim at the Bush Administration, lampooning...  read more

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Real Sarah Palin to guest on Saturday Night Live tomorrow

By Jeremy Medina at 5:06 PM on October 17, 2008

Let's be serious: Tina Fey playing Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live these past few weeks has been exactly what we needed to cope with this increasingly absurd election (Joe the Plumber, anyone?). Now, news has emerged that Palin wants to be in on the joke and will make an appearance on the show tomorrow night. (She apparently thought the first sketch was hilarious...even with the sound off.)...  read more

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Current Events: "Joe the Plumber" Megamix

By Steve LaBate at 2:40 PM on October 17, 2008

Last Wednesday night, a blue-collar hero went down in history. Toledo, Ohio’s own Joe Wurzelbacher—aka “Joe the Plumber”—was invoked no less than 26 times, making him more central to the third presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama than anything else, including taxes, education, the war, terrorism, the environment and energy independence.Seeing as how a playlist about plumbers would’ve been pretty short, today’s Current Events megamix will focus simply on great songs about guys named Joe. Here’s to you, plumber man! ...  read more

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Presidential Debate/Project Runway Live Blog

By Mark DiCristina at 10:25 PM on October 15, 2008

It's always frustrating when there are two really important television events are happening at the same time and you don't have one of those cool TVs from the '90s with the screen-within-a-screen. I hear they've come out with something called a "DVR" for these situations, but I don't think it would even be compatible with the ancient television my wife and I inherited from her grandmother several years ago. Instead, I've got to rely on the remote control with my instinct alone to guide me. Tonight, the Project Runway finale is on at the same time as the final presidential...  read more

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