Barack the Vote

Go do you civic duty and vote. If you don't know where you are supposed to go, try here.

Like in life, always choose the cuter one. xoxo.

Orange You Running For President?

So last night we were fascinated by the debates as much as anyone else, and Obama totally rocked it out. The only problem we found was he was looking well a little less black than usual.

In fact he looked downright orange. We wonder if he totally stole Lindsay Lohan's phone, called a tanning salon, and made a last minute appointment to come off as hip and trendy. Maybe it was because we were watching it in High Def or maybe we weren't as fascinated by McCain's combover as usual. Whatever the case may be, we completely think we figured out who this "Joe the Plumber" character is....

We saw her at the Cubby Hole once at the jukebox, and when she said her name was Joe it made us think of "Facts of Life" and the crush we had on Nancy McKeon growing up. Little did we realize how much the candidates were gonna talk about Joe and her issues, and have her be such a central part of the final debate for president of the US.

God did Nancy McKeon make us wanna buy a motorcycle so bad.

Straight Up, Now Tell Me

Well last night wasn't quite the shitshow we thought it was going to be, but honestly both candidates held their own. We can't help but feel a tad somber that Palin is doing better than we all expected, but I suppose "doing better than we thought" is all she has going for herself. We did think she got a little Paula Abdul on our ass when discussing gay rights and might have said "I am going to be straight up" more than she said "Alaska".

In terms of gay rights, both Biden and Palin said they did not support civil marriages for same-sex couples, but both backed a range of other legal protections. Sigh. It's almost like which of the two are lesser evils when it comes to this? Essentially, neither campaign differs on where gays stand in the American landscape: away from the straight "mainstream." Click here to see the full topic.

CNN conducted a national poll and found that Senator Biden won, but that Gov. Palin "exceeded expectations." CNN also found that Palin topped Biden on likability, but Biden was viewed to be more qualified for the job.

Biden had the most memorable moment of the debate when he spoke about his wife's death and what it was like to be a single parent. That moment was more real than anything Palin said all night.

Some interesting "facts" did become apparent, but these two were our favorite:

PALIN: Criticized Obama's "plan to mandate health care coverage and have universal government run program" for health care, and added: "I don't think it's going to be real pleasing for Americans to consider health care being taken over by the Feds."

THE FACTS: Wrong on several counts. Obama's plan does not provide for universal coverage, only mandates insurance for children and doesn't turn the system over to the government. Most people would still get private insurance through their work. Obama proposes that the government subsidize the cost of health coverage for millions who have trouble affording it and he'd set up an exchange to negotiate prices and benefits with private insurers — with one option being a government-run plan.

PALIN: Said the United States has reduced its troop level in Iraq to a number below where it was when the troop increase began in early 2007.

THE FACTS: Not correct. The Pentagon says there are currently 152,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, about 17,000 more than there were before the 2007 military buildup began.

So the real question is remains, is Palin ever going to lose the Tina Fey glasses and get contacts?