If you missed Barack Obama’s 30-minute infomercial-style campaign ad last night, I got your back like scoliosis. The fancy ad ran on 7 networks (CBS, NBC, FOX, Univision, BET, MSNBC, and TV One), leaving a $5 million dollar hole in Obama’s pocket. ABC and CNN opted out of the buy.

Proceed to see a video of Will Smith, Snoop Dogg, and other celebs urging you to…not vote. (more…)

“Obama on the left, McCain on the right/We can talk politics all night/And you can vote however you like”

Awww…how nice it is to see a bi-partisan coalition of kids not old enough to vote urging grown-ups to go ahead and exercise their constitutional right.

Keith Olbermann unearths a fascinating bit of history from 1991. If that’s not consistency, then I don’t know what is.

See bonus video of Nas stumping for Obama in Virginia below.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama today during an appearance on Meet the Press. Powell described Obama as a transformational figure and dismissed McCain as a different face on the same ol’ “Republican agenda.” I’m not surprised by Powell’s endorsement, considering that he always seemed like the odd man in the Bush cabinet. He pretty much walked away from that sinking ship with his integrity intact.

By the way, I’m eager to hear what everyone has to say about that new Oliver Stone movie, W. My main gripe with the movie was that it left out crucial aspects of the Bush story and rehashed the ones we already knew. In the case of Colin Powell (played by Jeffrey Wright), he was pressured to serve up a plate of cooked intelligence to the U.N. as justification for the Iraq War, despite his strong opposition to the idea.

The creative and conceptual world of Nobody has teamed up with Cafe Wa S and charity: water to bring water to countries suffering from drought. Purchase of the “Nobody Wa s Thirsty” tee (as seen on Nas above) will help provide drinking water to developing countries around the world.

The “Nobody Wa s thirsty” signature tees will be sold worldwide in November. A $40 donation will be made from the sale of each shirt and charity: water will use 100% of all donations to directly fund water projects in developing nations. According to charity: water, $40 can provide two people in Africa with clean water for 20 years. I don’t know about that claim, but I’m definitely getting one of these. You should do the same. It’ll make you feel good.

[Pic via Fader]

If you watched last night’s debate, you’re probably wondering, “Who exactly is Joe the Plumber?” Earlier in the week, a man named Joe Wurzelbacher (aka Joe the Plumber) told Obama that his tax plan would keep him from buying the business that he currently works for, because he’ll be in a higher tax bracket. As you’ll see in this video, Obama takes a full 5 minutes out of his debate prep schedule to graciously explain his tax cuts to Joe the Plumber.

In case you’re wondering, Joe is voting for John McCain.

Here’s Jay-Z’s PSA for the next President of the Free World, Barack Obama.

Racism is nothing new to me. I always joke that my life is full of full-time jobs and being black is one of them. Essentially, racist people don’t bother me as long as they don’t decide to go on a killing spree. It’s mostly a defense mechanism, if you ask me. This woman was either racist or crazy. Or both.

So, I was sitting at Starbucks today working on a college paper in between blog posts. I looked up briefly and caught an old white lady directing some laser stares at me. She muttered something with a frown on her face, but I couldn’t make out the words.

After ordering coffee, the lady who looked like she might be in her 60s or 70s, headed straight to my table and sat opposite me. At this point I was still playing it cool, because I thought she just needed a place to sit.

“You’re in my space now,” she exclaimed. “This is my territory. You don’t like it, get an office space. Fuck you!”

All this while, I’m struggling to make sense of it all. Nothing made sense to me. There were probably 4 or 5 empty seats within eyeshot. Then it dawned on me that she just might be the owner of the store. I was wrong.

She continued, “You’re a piece of shit! Fuck you!!”

I replied, “Look, this isn’t necessary. There’s plenty of space here for everyone.”

She lost it. “You’re a hacker! Fuck you! Tomorrow the stock market opens. $700 billion takeover. I’m in, you’re out. Fuck you, you piece of shit. You think you’re safe because you’re at Starbucks. The FBI has all your information now, John Worthington.”

I ignored the cranky old bitch for the remainder of her disjointed rant. Anyway, she went on for another 2 or 3 minutes before she finally got up and walked away, but not without knocking my empty cup of coffee to the floor. I thought to myself, “May God help the next victim of this lout’s preconceived notions and overall douchebaggery.”

What’s the moral of this story, people? If you’ve been entrusted with the sorry task of babysitting a mentally derailed septuagenarian, never ever ever let them loose on the streets without equipping them with the proper medication.

So, here’s my question to you: What would you do if an old white lady walked up to you and called you “a piece of shit” for no apparent reason?