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Tim Russert died this afternoon after collapsing at the Washington bureau of NBC News. He was, by far, my favorite news person of any type, and my Sunday mornings and election nights will not be the same without him. I’m sure many Americans feel the same way.

I’m sure a lot of you have seen the outrageous and too-weird-to-be-true emails that have been circulating the Internet for over a year now regarding Barack Obama and his family. I find the one that claims he is secretly a Muslim especially amusing. Most of these emails are started by fear and rumor mongering Republicans who are scared to death that they’re going to killed in November. The problem is the people who continue to forward these lies to everyone in their address book because they do not have enough intelligence or common sense to realize that if something sounds completely outrageous, it probably is.

To fight these lies, Barack and his team have published a website called Fight the Smears to debunk the rumors and nonsense. You can find it at http://www.fightthesmears.com/. Here you will find the smears that have been circulating the Internet and evidence to prove them wrong. You can also submit new smears that you receive through email.

The Obama campaign has taken advantage of technology like no other campaign in history, and this is just another example of its leadership in the Internet space.

If you had the choice between a rock festival featuring Arcade Fire, Wilco, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, and Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen and a pop festival featuring Madonna and Elton John, which one would you attend? Come on, be honest.

Now, let me ask another question. Which concert do you think would be in support of Barack Obama? If you said the rock festival, you’d be right on. The bands at the rock festival are insanely cool, current, and relevant just like Barack. The bands at the pop festival are lame, dated, and completely irrelevant just like Hillary and McCain. To be completely fair, John Mellencamp is supporting all Democrats, but seriously, he wouldn’t be caught dead playing a gig with Madonna and Elton John on purpose.

Indiana, North Carolina, let’s finish this thing. Listen to The Boss and the rest of the rock stars and vote for Barack tomorrow. You wouldn’t have to admit that you went to some lame pop concert on purpose.

This one was just too good not to post. This is a must see Star Wars inspired video featuring my man, Barack.

Via Dave Winer.

Via Obama HQ.

After watching Tracy Morgan for many years on SNL and 30 Rock playing nutty characters, it’s hard to believe that I would actually think that he could make sense out of something, but he really made perfect sense talking about Barack Obama on SNL the other night. Check out the video on hulu when you have a chance.

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At a Clinton rally in Waco, TX, Wesley Clark inferred that because Hillary happened to be in the White House while important decisions were being made, she is prepared to be President. I guess that means that every staffer and visitor that has ever happened to be in the White House while an important decision was made is now completely prepared to lead the country. Man, I better get over to the White House for a visit so I can start a very promising political career.

Wait a minute . . . what are the chances that Dubya would actually be doing anything important during my visit? Maybe this brilliant plan is doomed.

Probst for President 2016!

Via CNN Political Ticker

I was one of the first million people that donated to the Obama campaign. How about you? I can’t wait to get my t-shirt so I can wear it down in good ol’ super-conservative God’s Country - I mean South County. I wonder if I’ll get the same looks I get when I wear my Cubs hat around here. Can’t wait!

Via Obama HQ

By now, I’m sure many of you have seen the new ad from the Clinton campaign spreading fear across the country by showing sleeping children with the phone ringing in the background saying that Clinton is the only one that can save your children from the terrible ringing phone.

But who’s really going to pick up the phone? Well, my man Barack Obama of course.

Check out the Obama campaign’s response. I think Barack wins this argument hands down.

Via Obama HQ.