"If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog."- Harry TrumanCalvin Coolidge went above and beyond the call, reportedly owned a pygmy hippo and a wallaby, but I'm ashamed to say that I don't know enough about his presidency to know if that says anything about his track record. (That may say enough, actually - with those kinds of animals on your mind, what time do you have left to run the country?)

The Chicago Tribune, yesterday morning, couldn't stop beating on Barack Obama. They've been disenfranchised. They've been disappointed. They, as a collective whole, are thinking very seriously about spending the afternoon at home on the couch watching soap operas and eating Ben & Jerry's with a giant spoon. Barack Obama voted to protect telecom immunity, and it hurts. It hurts really really badly.

I had to stop and think today, when confronted with this Rasmussen Report. Apparently, whatever Rassmusen defines as “libertarian” is more willing to vote for Obama than for John McCain.

Yesterday, I was walking my dog with my cousin and some friends by the beach in an oceanside town north of Boston. We were walking three little white haired terriers, and when two men approached with two more little white dogs, my cousin exclaimed, "It must be white dog day at the beach."An older man walking his dog towards us stopped, smiled, and said, "Well, Obama Osama says white dogs are ok."I did a double take and stared at the man- and he sensed my shock and said, "see that's a joke, I was trying to make a joke."

This summer on July 23 and 24, CNN is airing a 6 hour documentary on what it's like to be Black in America .  In the promo they point out that the program "isn't just about Black people, it's about Black Americans".  As I put these dates on my Outlook calendar, I got to thinking about what it's been like for me being Black in America. 

Back in February on Super Tuesday I posted "Super Online Videos For Super Tuesday." Now that the primaries are over and the official presidential campaign is in full swing, I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a few laughs. What better way to get them then by checking out the latest online videos that take a humorous look at the campaign and the candidates?