And Another One...

I present to you another William (formerly known to me as will.i.am) production for the big O. It's not as catchy as the other one, but there's a whole new set of celebrities and quasi-famous folk to ogle.

Also, Zoe Kravitz: I really like you. I think you have fantastic style and a cute boyfriend and hot parents, but please, please stop singing. Thank you.

Posted by: Brittany

Si Se Puede!

In honor of Barack's 10-state SWEEP, we post this video of Michelle firing up a crowd in California a few weeks ago.




Dear Mrs. Obama,

Thank you for being perfect. Keep it up.

XOXO,

The BFD

Thanks Michelle

Hillary4U&Me

We're gonna let you decide whether or not this is better than the Obama "Yes We Can" video. Choose wisely.

Thanks Monique

Who's Ready For A Nap?

What did Super Tuesday really mean?

Apparently, not much. Though Hillary took Cali and a slew of other really good states (NY, NJ, Mass), Barack still got 5 more states than she did (including DE, and with mad support from the mountain states), and is favored to win Maryland, Virgina, DC, and Hawaii (duh), whose primaries are still coming up. And then there's still John McCain. With much of the disillusioned nation going middle of the road after 8 years of Bush, both McCain and Obama stand a strong chance of grabbing those independent voters.

Yo, I'm getting kind of tired of this. Not to sound lazy or not interested, but I'm sick of these primaries fucking with my emotions. There's so much OMG drama in this election, I can barely think about anything else! I think it's raising my blood pressure. When will the writer's strike be over? I want some new episodes of Gossip Girl and Ugly Betty to take my mind off of this for a few minutes a week. Hills and Barack will obviously be duking it out through the spring, and possibly the summer. I need a break.

Expect a few posts on new music (Estelle feat. Kanye!) and confessions of my corniness* in the near future. Until then, try to get some rest.

*I would post more on celebrity stuff, but all they seem to do anymore is just get pregnant.

Posted by: Brittany

Drinking the Kool-Aid

Sorry this is so late! Volunteering at Sunday's Obama rally in Delaware was unbelievably awesome, for lack of better words. There was a lot of me standing outside for 5 hours in Rodney Square in Wilmington (where the rally was held, I was on crowd control), as well as a lot of me crying tears of joy* at the goodness of it all.

The audience of hundreds ranged anywhere from mid-50s black bikers to 15-year-old BMXers. It was amazing to see literally every different type of person you could imagine joined in the same small town square, just to see Barack.

Obama was nothing short of dazzling. His words were so much about the average person affecting change and working hard for progress; it was refreshing. I'm not going to get into the details of what he said, as it wouldn't do justice to his speech, but I have never been so affected by someone's presence in my life. He was physically dwarfed by the sheer volume of the crowd, but each person stood in silence and reverence to hear the tidings of hope they so needed. He didn't need to command attention--- it was gladly given to him. To be in the presence of that kind of power was truly humbling. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

After the rally, my travel companions and I went knocking on doors trying to garner support for Super Tuesday. We were unsuccessful, however, because everyone in town had seen him speak that afternoon. They were already down for the cause!

Look, I've seen what this man is capable of. He is it. If you thought I'd been drinking the Kool-Aid before, you can bet I'm waaaaasted off of it now. Seeing Barack in person only turned me into an even bigger cornball. For me, there's only one thing left to say: Yes, we can!

*I cry a lot at inappropriate times because I can't cry at appropriate ones. Don't judge, you probably do it, too.

Posted by: Brittany

Photo: AP

PS- If you want to watch the will.i.am video (my #4 future babydaddy, Hill Harper, is also in it), you can click here. Try not to cry. Also, between this and Maria Shriver, Barry totes wins in the celebrity support arena, don't you agree?

Road Trip!

Hey folks! I'm driving down to Delaware early tomorrow morning with some other Obamaniacs to do a little campaigning for Barry. Hopefully, this will provide me with an opportunity to press Michelle for information on how I can make myself in her image. Expect a full report Monday on the big O!

Have a fun, safe weekend,

Brittany

Photo: Fox and AllPosters.com

Yikes!

Yikes!™ is a recurring feature in which the bleeding heart liberal of an author will pick something in society that scares her, and with the use of too many words, and a few run on sentences, try and convince you to live in fear as well.

Last night, as if by Ouija board-like control, I turned my radio dial* to CSPAN for coverage of the Republican debates. It was like something out of The Twilight Zone. McCain and Romney were arguing about who was more dedicated to continuing the war in Iraq! Like it was a good thing! They grappled over which one of them really wanted to take away a woman's right to choose. And I thought someone was going to get bitch-slapped when they got into it over No Child Left Behind. They were speaking English, but I would've understood Korean more easily (in case you were wondering, I am not fluent in Korean). I think all the craziness they were spouting combined with the radio airwaves to burn a hole in my brain where some of my speech recognition skills used to be. In fact, I am not even typing this. I have to use a scribe.

The whole ordeal filled me with fear and anxiety. The thought that one of them could get elected is utterly terrifying. Between last night's debates and Monday's State of the Union Address, I wonder if the Republican nominees, or really any Republicans, live in the same country as I do. Their America sounds like an alternate universe!

With recent polls projecting McCain for the win, I'm considering fleeing the States after graduation. Seriously, any Canadian couples need an au pair? As I am currently taking 100-level French, I can teach your child to say "pencil," as well as how to order a decent potage and ask for the restroom. Save for last night's incident, I am practically bilingual.

This reminds me. Yesterday my coworker revealed his plan to, within the next 7 years, convince all black people to become Republicans so that we can "turn the party around." When I asked him how he planned to do this, he assured me that if he could get Wu-Tang on board, the rest would fall into place. God Bless America.

*No, I am not a senior citizen. I had to skip the CNN broadcast because of Moment of Truth was on. You think I would miss that?

Posted by: Brittany

Countdown to Super Tuesday: Deuces!

Well, hot damn! Just when you think Campaign 2008 can't get any more interesting, it just does. John Edwards is expected to drop out of the presidential race today, just 6 days shy of Super Tuesday. We all knew it would come to this point, but now it really is all about Barry and Hills. It brings up so many questions!

To whom will Edwards supporters transfer their votes? How much more tension will this create between Barack and Hillary? Whose campaign will Edwards support? And since he's probably not going to take anyone's vice position, wouldn't he be kind of bomb as attorney general (more on this later)? Most of all, how much fun will next week be??? I mean, I was already geeked because Super Tuesday falls in the middle of New York fashion week (leave me be, it's an addiction), and now this!

I'm totally about to become one of those old people that sleeps with her portable radio earbuds in, just in case NPR should drop any gems at 4am.

Posted by: Brittany

Story: Washington Post, Photo courtesy of AP (Jim Mone)- isn't the picture kind of funny?

Keeping the Faith, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Barack

Even if you’re going hard for Kucinich (and aren’t the lot of us, deep down?), you know the Democratic nomination is a Hillary versus Obama showdown. The Seasoned Politico versus the Activist-Cum-Wunderkind. The First Lady-Turned-Viable Candidate versus the Racially Mixed DILF with the Adorable Family. The Chick versus the Black Guy. Despite their similar stance on some issues, the lines are clearly drawn.

Many of you, however, pretend that you are not concerned with having a specific person in the White House. As long as the Electoral College swings Blue, you claim you will be content. You keep up with the debates and primaries, but your heart’s not in it. You try to act all tough, like none of this fazes you. But there’s a reason you’re afraid to truly engage: you are head over heels in love with Obama. Face it.

Hell, you’re not just in love with him; you’re in love with Michelle, Sasha, Malia, and his pure fucking hopefulness. You become highly susceptible to pregnancy every time he smiles, even if you are a man. Yet, you won’t support him because you’re afraid of the disappointment it may bring.

I know this, people, because I was once one of you.

Yes, yes, I, too, am in love with BO. A fan since the 2004 convention, I was ecstatic when he announced he was running, albeit a little concerned. I nonetheless kept up with his every political move. Though I had no television last summer, I spent a few nights on YouTube, watching the early debates with a voracity typically reserved for Gossip Girl or Chipotle. And so our affair began.

It was all quick and torrid. We bonded over universal health care. I nodded my head in agreement when he talked about a woman’s right to choose and gave a spirited “right on!” when he approached education issues. We didn’t agree on everything, but he was the best person for the job. He made me feel good about the future. His activist roots, faint six-pack, freaking awesome wife, and criminally cute kids didn’t hurt, either.

But somewhere around August/ September, I panicked. Barack was up against a steel-balled former First Lady and a Southern white male. Why were we kidding ourselves? Why should I trust the same nation that was slow to Katrina and the Jena 6 to elect a black man named Barack HUSSEIN Obama? I knew we would both get our hearts broken when he didn’t win the party nomination, let alone the election. So, it was time to break up; I had to let a summer fling be a summer fling. In the following months I faked indifference toward all candidates, all the while my realistic-minded liberal heart bled for Barack.

Last week, amid the primaries, I started to miss him*. I wanted him back, and badly. Still, a future with Hillary seemed imminent, and one last try, at first, didn’t seem worth it. Oh, but it so is. Allow me to enlighten you:

The choice between Hillary and Barack is a matter of faith, above all else. Hills is capable, but does she have that hopeful spark? I needed to adopt Barack’s hope; what initially drew me into his campaign. I needed to have faith not only in him, but faith that America will someday soon elect someone capable, optimistic, and fresh. The opportunity to truly believe in a politician only comes along so often. To look back knowing that a good, truly viable candidate came along and I didn’t support him because I didn’t have the faith to would hurt worse than him losing.

My faith restored, I’m officially coming out as an Obama supporter, and if you've got the inclination, I suggest you do the same. I’m riding this train as far as it will go. In the event that Hillary gets the nomination (and it is shaping up to be that way), I will transfer my support. But my Election 2008 heart always, and forever, belongs to Barack Obama.

*If this were a real life relationship, this is the point where one might start sending him drunken text messages in the middle of the night; begging for “forgvnesz” and for the chance to” hang ut won moore time.”

Posted by: Brittany
Photo courtesy of Associated Press

Confederate Flag Somehow Relevant

Forget the state of the economy and the fact that we’ve still got thousands of young men and women “defending democracy” overseas. Health care? Gay marriage? Psshhh… put that shit on the back burner!

Make room for the real issue: the Confederate flag.

Yes, this shit again. The importance of the Confederate flag is an important issue in the tomorrow's South Carolina GOP primary. Radio ads airing all over the state, expected to reach 60-65% of all SC Republicans voting tomorrow, have been blasting Sen. John McCain and Mitt Romney for their public disdain for what has long been a symbol of racism and hatred. The ads also commend Mike Huckabee for his longtime support of the flag as a good ole symbol of American pride. The commercials were paid for by Americans for the Preservation of American Culture. You can hear the creepy radio spots for yourself at their equally creepy website.

I’m not an idiot; I know racism (especially the institutional kind) is still alive and kicking in America. If it weren’t, people would give way less of a fuck about exactly how “black” Obama is and be able to, you know, concentrate on issues and stuff like that. I mean, I know we’re talking about Huckabee and his ilk, but really? Is it that necessary to outright rally defense for this type of thing? Ads like that don’t come cheap. A lot of crazy old white folk put up a lot of crazy old white money just to ensure that their beloved symbol remains here to stay. Again, I'm not surprised. It just gets one thinking about the lengths that some people will go to just to maintain some racist mess like that.

I swear, just when you think old-school racism is played out, here comes some people telling you that it is back in style in a very serious way; like the way people do with white jeans or K-SWISS.

And wearing K-SWISS has never been acceptable.

Posted by: Brittany

Story and photo courtesy of: The Washington Times