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It begins at the 3:46 mark.

In what must be Round 6 or 7 for David Letterman by now, last night he absolutely lit into John McCain, this time calling him, QUOTE, "squirrely," which is just another way of saying that he's "erratic."

You may have heard that John McCain now wants to go back on Letterman's show, after previously having stood him up for Katie Couric on the day he fake-suspended his campaign.

Much like Sarah Palin now wanting to go on SNL, McCain recognizes that Letterman may not stop these angry rants any time soon, so it's probably best to go back on the show, kiss Letterman's ring, and try to stop the bleeding.

In addition to the "squirrely" comment, Letterman also lowers the boom by saying: "I just don't know if we can trust him" -- a line which could have been lifted straight off the Obama campaign's daily talking points.

So let's recap: McCain lies to Letterman, blows him off to go play on the tire swing with Katie Couric. Letterman gets pissed and dedicates multiple shows to blasting McCain's dishonesty. McCain now decides to come groveling back to Letterman, who knows he's really forcing McCain's hand because he keeps saying that "the road to the White House runs straight through here."

How's that old saying go -- "never get in a war of words with someone who buys ink by the barrel." Same shit here.

It turns out that Senator McCain actually stayed in New York that evening.  He actually interviewed with CBS's Katie Couric that same evening he was supposed to appear on Letterman.  Since then, Letterman has gone on the attack of the Arizona senator and his vice president, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.  He has been making jokes ranging from McCain's age to Palin's simpleton persona.  

My question is...Can David Letterman turn the tide of an election?  With this aggressive offensive attack on John McCain, the polls have actually gone in favor of Obama.  Could David Letterman stir the drink that puts Barack Obama in the White House?  If McCain cancels on Letteman, could he possibly cancel that abruptly on a person like oh lets say...Vladimir Putin?  Granted, McCain has rescheduled himself to appear on the Late Show so he can save face.  But putting aside Johnny Boy trying to save his image, can we trust him not to cancel that abruptly on someone of the likes of oh lets say....Vladimir Putin?  Letterman is doing a good job of sticking it to John McCain after his cancelation.  It is very possible that David Letterman could turn states like Virginia and North Carolina, strong Republican stalwart states, to the blue column come November.  Only time will tell.  We are 25 days away from the election.  Heres hoping he continues to echo the voice of change.

• The emergency bailout you and I paid for has not worked so far. Credit markets remain frozen because banks are mortally afraid to lend in this environment. Smart people are predicting a "severe global recession." Republicans, predictably, are blaming poor people (read: blacks & Latinos) for our current financial woes, meanwhile economists are blaming Alan Greenspan for letting market forces run free for 2 decades.

• The securities at the heart of the subprime mortgage crisis are so complicated that they're having to bring in an aerospace engineer who used to design satellites for NASA to unravel them. True story.

• Nancy Pelosi wants to pass another stimulus package this year, this time totaling $150 billion... whatever it's our money anyway, but you know what this means: more PORN!

• McCain's big plan to save homeowners, aside from being a bald-faced flip flop from his earlier position on "the role of government," would also end up rewarding the very people who helped get us into this mess. According to the (liberal) Wall Street Journal: McCain's proposal "also could make winners out of investors -- including predatory mortgage lenders -- that the Bush administration and Congress have tried to exclude from the government's largess."

• Republicans in Congress are bracing for annihilation this year at the polls.

• 63.2 million people watched Obama dismember John McCain at the presidential debate this week from Nashville. That's 21% more people than watched the first debate, but 10% less than the number of people who watched Joe Biden try his best not to laugh at the ignorance of America's Cocktail Waitress last week.

• Obama pushes back against the revved up GOP smear machine, calling this a desperate 11th hour ploy and saying, in effect, that 'John McCain should say whatever he's got to say to my face.'

• Running low on ideas, as Republicans perpetually are, they've now taken to claiming that Obama talks in an "exotic" way.

• McCain's BFF, Paris Hilton, is back on the air with another video in support of her fake Presidential campaign, only this time she somehow convinced one of America's greatest presidents ever, Jed Bartlett, to give her advice. Pain...ful...to...watch, and I'm sure that a little part of me just died inside.

• And David Letterman's Top Ten Signs The Campaign Is Getting Ugly:

10. Three times Straight Talk Express has 'accidentally' knocked over Obama's mailbox.

9. Next debate will be moderated by Jerry Springer.

8. McCain keeps referring to opponent as Senator Barack Hussein Obama bin Laden.

7. Sarah Palin says she can see Joe Biden's hair plugs from her house.

6. Desperate attempt to connect Obama to the last eight years of Regis.

5. No number 5 – economy so bad, writer putting everything he owns up on eBay.

4. They have resorted to 'your Vice President's so dumb' jokes..

3. Obama claimed McCain's irresponsibility caused the 1929 stock market crash – he's that old, people!

2. Even Dick Cheney thinks they're being cruel.

1. Obama's gloves are off, McCain's teeth are out."

American Idol News

David Will Sing “God Bless America” in Tomorrow’s Devil Rays Vs ...
2 hours ago by Jenny
Local saxophonist BK Jackson will perform the national anthem before the first pitch, and American Idol star David Archuleta will sing God Bless America during the seventh-inning stretch. Ceremonial first pitch lineups for the weekend ...
Fans of David Archuleta - http://fansofdavid.com

Margret Cassidy Robinson, Eva Cassidy’s Sister, In an Exclusive
4 hours ago by Jenny
In anticipation of Margret’s interview, FOD’er KT emailed me a beautiful, poignant story about seeing Eva Cassidy perform live and then experiencing the power of David Archuleta. The Call that Did not Happen ...
Fans of David Archuleta - http://fansofdavid.com

Cook-ing up tunes
The Sun Daily, Malaysia - 10 hours ago
AMERICAN Idol winner David Cook, 25, who hails from Blue Springs, Missouri, will release his debut album on Nov 18, 2008. The first single, Light On, ...read more

Jason Castro — Brother Michael Castro Auditions in Kansas City
51 minutes ago by Rickey
Jason Castro made an appearance at the Kansas City, where his brother Michael Castro auditioned for American Idol. Did Michael make it to the Hollywood Round? Video from MJ’s Big Blog.
rickey.org -- American Idol 24/7 - http://www.rickey.org

Broadway News

Oliver Platt will star in 'Guys and Dolls' revival
The Associated Press - 10 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway has found its Nathan Detroit for the upcoming revival of "Guys and Dolls" — Oliver Platt. Platt will portray the unapologetic ...read more

Canadian Idol News

General Entertainment News

YouTube introduces music downloads
NME.com, UK - 3 hours ago
Video sharing website YouTube bosses have introduced a new feature that allows users to download music via the site. Through the new program users are able ...read more

EMI Plans to Launch Online Music Service
Wall Street Journal - 10 hours ago
By ETHAN SMITH Music company EMI Group Ltd. is planning to launch an online music service later this year, wading into an increasingly crowded field of ...read more

Television News

Late Night Political Humor
7 hours ago by Iron Knee
-Jay Leno. “This was what they call the town hall format, and that means that the candidates get to walk around on stage, and it was pretty successful, John McCain only wandered off twice.” -David Letterman. “It’sa town hall format, ...
Political Irony - http://politicalirony.com

Politics

Palin May Face TV Lookalike Fey
Sky News, UK - 2 hours ago
Sarah Palin may come face to face with her chief impersonator, Tina Fey, in an appearance on TV comedy show Saturday Night Live. ...
Will Palin play Fey playing Palin on SNL? Globe and Mail

Obama leads in spending, polls
USA Today - 47 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama is far outspending Republican John McCain in TV advertising, allowing him to better target the swing voters who will ...read more

Polls say Obama won debate
Baltimore Sun, United States - 2 hours ago
According to two polls, Barack Obama beat John McCain in Tuesday night's debate. CNN's national poll of debate watchers found that 54 percent said Obama did ...read more

I welcome your news items in the comments section below this article.

Check that site's Tour page for a complete list of promotional appearances for Covers (scroll down to the bottom).

Could the nation be ready for political ad placement on none news generating outlets like, the Animal Planet, what would they prose Senator McCain would rally against, support for our big city zoos?, Would Senator Obama have to wage a stance on over spending of tax dollars on color coded coating for the wire fencing around the donkey (blue) and elephant (red) exhibits,because the red dy no. 3, 27 & 28 are known to be toxic to children, I think it is just beagles for no.27, but you may look it up, as don't claim to know everything, which allows room in the corner of my mind to learning about new toxicities in our ever changing world.

Is it safe say that I didn't miss much, the VeeP Debate went as planned, no big surprises, except for Gov. Palin was demoted by Senator Biden, but I think he was the only one who realized that calling her a Senator offered her more experience, therefore the he, along with the hand feed press let that one go.

Oh and the Latest Presidential debate looked more like a Rowan and Martin spin-off, with Senator McCain goofing by Tom Brokaw... I thought that was funny. It just another day in "Payton Place", another hour of the "Days of our lives", and another nation under god's heaven, who's Livin' a Vida Loca, while taking another glance of as "The World Turns"

Update October 11th: Let's add number 11 for luck. Do you think her reception will be any better than the one she received when she dropped the puck at the Philadelphia Flyers game? And I don't the SNL studio band will be able to drown out the boos.

The Obama Campaign has claimed that John McCain has voted with President Bush 95% of the time and, according to the Congressional Quarterley's assessment of McCain's voting record, that's a fact.  I can't bear any more Bush. I'm bushed! So that 95% has me freaked. And apparently I'm not the only one. According to a USA Today/Gallup poll, two in three Americans are also freaking. We don't want a W's mini-me to take over. We're concerned that McCain's policies are Bush's policies and that McCain is just running for a third Bush term. Almost half -- 49% -- of us are "very concerned" that McCain is more of the same. He is. We should be worried. McCain was once his own man. Maybe he was even a "maverick" as he wont to boast. He hasn't always had his hand in the Dub's unzipped fly. Once upon a time he even balked at Bush. But no more. As Juan Cole said, "Both at home and abroad, McCain appears intent on abandoning some of his most deeply cherished personal values, including his commitment to secular values and distaste for religious bigotry, in favor of catering to the great W. coalition of white evangelicals and security-obsessed conservatives. Like Bush, his mantras are war and belligerence abroad."  Well, that's worrisome. We don't want war and belligerence. We don't want a man who would abandon his values. McCain ran in 2000 as himself and lost. To Bush. This time he's running as Bush.

See that, we're obviously all bothered by the resemblance because while trolling for piks, I found that someone had photo shopped a Bush-McCain mini-me. Perfect for this post but otherwise, a sad state of affairs.In an article titled "Want more Bush? Elect McCain" Helen Thomas wrote

"Sen. John McCain is moving to the right. McCain also has gone out of his way to cozy up to President Bush after their bitter rift in the 2000 presidential campaign. McCain is a strong supporter of the invasion and occupation of Iraq and believes the number of U.S. troops there should be beefed up. He is against abortion rights and gun-control laws and believes students should be taught the religion-oriented "intelligent design" theory of creation as well as the theory of scientific evolution. With his "hail fellow well met" persona and tendency to jaw with the media and pundits in the back of the campaign bus, he has created the impression in some quarters that he is a "moderate." Forget it. His voting record speaks for itself."

America loves mythos. McCain's "Maverick" moderate POW good-soldier-hero white-man thang is something we wanna to hang onto. Some of us just can't give up the ghost. Meanwhile, McCain slipped into Bush's shadow with surprising ease. The gap between the mythos of McCain and the political reality is ever widening. After McCain cancelled his appearance on The Late Show, Letterman said, "This is not the John McCain I know, by God. This doesn't smell right. This is not the way a tested hero behaves. A hero. An honest to God hero, an American hero, maybe the only actual hero that I know. I've met the guy, I know the guy. So I'm more than a little disappointed by this behavior. 'We're suspending the campaign.'  Are we suspending the campaign because there's an economic crisis or because the polls are sliding." Like Letterman, Margaret Cho gave voice to McCain's mythos and the ways that we struggle to hold on to it. Cho blogged, "I am not voting for McCain. I hope that is obvious. I am sick of every one saying – 'He was a good soldier. He was a good soldier. Um yeah. He was captured. So he was not that good." The facade is crumbling. If McCain doesn't honor who he used to be (or claims to be) then why should we?

In an amazing beautifully written Salon article titled "John McCain is George Bush" Jaun Cole wrote,

"In July of 2004, Bush abruptly announced that he was looking into whether Iran played a role in the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S.  The whole fantastic set of allegations was immediately denied by Bush's own intelligence officials. Hawkishness toward Iran was one way for Bush to take the focus off his failures in Iraq. Bush by his belligerence appealed to a combination of evangelical holy warriors and so-called national-security conservatives, and McCain seems poised to move in the same direction. Echoing Bush's fear-mongering about the Islamic world, which by August 2006, two years after his reelection, regularly included references to so-called Islamic fascism, McCain maintains that the "transcendent" challenge facing the United States in 2008 is "radical Islamic extremism." McCain alleges that "al-Qaida in Iraq" will "follow us home" if the U.S. withdraws from that country. McCain takes this line even though most Muslim countries are close allies of the United States and Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida has been revealed to be a small fringe, now in disarray. McCain himself has joked about bombing Iran, to the tune of an old Beach Boys song."

Remember that? Are you down with that? Do you want that in The White House? Do we want McCain's insensitive, impulsive, petty finger on the button. Bush's war has been a catastrophe. We can't afford another war-monger. Especially one who, by his own admission, has always aspired to be a dictator and who thinks we should occupy Irag for the next 100 years.

Bush's signature project has been the war in Iraq, which he has managed like a veteran Las Vegas magician, with a misdirection and legerdemain that can make a whole elephant disappear. Despite nearly 4,000 U.S. soldiers killed, 30,000 wounded, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed, millions displaced internally and abroad, the creation of a new and serious terrorism problem, high fuel costs at home, and the entire lack of any obvious benefit from the whole endeavor to the American people, more than 40 percent of Americans now say the U.S. is making progress in establishing civil order in that country. McCain went to the same David Coppersmith School of Prestidigitation as Bush. He says he is dedicated to nothing less than complete military victory in Iraq and the maintenance of bases in that country for as much as a century, and his audiences do not appear to break out in derisive laughter. (Juan Cole)

Ha ha he he ha ha heeee ha ha hee hee ho ho. he he he. Snort. snort. Sob sob sob. boo boo hoo. boo! boo!

Surely lack of health insurance for tens of millions, loss of good jobs, blighted cities like Detroit and New Orleans, and erosion of key civil liberties are a more "transcendent challenge" than the activities of small cultlike groups that are finding it harder and harder to operate on the soil of Middle Eastern and European allies of the U.S. But that's not to say that McCain isn't pushing a domestic agenda as well. McCain does have a domestic agenda. It's George Bush's. If he is elected, it will be "Groundhog Day," the Bill Murray film about a character doomed to live through the same day over and over again. (Juan Cole)

Nooooooo! I hated that movie! I hated that President! I'm with Homer Simpson -- it is time for a change, Homey.

Can you and your friends tell the difference between George Bush and John McCain? Take the Bush-McCain challenge!

Not sure why I was reminded of this (although it could have to do with all the burritos I've been eating while in San Francisco), but I was able to quickly find a video of this guy on Letterman.

They say we all have at least one talent. How would you like this to be yours...?

If that's your thing, this one is even more impressive...

At least Barack Obama supports better policies, so that, in thirty years, when we're in our 50's and 60's and invoking Obama's name every five seconds, we won't sound like such asses.

(Monkeyfister)

'Che tempo che fa'. Rubrica di informazione targata rai.
Il tutto con un'intuizione: e se ne facessimo un programma utile davvero?
Giuliacci declinò il bell'invito, è un uomo probo, ci tiene alla reputazione.
Quindi sotto a chi tocca, o come direbbe la bella (!) Ventura:
'a chi tocca nun s'engrugna' (cfr. I poeti del Duecento, Rizzoli, 2004)

Fazio. Eccolo, il bel cherubino, tirato su a scuole private, suore,
bravo ragazzo col sorriso ampio e sorridente di chi ha dimenticato la sua volontà
e non la rimpiange. Scelte importanti, di quelle che ti cambiano la vita.

(Foto: qui possiamo ammirare il cast di attori della nuova stagione di 'Carabini.. ' ah no! Scusate, è rai! Che sia il Maresciallo Rocca?)

Mi occuperò della seconda parte del programma: gli ospiti e la Littizzetto (prossimamente).

Sono le 21, domenica. Preme il timer, c'è poco tempo.
Il nostro bravo conduttore sceglierà fra la rosa dei possibili invitati qualcuno
che davvero sia pronto a dare delle risposte, la fiducia in questi casi è tutto.
L'elite si divide fra i migliori filantropi di sempre:
-ricconi mai visti
-ricconi con squadre di calcio
-ricconi che hanno la poltrona in parlamento
-ricconi e basta, senza un motivo
-sedicenti scrittori e/o attori eletti a furor di popolo
-qualche gran brava persona che nessuna ricordava esistesse

(Foto: i temi affrontati e la schietta idiologia che sottende il programma ha portato i suoi creatori ad avere sempre più guai con l'ordine costituito. La magistratura ha rigettato tutte le accuse: ' La libertà di parola è dogma in televisione '. E gli spettatori hanno confermato con miliardi di share per questi coraggiosi idealisti)

L'ospite si ritrova seduto, fra schermi che mostrano un cielo limpido,
sereno, cangiante. Una poltrona bianca dove i furori si placano nella
candida imbottitura. Fazio è lì, guarda, sorride di nuovo modulando
la sua voce su toni flautati, un sussurro, per non dar fastidio.
Qualsiasi domanda è bandida, è una chiacchierata fra amici.
Per chi rischia la bancarotta, per esempio, v'è uno fra questi quesiti
immortali, degni di figurare nell'enciclopedia filosofica di Severino:
-gusti culinari
-gusti musicali
-squadra del cuore, o squadroni (dipende dalla fede politica)
-considerazioni generali sui problemi dell'universo
-senso estetico di qualsiasi cosa, rigorosamente astratta.

Per farvi apprezzare meglio la portata di questi imperituri esempi,
provvedo a dotarvi, come nelle migliori grammatiche latine,
di esempi ad hoc, da custodire e conservare:

Fazio: ''Salve, Megadirettore Galattico, sign.gran farabut. brutt.stronz. Evergesio Stinofetti,
ma è vero che lei, sul suo yatch di 90241204820348203948203402 metri,
durante la calura estiva, spegne la sete sgranocchiando carote?"
Ospite: "Fazio, lei mi sorprende con queste domande di carattere personale,
però , per amor di verità risponderò: ebbene, è vero!"
Fazio: " ah ah! Lo sapevo, sa Lei ha dei testimoni e non avrebbe potuto esimersi da questa risposta, pare che Lei sia stato avvistato anche dalla costa subpacifica,
sicuramente visto la grande notorietà e l'indiscussa generosità che ha sempre dimostrato.
I testimoni confermano che le sue carote erano veramente arancioni!"
Ospite: " Carissimo Fazio, probabilmente allora avranno avuto effetto catarifrangente!"
Fazio, Ospite, Pubblico (in delirio): "AHAHAHAHHAHAHA!"

(Foto: nessuno sconto. Nessuna pietà. Gli ospiti che accettano la pericolosa intervista sanno che nell'arena troveranno la loro nemesi nel conduttore)

Chissà poi che grazie a questa notorietà qualcuno si ricordi di lui negli scandali futuri,
chissà se qualcuno, edotto da tanta sostanza, preferirà utilizzare questo grande servizio,
e addirittura si soffermerà dimentico dell'amata ''Isola dei Famosi''.
Tutto questo è la prova che la gente ha ancora un sogno, che la rivoluzione
non è stata vana. Il punk è vivo! Pure dio, alle volte.Lunga vita al Re!

My best advice to the uninitiated, however, is to find a quality record store and buy anything you can find by the 20th century's finest American composer, the guitarists guitarist, Sir Frank Vincent Zappa and discover his music for yourself.

Florentine Pogen

An incredibly mean sounding incarnation of the Zappa band, featuring the immense vocal talents of Napoleon Murphy Brock, last seen playing in 2007 with the Zappa plays Zappa band.

City of Tiny Lights

Featuring the unmistakable vocal stylings of Adrian Belew, later of King Crimson and Terry Bozzio, bashing his skins for your twisted pleasure. Tiny is as tiny do!

G-Spot Tornado

As part of 'The Yellow Shark' Zappa assembled 'The Ensemble Modern' to perform original compositions which appeared in one form or another on his last album, 'Civilisation Phase 3'. This is a German TV appearance of the man himself conducting.

Sofa No. 1

Here's a nice fan-made clip to the sound of the original Sofa, with it's mad sub-synth bass line. The Michael Hedges acoustic guitar version of Sofa was played as a fitting tribute to Frank, on his website, when he died. I can't find it anymore, but if anyone knows where it is, please send it to me using the Mail link opposite. TIA

Cheepnis

Zappa plays Zappa is Dweezil, Frank's son, joined by the above mentioned Napoleon Murphy Brock and various ex-Zappa band members - touring the world to keep Frank's music where it belongs; live on stage played by the best of best musicians in the world.

Bobby Brown Goes Down

"I can take about an hour on the tower of power, so long as I gets a little golden shower."

Nightschool & You Are What You Is

Flawlessly beautiful chords, arranged on and played by the most expensive musical instrument money can buy, the synclavier. Frank won a grammy for this, the first all-digital album ever recorded (with the exception of the last track which was a live recording of the band playing Massaggio Galore). Clay animation by Bruce Bickford.

Interview on Letterman

The man himself talking about the London Symphony Orchestra vol 1 album.

David Letterman does it again! Maybe I'll need to have some sort of group marriage with him and Tina.

Mr Redford is now working on A movie And I am sure it will be as investigative, as the one I just mentioned!

Click the above picture to see how Canada will no longer exist with his govenment.

Canada must renegotiate NAFTA now!

I ask you please, Dig deep for Conservate

Changing Times, Just get us in!!

Oh Canada, sigh, where are you?!

A small (Big) study Which just keeps get

We are opposed around the world by a monolithic ruthless conspiracy.

This is news on our election in Canada!

to All the news reporters of today teach

**NEW**Stop drinking the Water!!! *PERIOD

[URGENT] Quebec Cops Attack Peaceful Alg

Canadian Police Caught Attempting To Stage riots

Our Nations Deathbed! Oh yeah Canada

Listeriosis Up-Date...Is Our food really

Election, Woes Again?

Elect Who? Why? WAR?

Canada’s Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski

Just a tiny word......

A calling

America is Stained with guilt!!

You are kind, LORD, I am nothing,

--
"When God wills to punish a people or a kingdom,
he takes away from it the good and godly teachers and preachers,
and bereaves it of wise, godly, and honest rulers and counsellors,
and of brave, upright, and experienced soldiers, and of good men."

Image by bobster1985 via Flickr

Well, Sarah delivered her rehearsed training material the other night. Sarah can do that when she has enough rehearsal time, but don't try and distract her with probing questions. If it wasn't in her training script, she comes apart. She demonstrated this is her Katie Couric and Charles Gibson interviews and in the debate the other night. Sarah was perceived by her handlers to have scored a success in the debate because she didn't stray too far off message, didn't pass out or run for the curtains.

What low expectations we now set for the individual who is only a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Sarah is the perfect "Manchurian candidate".

She is only capable to talk to the points she has been programmed to, but her weak spot is when you get her down to the details. Then her programming fails her and she goes off message and out into orbit.

Her latest programming has her spewing lies about Senator Obama's association with William Ayers, something that was looked at extensively during the primaries by the New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Magazine and CNN to name a few and found to be totally misrepresented by the McCain camp (Obama was 8 years old when Ayers committed his terrorist acts).

But I forgot the McCain team only knows how to scare you. They don't know how to help you.

Gov. Palin, why don't you talk about the real issues?

Like the economy or the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, or the nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran and how you might address these most important issue faces Americans today...

Or didn't they put that programming in your head?

Related stories:

• Obama campaign rejects Palin's terrorist claim
• Dan Kennedy: After the debate, even conservatives criticise Sarah Palin's lack of substance
• Sarah Palin says Katie Couric interviews were 'unfair'
• http://www.canow.org/canoworg/2008/10/now-supports-ob.html