Coming soon: Game Change

Some folks have pre-emptively complained that the upcoming HBO-produced adaptation of Game Change -- John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's best-selling and eye-opening account of the 2008 Presidential race -- mostly ignores the Obama/Clinton primary battles to concentrate on John McCain (played by Ed Harris)and Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore). But this newly released trailer suggests that, hey, the made-for-cable movie will be must-see TV anyway. Premiere date is March 10.

Just wondering...

As the numbers of Obamacans increase, I am left to ponder a provocative question. Even if John McCain had run the very same campaign – and, indeed, picked the very same VP candidate – would so many notable Republicans have been so quick to support Barack Obama for President had McCain been running after eight years of Al Gore? Put it another way: Are people like Colin Powell saying “No” to McCain (and “Yes” to Obama), or “Never Again” to (and/or “I’m Sorry” about) George W. Bush?

Would Obama or McCain be the better 007?

According to Daniel Craig: “Obama would be the better Bond because -- if he’s true to his word -- he’d be willing to quite literally look the enemy in the eye and go toe-to-toe with them. McCain, because of his long service and experience, would probably be a better M... There is, come to think of it, a kind of Judi Dench quality to McCain.”

"What's wrong with John McCain?"

Funniest. Campaign. Ads. Ever.









Hat-tip to Andrew Sullivan.

Just how damn rich is John McCain?

According to Keith Olbermann -- at, roughly, the 2:11 point in this clip -- looks like McCain is rich enough to hire Bruce Wayne's butler. Maybe that's why he accepted only SAG scale for appearing in Wedding Crashers.

Stranger than fiction, funnier than parody

John McCain is sooooooooooooo busted in this interview clip. Amazing. You know, you really can't make up stuff like this. Trust me: It's funnier than anything in War, Inc.

Cash for candidates

George Clooney has backed Barack Obama. Oliver Stone is putting his money behind Obama and John Edwards. Steven Spielberg has contributed to Edwards, Obama, Hillary Clinton and Bill Richardson. But Jerry Bruckheimer thinks John McCain is the man. Those are just some of the revelations offered by a Wilshire & Washington report on campaign contributions by Hollywood notables.

The Real McCain

Producer Robert Greenwald -- the politically active producer of such hard-hitting documentaries as Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism and Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers -- has a new target in his sights. And this time, has a partner providing additional firepower.