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Palin Gets Prank Called by Fake French President Sarkozy

A comedy duo called 'The Masked Avengers' from a Montreal-based radio station pulled off an impressive feat when they managed to get Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin on the phone and convince her she was talking to French president Nicholas Sarkozy. Palin doesn't seem to figure out that it's a prank call, despite obvious clues. The prank caller makes a joking reference that Sarkozy can see ...

Composer Danny Elfman Launches 'Our Greatest Fear' Political Video

With the presidential election just days away now, the list of celebrities busting out the big guns continues to grow. There was Sarah Silverman's The Great Schlep, Matt Damon's blast of Sarah Palin, and the YouVote campaign, which includes more celebrities than an episode of 'Entourage.' Well, that list has now grown to include the latest video statement by award-winning film ('Edward ...

Candidates Fight Back Against Internet Smears

If you've been getting most of your information this election cycle via the Internet and e-mail, chances are you've come across a series of rumors about the candidates that are just flatly false. The nature of the Web spreads the flames of these lies like the Santa Ana Winds during the dry season. The candidates are fighting back as quickly as possible by using the Web themselves. Obama has a ...

Obama Ads Appearing in Video Games

It's been said(over and over and over again) that Barack Obama's campaign has embraced modern technology unlike any in the history of politics. Well, folks, that ain't no lie. An ad for Obama has popped up in the Xbox 360 racing game 'Burnout Paradise'. A presidential ad strategically placed in a video game titled 'Burnout Paradise'... sorry... we're just enjoying the moment. You may not be ...

Text a Question to Palin, Watch it Streaming Online

Whether you're impressed by Sarah Palin's folksiness or disturbed by her evasiveness, there's a good chance you might want to ask her a question. Now is your chance. The California Democratic Party has rented a digital billboard across from an upcoming rally for the Veep candidate in Los Angeles. Anyone can send a text message to 69866 containing a question (160 characters or less) and the ...

Spammers Prefer Obama for Spam E-Mails

Politics is one of the most popular topics for spam. Don't believe us? Go check your spam folder. We bet that you'll find e-mails about how Obama is a secret Muslim and Sarah Palin hunts moose from a helicopter in between offers for cheap Viagra and penis enlargement systems . According to a report from Secure Computing, it appears that spammers prefer Obama over McCain and Palin over Biden ...

Sarah Palin a Gold Mine for Internet Humor

We have to thank the John McCain and the Republican Party for giving us the greatest source of Vice President humor since Dan Quayle. In fact, Sarah Palin has single-handedly made 'Saturday Night Live' worth watching again, thanks to Tina Fey's babbling, wide-eyed impression of the Republican VP candidate. But shows like 'SNL' and 'The Daily Show' aren't the only outlets reaping the comedic ...

VoteForTheMILF.com Owned by McCain Campaign

We can only assume the John McCain-Sarah Palin campaign has snatched up the domain name VoteForTheMILF.com in an effort to prove that they're more tech savvy than they've let on. When originally discovered, the URL redirected visitors to JohnMcCain.com (which just happened to display a video introduction from Palin), but clearly someone at the campaign thought it wasn't such a great idea to ...

FBI Raids Apartment of Suspected Palin E-Mail Hacker

The wily, if careless, hacker who weaseled his way into Governor Palin's private Yahoo! e-mail account may now be in the cross-hairs of the FBI. According to witnesses on the scene, the apartment of David Kernell, a student at the University of Tennessee who is suspected of the hack, was raided by the FBI after the agency obtained a search warrant. The agents broke up a party to search the ...