England for Obama

Keith Olbermann’s take on Barack Obama’s new security team:

Live from Chicago, folks, for one afternoon only:

*Update* Here’s the press conference now it’s over:

And here’s the who’s who: Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, Robert Gates as Secretary of Defence, Eric Holder as Attorney General, Marine Gen. James Jones as White House National Security Advisor, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Security, and Susan Rice as UN Ambassador.

Who knew? Not I. Barbara Walters did, though:

*Insert Eddie Izzard’s “little small yappy dog” routine here*

You can watch the full Barbara Walters ABC News interview (sans laughter track) in parts on YouTube, starting with part one here.

And it’s a nice one:

For no other reason than I feel bad about simply posting a video of Sarah Palin’s Turkey Horror for you today (even if it is mitigated by the commentary of Keith Olbermann), here’s my Thanksgiving present to you.

It combines the creativity of America and the creativity of Britain - and it’s four minutes of sheer, unadulterated joy. Happy holidays:

Oh, and while we’re at it - let’s give thanks again for this man, eh?:

Somehow, today seems the most appropriate day to show Keith Olbermann’s reaction to That Sarah Palin Turkey Video:

Keith Olbermann made a good point last night: if, as Barack Obama says, there’s only one President at a time, how come he isn’t the one sorting out the economic mess right now?

Good grief. Take a look at the new Fox News ad:

Talk about fear and loathing… And don’t you just love the way they’ve used the shot of Rahm Emanuel talking into Barack Obama’s ear? Like they’re planning some sort of evil conspiracy against the American people? Mwa-ha-haaa!

It reminds me of this slice of brilliance from The Day Today. It’s WAR!:

Ahem. Going back to the Fox News advert: someone on Huffington Post’s comments board said that this is exactly what liberal, intellectual America needs to do - to stoop to this level (actually, they said ’snoop’, but I’m pretty sure they meant ’stoop’) and start using some of Fox’s brilliant marketing tricks.

But here’s the thing: they don’t. Because Barack Obama won the election pretty tidily without stooping to such levels. Or, indeed, snooping to them.

Rachel Maddow worries that Obama isn’t being bold enough:

Another day, another press conference about the economy… Well, at least he’s taking it seriously, eh?

Barack Obama announced two new administration members yesterday, and spoke more about his plans for rejuvenating the economy and building a “smarter” government. Sounds like his team are going through funding programs with a fine-toothed comb: