Once Jess threw down the gauntlet to look out for Barack remixes, I couldn’t let my weekly column go down like that. This video only contains some of the clip that she requested, and I didn’t even make it either, but hey, I got a busy schedule to maintain here. Plus, who’s going to complain when Barack and Kanye collaborate? Let’s relive the crazy election season of 2008 together:
                               

Sometimes I think that CollegeHumor reads my mind, or at least The Daily Monthly. Have a nice President’s Day.

I hope everyone enjoyed that look into Sony’s latest product. As we slog through a week leading up to one of the most commercialized holidays of the year, I felt it appropriate to put things in Onion-y perspective. I’ve got a buttload of links to dump this week, which means that a winner is you! Here we go:

• A cow got hit by lightning and survived. Talk about holy cow! (HAR HAR HAR I know, I’m a genius).

• Want to know the weather in your zipcode, and be angry about it? Check out The F*cking Weather.

• Here’s a picture of JFK and Bill Clinton shaking hands. Isn’t the internet neat?

• Barack Obama is tired of your mthrfckng sht, and he isn’t afraid to tell you.

• Check out this very slick collection of something we don’t often think about very much: loading screens. It’s sort of hypnotizing.

• This week’s funny blog explains that This is why you’re fat. Man, that all looks delicious.

Hit the jump for a look into the world of film piracy and the intersection where Daft Punk, the NES and Guitar Hero meet.

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Yeah, you knew the Obama couple was kinky, didn’t you? I especially enjoy that one of the women on the show understands the error immediately, but the other seems to have never heard of fisting. Maybe there is something to that ‘generation gap’ talk. In any case, here are your weekly links:

• I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this will be the worst news men ever receive in 2009: masturbation leads to cancer.

• A super-duper high resolution image of the inauguration. You can zoom in to see Clarence Thomas napping! Also, hooray for the last inauguration link ever!

• A neat, simple game with a teddy bear making his way over windy traffic: Sunny Day Sky.

• Continuing our tradition of hilarious blogs, one girl’s lengthy (with slightly NSFW text) testimonial: I bang the worst dudes.

Hit the jump for Jacques Chirac’s run in with a poodle, love advice and what Kylie Minogue sounds like when slowed down (hint: it’s less-than-straight).

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from theworld.org

Relating to my article on Obama’s image and celebrity, I now bring you the Barack Obama salon in Khartoum, Sudan. Don’t hold your breath for the Dick Cheney pizza parlor.

Also, check out this article about the music selected for the inaugural balls and how they relate to U.S. identity politics.

This has just gone too far.

So you think you can handle Obama’s big partyfest, eh? I’m still a a little wary. After D.C. received emergency funding for Tuesday’s event, I hurried to Trader Joe’s to stock up on provisions, like bread, milk, and sparkling wine. I’m treating this thing like a hurricane, and I’m assuming that the only way to get anywhere will be to walk (although some will be offering valet.), especially with the increased Metro closures.

Not that I’m not totally stoked, because I am. I’m just a little frightened. If you’re like me, the WaPo has the most complete weekend guide, including automatic updates sent to your phone. Check out Wonkette’s guide for some cattier commentary.

If you’re planning to stay on campus, the NAACP, Women in Politics and a slew of other groups are hosting Gtown’s own Inaugural Ball 2k9 on Friday, 9pm-1am. The location remains unclear, so email naacp@georgetown.edu or womeninpolitics@georgetown.edu if you’re interested.

You can’t keep the Indy staff from finding great ways to waste your time. Today’s bonus edition has a definite political tone.

The Franken/Coleman battle rages in Minnesota, currently with Coleman in the lead by the non-existent hairs on his chinny-chin-chin. Now you can be the judge of some of the disputed ballots.

Wonkette points on an unfortunate (or accurate??), hilarious juxtaposition from the NYT’s front page.

Need to know what the Obama man is up every hour of the day? Politico’s got you covered.

Original photo here

Head to Head is The Daily Monthly’s weekly written fracas between Brian Oxman (COL ‘09) and Greg Gangelhoff (SFS ‘09). Our discussion may be humorous or serious, but it will always tickle your eyeballs. We hope you enjoy it as you do all new things.

This month, we discuss the media coverage of Barack Obama’s election to the Presidency last Tuesday. Did the coverage focus unduly on Obama’s race, or was it a fitting topic given the history of America? Read on to find out.

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Prejudice comes from Latin prefix præ-, meaning “before,” and judicium, “judgement” —in other words, a prejudice is a “pre-judgment,” a conclusion reached prior to rational reflection. The word and the attitude it signifies have always had a bad rap; only the most ignorant reactionaries are prejudiced, never ourselves. If we do recognize our own prejudices, we view these as unavoidable vices to be eclipsed in any way possible. But I think it is time to set the record straight, because prejudices are neither inherently bad nor unnatural. We need to address this prejudice against prejudice.

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Want tickets to Obama’s Inauguration Ceremonies In January? You’re gonna have to work for it. DCist has the scoop. All told, it’s significantly easier if you aren’t a permanent resident of D.C.

oh yeah, he’s happy…from abc.com

Yeah, I know, this is supposed to be about music. But the U.S. just elected its first black president after twenty-one months of headlines. Are you excited? Terrified? Below the jump, editorials from newspapers around the world. Read Full Post

So there it is. After nearly two years, billions of dollars and thousands of hours of television: Barack Obama is the President-elect of the United States of America, and he will be the 44th President. I’m not much for political commentary, but this video summarizes the gist of this election pretty well:

Check after the jump for more Obama video celebration.

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In honor of civic duty, both Starbucks and Ben and Jerry’s are offering promotions to rock the vote. Ben and Jerry’s will be giving away free ice cream in Red Square and Starbacks will give you a free cup of coffee if you tell them you voted. So go out and vote on Tuesday, if not for the future of the country, at least for the future of you appetite.

When I was in middle-school Civics class, the Electoral College was hard for me to understand, especially as the results of the 2000 Bush vs. Gore election were so fresh in my mind. We are a democracy, so why do we have a system that allows a person who most citizens did not elect to become president? Why not just use the popular vote? It didn’t make sense.

Eventually I understood American history better—how the United States was founded by a troupe of super-educated white elites who, as one of my classmates here put it, “wanted to do what’s best for the people, but didn’t trust the people.” On the one hand, a direct popular vote would have given too much influence to the unpredictable unwashed masses. On the other hand, if a small group of men chose the President, there would be threat of intrigue. The Founding Fathers’ compromise was the Electoral College, a group of representatives who directly elect the president and whose votes are informed—but not strictly bound—by the popular vote. This essentially is how it remains today.

Now I have a different question: Why is the Electoral College called a “college” when not a single student has ever graduated or received a degree from it? Naturally, the answer has to do with language change.

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