Barack Obama gets a surprise visit in the night from ex-Presidents Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Clinton, Ford, Reagan and Carter to get a few pointers about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and why it’s so important. This piece is directed by Ron Howard and features Saturday Night Live alums Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dana Carvey, [...]

General Alexander Haig, a top adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan has died. As Anthony Mason reports, he made his mark during two critical periods in the White House. Found at CBS News.

Sarah Palin was caught sneaking a peek at her cheat sheet during the question and answer session of a recent Tea Party thingy. Index cards would be fine, but these were written on the palm of her hand. What? Is she in high school?!? It wouldn’t be nearly as bad if the notes weren’t to aid [...]

Nicely done parody by Mad TV of both Apple’s pretentious product announcements and Bush-era Iraq policy. Found at YouTube from ra1ntje.

President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. Found at YouTube from CSPAN.

On April 4, 1968, during his presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy visited Indianapolis, Indiana. As he prepared to enter the speaker’s stand (a podium set on a flatbed trailer), he learned of the death of Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. His prepared speech no longer relevant, he commiserated with the inner-city crowd, calling [...]

President John F. Kennedy’s June 11, 1963 radio and television address to the American people on civil rights. Found at YouTube from MCamericanpresident.

PollitiFact explains how to do fact-checking. Found at YouTube from PolitiFact via Holy Kaw!

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society anti-whaling activists have accused a Japanese vessel of ramming their high-tech speed boat, the Ady Gil, during a confrontation near Commonwealth Bay. Found at LiveLeak.

I must admit, I’ve never been a fan of Joe Lieberman; I’ve always thought he was a sanctimonious p*#%k. So, based on that alone, I do think this is quite funny. Through in the fact that they do a nearly dead-on impression of him and… Found at YouTube from karinmoveon.