Did you watch the election coverage last night? Looks like a lot of people did–66.8 million, to be exact. An estimated 66.8 million people tuned in during prime time to watch the states become red or blue while pundits weighed in, according to Nielsen Ratings Service. There were 13 networks airing live coverage between 8 Read More
Kirsten Gillibrand was an obscure U.S. representative from upstate when then-Governor David Paterson selected her to fill Hillary Clinton’s old Senate seat in 2009. In the years since, Ms. Gillibrand has done much to raise her profile and to establish herself as more than an accidental senator.
She deserves a new, full term of her own. The Observer endorses her candidacy over that of her Republican opponent, Wendy Long.
There is much to recommend about Ms. Gillibrand. Read More
In addition to creating a viral movement based on Hope and targeted to younger voters, the 2008 elections also began a horrible trend: comedians and celebrities making “edgy” political comedy videos. Previously regulated to the cold openings on Saturday Night Live, suddenly everyone and their mother had a Sarah Palin impression. Sometimes it worked. Most of the time it didn’t.
Now Justin Long is reminding us just why election season is so unfunny with a parody mash-up of Mitt Romney and The Office. It’s way less funny than either of those things separately…and that’s saying a lot. Read More
On July 25, the “mentalist” the Amazing Kreskin announced on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon that he had come up with a prediction as to the Republican nominee for President in 2012 and the eventual victor. He had not done so, he told The Observer, by reading thoughts—as he does in the shows he performs Read More
