2008 Election and the Barack Obama Afterparty!

Well this crazy monkey did his civic duty and exercised his right to vote on November 4, 2008. It was a fun process using the newer computerized voting system for the first time ever. It was quite easy and quick to make my votes too! No extra questions to vote on here, just three candidates to vote for and that was it. Even got my snazzy "I Voted" sticker with the American flag on it as you can see. Nice touch!



(We Love Ba-rack Obama, Ba-rack Obama!)

Now major congratulations go out to President-elect Barack Obama who makes history as the first ever African American to become our president. Obama has campaigned that the nation needs change and he is the man to bring it to us, so let's hope he has the magic fixes for our nation's problems!

There's been plenty of post-election celebration going on. As you may have heard, Obama has promised his two young daughters that puppy they've been wanting. The White House just isn't the same without a dog, but hey Barack, how about an inflated monkey?



There's a town in Japan called "Obama" and they were jubilant over Barack winning. The town had a huge celebration for its namesake's victory. There were Obama Girls hula dancers and musical acts, as well as dozens of supporters chanting "Obama! Obama! Obama!" O-B-A-M-A! The mayor of Obama Japan is planning to make Barack a special honorary citizen..pretty cool! Check out how Barack's victory was celebrated worldwide!


(Click above to watch ObamaGirl's music video!)

And don't forget the foxy Obama girl here in the US whose real name is Amber Lee Ettinger (pictured above in video). Amber was more than ecstatic over Barack's victory. She now wants an invite to the inauguration, or at least a thank you note from Barack. And hey why not, her YouTube video "I Got a Crush on Obama" had more than 10 million hits on YouTube. It gained notoriety and attention, possibly helping Barack's campaign a bit. It also was named biggest web video of 2007 by People magazine making her an internet phenom! Amber's definitely got a future career in politics...or music or something!!


(Beam me up Anderson Cooper!)

And speaking of music in the campaign, CNN had a cool new technology during their coverage last night. In true Star Wars or Star Trek futuristic fashion they beamed in people to the CNN studio as holograms. They even beamed in will.i.am, the rapper/producer behind "Yes We Can", a star-studded musical tribute to Obama. Mr. i.am was beamed in to speak with Anderson Cooper and deliver an important message to the Jedi Knights across the US. Check it out here!.

Once again, hip hip hooray for our new president-elect, Barack Obama, as his victory has seemed to uplift many spirits across our nation!!

Miss Meghan McCain has a Blog!

I'm really gonna miss seeing McCain (the one pictured)...The way it's looking for the 2008 Presidential election, Senator John McCain may lose by a landslide to Senator Barack Obama. It will be a sad day for McCain & Palin as they accept defeat, but an even sadder day for this monkey and plenty of others! You see McCain has a 20-something daughter named Meghan. She's not only an extremely-fine chiquita, but she also blogs about cool stuff!

Over at her blog, Meghan has talked about everything she can during her dad's exhausting campaigning. It's not just a bunch of political mumbo jumbo either or how cool college life can be. Her blog is full of pics from the various campaign stops, and even includes her songs of the day! The songs are from her personal iPod playlists for different events or experiences. Today's song is "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler. She plans to have a final election day playlist too.. Meghan's blog basically shows how she has a rockstar lifestyle now, as she even met the wife of one of the Ramones! I highly recommend you check her blog out if you want to keep up with this fine chiquita and all she's up to after the election!

See Meghan McCain's Blogette Playlists

See Meghan McCain's personal blog - McCainBlogette.com

(Note: Meghan please start campaigning for Maxim in 2008-09!)

Vote for the next Mayor of Rabbit Hash, KY!

Folks you may have thought that the whole McCain vs. Obama 2008 presidential election was the biggest vote in the country coming up, but it's not. You see the quaint town of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky has a very important vote coming up to determine its new mayor in 2008, with voting ending 6PM on Tuesday.

What makes the Rabbit Hash election extra-special is that it has barely any humans in the running, along with about 14 animal candidates. Yes you read it right, running for Mayor of Rabbit Hash are: a Bull Mastiff dog, a Miniature Donkey, a Boxer/Laborador mix, a Border Collie (Myspace), an Ibizan Hound, a Border Collie Mix, a Boxer, a Poodle, a Clumber Spaniela Chihuahua Mix, St Bernard Mix (Myspace page), a Springer Spaniel and a cat. I am not too sure what animals Paulette and Ruby are, perhaps they are humans too! With all that said, it's going to be an interesting race. Surprisingly, none of the humans are even close to winning this thing. Let's hear it for political-minded animals!

The reason for the election is the last mayor, Junior, a black lab elected in 2004, sadly passed away last Spring, so the historic burg of Rabbit Hash, KY is now leaderless...Currently, it's Toby the Springer Spaniel leading the way, owned by Chris Lustenberg. Toby's got 1,773 votes and his campaign slogan states: "Toby won't pussyfoot around. He's got a leg up on the competition." I wonder if they mean that literally! I personally think Higgins the Miniature Donkey has a solid chance to catch up! He's in 3rd with 1,298 votes and seems to know what he's doing...Plus the donkey has always been associated with politics! Also don't count out Lucy Lou who's in 2nd, as her slogan is "The Bitch You Can Count On". I think she will receive a lot of votes from the female canine population in Rabbit Hash.

Now to vote in this election you must donate some moolah. $1 gets you 1 vote, so the more you donate, the more votes you'll get! Come on folks campaigning isn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination! If I were running I know the cost of my daily bananas alone would be quite pricey these days! The proceeds also benefit The Rabbit Hash Historical Society, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, so that means your paid for "vote" is tax deductible! (Please note: this crazy monkey is not affiliated with the Rabbit Hash Historical Society or this campaign, just a concerned US citizen!)

Their election will be held at the Central Barn on November 4th from 6AM to 6PM. Online voting is possible for all citizens, and can be done until 6PM on November 3rd. See link down below.

This election is a thing of great political beauty, as finally animals everywhere will be heard...And you never know, maybe this crazy monkey will go into politics one day too!

You can see all of the candidates, what they stand for, the votes so far and cast your own vote at the Official Voting page. See voting page with full list of candidates here!

2008 Political Humor & Election Tees!

This monkey's all ready to vote in a few weeks, as are many other Americans! It's great to engage in our civic duty and play a part in shaping the nation's future! While I won't reveal my party or who I'm voting for, I wanted to share some crazy, fun presidential stuff here!

You've all seen it, and if you haven't here it is...The media outlets have been havin' a field day with this one! Former SNL star and current 30 Rock Star, Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL! You've gotta admit Fey's got Palin spot on!



The WWE was even involved in this election. Several months ago they had pre-recorded video messages from each of the presidential candidates shown to fans live. Hilary, Barack and McCain each made wrestling references such as McCain saying he'd send The Undertaker after Osama Bin Laden, and Barack asking "Do you smell what Barack is cookin??!" Classic stuff..even better, two immitators got into the ring for a good ol' fashioned one-on-one match. It was Barack vs. Hilary in the WWE ring! Check out footage here at YouTube! (Note to WWE: Barack's ears were slightly overdone!)


Also, in case you didn't know....




At Busted Tees they are offering two of their 2008 election tee's for just $12 now on sale! Pick up the one based on who you support or give them to friends! And don't forget to vote in the 2008 election!



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