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'Slate' Launches Thing That Makes No Sense And Is Upsetting [Barack Obama]
Gawker — ... and this, two sites with the benefit of being outright weird enough to actually amuse. But now there is Slate's Obama Word Generator, a thing that exists, and it is a widget, so we have embedded it below, Obamafter therack Jumpama. ...

Linkalong Cassidy
Ayyyy! — ... What has Barack Obama done for you lately? (BarackObamaIsYourNewBicycle) ...

Breakfast Links
YesButNoButYes Stories — - If you missed the Oscars, here's a bit of Jon Stewart's monologue. - Did anyone watch the Spirit Awards? Did anyone see Jiminy Glick? - If you're looking for a reason to vote for Barack, just keep clicking. - Hey, guess what...Enzyte really doesn't work. Here comes the trial. - And sure, he lied. But why do we care if Roger went to Jose's party? ...

Barack O'Bollywood, and Other Amazing Internet Attack Ads [WoW]
Gawker — Remember when we said this was the best amateur Obama YouTube music video ever? We were wrong. We apologize. This is the best one ever. It is insane. It was on boingboing, but don't hold that against it. It is awesome. Ron Paul may be the President of the Internet, but Barack Obama is a living meme. The clip comes from someone named CamPain2008 and he is some sort of genius. Here's another classic: We're ...

Barack Obama Folded You And Origami Crane
Anorak News — BARACK Obama gives you Barack Obama is your New Bicycle. What you see on the screen, in all capital letters, is nothing but a fortune cookie-like message that tells you something good (though purely invented) that Barack Obama has done for you: “Barack Obama took off when he heard you weren’t coming,” for instance. Click on the words and a new good deed pops up: “Barack Obama carries a picture of you in his wallet,” for instance, or “Barack Obama held ...

Arcade Fire Playing Free Shows For Barack Obama
Stereogum — ... That's a whole lot of love for Arcade Fire to show Barack, but really who's surprised that they have POLITICAL OPINIONS. And also we hear Win was really flattered when he read that Barack Obama listened to his MP3. ...

Barack Obama Is Not My Bicycle
Commentary - The Post Chronicle — ... is this entry: " Barack Obama distilled into a Javascript ." What something means is not contained in what something says. It is contained in what something does not say. Click the link. Click away. How is Barack Omama your 'new bicycle'? Round and round, going no where, saying nothing. If the liberal parrot-poster who created the 'Midday Open Thread' would have used his head for more than that hat-rack, he would have realized the link makes the point of Republicans, about Barack Obama. In all of the comments from parrot-posters the main topic covered is the first topic of the ...

¿Puede Internet predecir quién será el candidato demócrata a la presidencia?
AOL Latino Blog — ... Preferir amos no entrar en la pol mica de si la imagen Flickr es ofensiva un muestreo al azar entre los habitantes de mi casa provoc un enfrentamiento de puntos de vista, algunos la odiaron, otros realmente la odiaron. Bueno, dejar mos que la imagen se quede con su propio m rito, o carente de ello. Hay muchos m s productos meme-a-licious a prop sito de la elecci n por todos lados. Hillary is Mom Jeans Algunos sitios han aparecido durante las ltimas semanas. Est por ejemplo Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle , ...

Q-Tip Solicits Obama for New Track, Stevie Wonder's Political Trip + More
Spinner — ... yourself for Barackula: the Musical -- an upcoming "political horror rock musical" about the candidate's fictional younger years ... as a vampire slayer! The AV Club responds to Rolling Stone's glowing Obama cover story . Slits singer Ari Up professed her devotion to the Hillary Clinton campaign during the Fair Game radio show. According to some , Barack Obama and his many "isms" are the cat's pajamas. In more ways than one . KT Tunstall is supporting Hillary Clinton with use of her illuminating single ...

Three Steps To Getting A Book Deal For Your Blog [Book Deals]
Gawker — ... Unique Life Story That's Actually Many Short Stories Example: The Secret Diary Of Steve Jobs This is very tough, and I don't personally recommend it. You must either be a famous or extraordinary person or impersonate one. But you have to be a great writer too — there are two sites full of terrible spoof blogs. Suggestions: Fake Obama; How I Was Actually Raised By Wolves C. Tiny Works Of Art Examples: Indexed, Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle, I Can Has Cheezburger The perfect grist for a ...

The 12 Internet Memes That Took Obama To The Nomination [Politics]
Gawker — ... in no particular order but numbered anyway, here are the top twelve memes that have carried Obama to the nomination. 1. The Progress Poster: By the artist who brought you "OBEY" comes "PROGRESS." Part of: The eternal meme that is Obey Giant, a graffiti joke turned art that started with stickers of Andre the Giant appearing in Charleston in 1986. Stance: Pro. See Also: The Pope version. And the Mavis Beacon version. 2. Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle: A series of one-liners about how much Obama likes ...

Barack Obama Is Your New Mashup (Or, "The Audacity Of Obama Memes") [Barack Obama]
Gawker — ... To demonstrate, in no particular order but numbered anyway, here are the top twelve memes that swept up Obama. 1. The Progress Poster: By the artist who brought you "OBEY" comes "PROGRESS." Part of: The eternal meme that is Obey Giant, a graffiti joke turned art that started with stickers of Andre the Giant appearing in Charleston in 1986. Stance: Pro. See Also: The Pope version. And the Mavis Beacon version. 2. Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle: A series of one-liners about how much Obama likes you, ...

Book Notes - Mathew Honan ("Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle")
Largehearted Boy — ... you say it's gonna happen now, Well, when exactly do you mean? See I've already waited too long And all my hope is gone Yes We Can - will.i.am Yeah, you got tired of this. But it's been a while. Go back and check it out again. The speech itself is just beautiful, revealing much about the man who delivered it. Yes we can. Mathew Honan and Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle links: Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle website the author's website Boston ...

Top Five Pranks Caught on Video
Urlesque — ... Former Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin was made for Web 2.0, as were her running mate, John McCain, and our very own President Obama, who was so popular online that he was everything from your new bicycle to your ...

Exploiting the Blog-to-Book Bubble: A Guide [Struggling Writers]
Gawker — Two blogs, Texts From Last Night and Look at this Fucking Hipster, scored contracts at Penguin's Gotham Books imprint in the past week, the latest in an endless series of such deals. Shouldn't you get a piece of the action? It's not like there's any shame in aiming for a book deal right when you start your blog. As the New York Observer puts it: These days it seems more and more like people start goofy Web sites practically counting on seeing their stuff between two covers. If someone's going pay $20 for a bound collection of stale ...