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Keith Olbermann just broke down in tears.
Russert went running from the building.
Chris Matthews can't feel his legs.
UPDATE: Breaking... Keith just stopped crying, and Russert just ran back into the building. They're now tag teaming on numbers and every time a new number comes up Keith pleads this is the number that will push Hillary out. Uh-oh... What's this? Keith just fled from the set screaming... Russert is now talking to Matthews. Stay tuned... ...
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For a little more light-spirited fun, here are Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's top ten celebrity endorsers!!
Barack Obama:
10.) Jennifer Aniston: The "Friends" icon has donated $2300 to Sen. Obama's campaign. Perhaps she's just keeping it in the extended family, as ex-husband Brad Pitt was recently revealed to be Obama's ninth cousin.
9.) Robert De Niro: The actor endorsed Sen. Obama at a New Jersey fundraiser and has defended him against allegations of inexperience, saying that a candidate who hadn't gotten his country into war had "the kind of inexperience I can get used to."
8.) Chris Rock: The comedian introduced Sen. Obama at an event in Harlem, not too far from the Clinton campaign headquarters. He has donated $4600 to Sen. Obama's campaign.
7.) Samuel L. Jackson: The actor skipped the Academy Awards to campaign for Sen. Obama in Texas last month. "We need somebody the world relates to in a very real kind of way," said Jackson. He has donated $4300 to the senator's campaign.
6.) Scarlett Johansson: The actress sang in the "Yes We Can" video, has recorded phone messages and campaigned in Iowa. She joked she was "engaged to Barack Obama." In March's W she repeated her support as "The Other Boleyn Girl" Portman endorsed Clinton.
5.) George Clooney: A self-proclaimed "Obama guy" Clooney says the senator has the "aura of a rock star." He appeared with Obama at a panel on Darfur in '06 and has often voiced support, although he says celebrity endorsements can do more harm than good.
4.) Ben Affleck: In March Affleck and wife Jennifer Garner threw a glitzy fundraiser for Sen. Obama. Last year Affleck told MSNBC "Hollywood loves Obama." He, along with Matt Damon, was a judge for MoveOn.org's "Obama in 30 Seconds" competition.
3.) The Kennedy Women: Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg caused a frenzy penning "A President Like My Father" for the New York Times. Cousin Maria Shriver stumps for Obama despite her McCain-endorsing husband.
2.) will.i.am: The Black Eye Peas' singer wrote the songs "Yes We Can" and "We are the Ones" based on Sen. Obama's speeches. The songs' viral videos gave a platform for dozens of others celebrity fans. (Myself, I would have listed John Mellencamp or Bruce Springsteen but maybe that's because I'm from an older generation.)
1.) Oprah: Obama is the first candidate she has endorsed in her 25 year career. She's campaigned for him, with him and threw a celebrity fundraiser at her California home that collected an estimated $3 million.
Hillary Clinton:
10.) Eva Longoria Parker: She emceed a Town Hall in Austin the day before the Texas primary. "Hillary has proven she has the strength and experience to deliver the change we need," the "Desperate Housewives" star told the crowd.
9.) Barbra Streisand: A long time supporter of the Clintons, seen here during Bill Clinton's 1996 bid for re-election, she openly endorsed Sen. Clinton on her website, but has kept a lower profile than in campaigns past.
8.) Magic Johnson: He threw a 300-person fundraiser at his Beverly Hills home last year after Oprah's Obama do, and has campaigned with Bill and Hill. He's cited her experience and said, "When I looked at her track record ... she has done an amazing job."
7.) America Ferrera: The "Ugly Betty" star appeared with Chelsea Clinton at a Las Vegas event in January, stumped in Reno and has frequently endorsed Sen. Clinton on the red carpet. She's a co-chair of "HillBlazers," the campaign's youth outreach program.
6.) Mario Lavandeira: Better known as celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, he endorsed Sen. Clinton on Super Tuesday citing her experience, plans for universal healthcare, education reform and emphasis on "equality for all" as reasons.
5.) Natalie Portman: Long a Clinton advocate, the actress told Elle, "She's so much more polished and experienced than anyone else." Portman openly differed with "The Other Boleyn Girl" co-star and Obama supporter Scarlett Johansson in W.
4.) Jack Nicholson: The veteran actor filmed a video endorsement of Sen. Clinton weaving in clips of his films and he has praised her experience. "I was raised by women. I know how tough they are when the tough gets going."
3.) Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen: The Democratic power couple are both longtime Clinton supporters. They've hosted the Clintons at their house on Martha's Vineyard and are regular faces on the Clinton campaign trail.
2.) Elton John: The Brit helped raise $2.5M for Sen. Clinton with a recent concert. "I love you, Hillary, and I'll be there for you just like all the times you were there for me. Hillary should be the next President of America."
1.) Ellen DeGeneres: She's had both Dems on her show but told Clinton, "I like you so much... you are going to defend gay rights as president and eliminate inequalities for same-sex couples in federal law." She also came via satellite to a DC fundraiser.
McAuliffe, circa 2004: Michigan "will not get seated" if they break rules
by kos
Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 02:54:33 PM PDT
We already had top Clinton supporter Harold Ickes, who voted to sanction Michigan at the DNC, then now complains about the sanctions he himself approved.
Now we have Terry McAuliffe himself, as DNC chairman, enforcing the very rules he now thinks should be broken.
Mark Nickolas digs out the relevant passages from Terry McAuliffe's own book:
"I'm going outside the primary window," [Michigan Sen. Carl Levin] told me definitively.
"If I allow you to do that, the whole system collapses," I said. "We will have chaos. I let you make your case to the DNC, and we voted unanimously and you lost."
He kept insisting that they were going to move up Michigan on their own, even though if they did that, they would lose half their delegates. By that point Carl and I were leaning toward each other over a table in the middle of the room, shouting and dropping the occasional expletive.
"You won't deny us seats at the convention," he said.
"Carl, take it to the bank," I said. "They will not get a credential. The closest they'll get to Boston will be watching it on television. I will not let you break this entire nominating process for one state. The rules are the rules. If you want to call my bluff, Carl, you go ahead and do it."
We glared at each other some more, but there was nothing much left to say. I was holding all the cards and Levin knew it.
[Source: McAuliffe, Terry. What A Party!, p. 325.]
Now?
Terry McAuliffe: I'm saying they've already voted, let's count the votes. I’m saying that the state parties in those states need to work with the national party and figure out how we count the votes that have already been voted.
Hypocrite.
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