Last night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (a.k.a. Nerd Prom), the President threw some hilarious punches … at CNN, FOX, Rick Sanchez, Jay Leno, Michael Steele (the Notorious GOP), and … the Jonas Brothers?  Hilarity.

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” –W.H.Auden

Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis.

Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.

Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question “CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?”

Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround. (Excerpt from main website)

Andy Samberg with Adam Levine: Iran So Far Away … a love song to Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. The lyrics after the jump …

(Meanwhile, DC City Council voted 12-1 today to recognize other states’ same-sex marriages. Slow but sure steps towards equal civil rights. Right on!)

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I still can’t manage to string coherent words together into some modicum of expressing exactly what’s going on in my head after Obama’s incredible victory.

Instead, I’ve put together a quick video from stock footage to maybe articulate the thoughts a little bit:

“It’s been a long time since I left you, Without a dope beat to step to … ”

So, without further ado: behold the most well-done grassroots pro-Obama video I’ve seen thus far:

Obama ‘08 - Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo.

Wherever you are, if you are a registered voter, please go out there and vote! Early registration has already begun in more than 30 states, including D.C., so you do NOT have to wait till Nov. 4th to let your voice be heard.

Meanwhile, The New York Times officially endorsed Senator Obama this morning, saying:

Mr. Obama has withstood some of the toughest campaign attacks ever mounted against a candidate. He’s been called un-American and accused of hiding a secret Islamic faith. The Republicans have linked him to domestic terrorists and questioned his wife’s love of her country. Ms. Palin has also questioned millions of Americans’ patriotism, calling Republican-leaning states “pro-America.”

This politics of fear, division and character assassination helped Mr. Bush drive Mr. McCain from the 2000 Republican primaries and defeat Senator John Kerry in 2004. It has been the dominant theme of his failed presidency.

The nation’s problems are simply too grave to be reduced to slashing “robo-calls” and negative ads. This country needs sensible leadership, compassionate leadership, honest leadership and strong leadership. Barack Obama has shown that he has all of those qualities.  Read Full Article Here.

ThatOne ‘08!