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President Barack Obama sure could use some help these days, but certainly not from these ex-Presidents. In the name of informing us about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and why it’s important, Funny or Die presents a Presidential Reunion starring the all-star cast of Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey, Chevy Chase, Fred Armisen, Dana Carvey, Darrell Hammond, Dan Akroyd and Maya Rudolph directed by Ron Howard.

For more about your consumer rights go to Mainstreetbrigade.org.

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It seems as though Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show are feeling quite generous this holiday season as they neatly wrapped our nation’s health care woes in a four minute gift of comedy filled with irrational protesters, appropriate film clips and of course our favorite senator who doesn’t like the idea of helping people in need, Joe Lieberman.

Holiday bonus: The last tea party protest of the decade stocking stuffer complete with typical crazy Fox News person!

More of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart setting it straight:

• MUST WATCH: Jon Stewart Gets Completely Foxed Up
• Jon Stewart Does Glen Beck

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It was announced today that President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize and that he is indeed, “the man”. Poster design created by Jimm Lasser who also contributed t-shirt designs for our Barack On! Obamathon fundraiser last year.

Thanks to the man in Portland, Max at Viewers Like You.

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If you went to the movies this past weekend, odds are you saw a little film called “Star Trek”. What you may not have noticed is an even smaller Spanish language film in theaters called Rudo y Cursi which reunites Y tu Mamá También co-stars Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel) and Diego Luna (Mister Lonely, Milk). Directed by Carlos Cuarón, who also co-wrote Y tu Mamá También with his brother/director Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men), Rudo y Cursi follows the divergent paths of two bickering brothers as they rise from poverty to become the biggest soccer stars in Mexico City. Comedy and drama ensues.

I was fortunate enough to catch an advanced screening of the charming indie at last week’s Flux/Nike screening at the Montalbán and I have yet been able to get Gael García Bernal’s hilariously cheap rendition of Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to Want Me” out of my head. I highly recommend checking out the film, but since you probably won’t see it ’til it’s on DVD here’s the clip of Bernal’s character Tato “El Cursi” Verduzco performing “Quiero Que Me Quieras”:

The trailer for Rudo y Cursi:

And just because I mentioned the new Star Trek earlier, here’s President Barock:

(via nytimes.com)

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UPDATE: Turns out Stephen Colbert has “Twatted” as well:

Seems like just about everybody is tweeting on Twitter these days, from President Obama to Shaquille O’Neal to Christopher Walken(?!?). And now you can follow CHUMPCHAMPION on Twitter too! (although I’m not gonna meet you at a diner like the Big Shaqtus) But with all this tweeting now going on, here’s a question I pose to you: if a Twitter tweeter tweets in the woods and no one is around to read it, does it still make a tweet?

Answer: Duh! There’s always somone in the woods, or anywhere else for that matter, reading the internets!

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It’s now been one full week with Barack H. Obama as the President of the United States, and yet for some (Fox News-what a surprise) the reality has yet to completely sink in. In the case that you’re still unaware of who our current President is or are just plain curious to see exactly how long President Obama has been our Commander in Chief, click the image below for our President’s current running time on IsObamaPresident.com.

And if you still can’t believe it, click here to relive the best moments from last week’s Inauguration Day. (My personal favorite was when civil rights leader Joseph Lowery reminded me that I’m somewhere between “stick around” and being “mella”.)

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Barack steady Mr. President, rock until the break of dawn!

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Can you believe it’s almost here? The first official day of work for President Obama is the first day without President Bush Jr. as our (alleged) leader. Tuesday will most definitely be a day to celebrate. And since every good party needs some tasty treats for the party goers, Krispy Kreme and Ben & Jerry’s have stepped up and elected themselves the official sugar sponsors of Inauguration Day. Our new inspired era begins with a new President and some newly inspired pounds. God bless America!

• Krispy Kreme will be offering one free doughnut of choice to every customer who walks through their doors on Tuesday, January 20th. No purchase necessary but you’ll probably buy another glazed anyway (think about the economy not your waist size). Check the store locator to find a location near you.

• Ben & Jerry’s do their part with their latest inspirational blend, Yes Pecan! which features “amber waves of buttery ice cream with roasted non-partisan pecans”. Although this frozen promo isn’t free, for every purchase of Yes Pecan! from Ben & Jerry’s shops in the month of January Ben and/or Jerry will donate the proceeds to the Common Cause Education Fund. Find a store near you here.

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Today’s post revisits a couple of older entries as the Presidential DJ Z-Trip and the boys of N.A.S.A. have each just released some new tracks for your ears’ entertainment.

Back in October, I posted the Barack Obama x Shepard Fairey x Z Trip x Fresh Pressed “Yes We Can” music video I cut where I used a track from Z-Trip’s inspiring Obama Mix Tape. To keep the inspiration alive as Inauguration day approaches, the DJ to the President has released Victory Lap: The Obama Mix Pt. 2! Click on the President to be for the free (better be with this economy!) download:

Last week I showed you how N.A.S.A. dropped “Money” (fittingly featuring Z-Trip as well), this time the two man wrecking crew of Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon bring along Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santogold and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and ask “Wachadoin?” Click the player below to be whisked away to the far off land of bangin’ beats (track streams in the media playlist on the right) :

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#7. (tie) Barack Obama x Z-Trip x Shepard Fairey x Fresh Pressed

You’re right, this isn’t the definitive Obama web video. And yeah, you’ve probably never have seen it. But I did edit it and this is my website after all, so Merry Christmas me! The video was made right around the time we put together the Barack On! Obamathon fundraiser with friends from Fresh Pressed. And it also features Shepard Fairey who was in our film Beautiful Losers. So yeah, this vid has got a few things going for it. Speaking of Beautiful Losers…

#7. (tie) Make Something!!

Make Something!! Film Editing workshop with Lenny Mesina

Alright alright I admit it, the #7 slot is def all about me. But I really do believe we did some good in creating the Make Something!! web series. Presented by Beautiful Losers in collaboration with Nike Sportswear, we documented workshops on D.I.Y. art making taught by artists from the film, their contemporaries, as well as the filmmakers to kids in Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami. Along with Beautiful Losers, this was easily one of the most rewarding projects I worked on all year. You can check out the entire Make Something!! web series here.

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