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People are just letting this dude have it: “Thomas Schaller, a political scientist at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, said, “Someday, when scholars are trying to fingerpoint the nadir of the post-Bush Republican Party, they may arrive at Jindal’s speech tonight…”’ Ouch. Read the rest of the article from Andy Barr at Politico. Bobby Jindal…

Now that we’ve gotten the pleasantries out of the way, we can get down to the real business: Finding a playful pup for the First Family that will be more recognized than the Secretary of Defense. That Doggy In The Window This choice doesn’t seem quite gully enough for the CINC and family, but given…

We have done some pretty nice treatments of the Roland Burris fiasco here at The Root; have devoted eloquence to his knuckleheadery and yet, sometimes a picture summarizes a moment best. Monuments to Foolishness If the Bush years taught us anything, it’s this: If you’re not a good liar, you should at least have enough…

At a time when banks and businesses seem bent on messing with your money and livelihood, it’s nice to be able to take a few moments to indulge in a little music. Allow Freda Payne to take your breath away. I Get High (On Your Memory) Good grief. If you’re not a little more relaxed…

It’s Question of the Day time. We’ve seen the speech. We chuckled our way through the response. In light of the President’s recent successes and continued attempts to “purple” the government by bringing Republicans and Democrats together, a question of ours needs some answering: Is President Obama a centrist?

Loyal Buzzonians: It’s time to show your love to some of the hardest working bloggers in show business—ours. Keith Josef Adkins discusses Black folks being stingy with the arts, our girl Karen Grigsby Bates on why the Mister before President isn’t accidental, Jimi Izrael explaining why a mind might not be a terrible thing to…

The New York Times: A brief summary and favorable analysis of President Obama’s speech. The Buzz’s Take: Watching the speech involved a lot of head-nodding sprinkled with some curious tilts to the side. The Washington Post: William Kristol explains that, despite the optimism, Obama demonstrated an inability to be a War President. The Buzz’s Take:…

Upon hearing this, Senator McCain called his personal assistant to make sure they penciled in a knuckle sandwich for Mr. Rove at the next available moment.

Who said you can’t have fun listening to the Commander-In-Chief discuss our depressing economic crisis and his solutions for it? Click the link so you can run game, national address-style.

Pretty much.