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Many of you will already have seen the viral video "I've Got a Crush...on Obama" featuring Obama Girl.

If you haven't, you've got a lot coming to you. The song features lines such as:

"You're into border security/let's break this border between you and me."

and

"Universal health care reform/it makes me...warm"

Today there's a sequel -- Obama Girl vs. Giulianni Girl.

Sample lyric:

"Obama/I still wantcha
I'm waiting for my phone to ring/watching reruns of West Wing"

and

"I'm going to be wife #4/ he warms my globe just like Al Gore"

"Giuliani Girl, just stop your fussin'/ At least Obama didn't marry his cousin"

The video is not exactly high minded political debate -- but it is funny.

And it does...you know...feature models in their panties having a pillow fight.

Reader Beth points to yet another viral video about a political crush, "Hot 4 Hill" as better than the Obama Girl videos.

"Oooh, does this one feature half-naked men with crushes on Hillary Clinton?" said a colleague of mine.

"No, sorry," I said. "It's a woman in a bikini, singing about her crush on Hillary."

"Of course it is," she said. "Where are all the guys?"

Sorry.

On the whole I don't think the rhymes are as clever as in the Obama Girl videos, but I do like:

"H-I-L-L-A-R-Y...I know you're not gay, but I'm hoping for bi."

I'm pleased to announce that N&R business reporter Michelle Jarboe is going to be live-blogging the release of the new Harry Potter novel right here, on Friday.

She's pretending she's not tingling with excitement at it, but I can tell.

In the meantime, enjoy "Welcome Back, Potter" -- the viral video that proves He Who Must Not Be Named is one thing, but dealing with the Sweat Hogs is another...

Up Your Nose with a Phoenix Feather!

Joss may be one of my favorite people in the entertainment industry. Not only was he responsible for Buffy, Angel and Firefly, but the man's genius also extends to comics, public speaking, writing music, and dancing. (It just doesn't seem fair, does it? Although, maybe the dancing bit is not quite accurate. But Numfar -- aka Joss -- never fails to make me laugh.)

Now, coming from Comic-Con, Joss has revealed that he is talking with the BBC about making a 90-minute movie, "Ripper", about Rupert Giles, Buffy's Watcher on the TV show. And Anthony Stewart Head is apparently already on board.

Also in Joss news, he is already plotting season 9 of the Buffy comic, and Oz will be making an appearance! "The Angel: After the Fall" series will be 12 issues, picking up where season 5 of Angel left off. And here's a free comic he's collaborating on with Fabio Moon, called "Sugarshock" -- I just read it, and I have already bookmarked it for future issues.

According to AP, up to 1,500 prisoners participate in the exercise yard of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, and their version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" had been watched nearly 4.4 million times on YouTube as of Thursday.

Crisanto Nierre plays Michael Jackson's role in "Thriller." "Before the dancing, our problems were really heavy to bear. Dancing takes our minds away from our problems. Our bodies became more healthy. As for the judges, they may be impressed with us, seeing that we are being rehabilitated and this could help our case. We are being rehabilitated in a good way."

This video is absolutely mesmerizing.

From Reason.tv:

In his latest video for Reason.tv, Drew Carey goes all in to report how Dallas cops carried out a paramilitary-style raid on a poker game at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1837, which has now been forced to close its doors.

With The Daily Show on hiatus during the writer's strike, it seems the politicians are picking up the slack.

If you haven't yet seen the ACTUAL POLITICAL AD Mike Huckabee filmed with Chuck Norris, you must watch it right now.

I previously posted about Sarah Silverman's hilarious (but probably not worksafe) declaration of lust for Matt Damon.

Now Jimmy Kimmel has fired back, producing a video with, among others, Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Harrison Ford, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Joan Jett and Josh Groban.

Kimmel doesn't play around.

As a comic geek and someone who's been lusting after both their movies, I love this comic parody of the "I'm a Mac" commercials starring what will almost certainly be the summer's two best comic book film stars.

...but as a comic book geek I have to point out that Tony Stark DID lost his parents at a young age as well.

Go check out Weezer's new video for "Pork and Beans," the first single off their sixth album (self titled, people are calling it "the red album.")

It's got a galaxy of YouTube stars -- the Chocolate Rain and History of Dance guys, Kevin Federline, Miss Teen South Carolina and even Chris Crocker.

This shouldn't really be terrifying -- but for some reason it is.

Maybe it's just the memory of its probable inspiration...