Mike Huckabee made a midweek stop on the O’Reilly Factor tonight prompted by the controversy surrounding his new children’s education cartoons. One cartoon in particular that explains the events of September 11, 2001 has received significant criticism, both from those who believe the cartoons are biased in favor of the Bush administration and those that worry Huckabee is making money off the terror attacks. Today, Huckabee addressed the latter, saying criticizing him in such a way would be like condemning Michael Moore or Steven Spielberg for their work.

The Washington Post reported yesterday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had “turned to” film director Steven Spielberg for advice in how to “rebrand” the House Democrats in the coming year. The story was picked up by a litany of websites including The Drudge Report and Gawker, but according to Mediaite‘s sister site Gossip Cop, the report is inaccurate.

It’s a title you would expect to go to something written on Sarah Palin’s Facebook page, but the good folks at The Daily Beast have won the gold with this gem from Gina Piccalo, who suggests that the 1980s are a completely forgettable decade in the history of modern cinema. Here’s why Piccalo couldn’t be more wrong.

First, as far as I can tell, there was “Bad Shiksa” (FIRST!). Next there was “Eight Days of Hannukah” by Orrin Hatch, followed by a cover of Adam Sandler‘s Hanukkah Song by Neil Diamond. Then there was Eli Roth and Harvey Levin looking ready to take their act to the Catskills — and now, not [...]

Obama-mania meets Bollywood spectacle as the Washington press corps is going a little starstruck over Obama’s first State Dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Washington Post and Politico are devoting special sections on their websites to the event and CNN is already on the story. Several outlets are planning live video coverage of the dinner and receiving line.