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An American Playlist to Get You in the Voting Mood!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:30:44 -0800

OK, admittedly this is basically a playlist of songs that have "America" or "American" in them. But it's fun! And it doesn't hurt to hear "America" over and over in some great songs on Election Day!

A few of these tunes will get you to dance a little while waiting for election results, like "American Boy" by Estelle and "Kids in America." You can mature over the course of "American Girl" (Tom Petty) to "American Woman" (Lenny Kravitz), and check out both Jay-Z and Elvis Costello's American gangsters. And of course, we end on one of my favorite songs, "Young Americans" by David Bowie.

What are you listening to today (after you vote!)?

To check out my playlist, read more.

Songs With America in Them

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How Well Do You Know Your TV Presidents?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:30:00 -0800

As Americans are headed to the polls today, I thought I'd take my mind off the impending election results by thinking about politicians of a purely fictional kind. Many of you seemed to enjoy my West Wing quiz, and today, I'm expanding the game to include all kinds of TV presidents. Ready to test your knowledge? Good luck!

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What Will You Watch on Election Night?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:30:31 -0800

While most of the major networks - and a good portion of cable channels - will turn themselves over to election coverage on Tuesday, the CW is boldly forging ahead with its original programming, airing slightly shorter episodes of 90210 and Privileged interspersed with news flashes from the election.

That got me thinking: What are you going to be watching on election night? Are you all about watching the state-by-state returns? Or will you be begging for something - anything - else to keep your attention?

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What are the Presidential Candidates Watching?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:34:21 -0800

We know Bill Clinton loves TV Land, but what about Hillary? And do you think Barack Obama is more of a 30 Rock or Two and a Half Men kind of guy?

The presidential candidates have revealed their TV viewing habits to TV Guide for the issue that hits newsstands on Thursday, but Mediabistro got a sneak peek at the results. Here's some of what the candidates had to say:

Hillary Clinton likes Grey's Anatomy, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, makeover shows on HGTV, and The Ed Sullivan Show.
Barack Obama loves M*A*S*H and The Wire but ends up watching a lot of SpongeBob SquarePants with his daughters.
John Edwards likes Boston Legal and - ha - Fred Thompson's episodes of Law & Order.
Dennis Kucinich likes late-night TV, including both Leno and Letterman as well as The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and Saturday Night Live.
John McCain said he watches Prison Break "because as a fellow prisoner, I always dreamed and plotted how I would break out of the Hanoi Hilton."
Mitt Romney likes escaping with Lost.
Fred Thompson spends his viewing time catching up with SportsCenter.

There was obviously some political strategy going into these answers (McCain's makes me a little uncomfortable), and I'm surprised that Thompson didn't mention Law & Order himself. Apparently Rudy Giuliani didn't participate, which really makes me wonder what's on his TiVo.

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