This should be an interesting show starting inauguration day 2009!

To celebrate I archived the Classic Ferrell/Bush videos on Mahalo.

Funny or Die: Will Ferrel as George W. Bush (Time: 4:02)

Funny or Die: Bush on Global Warming (Time: 4:41)

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

Funny or Die: Jon Stewart Interviews George W. Bush (Time: 5:07)

See more Will Ferrell videos at Funny or Die

A Major Congrats to Stephen Colbert for Three years at the Colbert Report!

Here are Today's Top Social News Stories Archived under October 18. The Grandma Video attached is Laugh out Loud Funny!

• Reddit: Iraqis stage mass anti-US rally (510 Score)
• YouTube: Obama Roasts McCain at Al Smith Dinner (681,092 Views)
• Propeller: Cindy McCain Attacks Michelle Obama's Patriotism Again (6.2 Prop Score)
• VideoSift: SNL Crazy McCain Lady (56 Sifts)
• Fark: Man tells his family he got a Purple Heart in Vietnam.. (13543 Clicks)
• Digg: Are old people ready for the digital conversion? (2580 Diggs)

October 17 Archive

October 17, 2007: Moment of Zen


October 17, 2006: Moment of Zen - Lady Madonna


October 17, 2005: Moment of Zen - Michelle Kosinski


October 17, 2002: Moment of Zen - ATF


October 17, 2001: Moment of Zen Stephen Colbert Tap Dancing in Diving Suit


October 17, 2000: Moment of Zen - Indian Dance

Canucks will have to watch the clips here.

October 16, 2008: Word War III


See.. in that Clip and if you watched the Debate, Obama explained his association with Ayers, he said laid it out, very simple. Obama and other high ranking people all sat on a charitable board together with William Ayers, who is a reformed radical, who now apparently teaches and does charitable work. BUT just tonight, even after the debate John McCain is still acting like its a conspiracy, its fucked up, he's scaring people into thinking Barack is a terrorist, its the lowest of the low in Politics that I've ever seen in my short life. Here he is on Letterman, talking about Obama and Ayers again as if we "still need answers" what more is there to know? is he waiting for Obama to admit that he's a "secret agent muslim"? what a joke.



October 16, 2008: Joe the Plumber's House
Yes. Joe the Plumber, the Plumber who is actually not a licensed plumber, already owes back taxes, referred to Obama as "Sammy Davis Jr." and who is about $200,000 dollars away from actually being effected from Obama's Tax plan.


October 16, 2008: Undecided Focus Group
Samantha Bee and Jason Jones -ack! This page needs links.


October 16, 2008: Robert Reich
Mahalo Archive


October 16, 2008: Moment of Zen - Joe or Jane the Plumber

I was away for Canadian Thanksgiving last weekend and missed out on Jason Calacanis unveiling the new Mahalo. The new design is something I've been excited about for awhile and I must say it looks great. Take a look for yourself.



One of the Mahalo Tech guys, Chris Finke, explains why you might find it so impressive pretty well here...

The old Mahalo homepage had, at any given moment, between 8 and 10 content images. (By "content images," I'm referring to images that are not design elements, like backgrounds or logos.)
The new Mahalo homepage, which packs much more data into the same space, has at any given moment, between 75 and 80 content images. (This isn't obvious from a screenshot due to the number of tabbed sections; for example, in the top left section, each of the five tabs contains 10 items, each of which usually contains an image.)

So the front page is work of genius and art. Where I have been putting all my energy in Mahalo is to making sure the content within the Archives is top quality. I've always looked at each page as convenient place for users to find quick information about anything they search for. The Old Serp design was immaculate in its simplicity and design. My one complaint is with the new Serp design dropped all the dividers. Take a look at the Doctor Zoidberg Serp with the New Design.

For me it's very difficult to read and to understand what is going on. The blocks of text, the picture, the videos, the list, the links, the adds, no division its all erratic on my end and in great need of deciphering. With this new Serp design, a hate to say it, but I am lost. I think going back to the original dividing the Guide note from the Links would do users a great service.

Without a divider:


With a divider:


You may have noticed in the screenshot with the divider I also snuck out the 1st Google ad. I know ads make the world go 'round, but the top add right now really jumbles up the page for me. I am afraid of the users who hit our pages now see Ads before Content (without the guide note divider I am no longer drawn to the note..but to these ads)

I would love to see Mahalo fight off the temptation to putting Google text Ads above the Mahalo Top 7 I just hate seeing ads before our Links. Of course I shouldn't be touching that, we need to make money right? I would love to see a the day when classy companies are paying premiums to sponsor our beautiful Archives.



Otherwise, ads aside, I think the Devs did a great job and crazy big kudos to them.

Here are the Moments of Zen Archived under October 16.


October 16, 2008: Moment of Zen - Joe or Jane the Plumber


October 16, 2007: Daily Show: Moment of Zen - Justin


October 16, 2006: Moment of Zen: C'mon Jon!


October 16, 2002: Moment of Zen - Aldrin Punch


October 16, 2001: Moment of Zen - Steve Carell Fights Typist

If the Video's Don't work and your in Canada try here.

October 15, 2008: Intro - Another Jewish Holiday


October 15, 2008: Canuck the Vote
Yup Another Conservative Minority, nothing to see here. Unless you want to see how pretty our election map looks.


October 15, 2008: Indecision 2008 - Pander Auction
John Oliver Everybody! I he researched this character good. The British New Yorker hilarious. The Hofstra Debate Info can be found here.


October 15, 2008: Two Sex Scandals, One Congressional District
Tim Mahoney and Mark Foley.


October 15, 2008:Jon Stewart Interviews Richard Lewis
Richard Lewis plugging..


October 15, 2008: Daily/Colbert - Who's the Toss?
I would buy this.