Funny stuff.

Obama after the break...

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I love this from M.J.:

Winning is out of the question for McCain now. He lost all three debates and,in the course of a few months, became something of a joke to most Americans. Pretty amazing for the American hero.

No matter what happens now, he goes down as one of those marginal figures in our political history who was discredited, lost, and disappeared.

On the stage it looked like a President and the Richard Dreyfus character, a gnarly device to make a President look even more Presidential.

In case anyone missed it, we did a TPMtv yesterday on the new community tools.  Hopefully it'll give you a sense of what we think this crazy thing is all about.

Check it out:



Let us know what you think. How's it going out there?

Many of you might not know that in addition to being a network of news blogs, TPM is a community with thousands of members. Anyone who wants to can sign in to have his or her own blog, comment on the posts of other readers or TPM staffers, or recommend favorite posts to others.

Today we're announcing myTPM, an upgrade to the current system and a new set of tools that allow you to customize your community experience and choose your favorite contributors to follow. I explain in today's TPMtv...

Full-size video at TPMtv.com.

PS: A written explanation of the new tools is here.

It's 4:40 in the morning, so the only possible reason I could be awake is to test TPM brand spanking new community tools. Read more about them here.

Sign in, look around, let us know what you think.  Consider this an open thread.