In fact, Bubba can eat a bean burrito almost as fast as I can eat nachos. Almost. Wouldn't you like to see that contest?

"Race" hasn't been without its partner "card" much this election and the reason the subject has been taboo and arguable could be this: according to a new poll conducted by Stanford University, the percentage of voters who may reject Obama because of his race could easily outnumber the final difference between the candidates during the last election.

And the negative responders aren't all McCain Republicans, either. More than a third of white Democrats have negative views towards blacks calling them “lazy," “violent," and responsible for their own problems. The negative views could mean Obama's trouble with race is hurting his chances within his own party. Only 7 in 10 people who identify themselves as Democrats support an Obama presidency compared to the 85 percent of Republicans who support McCain.

The poll also found a trove of stark statistics in regard to opinions about race — to see what they are, read more

If you shake your head during Heidi and Spencer's scenes on The Hills, I can assure you that you're not alone. Though I'm pretty certain most of their antics are just for show, knowing that these two are together in real life makes me more than concerned. Is it just me or do they seem not to even like each other? Clearly they are both attracted to the drama of it all, but their constant bickering must be exhausting, not to mention annoying to be around. Since we all know that love can be blinding, tell me what advice you would give Heidi if you had the chance to knock some sense into her — or the character she plays?

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Thanks to se7a7n7 for the hilarious winning caption and to everyone for playing! We're now picking a winner for What the Hell Is Going on Here? once a week. Whee!

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Taking your shoes off. Putting your liquid items into Ziploc bags. Being frisked by a total stranger in front of everyone. How could air travel get worse? This Southwest Airlines ad has some ideas.

The group-effort, let's-have-everybody-host format at last night's Emmys isn't earning raves in the cold light of day, but the election can surely be counted as one of the stars, swiping at least as much stage time as some of the winners despite rumors of a ban. Behold as Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart turn an innocent snack into a juicy metaphor for the political landscape.

Colbert said, “America needs prunes. It may not be a young, sexy plum. Granted, it's shriveled and at times hard to swallow. But this dried-up old prune has the experience we need.” He forgot that prunes also have, er, medicinal qualities. Perhaps we need those too?

Jon Stewart, whose Daily Show won last night for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy series, also had this to say perhaps hinting that whoever wins this fall, the show and the funnies will go on: “I really look forward to the next administration whoever it is. I have nothing to follow that up with. I'm just saying I really look forward to the next administration whoever it is." Stewart and Colbert were gentle here, but the political opinions got much more heated as the night went on.

To see who invoked the bridge to nowhere, and other political winners, read more