So we've decided to bring back our "O Say Can You Sing" column, where we feature celebrities' and other notables' performances of The Star Spangled Banner.

Up this week is Ayla Brown, daughter of new U.S. Senator Scott Brown, former American Idol contestant, and current b-baller for Boston College. 

Here she sings our National Anthem with the Boston Pops at a 2008 July 4th celebration.

Rate her pipes in the comments.

American designer Isaac Mizrahi is over the moon about Michelle Obama's dress choice for the State of the Union address.  Why? Because she wore his dress!

Mizrahi said in his video blog that he thinks Mrs. Obama looked "exquisitely beautiful" in the dress, and that he was "thrilled" to learn that she'd worn it. 

"It was the right dress at the right time, which is what fashion is all about," Mizrahi gushes about the First Lady's choice. It was "not left, not right; it was kind of a bipartisan dress," because it was purple, a combo of red and blue.

In the video, Mizrahi is all giddy Mrs. Obama's whole look, noting that her new bob hairstyle is "divine" and "really gorgeous."

Oh, and lookie here below.  Mizrahi isn't the only one who thinks Michelle looks hot in purple.

Hello everybody!

We're putting this out on the fly, so please excuse our brevity. 

Here's little diddy about today's news.  Read up:

* It's getting nasty up there in Massachusetts!  Today voters will choose a new U.S. senator to take Sen. Ted Kennedy's old seat, and the dead heat race beetween Attorney Gerneral Martha Coakley (D) and State Senator Scott Brown (R) is so hot it's on fire!  

The Coakley and Brown camps have said all kinds of mean things about each other, and even indicated that they don't mind getting physical.  A Coakley aide shoved a reporter to the ground when the reporter tried to ask a question, and Brown's supporters have made violent threats against Coakley.

So what's at stake here?  Well first, the Dems right to continue to call Massachusetts a dark blue state.  And second, healthcare reform.  If Brown wins this race, the Dems will no longer have the 60 senate votes they need to pass their healthcare bill.   [Boston Globe]

* And speaking of Scott Brown and hot, he posed nude in a steamy pictorial for Cosmopolitan during his law school days!  He was profiled as the winner of Cosmo's "America's Sexiest Man" contest.  Oh, and another little tidbit of Brown trivia is that his daughter, Ayla, was once an American Idol contestant. [The Hollywood Gossip]

* Oh, say it isn't so Clef!  Wyclef Jean responded to allegations that his Yele charity has misappropriated funds, to put it nicely.  Wyclef admitted that "mistakes" had been made, but denied that funds were used for his own "personal benefits."  Promising immediate relief in Haiti, Yele has raised over $2 million dollars since the earthquake.  Not one penny has been spent on the Haitians yet. [AOL Sphere]

* More wives are bringing home the bacon.  A new Pew study shows that wives are increasingly becoming the breadwinners of the family. [Washington Post]

That's all, Fabulistas!  Have a great day!

xo xo

Happy Birthday, Martin!

xo xo

Happy New Year!

Sorry we haven't been around much.  We've been swamped with holiday stuff and what not.  We kept meaning to write each day this week, and now here it is Friday!  

Aye yie yie yie.  Where did the week go?

Anyway, here we are, back to the surf the web for news, so you'll be spared the task. So without further ado, here's your Daily Polichicks:

* Looks like another cat rolled up into the White House for a free meal.  We just might swing by there for some munchies ourselves.  Hey Barack, what's in the fridge? [Politico]

* In case you're ever invited to the White House (or not), here are 8 secrets to being the life of the party. Getting totally sloshed and loudly telling knock knock jokes the Secret Service is not one of them.  [Cosmopolitan]

* RNC Chairman Michale Steele says the GOP can't win back it's majority in Congress in 2010. "Shut your pie hole," respond GOP aides. (That's not an exact quote, but whatever.)

* Politico profiled 10 smart and savvy young women who are making an impact on the DC social scene and charity circuit:  Andrea Rodgers, Pamela Sorenson, Kate Michael, Katherine Kennedy, Angie Goff, Courtney Caldwell, Kelly Ann Collins, Anna Kimsey,  Ashley Taylor, and Amanda Polk. Good stuff.  Cheers to each of them!

Oh, by the way, our capital city is fabulously diverse (55% African American, 36% white, 8% Latino, 4% Asian and so forth). You can't tell from the Politico article, but the DC social scene reflects that diversity, as there are women of all backgrounds in all communities hosting events and making charitable contributions in the District.  DC is full of fabulistas!

* Today Anartica is hotter than Texas.  Wait.  What? [Houston Chronicle]

* And this is also hotter than Texas.

* Alright, alright.  We'll include more "real news." Healthcare reform drama continues, as House democrats strategize  on how to compromise with the Senate to come up with a final bill.    "...Merely to rubber-stamp what the Senate does is not enough," said Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ). [The Washington Post]

* U.S. agencies knew a whole lot stuff about the underwear bomber's terrorist intentions, but failed to do anything about it, causing President Obama it interrupt the Oprah Show Thursday to yap make a speech about it, making us miss learning about how women in live in Brazil. [LA Times]

That's all.  By everybody!

xo xo

Here's today's Washington update: it's cold and we're not going outside.

Now here's your Daily Polichicks:

* President Obama is hot under the collar over security failures that allowed a terrorist to board a plane with a bomb on Christamas day. "These ass clowns in national security effed up, and they better get it together," the president said in a speech.  Maybe that's not an exact quote, but whatever, close enough.

Okay, Fine! Be sticklers about it.  Here's what he said exactly: "It now appears that, weeks ago, this information [about a terrorist plan] was passed to a component of our intelligence community but was not effectively distributed so as to get the suspect's name on a no-fly list. . . Had this critical information been shared . . . the suspect would have never been allowed to board that plane for America... A systemic failure has occurred, and I consider that totally unacceptable."  [The Washington Post]

* Welcome home, big boy! Operation Bombshell teaches military wives to strip for their returning soldier husbands.  Talk about military benefits...  [The New York Times]

* Military sex lives aren't all that's getting hot.  The custody battle between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnson heats up as an Alaska judge rules that court proceedings will remain public. Our inquiring minds say thank you, Alaska judge. Thank you. [The Washington Post]

* U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor maintains close ties to her old neighborhood and the Latino community.  "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got," Sotomayor told C-SPAN. "I'm still Jenny Sonny from the block.  Used to have a little, now I have a lot. No matter where I go, I know where I came from." That's not an exact quote, but you know how we roll, close enough.

Fine! Fine! Be all nit picky again. (Geez. Give us a freakin' break.) Here's what she actually said: "[When President Obama offered me the nomination, he asked me to make two promises.] The first was to remain the person I was, and the second was to stay connected to my community. I said to him that those were two easy promises to make, because those two things I could not change." [USA Today]

* If you're nobody, you can be somebody. [USA Today]

That's all.  Bundle up, everybody!

xo xo

Actor Charlie Sheen threatened (and may have even cut) his wife, Brooke Mueller, with a knife during a Christmas argument.  Reprehensible. 

Mueller reportedly has taken her husband back and the couple plans to get counseling.  Can't say we agree with that solution, but to each her own.  Hopefully, Mueller finds the strength to leave if she determines that's best for her and her children.

Domestic violence is not cool.  If you or someone you know suffers from domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) for help.

Now here's your Daily Polichicks:

* The U.S. Senate passed a healthcare reform bill on Christmas eve. 

* John "have a baby by me, baby, be a millionaire" Edwards is building houses for impoverished families in El Salvador.

* Do other women think you're beautiful?  If so, they're not trying to vote for you.  Washington Post reporter and author Anne Kornblut speaks on the hurdles a woman will have to jump to be the first woman president. She also examines three themes that commonly emerge when talking about women in politics over here.  Kornblut's book, Notes from the Cracked Ceiling: Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton and What It Will Take for A Woman to Win, comes out on Tuesday. 

* Oh, and just FYI, here's a timeline of key events in women's political history.  And here's an analysis of women's leadership styles and

* As Ambassador for Save the Children,  Jennifer Garner lobbies on Capitol Hill for children's education.  The actress supports legislation that would provide $1 billion in support for "full service community schools" (schools that, in addition to education, provide services such as dental care and nutrition classes).  Garner is a mother of two and wife of actor Ben Affleck.  She starred in the popular TV series Alias and the movies "Juno" and "13 going on 30."

* F#$%!

Peace out. xo xo

First Lady Michelle Obama and the First Daughters, Sasha And Malia, paid a visit to children at Children's National Medical Center (known locally as Children's Hospital) the day before Christmas Eve. First Pup Bo Obama came along too.

Mrs. Obama and the girls read Christmas books to the children.  When While Mrs. Obama was reading, Bo spied a suspicious, bearded white guy in a red suit and hat lurking around the Christmas tree behind Sasha and Malia and began to bark. Even Santa can't pass Bo's security check.   Perhap the First Pup should keep watch at state dinners, so gate crashers a la the Salahis don't slip in for a free meal.

After the book reading, Mrs. Obama and her girls answered children's questions about their holiday plans and what they got the president for Christmas.  Watch above. 

We're late posting the Daily Polichicks today, because we've been busy having sex with Tiger Woods. 

Oh sure, pretend like you haven't!

Anyway, we told ourselves that we wouldn't talk about our shared lovah in today's Daily Polichicks, because we really should focus on more political and newsworthy topics.  This was a painful decision for us, because we just can't get enough of Tiger's scandal.  You know how we love drama! So note below how we found an excuse to work him in anyway.  LOL. 

Moving right along, here's your Daily Polichicks:

* President Obama and his family are in Norway today, where the president accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.  Award ceremony attendees included the royal family of Norway, actor Will Smith and recording artist Wyclef Jean.

* Barbara Walters names Michelle Obama the most fascinating person of 2009.

* Tiger Woods will not receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award Congress gives to civilians.  Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) proposed legislation in March that would give the golfer the honor for good sportsmanship and breaking down barriers in golf.  Rep. Baca said in a statement Wednesday that he will no longer pursue the legislation "in light of the recent developments surrounding Tiger Woods and his family."

* And on that note, searching for lipstick on your man's collar is so 1950.  The "in" method of investigation, according to the New York Times, is going through his phone to find incriminating text messages.

Hmmm, now that we think about it, breaking into his voicemail is also quite effective... um, so we heard... not that we're confessing anything.... 

* Lindsay!! OMG!! (Polichicks readers, Do NOT click on this at work. At home only, click here and here.)

Goodbye everybody!!

xo xo

Few will argue that Tiger Woods and his multimillion dollar PR team have totally botched the public handling of what was at first just a minor fender bender incident and now is a multimistress sex scandal.

Ashley Dupre, the paid sex worker whose "professional relationship" with New York Governor Ellot Spitzer led to his resignation, has some advice for Elin and Tiger Woods.