It seems like My Name is Bruce has been in the pipeline forever but it is finally getting a theatrical release this October and should be on DVD in January. The film’s plot revolves around a sleazy version of Bruce Campbell’s persona being abducted by fans- who think he’s really like Ash- to fight a demon. It features Ted Raimi and Bruce Campbell being awesome. All you really need to know about the film.
My Name is Bruce trailer:

I’m posting the video of John McCain’s RNC with the disclaimer that i am not responsible for any injuries you sustain from falling asleep and whacking your head on your computer desk. This has everything one could predict for a McCain RNC speech; bad set dressings, forced teleprompter reading, a speech containing tired talking points and a crowd that creepily cheers out ‘USA” to drown out an insistent protester in their midst. the protester was Adam Kokesh of Iraq Veterans Against the War. He made it in with the help …

While McCain advisers and surrogates stick to the story that the economy is just fine and unicorns exist in the valley behind the enchanted forest, reality has been chugging along without them. The economy is still performing under economists already lowered expectations.
From Steve Benen (now at The Washington Monthly):
According to the Labor Department’s latest jobs report, the unemployment rate hit a five-year high last month, with employers slashing 84,000 jobs, worse than economists were forecasting. It’s the eighth consecutive month for job losses, and both June’s and July’s numbers have …

I’ll be posting the video of the McCain speech shortly (in case you need a sleep aid) but first I wanted to comment on the backdrop. Everyone with vision has complained about the RNC set design at least once this week. One of the leading problems is that the screen was positioned behind the speakers in such a way that only the very bottom of the image was visible behind their head. Which meant that you usually couldn’t tell what the image was unless CSPAN/MSNBC/CNN panned out to a wide …