Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly tried to fuel the dormant Democratic party's civil war today when she suggested Bill and Hillary Clinton were going to vote for John McCain.

Said Kelly as the Clintons went into their voting station:

Who do you think they're voting for? Seriously. It may not be Barack Obama if you believe a lot of theories. IT MAY BE JOHN MCCAIN! Their last hope that Hillary can come back four years from now and take over in the Oval Office.

Kelly colleague Bill Hemmer brought the conversation back down to earth, but that didn't stop Kelly from getting in one more shot: "I would love to be a little birdie over their shoulders, Bill and Hillary." She then let out some sort of "oh" shriek.

Former President Bill Clinton employed his lovely voice to record a robo-call going on to California voters urging them to vote "no" on Proposition 8.

Here's what he had to say for himself:

This is Bill Clinton calling to ask you to vote NO on Proposition 8 on Tuesday, November 4th. Proposition 8 would use state law to single out one group of Californians to be treated differently –
discriminating against members of our family, our friends and our co-workers.

If I know one thing about California, I know that is not what you're about. That is not what America is about. Please vote NO on 8. It's unfair and it's wrong. Thank you.

You go, Bubba!

Presidential competitors Barack Obama and John McCain took some friendly cracks during last night's Al Smith Dinner, a Catholic charity event and routine pit stop for presidential campaigns.

McCain joked that he's qualified to be a "maverick," but a "messiah," a reference to Obama's adoring masses, is "above my pay grade." The Republican also took a shot at Bill Clinton:

Where's Bill, by the way? Can't he take one night off from his tireless quest to make the man who defeated his wife the next president? The man is a relentless advocate for the Obama campaign, and he has a subtle approach to making the case. When a reporter asked if Senator Obama was qualified to be president, Bill pointed, "Sure, he's over 35-years of age and a US citizen."

Even Hillary Clinton laughed at that one.

Obama got some good quips in, as well, telling the crowd he wouldn't rather be "palling" around with anyone else, a clever take on McCain's assertions that the Democrat pals around with "domestic terrorist" William Ayers. He also joked about the evening's locale:

Tonight's venue isn't really what I'm used to. I was originally told we'd be able to move this outdoors to Yankee Stadium - and can someone please tell me what happened to the Greek columns that I requested? I do love the Waldorf-Astoria, though. You know, I hear that from the door step, you can see all the way to the Russian Tearoom.

He also took some friendly shots at McCain's age, saying the Senator told him wonderful stories about former Governor Al Smith, with whom he shared great times before prohibition. It's gold!

Watch both men's acts, after the jump…

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Last night, the increasingly insufferable Bill Clinton guested on David Letterman's Late Show, where he reminded everyone that his wife was also a good presidential candidate before complimenting Barack Obama – "the other way" in Bubba-speak – in the most backhanded ways possible.

Letterman didn't call Bill on his bullshit at all, which is unfortunate, but that's what made it extra satisfying when Chris Rock did.

Click through to watch Letterman squirm with the knowledge that Clinton and his people are backstage, hearing every word of Rock's roast.

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Bill Clinton caused a stir earlier this year when he said it could argued that any politician - including Barack Obama - wouldn't be ready to take the presidency. The former president later clarified that remark and insisted that he's got nothing but faith in the Democratic presidential candidate.

That mini-scandal comes to mind after watching this clip of The View, on which Clinton appeared to sell his new book, Giving, as well as the Democratic candidate candidate.

Whether or not he succeeded remains open for debate…

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Democratic voters got a double whammy last night as Bill Clinton and Joe Biden took the convention stage in Denver.

Former President Clinton went first, urging his wife Hillary's supporters to back Barack Obama's candidacy. If anyone can convince people to do something, it's Bill Clinton.

The most compelling component, we thought, were the times Clinton directly said Obama's ready to lead, like this line: Everything I learned in my eight years as President and in the work I've done since, in America and across the globe, has convinced me that Barack Obama is the man for this job." That's a far cry from a recent interview in which Clinton said it could be argued no one's ready to lead the nation. Pundits and critics took that as a jab against Obama, whom Clinton disdained for the at-times bitter primary battle.

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James Dobson and John McCain sure have a rocky relationship!

First Dobson, who heads the right-wing Focus On The Family, said he would never endorse McCain, a Senator many conservatives find too liberal. Dobson said he was '"disappointed" the party would back McCain, a candidate for whom Dobson "could not" and "would not" vote.

Then, after McCain had clinched the nomination, Dobson had a flip-flop change of heart, telling reporters: "I never thought I would hear myself saying this… While I am not endorsing Senator John McCain, the possibility is there that I might…"

That endorsement got a little harder today, because journo Mark Nickolas dug up a 2000 press release featuring some choice anti-McCain comments made by Dobson.

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John McCain may be the supportive subject of this new campaign ad, called "Love," but Barack Obama definitely provides the thrust of the message. Or, rather, takes the brunt of the message.

Like Obama's recent advertorial offerings, this one minute spot provides some biographical information on McCain, particularly with regard to his time as POW and how it inspired his public service. With that background out of the way, the President Palmer-esque narrator turns his rhetorical attention to McCain's Democratic rival:

John McCain doesn't always tell us what we 'hope' to hear… Beautiful words cannot make our lives better. But a man who has always put his country and her people before self, before politics can. Don't 'hope' for a better life. Vote for one.

While we're sort of on the subject of McCain's POW status, check out this comment from former President Bill Clinton:

Every living soul on the planet has some often highly justified anger. Everybody… If you know anybody who was a P.O.W. for any length of time, you will see, you go along for months or maybe even years and then something will happen and it will trigger all those bad dreams, and it will come back, it may not last 30 seconds…

McCain downplayed Clinton's comments, which some people are calling a deliberate attack. Said the politico, “I don’t know where he gets his expertise."

Mario Testino, Elton John, Bill Clinton and other rich, famous people attended the 10th Annual White Tie and Tiara Ball, which raises money for Sir John's eponymous AIDS foundation. For no good reason other than it's Friday, here are some pictures of the host and the former president. Aren't they just precious?!

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Senator Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton will soon return to the campaign trail.

Mr. Clinton, who is currently in Europe, told reporters through a spokesperson today that he's "committed" to helping Barack Obama win the White House. Said Matt McKenna, "President Clinton is obviously committed to doing whatever he can and is asked to do to ensure Senator Obama is the next president of the United States." Neither Clinton nor the Obama campaign would elaborate on what role Mr. Clinton will play in the general election.

Mrs. Clinton, meanwhile, will appear with Obama on Friday in Unity, New Hampshire. And trust that the former presidential hopeful had a bit more to say than her husband:

We're going to work very hard to elect Sen. Obama our president. And we're going to work very hard to add to our numbers here in the Senate… I'm just hoping that we'll have a very significant victory this November… I am rolling up my sleeves and getting back to work.

While Senator Clinton's presence will help iron out remaining wrinkles in the party - and woo the ever-important women's vote, Bill will most likely be sent to blue collar communities to rustle of the "Reagan Democrats" who may be rethinking Republican rival John McCain.

David Mixner's been in the political fray for over forty years, since Martin Luther King inspired the burgeoning activist's social responsbility.

In the years that followed, Mixner fought battles great and small, worked inside campaigns, got arrested protesting unjust wars, joined the McGovern Commission - which rewrote the Democratic party's rules - and would later rally gays around his old friend Bill Clinton, whom Mixner met while crusading against the Vietnam War. Mixner went on to join Clinton's campaign and became the first openly gay man actively - and very publicly - involved in a presidential election.

Those were optimistic times, but Clinton would later break with Mixner by signing Don't Ask, Don't Tell, which prohibits openly gay soldiers from serving in the military. Furious over Clinton's apparent betrayal, Mixner came out against the discriminatory policy, a move which ended up getting him booted from the inner circle. Of course, Mixner's always been more comfortable on the outside. In fact, he describes himself as "the best outsider on the inside."

Now, as we charge toward November, Mixner's hoping to bring the gays to another Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama. During a recent conference call with the Senator's campaign, Mixner invoked the Clinton campaign, saying:

[This is] probably for the first time since the 1992 convention, we have an extraordinary opportunity to make history as a community. We have four months to do it, so we must gather and unite in our opposition to McCain and in an opportunity to really create something special in this country – not only for the country, but for ourselves and future generations of LGBT people.

Considering Mixner's mixed career, editor Andrew Belonsky chose to start this interview on a decidedly untraditional note…

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