Rush Limbaugh called President Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention a "halfhearted effort," and that was merely the nicest thing that he said to his radio listeners about the country's current leader.

Although it was not an academy award-type performance, the Republicans had Clint Eastwood on their podium one week ago. However, the Democrats are looking to counter that with some movie star power of their own; Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Kerry Washington. The three stars are slated to take the political stage between 7pm-8pm EST on Thursday, Sept. 6th.

Tracy Reese, the fashion designer who custom-designed the dress worn by First Lady Michelle Obama for her speech at the 2012 DNC has confirmed that a replica of the buzzed-about item will be produced. Reese appeared on TODAY show on Thursday, Sept. 6 to announce that there has been a rush in production in re-creating the dress for the masses so it is available for retail purchase "It was something we were planning for later, so we're trying to rush it through the cycle so that more people can get their hands on it sooner," she told TODAY.