Less than two weeks to go before The Most Important Election In Our Lifetimes™ and we're all getting a bit freaked out. 

So, you might find it cathartic to watch CNN political analyst Paul Begala literally scream to sum up Democrats' stressed and paranoid feelings about these final days. We did.

Shhhh

Meanwhile, the Commission on Presidential Debates' decision to institute a "wait until it's your turn to speak" mute button for the final Trump-Biden debate is getting lots of reaction. 

Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel complained to Fox News that the CPD was engaging in “election interference” with its new rule, and said she hopes the organization “does not exist” after the 2020 election.

Former GOP Senator John Danforth, who currently serves on the CPD, defended the commission's integrity against the Trump campaign's attacks in an op-ed, calling the accusations "nonsense."

Late night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel had some good quips about whether it was even possible to mute our loquacious president. 

60 minutes...minus 15

CBS' 60 Minutes had interviews planned with both presidential candidates, but the one with Trump apparently didn't end very well.

Trump reportedly stormed out after about 45 minutes of the interview conducted by Lesley Stahl, and did not return for the planned walk-and-talk with Vice President Mike Pence. 

Of course, there was a mean tweet. And more comments at his rally that evening. 

Meanwhile, Twitter users had some fun mocking Trump's mopey appearance as he walked out of the White House to board Marine One after the interview.

Monkey with a Flamethrower

That fiery metaphor was lobbed by Mark McKinnon, former GOP strategist and host of Showtime's The Circus, as a way to explain how the Trump campaign has been handling their cash. Spoiler alert: not very prudently.

Fox News gets techie ahead of the big day

In just 13 days it is ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA, and Fox News has unveiled splashy new graphics and a virtual set -- provided by the tech company that created gaming phenomenon Fortnite -- in anticipation of the event.

Check a preview of the new set below, via Fox News:



Celebrity endorsements

Does it matter which political candidate celebrities endorse? We're not convinced but do find it interesting that several noteworthy names who have a history of being apolitical are speaking up now. 

Both Mel Brooks and Tyler Perry have largely stayed out of the political fray -- Brooks has never publicly endorsed a political candidate -- but endorsed Biden this week.

Brooks filmed a short video with his son and grandson standing behind him, separated by a glass sliding door, noting that they couldn't join him because of the pandemic. 

“They can’t be with me. Why? Because of this coronavirus,” said Brooks. “And Donald Trump’s not doing a damn thing about it.”

“When you have influence, you have to be careful of how you use it and be specific in your choices of what you use,” said Perry, explaining that he was breaking his silence because he worried about the future for his son.

A group of stars from the Marvel Avengers movies filmed a PSA urging people to vote for Biden, and Chris Pratt got dragged on Twitter for not participating, but his costars loudly defended him as "the best dude in the world" and someone who "is just not overtly political as a rule."

Drinking the Kool-Aid

Idiocracy wasn't supposed to be a documentary, but here we are.

A new poll revealed that 50 percent of Trump supporters believe “top Democrats are involved in elite child sex-trafficking rings,” a core belief of the lunatic QAnon conspiracy cult, with 33 percent not sure, and 17 percent against the theory.

Read the depressing details here.