Barack Obama Joins Mario Lopez for TV-Gossip Power Summit

This year’s Celebelection™ cycle reached its otherworldly apex over the weekend when hard-hitting Extra pundit Mario Lopez grilled Barack Obama for his takes on the senator’s ailing grandmother (hint: sad) and the tragedy afflicting Jennifer Hudson’s family (hint: still sad). Clearly there’s something missing from the clip passed along to us — perhaps Obama’s official reaction to John McCain’s post-debate grabassery, or more important yet, his take on the diplomatic crisis befalling The View — but with any luck, Lopez’s searing third-degree will be restored in time for the show’s broadcast tonight. An entertained America is an educated America. [Extra]