Simpson Watch

Although the Simpson-Wentz couple both support President Barack Obama, only one of them actually made it to Washington.

Daddy Pete Wentz got a brief respite from dirty diapers as he and his band, Fall Out Boy, performed in the Mayor’s Ball and the Youth Ball, two of the inauguration parties. After the performance, Ashlee’s hubby stayed for the inauguration ceremony itself. But unlike the other celebrities in attendance, he didn’t want one of the front row seats reserved for the VIPs. Instead, this FOB, decided to go with the masses, climbed a tree and watched the ceremony from there.

And why was his better half conspicuously absent? Because of Bronx, of course! Someone has to be left behind to man the fort, and mommy Ashlee apparently was left on-duty. Of course, Bronx’s health comes first, even if this is America’s most historic event of the decade.

“We decided we didn’t want to turn him into an ice cube quite yet. It’s a little cold here,” the proud daddy revealed to told OK! at the Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball.

Hopefully, he would make the most of his time away from his baby boy by catching up on some much needed rest. When asked about the dreaded sleep-deprivation of life with a newborn, he replied “Come on, would we be sleeping only eight weeks in?” Nope Pete, you won’t.

And although baby Bronx won’t be able to say he was in D.C. to witness history, he’ll have his dad to tell him all about it. “I think I’ll explain it to him many years from now and maybe he’ll believe his dad was here.”

MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential Pledge

I mentioned a few articles back that Ashlee is one of the celebrities who joined the Obama welcome wagon, thru a video a video montage produced by Ashton Krutcher. Curious what the video was all about? Well, just click the video above to play.

And for those of you who can’t see the video, never fear! Here is a short summary of some celebrity pledges:

• Ashlee Simpson pledges to be a good mother.
• Demi Moore pledges to smile more and to free one million people from slavery in the next five years.
• Courtney Cox Arquette and David Arquette pledge to end hunger in America by supporting Feeding America and our local food bank.
• Eva Mendes pledges to volunteer more of her time to children with serious illnesses and to reduce the use of plastic by using less bottled water
• Lucy Liu to continue working with UNICEF to make this world a better place for all our children.
• Ashton Krutcher pledges to always represent his country with pride, dignity, and honesty and to work towards the abolition of 21st slavery
• Michelle Trachtenberg pledges to be more green.
• Alyssa Milano pledges to be the voice of those who have no voice
• Jaime Pressley pledges to love more and to help children understand that just because they come from a small place, doesn’t mean they can’t dream big.
• Eva Longoria pledges to laugh more and to plant 500 trees this year to help our planet.
• Marisa Tomei pledges to be a better mentor to her younger sisters.
• Diddy pledges to turn the lights off because he used to leave the lights on, but to conserve energy, he’s going to turn his lights off, and encourages everyone to do it too.
• Hayden Panettiere pledges to not give up.
• Dakota Fanning pledges to never stop learning and growing each and every day.

The video ends with all artists saying, “To be a servant to our president and all mankind because together we can, together we are, and together we will be the change that we see.”

What about you? What’s your pledge?

Singer/ actress and new mommy, Ashlee Simpson, joins the welcome wagon for Barack Obama, as she unites with other artists, actors, and singers to record a message for the new United States President-elect.

Ashlee (who is a redhead again, and wore an outfit in her new “signature” color, black) and Sean “Diddy” Combs, another singer/rapper, were spotted when they arrived at the Dream Bigger Studios in Los Angeles last Tuesday, January 13, less than a week before Barack’s inauguration ceremony.

So what exactly makes up a good Welcome Card befitting the 2008 Person of the Year, you ask?

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