This past weekend, Penn had some red-carpet action on campus – Kate Walsh, perhaps better known as Addison Montgomery from Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, came to talk politics on Saturday evening. Well, theoretically. What she actually did was cause a humongous crowd at Houston Hall for what was little more than a glorified photo op.

Don’t get me wrong – word on the street is that she did have something legitimate, albeit not particularly ground-breaking, to say. The general gist of the fifteen-minute speech was something along the lines of, “McCain is the same as Bush, and the problems in our country transcend race or gender – they just have to be fixed now.”

A relatively obvious proclamation, but important and relevant nonetheless. Walsh also talked a lot about women’s rights and referenced her experience growing up in a working-class family, a time during which she always worried about getting sick because her family couldn’t afford health care.

Walsh was exhausted to the point of bordering on suspiciously drugged-out, even pausing in the middle of her speech to announce to the crowd, “Sorry, I’m sooo tired.” Ever heard of a little something called staying professional and putting on a happy face? Addison Montgomery would never pause in the middle of delivering a baby at Seattle Grace and plead exhaustion.

My friend from L.A defended the actress, speaking from personal experience about the horror that is the L.A to Philadelphia red-eye, but that’s neither here nor there. The bottom line is that Walsh looked gorgeous, right?