I read the news today oh boy ...

Yes, The Beatles, of course:

I saw a film today oh boy
The English Army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
but I just had to look

No video on YouTube though .... but, the song, yes

The Daily Show and Jon Stewart are hysterically funny in "Bye Bye, Beardie" :)

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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert explain the Wisconsin situation :)

These guys have carved out quite a niche for themselves, and the world never stops feeding them materials for satire.
So ...
Should I then thank all the nutcases of the world, or should I be depressed with the seemingly increasing magnitude of insanity? :)

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Colbert?  I suppose his report on the Badger brouhaha will be a day later ...  Here is a preview :)

BTW, a student referred to Jon Stewart as an old guy (are you reading this, "S"?)  "An old guy?" I asked her.  She says, "well, he has gray hair."  I suppose I am ancient then to college freshmen :)

The revolution in egypt in four minutes

Thanks to a student, "A," who sent me the link to this summary, in four-minutes, of the events in Egypt:



Irhal!

Well, why leave it there? Here is the update from Jon Stewart, and why Mubarak's people have gone too far :)

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Stewart and Colbert explain the Egypt situation for Mubarak and America. Irhal!

It will be neat if the Egyptian protesters were able to watch this and laugh it off while camping out waiting for Mubarak to leave.  Maybe the comedians should do a relief comic marathon until the dictator exits!

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In this conversation, Colbert points out that Mubarak is toast pita :)

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Finally, where should Mubarak go, if/when he flees Egypt?

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Comedians react to Keith Olbermann's exit from MSNBC :)

Yakov Smirnoff said it beautifully, "America, what a country!"

Reaching new lows in political discussions :(

First up, Rush Limbaugh ...

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And, from across the political spectrum, well ... some unknown Dem with a warped sense of what it means to lower the tone after the Arizona shooting ...

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And back to Colbert who does a fantastic job with this clip (his ending comments are a letdown though!)

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The post-Thanksgiving dump: WikiLeaks :)

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Quote of the day: "moderates" in American politics

Whatever connotations it once had, the word moderate has now come to mean liberal or even left-wing in American politics. It has been a long time since moderate Republicans were regarded as important, centrist assets by their party. Nowadays, they are far more likely to be regarded as closet lefties and potential traitors. Moderate Democrats, meanwhile, no longer exist at all. In their place, we have "Conservative Democrats." Nobody pays attention to them, either

Anne Applebaum on "why this Jon Stewart rally is such a gloomy development."  Why you ask?

I'm sure his Million Moderate March, if it happens, will be amusing, and I wouldn't want to spoil the fun by calling it tragic. But if that's the best the center can do, then "blackly humorous" wouldn't be that far off.

Hey, politics is live theater, and only the crazy and dramatic characters appeal to the audience!  Let us see if the "drama" of the center becomes a hit

Aaron Sorkin & Colbert about Facebook and more: way too cool!

These are awfully talented people.  One of the best Colbert Report interviews, yet.  I wished it had continued on ...

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Next to that, this one pales ... would have been good by itself, but not in comparison with Colbert/Sorkin :)
Justin Timberlake also talking about the same movie:

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Jon Stewart, the lousy actor :)

Thanks to Hulu, I was watching old sitcoms .... and Jon Stewart pops up in an episode of Newsradio!  I am glad that he found a better avenue for his creativity :)

How to ruin gay marriages

I think this deserves an Emmy right away :)

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But, ... Colbert has competition from Jon Stewart ... I love the ending with Reagan :)

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Thank You, South Carolina, Helen Thomas :)

Boy, the world of politics keeps on giving ... and Jon Stewart and his team are in heaven, I assume ... and, ... I can't stop hysterically laughing :)

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"I prefer Jon Stewart to Jesus Christ"

Ayaan Hirsi Ali talking to Colbert :)

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What a country!

After watching the Daily Show's take on the death threats against the creators of South Park, and Comedy Central's censoring of the show, I was reminded of Yakov Smirnoff's line: "America, what a country!"
What's the background, you ask?  South Park showed a character in a bear suit said to be the Prophet Muhammad.

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The best journalist in America ...

Well, Tunku Varadarajan didn't actually say that Jon Stewart is the best journalist .... According to Varadarajan, Stewart is the best journalist of the Left--even better than Krugman.

I don't think Stewart is as one-sided to the left .... Nonetheless, I do agree with Varadarajan's description:

Why is Jon Stewart No. 1? Because no one can match his reach, and his daily impact on the 25-40 demographic (which put its man in the White House). Because he invariably asks tougher questions than much of the “mainstream” media. Because we don’t see Paul Krugman going on Fox to do battle, head-to-head, with Bill O’Reilly. Because he will make fun of Obama when Obama needs to be made fun of. And because he has, with his humor and intelligence, captured better than anyone the hypocrisy and absurdity of our media and politics.

Jon Stewart analyzes Obama's report on the Union ...

The bottom line in Obama's speech, according to Stewart? "F*#% 'em all" .... hilaaaarious :)

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Jon Stewart and Aasif Mandvi respond to Brit Hume and Faux News :-)

Simply awesome!

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Be afraid: Geraldo is the voice of reason :-)

Watch this clip, or fast forward to the final minute :-)

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Punditry: speculating about what to speculate :-)

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CNN: "we will leave it there"

The Daily Show in all its glory :-)

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