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The RightWingOverse Part II

Tom Tomorrow
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See also The RightWingOverse, part 1.

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No Shirt, Sherlock!

Walt Handelsman
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Obama Cleans up Hairy Problem in Iraq

Stephen Colbert reports from Iraq. The good part starts around 2:10.

Also watch Colbert declare victory in Iraq.

And if you want to see Colbert’s new do, see this clip.

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Political Casualty

This morning at LaGuardia airport in New York City, on her way to Congressional meetings in DC, Sonia Sotomayor tripped and fractured her right ankle.

My question is, does this mean that in the future she will be leaning more to the right or more to the left?

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Free Market Capitalism – American Style

Milt Priggee
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Late Night Political Humor

“Rush Limbaugh is in the news. Last week, Rush Limbaugh said that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was a racist. But this week, Rush says he may support her. Yeah. Limbaugh says that he can’t support Sotomayor until he’s 100% sure she’s a racist.” – Conan O’Brien

“Rush Limbaugh, you know Rush Limbaugh? The new face of the Republican Party, Rush Limbaugh. He says now, listen to this, he says now that he might support Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Yes, depending on how much OxyContin he can get his hands on.” – David Letterman

“Limbaugh is not sure about that endorsement. However, he does wholeheartedly endorse the baby-back ribs at Chili’s.” – David Letterman

“John McCain said he may not endorse Sonia Sotomayor. He said he may not endorse her for the Supreme Court. And then he floated away in his house. It’s just fun to say.” – David Letterman

“Tuesday, NBC’s news special, ‘Inside the Obama White House,’ was watched by 9 million people. Historians say it was the most revealing look behind the scenes at the White House since Bill Clinton set up a secret webcam.” – Conan O’Brien

“By the way, I think this is good news. The CIA announced that they have a new lead on Osama bin Laden. They think that he’s been hiding out in the $2,500 dollar seats at Yankee Stadium. They think that’s where he is.” – David Letterman

“There’s a new Osama bin Laden tape. You know, leave us alone — is that what you are thinking? No, a new tape. And on the tape, a videotape, it’s awful. He’s drunk in the cave, Osama bin Laden, eating a cheeseburger off the floor.” – David Letterman

“This week, American President Barack Obama … embarked on a diplomatic mission to the Middle East to fulfill a promise made two years ago, that if he were elected president, he would deliver a major address in a Muslim capital. Of course, most people forget he also promised if he were not elected, he would run naked through a Chuck E. Cheese.” – Jon Stewart

“President Obama is in Germany right now, but he was in the Middle East before that. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia met with Obama and gave him a large, shiny medallion on a thick, gold chain. Obama said, ‘Thank you, but I think you have me confused with Flavor Flav.'” – Jimmy Fallon

“Yesterday president Barack Obama met the king of Saudi Arabia, who kissed Obama twice. Obama says he hasn’t gotten this kind of treatment since he met Keith Olbermann.” – Conan O’Brien

“President Obama right now is in Saudi Arabia. And he gave a speech, a powerful speech today on television. And it preempted Al Jazeera, the network over there, the TV network over there. It preempted Al Jazeera’s number one show, ‘How I Met Your Mullah.'” – David Letterman

“Iranian and some Palestinian officials dismissed his speech as all talk, which — I mean, it was a speech. Do you want magic tricks?” – Jimmy Kimmel

“But President Obama was in Egypt today addressing the Muslim world from Cairo University. Reaction to his speech was mixed. After it, some said, ‘Death to America,’ others said, ‘Die, American dogs.'” – Jimmy Kimmel

“How about that Korean dictator, Kim Jong-Il? Oh my gosh, what’s the deal on that guy. He’s a little squirrelly, right? Am I right? And he’s going to step down. He’s no longer going to be running North Korea. He’s turning power over to his son, Kim Jong W-Il. But that was a big disappointment to his other son, Jeb Il.” – David Letterman

“North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-Il, is in the process of deciding who is going to be his successor and the most likely person is his youngest son, Kim Jong-Un. Yeah. Kim Jong-Un says he’s excited but realizes he’s got some awfully big women’s sunglasses to fill. They’re like the windshield from a Toyota.” – Conan O’Brien

“Have you noticed all of the dictators are stepping down? Castro stepping down. Kim Jong-Il. Dick Cheney. They’re all taking a break.” – David Letterman

“I think Dick Cheney is getting a little wacky, because earlier today, he came out in favor of same-sex waterboarding. Dick, are you all right? Are you okay, Dick?” – David Letterman

“The U.S. government accidentally released a confidential list of exact locations of nuclear sites around the country. Authorities have no idea who was responsible — it was Biden. Okay. It was Joe Biden.” – Jimmy Fallon

“Today is the 20-year anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protest. Yeah, yeah. Or, as the Chinese government refers to it, ‘Nothing Happened Day.” – Conan O’Brien

“It’s NBA Finals night. Game one, at long last. The Lakers and Magic did battle tonight at the Staples Center. President Obama is said to be monitoring the situation very closely. He’s calling on both sides to show restraint and work towards peace.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“The IRS says that John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign owes over $800,000 in back taxes. I guess that explains the long face.” – Jimmy Fallon

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Crossed Signals

Joel Pett
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Pirates Arrrrrh Victorious!

The Pirate Party won enough votes in Swedish elections to give them two seats in the European Parliament. They managed to get over 7% of votes cast in Sweden.

Pirate Party leader Rick Falkvinge declared “We’ve felt the wind blow in our sails.”

In a similar election in Germany, the Pirate Party received 1% of the vote, not enough to get any seats, but more than the 0.5% that was their goal.

The Pirate Party, despite not being taken seriously by the media or other politicians, is proving to be popular, especially with younger voters. The Pirate Party was formed to make file sharing for personal use legal, and to fight oppressive copyright laws.

Recently, Swedish authorities won a conviction of the people behind The Pirate Bay, a popular BitTorrent tracking site. Even though The Pirate Bay and the Pirate Party are not related, the case helped publicize the issues around file sharing and copyright.

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The Wrong Foot

Tom Toles
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Late Night Political Humor

“Did everyone see Brian Williams’ special with President Obama that was on? Yeah? Anyway, there’s this big NBC News special with Brian Williams, and in the special, President Obama showed Brian Williams what tricks his new puppy, Bo, could do. Isn’t that cool? Yeah, in fact, Bo has already learned to sit up and beg for federal bailout money.” – Conan O’Brien

“Tonight was the first of the two-night NBC News special called ‘Inside the Obama White House.’ They had 150 cameras inside the White House. Basically, it was ‘Cribs’ hosted by Brian Williams.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“And it was a fascinating look at the inner workings of the White House. For instance, did you know the White House has its own Build-A-Bear Workshop? I didn’t.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“Have any of you been watching this show, ‘Inside the Obama White House’? It’s a reality show, set in the White House. Twenty five women and Brian Williams compete for Barack Obama’s love. And Congress votes them out one by one.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“The Obamas gave NBC News unprecedented behind the scenes access to the inner workings of the White House. Last night, we got to see Obama buy a hamburger, which was interesting. Wherever Obama went, Brian Williams went with him. They showered together a couple of times and they drove around together.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“Speaking of President Obama, a new book is coming out; hasn’t been out yet, I think. But it’s coming out. And it claims that President Obama and his wife went through a rough patch in their marriage, where their relationship was somewhat frosty. Yeah. After hearing this, Bill Clinton said, ‘I’d kill for somewhat frosty.'” – Conan O’Brien

“But listen to this. Now, I knew this was going to happen. They do this to everybody. They start digging around and they get these reporters and they go nuts and they want to write books and they publish newspapers. And I think, well, why don’t you just mind your own business? That’s what I think. And they found out now that back in 2000, there was some marital tension in the Obama marriage. Some marital tension. Hey, but, I mean, come on, who hasn’t had a little marital tension? Am I right? Yeah. I am the epitome of marital tension. Just take a look at me. Take a look at the wreck I am.” – David Letterman

“Rush Limbaugh said today he might change his mind about something. I’m like, what?! He said he might support President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court. Wow! Sounds like someone got a new prescription.” – Craig Ferguson

“A new poll shows that Americans have a more negative view of Muslim countries now than back in 2002. That’s because the media never reports any of the good bombings.” – Jimmy Fallon

“It’s another busy day for President Obama. He’s over in the Middle East. You can say what you like about President Obama, but he’s not afraid of tough challenges. Last week, the President rescued GM. This week, he’s off to the Middle East. Next week, the toughest challenge yet — trying to save ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8.'” – Craig Ferguson

“But now — and this could be pivotal — President Obama is in Saudi Arabia. Were you aware of that? Yep, he’s in Saudi Arabia. He spent the night at King Abdullah’s ranch. He has a ranch there. It’s the Lazy Camel.” – David Letterman

“Think about this. Obama is in the Middle East trying to straighten out the world, trying to make things better than they were. And talk about pressure, talk about a guy who’s being busy, talk about a guy, every move is being scrutinized. Meanwhile, on the other hand, you have John McCain. He’s at a bakery waiting for his number to be called.” –David Letterman

“Sooner or later, every president has to go to the Middle East. President Bush went to negotiate agreements on oil prices. President Clinton went to negotiate agreements on oil wrestling.” – Craig Ferguson

“And Obama, you know, when he travels, it’s a big deal. He arrived at the Saudi Arabia airport there with a plane load of staff, a plane load of press. I’m telling you, this is costing more than a date with his wife Michelle.” –David Letterman

“President Obama used the word shukran, the Arabic word for thank you, in response to a compliment from the king today. The compliment, ‘I appreciate that you didn’t bring Joe Biden.'” – Jimmy Fallon

“Actually, Vice President Biden was here in New York yesterday and bought a designer suit at Barney’s for $2,400. I know. It’s a lot but it’s high quality material, made from the same fabric as his hair.” – Jimmy Fallon

“I’m learning a lot about Los Angeles. This is cool. When Los Angeles was founded its original name was El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciuncula. That’s true. Luckily for us, that name was changed before Arnold Schwarzenegger moved here.” – Conan O’Brien

“Talk about a guy who won’t go away. How about Osama bin Laden? I mean, come on. Come on with this guy. And there’s another one of those aggravating tapes that he sends out from time to time and they put them on the Al Jazeera network. There’s a new tape and people say, ‘Well, how do we know this is a current tape?’ Well I’ll tell you how you can tell that this is a current tape. At the end of the tape, he wishes Jay luck on the new 10 p.m. show.” – David Letterman

“Osama bin Laden put out a new audiotape today. I’m like, you’re a bit behind the times, you know. We don’t use the audiotape. Everyone is on Twitter now.” – Craig Ferguson

“Very strange tape from Osama bin Laden. He claims that ‘American Idol’ was fixed, number one. And then he demands the release of Phil Spector.” – David Letterman

“Experts say the tape was recorded recently, because it’s mostly just ranting about how Susan Boyle got robbed. ‘She has the voice of an angel, dammit. You will pay for this!'” – Craig Ferguson

“And in the new tape, it’s a long, crazy man, lunatic rant condemning President Obama. Oh no, wait a minute, that’s Cheney. That was Cheney doing that.” – David Letterman

“How about that Dick Cheney? He’s really quite busy here lately. He’s talking. He says now that Saddam Hussein, listen to this, think about this, Saddam Hussein, who used to be the guy running the show there in Iraq, said Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11. Whoa. And to get that information, Cheney admits that he had to waterboard himself.” – David Letterman

“Yeah, Cheney’s all hot about it. He says America is now less safe. He said Obama is making America less safe. And then to prove his point, Cheney shot a hunting buddy in the face. That’s exactly what he did.” – David Letterman

“Have you been following this North Korea situation with Kim Jong-Il? You know Kim Jong-Il? The guy is nuts. And he’s apparently threatening nuclear missiles and so on and so forth. And he’s getting to be a little older, so now he’s appointed his son to take over for him when he steps down. And his son’s name is Kim Jong-Un. That’s his name, Kim Jong-Un. And I think the son is weird also, because he’s already announcing plans that he’s going to turn North Korea into a disco.” – David Letterman

“Everybody thinks about it, you know, having a son who will one day take over. But this Kim Jong-Un may not be that smart, because a couple of times a day he asks people over there, ‘Uh, so is this North Korea or South Korea?'” – David Letterman

“Today in New Hampshire, the state Senate approved a bill that would help legalize same-sex marriage. Yeah. Their new state motto is ‘Live Free or Bi.'” – Jimmy Fallon

“As part of their restructuring plan, General Motors is selling off an entire division to a Chinese company. The new division will be called General Tso’s Motors.” – Jimmy Fallon

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Minority Whip

I can’t resist a good pun:

Steve Breen
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Won’t get screwed again?

Robert Reich reports that the big pharmaceutical and health insurance companies are gaining ground in their effort to kill the public option in the health care reform bill that is being worked on in Washington.

In other words, we’re about to get the same health care reform we got during the Carter administration, when pharma and insurance companies managed to stall reform by promising to fix the rising cost of health care. Or we’re going to get the same health care reform we got during the Clinton administration, when the same companies killed health care reform completely.

In other, even simpler words, we’re going to get no health care reform at all. Yes, I’m sure they will call it health care reform, and I’m sure it will cost billions of dollars, all of which will go into the pockets of those big insurance and drug companies so they can continue to buy politicians to prevent any actual health care reform from ever happening. In fact, when Carter pledged to do something about out-of-control health care costs, the biggest response from the health care industry was hire lobbyists and buy politicians, so they could protect themselves and their profits.

In other words, unless we do something, and do it soon, we are screwed. Again. For the third time actually, and quite possibly forever. Health care costs will continue to rise. More people will not be able to afford health insurance. Our economy will worsen. More companies will struggle to pay for astronomical health insurance. Some will go out of business, eliminating jobs. More people will die.

I’m serious. If there is one thing that the Obama administration must do, it is to reform our health care system. Real reform. There must be a public option to keep the private companies honest and to force them to clean up their act. We’ve tried the other way two times, and this is what we got in return. Don’t let it happen again.

See also “Unhealthy Debate” and “Reforming Health Insurance Reform“.

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Identity Politics is not just Black and White

Identity Politics is a difficult issue, because (if you’ll pardon the pun) it is not just black and white. The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court has raised issues of identity politics and discrimination, which one would hope would lead to a public discussion of these issues (the same way that Jeremiah Wright’s incendiary comments led to Obama’s speech about racial issues). But unfortunately, I think in this case both liberals and conservatives are getting this one seriously wrong.

The heart of the controversy is a line taken from some comments that Sotomayor made at UC Berkeley in 2001: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would, more often than not, reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”

The reaction from conservatives is that Sotomayor is an activist judge who would allow her identity to influence her decisions as a justice on the Supreme Court, rather than just ruling on the law. Some conservatives have taken it a step further, calling her a “racist”. The liberal reaction to these comments has ranged from laughing at the idea that a member of a minority could be a racist, to attacking conservatives for being racists themselves (the pot calling the kettle black argument).

Is it laughable that a member of a minority could be a racist? Of course not. Just yesterday I posted a blatantly racist comment from Manuel Miranda. I believe that saying that a woman, or a Latino, or a member of any other group is necessarily better qualified at any job (including being a judge) is a racist statement. Let me explain.

A few days ago I was listening to a panel of women discuss gender in politics. At first they were talking about qualities of women in general (such as empathy) that might make them better politicians. But then they veered off into an area that had me shaking my head. They asked whether Obama had enough women in his cabinet — as if just being a woman was itself a qualification, rather than those qualities that women are likely to have.

If this doesn’t sound like a problem, let’s look at a historical example from the opposite perspective. I remember well a case from many years ago where many police departments were fighting hiring women to be cops on the beat. They cited the fact that men are generally stronger than women, and strength is often required in order to subdue a struggling criminal. They started with a fact — that in general men are stronger than women — and veered off into making being male itself a qualification. But being male isn’t the right qualification. After all, nobody would deny that there are some women who are stronger than some men. Their argument was also hypocritical, as anyone who has seen overweight donut-eating policemen can attest.

The real answer, of course, was that if strength was a valid requirement for the job, then they should create standards and qualifications for strength and hire only people who meet those qualifications (regardless of their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc).

While a trait of a group should never be used as an excuse to limit employment to members of that group, there are times when it is acceptable to select someone based on their gender, race, or other characteristic. Simple examples are things like bathroom attendants, or a club that wants to hire only female strippers.

Another example is when you are picking people to represent a group. Then membership in the group can be a qualification. As Sotomayor pointed out, people’s life experiences do affect their judgement. And members of a group will more naturally identify with someone who is a member of the same group. For example, when creating a commission to represent an ethnically diverse city, it is only sensible to pick an ethnically diverse group of people to serve.

Furthermore, sometimes people’s identity can itself be a qualification. I think that Obama not being 100% white makes him a better president because it sends a very strong message, both inside and outside the US. But that doesn’t mean that I think only blacks are qualified to be president, or that we should only have black presidents from now on.

But these cases where group identity is itself a qualification are — and should be — rare. Most of the time, group membership should have nothing to do with job selection or other judgements. Part of the reason why conservatives thought they could use Sotomayor’s comments as a wedge against her is that many people resent affirmative action and other things that imply the hypocritical position of “it is only racism when whites do it”. Unfortunately, the Obama administration fell for the trap set by conservatives and responded poorly. Their response was to make excuses for her comments, saying that they were simply a poor choice of words. But CQ Politics has revealed that Sotomayor used exactly the same words in at least two other speeches.

Obama is always more effective when he tackles problems head on, rather than making excuses. The real answer to complaints about Sotomayor’s comments is to show the context of her comments. If you read the entire speech (which some reporters are apparently too lazy to do) it is obvious that she was saying that people’s experiences do influence their judgement (something that even Republican Supreme Court Justices have acknowledged). She even added that judges have a responsibility to resist this influence and rule fairly and impartially.

In addition, I don’t think there is anything wrong with saying that someone with a certain set of life experiences, in general might make better decisions than someone who didn’t have those life experiences. Sotomayor wasn’t promoting those life experiences as a qualification for the job — she didn’t say (or even imply) that all justices should be Latina women, after all.

This would have been a perfect opportunity to bring up the issues of reverse discrimination and identity politics and discuss them in an intelligent manner. Unfortunately, it looks like we might miss that opportunity, and liberals and conservatives are equally at fault.

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Condoning Violence

John Sherffius
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Late Night Political Humor

“Yesterday, Dick Cheney said his lesbian daughter Mary has convinced him to support gay marriage. Pretty cool, yeah. Yeah. Cheney made the announcement after Mary was spotted waterboarding him.” – Conan O’Brien

“Former Vice President, current Wal-Mart greeter Dick Cheney, surprised everyone in a speech yesterday when he said that he supports a state’s right to legalize gay marriage. And it only took 11 seconds on the waterboard to get him to say it.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“Cheney also revealed that he has the largest Fabergé egg collection in the world.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“Actually, Cheney has a gay daughter and he said that in his mind, freedom means freedom for everyone. And then he snarled and bit an infant, but I think it was an accident.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“Then Cheney is on television yesterday. He’s giving an hour-long speech. In the speech, he’s defending waterboarding. I thought, boy, that’s a tough call — would you rather be waterboarded or listen to Cheney for an hour?” – David Letterman

“And then Dick Cheney said he supports same-sex marriage. And then he floated away in his house.” – David Letterman

“How about that Dick Cheney? Do you remember Dick Cheney? Now here’s a guy we didn’t really think much about until he goes hunting one day. And everything changed. I mean, he became Dick ‘Kaboom’ Cheney. He is now saying that Saddam Hussein had no connection with 9/11. Well, no harm done.” – David Letterman

“And Cheney now is criticizing the Obama Administration because they’re trying to close Guantanamo Bay. He says they don’t have a clear plan for closing Gitmo. That’s what Cheney says to the Obama Administration. And I was thinking, well, you know, Cheney is right, because that Iraq war thing was so well thought out.” – David Letterman

“Best of luck to President Obama, who just left for his five-day trip to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. And good luck to Sasha and Malia on their first keg party. Whoo! Of course, the kegs will be full of Mountain Dew.” – Jimmy Fallon

“President Obama’s inviting Iranian government officials to the U.S. for our Fourth of July celebration. I guess the goal is to make them go: ‘Death to America — ah, ooh — ah, that’s nice. That one looks like a palm tree. I like the squiggly one.'” – Jimmy Fallon

“Despite opposition from the public, President Obama says he’s determined to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. To make sure Guantanamo Bay closes, Obama said the new warden will be the CEO of General Motors.” – Conan O’Brien

“Hey, how about General Motors? Oh, my gosh. It’s crazy what’s going on. General Motors, bankrupt. Biggest corporation in the world and now they still want money. They still want billions more bailout money. I think I speak for all Americans when I say, ‘You want more money? Wait here while I talk to the manager. I’ll be right back.” – David Letterman

“What a tough week for General Motors. First the bankruptcy and then earlier today, I don’t know if you heard about this, Mr. Goodwrench eloped with one of the Pep Boys. That’s a true story.” – David Letterman

“You know about that North Korean madman dictator Kim Jong Il. Well, there’s word he may be letting go and stepping down. … I just heard that. And they think he could be replaced by his son, Kim Jong ‘W’ Il.” – David Letterman

“North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il selected his 26-year-old son, Kim Jong-Un, as the next leader of North Korea. The selection process went like this, ‘Hey, who’s up for a vote? Just kidding, my son’s going to do it. Come on.'” – Jimmy Fallon

“There is a big announcement in North Korea. Kim Jong Il has named his son as his future successor. A president’s son becoming president? That would never happen here.” – Craig Ferguson

“President Bush is back in the news. That’s right. In a recent interview, former President Bush said that no longer being president is a, quote, liberating feeling. Yep. That’s what he said, yeah. When asked what he’s been doing since leaving the White House, Bush said, ‘Learning the word liberating.” – Conan O’Brien

“Hey, there’s a big story out of Washington. The President went on a date. We haven’t seen this since the Clinton Administration. But this was different. The President went on a date with his wife.” – Craig Ferguson

“Over the weekend, Barack Obama took Michelle on a date. He and the First Lady flew to New York City, they had a fancy dinner and they went to see a Broadway show. Mr. President, I respect you, but knock it off! You’re making the rest of us look bad. Really, this is not the kind of change that I can believe in.” – Craig Ferguson

“Apparently, the Obamas’ date was fulfilling a promise Barack made to Michelle. He told her once the campaign was over, he’d take her to New York for dinner and a Broadway show. I like that, because it makes Obama seem like any other married guy, doing stuff he doesn’t want to do because he promised the wife.” – Craig Ferguson

“No straight guy really wants to see a Broadway show. Come on! Let’s just be honest. It’s true. I am sure Obama would rather give a sponge bath to Rush Limbaugh than see a Broadway show.” – Craig Ferguson

“Most Republicans aren’t unhappy with the date itself they’re just mad because it cost $100,000. They did their best to keep costs down, the Obamas. Well, they didn’t have to pay for a babysitter, because their older daughter watches the younger daughter and then the younger daughter watches Joe Biden.” – Craig Ferguson

“I’m kidding! They have their dog watch Biden.” – Craig Ferguson

“Joe Biden’s busy. Last night in New York City, Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech at a $1,000 a plate fundraising dinner. Yeah. Yeah, and since Biden spoke before dinner, everyone’s still waiting to eat.” – Conan O’Brien

“This was kind of cute. You remember when President Obama, before he was elected, he said if he won the election and they moved to the White House he would get the kids a doggie? They finally got the kids a doggie and it’s a Portuguese water dog and the dog’s name is Bo. Today President Obama is with the reporters. He’s running through the tricks that Bo does. And then Bo, to show you how smart this dog is, went and retrieved a tennis ball that was hidden in some ivy. Pretty good, huh? And then Joe Biden says, ‘Wait a minute. That’s my job. Come on. What am I supposed to do?” – David Letterman

“Gov. Schwarzenegger this morning said the ‘day of reckoning is here,’ but he said it with a funny accent, which means either he has a new movie called ‘The Day of Reckoning’ that’s here this weekend or we’re screwed. I’m not sure.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“They actually had to cancel summer school, because we have no money to pay for it. Most summer school programs in L.A. have been cancelled. It’s part of a new program they’re rolling out called ‘Leave No Child Ahead.'” – Jimmy Kimmel

“Not only are we out of money, we’re running out of water, too. Southern California is in the middle of another drought. The Department of Water and Power this week announced that you can only turn your sprinklers on on Monday and Thursday and that the fire department is only going to be putting out fires on Wednesdays and Saturdays, I think.” – Jimmy Kimmel

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