'We're going to have to leave it there'

Loved this segment on "The Daily Show" last night...

Higher education

"The Daily Show" demonstrates that college students are funny -- and should probably stay in school...

Taking on Twitter

I enjoy Twitter. However, I find that when I try to explain to someone who has no idea what it is, it does sound kind of silly.

Apparently, Jon Stewart thinks so too...

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The Chosen One

Apparently Barack Obama is the One (and all this time I thought it was Neo...or Anakin Skywalker).

If you're not familiar not familiar with his life story, here it is courtesy of "The Daily Show."



I also got a kick out of this bit (I know it looks the same, but trust me and play -- it's a different clip)...

'The news better run'

The best f@#$%ing news promo ever!

The most trusted sources in news

Here are some news updates from the folks at "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report."

First up, "Daily Show" correspondent Wyatt Cenac wishes the Democratic primary season had been a little more like "Lost."



I think it was Brian Williams who once described Stephen Colbert as a national treasure.

Next, while talking to George Will, Stephen offers one of the best explanations of liberalism and conservatism I've ever heard.



Finally, the toilet on the International Space Station has been repaired. Here are Colbert's comments on the plumbing problems last week that nearly had me peeing my pants.

New York vs. Boston

I knew there was a reason why I liked Jon Stewart. Here he shares his thoughts on the rivalry between the Big Apple and Beantown...

Side splitting

My rib still hurts from my cross country ski wipe out over the weekend. That makes watching "The A Daily Show" hazardous. The last few seconds of this clip had me in pain...



I also enjoyed this discussion of the media's coverage of the campaign with Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham...

Your overdue moment of zen

Last week the writers of "The Office" took their case to YouTube. Now "The Daily Show" reports (sort of) from the WGA picket line...

The politics of Star Trek

I love our country. Rep. David Wu, D-Oregon, takes to the floor of the House of Representatives with the following message:

"Don't let faux Klingons send real Americans to war."

Leonard Nimoy tells Jon Stewart that Wu's Star Trek analogy is weak.

But will anyone let George Takei get a word in edgewise?

They report, we decide

Jeff Jarvis over at BuzzMachine makes some really intersting points today as he comments on the 10th aniversaries of Fox News, The Daily Show and Al Jazeera. Here's a sample...

FoxNews is 10 years old this week. This year, Al Jazeera turns 10. So did The Daily Show. All that the three have in common, besides birthdays, is that they brought new voices to TV news: no longer the allegedly objective, cold, institutional tone that journalism took on when it became a monopoly, one-size-fits-all business in this country, thanks to the impact of broadcast on the media marketplace. These fraternal triplets each brought perspective to news, a distinct and clearly apparent worldview, and a passion about serving a public that each believed was underserved.

I know many people have strong feelings about Fox News and Al Jazeera. If you're on the far right, you might find The Daily Show irritating.

But Jarvis goes on to make a very good point: How can adding more voices with more opinions to the conversation be bad for democracy?

A former co-worker I have great respect for once taught me that those with strongly held views should not be afraid to have those views challenged and listen to what the other side is saying.