Man, I'm tired

Note to self: Don't stay up to watch Conan when you have a frickin' 9:00 class to wake up early for!

We've got us a feud here. Senators John Kerry and Mark Dayton. However, it is Sen. Kerry that is on the offensive. I've met John and his brother, Cam. Both are very nice guys. Cam personally replied to my letter from the Jews for Kerry rally in Cincinnati last October. But this behavior is very childish between the two Senators.

A fuming John Kerry had "daggers in his eyes" after a fellow Democrat promoted Hillary Rodham Clinton for president — suggesting the 2004 loser is green with envy at a potential rival.

The flap was touched off two weeks ago when Clinton spoke at a Minneapolis Democratic dinner and Sen. Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) told the cheering crowd that he was introducing "the next great president of the United States."

Two days later, Kerry came over to Dayton on the Senate floor "with daggers in his eyes and said, 'What are you doing endorsing my 2008 presidential opponent?'...He was very serious," Dayton told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.[...]

Kerry spokesman David Wade tried to make light of the story, claiming "some lines must have gotten crossed in his retelling of this particular conversation" — and insisted they were mostly "joshing" about hockey.

But Dayton's office says the "daggers in his eyes" report was accurate and Dayton has no quarrel with it.

At the April 9 Minnesota dinner, Dayton made it clear that touting Clinton for president was his own idea, saying it was an "unauthorized" introduction — but she did nothing to dispute it.

The best part was this line: Clinton's office declined comment but a friend tut-tutted: "Boys will be boys, even when they are senators."

I admire Sen. Kerry for running for President. However, this behavior is wrong. John, just head over to the dugout so Senator Evan Bayh can step up to the plate...in 2008!

Quinnipac must be a huge Jon Stewart fan. So many articles in my Google alerts from this paper dealing with...who else but Jon Stewart.

Through satire, we are presented with an opinion or an issue in a humorous way. Humor can change the way we think about certain issues. And, for people that are not completely aware of a specific issue or incident, satire could provide a better understanding of what is going on.

One example of how satire brings awareness to the issues is the popular Comedy Central 'fake' news program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. On this program, Stewart provides a humorous outlook on issues that involve both world affairs and pop culture. Such issues as the war in Iraq and terrorism are addressed through humor by using real footage and Stewart's sharp wit. The program, at times, even parodies the way that television media covers events on network news and 24-hour cable news channels, usually by showing a montage of clips from coverage taken from actual news programs. The result is a rapid-fire lampoon on the entire news media and the way that the public views.

SNL is next!

Studio 8H, where the long-running sketch comedy show is filmed, will be completely refitted with high-definition equipment by next October.

Will George be #44? I tend to think no.

Go Evan Go. Bill Frist, take lesson. We won't stop and we will not walk away.

The University of Kentucky has approved a practice facility. Best of luck with raising funds.

What's Joe say?

"President Bush's plan to privatize the program would do nothing to save Social Security — in fact, it would hasten its day of reckoning," said Lieberman. "We need a real, bipartisan plan to strengthen this vitally important social safety net, not a privatization plan that weakens it."

Now, for the love of everything holy, can the other Democrats stop the Joe-bashing? How can we be united when they are divided?

Tina Fey pregnant? Good thing that she mainly justs sits at the desk.

Early news flash for Weekend Update: Word has it Saturday Night Live star and former Second City mainstay Tina Fey and her husband, SNL songwriter Jeff Richmond, are expecting their first child in September. Congrats!

Mazel Tov!

So true:

It's become blood sport to knock Fox News, political shoutfests, and the pancaked heads of local broadcasts. And, honestly, without them, where would Jon Stewart or any other comedian be?

I don't know. In line for Episode 3, I guess.