But you haven't sold your soul and made all sorts of promises that other people will have to pay for.

So is that such a bad thing? I think not!

Yes it was. In fact, Colbert was in the room with Obama when he taped his bit a couple weeks before Colbert left for Iraq. I can't find it from work but you can view the taping of it somewhere.

It was interesting to see what something like that in a president's day is like. Total time elapsed between him entering the room, greeting everybody, sitting, doing the copy, shaking hands, and existing the room was probably no more than five minutes.

And he has to do crap like that all day long.

My favorite part was when he had trouble reading the teleprompter and started shouting at people. "We'll, uh, do it, uh, live!"

Jon Stewart takes on the health care town hall crazies.
Both clips are worth watching.

Seriously, I love this show more and more every episode.
:)

I love Jon Stewart. :)

Quick aside - if you love The Daily Show, and have time on your commute for a podcast, I totally recommend The Bugle, done by John Oliver of Daily Show fame reporting out of New York and the equally hilarious Andy Zaltzman reporting from London. Bonus points if you have soft spot for British humor, though I don't believe that's required to enjoy.

When is Stewart going to show the video of Obama from 2003, talking about how he wants a single payer system and contrast it against what he says now about how he doesn't?

Obama's health care plans are the major portion of my upcoming (hopefully sooner rather than later) rant about Obama. Haven't had the time to do it right yet. Yeah, I'm sure you are all disappointed.

I think people are (rightfully) scared by his plans. I know I am.

Wait? You want Stewart to do that? But wouldn't highlighting that Obama's position has changed to where he no longer seems to be supporting a single payer health care system put lie to the various any reform people are saying that is exactly what is now being proposed (if they don't go even farther and claim that the current proposals seek a British style single-provider health care system)?

I'm all for Stewart pointing out how Obama's positions change and conflict with earlier positions. I'm just not sure the Republicans want them contrasted like that since they're current strategy is to present the 2003 statements as the current policy proposal.

I have had a question for you scaeagles, that I hope you (and any of the other Republican identified members here*) will answer.

Do have any doubts as to the citizenship of Barack Obama or whether he otherwise fails to meet the constitutional requirements for holding the office of President of the United States?



* Of course, anybody of any political persuasion can answer the question, I just haven't yet run into the non-Republican that would answer yes.

Since the "Three Amigos" summit just concluded, perhaps a better contrast would be his campaign pledge to revisit NAFTA in the First Year of his admnistration vs. now ... when he says, oh sorry, the global economic situation can't allow for that.


He's a well-spoken craven politician, but still a craven politician. Pfft, just like I always said. Yeah, well, thank goodness he's at least our first, ya know, colored president. ;)