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Hmmm...

"Balance"

Bill Maher had a little fun with Al Gore over the end of his marriage at the beginning of last night's show, but at the end of the show, as part of his "New Rules" segment, Maher produced a rant that no doubt made Gore smile (or will, if he hasn't seen it yet). Read the whole thing (or wait for the clip to appear on Maher's web site), but here's what I thought was the central quote:

"Media, could you please stop pitting the ignorant vs. the educated and framing it as a "debate." The other day, I saw a professor from the Union of Concerned Scientists face off against a distinguished expert on Tea Partying, whose brilliant analysis, recently published in the New England Journal of Grasping at Straws, was that we shouldn't teach climate science in schools because kids find it scary. As they should. I hope they're peeing in their pants."

From Your Lips...

TARP overseer and Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren appeared on Stephen Colbert's show on Monday night, and was both informative and funny. At the end of the interview, Colbert asks her why we need so much new regulation, "why a belt and suspenders?". Warren's answer is priceless:

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Al Gore - Formidable Opponent!

Steven Colbert was joined in his debate with himself last night over global warming by VP Al Gore. Gore's reputation as "humor-challenged" should take a beating from this appearance...

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Teamwork...

iPhony...

Well, Apple's probably got a great copyright violation case if they want to, but damn, this is good!:

Statistics...

From Facebook's group Leftake (or, "Telling Dick Cheney to Shut the Hell Up!"):

"Percentage of Americans who approve of the Congressional Republicans - 18%

Percentage of Americans who still believe the Earth revolves around the Sun - 18%

Discuss."

... and on a less serious note...

Blooper of the Year!

Fox News NY anchor Ernie Anastos tries to make a joke about an old commercial for Perdue chicken, and it goes WAY wrong:

Eddie Iz amazing!!!

Eddie Izzard, one of the funniest men I know of, also appears to be one of the toughest. He just finished running 43 marathons in seven weeks. That's six days a week running at least 27 miles per day. The total "course" was a lap of the UK over 1,100 miles long. He did it for a charity called "Sport Relief", and if you're as astounded as I am, you can donate here.

Izzard has been in several movies, and has done several hilarious standup tours, including one for HBO that is one of the funniest hours I've ever spent. One of his signature characteristics (apart from being hilarious) is that in his standup performances, he's a cross-dresser. As the linked article notes, he's probably not putting his heels on for a while, but damn, what an achievement! Bravo, Eddie!!