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Blago’s bad hair meme (with Pawlenty cameo!)

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.11.08 | 2:31 pm

Forget Gov. Rod Blagovejich‘s “supercilious attitude towards government ethics, we’re more concerned with his super silly cilium (he was trying to line his coffers when he shoulda been lining up a new coiffure!).” That’s how pop culture…

Daily Show video: Peggy Noonan and Jon Stewart on our ‘epic political moment’

By Steve Perry | 10.02.08 | 4:00 pm


Jon Stewart and former Reagan/Bush I speechwriter (and current WSJ columnist) Peggy Noonan discuss the economy and the presidential race. Video’s below the jump; highly recommended.
An excerpt of Noonan’s remarks:

I think we are in an epic

Daily Show RNC billboards welcome “rich white oligarchs”

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.24.08 | 2:22 pm

East-Lake points out new billboards produced by The Daily Show to welcome the Republican National Convention. This one, near Highway 77 and 494, welcomes “rich white oligarchs.” Jon Stewart’s Comedy Central show will be taping in St. Paul Sept. 2 through 5 at The History Theatre at McNally Smith College of Music.

‘The Daily Show’ to broadcast from St. Paul for Republican convention

By Chris Steller | 04.24.08 | 11:01 pm

WCCO’s Pat Kessler reports that “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” will broadcast from St. Paul’s Great American History Theatre during the Republican National Convention.

Kessler says credit for coaxing the Comedy Central show…

Campaign Video: “Out-of-touch” McCain and “elitist” Obama

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.15.08 | 2:51 pm

Progressive Media USA, led by Media Matters’ David Brock, launched an ad on CNN and MSNBC today that suggests George W. Bush and John McCain speak the same language, literally and figuratively. As Steve Benen