So the folks over at Wonkette are all bent out of shape because Rich Little was hired to be the entertainment at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Hey, it can't be cutting edge all of the time. Besides, between Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Lewis Black, I don't think there is any Daily Show talent that hasn't been tapped for one of these things. John Hodgman? Maybe--but he's too busy being a sick and somewhat lame PC. But still: Rich Little?
Anyway, this is of no importance. It's only good for a two minute snip (if that) on a Sunday network newscast. And anything becomes funny if you're drunk enough--not a problem, I suppose, for snarky bloggers.
Well then.
Tony Snow (and White House flackers): 2. Here's the latest remix on the "oh, yeah?" refrain from the White House:
There's going to be a lot of dissent, we have acknowledged that all along. And, as a matter of fact, it's important to debate this and also to debate the proposition if, as most Democrats who have visited the President and most we've heard from, want to succeed in Iraq, if you think there's an alternative way to do it, you can really help your country by putting it forward.
OK. Here's what should happen. If the President drops a line like this in his State of the Union speech one week from now, the Dems should go up to the Clerk's desk, take the Iraq Study Group report, a report drawn up by Congressional Democrats last year, S.121 (from Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), asking the Secretaries of Defense and State to go back to the drawing board and come up with a "flexible" withdrawal date based on conditions; available through the Library of Congress); S.287 (the Ted Kennedy (D-Mahhss.) bill--dropped on Friday, no text yet from the LoC), whatever embryonic legislation that exists from Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and whoever else that's out there... and just drop it on the desk, right in front of him. Right in the middle of the speech. Hilarity will ensue.
Barack Obama: 5. So you're in! Tell me something that I don't know. (Oh, and while I'm here: thanks for not asking for money in the Christmas card you sent me. Nice of you. Also: love the decor in your pad. Very Frank Lloyd Wright. Sweet.)
David Wu: 2. Here's the thing, Dave. We need America to think that the Democratic Party is actually not populated by insane people. (It would also help America to know that Oregonians as a group are not nuts. A boost to those who don't believe that all 50 states are on board, you know.) A tip: if you ever get the notion again that there are fake Klingons in the White House, keep it to yourself. Many thanks in advance.
(Oh, one more thing: the last guy to reference Star Trek on the House floor is now in jail. Totally unrelated incidents led to his expulsion from the House, of course. But still.)
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ok, this video looks better and is the entire sketch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI0_i7OASdc
ok, for some reason my first comment didn't show up. but basically, i remembered that a trekkie also served as an alternate juror for the oj case, which is another piece of evidence for banning trekkies from public life.
but any mention of trekkies immediately makes me think of the above video.
oops - after consulting wikipedia, it turns out that the trekkie alternate juror was on the whitewater case, not oj, and that she was removed for talking to the press (about her uniform, not the trial). so that's sort of a wash, politically.
but, but...wikipedia also states that lewis "scooter" libby, according to a classmate, could remember all 79 star trek episodes and knew all the titles. so libby can't remember talking to reporters about joe wilson, but does know all 79 star trek titles.
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