The Daily Show: January 22, 2006

With the aid of Roget's monosaurus (ha!), Bush has prepared yet another stirring State of the Union! That montage of the president's past addresses was amazing. And by "amazing", I mean "kind of depressing".

Senior Political Analyst Jason Jones talked about what Bush meant about the average American's sacrifice: peace of mind. When that robot unexpectedly turned around and started talking, I was surprised that Jones didn't know what to do. The Daily Show should hold improv workshopping for all of their correspondents, heh.

Hillary Clinton, Sam Brownback, and Bill Richardson have just taken the first steps to run for the White House. All of the announcements were made online, leaving the "older" outlets (like the newspaper) out in the cold. I had no idea that image was supposed to be a burning bush, heh. It sounded like the audience couldn't tell either. The bit about The New York Times vows online was plausible, but I found the video obituaries downright unbelievable. I had to Google it before I even started to believe it.

The night's guest was Sir Rupert Smith, retired British Army general and author of The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World. After Jon went through the list of Smith's many accomplishments, I did not expect Smith to look the way that he did. Actually, I was thinking the same thing as Jon when he asked Smith, "Why do you look better than me?" The best line of the evening:

Smith: Read your history!
Jon: Here's the thing... I've read mine, I'm just not so interested in yours.

Jon/Stephen: None, because of satellite problems. Boo! BOO! Moment of Zen: God's blessing us, 'cause Bush says so.