The Daily Show: March 8, 2007

Eight critics of Russia's Vladimir Putin have recently died, causing some speculation that the causes of the deaths were not completely accidental. Kremlin Bureau Chief John Oliver reported on the situation. Aw, nuts. Looks like The Daily Show only managed to go two episodes without succumbing to the British charms of John Oliver. As much as I love to see Mr. Oliver, I feel as though TDS is over-using him. Give him a break before I build up a tolerance, yeah?

"Clusterfuck to the White House": Democratic front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continue their race to the White House. Lately, they've been employing some, um, interesting voices.

"Aclockalypse Now": Dan Bakkedahl (accompanied by his wicked combover) filed a report about the dangers of the country's new Daylight Savings Time. Oh, wow... Uncle Sam decapitated by a wild clock. What an amazing graphic. The appearance by Flavor Flav was a pleasant surprise. He's actually a pretty amusing guy when he's not on his own dating show.

The night's guest was Dr. Sharon Moalem, author of Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease. I thought this material sounded pretty interesting, despite the fact that it also seemed like a whole lot of crazy. Cats cause schizophrenia?

Jon/Stephen: None. Sigh. Moment of Zen: Will Hillary speak with a lisp while addressing GLAAD? Or spit out the word "homies" while talking with African-Americans?