The Daily Show: July 31, 2007

Interwebz superstar Senator Ted Stevens has had his home raided by the feds. This was bad news for both Stevens and his number one BFF and fan, Jason Jones. I like to imagine that Piper Bee Jones' bedroom is full of Stevens posters and goodies.

"Indecision '08": John Hodgman, whose skin, shirt and jacket were all the same shady of pasty, talked about the importance of image in presidential elections. I love it whenever Hodgman rants on about facial hair... There's quite a bit of that nonsense in his book The Areas of My Expertise, by the way. Also, William Jennings Bryan sounding a like a cross between Beaker and this GI Joe PSA parody? Thumbs up.

Aasif Mandvi, sporting a less than flattering metallic bodysuit, talked about the aftermath of Live Earth. The style of this field report (Mandvi's second, I believe) was significantly different from other correspondents'. Or maybe it was just my imagination? The cameras and stuff seemed really different. Ahem, anyway... I quite liked this report. The best part -- hands down -- was the "I don't eat fruit or vegetables!" girl. My brain nearly exploded from listening to her. And then I suddenly started craving a big, bloody steak.

The night's guest was Arctic crazyman Lewis Gordon Pugh, who recently made history when he swam the frigid waters of the North Pole. Just watching that brief clip of his swim, I felt sick and clammy. The interview just made me more confused, raising more questions than answers. He had to have polar bear guards? He couldn't have much more than the regulation Speedo? Again, he's an Arctic crazyman.

Moment of Zen: CNN proves that putting hands in ice water is a big owie.