Barack Obama only recently got the Democratic nomination and car dealerships are already cashing in on his likeness. Apparently Obama love sells Kia Sorentos like Democratic hotcakes. I know I should have been pretty disgusted or annoyed by seeing that commercial, but all I could think about was how that fellow sounded more like Obama than Fred Armisen's impression on Saturday Night Live. Grumble, grumble.

"Indecision 2008": I nearly died from laughing at Jon's "There's an old saying in Washington, that the nastiest four letter word in government is c**t." Oh, C-bomb, how you amuse me so. According to the biography The Real McCain, Senator John McCain once yelled at his wife, "At least I don't plaster on the make-up like a trollop, you c**t." That's... uncomfortable. Hillary Clinton supporters who have accused Obama of sexism are now backing McCain, so that works out. Obama has also been accused of elitism and spreading the world of Islamic terrorism through fist-bumping. I thought that was a really cute moment, but I guess that means I'm a terrorist.



"Staycation/Holistay": With rapidly increasing gas prices ruining everything, more and more Americans cannot afford to have big vacations. The media has even given a cute name for this horrible situation: "staycation." Resident Expert John Hodgman liked "holistay" better and offered some advice from the point of view of an extremely wealthy man. "The public pool?! Oh, god. Sorry, I'm just having a hard time getting the taste of Band-Aids and urine out of my mouth. Public pools are fine if you're looking for a fast, fun way to get Polio."

I couldn't contain my excitement when Jonathan Coulton, armed with his trusty guitar, popped in to accompany Mr. Hodgman as he sang Johnny Cash. JoCo's music appeared on TDS once, way back in April of 2006, in the form of an essay-song ("The Kurds will stay the saaame!") in another Hodgman segment. If you haven't heard of JoCo... First of all, what's wrong with you? Secondly, he's the geek folk rock god that did Portal's "Still Alive" and "Code Monkey", which is the theme song for the G4 show of the same name. I've seen him perform live twice (the first time during Hodgman's book tour, incidentally) and he's always spectacular. He lives off Internet love, so I can't help but mention him as often as I can.



The night's guest was Rick Shenkman, promoting his book Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth About the American Voter. His didn't want to call American voters stupid, but... American voters are kind of stupid. Shenkman's point was that voters are focusing too much on the irrelevant things, like Obama's fist bump. His final quote was absolutely perfect: "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." Ohh, man. I want that on a shirt so that I can get my ass kicked in the South.



Moment of Zen: McCain wants to focus on the casualties in Iraq. Positive thinking!