TVSquad

Yesterday, Congress asked Bush to start giving regular updates on Iraq. "That hasn't been happening?" Jon asked after a moment of stunned confusion. "Maybe, uh, you guys suck worse than I thought." I loved the haiku-ness of Bush's soundbite... but I loved the little musical Asian trills even more.

In other Bush news, the Prezzy visited Asia and, according to Dan Bakkedahl, did a Japanese television ad. And since you know TDS is a credible source, we now can say that Bush has joined the ranks of other Western superstars that do Japanese ads that are too embarrassing for American TV. The Suntory Scotch reference was fantastic, as was the false "Bush for Captain Catagara's Seaweed" ad that they made (complete with random Japanese mini-monsters!). Dan Bakkedahl still hasn't gotten to the point where he seems like he fits in the role of a fake correspondent... I think it has something to do with his timing.

Samantha Bee's report about the news business in trouble was alright. Howard Scott, yet another guy that got paid by the government to write nice stuff about it (this time the Newark government), gave Bee a high-five for not attending journalism school, just like him. These people are unbelievable...

John Hodgman, author of the book The Areas of My Expertise, plays guest. I honestly had no idea who this guy was before tonight and now I really want to read his book. His joke about Hobo Joe Junkman being Secretary of the Treasury, having a "picture of a bird with a hat" on all the bills, was great. This interview did exactly what it was supposed to do: make me want to pick up the book. It also made me think, "Why isn't Hodgman a correspondent?" He's got the perfect deadpan delivery and his sense of humor fits TDS perfectly. Maybe he could become a contributor like Lewis Black and give Dan Bakkedahl some tips... Oh, and I thought he was kidding when he said that he recorded the 700 hobo names on the Internet but... he did it. HAHA. #136 is "Dora the Explorer". And yes, I am listening to all of them.

Jon checked in with Stephen Colbert, who spoke a little about his recent 3rd Annual Let's Lick Lupus Celebrity Polo Tournament. Polo with Aaron Brown while fighting lupus at the same time?! Sounds like fun times. Moment of Zen: Birthday party for a 175 year-old tortoise. Are they going with an "animal party" theme this week? Yesterday's Moment of Zen was the panda wedding...