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"Baracknophobia": The mainstream media likes to blame the blogosphere and Grandma's e-mail forwards for spreading ridiculous rumors about Barack Obama. I guess they've forgotten all that "Barack Obama is a secret Muslim" stuff that they've been spitting for the past year or so. And no, Obama wasn't sworn in with a Qur'an. Michelle Obama has been getting noise from the media for sounding mean too. I'll admit, it was kind of a sick burn when she made Stephen Colbert sing to her only to tell him that Obama's voice is better. I thought that clip of Fox News accusing Obama of plagiarizing Mario Cuomo was too ridiculous to be true, so I decided to dig up some footage that hadn't been cut up by TDS. Nope, still ridiculous.

"Barack Obama's Vagina: The October Surprise in His Pants": Oh, Obama has a vagina, though. Yeah. Totally true.

"Good Life Crisis": Larry Wilmore filed a field report on the recession's effect on poor Beverly Hills. Won't someone please think of the rich white people?! This was yet another spot-on piece by Mr. Wilmore. These field reports used to be TDS' trademark, and I feel like they haven't done nearly enough in the last year. Then again, seeing people like that Jennifer Tilly wannabe and suffering cosmetic surgeon fills me with intense loathing, so maybe fewer field reports is better for my health.



Speaking of loathing, here's its equally loving buddy, corruption. The night's guest was David Iglesias, promoting In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration. The discussion revolved around the US attorney firings that made big news a few years ago. There wasn't anything new, but this interview summed things up neatly enough to serve as a crash course for what happened before Alberto Gonzales went on his epic "I do not recall" tour. Way to play to the show's geeky demographic, Mr. Iglesias! "I thought I was working with the Jedi knights and I was working for the Sith lords."



Moment of Zen: I was wondering when Tim Russert's death was going to be addressed. This was a tasteful way to do it. Check out this clip from one of Tim Russert's appearances on TDS, back in the days of the couch.