As we all know by now, the much hyped Iowa Republican caucus took place on Tuesday night, marking yet another milestone in the already tediously drawn out race for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination. Just the thought of having to endure another ten months of campaigning, pandering, toothless debates and vapid analysis before Election Day is enough to make the bliss of a frontal lobotomy worth considering. But as that would have the unfortunate side effect of preventing me from seeing Season 2 of Game of Thrones, it’s not a viable option. Instead, I look to Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Bill Maher to ease my suffering.
Stewart earned his keep with last night’s coverage. He seemed possessed of an energy that he could barely contain, and if Emmys were awarded to the writing of individual segments, The Daily Show scribes would surely be in the running for this piece, which flaunted plenty of laughs as well as some impressive wordplay.
It’s really one continuous segment, but for some reason it’s been split in two:
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I assume that at some point later in his speech, Santorum clarified that the freedom he was speaking of doesn’t apply to gays and lesbians. Well, we’ll let him have his rare moment in the sun. He won’t be riding this wave too far. In fact, I’m not sure that when all is said and done this will be classifiable as a wave; it’s more like a splash in a bathtub.
If you just can’t get enough of Iowa caucus comedy, The Colbert Report‘s coverage was pretty great too. (Romney really is a robot, isn’t he? Sorry…that’s actually a disservice to how far robots have come.) Too bad Bill Maher’s season doesn’t begin until next week. I’m sure he too would have some choice comments.
On to New Hampshire…
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