In Larry King's interview with Jon Stewart, Larry brought up the subject of the primaries and asked him if America was ready for a woman or a black president. Jon looked at him quizzically and said, "This is such a non-question. Did anyone ask us in 2000 if Americans were ready for a moron?"
Yesterday during a speech, President Bush said that his economic stimulus package is working because when people use extra money to buy a machine, that creates jobs at "the machine-making place." Then Bush introduced his new speechwriter, a 6 year-old boy named Timmy. (Conan O'Brien)
Barack Obama gave a stem-winding speech to thousands in Minneapolis Tuesday. He really is the candidate of change. In the last month alone the Ku Klux Klan has changed their policy and now welcomes black preachers and Catholic priests as members. (Argus Hamilton)
The good news is, the whole Democratic primary voting process ended tonight, the bad news is, the 2012 Democratic primaries start on Thursday. (Jay Leno)
Former Democratic South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle says Senator John McCain contacted the Democrats in 2001 to discuss the possibility of leaving the Republican Party to become an Independent, and caucus and vote with the Democrats. There's your solution to this endless presidential campaign right there. Have Barack Obama select John McCain as his vice presidential running mate. We could have the whole thing wrapped up by midnight! (Patrick Gorse)
They say McCain does take some medication, including Ambien to help him sleep. But they said he could eliminate the sleeping pills if he picks Mitt Romney as vice president. (Jay Leno)
Over the weekend Barack Obama left his church. Afterwards he said to Hillary, "OK, now it's your turn to quit something." (Jay Leno)
The Senate Intelligence committee reported Thursday that President George W. Bush and his top policymakers misstated Saddam Hussein's links to terrorism and ignored doubts among intelligence agencies about Iraq's arms programs as they made a case for war. It's nice to know the Senate is on top of things -- and apparently read Scott McClellan's book. (Joe Hickman)
Yesterday on the campaign trail, John McCain said that he's in favor of change. That's what he said. McCain said, "For example, I just switched from Cialis to Viagra." A real change. Very nicely done. (Conan O'Brien
A pack of cigarettes in New York state now costs about $10. That's crazy, I can get like two gallons of gas for that! (Jake Novak)
Oh, and in his speech last night, John McCain said we must get off of fossil fuels. See, that's why a lot of people admire McCain. That's why he's considered such a maverick. Here you have a fossil, coming out against fossil fuel. (Jay Leno)
A bunch of people in Italy are turning Al Gore's “An Inconvenient Truth” into an opera. Here are some of the songs: “You Make Me Feel So Hot,” “Come Fry With Me,” and “Call Me Biodegradable.” (David Letterman)
THE CANDIDATES
Barack Obama could clinch the nomination over Hillary Clinton if he sweeps the primaries Tuesday. What an amazing feat. It would be the first time a black guy ever beat a white woman and didn't need an L.A. jury to keep from going to prison for it. (Argus Hamilton)
Over the weekend Barack Obama left his church. Afterwards he said to Hillary, "OK, now it's your turn to quit something." (Jay Leno)
Barack Obama says he is now looking for a new church, preferably one where the religious order has to take a vow of silence. (Jay Leno)
No doubt about it, Barrack Obama is the man. Hillary Clinton is not the man. And on Saturday she will concede as much. But since just about everybody's wife wanted her to be the man, it might not be real smart to joke about it a lot. (Joe Hickman)
Barack Obama's campaign might end up paying off more than $20 million in debt accrued by defeated rival Hillary Clinton. Apparently, Hillary's been asking for some of that "change" Obama has been promising lately. (Pedro Bartes)
John McCain visited Walter Reed Hospital but his staff refused to say why. It's no secret why. The cable news networks were so busy covering Hillary and Obama that John McCain went in for a colonoscopy just to get a little camera time. (Argus Hamilton)
Many Democrats believe Hillary will be named the Vice-Presidential candidate -- just as soon as Obama makes sure Oprah doesn't want it. And didn't promise it to Dr. Phil. (Joe Hickman)
In a kick-off to the 2008 general election campaign, John McCain challenged Barack Obama to a "Creepiest Smile" contest. (Andy Borowitz)
Hillary Clinton, you know, has announced that she will be officially ending her campaign on Saturday. She's going to wait 'til Saturday because tomorrow is the Honduras primary. (David Letterman)
But I'm beginning to wonder if maybe Hillary doesn't get it. I'm thinking is it possible she doesn't get it. She's now saying that she still has a shot at the Republican nomination. (David Letterman)
Hillary Clinton is ending her campaign, but really in the bigger sense it's sad because, think about it, there goes right down the drain the Clinton dream of a being a two-impeachment family. (David Letterman)
Political analysts say that Barack Obama's immediate concern should be to mend the relations with Hillary's millions of women supporters who are upset that, of course, she is not the nominee. And today, he offered them health care and free tickets to "Sex and the City." (Jay Leno)
I think it's finally starting to sink in to Hillary that she didn't get it. Like, today she went down to Ikea, because I think she realizes this is the only chance she was going to have to put together her own cabinet. (Jay Leno)
Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination this week. And it's been reported that Hillary Clinton is going to concede on Saturday. That's right. Yeah, that's Saturday, December 15th, 2017. That's the current plan. (Conan O'Brien)
Any way you slice it, the message is pretty clear, and that is, Oprah wins again. Oprah wanted Obama. And now Obama is in the difficult position to decide which of these two very powerful women will be at his side in the race for the White House. (Jimmy Kimmel)
John McCain says America must get off of fossil fuels. That shows you what a maverick he is. Here you have a fossil saying we must get off of fossil fuels. (Jay Leno)
John McCain is continuing to assert that Barack Obama needs to go to Iraq to really understand the war situation. When asked for how long, McCain replied that 'a three- or four-year tour of duty' would be a good start. (Janice Hough)
It looks like Barack Obama has won the nomination. Hillary Clinton is about to drop out. That means Bill Clinton is about to hear those three words he has been dreading: "Honey, I'm home!" (Jay Leno)
If Barack Obama has clinched the democratic presidential nomination, why does anybody care if Hillary admits defeat? I'll tell you why. Politics is like reality TV -- it's not about winning -- it's about rubbing the loser's nose in it. (Joe Hickman)
It's just hard to believe that a guy like Barack Obama who had the great judgment to oppose the Iraq war would then go and pick Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate. That would be like Paul McCartney hiring Heather Mills as his nanny. (Patrick Gorse)
John McCain is actively campaigning across the country. He's looking for donors - mostly organ donors. (Craig Ferguson)
PRESIDENT BUSH
In his new book, President Bush's former press secretary said that Bush has a lack of inquisitiveness. Yeah. When he heard this, Bush said, "I don't know what he's saying, and I don't care." (Conan O'Brien)
"I have no intention of reading Scott McClellan's book," Mr. Bush told reporters, "because it's a book." Mr. Bush said he was "surprised" that Mr. McClellan had written a book to criticize him because "if you're trying to communicate some criticism to me, a book is pretty much the last place you'd put it." (Andy Borowitz)
Former White House press spokesman Scott McClellan has written a book highly critical of the Bush administration. And while in Utah, President Bush told an audience he has not read McClellan's book. He doesn't plan to read it. It's nothing to do with McClellan, just general principle. It's a book. It's got big words, and not a lot of pictures. (Jay Leno)
President Bush said he enjoyed chest-bumping a cadet. Unfortunately, things didn't go that well when he tried to chest-bump Cheney to celebrate the price of oil and deactivated Cheney's pacemaker. (Pedro Bartes)
THE ADMINISTRATION
White House spokesperson Dana Perrino says McClelland is "Not the Scott we knew in the White House." Who knew he would actually choose this time to start telling the truth? (Jim Barach)
Some Republicans are saying that former press secretary Scott McClellan shouldn't have slammed the Bush administration and bit the hand that fed him. Judging by McClellan's appearance, he ate more than the hand. (Pedro Bartes)
Dick Cheney has apologized to the people of West Virginia for making a joke about inbreeding at their expense. But see, I don't think Cheney gets it. In fact, today, while trying to apologize, he said he felt as stupid as a guy from Kentucky (Jay Leno)
Dick Cheney got into trouble. He had to apologize for a joke he made about West Virginia -- no word on the Iraq war. (David Letterman)
Scott McClellan denounced the Bush administration for its culture of secrecy in his new book. He said they use extraordinary means to keep things quiet. There's a sign on the wall in the press secretary's office that reads Loose Lips Elect Democrats. (Argus Hamilton)
THE DEMOCRATS
After undergoing brain surgery, Ted Kennedy was reported to be lucid, sharp, alert and articulate. In other words he's doing a lot better than our President. (Alex Kaseberg)
A website quotes Paula Jones and Gennifer Flowers, describing Bill Clinton's penis. Not to get too graphic, but let's just say Bill's politics aren't the only thing that points to the left. (Alex Kaseberg)
Bill Clinton ripped Vanity Fair for its profile article on him Monday. It said he's been philandering with actresses and heiresses. If Barack Obama is going to be dignified and happily married, Democrats need the Clintons on the ticket for balance. (Argus Hamilton)
The endgame of Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination took an unexpected turn today as her husband, former President Bill Clinton, updated his status on a popular social networking site. Visitors to Mr. Clinton's profile page at Facebook noticed that minutes after Mrs. Clinton suspended her campaign, President Clinton updated his status from "Married" to "It's Complicated." (Andy Borowitz)
THE STATES
In California, a high school student who's an illegal immigrant is about to be deported, but since he's the school's valedictorian, he's asking President Bush to help. Bush told the valedictorian, "Don't worry, I'll never let them send you back to Valedictoria." (Conan O'Brien)
A Democratic sponsored bill in the California legislature would call for all businesses over ten employees to give them ten paid sick days per year. Four for March Madness, three for the Super Bowl and two for the World Series. (Bob Mills)
LOCAL NEWS
Spanish is now reportedly the primary language in Miami. This shocks older residents who remember it wasn't that long ago that it was still Yiddish. (Jim Barach)
The city of Canton, Ohio wants to impose jail sentences on homeowners who don't mow their lawns. Residents say this is unfair because watching grass grow is the most exciting thing to do in Canton, Ohio. (Conan O'Brien)
Denver's Jeff Peckman petitioned city officials to set up an Extraterrestrial Affairs Department to plan for an alien landing. Denver is the closest city to outer space. At least it has been ever since Jerry Brown moved out of the California governor's mansion. (Argus Hamilton)
TERRORISM
Al-Qaeda leaders found themselves facing protests from Muslim extremist women on Sunday. The women are upset al-Qaeda only allows men to become top terrorists. There's nothing so frustrating for women as being unable to blow up the glass ceiling. (Argus Hamilton)
CIVIL RIGHTS & THE CONSTITUTION
Gay marriages could start in California by June 17th following a State Supreme Court Ruling making them legal. President Bush's worst nightmare is a car with a trunk full of gay Mexicans sneaking across the border to get them all married. (Jim Barach)
THE ECONOMY & TAXES
Congress heard testimony blaming oil prices on money managers who play the oil commodities market with retirement funds. It's an evil plot. Retirement funds are pushing up the price of oil so high that no one will ever be able to afford to retire. (Argus Hamilton)
As the price of food increases, sales of Spam are up. Ever wondered what they put in Spam? There's a clue in the name. S - P - A - M. Those letters stand for -- Skunk, Possum, Armadillo, Mole. (Toms Lake Humor Company)
NASA & SPACE
The astronauts onboard the International Space Station may have to return to Earth early, because the toilet is malfunctioning. Because there are two things that should never ever go together - an overflowing toilet and a zero-gravity environment. (Conan O'Brien)
Hey, are you folks like me? Do you like drama in outer space? Well, maybe you know about this - the International Space Station, and there's Russian cosmonauts up there right now, and for the last month, the toilet has been busted. Yeah, you're laughing now, and just about now, people down in Houston are on the horn, talking to the Space Station saying, 'Did you jiggle the handle? Try jiggling the handle.' But don't worry about this: Halliburton is sending up a $2 billion plunger. (David Letterman)
The toilet on the international space station has been repaired. The apparatus will be put through a rigorous battery of tests. The scheduled dinner meal tonight is a freeze dried burrito. (Alan Ray)
ENGLAND & GREAT BRITIAN
The Royal Navy has sent Prince William on a two month patrol of the Bahamas. If he survives this dangerous mission they will send him to the topless beaches of the Riviera to search for breasts of mass reconstruction. (Alex Kaseberg)
FRANCE & WESTERN EUROPE
You remember a guy named Al Gore? Does that name ring a bell? He was vice president with Bubba for like two terms, eight years. And then he went out and produced that film, the documentary. He had the book and the film "An Inconvenient Truth," you know, about the environment and climate change. Won an Academy Award. Won the Nobel Peace Prize. They're turning that, some people in Italy, are turning "The Inconvenient Truth" into an opera. Are you like me? The first time you saw that movie, you said to yourself, boy, this would be great, if only had it songs? I mean, wow. (David Letterman)
The La Scala Opera House in Italy announced it will commission and stage an opera of Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. The former vice president wasn't entirely pleased by the news. Al's a baritone so he has to play an oil company. (Argus Hamilton)
IRAQ, IRAN & AFGHANISTAN
According to the National Intelligence director, only 30% of Afghanistan and its borders are under control by the government. Only 30%. Which sounds bad, until you realize only 20% of California borders are under control. (Jay Leno)
SCIENCE & HEALTH
UCLA Medical Center admitted Friday that its doctors recently performed a life-saving liver transplant on a Japanese man who is the most powerful crime boss in Tokyo. After all, they did take an oath. People who pay cash go to the top of the list. (Argus Hamilton)
Barack Obama's doctor released his medical records Thursday and told reporters that the candidate has been chewing on Nicorette gum for two years to try to stop smoking. How tough is it to beat nicotine addiction? It's easier to withdraw from Iraq. (Argus Hamilton)
The good news: Wisconsin scientists found that red wine can significantly lengthen life. The bad news: They used a dose on mice that in humans would require 35 bottles a day. But you'll be in staggeringly good health until liver disease sets in. (Scott Witt)
A study says that ADHD costs adult sufferers 20 or more workdays a year. This explains all that vacation time taken by President Bush. (Jim Barach)
Disneyland closed It's a Small World for refitting Thursday because overweight children made the boats scrape bottom. That's how this decade will be remembered. We may be bogged down in Iraq, but elastic waistbands have been driven to their knees. (Argus Hamilton)
THE WEATHER & THE ENVIRONMENT
The state of Hawaii will ship 100,000 tons of shrink wrapped refuse across the Pacific by barge to Washington and Oregon where it will become land fill. Which makes it the largest mass transfer of garbage in history, if you don't count Fox News. (Bob Mills)
A direct hit by a hurricane this season in the Gulf of Mexico on the oil infrastructure could push crude prices to $150 a barrel. Until then, the oil companies will just have to continue to rely on market manipulation and deceit. (Jim Barach)
Yellowstone National Park, WYO -- The Ol' Faithful Geyser is taking about a minute longer to recycle due to the two year drought. Which is even worse than we thought. It now spews Sparkletts purchased by park rangers at a local Safeway. (Bob Mills)
In Yellowstone Park, several years of drought have resulted in the Old Faithful geyser erupting less frequently. It used to spit like Reggie Jackson. Nowadays, it spits more like Kate Jackson. (Jerry Perisho)
SPORTS
Big Brown will run for the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes Saturday despite a quarter crack in his front left foot. Everyone's following the story. His trainer said the crack is no big deal and Tatum O'Neal asked him to be a witness at her trial. (Argus Hamilton)
The FBI interviewed Roger Clemens's lover Mindy McCready to ask her if he took steroids. She was one of his many simultaneous affairs. The pitcher's dream was to be the first Texan with three hundred wins and the second Texan with four hundred kids. (Argus Hamilton)
The Supreme Court ruled that Major League Baseball has no right to control the billion and a half dollar fantasy leagues business Monday. You can't make it up. Baseball is so boring without steroids that leagues are popping up with Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens on their rosters and they are making more money than the real teams. (Argus Hamilton)
Chicago is among 4 finalists to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Some slogans were tossed for the competition. "Chicago: There's Something in the Air, and it's not just Nitrogen Dioxide." (Alan Ray)
The Boston Celtics host the Los Angeles Lakers tonight in Game One of the NBA Finals. Fans can't wait. This match-up is one of the great sports rivalries, like the Yankees vs. the Red Sox, the Cowboys vs. the Redskins and Charles Barkley vs. House Odds. (Argus Hamilton)
Pitcher Randy Johnson has tied Roger Clemens for second place on the career strikeouts list. However, Clemens has still scored more times with 15 year old country singers. (Jim Barach)
A minor league baseball team gave away a free funeral to one lucky fan his week. Fans all over the country were mad they couldn't win, especially the Seattle Mariners' fans who wanted to use the free funeral for their own team. (Pedro Bartes)
ENTERTAINMENT
"Sex and the City" - the No. 1 movie in the country. Here's the breakdown of the people who went to see it: 5 million women and one male flight attendant named Gary. (David Letterman)
The "Sex and the City" movie brought in $55 million at the box office, almost twice the expected haul. The heavy turnout was good news for Hollywood, but even better news for all the guys who spent the weekend cheating on their wives and girlfriends while they were out watching "Sex and the City." (Jake Novak)
Oliver Stone signed Richard Dreyfuss to play Dick Cheney in his new movie about the life of President Bush. The actor lobbied hard for the role. Richard Dreyfuss worked with a great white shark in the movie Jaws, and he's always wanted to play one. (Argus Hamilton)
Universal Studios in Hollywood had a spectacular fire Sunday. The response was admittedly slow. The firetruck ran out of gas on the way to the studio and they had to put a measure on the November ballot to raise enough money to fill it up again. (Argus Hamilton)
CELEBRITIES
Ed McMahon went on "Larry King Live" last night to discuss his financial problems. He blamed his home foreclosue on health problems, legal issues, and the $15 million annual maintenance on his wife's boob job. (Jake Novak)
Evander Holyfield's home is now under foreclosure. He plans to work it out with the bank by scheduling a fight against Ed McMahon. (Jake Novak)
Sharon Stone was quoted as saying that the earthquake in China may have been due to "bad karma" caused by China's treatment of Tibet. China plans to retaliate by igniting the Olympic torch during the opening ceremonies with the panties Sharon forgot to wear in "Basic Instinct. (Bob Mills)
"American Idol" runner up Clay Aiken is expecting a baby. The mother is his 50 year old roommate who was artificially inseminated. That ought to put to rest all those rumors about him being gay. (Jim Barach)
Susan Sarandon declared Saturday that she will move to Canada or Italy if John McCain gets elected president of the United States in November. It's a two-way street. Roman Polanski vowed he will move back to America if the Clintons get elected. (Argus Hamilton)
A California judge has ruled that Britney Spears is not yet mentally fit enough to appear in court for her probate case, to which her attorney has responded, "Hey she's never been mentally fit enough to record an album either, but that's never stopped her!" (Jake Novak)
Singer Shania Twain is going through a divorce with her producer- husband "Mutt" Lange. There have been lesbian rumors about Shania; if true, lesbian rumors would bring new meaning to her songs "Man, I Feel Like A Woman" and "The Woman in Me." (Alex Kaseberg)
Bill Murray was accused by his wife in divorce papers of being a pot and booze hound who always trolls for new sex partners. He's fifty- seven. It's a lesson for young people about the long and full life you can enjoy if you stay away from cocaine. (Argus Hamilton)
A new article in Vanity Fair magazine hints that former President Bill Clinton may have had an affair with actress Gina Gershon. The Vanity Fair article also hints that John McCain may have had an affair with Estelle Getty. Let's hope they didn't videotape that. (Conan O'Brien)
The New York home of rapper 50 Cent was gutted by a fire. How ironic that 50 Cent lost his quarters. (Jim Barach)
Tatum O'Neal was arrested in New York Sunday for attempting to purchase drugs on the street. Cops saw her trying to buy crack cocaine from a homeless guy. It's nice to see those six hundred dollar stimulus checks going for their intended purpose. (Argus Hamilton)
Academy Award-winning actress Tatum O'Neal has been arrested after buying crack cocaine near her home in Manhattan. Shocking news, since everyone knows you can get crack so much cheaper in Queens. (Jake Novak)
Hollywood actress Gina Gershon was infuriated by rumors that claimed she had an affair with Bill Clinton. She's afraid she could be blacklisted from Hollywood, because having an affair with Bill immediately tells producers you that are getting fat. (Pedro Bartes)
The other day, Charlie Sheen got remarried. Sheen said, "She's the perfect woman for me - she hasn't read a newspaper in 15 years." (Conan O'Brien) Jessica Alba surprised everyone and married her longtime boyfriend this week. He did a funny thing - instead of saying, "I do," he said, "Duhhh." (Jimmy Kimmel}
Formula One president Max Mosley was permitted to keep his job Tuesday despite being videotaped getting spanked by hookers dressed like Gestapo officers. It's no big deal. How many times do the Puritans need to be told that it's just sex and Nazis? (Argus Hamilton)
Aerosmith star Steven Tyler says he has checked into a rehab facility in search of a "safe environment" to recover from foot injuries, because everyone knows just how much peer pressure there is out on the road to take serious risks with your feet. (Jake Novak)
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett tried to calm fears about the economy by saying his children and grandchildren would live better than he does. Of course they will - they'll be spending all of his money. (Jim Barach)
RELIGION
Father Michael Pfleger was suspended by the Chicago archbishop Tuesday for his rant mocking Hillary at Obama's church. It made the church look terrible. Whoever thought that sex scandals involving altar boys would be considered the good old days? (Argus Hamilton)
Amish farmers in Ohio began organizing a co-op to grow organic food Monday. They say that growing high-demand organic food strengthens the Amish way of life. With gas at a four dollars a gallon, the Amish way of life is picking up new converts daily. (Argus Hamilton)
HISTORY
The Ford Theatre Society Sunday completed its fundraising for renovation. It's where Abe Lincoln was assassinated. He tried to hold America together and was shot for it, which explains why nobody will step forward to end the Democratic primary race (Argus Hamilton)
Democratic Party officials agreed to seat the rule-breaking Michigan and Florida delegations at the Denver convention. However, they will get only a half-vote per person. It's the same deal Southern states got after the war for the next eighty years. (Argus Hamilton)
BUSINESS & LABOR
American Airlines is charging a $15 fee for checking your first bag. They're calling it a service fee. Yeah - I believe the service is called extortion. (Jay Leno)
American Airlines is now charging $15 for each first checked bag. And I said, "Hey - anything to slow down that ticket line is OK by me." (David Letterman)
Fifteen dollars for each checked bag. And I'm guessing we get to charge them for each canceled flight? (David Letterman)
GM has just announced it will cut back on making gas-guzzling SUVs and is exploring selling off its Hummer division. In fact, the automaker is getting so cutting edge it might even stop installing 8-track tape players in every car. (Jake Novak)
U.S. Airways announced Wednesday that to make up for high fuel costs the airline will eliminate all peanuts and cookies and pretzel snacks on all domestic flights. It is a terrible idea. The pilots will get drunk that much faster on an empty stomach. (Argus Hamilton)
AWARDS
The Las Vegas nightclub Prive has named Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline as "Father of the Year." I guess that Alec Baldwin voice mail and the polygamous religious sect sex scandals have really lowered the bar.(Patrick Gorse)
A night club in Vegas nominated Kevin Federline as Father of the Year. The owners changed their minds after Kevin told them he'd attend the party and leave the kids with Britney for the night. (Pedro Bartes)
A group called The Fathers Day Council is naming "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson Father of the Year. Apparently Jackson got the award for keeping his children away from Paula Abdul. (Conan O'Brien)
POLLS & STUDIES
Research shows that 20% of Americans have never used e-mail, and that 18% of Americans have no Internet access. I believe the correct term for those people is "senior citizens". (Jim Barach)