The Daily Show is more educational than Fox News!

Or for that matter, CNN. In a recent study reported by Wired, viewers of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart were more able to answer questions about politics correctly than viewers of Fox News, CNN, or National Radio shows. Yet another reason to watch the Daily Show and the Colbert Report. Read the article and see the numbers here.

The 18

With the latest defeat of the Immigration Bill, it looks like it will have to wait till after the next election to pass a worth-while bill to protect our borders. With the 46-53 vote of cloture last Thursday, 18 Senators changed their earlier vote from yes to no. Following is a list of those 18; whether you feel their decisions were good or bad, they still were the deciders in the end.

• Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-New Mexico
• Sen. Christopher Bond, R-Missouri
• Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
• Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas
• Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina
• Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minnesota
• Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
• Sen. Pete Domenici, R-New Mexico
• Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada
• Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
• Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky
• Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska
• Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
• Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Arkansas
• Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska
• Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio
• Sen. John Warner, R-Virginia
• Sen. James Webb, D-Virginia

Notice Sen. Brownback, Republican presidential hopeful, was one of the 18. Other presidential hopefuls votes:

John McCain (R)- yes
Hillary Clinton (D)- yes
Barack Obama- (D)yes
Chris Dodd (D)- yes
Joe Bidden (D)- yes
Chuck Hagel (R)- yes

Also our Florida U.S. Senators votes:

Bill Nelson (D)- yes
Mel Martinez (R)- yes

Maybe this will aid in your decision making for the election.

Ask Shawn 3.0

Dear Shawn,

With all this talk lately of the War in Iraq, whats your favorite book of the Bible that deals with war and conflict and how Christians should deal with it in an everyday environment?

Justin T. Tucson, AZ

Justin,

How's the weather way out there in the great state of McCain? Good question though! Your question is almost a one sentence summary of the O.T. book of Nehemiah. Remember! Carry the sword in one hand and the trowel in the other! Shawn

How My Thunder Was Stolen

So Monday was a big day for me in my on-going fight against the terrible condition known as ABF (A Broken Femur) The doc cleared me to try to drive, something that I haven't done since Jan. 10th of this year. To top it off, he also said that I could begin to put 100% weight on the broken leg. That means that I can now start back with more rehab. So it was a big day for me. I enjoyed the rest of the day telling people, and in the process enjoying a great amount of good attention, about what the doc had said. I was so excited that I even put off breakfast to stop by my workplace to tell my boss the good news, and swung in to the GI Unit where my good friend Lora works to tell here about the good news. I soaked up a great smile, words of congratulations, and a high-five from her and was off to eat a good meal at a near by diner. I then went to spend the night at Adam's house so that I could work the next day at the office. All was well, and I was looking forward to spending another day proclaiming to all about the good news from the previous day. Then at about 8:02 on Tuesday morning, I awoke to Adam telling me the following line, "Two things, it's 8:00, and Lora's pregnant." And with that he turned and walked out, and the full shock and weight of the destruction of my perfect day was realized. My claim to fame was shattered, and I was cast out to the outermost regions of obscurity, and resigned to live a day full of congratulations and high-fives directed not to me, but to the man standing next to me. As the day wore slowly on, with many phone calls to distant relatives and hugs from friends, I began to think about how marginalized I had become, and how highly exaulted Adam and Lora has risen. And by the end of the day, I had come to realize that I was okay with it all. This was something they had been trying for months to accomplish, with little avail up to that point, but had finally succeeded. So as I ended the night sitting across from the happy parents-to-be in an Applebee's booth, eating some amazing caso dip, I decided to tell the tale of how the past 48 hours had gone for me. And to tell it not to bring the deserved attention to me and my unfortunate ABF condition, but to cast it all upon them and their soon to be bundle of joy. So here's to Lora and Adam, who stole my thunder and robbed the day for themselves. And here's to the little kid, either Ansley or Blake, who will soon enjoy the benefit of the best 2 parents in the world. Cheers!

Amazing Video

This video from The Daily Show, is a must watch! Hilarious! The end has a bleeped bad word, but if you can look past it, watch it! Again, amazing!

Making Lemon Juice Out of Lemons

Since these 2,000 FEMA mobile homes couldn't be used for Katrina victims, Congress decided to use them for Indians in need of shelter in South Dakota. The homes couldn't be used because most of the victims were in a flood plain, and regulations wont allow them to be put there. So although it sucks for those still on the Gulf, at least there being used for some good. Wow, Congress can actually do something productive! Congrats Sen. Johnson.

CNN's New Map of the World

Apparently CNN is now into relabeling countries. Here's a story about how Anderson Cooper and Co. mislabeled Syria as Afghanistan! After all that the US has been through over those two countries, and someone still gets it wrong. Amazing! Frame stills included.