Politics (Un)Seriously

Jimmy Kimmel pays tribute to Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., on his long, long, long career.

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who spent a long time in the Senate, explains to Jon Stewart why it's so hard to get legislation passed -- especially when the Democrats are in charge.  

 

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Much has been made of President Obama's bow to the Japanese emperor -- but take a look other chief executives' interchanges abroad.  

 

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Everyone's waiting for Oprah Winfrey's interview with former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin but Jimmy Kimmel got the scoop on how they really hit it off.

President Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe went under the radar after his boss was elected president but now has a new book out, "The Audacity to Win." On "The Daily Show" he discusses the president's long-term vision for health care, the environment -- and how a light saber comes in handy.

 

 

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The entire world was surprised when Pres. Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize (including the president, himself), but that was only the beginning. SlateV gives a rundown of all the other medals and trophies Obama has received in an attempt to influence him.

Jon Stewart has never exactly been CNN's best friend (just ask Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson), but the Daily Show host took it to another level with an 11-minute critique of the news organization's failure to fact-check its guests. Stewart mocked the Most Trusted Name in News for taking the time to truth-squad a Saturday Night Live skit about President Obama, while failing to scrutinize a litany of questionable claims by interview subjects. Stewart suggested a new slogan: "CNN, No One Leaves More Things There."

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It hasn't been a good week for David Letterman, but when he's not talking about affairs with staffers you remember that he's a pretty funny guy. A new segment called "Rush Limbaugh, Funnier Without Audio" where he scores video of the conservative talk show host with circus music is classic Letterman.

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SNL's opening sketch was a very funny send-up of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi (although they spelled it Gadhafi) explaining his rambling, 90-minute speech to the UN last week. The visuals are spot on, from Kadafi's crazy hat and goofy Libya pin, down to the pea green tile background. And his excuses sound entirely plausible - he claims he was jet lagged, the whole living-in-a-tent thing was disruptive and his computer crashed. "I considered taking it to an IT specialist," said Kadafi through his interpreter, "but without going into too many details there were things on the computer I didn't want anyone to see. It was not terrorist stuff. It was guys' stuff."

This is pretty amazing. A sped-up compilation of 130 photos of Pres. Obama and foreign dignitaries at a recent event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The president's smile is remarkably - some would say supernaturally - consistent. Good thing for Obama he has such nice teeth. See for yourself. (h/t Political Wire).

Barack Obama's amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.