Jay Leno, Bill Maher, Hillary et. al.

I love watching the US talk shows on TV. The ones I really enjoy are Jay Leno and Bill Maher. Those guys are good, real good. And apart from the humor in their shows, what impresses me
is how they are able to take on big names without any worry.

I have seen Bill Maher practically chew Dubya to trash - you know, in a real degrading way -
not that he is wrong in his assesment. Can't imagine someone doing that in India about even some small-time politician, forget the Prime Minister, and getting away with it.

Also, given the high incidence of law suits in the US for even trivial stuff, I am surprised these guys dont get sued left, right & centre for defamation or stuff. In India, we have had editors and newspapers being sued for defamation, all for just reporting news. Tamilnadu is a good example of where this happens most.

Anyway, I get to see Jay and Bill's shows only when in the US. So, when I got this email
forward from a friend, it sounded interesting enough to post here. More so, because it
concerned a person I like - Hillary Rodham Clinton. Kind of selfish (but who isn't), but a
strong lady.

I am not a US citizen and so have no real interest in knowing what she stands for as a
candidate to the next Presidency. But then, whats the big deal anyway in a country where
the person who loses the vote count could end up being the president ? And where someone
who is clearly known as incompetent for the post could end up getting a second term, just
by bombing some other poor country that happens to be a sitting duck.

Anyway, I digress and am back to presenting these Jay Leno gems.
I loved them and hope you would too :

Jay Leno gems :

1. Hillary Clinton said that her childhood dream was to be an Olympic athlete. But she was
not athletic enough. She said she wanted to be an astronaut, but at the time they didn't take women. She said she wanted to go into medicine, but hospitals made her woozy. Should she
be telling people this story? I mean she's basically saying she wants to be president because she can't do anything else."

2. Well, the big story-Hillary Clinton will be running for president in 2008. You know why I think she's running? I think she finally wants to see what it's like to sleep in the president's bed.

3. In a fiery speech this weekend, Hillary Clinton wondered why President Bush can't find the tallest man in Afghanistan . Probably for the same reason she couldn't find the fattest intern under the desk.

4. A student from the University of Washington has sold his soul on eBay for $400. He's a law student, so he probably doesn't need it, but still, that's not very much. Today, Hillary Clinton said, 'Hey, at least I got some furniture and a Senate seat for mine.'

5. Hillary Clinton said today that she wants legislation to allow all ex-felons to vote. See, this way all the Clinton's former business partners can vote for her in 2008.

6. In Hillary Clinton's new book 'Living History,' Hillary details what it was like meeting Bill Clinton, falling in love with him, getting married, and living a passionate, wonderful life as husband and wife. Then on page two, the trouble starts.

7. Last night, Senator Hillary Clinton hosted her first party in her new home in Washington. People said it was a lot like the parties she used to host at the White House. In fact, even the furniture and china were the same.

8. CNN found that Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America. Women admire her because she's strong and successful. Men admire her because she allows her husband to cheat and get away with it.


Some from Craig Kilborn :

1. Senator Hillary Clinton is attacking President Bush for breaking his campaign promise to cut carbon dioxide emissions, saying a promise made, a promise broken. And then out of habit, she demanded that Bush spend the night on the couch.

2. Hillary Clinton's 506-page memoirs have come out. So much of her personality shines through, that in the end, you, too, will want to sleep with an intern.


And one from David Letterman :

Hillary Clinton is the junior senator from the state of New York. When they swore her in, she used the Clinton family Bible. The one with only seven commandments.

P.S. : Just taking a short break from Japan postings, though it will resume soon.