Clinton on the Daily Show

Bill Clinton was on the Daily Show last night, and even though I don't agree with the man's politics at all, and wouldn't want him in office right now, it was stunning the relief I felt watching a politician who has so many qualities that are lacking in our current choices.

The man is personable, witty, at ease, and real. He's also intelligent, well spoken, versed in current events and history, and speaks in relevant and modern prose. Of these eight or so criteria, Bush and Kerry each fall short in four or five, at least. Right or wrong, Clinton is what politicians were meant to be. An election debate between Clinton and McCain, for example, would blow my freaking mind.

One strange thing was that he wore a feminine beaded bracelet on his right wrist, which I wonder if it was some sort of gift or inside joke or something. It looked bizarre and out of place.

But yeah, if you missed it, the interview was pretty standard and not particularly interesting, but the Stephen Colbert report before it was hiliarious. He went and picked a representative of every possible minority group, calling them by their labels (gay guy, black dude, jew, lesbian, etc), and asked them about their Democratic beliefs, both mocking them and setting them against each other. He got the labor rep to say that he wanted to drill for oil in ANWAR, and then said "What do you think about that, hippie?" The man is brilliant.

Daily Show is the best damn news on television.