Funnies: Biden Licks the Plates
A look at the best in late-night political comedy.
May 24, 2009 — -- Here's a roundup of the late-night comics.
The Late Show With David Letterman
David Letterman: [Former Vice President Dick Cheney's] speech went over pretty well. I mean, Cheney was interrupted five times by applause and 50 times by people screaming, "Stop! I'll tell you everything! What do you want to know?"
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon: Michelle Obama's on the cover of Time magazine this week. She says she has dinner with a Barack and the kids every night, and then -- oh, it's so cute -- Joe Biden jumps up and tries to lick the plates.
The Colbert Report
David Letterman: The C.I.A. fired back, saying, "It is not our policy or practice to mislead Congress." It's true. Sometimes they just get lucky.
Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart: [President Obama] opened with some familiar rhetoric.
President Obama: Keeping American people safe, it's the first thing I think about when I wake up.
Former President Bush: I wake up every day thinking about how I can best protect America.
Obama: You can't count on a surrender ceremony.
Bush: There will be no surrender ceremony.
Obama: To disrupt, dismantle, defeat al Qaeda.
Bush: To disrupt and destroy terrorists.
Stewart: I love it when he does all the Bush covers.