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Studs Terkel was on the Daily Show last night! I studied his stuff in college, and I didn't know if he was still alive then. Dude is 93, and was plugging a new book! I didn't have the heart to delete it, perhaps in part because Jon began the show by saying that I wouldn't want to delete it.

According to WP, he had open-heart surgery less than a year ago, certainly one of the oldest people to undergo the procedure. After the operation the surgeons were like "WTF still alive" and he was like "LOLOL".

Last night on the show he shouted BUGGER OFF to the president and the audience fell over. It was kind of like that when Vonnegut was a guest a little while ago, too. Kids love the antiestablishment old dudes.

There was also a brief via-sat conversation between Jon and Sen. McCain, who defended his decision to give a commencement address at Jerry Falwell's university with humor and tact. And dodging. But I admire him for having the conversation at all.

I know a lot of you think that that guy is no better'n the rest of them, and I see where you're coming from, but I don't agree. Not yet. I'm keeping my eye on this fellow.

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Sen. McCain seems like a play-both-sides opportunist and a media hog.

i'm with you, cramerica. mccain didn't defend his defend his decison at all, he just sat there chuckling. he will get lots of street cred for showing up and chuckling and being a good sport and not being defensive, despite the fact that, contentwise, he did nothing but dodge.