They show a mock ad for Hackett in which he says: "I am in favor of agriculture and adorable children. I believe we should take care of our environment that is why I am standing in front of a river."
The ad contains his new slogan: "Paul Hackett for U.S. Senate, He Won't Rock the Boat."
The ad ends with this "paid for by people who don't know what they're doing and are scared shitless to make strong choices."
After the commercial break it was time for one of my favorite features: "This Week in God," which this week had a special theme: "The Blasphemy Edition."
Rob Corddry talked about the Muhammed cartoon controversy and noted that it is not just Muslims offended and upset when holy symbols are displayed inappropriately.
For example, Corddry said, there was the furor over "Piss Christ," the art work where, with a crucifix, "Christ was submerged in a vat of urine, which was not meant as a comment about Christianity but rather a scathing attack on modern urology."
The interview segment was heady and thoughtful. Stewart praises the book and encouraged everyone to check it out.
Stewart asked about the famous parable of Jesus and the prostitute, where he supposedly said, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
The author, Ehrman, said that story was not in the original Bible but were added as people copied the manuscript.
"It looks like this story was added by scribes in later centuries to the text," Ehrman said.
Stewart asked: "Why would they add it? Would people give notes? Would people say it needs some sex appeal? Give me a prostitute and some stones. Make it work."
They went on to discuss how the manuscripts vary, how it is that bibles are in every hotel room in the United States and related matters.
This show was definitely better than Monday'sepisode.
And tonight’s show, which is supposed to feature a segment on hunting, should be pretty funny.
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1 - Scott Butki
I'll be out of town next week as I learn about diversity by working in Baltimore schools so you're going to have to go a week without my summaries. I'll tape them, though, and may write up reviews later if I get some time.
Any feedback on these reviews and summaries is welcome - I'm still choosing my voice and style as you may have noticed.
My goal is to make them funnier next time, instead of just trying to describe why the show is funny.