Truthdig - A/V Booth - Pre-Cease-Fire Fighting Was Like Bachelor Party, Corddry Says

			November 24, 2009 Log in / Register
			Text Size

Obama Risks Losing His Judicial Prize

For 23 Years, Fully Aware but Mute and Paralyzed

Refuse Allegiance to Coal

That's One Big Bang for Mankind

Playbill

Obama Risks Losing His Judicial Prize
By Stanley Kutler

To Your Health—and Mine
By Eugene Robinson

Refuse Allegiance to Coal
By Chris Hedges

Obama’s Third Way in Afghanistan
By E.J. Dionne

Obama Hints at ‘Comprehensive’ Afghanistan Plan

That’s One Big Bang for Mankind

For 23 Years, Fully Aware but Mute and Paralyzed

Lieberman Won’t Budge on Health Care

Over 30 Civilians Killed in Philippines Massacre

Murdoch, Microsoft May Team Up to Challenge Google

Home Sales Jump 10.1% in October

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Geithner-Summers Backlash; Is Palin Dangerous?

Throw the Money Changers Out of the Temple

Yuletide Weirdness With Your Host, Bob Dylan

Lambert’s ‘AMA’ Act Costs Him ‘GMA’ Gig

The Guantanamo Lawyers: Shipwrecked
By Baher Azmy

Freedom’s Fight: Part II
By Gary Phillips

Claire Wasserman on Europe’s Islamic Immigrants
By Claire Wasserman

Financial Meltdown 101

A Dig compiled by the editors of Truthdig

Vetting Sarah Palin

A Dig compiled by the editors of Truthdig

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

By John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
$26.00

Pre-Cease-Fire Fighting Was Like Bachelor Party, Corddry Says

From Comedy Central

“Daily Show” correspondent Rob Corddry had a hilarious take on Israel’s and Hezbollah’s seemingly inexplicable burst of violent fighting in anticipation of the cease-fire. His sendup of United Nations peacekeepers is also riotously funny.

Partial transcript:

Jon Stewart: The one thing I did find very strange, Rob: This weekend, as the cease-fire got closer, the bombing got more intense. Israel sent in more ground troops. They fired more missiles at Israel, all while knowing the cease-fire was coming.

Corddry: That’s right Jon, but remember: the cease-fire began this morning, but it was announced on Friday. Now, if you’re fighting, that’s like being in traffic seeing a yellow light. You could slow down, but, anyone with half a sack is going to punch it.

Or Jon, think of it as a bachelor party just before the wedding. You’re going to want to let your Katusha rocket do some tunneling before you put the old boy on ice—if you know what I mean.

Watch it: