Outside the Beltway

Sarah Palin has commissioned a film to bolster her reputation. This is very intriguing on a number of levels.

Stephen Colbert has been running an ongoing shtick in which he’s trying to start a political action committee, gets letters from his Viacom bosses poo-pooing the idea, and then inviting his lawyer on to explain ways to get around these concerns.

A comedian-turned-Senator makes some strong points about how America goes to war.

An aide’s compliment about the president “leading from behind” has generated controversy.

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is the latest idiot celebrity to damage their career on Twitter.

A New York judge has sided with comedian Jerry Seinfeld in a bizarre lawsuit by a crazy woman who writes cookbooks.

Much like Jon Stewart, the late-night comedian went out-of-character at the top of last night’s show to talk about the shootings in Arizona.

Is Jon Stewart the next Edward R. Murrow? No.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner held a private, off-the-record meeting in comedian Jon Stewart’s office back in April. Speculation abounds.

Ezra Klein argues that Sarah Palin’s Twitter account isn’t very popular. But that misses the point.

Did President Obama degrade his office by appearing on “The Daily Show”? Or is that notion a relic of a bygone era?

Western athletes who’ve complained about the conditions at the Commonwealth Games are coming in for a firestorm of criticism.

Beloved comedian and character actor Andy Griffith’s popularity in his home state has plummeted since making commercials endorsing ObamaCare and some Democratic candidates.

The guy who ran George W. Bush’s campaign and the Republican National Committee has realized after only 43 years that he likes dudes.

Should black people quit using the N-word to set an example for white folk?

Mitch McConnell and Al Franken provide a lesson in Senate comity.

A common sense decision on broadcast “decency” standards was handed down by a Federal Appeals Court today.

Did felons voting illegally put Al Franken over the top in Minnesota? Probably not.

A comedian’s farcical run for mayor of Reykjavik ended in victory. It’s as if Stephen Colbert’s 2008 presidential bid had worked. Or Al Franken got elected to the Senate!