Political Irony

“While in Egypt, CNN’s Anderson Cooper was attacked and beaten, which raises 2 questions. Is it safe to send our media into these places? And how do we get Glenn Beck over there?” – Conan O’Brien

“Anderson Cooper from CNN was there (in Egypt), and he got punched 10 different times. And I thought, well, wait a minute, that happens to me walking to work every day.” – David Letterman

“Apparently something is going on over in Egypt. Anderson Cooper and his crew got attacked by pro-government forces. He got hit in the head about 10 times, and I think he got kicked in the Mini Cooper too.” – Jimmy Kimmel

“President Mubarak came out of the presidential palace today and saw his shadow; six more weeks of rock throwing.” – Jay Leno

‎”These days it seems like you can’t have an armed street mob without it turning ugly.” – Stephen Colbert

“Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced … he will not run for another term as president. … The bad news is that this spring he’s taking over for Regis. And guess where Regis is going? He’s going to run Egypt.” – Conan O’Brien

“President Mubarak says he won’t step down until September, but that he won’t seek another rigged election. He plans to retire to his ranch in Crawford, Texas. Is this guy really leaving in September, or is he just pulling a Leno?” – David Letterman

“The big rumor: Sarah Palin said she may run for president. I understand there’s an opening in Egypt.” – Jay Leno

“Secretary of state Hillary Clinton said regarding the crises in Egypt that the Obama administration is not advocating or working toward any specific outcome. Same policy they had during the economic crises. Just kind of go along and see what happens.” – Jay Leno

“Today Al Gore blamed the current snow storms on global warming. Al Gore said, ‘a rise in global temperature creates havoc ranging from hotter dry spells to colder winters, increasing violent storms, flooding, forest fires and loss of endangered species.’ And finally Tipper said, ‘Al will you just pay the kid for shoveling the walk, please.'” – Jay Leno