Political D'OH!

Does this mean Jon Stewart’s fake news show is not at all making a dent on the ridiculous political issues as we suspect it to be? Or was the unsuspecting Illinois’ gov just wasn’t hip enough?

Last week Gov. Rod Blagojevich scratched his head and said "D’oh!" as he revealed to the press he wasn’t aware he was being interviewed for a comedy show even after the Daily Show’s Jason Jones fumbled for his name and unabashedly questioned his sexuality.

"It was going to be an interview on contraceptives … that’s all I knew about it," Blagojevich laughingly told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in a story for Thursday’s editions. "I had no idea I was going to be asked if I was ‘the gay governor.’"

At one point in the interview, a startled Blagojevich looked to someone off camera and said, "Is he teasing me, or is that legit?" [Yahoo News]

His confusion caused even more confusion among his constituents though. Marathon Pundit writes:

"It’s hard to believe that there are people who follow politics closely and don’t know that Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show" is a send-up of real news…Naturally, the governor looked pretty foolish on the show."

And what about his aides? How could they fail to inform the poor gov he’s giving an interview for Comedy Central? Or maybe they didn’t know that either. Or maybe it was a practical joke. Or maybe they’re just stupid.

Jon Stewart is laughing his heart out. This piece of ‘oooppsss’ also boosts his star status as he prepares to take the main stage next week to host the Academy Awards. If his 2-time stint at the Grammys five years ago is any indication, he’d pass this audition much better than David Letterman.

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