The Truth Behind the Glenn Beck and Stewart/Colbert Rallies

Fox News mascot Glenn Beck is still claiming his “Restoring Honor” rally held at the National Mall on August 28th was much better attended than Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear” held there this past weekend.

If that’s true, it’s amazing how much thinner Beck’s attendees were. And how agile, since they must have been standing on each other’s shoulders to pack in so tight. Here is official aerial photography showing the two respective crowds:

 

This Week’s Guest Decider: Lee Camp

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This week’s “Guest Decider,” is comedian Lee Camp. Lee Camp’s rapid-fire, angrily opinionated thought-provoking stand-up recently garnered him a spot in Paul Provenza’s bestselling book of groundbreaking comics Satiristas! Camp is also a contributor to The Onion, The Huffington Post, and has performed stand-up at events featuring Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Al Gore. He was recently on Showtime’s series “The Green Room with Paul Provenza.” Camp was called one of the best New Faces at the Montreal Comedy Festival; he starred in Comedy Central’s “Fresh Debate ’08″; and he’s done comedic commentary on PBS, E!, SpikeTV, MTV and ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Lee also provided catharsis for millions of people when he went live on Fox News and called the network a “parade of propaganda and a festival of ignorance.” You can check out more of Camp’s stuff and learn where he’s performing at LeeCamp.net.

School of Hard Crocks

Glenn Beck recently announced that he would be launching his very own institution of higher learning. The great thing is, if you have a computer, you’re already on campus! Political comedy outfit The Full Ginsburg unveils the first commecial for the surely soon-to-be Ivy League “Glenn Beck University.” Let the learning commence!