Education Laughs
First up, Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. The show had taken a week break and left the news of the day at Charlie Sheen and teachers in Wisconsin. As Jon pointed out, Japan was rocked by an earthquake AND tsunami and a coalition of the willing are trying to knock some sense into Khaddafi. He played clips of various politicians saying the U.S. is basically broke. Then he said: "How is it possible to fire Tomahawk missiles AND fire teachers?" Good question. Then, from Washington Post's The Answer Sheet by Valerie Strauss, comes news of the next edition of tv's " Survivor. " Here's how it starts: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , New York City Schools Chancellor Cathie Black, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Bill Gates will be dropped in an elementary school classroom for one school year. Each will be provided with a copy of his/her school district’s curriculum and a class of 20 to 25 students. Each clas...