I Call Topsies

USA Today has a new logo - it's round and blue, but they're going to keep changing it all the time while still keeping it sort of roundish. Has anyone noticed the Comedy Central logo? No one made a big hoopla when that changed. Or at least I don't think Stephen did and that's all that matters. It used to be some tall buildings on a planet with the words Comedy Central. Now it's just a "c" inside a backwards "c". A good logo and also roundish.

Moving on. Mitt Romney was getting a whole lot of criticism about his comments on Libya. Well, no one's talking about that anymore. The campaign has realized it is not where it needs to be and so some refocusing,... rebooting, ... resetting... is going to happen. And, then a videotape shows up.

Back in May, "Romney was the main attraction at $50,000-a-plate... dinner at the home of private equity manager Marc Leder..."

Marc Leder is best known for throwing some wild parties including one where (I have omitted some of the words since this is a family-friendly blog):

"guests ...... in a pool ..... while ....... danced ......." You can read more about the dinner and what Mitt Romney said about 47% of Americans and about that party over at Huffington Post here.

Stephen Colbert said what we are all thinking. "Thank you. Finally, a candidate with the courage to say half of all Americans are freeloaders who believe they're entitled to food. What do they think? Food grows on trees? No. We job creators  know that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Lunch is $50,000 a plate."

And just who are these lazy free loaders? They include the elderly, children and the working poor. And U.S. military personnel deployed to war zones who are exempt from paying federal taxes on their combat pay. (From Los Angeles Times and TheGrio.)

Mitt Romney then held a press conference to explain what he said and Stephen took time out of his show to explain Mitt's explanation. Basically, calling half of America mindless moochers wasn't said eloquently. Stephen saved the day for Mitt by showing us how it should be done. (Apologies to my  readers if Stephen's choice of words seem explicit. I'm sure everyone is invited to the after-party, not just attractive Russian women.)

Tip Hat Wag Finger - Sorry about shortening that, but I am running out of time and did not want to take the time to type out the complete name for this segment. A jury has awarded Apple $1 Billion in a Samsung Patent Case. Stephen had an excellent breakdown of phones and geometric shapes. It all boils down to rectangles with round corners. - You know - roundish.

Who wore it best? There is way too much time and space devoted to that subject. Especially when two magazines feature the same two women wearing the same dress and the magazines come to the exact opposite conclusion. Stephen had photos that showed two people in same red dress and neither one looked that great to me.

Jeffrey Toobin was Stephen's guest which was special because it was his 6th time on the show. Jeffrey knows a lot about the Supreme Court. In fact, he knows so much that he revealed that Justice Clarence Thomas still hasn't said anything. Toobin's latest book is "The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court." First off, I have to say that the two men, Colbert and Toobin, disagreed on whether or not it is okay to change your mind. (I'd like to see the Supreme Court decide that!) Stephen asked what mercurial means. That was an eye-opener to me. I thought it was a mermaid who was curious. I think I need to buy a dictionary. And secondly, Stephen was concerned about which way a ruling would go. Sadly, that will not even be decided in this country. It will be decided in France. Sorry, Stephen. Better luck next time.