Tribute to Ted Stevens

No, he’s not dead, but he is hilarious. Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, the oldest Republican in the Senate is a frequent target of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show for his incoherent babbling from his famous assertion that the internet is a series of tubes (technically true) to his Bridge to Nowhere scheme to his tantrum where he threatens to leave the Senate. So, I have nothing to say in this post, but I wanted to link some great material. Here are some web gems from the former pro-tem (that joke kills with the congressional scholars, although consider yourself cool if you didn’t get it).

All clips are short

Here’s his famous Series of Tubes Speech, where he describes the internet.

Here’s the electronica remix, actually not as funny as the raw material

Here’s his tantrum after the Senate passed a defense bill without provisions for drilling in ANWR

Here’s a great Daily Show bit about him.