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Did you miss us? Because we’re back like the crazy YouTube lady...shock jocks are messing up the trial process...Brits don’t quite understand the concept of Oreos...Tasers that you can rock out to...the IRS ‘accidentally’ underpays the American people...Disney does hurricanes....desperate times call for extra tipsters....and we’re wishing the Senator a quick recovery. It’s Monday, May 19, and MicCheck’s back.

Celebration Excuse

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! Grab a lawn chair and a Bloody Mary, its time to party in style.

1635

France declares war on Spain.

1848

First department store opens!

1848

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.U.S. gets half of Mexico, Mexico gets an end to the war.

1884

Under the big top, Ringling Brothers circus opens and quickly becomes a fixture of American childhood.

1941

In one of the weirder parts of the German occupation of Holland, they forbid bicycle taxis.

1958

South Pacific soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks.

1992

Congress is prohibited from raising their own salary with the 27th Amendment.

1995

Emmy 22nd Daytime Award presentation — Susan Lucci loses for 15th time. Ouch.

Make a wish and blow out the candles.

1925 Civil rights activist Malcolm X

1946 Andre the Giant

1966 Pink Ranger aka Sophia Crawford

Daybook

POTUS

Returning to the United States.

STUMPIN

John McCain: Fundraiser in Georgia

Barack Obama: Campaigning around Montana.

Hillary Clinton: No public events.

WATCH MORE TV

TIVO

Oprah: Cast of the Mary Taylor Moore Show reunites.

Tyra: Jay Manuel and Miss J. Alexander from ANTM.

The View: Day of Hot Topics, plus a special announcement from the co-hosts

Ellen: Josh Holloway from Lost, Janet Jackson, and Mario Lopez

Regis & Kelly: Actor Jonathan Rhys

LATE NIGHT

Kimmel: Ashton Kutcher of “What Happens in Vegas...” and Gavin DeGraw

Letterman: Kevin Spacey talking about ‘Recount,’ Senator Jim Webb

Conan: Actor Kevin Nealon, Actress Mary McCormack

Leno: Rob Schneider, Simon Cowell

 

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John McCain on SNL

  • On the race: I also want to speak to Democrats. I know we don’t see eye-to-eye on every issue. But I also believe we respect one another. That’s why I want to give you this piece of advice. Democrats, I want to urge you, do not, under any circumstances, pick a candidate too soon.
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  • On his age: Good evening, my fellow Americans. I ask you, what should we be looking for in our next president? Certainly, someone who is very, very, very old.
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  • On banning wasteful pork spending: Or this bit of pork, $160 million to the Department of Defense for developing a device that can jam gaydar. Now, I don’t know if this is anti-gay or pro-gay or if such a device would even work. But I do know this. Jamming gaydar is not a federal responsibility. That’s something best left to state and local government.
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  • On oldness and kitties: I have the courage, the wisdom, the experience, and most importantly, the oldness necessary. The oldness it takes to protect America, to honor her, love her, and tell her about what cute things the cat did. Thank you, and good night.
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Popularity Contest

All you ever wanted to know and more, from the most popular stories on the top news sites.

ABC: New Pain for McCain: Finance Co-Chair Resigns Over Lobbying Ties

CBS: Point Blank: Did a Husband’s Obsession with Wife Lead to His Death?

NBC: U.S. Soldier Uses Quran in Target Practice

CNN: Yearbook Photos Botched in Unfortunate Lapse

FOX: Teen Boys Arrested in Connection With Sex Assault on Girls Passed Out in Park

NYT: Thomas Friedman: Obama and the Jews

WP: Rival Camps Plan Inevitable Merger

USAT: Jockey chases Triple Crown while son can still see it

LAT: Review: ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’

REUT: McCain Woos Some Hispanics

BBC: China Declares National Mourning

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