As Jon Stewart said, “I think we all know it doesn’t matter what we say or do here today, it matters what is reported about what we say or do here today.” Taking his words to heart, Yeas & Nays decided to pick out the good, the bad, and the ugly of Saturday’s event.
Best surprise: It was Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, walking onto stage. But then he was interrupted and upstaged by Ozzy Osbourne. Osbourne’s performance of “Crazy Train” was off the rails.
Not a surprise: That singer John Legend performed with The Roots. Legend is always in D.C. and his new album “Wake Up!” is a collaboration with the group.
Better singer: Stephen Colbert, hands down. When he and Stewart performed their duet “There’s no one more American than we,” (which gave us lyrics like — “From the gay men who like football to straight men who like ‘Glee'”) Colbert showed off his vocal range. Stewart apologized. “I am very sorry that you had to hear me sing.”
Best evil scientist laugh: When the “Mythbusters” forced the crowd to laugh like an evil scientist, Yeas & Nays heard the best laugh ever coming from the mouth of “Hardball” host Chris Matthews. Wearing Prada shades, Mathews was hanging out during the rally with his family in the press area.
Most dramatic entrance: This is a tie between Colbert and Arianna Huffington. Colbert was pulled from the stage like a Chilean miner. Huffington paraded through the crowd with an entourage, giving only a thumbs up when asked about her buses transporting folks to the rally from New York.
Most makeup: Taking a fashion cue from “Jersey Shore’s” Snooki or House Minority Leader John Boehner, The Daily Beast’s Howard Kurtz was spotted on the press risers wearing layers of cakey tan foundation.
Best Sanity and/or Fear award: Colbert presented one of his “Fear” medals to Anderson Cooper‘s tight black T-shirt. “Say hi to Anderson’s rock hard torso for us,” Colbert said. ABC’s Christiane Amanpour, who was formerly Cooper’s colleague at CNN, did not laugh.
