video

Had you been watching Hannity, you would have seen host Sean Hannity and his panel discuss Jon Stewart‘s “Rally to Restore Sanity,” but focusing on the inclusion of Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam as a participant in a comedy bit over Trains of all sorts (Peace, Crazy and Love as it were.) Hannity (and panel) all expressed predictable outrage over Yusuf’s inclusion, given his alleged support of the fatwa against author Salmon Rushdie for his tome Satanic Verses.

video

Wow. The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear just had a Battle of the Bands between Yusuf Islam (also known as Cat Stevens and Ozzy Osbourne. The ‘pro-sanity” part of the rally (lead by Jon Stewart) introduced Mr. Islam who sang “Peace Train,” only to be interrupted by Stephen Colbert (the ‘pro-fear’ part of the rally) who proceeded to introduce a surprisingly lucid Mr. Osbourne who sang “Crazy Train.” The battle was effectively a draw, only to be resolved by a surprise appearance by the O’Jays who sang “Love Train.” And the world began to heal.

video

Someone at 30 Rock needs to approach Glenn Beck and ask him to co-host SNL, pronto. They could use Beck’s opener today in lieu of an audition tape. Between the red phone, the grip whose job it is to sit beside it in case the White House calls, the chalkboard, and Beck’s impressions, it may be the best 20 minutes of television you’ll see all day.