In their monologues last night, the late night comics mentioned Cat Stevens, the CBS controversy, and the upcoming presidential debates, among other topics.
Jay Leno:
"HBO has a big special. Cat Stevens live at Guantanamo Bay."
Jay Leno:
Cat Stevens "was questioned by the FBI after his plane to Washington was diverted because his name was on a government terror list. You know it's bad enough our two candidates for president are stuck in the '70s. Apparently so is airport security."
Jay Leno:
"Dan Rather has now apologized twice for airing those forged documents. He had to do it twice because nobody believed it the first time."
Jay Leno:
"And Republicans are now saying that Rather should lose his job because he misled the country with bogus information. Which is odd because the Democrats are saying the same thing about President Bush."
Jay Leno:
Because of a cold, "Kerry's voice is so bad the doctors advised him to rest the throat and only give one position on each issue."
Jay Leno:
"John Kerry said that George Bush was incompetent with the handling of Iraq. And President Bush said John Kerry can't make up his mind. And you know what's really scary, they're both right."
David Letterman:
"I had a terrible day, miserable day, tough day, lousy day. I spent the entire afternoon at the airport waiting to pick up Cat Stevens."
David Letterman:
"President Bush says he's very excited about Cat Stevens. He says it's proving we're winning the war against singer/songwriters."
Conan O'Brien:
"President Bush marked the opening of the American Indian national museum and he said, this is his quote, 'It will serve as a powerful reminder the spirit and vitality of American Indians.' Yeah, then Bush said, 'So, which one of you is Tonto?'"
