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Only if the NBA draft were anything like American Idol would the NBA then have ratings higher than MLB.General managers would be the contestants and the fans would be the voters. But instead of Paula, Randy and Simon, we could have Charles Barkley, Bill Walton and comedian Lewis Black.

After the Black Hawk war ended in 1833 and eight months of captivity, Andrew Jackson ordered that Black Hawk and his band be sent to the east coast. They were instant celebrities meeting huge audiences everywhere they went. Once in Washington, D.C., they met with Andrew Jackson and Secretary of War Lewis Cass, though their final destination was

Barack Obama's victory demonstrates America's capacity to embrace hope and turn it into worthless, disposable crap.

I love Lewis Black's brand of comedy when he is doing stand-up or on the Daily Show, he delivers once again in this clip that illustrates the insane consumerism that leads retailers to sell a lot of crap for a lot of money.

Drake Lelane's blog entry for the 11/12/08 episode, Black Friday, of Damian Lewis' series Life on NBC. Drake's blog is famous for highlighting the meaning of the music choices on the show. Watch Life on NBC, Wed. nights at 9pm Eastern (or on www.nbc.com/life).