Who saw The Daily Show last night?

You read about it first right here in the Enquirer.

Then -- finally -- all you loyal viewers of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart got a treat last night when Indian Hill's Paul Hackett teamed up with Ed Helms to poke fun at the Democratic Party for choosing Hackett to take on vulnerable Republican incumbent Sen. Mike DeWine -- then un-choosing him when establishment candidate Sherrod Brown, a congressman from northern Ohio, got into the race.

Helms interviewed Hackett, an Iraq war veteran who gained national attention last year for his narrow loss to Rep. Jean Schmidt in the 2nd District special election, at his suburban home. Helms then spoke to a Democratic political consultant to get the low-down on why the party brushed Hackett off, i.e., they were depending on the winning strategies made famous by candidates such as Al Gore and Walter Mondale.

The result: A brand new political ad featuring the same blunt Hackett ("I believe we should take care of our environment, that's why I'm standing in front of a river.") - minus the unpredictable comments that earned him a reputation as a maverick.

I don't know about you, but I was ROTFL. Update: That means "Rolling on the Floor Laughing." What did you all think?

The segment should be available here from Comedy Central soon. In the meantime, anyone out there have a digital file of the show to share?

Update: You can see the spot here and here.