I watched West Wing a few times, even though I disagreed with the politics, but but it seemed like all the characters took themselves sooo seriously. The balding guy who was the president's closest advisor never cracked a smile.
Drudge on Pearl's beheading: "Dogs don't even do this to each other."
I think I was too hard on Art Bell. He does have bizarre stories but they are usually space conspiracies. I should have compared Drudge to one of those magazines at the grocery checkout.
Not the High Class ones like Enquirer and Star, but the ones which report two-headed babies, etc.