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I watched the interview. While I like Stewart's show, I wish he had a little more backbone. He loves to take potshots at conservatives. But, when someone is present to counter his arguments with logic and/or facts, he gets mad and says "I'm just a comedian."
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06-20-2011, 10:10
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I watched the interview. While I like Stewart's show, I wish he had a little more backbone. He loves to take potshots at conservatives. But, when someone is present to counter his arguments with logic and/or facts, he gets mad and says "I'm just a comedian."
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This can hardly be limited to Jon Stewart. It is nearly impossbile to count how many "comedians" try to use their comedy as a platform to parrot whatever liberal view they hold dear...
...until someone calls them on it, at which time one of several things are said:
1) "I'm just a comedian."
2) "You are a rascist."
3) "You are a homophobe."
4) "Why do you hate women?"
Maybe I am wrong, but that is what I have observed.
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06-20-2011, 10:21
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This can hardly be limited to Jon Stewart.
Think al franken. Try not to get too sick when thinking al franken.
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06-20-2011, 17:22
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Think al franken. Try not to get too sick when thinking al franken.
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06-20-2011, 23:56
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Aww... Come on guys, don't be so hard on him. He's just very upset about the recent downfall of his former roommate and girl-friday Anthony Weiner.
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06-21-2011, 08:43
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Originally Posted by Billy L-bach
This can hardly be limited to Jon Stewart. It is nearly impossbile to count how many "comedians" try to use their comedy as a platform to parrot whatever liberal view they hold dear...
...until someone calls them on it, at which time one of several things are said:
1) "I'm just a comedian."
2) "You are a rascist."
3) "You are a homophobe."
4) "Why do you hate women?"
Maybe I am wrong, but that is what I have observed.
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We've got Foxworthy, Ron White and GIT ER DONE!
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06-21-2011, 19:20
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I've actually been impressed with the times I've seen Jon Stewart on O'Reilly's show and here with Chris Wallace. Stewart makes a good point in that it's absurd that entertainers are seen as news sources and idealogical rallying points. And, for every Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow, there is a Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity. Both liberals and conservatives have them. The common thread is that they are entertainers...not journalists. Yet, people that subscribe to the juxtaposed ideologies of these entertainers hold these people as the leaders (or, at least, the voice) of their principles.
He also made a great point that MSNBC is trying to be the liberal version of FOXNews, and was bright enough to admit that ABC's Diane Sawyer was wrong in a) trying to vilify the immigration enforcement procedures in AZ without knowing fully what the procedures were, and b) demonstrating a liberal media bias via commentary rather than reporting. I also thought he was spot on in saying that Chris Wallace was the journalistic counterbalance to Sean Hannity and other editorialists that pass for newspeople on FOXNews.
But the best point of all was when he addressed Nancy Pelosi's reaction to Anthony Weiner's scandal. As he said, the talking heads had wrung their hands for hours/days wondering how she would react to this scandal. Instead of denouncing Weiner's indiscretions, she addressed the economy (a far more pressing issue than Mr. Weiner's scandal in the grand scheme of things).
Finally, he made the point that 24/7 news channels are only needed during monumental news stories (9/11 was the example he used). Their existence aside from these events create a need for them to generate news from the most un-newsworthy things. This is something I've thought for a long time, and I was glad to hear someone in the media actually say it.
All in all, like him or not, he did a great job with the Wallace interview.
My .02
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