Jon Stewart Delivers One Of The Best Interviews In Recent Memory

[Fearless]

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi went on "The Daily Show" for an interview with Jon Stewart. Rep. Pelosi appeared surprised and visibly uncomfortable when Stewart repeatedly confronted her with hard-hitting questions about both the corrupting influence of money in politics and what we'll charitably call the lackluster effort by those in power to actually fix the problem.

This interview is an absolute must-watch — the relevant segment starts at 2:53 in Part 2 and continues into Part 3. Stay tuned for the lamest attempt to change the subject in the history of mankind at 2:07 in Part 3.

Videos at link: http://www.upworthy.com/jon-stewart-delivers-one-of-the-best-interviews-in-recent-memory?c=bl3

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Color me shocked that this interview even needed to happen, but it clearly does. He takes her to school and maybe it's about time someone did confront Democrats regarding conflict of interest donations.

[deutsey]

1. A big K&R

[adirondacker]

2. Absolutely a Must Watch! Thanks for posting! nt

[malthaussen]

3. Saw that when he did it.

He definitely made her squirm.

-- Mal

[daleanime]

4. Kick....

We have to challenge ourselves at least as much as we do repugs. If not more.

[magical thyme]

5. yup, she was sweating bullets. Did she even get when she tried to turn "green" money into

"green" environment, that the audience was laughing *at* her (ridiculous attempt to change topic), not *with* her?

But "our public servants are patriotic." He nailed her good on that one, too.

On everything. Best line paraphrased Glass-Steghal vs Frank-Dodd: We had a simple 2 page document that was uncorruptable and worked. Now we have 900 pages full of loopholes.

[arcane1]

6. And Jon gets thrown under the bus (again) in 3... 2... 1...

Kicking this to watch later

[OnyxCollie]

8. Jon Stewart wants Republicans to win!1!

Deference isn't just for John McCain, damn it!

[Le Taz Hot]

35. 6 to 7

You're timing was perfect! LOL!

[DirtyDawg]

7. Jon Stewart...

...needs to understand that this is an effin war with the bat-shit crazy right, and whenever he chooses to attack someone like Nancy Pelosi - one of the good 'guys' - he's providing aid and comfort to the enemy. Sure the question of bought and paid for politicians should be addressed, but the way the question should be put to someone that would actually be willing to change things is, just that - a question like... 'How do we go about changing this mess and getting the money out?'...not ambushing her just to appease conservative critics that says he goes easy on Democrats. I mean, what's the point? No matter what he does the Wingnuts will still hate him - and never be part of his audience anyway. Comeon Jon, it's time you got back to calling dicks, dicks, and not worrying about playing to conservatives that only pay attention when you criticize him.

[Vashta Nerada]

9. Every politician should be asked the "hard" questions.

Democrat, Republican, libertarian...it doesn't matter. Money is a huge corrupter in politics and it needs to be remedied.

[okaawhatever]

10. Exact.y. The right wing would love nothing more than to force the issue in the Democratic party.

Force all the Dems to fight for campaign finance reform so they can run ads claiming hypocrisy every time a Democrat takes a big donation. And of course, even if they do make campaign finance laws the mega corps will still have their corporate freedom of speech to sway election. I think it will take the Dems to have the house, Senate and Presidency before it can be passed. The rest will have to wait for a new scotus or a Constitutional amendment.

[SunSeeker]

12. +1

[LiberalAndProud]

13. Yes. We should all wink at the outsized influence. of big $.

If it's our own party, it's all good.

[QuestForSense]

16. Of all the people in Washington, she should be able to take the heat.

And she did. Not everyone shines when confronted with the truth, but generally, a politician's stock in trade is deflecting the truth smoothly. Nancy wasn't smooth today. Stewart didn't let her be smooth. But don't worry, she'll be okay.

[Lost_Count]

19. Blindly assuming that someone is a good guy because they have the right letter after their name...

... is a sure fire way to destruction and corruption.

Pretty much what we have now...

Feet to the fire for every politician, every party, local city councilman to POTUS.

[arcane1]

21. "Feet to the fire for every politician, every party, local city councilman to POTUS."

Indeed!

[deutsey]

24. +1

[Fearless]

28. +2

[arcane1]

20. I could not disagree more. Politicians need to be accountable, otherwise we get the status quo.

Pelosi is my rep, and I personally wish she would get a primary opponent now and then, even if she's nominated. A primary would force her to pick a side, and pull left. Reelection should NEVER be a guarantee.

[freshwest]

23. Easier to beat up friends than the bullies, obviously. nt

[Cha]

29. I agree.. why doesn't he get a fucking koch teabagger rw asshole on

there and make him "squirm"? Say about fucking AZ?

[Autumn]

41. Okay, pretend that Nancy Pelosi has an R after her name

instead of that magic D. What's your opinion now?

[Marr]

11. So frustrating to watch. She clearly stopped listening within seconds every time he began talking

about corruption.

[justiceischeap]

27. Honestly, who wants to be the first Democratic politician

to admit just how corrupt our government is? I do believe there are a handful of politicians in Washington that care about this but until there's a bushel and not a handful, nothing will be said seriously by either side unless it's pointing the finger at the opposite side.

[SheilaT]

14. All politicians need to have their feet held to the fire like this.

All of them.

To say that we shouldn't do this to Democrats because somehow it will help Republicans win is to totally miss the point and to totally allow the politicians to get away with crap.

Stewart is amazing, because he won't just let people get away with shit.

[baldguy]

15. The court jester was often the only person able to speak truth to the king.

Jon may be a clown, but he's nobody's fool.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

22. +1...

... that explains it in a nutshell.

[savalez]

17. Let me know when he grills a Republican about it.

Republicans in congress applauded the Citizens United decision and blocked the Disclose Act of 2010.

[valerief]

25. ^^^THIS^^^

[zeemike]

18. Well that was a fascinating interview on many levels.

But what was noticeable to me was her hand gustures...every word and phrase was accompanied by a hand gustrue...something that magicians do to distract for the slight of hand.

But I don't believe Stewart convinced her of anything...and she will continue on just as before raking in the money and making excuses for why things don't work any more for the people...bad cop made me do it.

Jon Stewart is the best journalist on TV...and that says something about the profession.

[Savannahmann]

26. Awesome

[uponit7771]

30. When JS gets a bagger on his show and asked the same questions....

...or harde I will rec something like this

[Fearless]

31. I remember Crossfire alleging the same thing

That didn't work.

[arcane1]

37. They won't come on his show anymore.

Though when he had Rumsfeld on last year, Jon hammered him so hard I almost felt sorry for him.

Almost

[dreamnightwind]

32. Not new, aired Jan 30

Still, i hadn't seen it, so K & R. Excellent job by Jon. I felt bad for Nancy, she's in a tough spot, but without putting them in tough spots we won't get change.

[Egalitarian Thug]

33. Have you ever seen a little kid trying to talk their way out of being caught red-handed?

It was so sad watching this tap-dance, but hilarious at the same time.

"Well sure we take bribes too, but we don't do what they tell us to, honest."

[Le Taz Hot]

34. "The system isn't corrupt."

Did she just say that?



Here Stewart is trying to be as respectful as he can be while asking some tough questions and she repays that respect with lie after lie after lie. That not only disrespects Stewart, it disrespects the audience by assume we're all idiots.

Now, replace Pelosi with Warren, ask the exact same questions and see what kind of responses you get.

[BelgianMadCow]

38. I'd like to see that!

(Warren being asked the same questions)

[woo me with science]

39. Man, would that make a tremendous split-screen interview.

The behavior of a representative of the people, versus the behavior of a corrupt, corporate sell-out.

[woo me with science]

36. Where's that great graphic a DUer posted the other day?

Something along the lines of, if you want to criticize power and remain safe, you have to do it in the form of comedy.

I really want to find/see that again.

[woo me with science]

40. kick