What's with Jon Stewart lately?

[AtTheEndOfTheDay]

Anybody impressed with his handling of Colin Powell? Has he mentioned the Downing Street minutes? Then he has this dolt talking about how smart popular culture will make you. I'm feeling like he's being pressured to be fair and balanced so to speak. Or maybe he's sipping some of that purple stuff. I'm discouraged.

[CatWoman]

1. oh, good fucking grief

:nuke:

[Bleacher Creature]

7. You took the words right out of my mouth!!!

It's like clockwork -- every time he has a Republican on the show, If he doesn't outright punch them in the face, someone undoubtedly starts to worry that he's switch to the dark side.

[WoodrowFan]

8. did they watch the first part of the show?

where he made fun of Bush and showed just how stupid Bush is??

[Bleacher Creature]

16. But that happened BEFORE the Powell interview.

Stewart must have switched sides during the commercial break.

[WoodrowFan]

25. damn you commercial breaks!!! (NT)

[lonestarnot]

39. People lay off of Jon!

[Just Me]

35. ALERT BUTTON OVER AND OVER!!!

Otherwise, the "hide" option works well. :bounce:

[madrchsod]

13. calm down!!!!

it`s only a dream........

[AlCzervik]

15. i give up, this forum is giving acid reflux.

[bejammin075]

2. I thought Stewart's Powell interview was great

[guajira]

3. I was thinking the same thing

when he was kissing Powell's butt!!

I don't watch Stewart very much anymore. He could have used the Powell interview for good, but he softballed it instead!

[AtTheEndOfTheDay]

17. Thanks for the support.

I was starting to feel like I'd just farted at a cocktail party. I just thought he probably could have put that lying sack of shit on the spot instead of providing a platform for Powell's usual spiel.

[kliljedahl]

33. He's not what Tweety pretends to be

He's a comedian, not a pseudo-journalist. Get fucking OVER IT!!!


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[JimmyJazz]

22. It's a comedy show! He throws softballs to EVERYONE!

Jeezus - don't you remember when he interviewed John Kerry, ffs?

I can't believe people are so willing to jump ship on the guy just because he has *gasp* a Republican on his show.

[Canadian Socialist]

4. One more time

He's a COMEDIAN on a FAKE NEWS SHOW. He is not responsible for educating/informing the American public. That is what REAL NEWS SHOWS are fo.... oh never mind.

[xultar]

5. What did you want him to do make powell bend over for an exam?

[ogradda]

26. That would have been cool for starters.

A girl can dream, right? :)

[AtTheEndOfTheDay]

42. Yes, by all means

That would have been great.

[mac56]

6. As someone said on another post:

I guess he doesn't want to be YOUR monkey either.

[tuvor]

9. Write a letter to the mainstream newspapers and networks.

Tell them that they're so terrible, you're angry at a fucking comedian for not holding republicans' feet to the fire.

[AlCzervik]

10. Really? I like Jon Stewart, so sorry he's not toeing the line enough for

i guess he's not a full owned sudsdiary of the democratic party and therefore should be dispatched with hence forth.

[Kurovski]

11. As long as they keep the laughs coming,

Jon can do a segment making-out with Condoleezza Rice if he wants.

[SouthernDem2004]

12. HE IS A COMEDIAN ON A FAKE NEWS SHOW! /nt

[sarcasmo]

14. Southern Dem a Republican on this board, one of the many posers I am sure.

[rfrrfrrfr]

19. we really should have

A sticky at the top of the forum explaining that Jon Stewart is a comedian doing comedy on a comedy channel.

The fact that his fake news, and comedic bits have more hard news in them and that his fake news show is more informative than an entire week of MSM coverage is not his fault.

He is simply putting out comedy and entertainment. He does it very well in my opinion. Blaming him for not being a hard nosed investigative reporter is placing the blame on the wrong person just isn't right. Its not fair to him to expect him to be something he isn't

[K-W]

31. And in fact he was very tough on Powell.

He asked Colin Powell wheather he was crazy or the policy was bad. And Colin had to evade the question.

[SouthernDem2004]

24. Tsk tsk, Care to back that up?

[RoyGBiv]

18. This is beyond tiresome ...

The pic in your sig inspires me to want to say things.

I had to stop reading here last night because if this nonsense, and here we are, a day later, and this is on the front page.

Here's some unsolicited advice. Stop looking for perfect heroes to speak for you and do it yourself.

[nedbal]

20. puppets making crank phone calls.

CARLSON: You had John Kerry on your show and you sniff his throne and you're accusing us of partisan hackery?

STEWART: Absolutely.

CARLSON: You've got to be kidding me. He comes on and you...

(CROSSTALK)

STEWART: You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls.

[DireStrike]

21. I don't like his handling of political interviewees in general

It's really not good comedy, and they spin so hard (especially the big-name guys) that it's not informative either. If we want that shit we can watch something else.

It does lend legitimacy to TDS's political commentary, but it's not good viewing or anything.

[misanthrope]

41. DITTO! n/t**

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[latebloomer]

23. That Powell interview made me gag

Why bother having that war criminal on at all, to spin and tell his never-ending lies? And you have to be POLITE to him?

But I did dearly love how Jon showed Bush in 2000 and in 2005, saying the same dreary lines about global warming--"we still have to investigate it", or some such trash.

[OctOct1]

27. I agree

Jon is wonderful because he exposes the Hypocrites.
I felt he joined them by letting such repug garbage dribble all over the stage

[tuvor]

28. I guess you'll be boycotting the show, then.

"He joined them." :eyes:

Fer fuck sakes.

When did he ever say he was one of "us" anyway?

[K-W]

30. What do you want Stewert to do, attack Powell?

Stewert is the host of a late night comedy/talk show, he cant force Colin Powell to tell the truth.

[AlCzervik]

32. ssshhhhh, they need someone to complain about...

[K-W]

29. I think you are totally imagining this.

First off, it is a comedy show.

Secondly he asked Colin difficult questions, way more than anyone should expect from a comedy show interview. He basically asked Colin Powell to aknowledge how wrong this war is wrong. He cant force Colin to tell the truth, and it is a comedy show, so it simply isnt appropriate to get adversarial. If you expect that it is your expectations that are out of line.

As far as the guy pitching its book, the Daily Show is a late night comedy show on 4 times a week. They pull guests from various pools and one of them is authors. The author wasnt saying anything remotely partisan, it was a pretty standard author interview.

The Daily Show isnt a liberal show. Dont expect it to be. It has a liberal perspective, but it is a late night comedy and talk show.

[The Gunslinger]

34. The Daily Show has shifted

I don't always watch the show, but It seems to me that after the election in Iraq, (for Dennis Miller it was 9/11 )there has been a lot less GOP bashing. (I know Bush still gets some, but he gets it from Leno too.) Add to the fact that his guests seem to frequently be republicans, even major players on the "war on terror" Powell, and Tom Rodge, I would say I don't like where he was heading. It might be a comedy show, but there was a time it was clearly directed to the left. I dont see it that way any more. If Im the only one who doesn't like that, thats cool.

[Shadowen]

36. Did you see when he had Clinton on?

Yeah, Stewart totally slammed him. And Kerry, too, when he was on. Isn't he just a right-wing douchb--

Oh, that's right. He didn't. In fact, he gave Kerry a very polite and enthusiastic reception, and the Big Dawg an even gentler interview than he gave either Kerry or Powell. (And, for that matter, he gave Clinton the most time I've seen him give any single guest.)

I think it's due to power. Stewart realizes he doesn't have much real power. The more power someone has when they come on his show, the more respect he gives them, and while Clinton and Powell are both "former" power-players, they still have a tremendous amount of influence, and they're pretty much the most powerful people from each side that have been on the show, IIRC.

Plus, he's too polite to be a dick to someone's face unless they're begging for it and they're not on his show. (See: Crossfire)

[orleans]

37. i always thought the kool-aid was red actually

(and i was thinking the same thing lately--i don't watch him as often as i did, but it seems like every time i turn him on he is giving air time to another repukie. and plugging their book so they can make even more money)

when he had newt on whenever the fuck it was i had to turn it off. let's review some history: contract with america???

i don't understand why he would give these crooks and liars any airtime at all--aren't they getting enough on all the other channels?

[Melodybe]

38. Exactly, the Daily Show has been all fluff and RWers lately

Many of us watch to get away from the BS, and to see Jon pander to it just breaks my heart.

The show seems so pre9/11 ever since the election.

[aeolian]

40. One interview that isn't universally approved of, and John Stewart is a

right-wing whore stooge.

Ok. :eyes: Whatever.


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