Reminder: Jon Stewart on Crossfire today. NOW! n/t

[TrustingDog]

[msturgis524]

1. Thanks I would have missed it

[highplainsdem]

4. I wonder if he'll have anything to say about why

his show didn't cover the last two presidential debates. I thought that was odd, missing out on such great opportunities. But then, I've also thought it was odd (and probably do to corporate pressure) that he's had so many GOP guests this year...

[LuminousX]

8. Show always has long hiatuses (sp)

And Jon has had a good balance of Republicans and Democrats, and quite honestly, I like it when he has pukes on because he does a great job in showing how totally inept they are.

[blueblitzkrieg]

29. JON STEWART JUST CALLED TUCKER A DICK!!!!!!!

OMFG

[Gabi Hayes]

35. not exactly....he said:

''You;re as big a DICK on your show as....''not sure....I think he said, 'as on any other show'

he was REALLY pissed, and passionate about the disservice shows like Crossfire do to the political dialogue

[MissB]

2. Thank you!!! I had no idea. (nt)

[krkaufman]

3. Whoa, hadn't heard that; thanks...!!

I pray that he won't allow this "Mary" nonsense to go beyond the first introductory statement. I regret that 'The Daily Show' isn't on this week; they would have snuffed it quickly... and nudged the media back to the real issues.

[TrustingDog]

5. kick

[Roland99]

6. Post some play-by-play!

Please?

[goodboy]

7. i'm working too...I gotta know.

[fishwax]

26. Stewart said that Crossfire was excruciating

That it pretended to be debate when it was really theater. And that's bad because we need debate right now.

Tucker kept trying to say that Stewart didn't ask Kerry tough questions when he was on, so who is Jon to criticize.

Jon's general argument: You guys are on CNN. Our lead-in shows is puppets making crank calls. And if your big argument in response to me is that you're at least better than a fake news show on a comedy network, then this country is in a lot of trouble. And if you're going to compare yourself to a comedy show, you really ought to shoot for Seinfeld, because they're funny. That's a good show. Ours isn't.

Tucker complained about Jon lecturing him, and at one point whined "I thought you were gonna be funny." Thing is, the crowd seemed to think what Jon was saying was pretty funny.

[TrustingDog]

44. see GD, there's another thread there. link here...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2495219&mesg_id=2495219

[SangamonTaylor]

9. he just called them partisan hacks n/t

[Roland99]

11. Called *who* partisan hacks??

[txindy]

19. Carlson and Begala.

I think he also means Carville and Novak. All the Crossfire hosts. They are letting the public down by kissing up to the politicians and being part of their strategies. They are theatre, not news. They are refusing to do their real jobs and ignoring their responsibilities. They are missing the great opportunity to help the public. We need them and they're not doing their jobs.

Paraphrased, but that's what Stewart had to say. Total smackdown.

[Roland99]

24. heh heh

Equal Opportunity Offender! :)

[Kal Belgarion]

10. They made a mistake putting Stewart on :-) (nt)

[Cush]

12. "and you wear a bowtie"

[blueblitzkrieg]

13. OH. MY. GOD. I CANT BELIEVE THIS!!!

Jon Stewart is kicking fucking ass.

Carlson is absolutely disgusting, insulting Stewart.

[Cooley Hurd]

16. In-fucking-credible!!!

Jon visibly troubled by the lack of REAL debate on Crossfire!!!

He truly ROCKS!!!!! (uppercase ROCKS!!!!!)

[Cush]

14. Jon: "no, I'm not going to be your monkey"

Tucker is such an ass

[txindy]

15. Jon Stewart is just destroying Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala

as Crossfire hosts. Says they are abdicating their responsibilities as journalists by being "political hacks." Damn!!!!!! And Stewart is deadly serious about it, too!

[Bluebear]

17. He TOTALLY ambushed this show!

Way to go Jon. Destroyed their rhythm. Carlson was dumbfounded.

[nostamj]

20. that was BEAUTIFUL!!!!

totally blind-sided BOTH of them by taking their show more seriously than THEY do...

will he still be there after the commercials???

best. crossfire. EVER. JON put THEM in the Crossfire!!!

[fishwax]

27. Carlson was totally snowed

He still seems to have no clue how to handle Jon.

[fugop]

22. So far ...

At least Begala has let Jon have his say. Tucker would not freakin' SHUT UP. "Be funny! You must suck at dinner parties, Jon." What a pathetic freak, and he just totally demonstrated Jon's point for him.

[treading_water]

18. JON STEWART IS A GOD

I'll type quick while it's on commercial. Who wants to make bets he won't be back after the break?

He said:

Compared crossfire and debate to pro-wrestling and an athletic contest. "It's theatre"

How old are you?
35
And you wear a bow tie

What you do is not honest. It's partisan hackery.

[txindy]

21. The bow tie bit was funny!

"I know you're smart. It's hard to tie those."

[treading_water]

23. MOre

You're on CNN. YOu have a responsibility to the public discourse.

The show that on before is ... something about puppets.

Tucker accusses Jon of being Kerry's "butt boy"

[JohnnyCougar]

37. Butt boy???

Stewart should point out that homophobes are more likely to be aroused by homosexual behavior than non-homophobes. Study after stydy has shown that. We all know that Tucker is a homophobe.

[Reciprocity]

25. My take is...

Jon is trying to make the point that the questions they ask are part of the problem b/c it's just a platform for there spin.

[Placebo]

28. JON STEWART CALLS TUCKER CARLSON A "DICK"!

:wow:

[Cooley Hurd]

30. Jon called Tucker a DICK!!!!!

Bewahahahahahaha!:thumbsup:

Tucker: You're much funnier on your show...

Jon: You're much more of a DICK than on your show!!!

[fishwax]

31. You're as big a dick on your show

Tucker: I think you're funnier on your show

Jon: You're as big a dick on your show

That might be the best moment of television I have ever seen. :D

[Catfight]

34. Wow...I hope that make the headlines! Did Tucker cry? LOL

[fishwax]

36. His look was

a mixture of disbelief and trying not to laugh (because he knew he'd just been blindsided and destroyed). Then they cut to commercial.

[fishwax]

39. Jon's never heard of the hump on *'s back?

An audience member just asked him what he thought it was, and he didn't seem to have any idea of the issue.

He needs to read DU more often. :D

[Gloria]

43. Re: hump -- I got the impression that at first he didn't hear the question

then, perhaps feigned not knowing because he wanted to hear something from the host. Begala jumped in and passed off as a "rumple"...Stewart looked like he wasn't buying it all...You could see his eyes were narrowed and he was holding back...He said, "I see." Begala explaining it as a "rumple" is probably the least believable explanation!

I can't believe Stewart didn't know about all the controversy since it made the NYTimes and WaPo as well as Salon. I'm sure he reads the big papers and we know he's got CNN, etc. on all the time and Zahn, for example, on CNN covered it.

I frankly think he had already written off both Carlson and Begala and just wanted to see how they would answer. I got the feeling he's cynical enough to want to watch the spin and SMART enough to not give away his hand if there's a chance the TDS may pick this up in a show when they are back to new episodes...

[fishwax]

46. You're probably right

that explanation makes sense. I'm sure he's heard the story.

And Begala's explanation was beyond lame.

[txindy]

45. Carlson said, "Okay, now that's funny! Finally you're being funny!"

At his expense, but he got what he wanted, it would seem. :shrug:

[PerfectSage]

32. JS & TUCKER

Jon just told Tucker: "Your as big a dick on this show as you are on any show"

[onecitizen]

33. OMG!! OMG!! OMG!!!

hahahahahahahaha

He really said it! He called Tucker a dick!! Hahahahahahahaha

[treading_water]

38. Spin Alley = Deception Lane

Where do you go after the debates?

Tucker: "to the men's room"

No, after that.

Begala: "Home."

No, you go to Spin Alley. Don't you think that is kind of a drag for people at home? For you to go to Deception Lane?

[spooky3]

40. He is an amazingly smart and courageous guy. Thanks for

the play by play.

[txindy]

41. I have a very strong feeling that Jon Stewart is trying very hard to

not hit them on this show! He is being very, very serious and obviously believes the things he is telling them about their show. They do not take him seriously, Carlson, in particular. Tells Jon to "Come on, be funny!" That earned him the response, "No, I will not be your monkey."

Jon isn't here for giggles. He means business and they're not listening. Not even when they're quiet.

Jeez, does Paul Begala really believe his friends who work for Junior truly believe what they say about that admin.? He says they do. Example: After the first debate and they tried to spin it *'s way, they truly believed he won. What the...? NOBODY is THAT stupid! That claim did earn him the Jon Stewart Look of Derision, though. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[TrustingDog]

42. another thread in GD here...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2495219&mesg_id=2495219