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Tue Jan-10-06 11:54 AM
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why did Jon Stewart make fun of Belafonte last night? |
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they even dissed him music.
I was disgusted and turned him off.
I think Belafonte is spot on and applaud him for speaking out.
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:56 AM
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1. Because Jon Stewart is not a Liberal hack. |
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he makes fun of everyone equally.
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:58 AM
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Hey, I like Belafonte too, and admire him. But the bit they did last night on Jon Stewart was funny.
If Dems regain control of Congress and the White House, expect The Daily Show to skewer them too. That's their job.
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:59 AM
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7. but it wasn't funny it was mean |
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:00 PM
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8. It was funny to some, perhaps not to others. That's what comedy is. NT |
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:23 PM
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13. i thought it was funny, it is a comedy show after all and not a news show |
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:26 PM
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15. Yep. Just that what's funny to one person isn't necessarily funny to |
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another. What one finds funny is very personal.
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Wed Jan-11-06 05:29 AM
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40. And Jon Stewart Is NEVER Mean!! |
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:sarcasm:
He's mean as hell. So's Colbert. That's why I love 'em!
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:57 AM
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2. Because he's a comedian |
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Isn't that what comedians do?
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:58 AM
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:58 AM
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6. Why? Is Harry Belafonte sacred? NT |
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:00 PM
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If you haven't seen it, how do you know it was disgusting? Don't we blame Repubs all the time for taking someone else's word for things that supposedly have been said or done, without checking for ourselves?
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:58 AM
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5. You hear one calypso song, you've heard them all |
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Better yet, just rent Beetlejuice.
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:00 PM
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9. he's made fun of John Kerry and anti-war protestors too! |
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and so what? he's hilarious.
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:14 PM
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11. what Jon and his sidekick did was not hilarious it was mean |
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:16 PM
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12. As Steve Martin used to say, "Comedy is not pretty." |
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:24 PM
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what was the wording of the joke?
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Tue Jan-10-06 02:08 PM
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26. Rob Cordry made me laugh out loud |
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with that "day-o" business.
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:27 PM
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16. Jon said Harry arrived as the UN Goodwill Ambassador and said... |
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something like...
the biggest tyrant, and the biggest terrorist in the world, George W. Bush...
Now, I'm no conservative, but isn't that even a bit ironic? That the goodwill ambassador would be derriding Bush as a terrorist with no mention of al Qaida? So, I thought it was humorous.
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:32 PM
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18. smirk is a terrorists and a traitor to america |
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no mention of Al Qaida? Belafonte was talking about smirk not al qaida.
Good Will Ambassadors tout doing good will. smirk never does good will.
I don't see the irony.
everyone says the Stewart show looks at politics from our side not the dark side. it didn't look like that to me last night, Jon and company sounded like neocons.
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Tue Jan-10-06 03:17 PM
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I would never want tro hang out with you.
Your the kind of person that would report non-state-sponsored literature to the Commisars. Get a fucking sense of humor and stop being a fanatic.
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Wed Jan-11-06 12:13 AM
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38. He was making fun of us |
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more then Belafonte it seemed. In response to Belafonte saying millions in the US agreed with him Jon pointed out that not that many even knew where the country was.
And Belafonte's songs are so fun it would just be wrong not to word play on them.
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Tue Jan-10-06 01:52 PM
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24. If he really was a "goodwill ambassador" |
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on a mission to a foreign country when he said that, then it is inappropriate and just plain weird. It deserved to be made fun of. If he's saying that almost anywhere else, then knock yourself out Harry.
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Tue Jan-10-06 02:45 PM
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27. Thanks for helping me make the point. eom |
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:27 PM
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17. He hates things that p/o mainstream america |
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Belafonte's rhetoric was unnecessarily inflammatory. There are legitimate grievances, but placing Bush ahead of bin Laden as the greatest threat doesn't appeal to this New Yorker either - and I support the cause!
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:37 PM
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19. "unnecessarily inflammatory" good grief, if now isn't the time for |
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necessary inflamation it never will be.
and I place smirk ahead of bin laden as terrorist and traitor.
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:41 PM
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20. Then understand why you marginalize your cause |
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Tue Jan-10-06 12:43 PM
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21. Nothing is sacred to Stewart. It shouldn't be to us either. |
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Move along now nothing to see here. Words that aren't hate don't hurt.
At least he didn't call for his execution like Pat Robertson would could might have.
At least he didn't call for his complete and utterr.......
Never mind. :rofl:
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Tue Jan-10-06 01:19 PM
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22. Ben Verine, Al Jareau? I'm sorry that's funny. But |
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the steel drums comment was lame. That's comedy though. Not every joke can be hilarious.
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Tue Jan-10-06 01:43 PM
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23. Because Karl Rove and Jon Stewart belong to the same secret |
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Tue Jan-10-06 02:06 PM
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25. I don't know anything about the frat |
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but to claim that Stewart has some kind of secret bond with Rove is nonsense and similar to those idiotic Skull and Bones conspiracy theories.
Stewart made fun of Belafonte because Belafonte is a celebrity. Stewart rips oneveryone.
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Tue Jan-10-06 03:18 PM
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29. Don't call Skull and Bones ridiculous |
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The ridiculous theorists will now shower you with ridiculous links! Run away before these lunatic get here!
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Tue Jan-10-06 04:46 PM
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32. OMG, my brother is a Pike! n/t |
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Tue Jan-10-06 03:48 PM
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30. missed that, but i'll tell you why |
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because the writers & performers on the daily show are likely progressives, and their corporate overlords & their legal teams worry about libel & being dismissed as far-left loonies & not getting scintillating guests such as asshole Ed Klien/Walter Scott to come on & be comic foils, they feel they need to strive for some sort of 'balance'. so they HAVE to poke fun at liberals. but, since we're utterly out of power, there's not much to joke about.
the joke fail because: 1. Conservative Humor is an oxymoron. 2. the audience is 99% progressive. 3. george w. bush is a monstrous war criminal, a giggling murderer with the blood of tens of thousands on his hands, and who is quickly digging a hole so deep america will never crawl out of it with its soul or constitution intact. compared to that, picking on Harry Belafonte, or John Kerry, or crazy old Senator Byrd, falls as flat as the average Mallard Fillmore strip.
if no one laughs, its not funny. if they boo, its tasteless.
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Tue Jan-10-06 04:33 PM
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31. Geez, folks, pop one of these |
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And remove your head from your hindquarters.
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Tue Jan-10-06 05:04 PM
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33. Didn't see it! I'll watch it at 7:00 tonight and make up my own |
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:30 PM
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34. It was funny...lighten up |
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Belafonte's comments made me cringe even though they are pretty close to accurate. The opinions on our side aren't sacrosanct so don't give it if you can't take it.
It gets a little frustrating--this attitude than everyone who's not a neocon has to be in lockstep with the left every time they step up to the mic.
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:37 PM
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I'm a huge Belafonte fan, but I thought his comments were over the top and just plain weird. And Jon Stewart's job is to skewer and he did just that.
My favorite line - in response to Belafonte's claim that "not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of Americans support the socialist revolution in Venezuela," Stewart said, "there aren't a million Americans who know where Venezuela IS!"
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:45 PM
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37. Heh. Just the point I was trying to make in |
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Tue Jan-10-06 11:38 PM
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36. because he's a neocon zionist |
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man. you are WAY WAY too sensitive.
it was a very over the top remark to make while attending a rally with Hugo Chavez who may be populist but is also repressive and abusing power more than even Bush.
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Wed Jan-11-06 04:50 AM
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39. Because there's such a thing as tact. |
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I agree with what Belafonte said, but that doesn't make his comments not cringeworthy. I'd imagine Stewart and the Daily Show writers feel the same.
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Wed Jan-11-06 05:45 AM
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41. He sometimes pokes fun at both sides, but it's clear where his heart is... |
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He's a good guy - he aired Belafonte's comments, and did poke some good natured fun at him, but it was all in satire. He does that. His main goal in showing that clip was to let America see Dumbya being called a terrorist...
And he did just fine. I am certain Stewart thought Belafonte was spot on too.
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