The 1st Post 9/11 Daily Show: Jon's "Are You Alright?" Monologue & Full Episode

[Turborama]

Run time: 08:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRdBIL6s5Ls   Posted on YouTube: September 11, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: September 11, 2009 By DU Member: Turborama Views on DU: 3614

 
Jon Stewart's monologue was heartbreaking and watching it again brought back a lot of memories.

For some light relief & nostalgia, the full episode can be seen here, with the hilarious "Doty for President" skit: http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/43270/The_Daily_Show_9_11.html

ETA: It took a while to find it and upload it and like most Daily Show vids on YouTube it might not last very long. The SpikedHumor version has been up for what looks like 3 or so years so it'll still be watchable even if the YT version gets pulled.

[Libertas1776]

1. I remember watching that

Really gets the waterworks running. Jon Stewart is a true class act, and nothing less. :patriot:

[ihavenobias]

2. K & R n/t

[Sky Masterson]

3. Thanks for making me weep

:mad: I remember this..:thumbsup:

[XOKCowboy]

4. TYVM for this video...

Thanks to Jon also.

[Kaleko]

5. Oh yeah, I watched that live...

and was grateful for the one sane voice on Amur'kan TV.

[AsahinaKimi]

6. Jon Stewart is a class act...

And always will be..

[proud patriot]

7. Heartwrenching

[Arugula Latte]

8. Gawd, that was such a surreal time. I still can't believe it.

I remember watching this. Hard to believe it was eight years ago. I had a four-year-old and a one-year-old ... What a different time of life. What a different time.

[Hyper_Eye]

9. I can watch it a thousand times and still tear up. K&R n/t

[cachukis]

10. First time of real reflection since then.

My students asked if we were going to review the calamity of this anniversary. I went on with my lessons. I feel the event has been divisive.

Stewart reminded me of the feelings I had back then. I thought there would be overeactions, but sense would prevail. We would understand why the attacks took place. We would unite under the rule of law.

I should have known that the attacked would rise up in anger rather than justice.

Crisis provides opportunity.

Truth always suffers.

I suspect the most enormous divide we face is not financial or social class, but the way we see the truth. I'm old and jaded. I've lost amazement on how the view of facts has been so disparite.

I teach Socrates and reflection to my advanced Freshmen.

I refuse to be on a fool's errand and was inspired to comment after seeing this clip.
Thanks.

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[erehwon2]

14. You lie?

What the fuck is that supposed to mean?

Who's lying and where is the fucking lie?

On that day I got a phone call from my wife saying turn on the TV now, which I did. I didn't see any lie. I saw a fucking nightmare come true.

I would not have had one iota of the composure that Jon Stewart had that day.

Enlighten us about the "lie" or forever hold your fucking peace.

[sakabatou]

17. Say buh-bye.

[Hekate]

18. Alerted

[NYC_SKP]

20. B.O.M

Noted.

[MrModerate]

12. Too bad people in the White House didn't hear the comment "we've already won" . . .

History might have been entirely different.

[malmapus]

13. Jeez that puppy for the Zen moment is a dog that has lived

a long life by now, if it's still alive.

[dana_b]

15. okay, so I haven't cried about 9/11 since Sept. '01

but that did it. Thanks - I hadn't seen that episode before.

And there was a puppy!!1

[freeradicalm]

16. WOW

If he and we only knew then what we know now about that day, and what we have learned of our misleardership of that time largely because what that show did become since that day. Thank you for your courage and your heart Jon Stewart.

[Hekate]

19. This is the first time I've seen this, and I appreciate the opportunity....

Jon Stewart is incredibly bright and big-hearted. I discovered him late, but am so glad I did.

Hekate

[ScottLand]

21. Thanks so much for posting this.

I didn't see that then and it's probably just as well because I'm in tears now. What a wonderful man.

[JNelson6563]

22. Wow.

I remember this, had forgotten. I really love that guy.

Julie