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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:02 AM Original message |
'The Night Jon Stewart Turned on President Obama' |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. gawker wishes. nt |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
84. Apparently. The segment was more critical of Congressional Democrats than of Obama. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. Jon isn't a partisan hack - he thinks independently instead of based on party afiliation |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. It's a concept beyond many here. |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. This is a partisan board. That's why it was made. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:50 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Deleted message |
Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. meh, I've been here from the beginning |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I stand for the same things now as I did then. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
73. Actual results, not window dressing |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Tell us all about the "real democrats". |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. That would be against the rules to call people out! |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. You've already broken them so go ahead. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Um...that's still against the rules. |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. It's not unreasonable to want answers. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Why my good sir!!! You do seem to be egging me on to break the rules! |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. You're right, I wouldn't. |
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Aramchek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
26. really, you put this board together? give us a break |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. And you perfected it! Didn't you? You sly cad you!!! |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. LOL. He really said that? |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Oh Devon! You irascible yet lovable Scamp! |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Oh, no, bless YOUR little heart. And I love you, too. :) nt |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. :Blushes: |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. :) nt |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
64. Yes, this is a partisan board, but we can't expect everybody else to be partisan as well. |
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Romberry (632 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
79. I expect principle before party |
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pocoloco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
3. Promise and then follow through! |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
4. Ahh well. Many think that way and it's not his first segment doing this. n/t |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. actually, (1) I liked it that Stewart and the left in general don't just carry water |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. GASP-A television talk show host mad at the President. |
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impik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
7. Stewart will get his reward too in 2012 |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 01:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
74. As will Pres. Obama |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
8. Well, it was kinda pathetic... |
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impik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. And this is Obama's fault how? |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Not really blaming Obama... |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Obama supported the vote, as did the House. I will say again and again... |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Then why didn't the House deal with it? |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I do think that the House could have and should have forced the vote... |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
32. This isn't about not voting for the Democrat... |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Right, but you're STILL missing the point. It is the BLUE DOGS that's the problem, |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
61. The blue dogs would vote |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #61 |
70. No. Many of them--if not most of them--want to extend Bush's tax cuts. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Oh, I understand the blue dogs |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Better still, force the Repukes to Filibuster! Make them stay and argue their case |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #72 |
86. Good idea. Too bad we |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
75. The House voted for a Public Option - the Senate knifed them in the back |
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kjackson227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
27. I totally agree. Why do I feel I've been manipulated? |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
46. A lot of people fell for that idiotic meme about being manipulated. nt |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. If they would have held the vote, we would have lost. And the tax cuts |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
60. It's really good to see |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #45 |
76. I'm so glad you're here to point out the obvious |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. And then people wonder why we don't have as much influence as Republicans |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. He's turned on them several times |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
77. Rush isn't afraid of Republicans - they're AFRAID OF HIM |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
16. Useless DVT garbage |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Deep Vein Thrombosis? |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. Depress voter turnout. DVT... |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. No, that would be DTV. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Sorry, depress voter turnout. I should've had more coffee. :) nt |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Had more coffee, you should have. |
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Aramchek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
25. Jon is a pissy little man. Sometimes funny, but a political genius by no means |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
29. He has to do it from time to time, to maintain credibility. But it's just |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Right ... |
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dave29 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 11:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
43. This is my main critique of his "anti" Obama segments |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
31. Gawker, really??? |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
39. I watched the clip and he didn't exactly "turn on Obama" |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #39 |
62. some people with limited intellect think that JS's ironic coments are |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #62 |
78. I'm so glad you're here to inject some sanity to this thread |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
68. I watched it and he didn't turn on Obama. He brought up all the stuff everyone else |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
40. That's hardly his most anti-Obama segment ever. It's pretty mild. nt |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
41. Well with this kind of message, I don't think I will be attending that rally of his. |
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impik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
42. JS turned on Obama a long time ago, more or less by the end of January 2009 |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #42 |
80. It was months after the botched HCR fiasco |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
44. It's simpler to trash the President, but the congress is where our problem lies. It's clear that |
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craigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
50. All he did was tell the truth. Them not passing a tax cut for working people is basically |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
52. completely dishonest link in the OP |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
57. Lighten up, Francis. This is much ado about nothing. nt |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
58. I hope Jon bought him dinner first. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #58 |
81. Did he buy America dinner first? |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
63. "Rather than being transformative, |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
65. Jon Stewart's not supposed to be pro-anyone. He's a comedian with a fake news show. |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
66. Dems: We came, we saw, we SUCK!! Good line! |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:00 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Completely unfair. Pelosi cracked the whip in the House. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 02:32 PM Response to Reply #67 |
82. Blue Dogs got to go! |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
69. The OP is misleading... Jon's show was pretty mild |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
83. Overly dramatic headline that we've seen before. |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
85. Stupid headline. nt |
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