Jon Stewart calls Obama out on his epic game of hide and seek

[Playinghardball]

Source: RawReplay
By Kase Wickman

Monday night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart wagged his finger at President Barack Obama’s lack of transparency and public appearances, showing campaign promises for transparency next to Obama’s recent exploits: Banning press from covering him receiving an award for transparency and censoring emails specifically about transparency.

“When you were running for the White House, you wanted to know what everyone was hiding. Now that you live in the White House, you want everyone to stop being so f*cking nosy,” Stewart said

Watch the embedded clip below, originally broadcast April 4, 2011 on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/04/jon-stewart-calls-obama-out-on-his-epic-game-of-hide-and-seek/

[joeybee12]

1. KNR!

[tabatha]

2. Jon if you want a right-wing govt for eternity, carry on.

Obama may not be perfect, but he has been a whole heap better than Bushco.

[RainDog]

3. The whole point is that politicians are accountable for their actions

even saint Obama.

[ReggieVeggie]

5. lesser of two evils

He's better than Bush, but WORSE on transparency and going after whistleblowers. But he's good on these other things, so . . . :shrug:

[EFerrari]

6. If a Democrat were eating kittens in the rose garden

you could still say the same thing.

[tahrir]

10. He is far superior to Bush in style

But very similar in substance, unfortunately :(

[Orsino]

12. How small a difference should there be...

...before Stewart is allowed to criticize?

[walldude]

13. For you maybe.. not for everyone.

Somehow I don't think the people of Pakistan think Obama is much better than Bush. Or the Afghani's.

Did Jon tell the truth? Yes. Are you saying he shouldn't have?

[City Lights]

14. How predictable.

:boring:

[ReturnoftheDjedi]

4. Jon Stewart: the Hero of the Far Left, who thinks they're just as bad as Teabaggers

[ReggieVeggie]

7. Jon Stewart is a hero of the "far left"?

You might want to get in touch with the "far left" and let them know that.

[ReturnoftheDjedi]

8. when he's bashing Obama, they love him like a brother.

[ReggieVeggie]

16. and who is they?

again

[inna]

9. how do you even come up with this shit?

:wtf:

[tahrir]

11. He was a 'hero' to the 'sensible' but never to the far left

FYI

[walldude]

15. Funny you are the first Obama supporter

I have seen that is defending the far left. The far left DOES NOT LIKE OBAMA. In case you haven't noticed. But you will stick up for the whiners, and the no pony's, and the haters to get at Jon Stewart? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[ReturnoftheDjedi]

17. Stewart bashes Obama like the Far Left, but considers the Far Left to be no better than Teabaggers

My question is why the Far Left trumpets him as a Prophet when it suits them.

[Lyric]

19. Maybe because "The Far Left" judges people on what they say?

Unlike "The Spineless LeftISH", we're capable of complex and nuanced reasoning? You know...stuff like, "Just because this guy has been wrong about one thing doesn't mean that he's always going to be wrong about everything EVER, so maybe we should judge each individual idea on its own merits."

Black-and-white thinking and narrow little boxes are for Teabaggers.

[provis99]

20. Stewart bashes the "Far Left". He's a conservative.

[_ed_]

22. "Far Left"

Straight from the O'Reilly factor's talking points.

[Beacool]

18. Stewart nails it!!

Like most politicians, Obama is "do as I say and not as I do". In other words, one more B.S. artist.

:eyes:

[cherokeeprogressive]

21. The wailing and gnashing of teeth is either funny or sad.

I can't decide.