Jon Stewart

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com --- 3 days ago
Each year for Independence Day, Time magazine presents a "Making of America" special, and in the past has focused on presidents (from Jefferson to JFK), with other icons (Lewis & Clark, Ben Franklin) sprinkled in. This year it makes a real departure, featuring humorist/novelist Mark Twain, coming on Friday. Managing editor Richard Stengel writes that they picked Twain "because he represents a vital tradition in American politics and culture: the comedic commentator on serious matters, the funnyman as our collective conscience who can utter uncomfortable truths that more solemn critics evade." Perhaps the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert craze has now hit the very top. Roy Blount Jr. writes, "News in the form of edgy drollery may seem a brave new thing, but it can all be traced back to one source, the man Ernest Hemingway said all of modern American literature could be traced back to: Mark Twain.... White, male, and didn't he write in dialect? What does he have to do with the issues of our day? As it happens, many of these were also the issues of his day, and he addressed them as eloquently as anyone has since." Actually, I love the quote from Colbert producer Emily Lazar yesterday at the Aspen Ideas Festival: "If Jon Stewart is shooting pellets at the mainstream media and politicians, then Stephen Colbert is the pellet." Of course, Twain's edgy writings related to race relations must be noted, especially in this election year. Richard Lacayo ...

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com --- 12 days ago
Sometime during the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq I remember watching a comedy bit on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart that drove home what a big joke the United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq were. The segment featured the UN inspectors, who were at the time charged with unearthing Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, as a bunch of Keystone Kops running around Iraq tripping over their own equipment and being led around by their noses by the Iraqis who were obviously hiding banned munitions. The thrust of the satirical news story was to give viewers a laugh while they nodded in agreement that anyone who trusted these UN clowns to uncover weapons of mass destruction in Iraq must be a fool. Slamming the UN weapons inspectors as ineffectual twits dominated right-wing talk radio at the time and The Daily Show was in effect regurgitating the talking points of those who wanted to bring the country to war. Dissing the UN's efforts on Comedy Central inadvertently helped in make the case for war. It is kind of like when Dick Cheney pointed to the New York Times to buttress his warmongering saying: "Hey, even the liberals agree with us!" When Jon Stewart seeks "balance" for his targets of satire he can end up reinforcing the false impressions that the Bush Republicans want people to have. It's unfortunate because political humor is a powerful force that can sway some of those "low information" voters the pundits have been ...

Source: www.crooksandliars.com --- 11 days ago
  Given Obama’s huge edge with younger voters, the McCain campaign is trying to capture a portion of that demographic with some admirable, though pathetic, youth outreach efforts. From the “Straight Talk Express” version of “Cribs” to the riveting “Pork Invaders” video game, Jon Stewart shows why McCain just doesn’t get it.  Download | Play   Download | Play  (h/t [...] ...

Source: www.ew.com --- 16 days ago
Plus, a below-the-belt ''Celebrity Circus'' fire in last night's best TV moments ...

Source: www.ew.com --- 10 days ago
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Source: www.alternet.org --- 12 days ago
Could it be that "The Decider" is really "The Procrastinator?" ...

Source: gristmill.grist.org --- 8 days ago
By David Roberts Nobody but Stewart could do this justice: ...

Source: www.boxxet.com --- 17 days ago
mediabistro.com  NY - Last night in a bit on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart brought to our attention the crazy accusations currently being made against Senator Obama, ... Logan, Just Back From Iraq, To The Daily Show mediabistro.com all 2 news articles Original story at CollegeOTR . View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at Boxxet for Jon Stewart . ...

Source: www.freeliberal.com --- 29 days ago
As usual, Jon Stewart takes on issues that other media outlets refuses to discuss and does so in a humorous way. Check this video on the candidates for President (including Hillary) efforts to pander to the powerful America Israel Public... ...

Source: miamiherald.typepad.com --- 30 days ago
Don't miss the appearance by Florida at the end of the video... ...

Source: www.delawareonline.com --- 16 days ago
Longtime Mets fan Jon Stewart is not fan of how Willie Randolph was fired. ...

Source: www.ichatgay.com --- 14 days ago
Following the first gay marriages in california, Jon Stewart made his comments on Comedy Central's The daily Show. The first gay marriage takes place thanks to a recent ruling from the state Supreme Court, and yet the state of California continues to... e... ...

Source: www.nofactzone.net --- 9 days ago
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Source: striketwo.net --- 16 days ago
Jon Stewart, New Yorkers Feel Willie Randolph's Pain Posted 54 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName% Filed under: New York , Mets , NL East , MLB Transactions Getting fired is no fun. As Jon Stewart notes above (via Baseball Musings ),it's even worse when your employer flies you 3,000 miles from your home and fires you at 3 a.m. Ow. Of course,... ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 5 days ago
OK, the list of things that are off-limits when discussing Barack Obama includes the following: His wife His race Reverend Wright Father Pflegel Louis Farrakhan William Ayers Lapel pins His middle name ... ...

Source: www.theangrypuppy.com --- 17 days ago
In case you were wondering what the hell I was Twittering about last night, have a look at this segment from The Daily Show episode that I was watching at the time. I’ve also wondered why they often pick that shirtless scene of Sulu fencing when they talk about George Takei in the mainstream media. And [...] ...

Source: www.lateshowuk.com --- 5 days ago
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