BRADASS87. That was hilarious.

Lady GaGa was good, too.

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Oh the state of media. “big stories” aren’t what’s most pressing or important, rather what’s sensational. A shame a comedian is one if the best journalists around. Also, hilarious segment.

Clearly Stewart and his writers represent the best in satire and high information programming.

Remember when Fox tried to rip off the daily show with their 1/2 hour comedy hour? I saw one episode where it was nothing but jokes against the ACLU and guest appearances with Limbaugh as POTUS and Coulter as the VP.

The show was canncelled after four episodes proving that Republicans in general and conservatives specifically have very little sense of humor. The closest thing they have is radio locked Limbaugh which doesn’t play too well for yucks outside the heritage foundation set.

Bootleghaircut said:
Clearly Stewart and his writers represent the best in satire and high information programming. Remember when Fox tried to rip off the daily show with their 1/2 hour comedy hour? I saw one episode where it was nothing but jokes against the ACLU and guest appearances with Limbaugh as POTUS and Coulter as the VP. The show was canncelled after four episodes proving that Republicans in general and conservatives specifically have very little sense of humor. The closest thing they have is radio locked Limbaugh which doesn’t play too well for yucks outside the heritage foundation set.

I think you may be too critical. Republicans love masturbatory humor, as fully evidenced by many of the posts on this site, and go into fits of laughter over their bootlegged “Amos and Andy” tapes.

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“I think you may be too critical. Republicans love masturbatory humor, as fully evidenced by many of the posts on this site, and go into fits of laughter over their bootlegged “Amos and Andy” tapes”.

Are we not all brothers in the mystic knights of the sea??? Funny I just watched a hilarious documentary on Amos and Andy on Hulu.com that examined the lives of the first black actors and white producers who worked on the show in the 1950′s. Frankly I’m surpirsed somebody has not attemped a modern pardoy.

Anways king you force me to warn you about race baiting but since we’ve already established that all libs are hypocrites and all conservatives are liars I think you can shrug off my friendly rebuke!

But it was the montage of political pundits each expressing calmly that “there is no new information” in these leaked documents that appeared to really set Stewart off, who chided “yeah I’m not reacting to the newness of it. I’m reacting to the f*cked-upedness of it!”

Probably because the f*cked-upedness of it isn’t new or improved. The sling young Private Manning’s ass is in just got tighter is all. If we start seeing the thousands of diplomatic cables he’s supposedly leaked to Assange, then the f*cked-upedness is greatly enhanced. As it is, that boy has years of the brig in his future.

Pablo said:
Probably because the f*cked-upedness of it isn’t new or improved. The sling young Private Manning’s ass is in just got tighter is all. If we start seeing the thousands of diplomatic cables he’s supposedly leaked to Assange, then the f*cked-upedness is greatly enhanced. As it is, that boy has years of the brig in his future.

You’re missing the point, no offense. They’re being blase about very serious and meaningful things merely because, as they say, “it’s nothing new”.

Perhaps it’s not. The Soviet Union ate the same shit burgers in that region decades ago. However, it’s critical that now everyone knows what an incredible situation this war effort has become, in which we are essentially funding the war against ourselves. And yet, the media is ignoring that. That’s what is so sadly funny about it.

I have to say, Fox & Friends is fast on Stewart’s heels. After Gretchen van Karlson’s homage to the non-existent “English As Official Language” legislation, she then goes into convulsions about Pfizer’s new children’s dosage of Viagra, apparently assuming that they are targeting five (5) year old boys with some odd form of ED (instead of for the hundreds of other usages of Viagra) and then ended the show by gratuitously jumping rope, with the expected consequences. Nothing like starting the morning with an aging, flabby woman with big thighs and jiggling arms in a slinkly dress jumping rope. It was like my grandmother in a nightgown jumping up and down on a trampoline. Humor like this is hard to find.

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Bootleghaircut said:
“I think you may be too critical. Republicans love masturbatory humor, as fully evidenced by many of the posts on this site, and go into fits of laughter over their bootlegged “Amos and Andy” tapes”. Are we not all brothers in the mystic knights of the sea??? Funny I just watched a hilarious documentary on Amos and Andy on Hulu.com that examined the lives of the first black actors and white producers who worked on the show in the 1950’s. Frankly I’m surpirsed somebody has not attemped a modern pardoy. Anways king you force me to warn you about race baiting but since we’ve already established that all libs are hypocrites and all conservatives are liars I think you can shrug off my friendly rebuke!

I adored Sapphire.

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“I adored Sapphire.”

ME TOO!

LOL!

Some_Dude said:
However, it’s critical that now everyone knows what an incredible situation this war effort has become, in which we are essentially funding the war against ourselves. And yet, the media is ignoring that.

Point taken. They certainly wouldn’t have done that if Bush were still running the show. And then there’s this, which is both new and very fucked up. Wikileaks exposed hundreds of Afghan informants Way to get people killed, assholes.

While Mr. Stewart filed a nice editorial and delivered it in a excellent manner, like the leaks, he gave us nothing new. So not only did the leaks really cover very little new ground, Jon Stewart’s report mostly recapsulated things that we’ve known for a month.

Pablo said:
Point taken. They certainly wouldn’t have done that if Bush were still running the show. And then there’s this, which is both new and very fucked up. Wikileaks exposed hundreds of Afghan informants Way to get people killed, assholes.

It was a different media climate, sure. But I doubt things would have been different several years ago if a story of equitable content had come to light then. We’re moving onto the next chapter of this conflict.

I used to work with some Russian guys (and two women). Back, right after 9/11, they warned me that such things would happen. Men and women coming back without limbs, all of our firepower meaning naught, los of respect for our nation worldwide, etc. I didn’t believe them. The country that helped defeat the Nazi’s, the country my father, uncle, and grandfather fought for, losing respect because we were fighting religious fanatics that murdered thousands?!

Well it happened. And it was different just two years ago.

I read an article once, which reported that a large number of Jon Stewart and Bill Maher viewers, actually considers Stewart and Maher, as [legitimate] news sources. LOL. Both are nothing more than wannabe comedians.

newzmaker said:
I read an article once, which reported that a large number of Jon Stewart and Bill Maher viewers, actually considers Stewart and Maher, as [legitimate] news sources. LOL. Both are nothing more than wannabe comedians.

I have a friend that considers both legitimate sources of news. It surprised me as well.

Perhaps through their programs they do a good job of informing. But being informed is the last thing I am looking for when tuning in to their shows. I want to laugh and/or see entertainers, politicians, and scholars debate the topics of the day. But I never consider it news.

trrk…
BRADASS87. That was hilarious.

agreed…destroyed the reputation of “bradley assingford the 87th”..
stewart is a genius comedian

Obozo said it’s no big deal so Why Worry? Times Square bomber…Chritmas Day bomber….Fort Hood massacre…..Gulf Oil Spill…. Iran Nukes…..N. Korea sinking S.Korean Navy Vessel….. Bribery and special deals behind closed doors….

What do all these things have in common?

Arizona at the end of it’s rope forced to take action ..shouldering the responsibility at the state level due to the feds utter failure to enforce existing law…..NOW THAT’S INTOLERABLE!!!

That other crap….no big deal.

btw…bootieman and king shabbazz….you guys are obsessed. Seriously. FOX this and FOX that on every dang thread. Good grief! Take a break.

It’s funny that they chose to leave the pic of Krauthammer on the screen during the rant since he was the only one of the ‘pundits’ they showed who actually DID react to “the f*cked-upedness of it”.

Since we’re all big on ‘context’ now….how ’bout let’s enjoy some….

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST: Well, I’m not sure that this release will have that effect. I think there are two questions here, there is content and process. On the content I am unimpressed but on the process I’m concerned.

On the content, there is nothing essentially fundamentally new. The fact that the ISI and the Pakistanis are playing a double game, well-known. Everyone knows that. The fact that the war effort was going badly in 2009, well, the administration admitted it, the president said it, General Petraeus have said it. Why do you think they asked for an increase in troops? That there have been civilian casualties in the air strikes against terrorists, we have known that, as well. There is nothing new here except, perhaps, that the enemy has heat-seeking missiles. If so, you do not need 90,000 pages. That would take one sentence. Secondly, they have had little success in using it against our aircraft, infinitely less success than the Afghans had when they used our stingers against the Soviets.

So on content, I am unimpressed. On process, who knows what else is out there? The idea that anyone can release wartime communications from inside our Defense Department in the middle of war is deeply disturbing. If we track that down, who is responsible, they ought to serve a lot of time.

Some_Dude said:
I have a friend that considers both legitimate sources of news. It surprised me as well.

Perhaps through their programs they do a good job of informing. But being informed is the last thing I am looking for when tuning in to their shows. I want to laugh and/or see entertainers, politicians, and scholars debate the topics of the day. But I never consider it news.

Larry King also depends on Maher, to give his ‘expert’ political advice, on his program. Creepy.

@FearMonger: Do a Google or blog search on Bradley Manning (or BradAss87) and we knew who had leaked it, how it was done and that he’s been in custody for almost two months. As I said in my previous comment even the background of the leak is nothing new.

one thing i was hoping for in the wikileaks is maybe they could leak out what are actual fucking mission in afghan actually is…almost ten yrs now?

Hey libs, do your thing! Blame it on Lady Gaga!

@ Magister…. what’s ‘new’ is the method and immediate worldwide exposure of secret info that puts people at risk, the absolute helplessness of anyone to do a damn thing about it, and the complacent attitude of the teleprompter-in-chief.

Oh wait…check that…his attitude is definitely ‘nothing new’ when it comes to matters of national security.

The fact that this incident just happens, luckily, to APPEAR TO BE benign doesn’t change the ‘f*cked-upedness’ of it. Like Krauthammer said, it’s ‘deeply disturbing’.

Stewart was right to ask ‘What does it take to get you guys fired up”. The answer is….”Immigration law enforcement”.

@FearMonger: My point is that we’ve known for months that the information was out there. We knew who leaked it; how it was done and in fact, Assange has used the DoD’s efforts to recover the info as a fundraising tool.

Sure, if you put anything in a big pile, it may have a bigger impact, but if you didn’t know the subject of the leaks or that they existed, then it was because you weren’t paying attention to the story and/or the war.

newzmaker said:
I read an article once, which reported that a large number of Jon Stewart and Bill Maher viewers, actually considers Stewart and Maher, as [legitimate] news sources. LOL. Both are nothing more than wannabe comedians.

Well, hardly wannabe comedians. They are comedians, with very successful careers (though it took Jon Stewart a bit before he reached his height of popularity). And no, neither one is a journalist. They are satirists, more concerned with commentating on the news that actually reporting it. I do think that people that consider them journalist (and this goes the same for people who think Olbermann, Beck, O’Reilly or Maddow are journalists) to be very misinformed at what a journalist is.

Saying that, I always love it when Stewart comes back from a break. He always seems twice as fired up about things.

ChiliPeppersFan said:
“bradley assingford the 87th”..

That was a prize too, wasn’t it?

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Bootleghaircut said:
Clearly Stewart and his writers represent the best in satire and high information programming.

Remember when Fox tried to rip off the daily show with their 1/2 hour comedy hour? I saw one episode where it was nothing but jokes against the ACLU and guest appearances with Limbaugh as POTUS and Coulter as the VP.

The show was canncelled after four episodes proving that Republicans in general and conservatives specifically have very little sense of humor. The closest thing they have is radio locked Limbaugh which doesn’t play too well for yucks outside the heritage foundation set.

I do have a theory on this. I feel comedy needs to have vulnerability. And the conservative comedy shows that I have watched (and it’s only a handful of them) seem to not have that ability to place the spotlight on themselves and rip their own personas. Now, this isn’t true of most conservative comics out there, but the Daily Show tends to succeed because they do make fun of themselves. And I think it is that vulnerability that the conservative humor shows seem to miss. I don’t think it’s lack of sense of humor. I think it’s a lack of being comfortable finding flaws in their own beliefs. I think also just saying “conservative comedy” seems to take away from the point of comedy and satire. It should be a broad umbrella that treats no subject as taboo. When you try to rein in comedy, it tends to fail.

Hey Jon Stewart, if you want to mock the media, why not focus attention on the JournList scandal. Some 400 journalists participated in what, as Politco reports “gave every appearance of being a left-wing conspiracy to slant news coverage in favor of Barack Obama.” That’s right: 400 reporter — and they represent virtually every major media outlet in the US.

What do you say, Jon? Or maybe you can’t touch that one because you too are an Obama cheerleader masquerading as a TV pundit. Well, so much for your credibility…..

Permatiltx says:

“I don’t think it’s lack of sense of humor. I think it’s a lack of being comfortable finding flaws in their own beliefs. I think also just saying “conservative comedy” seems to take away from the point of comedy and satire. It should be a broad umbrella that treats no subject as taboo. When you try to rein in comedy, it tends to fail.”

excellent point-conservative do not have the emotional skills to be self deprecating which shows the ability to look at yourself and your beliefs critically

Again with the stereotyping and blanket statements. Tell me more about ‘conservatives’ por favor. I’m fascinated.

Permatiltx said:
Well, hardly wannabe comedians. They are comedians, with very successful careers (though it took Jon Stewart a bit before he reached his height of popularity). And no, neither one is a journalist. They are satirists, more concerned with commentating on the news that actually reporting it. I do think that people that consider them journalist (and this goes the same for people who think Olbermann, Beck, O’Reilly or Maddow are journalists) to be very misinformed at what a journalist is.

Saying that, I always love it when Stewart comes back from a break. He always seems twice as fired up about things.

Sure. Comedy is in the eyes of the beholder, though.

@FearMonger: Way off topic for the post, but since you and a couple of other commenters have opened the door…

If you set aside true conservatives and only take into account the populist elements — Glenn Beck, the legions of right-wing bloggers, Fox News and its viewers — there seems to be some truth in the previous analysis.

Whenever anybody comments about Sarah Palin or Mr. Beck, inevitably one of the usual suspects will say something about “the fear” or “hate” inspired by the figures from those speaking on the other side of the aisle. Apparently no one is supposed to comment on these two individuals because somehow, it shows a weakness within ourselves.

The same can be said for the cultish aspects of populist conservatives.

Fox is constantly telling us that they are the only place reporting on particular stories, no matter if it’s true and they also try to paint every other news outlet as part of a conspiracy against them and their viewers.

And a lot of times in comments to this blog or others, someone from the populist right will accuse a person commenting with a contrary point of view as having received their “talking points” from a couple of popular, but fringe sites. This is despite the fact that the traffic volumes to those sites don’t support the idea that they’re being visited in large numbers and speaking for myself, I only view them a couple of times, a year.

Of course many of those who often accuse others of using talking points, they themselves cut ‘n paste long excerpts from much more obscure blogs and they recite a defense of their ideas with almost scripted precision.

There seems to be a whole “us versus them” mentality to populist conservatism and they appear willing to defend their leaders and ideas without regard to reason.

As an example, when Mr. Stewart filed his report about the Shirley Sherrod situation, the administration did not escape unscathed, but the Breitbart adherents have used everything under the sun to try and protect his position.

The same can be carried over to comedy because The Daily Show and the other late night comedians seem to set their sights on being funny, with good taste the only thing that may make a subject offlimits. True conservatives have also been known to make fun of themselves, but this new, populist front appears to have no stomach for self-depreciating comedy and instead, it’s like they’re on a crusade.

…that needs to be protected at all costs.

newzmaker said:
I read an article once, which reported that a large number of Jon Stewart and Bill Maher viewers, actually considers Stewart and Maher, as [legitimate] news sources. LOL. Both are nothing more than wannabe comedians.

Even funnier is that their viewers are smarter and more informed than the FAUX drones. Imagine that…

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I read an article once, which reported that a large number of Jon Stewart and Bill Maher viewers, actually considers Stewart and Maher, as [legitimate] news sources. LOL. Both are nothing more than wannabe comedians.

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I really have to just disagree with this. The problem with the self-reported numbers and polls are people generally overestimate. On a nightly basis, Stewart has about 1.6-1.8 million viewers, and Colbert has a little less. If you were to do a poll and ask if a person is a regular viewer of TDS or TCR you would get people who just see snippets from time to time and would consider themselves viewers. I think the vast majority of people who watch new shows of TDS (and watch the whole thing), would be able to say that Stewart isn’t a legitimate news source–but that he has moved more (started really in ’00 Bush v Gore) towards satire and moved away from just comedy.

@ Magister,
“There seems to be a whole “us versus them” mentality to populist conservatism and they appear willing to defend their leaders and ideas without regard to reason. ”

Like ‘Bush Stole the Election’…. ‘Civil War In Iraq’ …..’We’ll put everything on CSPAN’….’Gonna Close Gitmo’….’Drain The Swamp’….’It wasn’t a bow, it was a handshake’….’Tea-Baggers shouted ‘N’ word 15 times’….and my favorite just repeated again by the honorable Howard Dean; ‘FOX News is Racist and got St. Shirley fired’.

‘Crusade’ indeed. You got that right.

felixw said:
Hey Jon Stewart, if you want to mock the media, why not focus attention on the JournList scandal. Some 400 journalists participated in what, as Politco reports “gave every appearance of being a left-wing conspiracy to slant news coverage in favor of Barack Obama.” That’s right: 400 reporter — and they represent virtually every major media outlet in the US.

What do you say, Jon? Or maybe you can’t touch that one because you too are an Obama cheerleader masquerading as a TV pundit. Well, so much for your credibility…..

He’s not really a pundit, he’s a comic. And he’s gone after Obama before. And will most likely do it in the future. Yesterday, he made fun of the White House’s response to the Sherrod scandal. And plus, give it time with this Jornolist “scandal.” He just got back to TV. But, be careful what you ask for. Though Jon, if he does it, will attack both sides, he could lead a lot of scathing satire toward Tucker Carlson and the Daily Caller as well as the members of the list. Remember it’s a comedy show first and foremost. They aren’t going to take the “serious” look at this thing like you want. You could be disappointed if they do make fun of it.

And yes, Jon supported Obama and like most people, he’s been disappointed by some of the policies. After all, clusterf#@k to the poor house hasn’t been very nice on the administration at all. I know people here talk about lib talking points, but it is a con talking point to say he doesn’t go after Obama, which isn’t true.

Again, not news, it’s comedy. And damn funny comedy at that.

Yeah but….
Virtually every time he ‘goes after Obama’ it is tempered with a jab at republicans. On the flip side…. oh never mind.

I keep forgetting about the one-way streets. There are no ‘liberal double-standards’….just ‘liberal standards’.

With that in mind, Tucker deserves mucho ‘scathing satire’ for his role in exposing the JournoList. I’ll leave it up to you libs to explain why…. as I am torn between ‘Because he’s a crakka’ and ‘Because his e-mail address is “keith@keitholberman.com”‘..

@FearMonger: I’d have to look to see if the others were covered, but Jon Stewart and The Daily Show questioned Gibbs’ attempt to deflect blame for Ms. Sherrod’s firing onto the media, he’s called Obama out for the failure to close Gitmo and his segment about the health care negotiations not occurring on C-SPAN may have been one of the most influential voices on the subject. Most of all, unless he was on Camera 3, they all were likely funny.

@ Magister…
” his segment about the health care negotiations not occurring on C-SPAN may have been one of the most influential voices on the subject. ”

Influence? I guess I missed it. What exactly did he ‘influence’?