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Jon Stewart Mocks Fox News’ Concern With NASA, Muslims And Their Mosques

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Charles Bolden made some news recently when, during an interview with Al Jazeera, he claimed that President Obama “asked him to reach out to the Muslim world” (while setting other goals.) Daily Show host Jon Stewart saw this as part of “innocuous and bland of broad PR goals,” but then showed how another news outlet could present the same comment in a completely different light. What follows are a series of unintentionally hilarious clips from Fox News commentators expressing concern over Nasa, Muslims, and the building of Mosques across the country.

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  • Liberty Banned

    NASA has no business being a PR appeasement wing for Obama, regardless of other goals. It’s simply just stupid and a waste of money.

  • valkyrie101

    Another Stewart classic.

  • NORBIT

    Does anyone, outside of his mindless audience, really care what this lefty-hack has to say anymore?
    He’s just a more civil version of the hate-monger Bill Maher.
    ———————————————————————————-
    Hey Jon, how do you explain this in a completely different light?:

    *Obama Times (NY Times) & CBS continue their COVER-UP of the black panther case!
    *Virtually no reporting on it at all!

    *Poll-watcher, Bartle Bull (NY campaign manager for Robert Kennedy & Jimmy Carter; civil-rights attny.; former Village Voice editor): – Panthers there to intimidate poll-watchers so 400,000 Acorn-sponsored illicit voters would not be questioned.
    *BB: “Robert Kennedy & Martin Luther King did not die to have uniformed thugs carrying weapons block the doors to polling places.”
    *Panther to Bull: “Now you will see what it means to be ruled by the black man, CRACKER!” (on video!)

    *HOLDER & OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DROP PROSECUTION OF THESE THUGS!

    *Is the Attorney General & ‘post-racial’ (LOL! LOL!) President Playing the Race-Card??? – pitting their black ‘enforcers’ against white voters?

    *REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER! – A vote for ANY Democrat is a vote for this Administration, and their apparent & blatant racial agenda!!
    Always said the true racists dwell overwhelmingly amongst the “group-identity” neanderthals on the LEFT!

  • http://PoliticalGlutton.com PoliticalGlutton

    Another demonstration of why no sane person can or should take a FOX News viewer seriously.

  • Liberty Banned

    What Mediaite..no story on the third largest single day increase of our debt? That’s right, it appears most sites don’t want to discuss this issue. But on June 30th, our debt jumped by $165,931,038,264.30. That’s larger than then the entire 2007 fiscal year deficit.

  • BatBoy

    NORBIT…you hit the nail on the head!

    People like Stewart and Maher are destructive…and the left worships them?????

    While I would never say they should be banned….but we all have different channels on our TV that we can…and I do choose!

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    When are you Righty’s gonna understand that this site covers the media?
    Hence the name, Mediaite.

    I’m just trying to be helpful here.
    Try and frame you whining through the prism of the Media or just wait until Beck talks about these stories as he covers himself with his own feces.

    Then we shall cover them here.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    On topic: FOX is a bunch of bigoted sh*tholes and I thank Jon Stewart for exposing their hatred, hypocrisy and stupidity.

  • valkyrie101

    NORBIT said:
    Does anyone, outside of his mindless audience, really care what this lefty-hack has to say anymore?He’s just a more civil version of the hate-monger Bill Maher.———————————————————————————-Hey Jon, how do you explain this in a completely different light?: *Obama Times (NY Times) & CBS continue their COVER-UP of the black panther case!*Virtually no reporting on it at all! *Poll-watcher, Bartle Bull (NY campaign manager for Robert Kennedy & Jimmy Carter; civil-rights attny.; former Village Voice editor): – Panthers there to intimidate poll-watchers so 400,000 Acorn-sponsored illicit voters would not be questioned.*BB: “Robert Kennedy & Martin Luther King did not die to have uniformed thugs carrying weapons block the doors to polling places.”*Panther to Bull: “Now you will see what it means to be ruled by the black man, CRACKER!” (on video!) *HOLDER & OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DROP PROSECUTION OF THESE THUGS! *Is the Attorney General & ‘post-racial’ (LOL! LOL!) President Playing the Race-Card??? – pitting their black ‘enforcers’ against white voters? *REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER! – A vote for ANY Democrat is a vote for this Administration, and their apparent & blatant racial agenda!!Always said the true racists dwell overwhelmingly amongst the “group-identity” neanderthals on the LEFT!

    Well Norbit, regardless of which thread we go to here, you obsessing about the Black Panters is clearly what is on you mind. Here is a link to a rebuttal of that story: http://mediamatters.org/research/201007070020 Sorry to bust your balloon.

  • MichelleF

    LB, A word of advise, Colby doesn’t like to be told what stories to do, even if you ask him nice. .If you’re not careful, he may email you and tell you to knock it off. I speak from experience.

    Consider myself “checked”, colby!

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    BatBoy said:
    NORBIT…you hit the nail on the head!

    People like Stewart and Maher are destructive…and the left worships them?????

    While I would never say they should be banned….but we all have different channels on our TV that we can…and I do choose!

    Waa waa waa. Still mad because a comedian is the most trusted newscaster in this country?

  • Liberty Banned

    I know Michelle. He’s banned me before. I was once known as “Liberty – Not Redistribution.” Mean while, ultra intolerant liberal RoxSteady tells people to “f&*k off” and so forth with no control.

    Um….valkyrie101, mediamatters is not a legitimate source.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Liberty Banned said:
    Um….valkyrie101, mediamatters is not a legitimate source.

    Just as valid as Newsbusters, which you teabaggers link to all the time.

    Right, Michelle?

  • MichelleF

    Waa waa waa. Still mad because a comedian is the most trusted newscaster in this country?

    Yeah Jackie, that says alot about libs, no?

  • Liberty Banned

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Just as valid as Newsbusters, which you teabaggers link to all the time.

    Right, Michelle?

    Don’t try to pigeon hole me partisan. I’ve never link to that site. If you and the other partisans want haggle over your various bias site, well go ahead, but don’t imply that I use them.

  • MichelleF

    BFD, newsbusters posts actual transcripts so I’m really not sure what your beef is. If you can point to where they lie, I’d be happy to look into it for you.

  • Liberty Banned

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Waa waa waa. Still mad because a comedian is the most trusted newscaster in this country?

    It just goes to show you how far our country has fallen. To be honest, it’s rather disgusting.

  • Pablo

    valkyrie101 said:
    Well Norbit, regardless of which thread we go to here, you obsessing about the Black Panters is clearly what is on you mind. Here is a link to a rebuttal of that story: http://mediamatters.org/research/201007070020 Sorry to bust your balloon.

    That isn’t a rebuttal, that’s a strawman genocide. What else do you expect to find at MM?

  • Pablo

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Waa waa waa. Still mad because a comedian is the most trusted newscaster in this country?

    I find it amusing that you think a comedian is a newscaster.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    MichelleF said:
    BFD, newsbusters posts actual transcripts so I’m really not sure what your beef is. If you can point to where they lie, I’d be happy to look into it for you.

    MediaMatters also posts transcripts.

    Liberty Banned said:
    It just goes to show you how far our country has fallen. To be honest, it’s rather disgusting.

    Particularly the fourth estate.

    BatBoy said:
    NORBIT…you hit the nail on the head!

    People like Stewart and Maher are destructive…and the left worships them?????

    While I would never say they should be banned….but we all have different channels on our TV that we can…and I do choose!

    Destructive? Really? They’re comedians.

  • sarainitaly

    “innocuous and bland of broad PR goals,”

    As Stewart presented the third objective, it does seem bland. However, he failed to provide the entire quote.

    “and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math and engineering.”

    Now that is mock worthy.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Liberty Banned said:
    Don’t try to pigeon hole me partisan. I’ve never link to that site. If you and the other partisans want haggle over your various bias site, well go ahead, but don’t imply that I use them.

    Slow down Spanky, I’m just making sure you keep things fair, One is the same as the other. Sorry, I’m not gonna let that go unchallenged since I NEVER SAW YOU CALL OUT A NEWSBUSTERS LINK.
    BTW, shouldn’t you still be banned? You do understand what banned means, right?

    Michelle, Newsbusters does PLENTY of editorializing with no transcripts or links just as MediaMatters includes a lot of those devices to back up their stories.

    When are you going to realize that both sides of the coin do the same things.
    Beck is as bad as Olby, Fox is as bad as MSNBC, and Newsbusters is as bad as MediaMatters.

    I think you would be a lot happier if you admit to yourself how the game is played.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    sarainitaly said:
    Now that is mock worthy.

    Only to a hateful bigot.

    Most Americans wouldn’t have a problem with ONE PR guy from NASA spreading the dream of the stars to the Muslim communities.

    Or we can do it like Bush. Just invade their countries and kill thousands of their citizens (and ours) to spread our American dreams to them.

    I like Obama’s way better.

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    MichelleF said:
    Waa waa waa. Still mad because a comedian is the most trusted newscaster in this country?

    Yeah Jackie, that says alot about libs, no?

    That we’re the most informed while FAUX watching Cons are at the bottom of the barrel of stupidity and misinformation?

    Sure does Shelly, sure does…….

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    Liberty Banned said:
    It just goes to show you how far our country has fallen. To be honest, it’s rather disgusting.

    Yes it shows that ALL the media sucks ass, and we respect someone willing to point that out on a nightly basis.

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    MichelleF said:
    BFD, newsbusters posts actual transcripts so I’m really not sure what your beef is. If you can point to where they lie, I’d be happy to look into it for you.

    As does Media Matter along with audio and video. Your point?

    Oh it’s because MM is a progressive site so even though they present hard evidence and actual sound bites they’re still somehow lying.

    Inside the mind of a TeaBagger everyone…..

  • Liberty Banned

    BFD said:
    “BTW, shouldn’t you still be banned? You do understand what banned means, right?”

    I know what banned means, I simply just registered under a different name.

    The federal government has no business wasting tax dollars by sending some pencil neck PR guy to Muslim nations telling them that their contributions to science was just peachy. It’s stupid, a waste of peoples money, and in the end won’t change a thing – that’s reality.

    The fact is, we need to be treating many of these repressive Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, like we treated South Africa during apartheid. Half of the Saudi Arabian people, the women, are second class citizens. They are not allowed to own property, drive a car, walk next to a man that isn’t a relative, or get the same education that men have. It’s disgusting and out leaders simply just bow to them like Obama, and hold their hands like Bu$h.

  • Pablo

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Most Americans wouldn’t have a problem with ONE PR guy from NASA spreading the dream of the stars to the Muslim communities.

    On the other hand, most American would have a problem with the Administrator of NASA declaring that Muslim outreach is his foremost goal, on order of the POTUS. Which, unlike your scenario, is reality.

    I like Obama’s way better.

    Ah, yes. First imagine something, and then believe it to be true. Imma hit myself in the head a few times with a ball-peen hammer and see if I can make that work myself.

  • Liberty Banned

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Yes it shows that ALL the media sucks ass, and we respect someone willing to point that out on a nightly basis.

    Stewart is just another media hack. He hides behind his comedy show when he makes false comparisons and exaggerations. When others point this out he simply claims that he’s a comedy show. People who watch him, hanging on his every word, are not very bright….sorry.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Liberty Banned said:
    I know what banned means, I simply just registered under a different name.

    Is this how Mediaite bans people?

    Wow.

    They need to step up their game..

  • NORBIT Jr.

    You go get ‘em Ma!

    Media Matters!! LOL!! – To whom?…Soros & the DWINDLING Left?? LOL!

    MM is an online version of the Obama Regime – lies, hate, smear & misrepresentation; and now throw in anti-white RACISM too!
    Beck and FOX expose these lefties and their ilk every night – in their own words, on tape!

    That ‘straw-man’ strategy used by haters on the left isn’t working anymore, and 70% of the country is now aware of the deceit & duplicity these Marxists and crony capitalists (including their incestuous buddies on Wall Street) engage in!

    REMEMBER – A VOTE FOR ANY DEMOCRAT IS A VOTE FOR THE OBAMA JUNTA!

  • Liberty Banned

    These same hacks that want to cater to Muslim regimes are simply just hypocrites. Take Kagen for example. She banned the US military from Harvard, while at the same time her University accepted $20 million dollars from the Saudi regime for an advanced Islamic studies program. This regime is the same regime that oppresses gays, even executing them, oppresses women and other minorities.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Pablo said:
    On the other hand, most American would have a problem with the Administrator of NASA declaring that Muslim outreach is his foremost goal, on order of the POTUS.

    Well, don’t worry, I’m sure your friends in the Tea-liban will get him fired like Van Jones and Octavia Nasr and anyone else who doesn’t treat Muslims like they are dogs.

    Go America!

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    Liberty Banned said:
    These same hacks that want to cater to Muslim regimes are simply just hypocrites. Take Kagen for example. She banned the US military from Harvard, while at the same time her University accepted $20 million dollars from the Saudi regime for an advanced Islamic studies program. This regime is the same regime that oppresses gays, even executing them, oppresses women and other minorities.

    Why is it always the “independents” that spew off that FAUX News BS talking points the most???

  • valkyrie101

    Liberty Banned said:
    I know Michelle. He’s banned me before. I was once known as “Liberty – Not Redistribution.” Mean while, ultra intolerant liberal RoxSteady tells people to “f&*k off” and so forth with no control. Um….valkyrie101, mediamatters is not a legitimate source.

    Well, of course that is your problem. I like the fact that Media Matters almost always links to secondary sources, usually an audio or video of Beck or whoever actually speaking. So anyone can draw their own interpretation and do not have to rely on Media Matters’ commentary. But when in doubt, and I have to admit, the ostrich routine is not a bad choice for the tea party conservatives.

  • Liberty Banned

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Why is it always the “independents” that spew off that FAUX News BS talking points the most???

    This is not a lie, and this is not from “FAUX” news. Here is the ABC link.
    http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=1402008

    I’ve said no lie. I’ve simply just pointed out their hypocrisy regarding an oppressive regime in Saudi Arabia. Please point to my lie “Jackie_Treehorn.”

  • Liberty Banned

    valkyrie101 said:
    Well, of course that is your problem. I like the fact that Media Matters almost always links to secondary sources, usually an audio or video of Beck or whoever actually speaking. So anyone can draw their own interpretation and do not have to rely on Media Matters’ commentary. But when in doubt, and I have to admit, the ostrich routine is not a bad choice for the tea party conservatives.

    Sorry man but you’re just another partisan hack. I don’t link to NB or MM, regardless of their secondary links to some other partisan site.

  • valkyrie101

    And Liberty, I am interested, did they force you to put that “Banned” part on there? Because that is one of the most ironic and outstanding on-line handles I have seen. Enigmatic. Cool.

  • valkyrie101

    And Jefferson is my favorite flawed and enigmatic man, too, which is often a sidebar to genius.

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    Liberty Banned said:
    This is not a lie, and this is not from “FAUX” news. Here is the ABC link.
    http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=1402008

    I’ve said no lie. I’ve simply just pointed out their hypocrisy regarding an oppressive regime in Saudi Arabia. Please point to my lie “Jackie_Treehorn.”

    That she banned the military from recruiting there.

    And the $20 million was accepted by the University, not the Law School. How do you figure she had any power whatsoever over the acceptance “Mr Independent”?
    And

  • valkyrie101

    Liberty Banned said:
    Sorry man but you’re just another partisan hack. I don’t link to NB or MM, regardless of their secondary links to some other partisan site.

    Yep, and that about sums it up. :-)

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    Liberty Banned said:
    Sorry man but you’re just another partisan hack.

    Ha ha pot meet kettle much?

  • Liberty Banned

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    That she banned the military from recruiting there.

    And the $20 million was accepted by the University, not the Law School. How do you figure she had any power whatsoever over the acceptance “Mr Independent”?
    And

    Was she out protesting it? If she really cared about homosexual rights, she as a powerful person at the law school, would have done everything in her power to stop it. But the fact is, the $20 million dollars from a oppressive regime can buy anyone, just as it bought her university. Saudi Arabia is extremely oppressive to women, gays, and non-muslims. It is no different than the apartheid conditions of South Africa. Hell the US military does not make policy, it is the civilian leadership that makes the policy. Why didn’t Kagen refuse to accept federal grant money? The fact is, they are hypocrites and you failed to show me where I was lieing.

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    Liberty Banned said:
    Was she out protesting it? If she really cared about homosexual rights, she as a powerful person at the law school, would have done everything in her power to stop it. But the fact is, the $20 million dollars from a oppressive regime can buy anyone, just as it bought her university. Saudi Arabia is extremely oppressive to women, gays, and non-muslims. It is no different than the apartheid conditions of South Africa. Hell the US military does not make policy, it is the civilian leadership that makes the policy. Why didn’t Kagen refuse to accept federal grant money? The fact is, they are hypocrites and you failed to show me where I was lieing.

    When did she ban the military from recruiting at Harvard? Still awaiting that one chief.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Liberty Banned said:
    Was she out protesting it?

    Damn, that’s a stretch.

    STTTRRREEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHH.

  • Liberty Banned

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Ha ha pot meet kettle much?

    Wrong, i’ve repeatedly criticized Palin and Bu$h. You and Val, as well as some neocons here, just get pissed because you can’t fathom criticizing your fellow Dem or Repub. You are simply just partisans that refuse to see reality because you are blinded by your own ideology.

  • Pablo

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Well, don’t worry, I’m sure your friends in the Tea-liban will get him fired like Van Jones and Octavia Nasr and anyone else who doesn’t treat Muslims like they are dogs.

    Go America!

    Don’t you worry, BFD. Imagine, believe and then type it into a comment at Mediaite. Lather, rinse, repeat. All will be well with the world. Not that you need my instruction, given your demonstrated expertise at executing that series of events.

  • valkyrie101

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    Ha ha pot meet kettle much?

    If the message is more than you can handle, if you fear the consequence of knowing reality, attacking the messenger is a tried and true approach. I have no problem with the tea party conservatives doing that. It distinquishes you.

  • Liberty Banned

    Jackie_Treehorn said:
    When did she ban the military from recruiting at Harvard? Still awaiting that one chief.

    Right after she became the DEAN of Harvard law school, she booted military recruiters out of the schools recruitment office. They could not use, because of her order, the schools offices of career services.

  • RichS

    “Big_F-ing_Deal says:
    July 8, 2010 at 10:34 am
    0 0
    Pablo said:
    On the other hand, most American would have a problem with the Administrator of NASA declaring that Muslim outreach is his foremost goal, on order of the POTUS.

    Well, don’t worry, I’m sure your friends in the Tea-liban will get him fired like Van Jones and Octavia Nasr and anyone else who doesn’t treat Muslims like they are dogs.

    Go America!”

    Which Muslim countries have you visited, lived in or worked in. In the ones that I’ve been to they have no trouble applauding their accomplishments, real or imagined, and need no help from the American tax payers. Did you see something different when you where there, or is it that you’ve never been to a Muslim country?

  • valkyrie101

    RichS said:
    Which Muslim countries have you visited, lived in or worked in. In the ones that I’ve been to they have no trouble applauding their accomplishments, real or imagined, and need no help from the American tax payers. Did you see something different when you where there, or is it that you’ve never been to a Muslim country?

    Muslim country? Seems like there are Muslims living in virtually every country, even secular ones like America. And of course not all “Muslim” countries are the same.

  • Toshiba2

    I’m dont think anyone on this thread refuted Jon Stewart’s logical argument, instead they change the subject or personally attack “Liberals”, nice!

  • sarainitaly

    Big_F-ing_Deal says:
    July 8, 2010 at 9:56 am (Quote)

    Most Americans wouldn’t have a problem with ONE PR guy from NASA spreading the dream of the stars to the Muslim communities.

    How about Bolden’s predecessor as NASA administrator ? He seems to think it is ridiculous, as well.

    Former NASA chief: Muslim outreach is ‘perversion’ of NASA’s mission

    Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/former-nasa-chief-muslim-outreach-is-perversion-of-nasas-mission-97858404.html#ixzz0t6Ty0zJ7

    Oh, and “one PR guy”??

    “The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranked official of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the space agency of the United States. The administrator serves as the senior space science adviser to the President of the United States. According to NASA, the role of the administrator is to “lead the NASA team and manage its resources to advance the Vision for Space Exploration.” (source wiki)

  • lanquihue

    Mediaite: “President Obama “asked him to reach out to the Muslim world” (while setting other goals.)”

    Bolden’s Al Jazeera statement indicated that his “perhaps, foremost..” directive from Obama was to reach out to the muslim world. It’s all in how you say it, right? Mediaite might examine their own from time to time.

  • sarainitaly

    Toshiba2 says:
    July 8, 2010 at 11:08 am (Quote)
    0 0
    I’m dont think anyone on this thread refuted Jon Stewart’s logical argument, instead they change the subject or personally attack “Liberals”, nice!

    You can’t really refute an argument that is lacking in facts. Stewart didn’t provide the full context of Bolden’s comments, therefore all the FOX clips he then showed do appear to be out of context. However, taking Bolden’s comments in their entirety and the FOX comments in their entirety, FOX was correctly responding to the ridiculousness of Bolden’s objectives.

    All Stewart did was provide a funny comedy bit using snipt its and tidbits of quotes. There is no “logical argument” to refute.

  • Toshiba2

    Stewart provided the voices of Fox “news” finest for that context and Ronald Reagan’s use of NASA to refute the notion that President Obama is doing something he shouldn’t! And there are others!!

  • sarainitaly

    Reagan was talking about partnering with Russia for a joint space venture. Obama/Bolden are talking about stroking Muslim’s to make them feel good about their contributions. (and as someone else I read noted – shouldn’t you be noting the individuals with said achievements? Why “Muslim” achievements, and not “so and so did this”.)

    You don’t see a difference between what Reagan proposed and that of Obama?

    Also, Bolden/Obama have a “can’t do” mentality when it comes to space exploration:

    “We’re not going to go anywhere beyond low earth orbit as a single entity. The United States can’t do it, China can’t do it — no single nation is going to go to a place like Mars alone.”

    Obama: we can’t do it alone. and everyone gets a blue ribbon for playing!

    It’s not like Obama said we were going to partner with Iran or Korea to go to Mars, to take their focus off developing nukes, or something. Had he said that, perhaps he wouldn’t be getting the criticism that he is now, over these ridiculous comments made by Bolden.

  • lanquihue

    And another thought, since when is Stewart anything outside of a leftist comedian? I mean, seriously, the guy’s on the Comedy Channel. His out of context funnies are red meat for the left, but on the other hand, they verify his status as nothing more than a leftist comedian on the Comedy Channel. If he were anything more, he wouldn’t need to play out of context funnies as red meat for lefties.

  • http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

    Why pay attention to this greasy little punk’s tired act ?

  • RTB

    Still dont get how this dude is funny to people….even putting the politics aside and listening to his material subjectivly i dont think he’s funny

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Mocking Fox News is making fun of an easy target.

  • lanquihue

    RTB said:
    Still dont get how this dude is funny to people….even putting the politics aside and listening to his material subjectivly i dont think he’s funny

    We have a guy here at my company, one of the guys out on the plant floor. He’s a very typical and cliche Stewart fan… He’s a very nice guy, by the way, a guitarist, and makes no bones about the fact that he smokes pot most days after work. He watches Stewart because he’s too intellectually lazy to watch real news, and I’m not saying that as an insult, it’s just the way it is. He’d rather be playing golf or baseball, or just sitting in front of Robot Chicken smoking weed, than to have to think about the news of the day, and so shows like Stewart’s are right up his alley, he “thinks” he’s caught up with events by watching a “news” program that also can hold his attention because it’s entertaining, and Stewart cusses, when in fact, all he’s getting is leftist horseshit from a comedian.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Lindhartsen/704548889 Chris Lindhartsen

    The Daily Show has become good again because they have fair shots at Obama, as well as the media at large. The point that they’ve targeted FOX a bit is because they largely tow the same line across all programming, and this more often than not can cause moments of humor, especially when examples of the past [aka Reagan here] contradict their points that, for example, “NASA shouldn’t be used for politics.”

    The constant fear tactics of FOX, which seems worse than ever, which is why some of us have grown to hate them, as well as they get a lot of mocking. Catching a few minutes of CNN, possibly FOX, MSNBC, browsing the web, gives you a much better scope of things than the pigeon holing FOX commonly pursues.

    Either way, have fun here all. Stewart isn’t a news show, but one opinion of what’s going on, and how ridiculous coverage can be, or politicians can as well. Like how we’re going to become independent of foreign oil, since, you know, every president since at least Nixon.

    Oh, and there are good points made in the video.

  • RTB

    LMFAO….briliant
    Believe me i know the type…
    Nice languihue

  • Toshiba2

    Reagan was talking about partnering with Russia for a joint space venture. Obama/Bolden are talking about stroking Muslim’s to make them feel good about their contributions. (and as someone else I read noted – shouldn’t you be noting the individuals with said achievements? Why “Muslim” achievements, and not “so and so did this”.)

    You don’t see a difference between what Reagan proposed and that of Obama?

    Also, Bolden/Obama have a “can’t do” mentality when it comes to space exploration:

    “We’re not going to go anywhere beyond low earth orbit as a single entity. The United States can’t do it, China can’t do it — no single nation is going to go to a place like Mars alone.”

    Obama: we can’t do it alone. and everyone gets a blue ribbon for playing!

    It’s not like Obama said we were going to partner with Iran or Korea to go to Mars, to take their focus off developing nukes, or something. Had he said that, perhaps he wouldn’t be getting the criticism that he is now, over these ridiculous comments made by Bolden.

    I don’t see the differences, both ultimate goals for Reagan and Obama were/are the same, Peace!

    So your argument is that Reagan has a can do attitude? “Obama Targets 2025 for Asteroid Landing, 2030s for Mars-http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2010/06/obama-targets-2025-for-asteroid.html
    hmmm

    Great to hear your for working with Iran and North Korea to get to Mars, blue ribbons for all!

  • ConLoonPatrol

    Just watched this show and colbert this morning – tivo’d last night.

    Jon, as usual, OWNED Fox-the-fake-news-network.

    He OWNED them for their lunacy and hypocrisy.

  • ConLoonPatrol

    RTB said:
    Still dont get how this dude is funny to people….even putting the politics aside and listening to his material subjectivly i dont think he’s funny

    Well, you’d have to have some sort of IQ level that would allow you to ‘get it’.

    But alas….

  • ConLoonPatrol

    Liberty Banned said:
    Right after she became the DEAN of Harvard law school, she booted military recruiters out of the schools recruitment office. They could not use, because of her order, the schools offices of career services.

    As usual, (for a con) you have your facts (or non facts I should say), incorrect.

  • writer

    Fox is necessary to give stories the MSM won’t touch, like Obama’s DOJ dropping the black panther case. Hear anyone else reporting it? Too bad for the far left that 100% of the media isn’t on their side.

  • C.Moore

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    You go get ‘em Ma! Media Matters!! LOL!! – To whom?…Soros & the DWINDLING Left?? LOL! MM is an online version of the Obama Regime – lies, hate, smear & misrepresentation; and now throw in anti-white RACISM too!Beck and FOX expose these lefties and their ilk every night – in their own words, on tape! That ’straw-man’ strategy used by haters on the left isn’t working anymore, and 70% of the country is now aware of the deceit & duplicity these Marxists and crony capitalists (including their incestuous buddies on Wall Street) engage in! REMEMBER – A VOTE FOR ANY DEMOCRAT IS A VOTE FOR THE OBAMA JUNTA!

    Typical right-wing idiot sucking off the the mouthpiece of Rushie the Racist Pig. Media Matters does a certain medthod called “Fact-checking” not taking anyones word out of context or misinterperting them like faux news does. Exactly what has Media Matters lied about? Nothing that’s what! You wouldn’t know since your righties keep posting every anti-obama false stories there are! You believe people are that stupid to listen to less popular teabaggers and vote back the people who got us into this mess? That’s why day by day people are now starting to support health care reform because you right-wingers are the living version of the saying “tell a lie enough, people will believe it’s the truth” repeating lies about “death panels” and 70% dissapproval of the president from a non-existent poll!

  • valkyrie101

    Beck, and especially Hannity & O’Reilly, have erected no tresspassing signs when it comes to Media Matters. Still, for inquiring minds it is there.

  • Call_Me_Ishmael

    Liberty Banned said:
    BFD said:
    “BTW, shouldn’t you still be banned? You do understand what banned means, right?”

    I know what banned means, I simply just registered under a different name.

    Chuckle.

    “I know that I can’t legally enter the US at a border crossing. I just choose to use alternate methods” — Possible comment by Unknown Illegal Immigrant

  • shootfromthehip

    Jon Stewart is a national treasure. He exposes Fox again here.

  • jrcmi

    “NORBIT…you hit the nail on the head!”

    NORBIT . . . I think you hit the nail WITH your head!

    “mediamatters is not a legitimate source.”

    STILL waiting for proof of MM factual errors – request no. 20.

    “newsbusters posts actual transcripts”

    So does MM – in context. Next evasion?

    “I find it amusing that you think a comedian is a newscaster.”

    I find it amusing that you think the comedians at Fakes News are newscasters!

    “Beck and FOX expose these lefties and their ilk every night – in their own words, on tape! ”

    Yeah . . . heavily edited, out-of-context tape. “Neocon-man” James O’Keefe saved us the trouble of exposing his perverse, dishonest “journalism” by exposing HIMSELF – so to speak.

    From: http://mediamatters.org/research/201005170048 :

    “UPDATED: Myths and falsehoods about Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination

    Media Matters for America has compiled an updated list of 29 myths and falsehoods about Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination.

    Myth: Kagan banned military recruiters from Harvard (UPDATED)

    Myth: Kagan is “anti-military” (UPDATED)

    Myth: Kagan is “radical”

    Myth: Kagan’s thesis shows she’s a socialist (UPDATED)

    Myth: Conservatives can credibly argue that Kagan’s personal and political views are relevant to confirmation process (NEW)” –

    – and two dozen more. All 29 entries offer (in-context) transcripts and/or source links. Comparing Media Matters’ careful, thorough research to Newsbluster’s is like comparing the L.A. Times to the Hooterville World Guardian.

    .”attacking the messenger is a tried and true approach. I have no problem with the tea party conservatives doing that. It distinquishes you.”

    Especially since it may EX-tinguish you.

    “:I’m dont think anyone on this thread refuted Jon Stewart’s logical argument, instead they change the subject or personally attack “Liberals”, nice!”

    “Logical”? Ooh, you said a a bad word!

    “All Stewart did was provide a funny comedy bit using snipt its and tidbits of quotes. ”

    Fakes News does that all the time . . . and calls it “news” – which would be almost as funny if the result wasn’t deliberate distortions and misrepresentations.

    “stroking Muslim’s to make them feel good”

    Would you care to rephrase?

    Seriously, this is EXACTLY the kind of “quote butchering” Fox does routinely. When a Stewart or Colbert does it for obviously humorous purposes, it’s funny. When Fox does it under the guise of “news,” it’s fraud.

    “since when is Stewart anything outside of a leftist comedian? I mean, seriously, the guy’s on the Comedy Channel.”

    Oh my God – the COMEDY CHANNEL is part of the Great Leftist Conspiracy!?! Lock the doors! Hide the kids! Crawl under the bed . . . no, wait – there’s COMMIES under there!

    Remember: anyone or anything that varies even slightly from the right-wing line is COMMIE! Ee-yah-h-h!

    “Why pay attention to this greasy little punk’s tired act ?”

    He’s funny. You’re just clownish.

    “even putting the politics aside and listening to his material subjectivly i dont think he’s funny”

    Fair enough. When I need a laugh I listen to Michael Steele put his foot in his mouth . . . again. . . .

    “Mocking Fox News is making fun of an easy target.”

    True, there IS a certain “fish in a barrel” aspect to it.

    “all he’s getting is leftist horseshit from a comedian.”

    Good thing he has you around to provide equine excreta right-wing balance.

    “The constant fear tactics of FOX, which seems worse than ever, which is why some of us have grown to hate them, as well as they get a lot of mocking. ”

    I refer to it as “well-earned contempt.”

    “Fox is necessary to give stories the MSM won’t touch, like Obama’s DOJ dropping the black panther case. Hear anyone else reporting it? Too bad for the far left that 100% of the media isn’t on their side.”

    From: http://mediamatters.org/blog/201007090005 :

    “[T]he GOP Noise Machine has gone loco over a comically porous story of voter intimidation; a tale that even one Republican official with intimate knowledge has dismissed as “small potatoes” and not worth any attention.

    “Conservative commentators, however, have been quick to run with the phony story, calling it evidence of racial bias in the Obama administration and fitting it into a series of grand, race-based conspiracies. Rush Limbaugh’s, for instance, claimed the fact that the Department of Justice did not seek criminal charges against the New Black Panther Party was “the natural course of events” with “a black attorney general” and “a black president.”

    “RedState stressed how it was an “African-American” AG who supposedly dropped the charges. (Emphasis in original.) Blogger Ed Morrissey suggested the DOJ’s decision amounted to a “compensation for historical injustices,” and that “after more than a century of black voters being intimidated at the polls, it just wouldn’t seem fair to prosecute a black group for voter intimidation.”

    “Morrissey’s evidence? He didn’t have any.”

    The article, including multiple sources links, goes on to note that the Obama DOJ treated the Panther case exactly the same way the Bush DOJ treated a similar Minuteman case.

    From: http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201007080023:

    “Beck continues weak attempt to tie Obama to Black Panthers while admitting there’s “no connection” to New Black Panthers”

    Stewart, like Stephen Colbert, often educes greater truths through humor than an encyclopedia full of facts.

  • mugatu

    For you Stewart bashers:
    This is a copy of my little investigation, besides who you like or dont, or call me a liberal thats fine. These are facts, no opinion spin (except the 3 parts I say it), do your research like I did using. DIFFERENT outlets, that means non-partisan and see what you find.

    Jon Stewart has actively supported the following charities:

    Autism Speaks
    Comic Relief
    Feeding America
    Parkinsong Foundation
    Robin Hood
    Stand Up To Cancer
    Television Academy Foundation

    Stephen Colbert has actively supported the following charities:

    Autism Speaks
    Charity Folks
    Collaboration Foundation
    Comic Relief
    Feeding America
    First Book
    Global Fund for Women
    Parkinson Society Maritime Region
    Save the Children
    Yellow Ribbon Fund
    Stephen Colbert has received a donation of $100,000 from Microsoft’s Bing to help clean up the Gulf oil spill – My Opinion, kind of cheesy to get ratings but I guess a 100k is a 100k for the gulf.

    Rush Limbaugh has actively supported the following charities:

    The heritage Foundation
    His only notable (2007) but excellent donation $2.1 mil to Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation Inc (4.2 he matched the winning bid of 2.1)

    Sean Hannity has actively supported the following charities:

    Freedom Concert – To raise money for tuition of children of fallen soldiers and to pay severely wounded war vets, in fact, less than 20%–and in two recent years, less than 7% and 4%, respectively–of the money raised by Freedom Alliance went to these causes.

    Glenn Beck has actively supported the following charities:

    The Special Operations Warrior Foundation – As listed on the website “All contributions made to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) will first be applied to the costs of the Restoring Honor Rally taking place on August 28, 2010. All contributions in excess of these costs will then be retained by the SOWF.” The funds go to Glenn’s August 28th rally and if anything is left it goes to SWOF, (my opinion) I guess Beck making 18 million last year wasn’t enough for him to even pay for his own rally.

    My opinion, SWOF is a noble organization, I just think it is a shame such a great non-profit is being exploited this way.

    Bill O’Reilly

    Lists charities he endorses but I am having a problem finding out what, if anything, he does for any of these except list them on his website.

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