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Jon Stewart Consoles Liberals Over Their No Good, Very Bad Day

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Let’s face it– liberals are going through a bit of a rough patch. With President Obama resuming military trials in Guantánamo and NPR in complete disarray, Jon Stewart wanted to “pour one out” for the “liberal homies” down on themselves for the bad day. And by “one,” he means a handcrafted pot of homemade gourmet salad dressing– right onto his lap.

After promising during his campaign that he would shut down the Guantánamo Bay facility within a year, President Obama has now ordered trials to resume, and some detainees are being kept without evidence, by virtue of being dangerous (much of the evidence is in the wasteland of Afghanistan, making a trial somewhat difficult). Stewart noted his lack of academic background (“I’m not a lawyer. I’m neither Jacoby nor Meyers”) but found the decision strange. “I always thought the point of evidence was if you didn’t have enough, you’re not allowed to keep them in prison. That’s one of the many differences we have in this country between prisons and zoos.”

Then he turned to mocking the NPR mess created by James O’Keefe, “the Ashton Kutcher of the conservative movement” known for “the least plausible pimp costume ever. Why would a pimp wear ski goggles?” Most of his derision, however, was reserved for Ron Schiller, the NPR executive caught on camera. And no, Stewart wasn’t particularly upset by the Tea Party comments so much as with the five-minute conversation on “the pleasures of madeira wine”– with people he believed to be Muslims. “But enough about madeira, let me show you my prize-winning bacon and porn collection!” Stewart joked.

Stewart concluded his coverage in true form after airing a fake NPR “report” on the scandal (and prosciutto)– by calling NPR “pussies” and falling asleep.

The segment via Comedy Central below:

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  • Dem4Ever

    Poor Jon, all of your heroes are being discredited left and right. Poor…poor Jon.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    I guess Stewart hadn’t heard about Wisconsin yet. He would have really been crying. Poor baby.

  • writer

    I hope this doesn’t make them bitter and angry.

  • BadGenome

    Ah, the tears of a clown.

  • felixw

    Part of the reason the progressives are having a bad time is that they get their news from a comedy channel. Voters want leadership, not one-liners, and most of the public has figured out that the Dems are full of jokes, scorn and ridicule, but incompetent when it comes to actual statesmanship. For a striking example, look at Wisconsin, where Democrats went into hiding — literally! — when tough decisions needed to be made.

  • Who is Salacious Crumb

    Did you guys even watch the segment or the show itself? Do conservatives still hate Stewart even when he lays the smack down on the left?

  • WHarropson

    Dem4Ever said:
    Poor Jon, all of your heroes are being discredited left and right. Poor…poor Jon

    Left and left you mean.

  • Pablo

    writer said:
    I hope this doesn’t make them bitter and angry.

    I hope it doesn’t make them explosive.

  • Pablo

    Who is Salacious Crumb said:
    Do conservatives still hate Stewart even when he lays the smack down on the left?

    Did someone say something that would cause you to think that?

  • Who is Salacious Crumb

    Pablo said:
    Did someone say something that would cause you to think that?

    Yup.

    See comments 1, 2, and 4.

  • writer

    Salacious, I don’t hate Stewart. To the contrary. Anyone that can make the left a little less bitter, more power to ‘em.

  • Who is Salacious Crumb

    writer said:
    Salacious, I don’t hate Stewart. To the contrary. Anyone that can make the left a little less bitter, more power to ‘em.

    Good on ya then, and I never said you did (you were comment #3).

  • Religion of Peace

    I don’t hate him I just think he’s a partisan hack. He should stick to comics and leave politics to the serious folks.

  • Who is Salacious Crumb

    Religion of Peace said:
    I don’t hate him I just think he’s a partisan hack. He should stick to comics and leave politics to the serious folks.

    You leave Big Ed out of this; I thought the discussion was about Stewart.

  • BadGenome

    I don’t hate Stewart, either. I just think he’s a sad clown who hides behind being a clown so he can sell political commentary disguised as comedy but if someone criticizes him he can hide behind, “Hey, what? Me? I come on after Crank Yankers*!”

    But yeah, even in that bit he let Obama have it and ripped into Fox News. His main beef with NPR seemed to be that they didn’t stand up for themselves.

    * Or whatever godawful shit Comedy Central is running in that time slot these days.

  • Who is Salacious Crumb

    BadGenome said:
    * Or whatever godawful shit Comedy Central is running in that time slot these days.

    Tosh.O. As another commentator on here would say: “it’s gold!”

  • writer

    Stewart should be bitching about getting Krod Mandoon back on.

  • BadGenome

    Stewart’s a funny guy and clearly good at what he does. I just don’t dig the fact that the Daily Show = “the news” for so many lefties I know, and it annoys the shit out of me when Stewart vehemently denies that a lot of people do actually get their news from him.

    I also don’t like the fact that he kind of implied having a hand in getting Tough Crowd canceled. If he really did that, then he really can suck it.

  • Who is Salacious Crumb

    BadGenome said:
    I don’t hate Stewart, either. I just think he’s a sad clown who hides behind being a clown so he can sell political commentary disguised as comedy but if someone criticizes him he can hide behind, “Hey, what? Me? I come on after Crank Yankers*!”

    But yeah, even in that bit he let Obama have it and ripped into Fox News. His main beef with NPR seemed to be that they didn’t stand up for themselves.

    He doesn’t strike me as sad, and Glenn Beck has often described himself as a clown, in the rodeo sense.

    Comedy has often been used as an instrument of social and/or political commentary.

    He chided NPR for be being boring just as much as he chided them for being pussies, perhaps even more so.

  • writer

    Remember Tough Crowd’s chat site? Those were the days.

  • writer

    Thumbs down? Someone obviously remembers me.

  • the real john t

    gordonbloyershow said:
    I guess Stewart hadn’t heard about Wisconsin yet. He would have really been crying. Poor baby.

    WI’s troubles aren’t over yet. You might be the one crying when all is done, you poor baby.

  • Religion of Peace

    He chided NPR for be being boring just as much as he chided them for being pussies

    ——

    How convenient. Has he done that in the past? Playing the “well, I didn’t like them, anyways” card is kinda weak. He comes across as a crappy used car salesman to me.

  • Religion of Peace

    writer said:
    Thumbs down? Someone obviously remembers me.

    t-bone is in the house!

  • the real john t

    Religion of Peace said:
    t-bone is in the house!

    Had to change your name yet again Olby Sucks, huh.

  • Religion of Peace

    the real john t said:
    Had to change your name yet again Olby Sucks, huh.

    Say wha?

  • writer

    Religion of Peace, you’re also me.

  • Religion of Peace

    writer said:
    Religion of Peace, you’re also me.

    Don’t forget J$.

  • BadGenome

    Who is Salacious Crumb said:
    He doesn’t strike me as sad, and Glenn Beck has often described himself as a clown, in the rodeo sense.

    Comedy has often been used as an instrument of social and/or political commentary.

    He chided NPR for be being boring just as much as he chided them for being pussies, perhaps even more so.

    Stewart describes himself as a clown, too. He told Rachel Maddow a few months ago that what he does is kind of like being a jester because he tells the truth through jokes, and he’s the heir to this great legacy or whatever. Then he told her that she can’t do what he does, not because she sucks at it (which the real reason why she should knock it off), but because they have different jobs.

    It just strikes me as pretty weak how he’ll put himself out there just enough to go on someone’s “serious” show and say what he wants to say, but if pressed he almost instantly retreats into, “Hey, I’m just tellin’ jokes over here! It’s totally different” There’s a lot of political comedians or humorous pundits, and I can’t think of any others who’ll do that. Maybe it has to do with his comedy persona or something, and he doesn’t want to be seen doing that, but he’s not terribly subtle. I think it has become pretty obvious over the years where he stands on most issues, so why he won’t just stand his ground and argue the point is beyond me.

  • writer

    And sara and Michelle.

  • George C

    Wouldn’t you like to be a kumquat too ?

  • writer

    I also wanted to be Bill-O Van Megyn O’ Susteren Greta Van O’…..but it was too cumbersome.

  • Religion of Peace

    Did t-bone run fer the hills, already?

  • the real john t

    Religion of Peace said:
    Say wha?

    That’s the thing Olby Sucks you keep changing your name but never your same ignorant phrases. “patsy” “t-bone”.

    You’re a simple little ignorant thing.

  • Religion of Peace

    Namecalling, already? :(

  • the real john t

    Religion of Peace said:
    Namecalling, already? :(

    You’d better get to bed. Your dad probably has a horse for you to jack-off tomorrow.

  • George C

    the real john t said:
    That’s the thing Olby Sucks you keep changing your name but never your same ignorant phrases. “patsy” “t-bone”.

    Like “high horse ” and ” little man ” ? LOL !

  • George C

    the real john t said:
    You’d better get to bed. Your dad probably has a horse for you to jack-off tomorrow.

    We couldn’t let your wife do it anymore , she was swallowing the profits .

  • Religion of Peace

    the real john t said:
    You’d better get to bed. Your dad probably has a horse for you to jack-off tomorrow.

    My dad’s dead and it’s kinda hard to have horses in a trailer park. What next, t?

  • the real john t

    George C said:
    Like “high horse ” and ” little man ” ? LOL !

    When did I change my name?

  • Religion of Peace

    Catch ya tomorrow, “righter.” ;)

  • the real john t

    George C said:
    We couldn’t let your wife do it anymore , she was swallowing the profits .

    So now you want to throw out insults about my wife. Just shows how low you RW scumbags will go.

    Hey writer, do you approve of George C’s comment?

  • Religion of Peace

    the real john t said:
    You’d better get to bed. Your dad probably has a horse for you to jack-off tomorrow.

    the real john t said:
    So now you want to throw out insults about my wife. Just shows how low you RW scumbags will go.

    Hey writer, do you approve of George C’s comment?

    Way too easy. ;)

  • George C

    the real john t said:
    So now you want to throw out insults about my wife. Just shows how low you RW scumbags will go.

    Breakfast of Champions at the house of john t .

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF84k1be-Uk

  • Religion of Peace

    I’m Religion of Peace and I approve of George C’s comment.

  • the real john t

    Religion of Peace said:
    Way too easy. ;)

    Where in that comment did I insult any member of your family?

  • Religion of Peace

    the real john t said:
    Where in that comment did I insult any member of your family?

    Ram off.

  • the real john t

    Religion of Peace said:
    Ram off.

    OH!!! Nice come back coward.

  • writer

    Not getting in on this, real john. You already seem to upset.

  • Religion of Peace

    the real john t said:
    OH!!! Nice come back coward.

    You little internet tough guy, you.

  • OxyCon
  • writer

    I mean ‘too’. See? It’s getting late.

  • Religion of Peace

    writer said:
    Not getting in on this, real john. You already seem to upset.

    He’s a little heated that the union thugs got their asses kicked and hard!

  • Religion of Peace
  • the real john t

    writer said:
    Not getting in on this, real john. You already seem to upset.

    Oh yes, you seem to get into it hot and heavy when a RWer’s family is insulted. But when a RWer insults a LWer’s family member you have nothing to say.

  • Religion of Peace

    Big bad john! Big jooohn…

  • Religion of Peace

    the real john t said:
    Oh yes, you seem to get into it hot and heavy when a RWer’s family is insulted. But when a RWer insults a LWer’s family member you have nothing to say.

    You’re a LW’er?

  • just wow

    George C said:
    Breakfast of Champions at the house of john t .

    Is” the real john t ” living in England ?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSH9WFIvqug

  • Religion of Peace

    just wow said:
    Is” the real john t ” living in England ?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSH9WFIvqug

    I think he resides in Alabammy.

  • writer

    You’re a simple little ignorant thing.

    real john, besides making accusations that people are using other names, you offered the above tidbit to kick things off. You insult people, then you’re outraged if they insult you back. Ever considered trying to be nice for a change?

  • George C

    writer said:
    real john, besides making accusations that people are using other names, you offered the above tidbit to kick things off. You insult people, then you’re outraged if they insult you back. Ever considered trying to be nice for a change?

    Nothing else to add . Well said , writer .

  • the real john t

    writer said:
    then you’re outraged if they insult you back. Ever considered trying to be nice for a change?

    In case you were too dumb to see what was written, he insulted my wife. Now you just raise hell about anyone on the left insulting some body’s family. But it’s perfectly fine for RWers to insult family members according to you. And how soon you forget about your “leftists assholes” comment. So keep your self righteous shit to yourself.

  • Grammie

    If you guys will just let me sneak in and out real quick with my little comment I’ll be out of your way in a jiff and you all can get back to the boys will be boys fun.

    FRANCES SAID:

    “Then he turned to mocking the NPR mess created by James O’Keefe”

    Wow, that’s a nice, or really not nice, bit of editorializing you snuck in there.

    Without the outrageous behavior of the NPR employees O’Keefe would have had nothing.

    He set the stage and they performed and got outed for their bad behavior.

    This was no different, except for the politics of those involved, than Ian Whoever and Governor Walker. I don’t remember seeing any such language implying that Ian “created” a mess for Governor Walker.

  • writer

    See, this is why I didn’t want to start with this guy. He’s one of the most hateful, insulting left wingers on here, then starts twisting and turning to make out he’s totally innocent. No, real john, I don’t think anyone should insult children. And I don’t usually think anyone should insult someones wife. But you started it with your accusations of using different names, then you called someone ignorant. If you don’t want hatred coming back at you, stop being so damned hateful yourself.

  • the real john t

    writer said:
    then you called someone ignorant. If you don’t want hatred coming back at you, stop being so damned hateful yourself.

    You are one pathetic hypocrite.

  • writer

    Had to change your name yet again Olby Sucks, huh.

    This was your first post to Religion of Peace, real john. No one had even been talking to or about you, and you jumped in with that insulting accusation. Then you went on to call him ignorant. Now you’re crying that people aren’t nice to you. And you never, ever believe anything’s your fault. And you never will.

  • the real john t

    Religion of Peace said:
    writer said:
    Thumbs down? Someone obviously remembers me.
    t-bone is in the house!

    OH!!! I jumped in when he never said a word to me? Maybe you should go back to the first page and read the comments.

  • George C

    the real john t said:
    OH!!! I jumped in when he never said a word to me? Maybe you should go back to the first page and read the comments.

    See, showmanship. Maybe that’s what your gonorrhea has been missing.

    Alright that’s it for me. Good night everybody.

  • writer

    Yeah, I saw that, real john. Religion of Peace called you t bone, so you started talking about him jacking off horses. Why would anyone take offense at that? You are totally innocent, real john. As pure as the driven snow. You’re always nice, you never jump in when no one is talking to you. In short, you are the salt of the earth in your own mind.

  • the real john t

    writer said:
    Yeah, I saw that, real john. Religion of Peace called you t bone, so you started talking about him jacking off horses. Why would anyone take offense at that?

    Why don’t you ask him what he does for a living? I’ve known him for about 5yrs on different blogs, which he usually gets banned from. So why did you butt in to me conversing with him, HYPOCRITE.

  • writer

    I told Religion of Peace he’s also using my name. Wasn’t talking to you, real john. And if you’ll notice, I later said I’m not getting in on this because you’re getting upset (which you obviously are) and yet you insisted I get in on it. Tell you what, john. I’ll make a deal with you. From now on I’ll ignore all your posts and never address you, and you do the same with me. How’s that?

  • the real john t

    writer said:
    I told Religion of Peace he’s also using my name. Wasn’t talking to you, real john. And if you’ll notice, I later said I’m not getting in on this because you’re getting upset (which you obviously are) and yet you insisted I get in on it.

    Damn, are you really that stupid.

    writer said:
    I told Religion of Peace he’s also using my name. Wasn’t talking to you, real john.

    Religion of Peace (Olby Sucks) was talking about me when he said t-bone. Talk about turning and twisting comments around, you are a master of it. I’ve wasted enough time on your pitiful ass.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    the real john t said:
    WI’s troubles aren’t over yet. You might be the one crying when all is done, you poor baby.

    LOL, you sure have them scared. Those students are going to get their butt kicked.

    Childish behaviour is not going to go over well.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    writer said:
    Yeah, I saw that, real john. Religion of Peace called you t bone, so you started talking about him jacking off horses. Why would anyone take offense at that? You are totally innocent, real john. As pure as the driven snow. You’re always nice, you never jump in when no one is talking to you. In short, you are the salt of the earth in your own mind.

    Hey, he claims someone insulted his wife, LOL. How does anyone know he has wife? He is hiding behind a phony name. No one knows anything about the fool. He is a liar.

  • ChrisNH

    The ‘whose-Ass-I’m-going-to-Kick’ guy is getting his ass kicked…repeatedly. That’s the biggest joy in all this. And it’ll get worse for him as all the ‘wonderfulness’ of ObamaCare fails to materialize. All those states and corporations being ‘excused’ from ObamaCare only cause the cost structure to collapse on itself. I’m very happy ObamaCare is called ‘ObamaCare.’ Tie the murderer to the murder.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    This is the first day of the real revolution.

  • Davo

    George C said:
    Alright that’s it for me. Good night everybody.

    Good morning, everybody. OK, pick up the empty champaign bottles and clean up the mess from last night’s party……………it’s time to get back to work.

    Never forget…………Demon’s are the army of the dark kingdom and will never rest when they think their “endowed right to pillage, rape, and rule” has been unfairly breached. They will be at work early today finding new illegal ways to abridge the law and the Constitution to get back on track to destroy America as it was founded. To quote CSI Miami’s “not-so-great” Horatio Cain, “they never close,”

    Remember, Conservatives, we are the army of the light and right. Let’s get behind the other governors and states making similar restorations as Wisconsin, and beat the drum daily as our adversaries are sworn to do. Support the efforts of Rand Paul, Michelle Bachmann, and all Tea Party Conservatives as they endeavor to right the wrongs of the Liberalism that has put America in darkness and gloom.

    Awaken to a new day in the sunshine, and keep up the good fight for truth, justice, and the American way. I’ll be back tonight to check your work……………..

  • tatboy

    Of course Jon didn’t have a problem with the Tea Party comments. They reinforce his bigotry and are therefor OK. :)…

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    I can’t wait for the Michael Moore led walkout tomorrow. LOL

  • Not Your Typical New Yorker

    To Jon Stewart I say, CHOKE ON IT YOU SANCTIMONIOUS TOOL!

    Ahem, carry on….

  • ImJustThatDamnGood

    Hey conservatives, who’s next? The socialist girl scouts?

  • BadGenome

    ImJustThatDamnGood said:
    Hey conservatives, who’s next? The socialist girl scouts?

    Depends. Have you libtards finished your war on the Boy Scouts yet?

  • Not Your Typical New Yorker

    BadGenome said:
    Depends. Have you libtards finished your war on the Boy Scouts yet?

    No, they’re not finished, the Boy Scouts are still breathing. On this the lefts best has not been good enough, but still they try and still I donate to the B.S.A.

  • VoiceofReason

    Who is Salacious Crumb said:
    Did you guys even watch the segment or the show itself? Do conservatives still hate Stewart even when he lays the smack down on the left?

    I am not fond of anyone who makes a living being a hypocrite and bigot.

    BTW…….maybe if you didn’t subscribe to the bullcorn methods folks like this self-hating Jew utilize you wouldn’t see this as a right against left issue and demand that anyone imparting information to you tell the freaking truth and not shill for either “side”.

    Too bad your “side” gets it’s way and we can all be segregated into “white” or “black”, “conservative” or “liberal” and we can’t all be Americans and ALL call out bullsqueeze wherever it rears it’s ugly head.

    Keep playing the game and you run the risk of seeing some more “defeat”.

  • VoiceofReason

    ImJustThatDamnGood said:
    Hey conservatives, who’s next? The socialist girl scouts?

    I hear Cannon makes a high quality super absorbent towel.

    Might soak up ALL your tears…….

  • tatboy

    ImJustThatDamnGood said:
    Hey conservatives, who’s next? The socialist girl scouts?

    Nope… I figure you Libs will go after them when you done f#cking over the Boy Scouts.

  • writer

    real john, I see you turned down my deal of us not talking. Okay. You’re a twisted, demented, hateful, bitter old leftie who attacks others, then cries like a baby when he gets attacked. Feel better now?

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

    gordonbloyershow said:
    He is hiding behind a phony name.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcCO6E4NUs8

  • Pablo

    Who is Salacious Crumb said:
    Yup.

    See comments 1, 2, and 4.

    I see ribbing, not hate. Does Stewart hate the right? Because he does a lot of that ribbing himself.

  • bealzebubba

    LOL@ bacon and porn collection. too funny.

    He nailed it.

    On another note…did O’Keefe, himself, pretend to be muslim or did he hire a couple of ‘mulsim looking’ guys too play the role?

  • Nachi

    Only the “little people” have have complained about NPR. Such cretins never listen or watch, as the content is well beyond their minimalistic comprehension abilities. They (simply) follow the herd in its (their) rage & outrage.

  • LibertySister

    BadGenome said:
    Depends. Have you libtards finished your war on the Boy Scouts yet?

    you nailed it. The liberials beleive they do no wrong. Yet when some idoit says something stupied about the conservities going after girl scout thinking they are funny and smart but forget in the real world they hate the boy scouts.

    Just like all these people that yell Fox Lies and everytime someone confronts them and ask to give an example they all look dumbfounded and cant say a single event or word then starts yelling again Fox Lies Fox lies…
    these people are Morons and yet there are so many of them….

  • Nachi

    Do not break the silence – unless you have something intelligent to say.

    What a great day this is for Red-Necked WingNuts. Ummm.

  • LarryB

    LibertySister said:
    Yet when some idoit says something stupied …
    …these people are Morons and yet there are so many of them….

    Oh, those “stupied” morons!

  • VoiceofReason

    Nachi said:
    Do not break the silence – unless you have something intelligent to say. What a great day this is for Red-Necked WingNuts. Ummm.

    I guess you need a waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhbulance huh?

    Tissue?

  • gottosay

    MICHEAL MOORE IS NOT COMING TO WISCONSIN…WHY THE CITIZENS CAN HANDLE THEIR BUSINESS AND IT IS OK IF DID COME WISCONSIN HAS GREAT CHEESES!!!!

  • my dogs gone

    Fox Lies.
    And they won’t apologize nor deny it.
    Proof enough.

  • my dogs gone

    Republicans.
    So this is what you mean by “Going Rogue.”
    Shame!

  • http://Mediaite.com uggugg

    Pay freeze without price freeze is attack on the poor and needy. Look what it did to Egypt and Libya. After attacking wages of main street these same Wisconsin Political figures could gain clout and respect if they are honest enough to attack the earnings and benefits of Political Management and then the earnings of; or should I say the Loot of Wall Street gamblers that are truly bringing down our country, otherwise they will look like a bunch of gangsters themselves doing their greedy deeds. We must remember when Osama bin Laden went to college in American, he immediately went back home and planed an attack on Wall Street not just
    American as some think, it was directed at WALL STREET when he did the basement before he went for the top of those towers. Wall Street is like some bad kids in our family and they need butt kicked big time, otherwise picking on the working class amounts to additional gangster-ism.

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