Maddow And O’Donnell Laugh At Chris Wallace For ‘Strange’ Jon Stewart Interview

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by Matt Schneider | 10:16 am, June 21st, 2011

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It seems that everyone wants their crack at commenting on the conversation heard ’round the world between Jon Stewart and Chris Wallace. Last night MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell shared a few laughs at what they perceived was Stewart’s complete defeat of Wallace in the debate.

Maddow suggested about the interview, “I can’t believe that that went the way that Chris Wallace intended it to.” And she also expressed her disappointment that Wallace’s obsession with a liberal media bias proves “he’s a lot more like the other Fox News hosts than we knew, and not in a way that I think flattered him.” O’Donnell agreed joking “you could smell whiffs of the Fox News Kool-Aid on his breath.” And O’Donnell thought much of the discussion was filled with Wallace’s confusion and defensiveness.

The strange moment when Wallace played a clip from Comedy Central to prove some unclear argument of his was mocked even further by O’Donnell, who suggested Wallace should understand “the word Fox needs to defend in its title is ‘News’” while Comedy Central is supposed to be about comedy. Yet Maddow and O’Donnell smartly picked up on Wallace’s most embarrassing admission during the interview: he doesn’t find the show South Park funny! How could that be true when merely hearing Wallace say “Cartman’s Mom Is A Slut, Parts 1 and 2″ is hilarious?

Watch the clip from MSNBC below:

(h/t The Huffington Post)

Chris Wallace, Jon Stewart, Lawrence O'Donnell, Rachel Maddow

writer

While laughing, they also pointed at him.
tatboy

I thought it was a great interview for BOTH guys. Guess these 2 have some other agenda to push.
The Lantern of Truth

TV hasn’t been this good since the Harlem Globetrotters were stranded on Gilligan’s Island .
david r

tatboy said:
I thought it was a great interview for BOTH guys. Guess these 2 have some other agenda to push.

I’m not going to bother watching it. I’ve seen it many times.
GoneFishing

Gotta love how these clowns interview each other to get perspective…The blind leading the sight challenged.
Pablo

tatboy said:
I thought it was a great interview for BOTH guys.

I thought Larry looked kind of goofy.
TfT

Yawn – Rachel and Larry criticizing something about Fox. Do they have anything at all going on in their little pea brains?

Honestly, what a bore.
Azarkhan

It’s nice to see two leftwing geeks share a moment.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

More stories from MSNBC about what’s going on over at FOX….

They really need to take off their bullsh*t covered lenses, because they are clearly not seeing reality.
Steve_27

He’s prettier then her and she’s dumber then him. Can they really afford to be laughing at anything?
Liberal Tormentor – tormenting liberals with logic and facts since 1972

I’ve come to the conclusion that all of you libs were high when you watched this interview. Wallace got him to say on camera that he didn’t think ABC, NBC, CBS, NYT, WA post and the others have a liberal agenda and you say Stewart won. Wow, denial ain’t just a river in Egypt to you guys.
donalan

I thought the Tommy Lee joke was pretty funny.
Steve_27

Pablo said:
I thought Larry looked kind of goofy.

Only now you see this? I’m surprised at you Pablo, your usually quick with things.
tigerprez

Rumor has it that after they get dropped from MSNBC for low raitings, O’Donnell and Maddow are going to co-host a show on Current TV called “Smug and Smugger.”
THE REAL ROYAL KING

sarainitaly said:
More stories from MSNBC about what’s going on over at FOX….

They really need to take off their bullsh*t covered lenses, because they are clearly not seeing reality.

But, this is actually a story about Stewart, as well. Just because you Radical Rightist Reactionary Republicans’ bubble was busted doesn’t give you license to ignore that, Tumbleweed.
Steve_27

tatboy said:
I thought it was a great interview for BOTH guys. Guess these 2 have some other agenda to push.

LMAO!!
Just my Opinion

SAD, when you think about it, but that crap has not worked
against FOX and it never will.
O’Donnell and Rachel. Want a real good laugh?
Look at your ratings compared to FOX.
THAT is how FOX get their laughs.
Got to get to work!
LATER——————————–
WCinWI

Other than Steele and Rand Paul, who has Larry and Rachel had on their show from the other side?

I’d like to know. :)
THE REAL ROYAL KING

TfT said:
Yawn – Rachel and Larry criticizing something about Fox. Do they have anything at all going on in their little pea brains?

Honestly, what a bore.

On a positive note, they were commending Stewart. As well they should.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

WCinWI said:
Other than Steele and Rand Paul, who has Larry and Rachel had on their show from the other side?

I’d like to know. :)

Among others, Orly Taitz, Dentist, Extension School Attorney, Real Estate Agent, Wig Model and Birther Extraordinaire. That’s five (5) right there.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Liberal Tormentor - tormenting liberals with logic and facts since 1972 said:
I’ve come to the conclusion that all of you libs were high when you watched this interview. Wallace got him to say on camera that he didn’t think ABC, NBC, CBS, NYT, WA post and the others have a liberal agenda and you say Stewart won. Wow, denial ain’t just a river in Egypt to you guys.

More chortles. Thanks. I may have to start calling you Bubbles.
ChrisNH

A short, humorous reprise for these two very rich Lib media elites before they waddle right back into their ‘Human Torch’ outfits. Not a god time to be a Lib Media Hack, unable to paint any sort of positive spin on Obamo’s ruination of the country. But they have their yachts and they have their elegant mansions, all while they point fingers at ‘The Rich’ as though they somehow aren’t among them. It is good to see these people getting bludgeoned.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

This is starting to get interesting…

I liked the interview very much…
& now for some childish reason the Left is trying to make it into a FOXN defeat…

Good luck MSNBC, in whatever it is you do over there…
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
Among others, Orly Taitz, Dentist, Extension School Attorney, Real Estate Agent, Wig Model and Birther Extraordinaire. That’s five (5) right there.

So 5 people… in the history of their programs. Oooooh.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

I can only guess that the Lefties are assuming that many did not watch the actual interview and thaty are now trying to make it into something it was not… which is kind of what Liberalism is/does…
tatboy

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
But, this is actually a story about Stewart, as well. Just because you Radical Rightist Reactionary Republicans’ bubble was busted doesn’t give you license to ignore that, Tumbleweed.

Many people got their bubble busted…

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/politifact-finds-jon-stewarts-claim-fox-news-has-most-consistently-misinformed-viewers-false/
WCinWI

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
Among others, Orly Taitz, Dentist, Extension School Attorney, Real Estate Agent, Wig Model and Birther Extraordinaire. That’s five (5) right there.

Orly Taitz is nuts. I met her in person. That’s one person. Next person of the Right that they have on their program? Do tell.
WCinWI

ImNotBlue said:
So 5 people… in the history of their programs. Oooooh.

Actually, he only described one person. All of those descriptors were for Orly.
WCinWI

WCinWI said:
Actually, he only described one person. All of those descriptors were for Orly.

She came to a political meeting that I was working at (event opened to the public) and she wanted to speak in front of everyone. She had literature. No one else knew who she was overall so I had to let them know that she was crazy. I still have the handout of herself that she gave. Political history right there folks. :)
Liberal Tormentor – tormenting liberals with logic and facts since 1972

skoorbekim said:
I can only guess that the Lefties are assuming that many did not watch the actual interview and thaty are now trying to make it into something it was not… which is kind of what Liberalism is/does…

Well, in their defense, they’ve gotten away with rewriting history for a while now. They aren’t used to someone not letting them get away with it.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Liberal Tormentor - tormenting liberals with logic and facts since 1972 said:
Well, in their defense, they’ve gotten away with rewriting history for a while now. They aren’t used to someone not letting them get away with it.

Every few years I read Orwell’s 1984 just to prepare myself for such Liberal nonsense…
MediaiteCensorsSux

I like Chris Wallace, but the interview was stupid. Stewart got away with major manipulation.
Pablo

WCinWI said:
Orly Taitz is nuts. I met her in person. That’s one person. Next person of the Right that they have on their program? Do tell.

Is Taitz even of the right? Or is she just plain nuts? Being a birther does not place one on the right.
cjd ohio 1

notice that neither one addressed their own bias lol
writer

Rachel says that MSNBC doesn’t have an agenda.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

MediaiteCensorsSux said:
I like Chris Wallace, but the interview was stupid. Stewart got away with major manipulation.

As much as I have been enjoying the angst of my Radical Right Reactionary Republican FOX “News” Phans, I have to agree that the interview was really poorly done. Wallace, who, as Stewart pointed out is a bright light at the rather dreary FOX “News” was ill-prepared and thrown during the course of the interview. He made a monumental error in his counter balance argument. And while “to the victors go the spoils” the victory dance need not last all week.
GoneFishing

Pablo said:
Is Taitz even of the right? Or is she just plain nuts? Being a birther does not place one on the right.

Thats a good question. I think Orly Taitz bought has a nice little house in her own private Idaho. Complete with ‘No Trespassing’ signs to keep reality at bay.
Just4thefax

Fact: Jealousy at MSMBC sense they have aired Jon Stewart on hundreds of occasions but never live and they know FOX News again was first to do so. It was Jon only first on Sunday talk show guest on any of them at the lame street media. As the two laughed they only seeing each other’s image and that’s what made it funny to the rest of us. The rest of the time they sat and had their moths open. WhoooHooo……
Dem4Ever

Matt S…in your story you billed this interview as a debate…why?
Azarkhan

What Ziegler and those who agree with him need to understand is that the MSM doesn’t intend to let anyone beat Barack Obama. They intend to pull a “Palin” — to decimate…whoever threatens the re-election of Their Precious One. Barack Obama is a failed president. Period. If 2012 is what it should be — a referendum on the incumbent — he loses in a landslide. Therefore, the White House and their MSM allies intend to do everything they can to ensure 2012 is all about toxifying the GOP nominee — regardless of who it is — into someone who cannot be elected. Anyone who thinks the MSM will take it easier on a nominee not named Palin hasn’t been paying attention.

The bottom line is that whoever our candidate is, beating Obama is not the existential problem — our candidate must beat the media….

http://biggovernment.com/jjmnolte/2011/06/13/why-john-ziegler-is-wrong-about-sarah-palins-electability/
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Just4thefax said:
Fact: Jealousy at MSMBC sense they have aired Jon Stewart on hundreds of occasions but never live and they know FOX News again was first to do so. It was Jon only first on Sunday talk show guest on any of them at the lame street media. As the two laughed they only seeing each other’s image and that’s what made it funny to the rest of us. The rest of the time they sat and had their moths open. WhoooHooo……

In what language did you write this comment and what translation software did you use?
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

ImNotBlue said:
So 5 people… in the history of their programs. Oooooh.

That’s one person, with five jobs.
Harry Flashman

The cool kids, the clique. Remember them? I would have thought they’ve grown up by now and left their mockery and sneering behind but as you can tell by these two, they’re right there on MSNBC.

Punks.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Azarkhan said:
What Ziegler and those who agree with him need to understand is that the MSM doesn’t intend to let anyone beat Barack Obama. They intend to pull a “Palin” — to decimate…whoever threatens the re-election of Their Precious One. Barack Obama is a failed president. Period. If 2012 is what it should be — a referendum on the incumbent — he loses in a landslide. Therefore, the White House and their MSM allies intend to do everything they can to ensure 2012 is all about toxifying the GOP nominee — regardless of who it is — into someone who cannot be elected. Anyone who thinks the MSM will take it easier on a nominee not named Palin hasn’t been paying attention.

The bottom line is that whoever our candidate is, beating Obama is not the existential problem — our candidate must beat the media….

http://biggovernment.com/jjmnolte/2011/06/13/why-john-ziegler-is-wrong-about-sarah-palins-electability/

Wait! I thought it was the Lame Stream Media.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Pablo said:
WCinWI said:
Orly Taitz is nuts. I met her in person. That’s one person. Next person of the Right that they have on their program? Do tell.

Is Taitz even of the right? Or is she just plain nuts? Being a birther does not place one on the right.

Actually, her politics are rightist, but you are correct. Taitz is just a nut case, and nuts might be gathered on either side of the tree.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

sarainitaly said:
ImNotBlue said:
So 5 people… in the history of their programs. Oooooh.

That’s one person, with five jobs.

Yes, that has already been established. Several times now. And 5 x 3 = 15!
JerseyJones

Poor Jon Stewart. Class clown turned into angry fuddy-duddy. You could see the fury in Jon’s eyes as Wallace asked him about his “Amos and Andy” schtick on Herman Cain. Stewart “lost” the interview, insofar as he was the butt of Wallace’s humor, beginning right up to Wallace “accepting” Stewart’s apology. Hysterical. Jon’s not as clever when the event is not rigged by his staff. Loved every moment. Maddow and O’Donnell’s feels “so funny, it hurts”. But O’Donnell’s hair is impeccably organized, as ever and deserves “best organized hair” award.
RhapsodyinBlue

GoneFishing said:
Gotta love how these clowns interview each other to get perspective…The blind leading the sight challenged.

O’Reilly and Hannity use to do that as well, until it was decided they absolutely hated each other
RhapsodyinBlue

sarainitaly said:
More stories from MSNBC about what’s going on over at FOX….

They really need to take off their bullsh*t covered lenses, because they are clearly not seeing reality.

FoxNews is a channel dedicated to telling lies and being a political force for the Republican party and have been doing so for well over 10 years. The fact they’re talked about a lot is not really surprising, they’re one party’s bullhorn, it’s impossible to cover the GOP without covering FoxNews.
OxyCon

Did Madcow and Crazy Larry mention the fact that during the Wallace/Stewart interview, Stewart made a demonstrably false statement?

They wouldn’t be deceiving their viewers now would they? Maddow and Crazy Larry withholding key facts which would destroy the meme they are trying to spread? Whoda thunkit?
got a grip

The hypocrisy is truly amazing- trademark snark and condescension to point out Fox is biased and not a news channel while they are ten fold more biased and agenda-driven than whatever Fox is. To hear Crazy Larry talk about drinking the channel’s Kool-Aid or, even funnier, “I don’t know why he’s on given the ratings” while Fox has consistently lapped the field on MSNBC’s ratings leaves you staring at the screen in disbelief.
Azarkhan

Muslim leaders in Kenya have called on the government to introduce the death penalty for homosexuals and to boycott their businesses, media reports said Monday.

“Death is the only punishment prescribed by Islam for such people as done in China and Iran,” the Daily Nation quoted Sheikh Mohammed Khalifa, of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, as saying.

“We are asking Kenyans to shun businesses owned by such people and further show them open discrimination as a way of stopping the beastly act,” he told reporters at an anti-homosexual workshop.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2011/06/14/kenyan-muslim-leaders-call-for-death-penalty-for-gays

And Rachel Maddow supported the Ground Zero mosque. Be careful what you wish for Rachel.
OxyCon

Azarkhan said:
Muslim leaders in Kenya have called on the government to introduce the death penalty for homosexuals and to boycott their businesses, media reports said Monday.

“Death is the only punishment prescribed by Islam for such people as done in China and Iran,” the Daily Nation quoted Sheikh Mohammed Khalifa, of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, as saying.

“We are asking Kenyans to shun businesses owned by such people and further show them open discrimination as a way of stopping the beastly act,” he told reporters at an anti-homosexual workshop.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2011/06/14/kenyan-muslim-leaders-call-for-death-penalty-for-gays

And Rachel Maddow supported the Ground Zero mosque. Be careful what you wish for Rachel.

Shame she didn’t go celebrate in Tahrir Square, no? After all, she was a huge supporter and promoter of the protests.
Fokker News

WCinWI said:
Other than Steele and Rand Paul, who has Larry and Rachel had on their show from the other side?

I’d like to know. :)

I haven’t watched either in months, but I have seen Tom Delay, RON Paul, multiple Wisconsin Republican state legislatures, Condi Rice, John Culberson (R-Texas) On Lawrence O’Donnell’s show.
CosmosDan

Did they mention that Jon said their network is trying to copy Fox’s formula of ratings success.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

RhapsodyinBlue said:
FoxNews is a channel dedicated to telling lies and being a political force for the Republican party and have been doing so for well over 10 years. The fact they’re talked about a lot is not really surprising, they’re one party’s bullhorn, it’s impossible to cover the GOP without covering FoxNews.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrbumvF-Oe4&feature=related
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

CosmosDan said:
Did they mention that Jon said their network is trying to copy Fox’s formula of ratings success.

Good point! My money is they didn’t. (Sorry can’t watch it, Crazy Larry makes me crazy)
seek

It’s a good thing these 2 doofus’s have Fox to watch because there is nothing on their channel of interest.
seek

Fokker News said:
I haven’t watched either in months, but I have seen Tom Delay, RON Paul, multiple Wisconsin Republican state legislatures, Condi Rice, John Culberson (R-Texas) On Lawrence O’Donnell’s show.

Did you by chance see how obnoxious Lawrence was to Condi? Condi threatened to walk and who would have blamed her.
crclarkNY

These two are just jealous… Didn’t Maddow ask Stewart to be on her show and he declined?
crclarkNY

crclarkNY said:
These two are just jealous… Didn’t Maddow ask Stewart to be on her show and he declined?

Oops… guess he was on her show. They’re still just jealous…
Liberal Tormentor – tormenting liberals with logic and facts since 1972

Jon Stewart Falsely Claims Chris Wallace Said Fox Doesn’t Tell Both Sides of the Story

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/06/21/jon-stewart-falsely-claims-chris-wallace-said-fox-doesnt-tell-both-si#ixzz1PwCqvpWg

The liberal media continues to prove Wallace correct with their lies. Keep it up!!
writer

I’m reminded of the French in a Monty Python film: “We shall taunt you a second time!”
tatboy

CosmosDan said:
Did they mention that Jon said their network is trying to copy Fox’s formula of ratings success.

I think they skipped that part.
tatboy

writer said:
I’m reminded of the French in a Monty Python film: “We shall taunt you a second time!”

I fart in your general direction.
cjd ohio 1

tatboy said:
I fart in your general direction.

funny ass move holy grail lol
xraex413

now I dont really care to much for either Fox or MSNBC, but at least with MSNBC they will attack the democratic side more than Fox news will attack the republican side. With our ridiculous media being way more opinion driven of course there will be bias. Thats why people need to get off these opinion shows and go to the real news, and sometimes to get the real news on America you have to go outside of America to find out what is really going on around here. Just like Jon Stewart said people these days are brainwashed and take marching orders. If you want real news dont watch all these opinion shows
slickerwick

Ah, I see msnbc is still giving free publicity to Fox News. They just can’t stop talking about their competitor.
slickerwick

Penis envy?
Gasket

Azarkhan said:
Muslim leaders in Kenya have called on the government to introduce the death penalty for homosexuals and to boycott their businesses, media reports said Monday.

“Death is the only punishment prescribed by Islam for such people as done in China and Iran,” the Daily Nation quoted Sheikh Mohammed Khalifa, of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, as saying.

“We are asking Kenyans to shun businesses owned by such people and further show them open discrimination as a way of stopping the beastly act,” he told reporters at an anti-homosexual workshop.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2011/06/14/kenyan-muslim-leaders-call-for-death-penalty-for-gays

And Rachel Maddow supported the Ground Zero mosque. Be careful what you wish for Rachel.

Ground Zero Mosque is a misnomer…no such thing. Secondly, I have lived in Kenya and those Muslims are actually very moderate and have lived peacefully with the majority Christian population w/o any problems for decades. Getting a quote from some radical ass to make a specious argument is like me using the crazy Florida preacher’s rants to make commentary about American Christians. You also should familiarize yourself with the 1st Amendment. That is the basis of the support for ANY religious organization doing what they want within the purview of the laws of the land.
kit9

The point of running the Comedy Central clip was two fold-show how truly disgustingly racist it was and how it’s perfectly OK in the MSM to be racist as long as the subject is conservative. Had a conservative done and said(in mock black voice)what Stewart did, all freaking HELL would have broken loose.

What’s particularly annoying is how these two morons, like Stewart himself, play the ‘it’s just a comedy show’ card when they get criticized.Meanwhile, no one else on the left comes close to Stewart in terms of being the dispenser of wisdom whose every utterance is treated as very VERY SERIOUS political commentary.
m_mayhem

WCinWI said:
Orly Taitz is nuts. I met her in person.

Shared padded room.
djhtex

Maddow And O’Donnell are pathetic people.
GoneFishing

writer said:
I’m reminded of the French in a Monty Python film: “We shall taunt you a second time!”

Lol, It’s one of the best. Here is the full clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V7zbWNznbs
The Voice of Reason

And what was Maddow’s interview with Stewart? Whining at how its ‘not teh same’? Or how dare he include of very few of clips of their nightly vitriol in his video? What a joke
m_mayhem

Liberal Tormentor - tormenting liberals with logic and facts since 1972 said:
Well, in their defense, they’ve gotten away with rewriting history for a while now.

You mean like the way Palin tried to get away with rewriting the history of Paul Revere to suggest he was ringing bells and shooting while riding in order to warn the British about our Second Amendment Rights.
scristanti

Oh how you two would love to have even half his ratings or anyone at FOX for that matter, laugh all you want but you will never see that kind of ratings, Chris is laughing all the way to the bank. lOL!
The Voice of Reason

The difference between Wallace, and O’Donnell and Maddow is that Wallace is a professional who actually has credibility.
david r

I didn’t watch the clip, but I’ll bet they seize upon the “great admission” that Fox “gives the other side.” Politifact has been deluged with lefties protesting their “False” label on Stewart’s claim that Fox viewers are the most misinformed. Reminds me of the second-rate lawyers who go to court with some half-assed “admission” they are fond of and ignore all the other evidence in the case.
RyGuy

When Rachel Maddow interviewed John Stewart, she said that she and him were ‘on the same playing field’ meaning that she thought he was an ideological activist, not just a comedian. Now she’s bashing Chris Wallace for saying the same thing? More liberal hypocrisy by MSNBC
Rokker

FOX would get more respect if they dropped the pretense and admit that they are an arm of the GOP.
bumsrush

O’Donnell and Maddow are hilarious – a couple of losers sitting around congratulating themselves on how brilliant they are.