TDS - The Audicity of Fear
Jon Stewart lampoons Fox News and the other ridiculous coverage of Barack Obama.
Entries Tagged as 'The Daily Show'
TDS - Sugar and spice
Who would prejudge a beautiful well dressed blonde? Well, I would for one. I try not to prejudge any one but it happens. Lara Logan is a beautiful woman who has been in Iraq for over 5 years. I just didn’t think that she would bring it. I thought she would sugar coat what’s going on. NOT!! In your face!! She doesn’t pull any punches. When was the last time that the American people has seen a dead American soldier. That was one of her rhetorical questions. Jon Stewart was blown away by her frankness.
The Daily Show: Journalist Exchange Program
We have all heard about embedded journalists. On Sunday, the New York Times reported that many of the military experts that we saw on our TV’s during the run-up to the Iraq War were in fact on the Pentagon’s payroll or on the payroll of a major defense contractor. This is not surprising from an administration that gave us Jeff Gannon and paid that “pundit” (Armstrong Williams) to say great things about No Child Left Behind.
Jon Stewart does a great job wrapping this one up. Enjoy.
Update: Please note the comment by Jeff Gannon. In an attempt not to slander Mr. Gannon, I would point readers to this Salon article.
TDS Lampoons Fox News
Well, it is about time that Jon Stewart took on Fox. Jon Oliver presents the Meter is is Running.
The Daily Show: Playing with Spitzer
So, although the Daily Show didn’t really do the Eliot Spitzer thing on Monday night, they did bring it on Tuesday. Samantha Bee felt she had to admit her infidelity with a group of men the night before. This is a funny skit. Enjoy!
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Jeff posted something that I have been thinking about ever since I heard about Eliot Spitzer. Five thousand dollars for a hooker? Come on. That is a ridiculous amount of money. Jeff lists what he would expect from a woman whom he pays $5,000 for sex.
TDS - Wyoming
Well, Jon Stewart had great graphics made for the Wyoming primary. So, in spite of the fact that Eliot Spitzer make his announcement the TDS is plowing ahead.
TDS - Obama’s wins
Larry Wilmore isn’t used that often on The Daily Show but whenever he shows up he is hilarious. Wilmore points out to Jon Stewart that most of Barack Obama’s wins have come in Black History Month.
The Daily Show is back, really
Jon Stewart celebrates that the writers are back!
On a serious note, who won the stand off? Did the writers get what they wanted? In a nutshell, I guess the answer is sort of. This worth keeping an eye on. Workers really haven’t won a major negotiation since the 80’s, at least not that I know of.
From WaPo:Guild negotiators went in with three goals, Verrone explained. First, jurisdiction of new media. “We achieved that goal.” he said. Second, a provision that writers will be paid residuals for programming streamed on the Internet in the third year of the three-year deal.
The third goal, which was not achieved, he said, was to represent writers of reality and animation programming, who are currently not covered by the WGA — which is why you’re seeing so much reality programming on the broadcast networks’ prime-time lineups. (more…)
TDS - Bill Kristol
Jon Stewart is a better man than I am. I have trouble with people who will not face reality or who lie to me right in my face. Bill Kristol is one of these men. He continues to say that Iraq is a wonderful success and that future Americans will praise President Bush for his vision. [barf] I can’t even type that without throwing up. I need to go take some Pepto. I’ll be back.
TDS - Torture Talk
Jon Stewart has another episode of our favorite show, Torture Talk. Man, Jon needs his writers. Hopefully, they will be back soon. Jon does point out some of the craziness on capital hill. When is Mukasey just going to be a man and said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, we all know what the answer to the question of torture is. We all know what waterboarding is. We know our history. Unfortunately, some morons in the Department of Justice and in the White House figured that they would twist the law. Therefore, in order for me to avoid incarcerating several White House officials including the President and the Vice President I have to avoid saying what we all know. We can all avoid looking stupid by avoiding the torture subject, thank you.”
Unfortunately, that isn’t going to happen so we play this game.
TDS - Mitt Romney
Jon Stewart has a little something to say to Mitt Romney. Surrender to terror?
Chris Wallace on TDS
This segment is pretty funny. Chris Wallace has the gonads to bring up that Karl Rove has joined their team. Jon Stewart takes a minute to find his stride then asks, “Let me ask you a question. Can you hire a felon? Or is that — no, that’s Libby. … Could Libby get a job there too?”
TDS - Jonah Goldberg
Now, I must say that I have only read a few articles by Jonah Goldberg. I really didn’t like any of them. So, it is no surprise that Jon Stewart kind of takes Goldberg to the woodshed. (h/t tim)
TDS - Bush’s Bucket List
So, why did President Bush wait until his last year to start the peace process? I find it kind of funny. Jon Stewart has a funny twist. (BTW, I need to see that Bucket Movie.)
TDS - South Carolina Debate
Jon Stewart discusses the craziness that was the South Carolina debate. I have already posted that each candidate tried to out Reagan the other. Well, Jon notices a few other things.
TDS - Iowa
Jon Stewart is back. GREAT!! No writers. No so great. He discusses the Iowa victories of Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee.
I’m not paranoid but…
(Update below)
What if the Bush Administration hated the Daily Show and the Colbert Report? What if they saw an opportunity to squash a progressive voice without a frontal assault? I’m not saying that the Bush Administration has caused the writers strike instead they saw an opportunity once the writers strike began. Bush and his gang might have encouraged their fat cat studio executives to stall the negotiations.
I don’t know if that happened but it sure would silence one of Bush’s loudest and most consistent critics.
Update: It appears that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will return on January 7th. They will be there without their writers. It will be interesting to hear if Comedy Central pressured them back.
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From NYT:
Comedy Central’s pair of popular news satirists, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, will return to their television shows on Jan. 7, two months after production was suspended because of a writers’ strike.
Mr. Stewart, host of “The Daily Show,” and Mr. Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report,” will have to improvise their monologues and interviews without the help of their writing staffs. (more…)
TDS - Valerie Plame Wilson
Jon Stewart gives a pretty good interview. Probably the best part of the interview was when she comments on Robert Novak. She doesn’t say that he was a worthless neocon tool. But she does say something about as good, “He has about as much credibility as this administration.” I love it.
TDS - Gore’s Nobel
The Right Wing has been particularly agitated the last week or so. They have been very busy slamming a 12 year old boy and his family and a 2 year old girl and her family. Then Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Just the mention of the name, Al Gore, bring the Right to their feet in protest. Jon Stewart points out who’s unhinged.
TDS - Colbert
As usual, The Daily Show is funny. Stephen Colbert announced that he is thinking about announcing that he may run for President. Jon Stewart reads the Colbert written announcement. Take a look.
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Errington C. Thompson, MD, is a surgeon, scholar, fulltime sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats...
