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"Colbert Super PAC has brought in a staggering $1,023,121.24, which my accountant explains to me that is a number far above 'one,' 'two,' 'five,' or even 'many'" said Stephen Colbert, President and Returning Champion of Colbert Super PAC. "We raised it on my show and used it to materially influence the elections – in full accordance with the law. It's the way our founding fathers would have wanted it, if they had founded corporations instead of just a country."
http://veracitystew.com/2012/01/31/colbert-regains-super-pac-and-reveals-donations-video/"Colbert Super PAC has brought in a staggering $1,023,121.24, which my... more
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I think one can safely say that the GOP primaries have been quite a show, so far. Not necessarily in a good way, but definitely in an entertaining way. During the freak show, we’ve witnessed the reveal of the Republican Party’s soulless core, their unbridled avarice and greed, their spite for the nation’s poor and economically struggling citizenry,
http://veracitystew.com/2012/01/31/the-daily-shows-floridal-combat-romney-vs-gingrich-video/I think one can safely say that the GOP primaries have been quite a show, so far. Not... more
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Six years after noted grifter and late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens showed his impeccable technology credentials by likening the Internet to a “series of tubes”, our erstwhile Presidential nominees struggle with the most basic pre-21st Century gadgets. Gadgets like cameras and audio tape. This is a disturbing trend for a gaggle of walking egos intent on becoming the most audio and video-taped person on the planet.Six years after noted grifter and late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens showed his... more
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Last night during an appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Massachusetts senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren explained why the federal government no longer invests in building up the middle-class. Here is Warren, starting at 2:40 in the interview, a video of which can be seen below the fold:
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What's happened is that Washington now works for those who can hire an army of lobbyists and an army of lawyers.
You know, if you're in the drug business, and you are selling prescriptions to seniors, and you don't want to have to negotiate over the prices, Washington works beautifully for you.
If you want subsidies to drill for oil, Washington is working for you.
If you run a hedge fund and want to pay the lowest possible taxes, Washington is working for you.
In fact, there was recently a study, just in the last couple of weeks, there was a study in which it comes out that thirty of the largest companies in the United States are now spending more on lobbying than they pay in federal taxes.
Think about that. I mean that is the investment, and that's what they see as the future.
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Politicians and pundits often say that Washington, D.C. is broken. However, the truth is that Washington works just fine for large corporations. These corporations invested heavily in influencing public policy, and it paid off handsomely for them. Everyone else just got left behind in the process.
Elizabeth Warren gets this, and it is yet another reason why we need her in the U.S. Senate.
Sign up to receive Elizabeth Warren related action alerts from Daily Kos. Her full interview with Jon Stewart can be seen below the fold.Last night during an appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Massachusetts... more
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So I guess it becomes a game of trying to interpret Stephen’s wishes from his on-air appearances (similar to Newt Gingrich’s recent plea through the press to his Super PAC to pull or correct their recent hit piece on Mitt Romney), like his weekend interview with George Stephanopoulos, where Colbert mentioned something about Queen Isabella, Italy, and the spice routes, which Jon interpreted as a call to blow a wad of money on a meal prepared by top celebrity chef Mario Batali.
http://veracitystew.com/2012/01/17/jon-stewart-struggles-with-strict-separation-video/So I guess it becomes a game of trying to interpret Stephen’s wishes from his... more
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One of the more hysterical asides of the Republican circus act, better known as the GOP presidential primary season, is watching the non-Mittens candidates fall all over themselves as they try to take the seemingly intractable, life-size Ken Doll/Human/Alien hybrid down. While no one is thrilled with Mitt Romney, least of all the voters, his competition still can’t seem to topple him.
http://veracitystew.com/2012/01/11/jon-stewart-romney-is-gops-eharmony-soulmate-video/One of the more hysterical asides of the Republican circus act, better known as the... more
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On New Year's Eve, President Obama signed into law a bill that eliminates one of the fundamental protections of the U.S. Constitution:
The right for people not to be detained indefinitely by the government without being formally convicted of crimes.
This erosion of the Constitution, which came in the form of new language in the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), allows the government to hold anyone suspected of being associated with terrorism indefinitely, without any form of due process.
No indictment.
No judge or jury.
No evidence.
No trial.
Just an indefinite jail sentence.
In other words:
If someone in the government suspects that you're somehow associated with terrorism, you can be jailed indefinitely in a military prison.
Defenders of this language — including Senators John McCain (R) and Carl Lavin (D), who sponsored it — position it as being tough on terrorism.
And that's fine: Everyone wants to be tough on terrorism.
There are ways of being tough on terrorism that preserve basic rights. Unfortunately, this isn't one of them.
If the government and military never made mistakes--if they never suspected people of being associated with terrorism who aren't actually associated with terrorism--then this language wouldn't be so scary.
But, like anyone else, governments and armed-forces personnel do make mistakes.
Frequently.
So removing the intelligent and reasonable requirement that government suspicions be subjected to due process is frightening.
Of course, in signing the bill, President Obama promised that he would never use it to detain Americans.
While that's comforting, other Presidents may not feel compelled to honor that promise. And human-rights activists who don't believe that basic human rights apply only to American citizens are justifiably upset that America can now detain anyone indefinitely without due process.
(And, by the way, the common pushback that the bill cannot be used to detain Americans is a crock. The bill clearly states that Americans are not "required" to be detained indefinitely. Not being "required" to do something, and "preventing" something are quite different.)
To be clear: This bill isn't just tough on terrorism. It overturns a key part of the Constitution. And it presumes that those who serve in the government and military are always omniscient and perfect and will always use their power for the good of all citizens.
And that presumption, as everyone who has ever watched our government in action knows, is laughable.
Will America be transformed into a brutal police-state by this one bill? Probably not. But the constitutional protections and other checks-and-balances that separate democracies from authoritarian states are rarely eliminated in one fell swoop.
Rather, theses protections are eliminated gradually, by governments and rulers who incrementally grant themselves ever more power.
Taken individually, each incremental change may seem well-meaning and justifiable.
But, gradually, the checks-and-balances that form the basis of a fair society are eliminated.
In signing the NDAA bill, President Obama was presumably yielding to political expediency. The bill, after all, had military funding attached.
But that's no excuse.
The Presidential veto is supposed to function as a critical check-and-balance in our system, to be invoked when Congress collectively goes insane.
And this is one bill that Obama should have vetoed.On New Year's Eve, President Obama signed into law a bill that eliminates one of... more
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Monday night's "Daily Show" dealt with President Barack Obama officially launching his 2012 re-election campaign, to Jon Stewart's delight.
"He's not breaking up with us!" he squealed.
But the campaign video President Obama released on Friday lacked the vigor and inspiration of his 2008 campaign. Instead, he featured seemingly exhausted supporters who, in Stewart's opinion, don't seem to like him or trust him, but ask "what are you going to do?"
"How do we go from 'Yes we can' to 'You know, whatever'?," Stewart asked
But it's harder than it looks to seek re-election. In 2008 Obama said he wanted transparency and accountability in the White House, but now it's hard for him to run on the same platform. In fact, he recently received a transparency award and didn't invite the press. Stewart kind of understood what was going on there:
"When you were running for the White House, you wanted to know what the White House was hiding. Now you live in the White House and you want everyone to stop being so f***ing nosey." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/05/jon-stewart-mocks-obama-2012-campaign-video_n_844868.htmlMonday night's "Daily Show" dealt with President Barack Obama... more
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Maybe guys like Bill and Jon simply don’t know that using chimps in gratuitous efforts to promote their products actually hurts conservation education efforts. Maybe they don’t know how hard ‒ and how passionately ‒ animal welfare advocates are working to get marketers and filmmakers to stop exploiting chimps for crass commercialism. Or maybe they just don’t care.
Bill Maher has recently resurrected an ad with three chimps wearing Santa hats and religious necklaces, to promote his movie about religion. Jon Stewart’s use of a chimp in an office setting is even more enduring than Maher’s ad. For the cover of his book, Earth (The Book), Jon is pictured with Ricky, a circus chimp, sitting at a desk.
Animal welfare advocates have trouble convincing the public that chimpanzees are endangered. According to studies, this public ignorance is likely the result of media misportrayals of chimpanzees in movies, television and advertisements. When people see images of chimpanzees in typically human settings (such as an office space), or wearing human garb, they are more likely to perceive wild populations as being stable and healthy.
In other words, ads like those used by Maher and Stewart hurt our ability to convince the public that chimps are endangered and need our protection.
Their use of chimpanzees for product promotion is wrong. We expect better from them.Maybe guys like Bill and Jon simply don’t know that using chimps in gratuitous... more
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It really is kind of disturbing to think that Newt Gingrich is sitting atop the polls in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, because he’s just…bad. He’s ill-tempered, mean-spirited, self-serving, self-aggrandizing, and every word that comes crawling out of his mouth just oozes with contempt and dickishness.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/12/16/jon-stewart-on-gingrich-dont-do-this-video/It really is kind of disturbing to think that Newt Gingrich is sitting atop the polls... more
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Jon Stewart discusses Mitt Romney's "devastating" attack on Newt Gingrich's Moon bases during the ABC debate and, like everyone else, Jon Stewart spent plenty of time discussing the $10,000 Mitt Romney bet with Rick Perry, but the host also returned to a familiar narrative: Ron Paul may have "killed it" at the debate, but what kind of press did he get from it? Paul supporters know how this one ends. As Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich duked it out in the first few minutes of the segment, Stewart shifted gears to Paul, making it seem like there was a different ending for the candidate this time. "How well did Ron Paul do?" he asked.
Stewart then rolls the clip with Paul speaking with David Gregory, who--in his Daily Show edit, at least--can't seem to ask him about anything other than Newt-Romney and if he'll endorse someone. Not usually what a candidate would expect to hear on a talk show after a decent debate....
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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2011/12/jon-stewart-why-ron-paul-cant-break-through-newt-mitt-gridlock/46106/Jon Stewart discusses Mitt Romney's "devastating" attack on Newt... more
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In their minds, the constant onslaught of Christmas imagery, programming and commercials during the months of November and December is simply not good enough; the salutation of “Happy Holidays” is a slap in the face to their sweet Baby Jesus and an insult to their religion, because, according to them, it’s their world, we’re just living in it.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/12/12/stewart-and-oreilly-battle-over-‘war-on-christmas’-meme-video/In their minds, the constant onslaught of Christmas imagery, programming and... more
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When a bill passes through Senate with a 93-7 vote, you wouldn't expect there to be a provision essentially eliminating due process. But that's what happened when the 2012 defense appropriations bill was passed this month, much to Jon Stewart's chagrin.
In a two-part segment on Wednesday night's "Daily Show," Stewart slammed the bill, which details expenses for our armed forces, for including a provision that would allow for anyone -- including Americans -- suspected of terrorism to be locked up indefinitely without a trial. You know, because the fourth amendment is more like a "suggestion."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/08/jon-stewart-rips-senate-bill-detain-americans-video_n_1136307.htmlWhen a bill passes through Senate with a 93-7 vote, you wouldn't expect there to... more
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Jon just did another great piece on the Republican Jewish Coalition Forum. Highlights of Republican candidates disgusting pandering, as well pointing out at the end Ron's exclusion noting "Good call not inviting any presidential candidates to your forum who might 'disagree' with you. Wouldn't want to turn it into a 'debate'. You know, if there's one thing Jews can't stand...it's 'arguing.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-december-8-2011/the-matzorian-candidate?xrs=share_copyJon just did another great piece on the Republican Jewish Coalition Forum. Highlights... more
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Fox News has begun it's annual fear fest over a non-existent "war on Christmas" by those godless liberals, using the most ridiculous examples to frighten their misinformed audience that everyone but Republicans are out to kill Santa, stomp on baby Jesus, and ruin the holidays for everyone else. Jon Stewart took the airwaves on Tuesday to mock and debunk the anti-Christmas propaganda...
http://veracitystew.com/2011/12/07/jon-stewart-takes-on-fake-war-on-christmas-video/Fox News has begun it's annual fear fest over a non-existent "war on... more
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Rick Perry, the disastrous governor from Texas, who flew into the race with both guns blazing, but who has taken an epic faceplant in the debates and speeches, showcasing with pride his less than stellar intellect – or his impending nervous breakdown – which, let’s be honest, makes for some thoroughly enjoyable and snicker-worthy web viewing. After all, he’s merely George W. 2.0, and we all know how well that worked out.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/11/23/the-daily-show-profiles-rick-perry-video/Rick Perry, the disastrous governor from Texas, who flew into the race with both guns... more
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