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Terrorist Attack Lesson: Terror Attack + Election = Republicans
In light of Charlie Black’s ridiculous and revealing comments to Fortune magazine Monday, Jon Stewart shows how Republicans are calculating their winning November strategy. In light of Charlie Black’s ridiculous and revealing comments to Fortune magazine Monday, Jon Stewart shows how Republicans are calcul... more
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President Bush dosent know the price of gas
Clip from the Daily Show
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Funny, but Jon Stewart is a real journalist
Among Americans under age 30, Jon Stewart is tied with Bill O’Reilly as the nation’s most admired journalist. Overall, he’s No. 4.
In a March 2007 survey by the Pew Research Center, Stewart was tied with Brian Williams, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather and Anderson Cooper. He was behind No. 1 Katie Couric, O’Reilly and Charles Gibson and ahead of Jim Lehrer, Walter Cronkite, Ted Koppel, Wolf Blitzer and a slew of others.
Of course Stewart is a comedian. His “Daily Show” airs weeknights on Comedy Central.
But in an era when “real” TV newspeople often toss softball questions at political candidates (or in the case of George Stephanopoulos to Hillary Clinton in one of the televised debates, didn’t ask one he said he knew she wouldn’t want to answer!) and press sensational issues rather than policy questions, Stewart gets down to brass tacks, which is not news to anyone who watches him regularly.
On his show last night, he asked John McCain whether he’d rather run against Clinton or Barack Obama. McCain didn’t want to answer, and Stewart pressed him. It was a compelling question. No answer came, but Stewart was more dogged than any “real” anchor of late. He also pressed McCain, quite humorously, on the serious issue of how he can shake the shadow of President Bush and why that’s any different from Obama having to shake Pastor Jeremiah Wright. The point was clear: You politicians all have baggage, but you like to gloss over yours while pointing out the other guy’s. McCain was frank in distancing himself from Bush’s policies. It was a darn good news interview, and yet funny as hell at times.
Stewart also drew out the softer and more jovial side of John McCain that you rarely see on the network or cable news programs. Maybe we got a glimpse of the real John McCain last night, and since he’s running for president, that’s no laughing matter.
Anyway, the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism actually studied the content of “The Daily Show” for all of 2007 in an effort to figure out why Stewart is so admired as a journalist, even though Stewart himself says he is not one.
The upshot: Stewart uses a lot of news footage from the day’s events to show contrast and contradiction (just like the other news programs) and he picks selectively among major events (just like the other news programs) and ignores a lot of what happened during the day (just like …).
The Pew analysis, out yesterday, concludes: In its choice of topics, its use of news footage to deconstruct the manipulations by public figures and its tendency toward pointed satire over playing just for laughs, “The Daily Show” performs a function that is close to journalistic in nature — getting people to think critically about the public square.
Among Americans under age 30, Jon Stewart is tied with Bill O’Reilly as the nation’s most admired journalist. Overall, he’s No. 4. ... more -
Jon Stewart: You Probably Don't Understand the Iraq War
"Former Bush Administration Under Secretary of Defense Douglas Feith was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight to set the record straight on the Iraq war. Apparently we were not misled into war. I believe him. Unless he's misleading me now..."
Great interview. I'd like to read the book just to see how rediculous it is, but I don't feel like giving this crook my money.
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Outside the Inbox with Jared Reitzin - Episode 7
This week, mobileStorm offers new viewers the perfect way to get acquainted with its humorous online news show about digital communications, called Outside The Inbox: Video Edition: A clip show combining some of the best stories of the past six episodes. This week, mobileStorm offers new viewers the perfect way to get acquainted with its humorous online news show about digital communica... more
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My Daily Show Song
Do you know who wrote the theme song to the Daily Show and the story behind it? We do. BobMould.com
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Outside the Inbox with Jared Reitzin - Episode 6
This week on Outside The Inbox: Video Edition, mobileStorm CEO Jared Reitzin calls out U.S. online users for not generating content like they do in other countries; and notes how the American Idol generation would rather vote for president the way they do their favorite crooners. This week on Outside The Inbox: Video Edition, mobileStorm CEO Jared Reitzin calls out U.S. online users for not generating content li... more
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Outside the Inbox - with Jared Reitzin
This week, Outside The Inbox introduces a new segment called “Boiling Point,” in which mobileStorm CEO Jared Reitzin rants about issues or news events that negatively affect digital marketers. In this episode, Jared talks about the closed systems of U.S. cellular service providers. This week, Outside The Inbox introduces a new segment called “Boiling Point,” in which mobileStorm CEO Jared Reitzin rants about issue... more
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Outside the Inbox - with Jared Reitzin
This week on Outside The Inbox Episode 4, Jared talks about SMS-guarded public restrooms in Finland, and imagines how less-than-expected revenues might hurt Google. This week on Outside The Inbox Episode 4, Jared talks about SMS-guarded public restrooms in Finland, and imagines how less-than-expect... more
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Outside the Inbox - with Jared Reitzin
This week on Episode 3 Jared talks about the Cuban people’s new found freedom in the ability to purchase and use mobile phones, does a Ralph Nadar text message rap dissing presidential candidates Hillary, Barak and McCain, and discusses the phenomenally fast growing SMS messaging industry. This week on Episode 3 Jared talks about the Cuban people’s new found freedom in the ability to purchase and use mobile phones, does a... more
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Barack Obama on The Daily Show: video
Barack Obama appeared on The Daily Show on Monday, and Jon Stewart asked a doozy: "The Rev. Wright controversy, the flag pin controversy... Will you pull a bait-and-switch, sir, and enslave the white race? Is that your plan?" Barack Obama appeared on The Daily Show on Monday, and Jon Stewart asked a doozy: "The Rev. Wright controversy, the flag pin controver... more
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Obama burns Chris Matthews
Honestly, Chris Matthews so deserved that. What kind of questions were those? But, aside from that. "Buuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrn".
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The Daily Show Interpretation of the Obama Speech
After watching the speech I watched this segment which was incredibly powerful - really really well done and a must watch
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Jon Stewart Ponders Bush's Ignorance About $4 Gas
Solar-powered Pants!
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Daily Show & Colbert Writers Stage "Code Pink" Disruption
Good to know these guys are keeping busy.
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Comedy Central's Presidential Campaign spot featuring Lee Camp
Comedian Lee Camp's brief but inspired run for the Presidency on Comedy Central. www.leecamp.net
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FDA Approves Cloned Aminals for Food and Milk
"...Believe me, its safe!" Today the FDA and last week the EU approved cloned animals. Now I'm wondering if fluffy is real or cloned...anyway, I don't see any problem with this, Do you? "...Believe me, its safe!" Today the FDA and last week the EU approved cloned animals. Now I'm wondering if fluffy is real or cloned... more
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Are Stewart and Colbert scabs?
Yes they are, says Saxon Baird.
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Definitely Not The Daily Show, With Some Writer Guy
A couple of writers from the Daily Show breakdown their side of the argument, as we enter week 2 of the writer's strike.
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The Strife Aquatic
Jon explains how torture such as waterboarding sounds so much more fun than simulated drowning.
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