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George W. Obama Part 5
Jon Stewart went ballistic on Senator John McCain’s lack of a soul (from his point-of-view) last night on The Daily Show. I was going to write a rebuttal to this attack on McCain’s character, but I...
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Jon Stewart and I Ride a Two-Person Bicycle Together
No, not really, but I’m sure that’s what some of the comments below will say. I wrote yesterday about how even The Washington Times described the Obama Administration’s new nuclear strategy as only...
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Expect Another Round of the Right-Wing Extremist Debate
Rachel Maddow was on The Daily Show last night to promote her upcoming two-hour documentary featuring never-before-heard recordings of Timothy McVeigh discussing his terrorist attack in Oklahoma City....
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I’m Tired of Fantasy World Interviews
I’m really getting tired of shows where guests discuss their grand goals that are just impractical and impossible to achieve. I’m more of a “details” type of dude. One such goal is eliminating nuclear...
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What What What?! Jon Stewart Defends Tea Partiers?!
No, I did not put acid in your coffee. You read that right. Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart defended the Tea Partiers and criticized the media for painting them with a broad stroke. In...
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Romney 2012 is Off to a Bad Start
President Obama has used Mitt Romney, who he accurately referred to as a “presidential candidate,” to defend his health care plan. And last night on The Daily Show, Rep. John Dingell (D-M.I.)...
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Will the Tea Party Be Relegated to Being a GOP Sect?
The media is trying to paint the Tea Party as a branch of the Republican Party. Rather than being a grassroots movement, they view it as the mobilization of the loudest conservatives who would never...
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Revolt at Comedy Central
By now, we all know about how Comedy Central has censored South Park from showing the Prophet Mohammed. For their 200th episode, Trey Parker and Matt Stone reacted by showing Mohammed in a bear suit....
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Guess What, Arizona? “Reasonable Suspicion” is Already a Reality!
Arizona’s new law to crack down on illegal immigrants is causing quite the stir. San Francisco is thinking about boycotting the state. Lawsuits are forthcoming. Organizations are planning protests....
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Our Never-Ending Election Season is a Good Thing
Famous British actor Michael Caine (A.K.A. Batman’s butler, Alfred) was on The Daily Show last night, when the conversation turned towards Britain’s upcoming election. He and Stewart criticized...
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Is the Media’s Reporting on the Times Square Bombing Teaching the Enemy?
The Daily Show had an interesting point last night about how the media’s explanation of why the car bomb in Times Square failed could actually be teaching the terrorists. It is obvious from the failed...
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Yo Man, Legalize It, Duuuuude
Pot legalization—the one topic that gets a college classroom riled up. I have seen no other issue that is more capable of making the guy dozing off as the professor talks suddenly become red-faced and...
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Journalism Isn’t Dying, It’s Just Modernizing
Last night on The Daily Show, the editor of Newsweek was the guest where he passionately commented on the importance of this magazine and traditional journalism in general to stopping our democracy...
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Are We Really Supporting the Troops?
Sebastian Junger, author of War, was on The Daily Show last night discussing his stay with soldiers in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. Jon Stewart and he relayed how our troops truly embody...
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Stop Using the Nazi Card
Few things irritate me as much as when self-righteous commentators condemn their opponents by comparing them to Nazis, which actually is a type of Nazi tactic itself. Nazis and other tyrants use...
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China Will Defeat Itself
Ian Bremmer, the author of The End of the Free Market, was on Thursday night’s episode of “The Daily Show.” He argued that the free market in the U.S. needed more regulation so as to better compete...
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A Different Take on Gay Marriage
The websites for The Daily Show and The Colbert Report don’t have video of an episode from last night, so I’ll assume they are on vacation. The Daily Show website is hosting a montage of clips about...
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Ahhh, Refreshing—-A Respectful Intellectual Debate
Say what you will about Jon Stewart—his interviews, especially the extended ones hosted on the Daily Show website, are a gift to the country. For the most part, he allows his guests time to explain...
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The Media’s Coverage of the Flotilla Raid Makes Me Want to Wreck My Face with...
Last night, Jon Stewart, who I view as honorable, joined the chorus of people criticizing the justified-as-much-as-something-can-be-justified raid by the Israelis on the flotilla carrying “aid” to...
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Helen Thomas’ Age Only Makes Her Statements More Offensive
No one is out there defending Helen Thomas’ remarks, but I’ve heard some people cut her some slack because of her age. I think that’s completely unwarranted. For one, as a reporter, she is capable of...
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