Posts in "Jon Stewart"

By Creighton Harrington at 11:15PM

Aug 21, 2010

Why Jon Stewart Is Probably the Best Mainstream Pundit

I really think Jon Stewart is becoming one of the best political commentators out there. He has always done a good job in mixing humor and ridicule of the mainstream media, but lately he has been moving from a overall leftist perspecitve, to a more "common sense" one. While I may disagree with him on many of his perspectives, he does have some for which he should be commended.

For example, he did an excellent job on a recent episode using Charlton Heston who is arguably the most notable figure ever in the right-aligned NRA. Using Heston's comments on the uproar the NRA received when it held a convention near Columbine very soon after the infamous shooting, Stewart, or the Daily Show writing staff, threw the hypocritic comments straight back into the faces of those on the right who have attacked Islam and those who support the mosque near Ground Zero...

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By Bonnie Kristian at 10:50AM

Jul 14, 2010

Jon Stewart and Judge Napolitano on the Constitutionality of Arizona's Immigration Law

It's nice to see Stewart both expecting Napolitano to give commentary and acknowledging his differences from the standard conservative talking points. Maybe we're getting somewhere...

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By Bonnie Kristian at 10:49AM

Jun 16, 2010

Respect My Authoritah

Jon Stewart takes Obama to task for abandoning his campaign promises to rein in the presidency and return to the rule of law.

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By Peter Anthony Tariche at 11:28AM

May 15, 2010

Jon Stewart: "Hoarders"

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By Bonnie Kristian at 1:07PM

Apr 8, 2010

McCain: "I never considered myself a maverick."

Whaaa?

Also interesting: Stewart basically uses the fiat currency system as an analogy. It seems unlikely that that would have happened not so very long ago. Now if only he'd said "American dollars" instead of "Zimbabwe dollars"...

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By Bonnie Kristian at 8:55PM

Mar 19, 2010

Principle in Washington: As Real as Pro Wrestling

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By Bonnie Kristian at 8:24PM

Feb 23, 2010

YAL's Jeff Frazee Makes It on TV

YAL's executive director Jeff Frazee has made it on TV thanks to CPAC 2010. First, the Ryan Sorba/GOProud incident is discussed on Olbermann. Then, for just a split second, he notes on the Daily Show that "tyranny" is among our enemies. Congratulations on your 15 seconds of fame, Jeff.

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By Bonnie Kristian at 7:03PM

Feb 8, 2010

SNL on FOX News

Apropos of the recent post on Jon Stewart's defense of Ron Paul against FOX's tendency to conveniently forget about him:

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By Luke Walker at 1:22PM

Feb 7, 2010

Jon Stewart Defends Ron Paul Against Fox News

My biggest criticism/question of the "Tea Party" movement as it has grown into a national phenomena has been, Where were all these protesters of big spending and big government when the Bush administration was doing all of the same things the Obama administration is doing? In a recent interview with Jon Stewart on Bill O'Reilly's "The Factor" Jon brought up this very point. Though in the process he asked something that made me take back all of my criticisms of Mr. Stewart over the past year.

Jon Stewart: "Here's another thing about the Tea Party Movement. Where was the anger? When we were spent into a 1.3 trillion dollar deficit under the Bush Administration. This has appeared out of no-where."

Bill O'Reilly: "It should have been there, and I'm partially to blame for that."

Jon Stewart: "Then why did Fox News not treat Ron Paul better? When he's been talking about this stuff for the past 8 years... 10 years."

O'Reilly of course shrugs it off and not only dodges the question but scoffs at the notion that Ron Paul is to be taken serious. Hats off to Jon Stewart for proving the point that Fox News is the same ole' propaganda machine for the Neo-Conservatives. Forward to the 6 minute mark of this clip to hear the exchange.

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By Bonnie Kristian at 10:54PM

Jan 14, 2010

A Roundup of Liberty-Related Stuff

Here's a collection of information (on the TSA, Iraq, Jon Stewart, Barry Goldwater, and Ron Paul) I've been accumulating over the last few days which you might find interesting:

An eight-year-old on the no-fly list? Well, technically no, but his name is -- he shares it with a suspicious person. As a result, Mikey Hicks of New Jersey has been getting "random" pat downs at the airport since he was two. Because clearly we couldn't involve common sense and let the kid get on a plane without a hassle (eye roll).
"Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?" Well, for a lot of reasons, apparently. Here's just a taste:

Q:Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?
A:Because they had weapons of mass destruction.
Q:But the inspectors didn't find any weapons of mass destruction.
A:That's because the Iraqis were hiding them.
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Q:Why did Iraq want all those weapons of mass destruction?
A:To use them in a war, silly.
Q:I'm confused. If they had all those weapons that they planned to use in a war, then why didn't they use any of those weapons when we went to war with them?
A:Well, obviously they didn't want anyone to know they had those weapons, so they chose to die by the thousands rather than defend themselves.
Here's a new video from Jon Stewart on the continued failure of the economy and new Wall Street bonuses.