Category Archives: Jon Stewart

Poultry excuses defame the Muppets

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

The message in the following photo is a lie: This is what happened: Last Friday, the company behind beloved shows such as “Fraggle Rock,” “Labyrinth,” and “The Muppets,” severed ties with Chick-Fil-A due to the fast food chain’s CEO’s opposition … Continue reading →

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Ad nauseum: Santorum vs. Romney

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

When the following political ad came out, a number of political experts were saying it was powerful and effective ad by Rick Santorum attacking Mitt Romney. Then Jon Stewart at “The Daily Show” pointed out the downside of the ad. … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart is shrill

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

If you haven’t seen “The Daily Show” this week, check out the opening segments of Monday’s and Tuesday’s episodes. Jon Stewart completely loses it Monday when Newt “the serial adulterer” Gingrich got a standing ovation for calling the media despicable … Continue reading →

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Colbert/Stewart’s latest super PAC ad

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

(These Colbert/Stewart super PAC ads are great. But to emphasize, they aren’t coordinating with each other.)

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Stephen Colbert joins the campaign

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Stephen Colbert is probably doing more to explain the presidential campaign process, and the evils of super PACs than anyone in the media today. Mitt Romney is a serial killer? What a great ad. But as Bill Moyers says: I’ll … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul’s ‘Let them die’ answer

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

In the last GOP debate (the CNN/Teabagger “Ameri-gasm” as Jon Stewart put it), Ron Paul was the one who received the question, “Would you let a sick young man without health insurance die?” (A paraphrase, but really the essence of … Continue reading →

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All you need to know about class warfare

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Check out this episode of “The Daily Show,” where Jon Stewart tears apart the idiots at Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News and Fox Business channels for saying it’s unfair to tax the rich because the poor don’t pay their “fair share” … Continue reading →

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NPR should learn “The Chicago way”

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

I haven’t said much about James O’Keefe (the right-wing’s Ashton Kutcher) and how he Punk’d NPR recently because I’ve already expressed my views on him: O’Keefe is a liar. Everything he does is a lie. Anyone who puts him on … Continue reading →

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Sanity and/or fear

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the Washington Mall today. Here’s coverage from the New York Times and the Washington Post. Seems like a decent way to spend a Saturday afternoon: outside … Continue reading →

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The non-apology apology

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

I really hate seeing these words when public figures try to make amends for something they said: “I  apologize to anyone I may have offended.” Here’s what it means: I said something really reprehensible, but there are people who agree … Continue reading →

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