Jon Stewart fans - please explain to me

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

how the mean-spirited sophomoric stupidity I am watching about Obama's acceptance speech is so great for Dems.

This guy, who I must admit I have never watched before, comes across as a moronic prick. Yeah, this asshole is a big friend of the Democratic Party.

That is all.

[greguganus]

1. I never could get into his humor. n/t

[MadBadger]

2. He makes fun of all sides.

Waaaahhhh, he made fun of a Democrat.

[Bread and Circus]

3. You have hit the nail on the head. The Daily Show has become

about as dumbed down and nihilistic as SNL and South Park.

Note to Jon, just being an asshole isn't funny.

[valerief]

4. Just wait until next week when he really has some fun. The RW won't

be able to say he's picking only on them.

[Gabi Hayes]

9. I have to say the 'prison' bit with Anderson Cooper was compelling, unless

Cooper is as good an actor as Olivier, and I'm sure he isn't

he was genuinely wierded out; I thought maybe even a little bit frightened

[AlCzervik]

5. it's a comedy show, Jon Stewart is not a wholly own subsidiary of the Democratic party.

i don't think people quite get that. Anyhow i love TDS and Colbert.

[sniffa]

8. HOW DARE YOU?

:nuke:

[AlCzervik]

11. Mommie hater!

[Coexist]

29. I love them, too.

[Writer]

6. Stop applying your institutional politics to a non-institutional liberal.

He'll call BS when it's necessary...

[GarbagemanLB]

7. It's a comedy show, and he blasts all sides. Chill out.

[Dreamer Tatum]

10. He must have missed your memo

How dare he.

Um...he's a comedian. He works on a channel called COMEDY CENTRAL.

The first word should tip you off.

[thunder rising]

12. Somebody learned a new word today, "sophomoric"; however, please learn how to write a sentence.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

17. Point out any grammatical errors and I will be happy to correct them.

I knew what "sophomoric" meant thirty years ago, when I was in my teens.

[renie408]

30. Maybe you could have put a comma between "mean-spirited" and "sophomoric"?

They are both adjectives describing 'stupidity'. I seem to remember that they should be separated by commas.

Think that could be it?

[Balderdash]

31. I didn't agree with the OP

either but I bet you understood the OP even without the comma's. When your only
argument is to slam someones sentence structure, you've got a problem.

[renie408]

33. I was being sarcastical.

I tend to agree with you. Though, I have to say, that spelling errors in posts where people are denigrating the intelligence of others drives me crazy. THIS post isn't one of those, just pointing out one of the instances where I don't object to pointing out errors.

[Balderdash]

35. Yeah, it cracks me up

when someone misspells their rant at someone else for lack of intelligence.

:toast:

[Lucinda]

13. What did he say?

[RollWithIt]

14. When Obama is President... there will be plenty of nights when he will attack Democrats....

I'll laugh. But the blank stares Stewart gives to the Bush Administration... priceless.

[RazBerryBeret]

15. this is an old clip...

(2004) but this is why I love Jon Stewart. I didn't watch tonight so I can't comment..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE

[Mojambo]

16. Who says it's great for dems?

The Daily Show isn't an offshoot of the DNC and they have no obligation to pimp for the Democratic party.

[sandnsea]

18. Oh god, tell me he didn't ridicule the acceptance speech

or anything else about yesterday's monumental day. What did he say? Some things you just don't touch, no matter who you are.

[Gabi Hayes]

22. I didn't pay attention to the part where he trashed the speech, which he did, but

the rest of the show was pretty fffing funny....the 'news team' running amok behind the scenes, with Lehrer, Anderson Cooper, among others, and embarrassing delegates, run of the mill dems, other 'news' geeks, and innocent bystanders

some of it was as funny as anything I've seen in a long time

[OwnedByFerrets]

23. Agreed.

[afredus]

24. He's allowed. It doesn't take anything away. But he was truly reverent after BO's race speech*NM*

[NYC Liberal]

27. He's a comedian. Comedians are supposed to find the line and cross it.

(Thank you George Carlin.)

Exactly because it's something people think "shouldn't be touched" is exactly WHY it should.

[afredus]

19. FYI It's a comedy show. but Jon and the French guy are still the best news in town. *NM*

[Errrica]

20. I love Colbert!

He just said (of Palin): "Well, she obviously has a lot of experience... Governor of Alaska...For 20 months..."

[OwnedByFerrets]

21. I posted earlier about how pissed I was at Jon tonite

I am a huge TDS fan, but I was really bothered by tonites episode. Yes, he is a comedian, but last nites speech was so huge, so special and so historic, I think it was so much beneath the show to make fun of any part of it.
He could have spent the entire show on making fun of John McSteed and Mrs. McPeel but chose not to do so.

[liberalpragmatist]

25. Too bad.

You missed him eviscerating the Palin pick.

Samantha Bee saying why she was supporting McCain now was priceless.

[Gabi Hayes]

26. the big head vs. the little hood?

[OwnedByFerrets]

28. Absolutely nothing wrong with making fun of dems

especially when they deserve it. This speech of BO's was so special and so historic that Jon should have showed some decorum. Its not like McSame didnt give him more than enough material yesterday. Jon has always showed a progressive slant, and its always seemed as though he hates this administration. We dont need anyone who is supposedly on OUR side making fun of the most important speech in our lifetime.
You are free to disagree. I feel strongly about this.

[Teaser]

32. He isn't our lapdog, you know

It's not his job to help us. It's his job to make people laugh. Maybe it didn't work for you.


*Shrugs* comedy is hard.

[Motown_Johnny]

34. The guy is funny.. SNL will poke fun at Obama too. There is no difference

[grandpappy]

36. It's taped!

The show tapes in the afternoon. Much of the stuff that came out about the Beauty Queen II was brought out after the taping was over. I would rather watch this show than any thing on the "fun network". Give Jon some time he'll have some really good shows next week.

If you can't make fun of yourself who can you fun of. Go take a whole bottle of chill pills and leave Jon alone. He's hit the repukes with a lot of stronger criticism than some democrats have. If you don't like his show turn it off.

[TheDonkey]

37. I don't watch TDS anymore. His insults to Obama go too far. Sorry I like skewering Rethugs

but I don't want to waste time watching some really mean-spirited attacks on Obama. Not everything is bad but they do pop up.