Sun Sep 4, 2016, 03:26 PM

zenabby (364 posts)

I blame Jon Stewart

He was the much needed voice that was loud, reached wide and could call out all the media hypocrisy. The fact that he left before the elections is unforgivable, and I blame him (in a very loving way, I love him)

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18 replies	Author	Time	Post
I blame Jon Stewart (Original post)	zenabby	Sep 2016	OP
Things are getting weird on DU.	demmiblue	Sep 2016	#1
hmmmmm ...	lillypaddle	Sep 2016	#3
Lol... true.	demmiblue	Sep 2016	#4
Nope. You aren't.	Lucinda	Sep 2016	#9
I miss him A LOT	Cosmocat	Sep 2016	#2
He has created a desire for liberal, thoughtful, truthful, political commentary	applegrove	Sep 2016	#5
I know this OP was just making a joke-but in all seriousness, I would never blame JS for what has	Boomerproud	Sep 2016	#6
he got the young ones to vote DEM for Obama	jodymarie aimee	Sep 2016	#7
My first thought	Soxfan58	Sep 2016	#8
I'l have to be careful here..	zenabby	Sep 2016	#10
Remember this? Jon on "Crossfire".	maveric56	Sep 2016	#11
I love him and miss him too..	mountain grammy	Sep 2016	#12
Stewart did come back	Shankapotomus	Sep 2016	#13
I can see JS making another visit or two to the Late Show .	Kathy M	Sep 2016	#14
I heard Stewart had something on HBO	Shankapotomus	Sep 2016	#17
Thanks .... it would be good to see / hear him from time to time :)	Kathy M	Sep 2016	#18
He did his job, and did it well. He deserves a good retirement.	baldguy	Sep 2016	#15
I don't blame him at all	bigwillq	Sep 2016	#16

Response to zenabby (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 03:29 PM

demmiblue (33,824 posts)

1. Things are getting weird on DU.

I wonder if I am the only one who thinks this way.

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Response to demmiblue (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 03:49 PM

lillypaddle (9,426 posts)

3. hmmmmm ...

Things have ALWAYS been weird on DU.

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Response to lillypaddle (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 03:56 PM

demmiblue (33,824 posts)

4. Lol... true.

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Response to demmiblue (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 06:10 PM

Lucinda (29,711 posts)

9. Nope. You aren't.

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 03:34 PM

Cosmocat (13,930 posts)

2. I miss him A LOT

Hands down the smartest and toughest media person, it was not remotely close.

Maher has his toughness and is smart, but gets tripped up on his ego. As brilliant as js was, he was also very self aware and humble.

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Sun Sep 4, 2016, 04:28 PM

applegrove (107,533 posts)

5. He has created a desire for liberal, thoughtful, truthful, political commentary

all throughout the networks and cable channels, and the next day on the Internet. What exactly does a guy have to do to get some credit here?

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 04:39 PM

Boomerproud (6,000 posts)

6. I know this OP was just making a joke-but in all seriousness, I would never blame JS for what has

turned into the craziest, nastiest POS political season in our lifetime. I work with a woman who wears a Trump T shirt at least twice a week and I can guarantee you she never would have listened to Jon Stewart. Remember when he was on Crossfire and gave the biggest smackdown to Scarborough and Begala? At least Begala shut up and took his medicine, but ol Joe just dug in his heels and didn't learn a thing.

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 04:39 PM

jodymarie aimee (3,975 posts)

7. he got the young ones to vote DEM for Obama

this is a fact. so, yes, I miss him dearly. Maher is on PAY TV.

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 05:18 PM

Soxfan58 (3,226 posts)

8. My first thought

When Trump makes a ass of himself is, what would John have to say about this

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 06:45 PM

zenabby (364 posts)

10. I'l have to be careful here..

I love JS. I watched and recorded him every day. I give him great credit for calling out Hannity, the BS mountain (fox), CNN, MSNBC etc and make them look ridiculous every time. I just miss him so much, and wish he was on now to take on the extremely biased media now. No one else is as influential or sharp to do that. Maher is okay, but not to the level of JS.

What's getting odd or weird? I clearly mentioned I love JS. I'm new here, but this place seems to carry a lot of baggage.

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 08:22 PM

maveric56 (137 posts)

11. Remember this? Jon on "Crossfire".

https://m.

Crossfire was cancelled soon after this.

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Sun Sep 4, 2016, 08:34 PM

mountain grammy (24,470 posts)

12. I love him and miss him too..

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 12:54 AM

Shankapotomus (4,840 posts)

13. Stewart did come back

to make what many might call a special "emergency" appearance on the Late Show.

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Response to Shankapotomus (Reply #13)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 03:09 AM

Kathy M (1,242 posts)

14. I can see JS making another visit or two to the Late Show .

If I remember correctly Late Show is going to have live show after the debates this fall .

Larry Wilmore was on Late Show couple nights ago .

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Response to Kathy M (Reply #14)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 11:21 AM

Shankapotomus (4,840 posts)

17. I heard Stewart had something on HBO

in the works.

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Response to Shankapotomus (Reply #17)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 12:14 PM

Kathy M (1,242 posts)

18. Thanks .... it would be good to see / hear him from time to time :)

Sure do understand him leaving show .... it had to be grueling .

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 09:03 AM

baldguy (36,649 posts)

15. He did his job, and did it well. He deserves a good retirement.

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Response to zenabby (Original post)

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 09:07 AM

bigwillq (72,790 posts)

16. I don't blame him at all

Or any member of the media

Anything that is happening right now in politics is because of the candidates. It's his or hers fault, at all levels. They only have themselves to blame, be it Rs, Ds, Is, or whatever.

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