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In reply to the discussion: Jon Stewart told Daily Show writer to "f*** off" after racial conversation [View all]Monk06
(7,675 posts)34. Stuart isn't channelling Kingfish. He's using Cain's own faux folksy speaking style.
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Jon Stewart told Daily Show writer to "f*** off" after racial conversation [View all]
wheniwasincongress
Jul 2015
OP
Cool, that Cenac plans to be at the last show, to which Jon has invited him.
cilla4progress
Jul 2015
#2
Jon Stewart is an artist. That's no excuse, but a volatile temper is all too often a sort of
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#4
I never have believed that a person is justified in being an asshole because of some talent. nt
Logical
Jul 2015
#8
You are right. A bad temper is never justified. It just is. And people who get carried
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#29
I was addressing the excuse to behave that way. I have no idea if he is an asshole. nt
Logical
Jul 2015
#39
I think you need to step back here. Cenac never made an accusation of JS being racist. n/t
vaberella
Jul 2015
#23
It's in the OP's title: "Jon Stewart told Daily Show writer to 'f*** off' after racial conversation"
Beartracks
Jul 2015
#54
Yeah, the "I do not like to read." can be perceived as having racist overtones.
vaberella
Jul 2015
#25
Herman Caine is the ONE who doesn't like to read. People reading it as all black people don't like
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#78
Stuart isn't channelling Kingfish. He's using Cain's own faux folksy speaking style.
Monk06
Jul 2015
#34
Deplorable Behaviour on this thread. I'd like to point out something I noticed from posters here:
vaberella
Jul 2015
#27
When one includes their own personal comments on an article in an OP....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jul 2015
#63
I agree, but at the same time I think it's hard to judge either way whether this was racism
davidpdx
Jul 2015
#53
Where exactly was it said Stewart claimed to be more of an expert on race
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jul 2015
#68
it came up now because of a podcast in which Cenac was asked a question
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2015
#98
The OP'ers commentary at the bottom ot their post is totally UNSUBSTANTIATED.
KittyWampus
Jul 2015
#74
No. And you are right to ask that question, as my comment does sound that way. What I mean is:
FourScore
Jul 2015
#93