pudge's Journal: Giving up on Jon Stewart

For the second night in a row, Jon Stewart has told his guest that what he was interested in was not important, was irrelevant.

With Bernard Goldberg, he said Goldberg's book -- a slightly tongue-in-cheek, but serious, book about how various people (mostly liberals) harm the country -- was bad because there are so many more important things to care about. And yet interviewing a guy because he feels he is shut out from being a porn star because he is Asian is of primary importance.

Something tells me if the book were about conservatives who harm America, Jon wouldn't have been so combative and defensive. He might have even said the book actually was important.

Last night, he told Michael Isikoff that it was irrelevant who broke the law, that all that matters if that Rove or McClellan lied to the public. The rest doesn't matter.

When on Crossfire awhile back, Jon went after the hosts, saying he was not just a monkey to dance for us. Well, you know what? That's all I want you to be. You're a smart guy, but you're not brilliant, and I neither need nor want you to be a pundit. I just want you to entertain me.

When did you start believing your own hype? Get over yourself and dance, monkey, because I can get far more intelligent and rational and informative news elsewhere. I don't watch you to get your opinion.

Don't Do That

[ellem]

Don't get any news from the Daily Show. It's not really news. They're just kidding.

In any event it's no news flash that TDS is Leftward bound.

Re:Don't Do That

[pudge]

Don't get any news from the Daily Show. It's not really news. They're just kidding.

They used to be. Until Stewart decided that he really was insightful.

In any event it's no news flash that TDS is Leftward bound.

But they used to be more interested in making us laugh than making us think. The only think they make me think is that I am wasting my time.

Re:Don't Do That

[ellem]

no no no... TDS was never ever ever News. It was no more a News Source than SNL. In fact, the whole damn show is basically SNL News segment. If you're deriving News from it you must already know the stories.

Re:Don't Do That

[pudge]

What I am saying is yes, but that they have been acting more and more like they *are* news. They seem to actually believe it.

Re:Don't Do That

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Until Stewart decided that he really was insightful.

Actually, I think it was when a respectable minority of viewers began thinking of him as insightful/accurate that he began being referred to as news.

In the past month, I've seen Bill Moyers and Howard Dean both comment that they're glad Stewart is around to get out the truth, as it were. That's such a load. Stewart puts forth his own opinion and labels it comedy, but the subtle subtext is that it *is* news, and enough people watch it as their only/pri

agreed, the interview was horrible

[John Harrison]

I couldn't believe that he would flat out state that it didn't matter if the law was broken or not. The situation is obviously complex enough that the details do matter. We don't know enough to know if the law was broken or not, but it looks increasingly likely that it was not.

Because of this Stewart needs to shift attention from the facts and details because they do not suit his purposes. It was basically an admission that Stewart doesn't think that there was a crime.

I am sure that if the details th

Just now?

[bsharitt]

Your just now giving up on Jon Stewart? What took you so long?

You're wrong about a few things

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Something tells me if the book were about conservatives who harm America, Jon wouldn't have been so combative and defensive. He might have even said the book actually was important.

I doubt that. Stewart hates that type of writing(and punditry, that's part of why he went off on crossfire), and that type of writing is extremely destructive to a free-exchange of ideas. I'd have to read the book, but I've seen in what situations stewart reacts like that, and they're never positive people he reacts that way