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"maff" |
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01 Oct 2005 03:41:16 AM |
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OT: Jon Stewart |
Such a tease
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1580799,00.html
Jon Stewart is very funny and on his cult US television show he's a
rare scourge of the rich and powerful, especially Bush and his court.
Gary Younge puts it to him, is he really angry with America, or is he a
man on a mission for the next joke?
Saturday October 1, 2005
The Guardian
Back in early 2003, as Democrats discussed setting up a liberal talk
radio station to counter the right's supremacy in the culture wars,
there was concern that progressive values were inherently unsuited to a
popular format. "Progressives have this problem: they sound too
erudite, it's like eggheads talking at you," Thomas Athans, co-founder
of Democracy Radio, Inc, told the New York Times. "Most liberal
talkshows are so, you know, milquetoast, who would want to listen to
them?" said Harry Thomason, a Hollywood producer close to Bill Clinton.
"Conservatives are all fire and brimstone."
Jon Stewart
http://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Jon+Stewart%22&sa=N&tab=gn
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Jon+Stewart%22&sa=N&tab=nw
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Jon+Stewart%22&sa=N&tab=wd&cat=gwd%2FTop
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_epq=Jon%20Stewart&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_scoring=d&lr=&num=100&hl=en
Gary Younge
http://tinyurl.com/25fkh
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/59db27ad3617e2e3
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| User: "G-Ride" |
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01 Oct 2005 04:34:20 AM |
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"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Such a tease
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1580799,00.html
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn good at
what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only "news"
program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news program on
comedy central.
--
Aloha,
G-Ride
"Like a quarrelling group of monkeys on a leaky boat, armed with sticks of
dynamite, we are now embarked on an uncertain journey."
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| User: "JTEM" |
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02 Oct 2005 07:20:44 PM |
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"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that
the only "news" program in the US that can tell it like
it is, is a fake news program on comedy central.
"America's most trusted name in fake news."
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| User: "RainLover" |
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03 Oct 2005 11:36:56 AM |
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On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:20:44 -0400, "JTEM" <gymraven@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that
the only "news" program in the US that can tell it like
it is, is a fake news program on comedy central.
"America's most trusted name in fake news."
I watch PBS, Listen to NPR and also "democracy now" on other, lesser
public radio stations, but I'm in LOVE with the Daily Show on comedy
central.
In keeping with a long tradition, only the Jester can tell the King
and his court what is REALLY happening in the kingdom.
I never ceases to amaze me how the Big new sources all seem to do the
same thing... repeat verbatem what anyone tells them, without any
real fact checking or truth. The current breed of news show thinks
that being "unbiased" means giving equal time to those who say support
science in science class and those pushing for creationism-as-science.
My FAVORITE thing The Daily Show does (other than 'this week in God')
is when they show someone making some statement at a news conference
and then show that Same Person, weeks, or months or years earlier
saying THE EXACT OPPOSITE...
One example.. IN Bush's first campaign he said "The US will Never be
invovled in Nation Building"... then, 3 years later, he says "Nation
Building is a hard road, it'll take time...."
James, Seattle
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| User: "towelie" |
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03 Oct 2005 02:23:56 PM |
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TV's RainLover wrote:
On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:20:44 -0400, "JTEM" <gymraven@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that
the only "news" program in the US that can tell it like
it is, is a fake news program on comedy central.
"America's most trusted name in fake news."
I watch PBS, Listen to NPR and also "democracy now" on other, lesser
public radio stations, but I'm in LOVE with the Daily Show on comedy
central.
In keeping with a long tradition, only the Jester can tell the King
and his court what is REALLY happening in the kingdom.
I never ceases to amaze me how the Big new sources all seem to do the
same thing... repeat verbatem what anyone tells them, without any
real fact checking or truth. The current breed of news show thinks
that being "unbiased" means giving equal time to those who say support
science in science class and those pushing for creationism-as-science.
My FAVORITE thing The Daily Show does (other than 'this week in God')
is when they show someone making some statement at a news conference
and then show that Same Person, weeks, or months or years earlier
saying THE EXACT OPPOSITE...
One example.. IN Bush's first campaign he said "The US will Never be
invovled in Nation Building"... then, 3 years later, he says "Nation
Building is a hard road, it'll take time...."
That's the reason the right attacks Jon. They know he speaks the truth, and
they have no way to defend themselves so they attack him. There is no
antidote for truth, and the right knows it.
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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01 Oct 2005 12:38:08 PM |
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"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3q73gpFdh267U1@individual.net...
"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1128156076.159244.265910@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Such a tease
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1580799,00.html
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn good
at
what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only "news"
program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news program on
comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
http://www.ashenempires.com
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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01 Oct 2005 02:46:05 PM |
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"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote in
news:1NydnU5OAoHgVKPeRVn-jA@io.com:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3q73gpFdh267U1@individual.net...
"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1128156076.159244.265910@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Such a tease
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1580799,00.html
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn
good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only
"news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news
program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news program or
a satirical website are better at "telling it like it is" than the real
thing.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense."
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| User: "JTEM" |
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02 Oct 2005 09:51:54 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake
news program or a satirical website are better at
"telling it like it is" than the real thing.
Well it's certainly a good thing that the "legitimate news"
never dissgraced itself with fake stories on WMDs and
Al Qaida ties, or you wouldn't have a point.
Oops.
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| User: "stoney" |
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05 Oct 2005 11:29:59 AM |
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On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:51:54 -0400, "JTEM" <gymraven@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake
news program or a satirical website are better at
"telling it like it is" than the real thing.
Well it's certainly a good thing that the "legitimate news"
never dissgraced itself with fake stories on WMDs and
Al Qaida ties, or you wouldn't have a point.
Oops.
The only point phred phelchstone has is on the top of what's
laughingly called a cranium.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "Brian F. King" |
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01 Oct 2005 05:06:14 PM |
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Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn
good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only
"news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news
program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news program or
a satirical website are better at "telling it like it is" than the real
thing.
"Just because somebody labels himself "journalist" or claims to "speak
truth to power" doesn't make him right either."
Fred Stone, 09/23/2005
"For those of you who might not be entirely familiar with how the media
and its academic cohorts spin this particular issue, I'll provide a
brief primer: "
Fred Stone, 08/31/2005
"If it wasn't so blatantly obvious that the media are being dishonest,
you might have a case, DenialSan."
Fred Stone, 07/20/2005
Fred Stone: leftwinger.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense."
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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01 Oct 2005 06:13:04 PM |
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"Brian F. King" <brianfking@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1128204374.220430.150670@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is
damn good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only
"news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake
news program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news program
or a satirical website are better at "telling it like it is" than the
real thing.
"Just because somebody labels himself "journalist" or claims to "speak
truth to power" doesn't make him right either."
Fred Stone, 09/23/2005
"For those of you who might not be entirely familiar with how the
media and its academic cohorts spin this particular issue, I'll
provide a brief primer: "
Fred Stone, 08/31/2005
"If it wasn't so blatantly obvious that the media are being dishonest,
you might have a case, DenialSan."
Fred Stone, 07/20/2005
Fred Stone: leftwinger.
No problem, I don't think the MSM is the real thing either. They're
entertainers masquerading as reporters.
:-)
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense."
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| User: "Kate " |
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01 Oct 2005 08:24:02 PM |
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On 1 Oct 2005 15:06:14 -0700, "Brian F. King" <brianfking@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn
good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only
"news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news
program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news program or
a satirical website are better at "telling it like it is" than the real
thing.
Humor without truth isn't funny.
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| User: "Infidel61" |
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02 Oct 2005 09:58:15 AM |
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Kate wrote:
On 1 Oct 2005 15:06:14 -0700, "Brian F. King" <brianfking@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn
good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only
"news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news
program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news program or
a satirical website are better at "telling it like it is" than the real
thing.
Humor without truth isn't funny.
Unfortunately for this administration, all their lies have been
documented and are on tape. The Daily Show's strength is that they can
go back into their archives and pull the relevant tape and show it next
to the current lie.
I can see how people caught up in the lie would find it unfunny.
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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02 Oct 2005 11:59:42 AM |
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"Infidel61" <infidel61@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:bAS%e.12304$zw5.8428@tornado.texas.rr.com...
Kate wrote:
On 1 Oct 2005 15:06:14 -0700, "Brian F. King" <brianfking@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn
good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only
"news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news
program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news program or
a satirical website are better at "telling it like it is" than the real
thing.
Humor without truth isn't funny.
Unfortunately for this administration, all their lies have been documented
and are on tape. The Daily Show's strength is that they can go back into
their archives and pull the relevant tape and show it next to the current
lie.
I can see how people caught up in the lie would find it unfunny.
And the ones not caught up in the lie laugh their asses off.
Mind you, they laugh because they know if they started screaming and clawing
their faces off, they wouldn't be able to stop.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
http://www.ashenempires.com
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| User: "Kate " |
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02 Oct 2005 01:33:02 PM |
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On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 11:59:42 -0500, "Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com>
wrote:
"Infidel61" <infidel61@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:bAS%e.12304$zw5.8428@tornado.texas.rr.com...
Kate wrote:
On 1 Oct 2005 15:06:14 -0700, "Brian F. King" <brianfking@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn
good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only
"news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news
program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news program or
a satirical website are better at "telling it like it is" than the real
thing.
Humor without truth isn't funny.
Unfortunately for this administration, all their lies have been documented
and are on tape. The Daily Show's strength is that they can go back into
their archives and pull the relevant tape and show it next to the current
lie.
I can see how people caught up in the lie would find it unfunny.
And the ones not caught up in the lie laugh their asses off.
Mind you, they laugh because they know if they started screaming and clawing
their faces off, they wouldn't be able to stop.
Well mostly, it's why comedy has always been the refuge of the liberal
intellectual. In a way, it's safe to speak the truth there. You have
to be truthful in comedy or it isn't funny - so what is said has to
have truth in it to survive.
Unfortunately the same isn't true for the news shows.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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02 Oct 2005 01:39:02 PM |
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(Kate ) wrote in
news:434426ff.48709328@news-west.newscene.com:
On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 11:59:42 -0500, "Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com>
wrote:
"Infidel61" <infidel61@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:bAS%e.12304$zw5.8428@tornado.texas.rr.com...
Kate wrote:
On 1 Oct 2005 15:06:14 -0700, "Brian F. King"
<brianfking@yahoo.com> wrote:
Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is
damn good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the
only "news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a
fake news program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news
program or a satirical website are better at "telling it like it
is" than the real thing.
Humor without truth isn't funny.
Unfortunately for this administration, all their lies have been
documented and are on tape. The Daily Show's strength is that they
can go back into their archives and pull the relevant tape and show
it next to the current lie.
I can see how people caught up in the lie would find it unfunny.
And the ones not caught up in the lie laugh their asses off.
Mind you, they laugh because they know if they started screaming and
clawing their faces off, they wouldn't be able to stop.
Well mostly, it's why comedy has always been the refuge of the liberal
intellectual. In a way, it's safe to speak the truth there. You have
to be truthful in comedy or it isn't funny - so what is said has to
have truth in it to survive.
Unfortunately the same isn't true for the news shows.
You don't have to speak the truth, you just have to have an audience who
believes it. Which is why programs like SNL and The Daily Show have become
echo chambers. They preach to the choir.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense."
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| User: "G-Ride" |
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| Title: Re: Jon Stewart |
02 Oct 2005 02:59:11 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1128278344.295a672805e6540a5bbc4bf57f27a504@teranews...
cobalt@newscene.com (Kate ) wrote in
news:434426ff.48709328@news-west.newscene.com:
On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 11:59:42 -0500, "Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com>
wrote:
"Infidel61" <infidel61@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:bAS%e.12304$zw5.8428@tornado.texas.rr.com...
Kate wrote:
On 1 Oct 2005 15:06:14 -0700, "Brian F. King"
<brianfking@yahoo.com> wrote:
Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is
damn good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the
only "news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a
fake news program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news
program or a satirical website are better at "telling it like it
is" than the real thing.
Humor without truth isn't funny.
Unfortunately for this administration, all their lies have been
documented and are on tape. The Daily Show's strength is that they
can go back into their archives and pull the relevant tape and show
it next to the current lie.
I can see how people caught up in the lie would find it unfunny.
And the ones not caught up in the lie laugh their asses off.
Mind you, they laugh because they know if they started screaming and
clawing their faces off, they wouldn't be able to stop.
Well mostly, it's why comedy has always been the refuge of the liberal
intellectual. In a way, it's safe to speak the truth there. You have
to be truthful in comedy or it isn't funny - so what is said has to
have truth in it to survive.
Unfortunately the same isn't true for the news shows.
You don't have to speak the truth, you just have to have an audience who
believes it. Which is why programs like SNL and The Daily Show have become
echo chambers. They preach to the choir.
Once again Fredo illustrates that he doesn't have a clue.
--
Aloha,
G-Ride
"Like a quarrelling group of monkeys on a leaky boat, armed with sticks of
dynamite, we are now embarked on an uncertain journey."
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| User: "Kate " |
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| Title: Re: Jon Stewart |
04 Oct 2005 12:10:04 AM |
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On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:39:02 GMT, Fred Stone <fstone69@earthling.com>
wrote:
cobalt@newscene.com (Kate ) wrote in
news:434426ff.48709328@news-west.newscene.com:
On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 11:59:42 -0500, "Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com>
wrote:
"Infidel61" <infidel61@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:bAS%e.12304$zw5.8428@tornado.texas.rr.com...
Kate wrote:
On 1 Oct 2005 15:06:14 -0700, "Brian F. King"
<brianfking@yahoo.com> wrote:
Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is
damn good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the
only "news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a
fake news program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news
program or a satirical website are better at "telling it like it
is" than the real thing.
Humor without truth isn't funny.
Unfortunately for this administration, all their lies have been
documented and are on tape. The Daily Show's strength is that they
can go back into their archives and pull the relevant tape and show
it next to the current lie.
I can see how people caught up in the lie would find it unfunny.
And the ones not caught up in the lie laugh their asses off.
Mind you, they laugh because they know if they started screaming and
clawing their faces off, they wouldn't be able to stop.
Well mostly, it's why comedy has always been the refuge of the liberal
intellectual. In a way, it's safe to speak the truth there. You have
to be truthful in comedy or it isn't funny - so what is said has to
have truth in it to survive.
Unfortunately the same isn't true for the news shows.
You don't have to speak the truth, you just have to have an audience who
believes it. Which is why programs like SNL and The Daily Show have become
echo chambers. They preach to the choir.
LOL - you wish.
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| User: "David Jensen" |
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02 Oct 2005 01:48:40 PM |
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On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:39:02 GMT, in alt.atheism
Fred Stone <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in
<1128278344.295a672805e6540a5bbc4bf57f27a504@teranews>:
cobalt@newscene.com (Kate ) wrote in
news:434426ff.48709328@news-west.newscene.com:
On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 11:59:42 -0500, "Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com>
wrote:
"Infidel61" <infidel61@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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Kate wrote:
On 1 Oct 2005 15:06:14 -0700, "Brian F. King"
<brianfking@yahoo.com> wrote:
Fred Stone wrote:
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote:
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is
damn good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the
only "news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a
fake news program on comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
It says so much about the leftwing worldview that a fake news
program or a satirical website are better at "telling it like it
is" than the real thing.
Humor without truth isn't funny.
Unfortunately for this administration, all their lies have been
documented and are on tape. The Daily Show's strength is that they
can go back into their archives and pull the relevant tape and show
it next to the current lie.
I can see how people caught up in the lie would find it unfunny.
And the ones not caught up in the lie laugh their asses off.
Mind you, they laugh because they know if they started screaming and
clawing their faces off, they wouldn't be able to stop.
Well mostly, it's why comedy has always been the refuge of the liberal
intellectual. In a way, it's safe to speak the truth there. You have
to be truthful in comedy or it isn't funny - so what is said has to
have truth in it to survive.
Unfortunately the same isn't true for the news shows.
You don't have to speak the truth, you just have to have an audience who
believes it. Which is why programs like SNL and The Daily Show have become
echo chambers. They preach to the choir.
They're much closer to accurate than Limbaugh, Hannity and the rest of
the folks who want a bundle of sticks as their insignia.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Jon Stewart |
01 Oct 2005 10:52:08 PM |
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"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote in message
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"G-Ride" <gride42nospammotherfucker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Such a tease
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1580799,00.html
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn good
at
what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only "news"
program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news program on
comedy central.
Hear hear!
And the only thing in print that rivials him is The Onion.
I remember John Stewart back when he was doing silly commentary on the
Comedy Channel, back when that was called "Ha!". I recognized his talent
back then and that was about 15 years ago (gad, I'm old).
I'll never forget "The Daily Show"'s first broadcast after 9/11. Sad, but
wonderful. He is a gem.
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Chris H. Fleming" |
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| Title: Re: Jon Stewart |
02 Oct 2005 07:44:20 PM |
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G-Ride wrote:
"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1128156076.159244.265910@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Such a tease
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1580799,00.html
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn good at
what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only "news"
program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news program on
comedy central.
Turn to PBS then.
The only real news in the US is "Newshour with Jim Lehrer". Everything
else lacks the core incentive to deliver news.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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| Title: Re: Jon Stewart |
02 Oct 2005 09:14:33 PM |
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"Chris H. Fleming" <chris_h_fleming@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1128300260.356966.71710@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
G-Ride wrote:
"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1128156076.159244.265910@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Such a tease
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1580799,00.html
I just want to take this opportunity to say that Jon Stewart is damn
good at what he does.
And I also want to say that it is truly unfortunate that the only
"news" program in the US that can tell it like it is, is a fake news
program on comedy central.
Turn to PBS then.
The only real news in the US is "Newshour with Jim Lehrer". Everything
else lacks the core incentive to deliver news.
I'll second that. They do two things right: they give plenty of time to
their stories, and they get real experts and let them answer questions
in detail. They don't do soundbites or half quotes.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense."
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