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Jon Stewart Says ‘Dissatisfaction,’ Presidential Politics Caused Him to Quit ‘Daily Show’
The Wrap ^ | April 19, 2015 | Anita Bennett

Posted on 04/19/2015 11:28:44 AM PDT by EveningStar

“I’d covered an election four times, and it didn’t appear that there was going to be anything wildly different about this one,” late-night host says in new interview

(Excerpt) Read more at thewrap.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: comedycentral; dailyshow; jonstewart; resignation; thedailyshow; theguardian; thewrap; trevornoah
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Article from The Guardian: Jon Stewart: why I quit The Daily Show
1 posted on 04/19/2015 11:28:44 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Presidential politics? Obama bullied him off the air?


2 posted on 04/19/2015 11:29:23 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Jon Stewart was a no talent hack.


3 posted on 04/19/2015 11:32:02 AM PDT by brivette
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To: EveningStar

Oh well.


4 posted on 04/19/2015 11:34:19 AM PDT by Dallas59 (Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
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To: EveningStar

Who cares about why? Just as long as he DID.


5 posted on 04/19/2015 11:34:21 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: EveningStar

Didn’t he shill for the democrats?


6 posted on 04/19/2015 11:35:19 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: brivette

I agree.


7 posted on 04/19/2015 11:35:24 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: brivette
Jon Stewart was a no talent hack.

Speaking of which, is he going to join Bill Maher over at HBO?

8 posted on 04/19/2015 11:36:11 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: EveningStar

Left wing moron gets bullied by Obamanomics..
Sometimes a clock is correct only ONCE A DAY..

When you’re shooting floaters in a latrine...
Only logical you get PooP in your eye once in a while..


9 posted on 04/19/2015 11:36:11 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: EveningStar

Jon Stewart had a TV show and I missed it? Why doesn’t someone tell me about these things!
snark:


10 posted on 04/19/2015 11:38:50 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( BEWARE the EVIL EYE from HILLARY!)
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To: Olog-hai; All

He just got tired of doing the show. Period.


11 posted on 04/19/2015 11:39:25 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: hosepipe

See post 11. :)


12 posted on 04/19/2015 11:40:42 AM PDT by EveningStar
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The guy’s worth $80 million. It’s time he and his boyfriend go retire somewhere that suits their lifestyle... perhaps Cuba.


13 posted on 04/19/2015 11:41:49 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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“Watching these channels all day is incredibly depressing,” Stewart said. “I live in a constant state of depression. I think of us as turd miners. I put on my helmet, I go and mine turds, hopefully I don’t get turd lung disease.”

Watch out for those turd miners.


14 posted on 04/19/2015 11:45:36 AM PDT by BBell
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To: Olog-hai

Even he can’t stomach espousing Hillary’s virtues.


15 posted on 04/19/2015 11:46:18 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Jon who???


16 posted on 04/19/2015 11:46:37 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: EveningStar

He just got tired of doing the show. Period.


So....... you believe him?...


17 posted on 04/19/2015 11:47:37 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig

Turd miner ping. See post 16


18 posted on 04/19/2015 11:48:22 AM PDT by BBell
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To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig

14 that is


19 posted on 04/19/2015 11:48:57 AM PDT by BBell
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To: EveningStar

He really had to quit because he’s havin extensive plastic surgery to remove Hussien’s rectum from his mouth.


20 posted on 04/19/2015 11:49:49 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,)
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