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Jon Stewart is a smart and funny guy. As any regular visitor to Mediaite knows, we are big fans of his incisive and entertaining commentary on the often absurd intersection of media and politics. But that doesn’t mean we always agree with his point-of-view; take for example his take down of MSNBC’s new campaign to re-brand themselves with the phrase “Lean Forward.” In the following segment, Mr. Stewart makes a lot funny jokes, but perhaps its a little early to dismiss an entire ad campaign.

COMMENTARY McCracken: Why it's right to doubt the toll road promises Brewster McCracken, AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL Monday, January 31, 2005 In July, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Commission board voted to toll three Austin highways — roads that state transportation officials told us could not be built anytime soon without tolling. In addition to telling us we had to keep every road in its plan and that we had to vote by July — both of which turned out to be false — the Texas Department of Transportation presented us with maps and other information showing that major portions of...

AUGUSTA--It was a tough battle Saturday -- not between the golfers -- but between reporters and police officers over who had a larger presence at the protest just down the road from Augusta National Golf Club. After 10 months of threats, boycotts and countless media reports against the club's men-only policy, Martha Burk arrived with little more than two-dozen supporters and spent barely an hour before taking off in a Chevy Trail Blazer. Her numbers were drastically overshadowed by the 123 police officers, complete with more than 75 cruisers parked on site, not to mention a swarm of about 100...