[Behind Liberal Lines]

These people spend the year trotting all over the globe making asses of themselves with their general anti-American, pro- tinpot dictator childishness and then expect regular people to tune in and watch them tell the world how wonderful they are? Give me a break.

Yep.

But the fact that they had John Stewart hosting and got the lowest rating ever is extra sweet.

[brivette]

I agree. Stewart is an ass.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

But the fact that they had John Stewart hosting and got the lowest rating ever is extra sweet.

John Stewart is just not funny at all.

[T Lady]

'But the fact that they had John Stewart hosting and got the lowest rating ever is extra sweet.'

DITTO

When the Academy stopped asking class acts like Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, Bob Hope, and Johnny Carson (yeah, I know the latter two are no longer with us) to host the telecasts, and started going for "edgier" types like Stewart, Chris Rock, and Whoopi Goldberg, that's when the Titanic of Award ceremonies hit the iceberg and started sinking ever so slowly...and shows no signs of letting up.