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JON STEWART 'DAILY SHOW' IN SURPRISE AUDIENCE -- DROP
Drudge ^ | 10/17/04 | Drudge

Posted on 10/17/2004 5:38:20 PM PDT by NotchJohnson

COMEDY CENTRAL's 'DAILY SHOW' has experienced surprise audience erroision -- despite a publicity push by host Jon Stewart.

Stewart, who announced last week that he plans to support John Kerry, pulled 1,040,000 total viewers for month of September -- down 7% from August, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

A jumbo push by media writers and a bestselling book apparently has failed to translate into any audience improvement.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: comedycentral; dailyshow; jonstewart; kerrysbuttboy; liberalmedia; ratings
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To: Volunteer

hehehe one of my pals, is a military officer retired and he is in lots of gun clubs/trials and such.....he uses it all the time in email, so I asked for it HAHAHAHA I love it and you are welcome to it!!.....


81 posted on 10/17/2004 6:54:19 PM PDT by ArmyBratCutie ("Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:soap, ballot, jury, ammo in this order!")
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To: RedMonqey
"Question is : Who were the other six Freepers?"

I was one, I used to love the show, watched it daily, not anymore. Rarely if ever now. Basically, like others here said, he stopped being funny and balanced and started getting *really* partisan. It's annoying.

82 posted on 10/17/2004 6:56:32 PM PDT by mbennett203
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To: RedMonqey

Cho isn't funny, partyly because she is now more known as an activist than a comedian. Everyone loves Bill Murray. The worst thing he could do is turn into a bedwetter and complain about debt, war for oil, Halliburton, etc. Essentially I am saying funny people should stick with what tehy are good at. Once they venture out they screw themselves.


83 posted on 10/17/2004 6:57:06 PM PDT by NotchJohnson
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To: JBlain

Strangers With Candy was a great show and they will have a movie soon.


84 posted on 10/17/2004 6:58:19 PM PDT by NotchJohnson
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To: NotchJohnson
"You're as big a dick on your show as you are on any show."

And that is the big comeback from the big, funny comedian? Color me unimpressed.

85 posted on 10/17/2004 7:00:56 PM PDT by AmishDude (Nobody reads taglines.)
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To: AmishDude

Jon Stewart cab be baited very easily. He is emotional like a women and this can be seen in this debate and also when he is being interviewd by O'Reilly. You can tell the tears are just below the surface.


86 posted on 10/17/2004 7:02:47 PM PDT by NotchJohnson
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To: NotchJohnson
"I think his name was John Liebowitz or something."

What's with all the liberal celebrities changing their name to "Stewart"?

87 posted on 10/17/2004 7:08:40 PM PDT by Godebert
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To: NotchJohnson

Bitter, self important Comediens ain't FUNNY period!


88 posted on 10/17/2004 7:09:47 PM PDT by RedMonqey (Keep RIGHT or get LEFT behind!!)
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To: Semper Paratus
[ The only thing more loathsome than a Bill Mahr is a Bill Mahr wannabe. ]

ouch.... That was a heavy hit... Semp......

89 posted on 10/17/2004 7:37:21 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: NotchJohnson

I understand the French think Stewart is very funny - he has quite the fan base there. Jon Stewart is about as humorous as Martha Stewart these days.


90 posted on 10/17/2004 7:48:33 PM PDT by searchandrecovery (Socialist America - diseased and dysfunctional.)
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To: NotchJohnson

Also from the drudge link (partial transcript):

MORE

CNN editors were busy this weekend cleaning up a transcript from Stewart's Friday appearance on CROSSFIRE. One CNN executive called Stewart's performace "belligerent."



During the live program, Stewart slammed host Tucker Carlson: "You're as big a dick on your show as you are on any show."

The awkward exchange came at the end of an 8 minute segment between Stewart, Carlson and co-host Paul Begala.



***

CARLSON: You had John Kerry on your show and you sniff his throne and you're accusing us of partisan hackery?

STEWART: Absolutely.

CARLSON: ...you have this marvelous opportunity not to be the guy's butt boy, to go ahead and be his butt boy. Come on. It's embarrassing.

STEWART: I was absolutely his butt boy. I was so far -- you would not believe what he ate two weeks ago.

STEWART: You know, the interesting thing I have is, you have a responsibility to the public discourse, and you fail miserably.

CARLSON: You need to get a job at a journalism school, I think.

STEWART: You need to go to one.

The thing that I want to say is, when you have people on for just knee-jerk, reactionary talk...

CARLSON: Wait. I thought you were going to be funny. Come on. Be funny.

STEWART: No. No. I'm not going to be your monkey.

BEGALA: Go ahead. Go ahead.

STEWART: I watch your show every day. And it kills me.

CARLSON: I can tell you love it.

STEWART: It's so -- oh, it's so painful to watch...

CARLSON: Is this really Jon Stewart? What is this, anyway?

STEWART: Yes, it's someone who watches your show and cannot take it anymore. I just can't.

CARLSON: What's it like to have dinner with you? It must be excruciating. Do you like lecture people like this or do you come over to their house and sit and lecture them; they're not doing the right thing, that they're missing their opportunities, evading their responsibilities?

CARLSON: I wouldn't want to eat with you, man. That's horrible.

STEWART: I know. And you won't.


***

Before appearing on CNN, Stewart blasted reporter and CROSSFIRE co-host Bob Novak.

"I would not have him on the show. I have standards," Stewart explained to the NEW YORKER's Ken Auletta. "I wouldn't do it. He shouldn't be on television. CNN should not have him on the air. He should not be amongst civilized people."

END


91 posted on 10/18/2004 12:24:25 AM PDT by weegee (Ted Kennedy, your brother defined Vietnam antiwar protesters as traitors, giving aid to Ho Chi Mihn)
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To: Timesink; martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; GOPJ; ...
Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING
92 posted on 10/18/2004 12:27:14 AM PDT by weegee (Ted Kennedy, your brother defined Vietnam antiwar protesters as traitors, giving aid to Ho Chi Mihn)
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To: trashcanbred
I watched the CNN Crossfire over on iFilm.com

I've never watched his show either .. and just watched the Crossfire show

Stewart looked and sounded like a condescending Jerk .. and calling Tucker a D*** showed the lack of class he has

93 posted on 10/18/2004 12:59:41 AM PDT by Mo1 (Terri Kerry's remedy for arthritis - soak white raisins in gin for 2 weeks)
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To: flashbunny

And I thought I was the only one that thought that.

I can't figure Stewart out. Why is he mad at Crossfire?


94 posted on 10/18/2004 1:01:46 AM PDT by CalRepublican
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To: RedMonqey

Used to watch regularly, but it's definitely gotten more partisan, and I can't stand it when Stewart fawns over ultraliberal guests like Michael Moore or Al Franken (especially now that the CNN appearance indicates he has an awfully thin skin when it comes to Republican partisans).

It seems as though "The Daily Show" is going establishment, and if it continues, their audience will continue to decline as well.


95 posted on 10/18/2004 1:14:09 AM PDT by Polonius (It's called logic, it'll help you.)
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To: DaveMSmith

HAHA...actually I got into an argument with a Libchick who insisted on quoting Jon Stewart during our political discussion...difference between conservatives and idiots...higher standards for political commentary.


96 posted on 10/18/2004 1:29:28 AM PDT by RealFeminist
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To: Semper Paratus

No...Bill Mahr is more loathsome


97 posted on 10/18/2004 1:30:14 AM PDT by RealFeminist
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To: flashbunny

the cure for many ailments...


98 posted on 10/18/2004 2:00:07 AM PDT by RealFeminist
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To: BigSkyFreeper

I am new to the Blogosphere...IMHO? RICO? What do they MEAN?!?!


99 posted on 10/18/2004 2:02:54 AM PDT by RealFeminist
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To: RedMonqey

I'm one of the others...I used to defend Jon Stewart to my husband as being mildly amusing...now I, too, find him to be an embarassment to Comedy Central, the channel made famous by animated talking poop.


100 posted on 10/18/2004 2:06:30 AM PDT by RealFeminist
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