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Jon Stewart points finger at media
politico ^
| 10/30/10
| JAMES HOHMANN & MARIN COGAN
Posted on 10/30/2010 9:27:32 PM PDT by Nachum
Jon Stewart has met the enemy, and it's the media.
The Comedy Central comedian and "Daily Show" host walked a fine line between politics and humor Saturday as he gathered tens of thousands on the National Mall for his "Rally to Restore Sanity."
Expectations for what Stewart had dubbed his "million moderate march" ranged from the hope of left-leaning groups that the rally would spark the youth vote ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections to the desire for many attendees to enjoy an afternoon of pointed satire inspired by Fox News' Glenn Beck's massive rally two months ago to "restore honor."
For most of the rally, Stewart and his comedic foil Stephen Colbert deftly remained half a step away from becoming serious on the stage at the opposite end of the Mall from the Lincoln Memorial steps where Beck spoke until the end, when Stewart aimed his wrath directly at the 24-hour Washington media establishment, saying it "did not cause our problems. But its existence makes solving them that much harder."
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: finger; jon; points; stewart
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Most of those pouring into the Mall Saturday appeared to be younger than 35, and the signs they carried showed a decidedly left-wing bent: "I hope this isn't a trap," "I masturbate to Christine O'Donnell," "Communism was a red herring."
Left wing? That's a creative way to describe it.
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:27:38 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Nachum
Activists were hoping that the young people who turned out in force for President Barack Obama in 2008 and who form the core of "The Daily Show" audience would be jolted into action to help stave off expected big losses by Democrats next week.Those folks are scared spitless.
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:33:34 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Nachum
Amusing stuff coming from a guy who is a media creation and makes his living making “witty” comments about news stories...from 24-hour news organisations.
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:33:40 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Nachum
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:34:26 PM PDT
by
Soul Seeker
( I was there when we had the numbers, but didnÂ’t have the principles.---Jim DeMint)
To: Nachum
DUDE!!!!
You've got four fingers pointed back at you.
You are the media.
lol.
To: Nachum
He needs to be taxed HEAVILY and most of the participants need to have caps put on their current and future salaries. It’s only fair./s
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:37:09 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
To: Nachum
Jonathan Leibowitz aka Jon Stewart
is the left-winged media.
Shocking that just a few days ago the media was starstruck at Leibowitz's ability to stump The First Dude.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen....
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:37:24 PM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(In 2012: The Rookie and The Wookie get booted from the White House.)
To: Nachum
“...million moderate march...”
####
So we can be sure that those here on FR who continually push:
- a move toward the center
- going after the middle
- pleasing the independent voter
- moderation of the conservative message
were also in attendance?
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:38:56 PM PDT
by
EyeGuy
To: Nachum
“...million moderate march...”
####
So we can be sure that those here on FR who continually push:
- a move toward the center
- going after the middle
- pleasing the independent voter
- moderation of the conservative message
were also in attendance?
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:39:02 PM PDT
by
EyeGuy
To: Nachum
I was in DC today with my daughter because she had to make her run for her Park Police test. We stayed at a hotel outside of Andrews AFB. The hotel was filled with dirty kids going to the rally. I rode an elevator with a young Asian woman wearing a Lenin t-shirt. I thanked God for the kids that I have.
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:40:17 PM PDT
by
SHOOT THE MOON bat
(Hey White House liar. Truth comes out a little at a time.)
To: EyeGuy
Yeah, I'm sure the "social issues aren't important" crowd was well represented.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:45:30 PM PDT
by
wku man
(Steel yourselves, patriots, and be ready. Won't be long now....)
To: Nachum
the guy has been in movies, television, written books...and, now, wants to portray himself as some type of outsider???? BWHAHAHAHAHA.
To: SuziQ
The most successful element of the communists propaganda campaign over the last 50 years has been to terrify right wing politicians with threat of being accused of "McCarthyism"
Its high time that communists are exposed and not allowed to hide under "Liberal" and "Progressive" labels.
These cockroaches in Congress and the media will scurry back into hiding once the lights are turned on.
Unrelenting attacks on the enemy within, in the form of prosecutions of the corrupt members (that would be about 95% of them) of the "Congressional Progressive Caucus", would be a good start, the leftist media is already mortally wounded, just need to be openly attacked as com symps by Palin or similar to be finished off for good.
Make the reds understand that their bullshit will no longer be tolerated, they will NOT be stealing any more of the productive class via the electoral process, and if they want a socialist revolution, they had better be prepared to do it the old fashioned way, at gunpoint.
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:48:05 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
To: BigSkyFreeper
The left media ‘s new messiah is a self loathing upper west side lear jet millionaire who hides his Jewish heritage .
Liberalism is a mental illness.
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:48:17 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
(Get Even on Election Day)
To: Nachum
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:49:24 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
To: BigSkyFreeper
What's with the bizarre obsession (mentioned twice) with Stewart's stage name not being his birth name?
Do you have the same kind of animosity toward the late Marion Morrison?
To: Nachum
Sadly, fom what I hear..a large part of the younger crowd get their “news” from Colbert and Stewart.
The fact that Colbert appeared before Congress, Stewart had The Won on his show this week...and the rally today only validates them to this crowd.
It is sad that our young people can be manipulated this way.
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:49:30 PM PDT
by
berdie
(qill)
To: Nachum
Time's up for Socialists.
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posted on
10/30/2010 9:57:16 PM PDT
by
VRWC For Truth
(Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
To: wideawake
Oh, I dunno. Liberal sites often refer to Michael Savage with that other name he goes by. Ironically, I remember him once mentioning David Gregory and saying “God only knows what his real name is.” In fact, that is DG’s actual name (he’s half-Jewish and half-WASP).
Never heard anyone talk about Larry Ziegler, though...
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posted on
10/30/2010 10:05:57 PM PDT
by
Strk321
To: Army Air Corps
WHo’s Jon Stewart? ANd why is he important, or is he?
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