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pantslessprogressive:

Mark Meckler (Tea Party Patriots co-founder): They’re not law-abiding citizens. They’re camping in a park where camping isn’t allowed. They’re breaking the laws on the Brooklyn Bridge. That’s not Tea Party behavior. 

Jon Stewart: Everything you described there I believe is a misdemeanor. The actual Tea Party was a fucking felony. Do you know who the Tea Party actually was? Do you know how much trouble you’d get in if you broke into a ship, stole the cargo from the ship’s owners and just threw it overboard? Not to mention the EPA fines and the damage it would do to your Indian costume? The Tea Party namesake - you’re named after the most celebrated act of theft and vandalism of private property in our nation’s history! And you can’t stomach a little park camping?

I fucking love this.

(Reblogged from pantslessprogressive)
mydaywithd: Adsif Madvi: Did you take some of my box? John Oliver: Historically, that has always been part of my box. Adsif: This is an illegal occupation! View high resolution

mydaywithd:

Adsif Madvi: Did you take some of my box?

John Oliver: Historically, that has always been part of my box.

Adsif: This is an illegal occupation!

(Reblogged from turnabout)

futurejournalismproject:

If things are demonstrably untrue, should you continue with truthiness?

John Stewart interviews Anderson Cooper.

By way of background, an overview of the criticism leveled against Cooper for calling liars liars can be read here.

(Reblogged from futurejournalismproject)

brooklynmutt:

Jon Stewart: Is Sarah Palin a Russian Spy? - Gawker.TV

Oh, this made me laugh. I needed that.

(Reblogged from brooklynmutt)

The Daily Show is making me laugh about all this, which is very much needed.

92y:

Jon Stewart in Conversation with Terry Gross.
Stewart cracks wise on 92nd Street Y, explains The Million Moderate March and discusses at length on why The Daily Show is not journalism.

“…the march is merely a construct. It’s just a format…” Stewart allowed, “to translate the type of expression that we do…it’s a format to be filled with the type of material that Stephen and I do and the point of view.”

The conversation continued with discussion about what it is that Jon Stewart and crew do on The Daily Show. According to Stewart, the work they do is all about using their instincts, making connections between news stories and then looking into it. Terry described it as journalism. “Nah, I don’t think so,” Stewart corrected, “I think it’s called Googling.” Either way, Terry expressed surprise at the information she discovers on The Daily Show: “I often feel like, how come I had to find out about [an issue] on your show, a comedy show?!” “That’s funny,” Steward deadpanned, “because we often feel that way as well.”

It’s an interesting perception, and one that Gawker’s Nick Denton, would probably agree with. In a recent interview, Denton was asked if what he does is journalism. “I don’t consider that to be a very interesting question,” he responded, visibly irritated. “Most good journalism is produced by people who don’t care about producing good journalism.”

(Reblogged from brooklynmutt)

Bill O’Reilly on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

I almost want to see these guys team up for an odd-couple style buddy comedy.

publiccitizen: Help us come up with a sign for Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity. Enter your slogan in our contest; we’ll pick the one we like the best, print it up on a bunch of signs and hand them out at the rally. View high resolution

publiccitizen:

Help us come up with a sign for Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity. Enter your slogan in our contest; we’ll pick the one we like the best, print it up on a bunch of signs and hand them out at the rally.

(Reblogged from publiccitizen)
Jon Stewart’s March to Restore Sanity and Stephen Colbert’s March to Keep Fear Alive rallies on October 30th, 2010 in Washington D.C. I actually really want to go to this — especially since it’s now really easy for me to hop over to D.C. from NYC. I have French class that day, but depending on the timing, I might try to head to D.C. after that (and then maybe spend Sunday in D.C. as well).

Jon Stewart’s March to Restore Sanity and Stephen Colbert’s March to Keep Fear Alive rallies on October 30th, 2010 in Washington D.C.

I actually really want to go to this — especially since it’s now really easy for me to hop over to D.C. from NYC. I have French class that day, but depending on the timing, I might try to head to D.C. after that (and then maybe spend Sunday in D.C. as well).

(Reblogged from turnabout)

Extended Interview with Bill Clinton on The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart

Bill Clinton has some well articulated thoughts on mid-term elections, the economy, and what the Democratic party should be saying.