Jon Stewart on using fooking humour to make his point

Wonderful New York profile of Jon Stewart and the Daily Show, a program that becomes even more essential as America’s two-party system crumbles before our very eyes (but don’t tell them; they don’t need to realise): After September 11, Stewart began to employ his newfound anger, becoming a voice of comic sanity in the whirlwind…

Jon Stewart on what journalists should be asking

And it’s not pissing off the US military and missing “access”: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c McChrystal’s Balls – Honorable Discharge www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party

Jon Stewart tackles Palestine in prime time

Last night’s Daily Show here in the US was a watershed: interviews with Palestinian politician Mustafa Boughouti and Jewish writer Anna Baltzer. On mainstream television the key issues of the Middle East were discussed: occupation, boycotts, Zionism, Israeli expansionism, human rights, Judaism, peace and the role of America. No wonder some Zionists were shocked. They…

Jon Stewart is like Moses, maybe

Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show is a favourite on this site. His comments during January’s Gaza war were a rare Jewish voice of sanity during the madness. Sojourners magazine asks whether he’s also a prophet: It may be true that the Hebrew prophets used humor in that regard, to create social change, but it was…

Bill O’Reilly vs Jon Stewart

Tell me I’m dreaming: Stewart: “It’s true we add insult to injury…but you add the injury” O’Reilly: “There’s a lot of bad people out there and it’s our job to go after them.” Stewart: “So when are you going to start?”

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