There’s a name for that

Dan Froomkin, Nieman Watchdog, December 1: Mainstream-media political journalism is in danger of becoming increasingly irrelevant, but not because of the Internet, or even Comedy Central. The threat comes from inside. It comes from journalists being afraid to do what journalists were put on this green earth to do. What is it about Jon Stewart…

Bullseye!

Jon Stewart on Ann Coulter: I actually feel sorry for her. Once your career is based on denigrating 9/11 widows, what’s your second act? Unless you dig up Mother Teresa and stick a dildo in her eye, nothing could be more offensive. UPDATE: We can dream:

Quote me

“You know if I had nickel for every time Bush has mentioned 9/11, I could raise enough reward money to go after Bin Laden.” – Jon Stewart 24 other priceless quotes of the year.

Touchdown

The Daily Show on Bush, Cheney, Scooter Libby and Patrick Fitzgerald.Jon Stewart offers: “If only lies left semen stains.”

News bytes

– England’s third largest political force, the Liberal Democrats, call for British troops to leave Iraq. – New York authorities try and silence a New York anti-war meeting with Cindy Sheehan. – The New York Times is part of the problem, not the solution. Again. – Check out some films created by the US National…

Dams

Jon Stewart delivers another priceless routine, this time on Hurricane Katrina and the Bush administration. Ed Helms says: “…through the President’s leadership, he’ll end up building a billion dollar dam in Arkansas.” Stewart: “Why would he build a dam in Arkansas?” Helms: “His plan will be to fight the water over there, so we don’t…

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