Duet
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Bing.... Reality.
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Post by Duet on Mar 22, 2007 15:21:05 GMT -5
On the March 20th ep Stewart had on Bolton. The guyu that hated the UN that Bush sent to represent the US at the UN.....sorry I can't remember the idiots first name.
And I also can't believe he had the balls to come on to the show. The man spent the entire time attempting to not only rewrite a piece or two of history but also redefine democracy.
If Bolton is truly represenitive of the US government oh my god. This world is in trouble. I mean I knew it was this bad, but it's a whole other reality to actually see and hear it.
Good Grief.
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Post by Patcat on Mar 22, 2007 15:22:13 GMT -5
Not to mention Bolton looked like Yosemite Sam.
Patcat
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Post by DNA on Jun 17, 2008 17:05:38 GMT -5
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Post by annabelleleigh on Aug 18, 2008 9:59:26 GMT -5
As the political conventions near, The New York Times offers this provocation question. If you're a Stewart fan be sure to use the link (at end of excerpt) to get the full (and lengthy) article. Boldfaces mine. AL ------------------- Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America? By Michiko Kakutani The New York TimesAugust 17, 2008 Excerpt: "It's been more than eight years since “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” made its first foray into presidential politics with the presciently named Indecision 2000, and the difference in the show’s approach to its coverage then and now provides a tongue-in-cheek measure of the show’s striking evolution. In 1999, the “Daily Show” correspondent Steve Carell struggled to talk his way off Senator John McCain’s overflow press bus — “a repository for outcasts, misfits and journalistic bottom-feeders” — and onto the actual Straight Talk Express, while at the 2000 Republican Convention Mr. Stewart self-deprecatingly promised exclusive coverage of “all the day’s events — at least the ones we’re allowed into.” In this year’s promotional spot for “The Daily Show’s” convention coverage, the news newbies have been transformed into a swaggering A Team — “the best campaign team in the universe ever,” working out of “ ‘The Daily Show’ news-scraper: 117 stories, 73 situation rooms, 26 news tickers,” and promising to bring “you all the news stories — first ... before it’s even true.” Though this spot is the program’s mocking sendup of itself and the news media’s mania for self-promotion, it inadvertently gets at one very real truth: the emergence of “The Daily Show” as a genuine cultural and political force. When Americans were asked in a 2007 poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press to name the journalist they most admired, Mr. Stewart, the fake news anchor, came in at No. 4, tied with the real news anchors Brian Williams and Tom Brokaw of NBC, Dan Rather of CBS and Anderson Cooper of CNN. And a study this year from the center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism concluded that “ ‘The Daily Show’ is clearly impacting American dialogue” and “getting people to think critically about the public square.” While the show scrambled in its early years to book high-profile politicians, it has since become what Newsweek calls “the coolest pit stop on television,” with presidential candidates, former presidents, world leaders and administration officials signing on as guests... ...Most important, at a time when Fox, MSNBC and CNN routinely mix news and entertainment, larding their 24-hour schedules with bloviation fests and marathon coverage of sexual predators and dead celebrities, it’s been “The Daily Show” that has tenaciously tracked big, “super depressing” issues like the cherry-picking of prewar intelligence, the politicization of the Department of Justice and the efforts of the Bush White House to augment its executive power. For that matter, the Comedy Central program — which is not above using silly sight gags and sophomoric sex jokes to get a laugh — has earned a devoted following that regards the broadcast as both the smartest, funniest show on television and a provocative and substantive source of news. “The Daily Show” resonates not only because it is wickedly funny but also because its keen sense of the absurd is perfectly attuned to an era in which cognitive dissonance has become a national epidemic... ...Mr. Stewart describes his job as “throwing spitballs” from the back of the room and points out that “The Daily Show” mandate is to entertain, not inform. Still, he and his writers have energetically tackled the big issues of the day — “the stuff we find most interesting,” as he said in an interview at the show’s Midtown Manhattan offices, the stuff that gives them the most “agita,” the sometimes somber stories he refers to as his “morning cup of sadness.” And they’ve done so in ways that straight news programs cannot: speaking truth to power in blunt, sometimes profane language, while using satire and playful looniness to ensure that their political analysis never becomes solemn or pretentious." For the complete piece go to www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/arts/television/17kaku.html?ex=1219723200&en=4ecb95d7a61cb14f&ei=5070 |
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Post by romulanavatra3 on Mar 14, 2009 4:16:43 GMT -5
hi did any one see the jon stewert vs jim crammer thing the other day. now thats what i call intresting. great bit by jon stewert and very revalling. it certainly was revaling and rather alarming.
Rom.
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Post by nomoreexcuses on Mar 14, 2009 14:46:55 GMT -5
Wasn't that so powerful? Stewart was frighteningly articulate and right on target. Cramer acted like a helpless clown. What does it say about this country when a comedian hosting a fake news show is more of a statesman than any of our elected officials?
nme
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Post by romulanavatra3 on Mar 15, 2009 12:23:14 GMT -5
Nomoreexcuses i found the whole thing rather frighterning, but i am glad Jon stewert did it the way he did( talk about a bitting social commentry). It worries me about a lot of media(mostly so called news). I also thought crammer came off as somewhat insipid( like a cold weak cup of flavourless coffee). don't underestmaite the value of commics(or better yet satirists, because Jon stewert is good at satire), they have a very long history of showing the world things in a way that others dont like or want to hear in this case the mainstream media(and ther corperate owners),(Dickens would be proud).
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Post by ragincajun on Mar 15, 2009 15:59:01 GMT -5
I for one love getting my news from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report, the regular news is so depressing. Also the View, lol. Between those three shows I keep informed. I like the Bill Maher Show, but I feel dumb when I watch him, but love some of his views.
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Post by maherjunkie on Mar 15, 2009 18:43:46 GMT -5
Fear not my little lamb, Bill accepts all as part of his flock.  |
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Post by annabelleleigh on Mar 18, 2009 11:57:44 GMT -5
A big boo-hoo from NBCU uber-chief Jeff Zuckerman over Jon Stewart's lambasting of CNBC. My commentary is in the lines I boldfaced below. Anyone else? AL ------------------ NBC boss: Jon Stewart's criticism absurd, unfairBy Paul Thomasch Reuters March 18, 2009 Excerpt: "NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker fired back at comedian Jon Stewart on Wednesday, saying it was "unfair" and "absurd" for the funnyman to criticize CNBC and question its coverage of financial news. "Everybody wants to find a scapegoat. That's human nature," Zucker said during a keynote address at a media industry conference. "But to suggest that the business media or CNBC was responsible for what is going on now is absurd." "Just because someone who mocks authority says something doesn't make it so," Zucker said, describing the comedian's comments as "completely out of line." Zucker's comments are the latest salvo in a war of words with Stewart, who hosts the mock news program "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on the Comedy Central cable television network owned by Viacom Inc.... ...Zucker, speaking at the McGraw-Hill Media Summit in New York on Wednesday, said that CNBC's reporters and commentators had done a "terrific" job and the network remained a "go-to" place for financial news. "It's unfair to CNBC and to the business media in general," Zucker said. "I don't think you can blame what happened here on the business media." The CEO of NBC Universal, which also owns the NBC broadcast network, cable channels like Bravo and USA, theme parks and a film studio, among other businesses, said the public was tired of hearing the media blamed for its coverage of financial news."Frankly, I already think you're seeing a backlash," he said." [Huh, what? Who is Zuckerman hanging out with? Other CEOs? - AL] (Reporting by Paul Thomasch; Editing by Brian Moss) The full article at www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE52H4T120090318 |
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Post by Patcat on Mar 18, 2009 13:19:29 GMT -5
I wonder how Zuckerman manages to walk upright without his empty, brainless head throwing him off-balance.
The public should blame the media for making heros of the corporate pirates who were blissfully breaking the law with the help of the Bush Administration.
Patcat
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Post by NikkiGreen on Mar 18, 2009 16:42:05 GMT -5
Well, boo hoo Mr. Zucker.   If this expert, Cramer, knows what he's talking about, then how come he flip flopped so much on that one stock JS kept bringing up over the week? A report on the CTV on the ranking of the world's banking systems placed the US at #40, Britain at #44 and Canada #1. Thank goodness, Mr. Chretian wouldn't let Canada's big banks merge a decade ago. Thanks for the article, AL.  |
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Post by romulanavatra3 on Mar 19, 2009 15:04:44 GMT -5
ha LoL well put Patcat(great mental image).
NikkiGreen you don't any chance know what Australia ranked on the ctv ranking do you, sort of curios if we are as stuffed as others.(somewhat think we are, maybe not quite so bad, but you get the drift).
regards ROM.
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Post by NikkiGreen on Mar 19, 2009 15:32:39 GMT -5
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Post by annabelleleigh on Mar 30, 2009 7:39:21 GMT -5
No matter what NBCU's Jeff Zucker has to say, Stewart and Colbert continue to rise as primary news sources for Americans. This report is supported by a more indepth and scholarly study two years ago by the Pew Foundation. Pew researchers found that the most informed U.S. citizens (designated so by their answers to a public affairs quiz) counted Stewart and Colbert as one of the five daily sources of news they access daily. AL ------------------------------------ Informed by Colbert and Stewart?
More Americans are turning to satirical news shows to keep up to speedBy Mark Dolliver AdweekMarch 26, 2009 Excerpt: "Who needs news when there's "news"? Twenty-four percent of respondents to a Rasmussen Reports poll agreed that TV shows like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (pictured) are "taking the place of traditional news outlets." Fewer than half (45 percent) disagreed, while the rest were unsure. And people don't necessarily think this is a bad thing. Thirty-nine percent of respondents to the poll (conducted last weekend) believe such programs make Americans "more informed" about current events, outnumbering the 21 percent who think the shows make people "less informed... ...It's a sign of how significant these shows have become in the politico-cultural scene that the polling firm took the trouble to gather approval/disapproval ratings for the two stars. Thirty-six percent of respondents said they have a favorable opinion of Stewart, topping by one percentage point that number who view Colbert favorably. Twenty-two percent voiced an unfavorable opinion of both of them, leaving large numbers who had no opinion of either celeb." More at www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/media/e3i135075b0c7f0e45522dd19ac4a479277 |
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