Jon Stewart Trashes Sean Hannity For Apologizing To Him

Jon Stewart Trashes Sean Hannity For Apologizing To Him

By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive)
November 13, 2009 - 15:20 ET

Comedy Central's Jon Stewart absolutely trashed Sean Hannity on Thursday's "The Daily Show."

What was Hannity's crime this time?

Well, the Fox News personality actually apologized to Stewart for a mistake that was made in a "Hannity" segment aired last week and "reported" by "The Daily Show" host on his program Tuesday.

Rather than graciously accepting Hannity's apology, Stewart attacked him with a segment that included a "young," 22-year old producer -- having aged 50 to 60 years watching "Hannity" the last five months -- asking Stewart to kill him so he wouldn't have to watch any more (video embedded below the fold with transcript):

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JON STEWART: It wasn't actually me or my writers who watched your show and caught that slip up. It was actually one of our younger producers, a kid right out of school named Ramin Hediyati. And we're very proud of him, and I just wanted to give him the credit for catching that. Ramin, come on out here and take a bow, will you? Ladies and gentlemen, Ramin Hediyati. He's the one who caught that on there. We're delighted that he did it. Ramin, thanks for being here. Ramin, obviously you haven't been here that long. When did you graduate from college?
OLD MAN PLAYING RAMIN HEDIYATI: Last June.
STEWART: Right. And that makes you -- you're 23 years old?
HEDIYATI: I will be 23 next month.
STEWART: Great. Now you've been watching "Hannity" for us every night now for five months.
HEDIYATI: Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
STEWART: Well, we, appreciate you taking the time to do that for us. It was a great catch. And --
HEDIYATI: Kill me!
[ Laughter ]
STEWART: I'm sorry?
HEDIYATI: Kill me!
[ Laughter ]
STEWART: Ramin, I'm sorry but this is your job and it's a tough job and we appreciate it --
HEDIYATI: Be a man and get me out of here.
[ Laughter ]
STEWART: Ramin Hediyati, everybody. Thank you so much.

So that readers can fully grasp the stupidity at play here, last week "Hannity" aired a segment discussing Thursday's healthcare reform protest on Capitol Hill.

On Tuesday, Stewart demonstrated that clips of the September 12 rally in Washington, D.C., were co-mingled with videos of the November 5 event to make it look like last Thursday's rally was far-better attended than it was.

In Stewart's castigation of this error, he made it seem as if Hannity was personally responsible for it even though it's much more than likely that the clips were added from the September 12 rally without Hannity's knowledge.

Regardless, Hannity quickly apologized in his very next program:

I guess in Stewart's world what he did in response Thursday was a gracious way to accept an apology from someone in his own industry.

More importantly, it showed what Stewart did on Tuesday was far from either comedy or media analysis, but instead a clear extension of his own anti-Fox agenda.

After all, if this wasn't the case, he would have just accepted Hannity's apology and moved on. By continuing with the attacks even after the apology shows the goal is the antagonism itself and not correcting a mistake he and his team uncovered.

If Stewart wants to prove this assessment false, he should go after what Dylan Ratigan did Friday morning when the new MSNBCer presented doctored, sexy pictures of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on the air.

Of course, NewsBusters is not advising readers hold their breath waiting for Stewart to castigate Ratigan in close to the fashion he did Hannity.

In fact, we'll be quite surprised if "The Daily Show" host even notices Ratigan's transgression regardless of it being FAR worse than what occurred on "Hannity" last week.

That said, for those that can stomach it, here's Thursday's entire segment:

—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.

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Oh, OK. It all makes sense

November 13, 2009 - 15:25 ET by notonmywatch

Oh, OK. It all makes sense now. 22-year olds are producing that crap.

Try having some kind of life before forcing your drug-adled visions on people.

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I'm Not Usually the Type to Wish Others Ill....

November 13, 2009 - 17:21 ET by farstar99

...but I hope Jon Stewart gets cancer.

I know.

It's a horrible thing to say.

But if I could make a voodoo doll, cut the head off a chicken and give him cancer, I would. I feel the same way about Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, David Shuster, Rachel Madcow, Oprah Winfrey and Anderson Cooper.

No, you don't. That

November 13, 2009 - 18:45 ET by Chris Norman

No, you don't. That would make you as bad as every loon on the left who has said things like that.

The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.

Perfect example of why I

November 13, 2009 - 15:27 ET by bigtimer

Perfect example of why I never waste my time watching this show.

'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart

I don't either bigtimer, as

November 13, 2009 - 19:41 ET by rockyracoon

I don't either bigtimer, as I never found him funny. I don't equate a smirk at the camara for humor.

Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.

Nothing More Important

November 13, 2009 - 15:30 ET by countmein5050

I love that with all that is going on now, domestic terrorism on army bases, liberal healthcare bill being shoved down our throats, morale in military serving in Afghan dangerously low as President 'carefully considers support', and millions of people out of work and waiting for President to actually hold a SUMMIT...Jon chooses to boost the ratings of Sean Hannity. This is gloriously funny and liberals must be so proud of what is actually representing their interests on the mock news channel. Thank you, Jon. I have a soft spot in my heart for you, too and hope someday to return the favor when you need it most.

That's only fair

November 13, 2009 - 15:31 ET by eugeneromero

I'm sure Stewart calls out Rachel Mancow every time she has a slip-up, er lie, or when she just can't state the facts. Oh wait, he doesn't do that? I guess I'm wrong. Maybe Stewart will point out that I'm wrong on his show. I'll get my apology ready.

this doesn't suprise me at all

November 13, 2009 - 15:34 ET by Jnoble

God forbid someone get the last word or take a shot, even a playful one, at His Royal Majesty Jon Stewart and his untouchable Daily Show without getting a barrage of angry crap immediatly thrown back. This thin-skinned douchebag takes cheap shots at people and shows he doesn't like politically every night and if they shoot back or try to defend themselves instead of just laying down and taking it ("Oh Jon, we're soooo sorry! Please don't make fun of us anymore!") this happens.

If I were Sean, I'd smile and fire back every night until Stewart's head explodes. Clown nose on....clown nose off. Clown nose on...

I you asswipes want to die

November 13, 2009 - 15:34 ET by mattm

I you asswipes want to die rather than listen to Hannity, go ahead.

wha?

November 13, 2009 - 16:28 ET by Trickletown

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If I don't see you in the future, I'll see you in the pasture.

Don't think

November 13, 2009 - 17:09 ET by Quasi-socialist

his f-key was working.

Com'n, now. That was funny.

November 13, 2009 - 15:42 ET by Hermano

Com'n, now. That was funny. (not the "kill me" part, but the setup to it.) Stewart is, of course, extremely left, but still... And I give Hannity his 3 hours a day, sometimes.

But they only found one factual error in Hannity's show for 5 months! And it was simply pictures of an old rally. Same backdrop. I can understand the error. I suspect Hannity reported the correct estimate.

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If you're going to fact check

November 13, 2009 - 15:51 ET by scotth

If you're going to fact check someone, you need to have ALL your facts correct when doing go.

The 9-12 rally was not "Glenn Beck's" rally. He did not organise it. His 912 Project had absolutely nothing to do with the 9-12 rally. It was organized by FreedomWorks, along with a few others.

http://912dc.org/abo...

The Faux News, with Jon Stewart

November 13, 2009 - 15:51 ET by MrShy

The real Faux News, The Daily Show, soldiers on with it's mocking of the faux "Faux" News, courtesy of the faux intellectual himself and his NYU/Columbia-indoctrinated libturd minion writers, Jon Stewart...

And I caught this little dismissive, smug, rooted-in-cranial-bankruptcy response by Jon:

North: "What we ought to be calling it is just that, terrorism."

Stewart: "Right. 'Course it's not that simple but, okay... okay...."

No, it's exactly that simple, to anyone with real intelligence, you blinded-by-leftist-ideology comedian.

I can't stand Hannity's TV

November 13, 2009 - 16:02 ET by Chris Norman

I can't stand Hannity's TV show (unless he has a good guest), but I'd like to see someone spoof The Daily Show and Stewart - it's not like he wouldn't be easy to satirize.

The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.

Chris... So would

November 13, 2009 - 16:04 ET by bigtimer

Chris...

So would I.

'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart

I was thinking of that today at the gym

November 13, 2009 - 18:43 ET by Jnoble

I picture a Jon Stewart look-alike stuttering "uhhh....ummmm...uhhhh.....Republicans are bad!"

cut to: Studio audience laughing like it's the funniest thing they've ever heard

Fake Jon: (makes face to camera):" Uhhh.....ummmmmmm....uhhh.....Democrats are good!"

Cut to: Studio audience loudly applauding like it's the greatest thing they've ever heard. Show close up of a couple of them clearly high and smoking joints

Fake Jon: "uhhhhh......Please welcome our first guest!"

Dick Cheney look-alike walks out and punches Jon in the stomach

Cut to: Studio audience in stunned silence

My suggestion for a parody of the Leibowitz show

November 13, 2009 - 21:50 ET by carolina09

For starters, get a comic with a superb Scottish accent to do a long riff on his solidarity with fellow Scotsman, Jon "Hoot mun!" Stewart. Flaunt the Royal Stewart tartan/plaid (which is a plaid familiar to many of us, being red/blue/green with a thread of yellow...http://www.piggybedspreads.com/images/Fabrics/RoyalStewartPlaid.jpg

Talk about tossing logs, eating haggis, tramping the highlands, and not wearing underwear under the Klan's Kilt. Have bagpipes playing "The Campbell's are Comin'" in the background.

It be hilarious, and draw attention to Leibowitz changing his own name to a Royal Wasp family.

Then switch to Leibowitz's impersonator, who bleeps out every word as he screams and mugs into his teleprompted sketch. Have the audience screaming, hooting and pounding ten times as hard as is usual, until they sound like they're about to collapse with the strain of keeping up with the Applause sign, and the Cheer For No Reason sign...

You'd think Jon Stewart and

November 13, 2009 - 16:18 ET by Slyrr

You'd think Jon Stewart and his show would be a little more understanding of mis-steps in reporting at times - given his own massive blunders he's had to apologize for himself.

And Hannity never mocked Stewart for his bungled facts, to the best of my recollection...

it'll never happen

November 13, 2009 - 18:37 ET by Jnoble

Jon is far too smug and arrogant to freely admit a major mistake or unfair slam on someone.The only reason he apologized for his crazy "America is guilty of warcrimes for the bombings of Japan in WWII" was because he got bombarded with angry calls and e-mails.

Hannity is a pussycat

November 13, 2009 - 16:33 ET by nolotrippen

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Hannity is a pussycat. If someone like Hannity gets your 22-year-old lib-writers' Depends in a bunch, you need to check your pulse and testosterone levels. As my pappy used to say, "Bunch o' metrosexuals without chestnuts."

“It is almost impossible to distinguish a politician from a gangster.” (Will Durant, 1931)

Jon Stewart is a goon!

November 13, 2009 - 17:06 ET by thedailyzing

Jon Stewart real name
Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz is a goon! Mr. Leibowitz is a sellout and is going to get Israel "wiped of the face of the earth" (Creepy Ahmadinejad) with his weak liberal stands!You would think Leibowitz supported Hannity because Hannity supports Israel and wants its citizens safe form harm! Check out this write up on liberals its awesome! http://thedailyzing.com/334/7-habits-of-highly-defective-liberals/

Is there a single person who

November 13, 2009 - 17:07 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

Is there a single person who believes Hannity's re-used clip was anything but a completely innocent mistake?

PickAKennedy

November 13, 2009 - 17:12 ET by MrShy

How does that have anything to do with Jon Stewart devoting an entire segment to heaping thick gobs of complete ridicule on an opinion talk show host who made one error, of which he acknowledged and apologized for?

He acknowledged and

November 13, 2009 - 17:23 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

He acknowledged and apologized for it because he was caught. Had he not been caught, he would have been satisfied knowing he provided a false claim to his audience.

But still I ask, does anyone think this is an innocent error?

TheOnlyDumbNBerTakingKennedy'sBait

November 13, 2009 - 17:30 ET by MrShy

(.... that would be me :p)

But still I ask, does anyone think this is an innocent error?

Who knows, is my answer.

Does it warrant a complete segment -- commercial to commercial in length -- of a full-blown, choreographed mocking sketch, which basically tells people how Faux News is just one, big, Islamophobe fear-mongering machine? All over showing the wrong protest/march footage in one episode?

Yes, it absolutely does

November 13, 2009 - 17:39 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

Yes, it absolutely does deserve it. See, Hannity went out of his way to show that the turnout was much larger than it really was. In all of the MSM, only one person caught him. He almost got away with it. Had MSNBC done this, there would be 5 articles on Newsbusters and hundreds of responses calling for someone's head.

So yes, I believe Stewart can do whatever he wants, as long as his facts are correct. And when he screws up, the right has every right to call him out and humiliate him.

See, Shy, I work in TV. I'm familiar with how these kinds of things work. Pulling a clip from 2 months earlier and editing it in with a today's story isn't accidental. It was blatant, and unfortunately for Hannity he was busted. Will he lose a single viewer over it? Doubtful. And now we must ask, how many times has he done this before?

I see

November 13, 2009 - 17:59 ET by MrShy

See, Hannity went out of his way to show that the turnout was much larger than it really was.

I get it. So you were always absolutely sure he deliberately did this, because he's evil, propagandizing, fear-mongering Hannity. But you were innocently.... hooooo hum.... just curious what other people's thoughts were on this.

Meanwhile, the Matthews', the Maddows, the Olbermanns fast-and-loose lie, fabricate, distort, go out of their way to misrepresent anything, at almost weekly, if not daily/episode-ly clips, and nary a full-length segment, much less a line or two, of ridicule from the political and comedic genius that is Jon Stewart.

Got it.

But we agree, Stewart can indeed do whatever he wants. And he's... "just a comedian", too.

Can you ever just discuss

November 13, 2009 - 18:03 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

Can you ever just discuss the topic at hand without making such gross presumptions? If you bothered to do your homework, not once in my entire history on this site have I defended a single action by Matthews, Maddow, Olbermann, or any other left wing journalist. Just the same, I have never condemned Hannity for his right wing politics and talk show. Feel free to search for it and call me a liar.

I find this story to be especially ironic today, given that there's another story about MSNBC using fake images of Palin. Could they have done it by accident? Absolutely not. And every single Newsbuster is certain of it. Yet Hannity gets the benefit of the doubt? No, they're both wrong, and they're both proving to the public that neither can be taken seriously, except by those who choose to ignore the blatant lies to help the networks further their agenda and captivate their biased audiences.

Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy

November 13, 2009 - 18:30 ET by MrShy

If you bothered to do your homework, not once in my entire history on this site have I defended a single action by Matthews, Maddow, Olbermann

I'm supposed to be doing homework on KX3? I had no idea.

Weird. This thread is about KennedyX3's history of defending/not defending the MSNBC gang? Or is it about that gang as it relates to who Jon goes out of his way to mock?

It's the latter, K3, and I'm just noticing that you're totally fine with Jon raking Hannity over the coals.

And, also, I have to admire your ability to paint yourself as NOT not one of us, with your "not once in my entire history on this site have I defended" the talking heads you see as less -- and you do, and don't lie otherwise -- of an obvious target for Jon Stewart than a Fox News talking head.

And good grief.....

Yet Hannity gets the benefit of the doubt?

YES, he gets the benefit of the doubt. Why wouldn't he?? You actually have a real homework assignment: Source out the other times Hannity has used the wrong video clip, pictures (MSNBC used THREE false photos, not just one, so it's a no-brainer), etc..

Shy. You know Kennedy

November 13, 2009 - 18:42 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

Shy. You know Kennedy isn't my real name, right? Do you really think you're hurting my feelings by obsessively poking fun? You humor me.

I said it once and I'll say it again. Just as NB bemoans every media liberal who lies, the liberals have the same right to go after those on the right who are just as guilty.

Kennedy's The Name

November 13, 2009 - 19:01 ET by MrShy

Being Liberal Is The Game.

You think I'm out to hurt feelings? Insecure people do that, Kennedy.

Kennedy3 Part Deux

November 13, 2009 - 18:06 ET by MrShy

And now we must ask, how many times has he done this before?

Actually, no, we mustn't ask. There's completely no urgency to ask this. Why? Because it was one incident.

Not surprisingly, you "must ask", because you are licking your lips to witch-hunt Hannity.

We -- conservatives -- start to raise red flags and demand answers when lies and distortions (and, oh say, Muslims killing innocent people, nefarious characters popping up who were in Obama's circle, etc.) happen over and over and over and over and over and over and over.... and over....... and over.........

That's when you must begin to ask..... if you're smart.

Not

November 13, 2009 - 18:36 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

Not surprisingly, you "must ask", because you are licking your lips to witch-hunt Hannity.

Once again, what makes you think I have something in for Hannity? I've never once referenced him on NB. Now if you had done your homework, you'd know that.

Kennedy

November 13, 2009 - 19:10 ET by MrShy

I've never once referenced him on NB.

There you go again with you and your past here at NB, and the homework I should be doing, yada. This insistence that I care.... now that is an obsession.

You came on here and said it's totally cool what Jon did with his full segment on Hannity.

I surmise that you have something in for Hannity, yes.

EDIT: "surmise" means "scanty evidence", upon double-checking the word (yes, I googled... tease me) .... so, I do a bit more than surmise.

(yes, I googled... tease

November 13, 2009 - 19:13 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

(yes, I googled... tease me)

At least you did your homework.

K is for Kennedy

November 13, 2009 - 19:25 ET by MrShy

Necessary homework. I wasn't sure about the definition of surmise. I'm sure about you.

You don't know how sweet you

November 13, 2009 - 19:31 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

You don't know how sweet you can be sometimes.

Yes I do. But it's not about

November 13, 2009 - 19:35 ET by MrShy

Yes I do.

But it's not about me, or you. Remember that.

"Who knows?" If anyone but a

November 13, 2009 - 17:59 ET by balboa

"Who knows?" If anyone but a Fox personality had done this, you'd claim conspiracy.

bal

November 13, 2009 - 18:02 ET by MrShy

See my intelligent retorts, above.

We rationally claim conspiracies (for lack of a better word, since I'll go along with yours) when ***t keeps happening, again, and again, and again....

Well mrshy, I'm not buying

November 14, 2009 - 10:39 ET by balboa

Well mrshy, I'm not buying that it was a mistake at all.

Well Bal,

November 14, 2009 - 11:07 ET by general company

Why doesnt Jon fact check mslsd, or cnn? Is it because he agrees with their lies?

This false assumption that Jon is just looking for truth,,is just that.

My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful

"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg

He does. He has. I never

November 14, 2009 - 11:10 ET by balboa

He does. He has. I never assumed Jon was looking for truth. I assumed he was looking for funny.

Really? good

November 14, 2009 - 11:30 ET by general company

Does he typically carry on like a 2yr old when they acknowledge it?

My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful

"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg

C'mon. That was hardly

November 14, 2009 - 11:35 ET by balboa

C'mon. That was hardly carrying on like a two-year-old.

4yr old?

November 14, 2009 - 11:57 ET by general company

Have to admit, I didnt watch it. Stewart is like nails on chalk board for me, I read it. Must be great being a funny man, never having to admit to a mistake? But for some reason Jon still seems a little thin skinned anyway?

My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful

"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg

Wow balboa

November 13, 2009 - 19:11 ET by well99

That must be it.Now when a leftist like Steward distorts the truth for his left wing agenda it is called comedy.I think Steward is a communist who wants to keep people down so him and the rest of the left wing elites can control them all the while patting themselves on the back.Since we regulars folks dont know what is good for us.Just joking or maybe not.Hi Bal long time no see.

It's nice you can have such

November 14, 2009 - 18:16 ET by balboa

It's nice you can have such a rational view of Stewart...

balboa

November 16, 2009 - 10:07 ET by well99

Gee it was just a joke.Come on bal.Comedians always use that when they push their agenda.

Wait kennedy, you are saying that you can read Hannity's mind?

November 13, 2009 - 19:07 ET by pahuber

You really know his intentions? Wow, you must be great at poker...

What's more...

November 13, 2009 - 20:04 ET by Rukus

It sounded like not only is Sean the host, but he is the video editor too! Dayem! I'm trully impressed! You go Sean! : )

Gary

Old media species: Moonbat-a-saurus-rex. Getting more endangered by the day.

Why not ADK

November 13, 2009 - 19:35 ET by general company

But still I ask, does anyone think this is an innocent error?

Why not, first time offender. Because certainly Jon would had pointed out all of the others?

BTW who can make honest mistakes in your mind? Who cant?

My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful

"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg

Are you giving MSNBC the

November 13, 2009 - 19:53 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

Are you giving MSNBC the benefit of the doubt for showing fake photos of Palin?

Kennedy

November 13, 2009 - 20:01 ET by MrShy

Still going around dropping droplets of nonsense, I see....

Did everything I post to you go in one ear and out the other? You know, the key part about those that have a rich history of lying and falsehoods vs. those that don't??

First, I wasn't asking you,

November 13, 2009 - 20:06 ET by Another Dead Kennedy

First, I wasn't asking you, Shy.

But if I must engage you again, you're insane if you think Hannity doesn't have a long history of distorting the truth or flat out lying to his viewers. And now, like a coward, I am signing off for the weekend. Mr Shy, you have a great weekend. I hope you meet a nice conservative girl who loves your music, takes you to dinner, maybe a movie, and then back to your bachelor pad for a glass of wine and some innocent playtime. Then I hope you win 100 grand from a scratch off, before hearing from Universal that they're offering you a 3 album recording deal, giving you full artistic control of your albums. No questions asked. Have a good one, pal.

"But if I must engage you

November 13, 2009 - 20:10 ET by MrShy

"But if I must engage you again, you're insane if you think Hannity doesn't have a long history of distorting the truth or flat out lying to his viewers."

Link or slink, Kennedy.

But ADK mslsd

November 13, 2009 - 21:20 ET by general company

Lies all day every day. Wonder why Jon isnt interested in fact checking them? Do you have other examples of Fox making stuff up?

My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful

"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg

g.c.

November 13, 2009 - 20:02 ET by MrShy

The man literally doesn't know what "first time offender" means.... Is Kennedy trolling? Just wondering.

I think it was innocent

November 13, 2009 - 20:09 ET by BizarroNo1

And I think the people who think that it wasn't only show what miserable, ungracious cynics they are.

It makes sense that Sean would give such a mocking apology to Stewart for letting his chain get yanked the way he did over the equivalent of a spelling error.

I really, really detest the self-important Stewart, and it was great to see Sean get under his skin.

Stewart is hilarious

November 13, 2009 - 17:10 ET by sajc05

It was a funny skit.

I don't like hannity's show because he's whats wrong with our political culture and conservative movement.

He backed bush at every point of his presidency even though bush was the WORST conservative republican president in my life time.

When you start with "Obama is a radical kenyan communist who wants to destroy america" it's very hard to take you seriously. most educated people (especially educated conservatives) do not take hannity seriously. he says freedom almost 5 times in every sentence. "obama hates freedom" "obama wanting to give healthcare to the uninsured is straight out of the Nazi handbook" please. have fun brainwashing people with insurance industry talking points. the real intellectuals and the real conservatives will debate healthcare without your uneducated shouting.

And who actually goes to FOX or MSNBC for their news? if all you watch is sean hannity or olbermann then you are one of the least informed members of our society.

as a proud conservative i can gladly say that I do not watch sean hannity or fox news, i do not depend on corporations telling me what to care about or how to think.

but i do like to laugh so i watch the daily show sometimes. and i don't hate people just because they're liberal.

I'm so glad that fox news is finally waking up that deficits and soaring debt isn't good. too bad it's only for partisan reasons they've waken up. medicare part D thanks bush, my great great great great great great great grandkids say thank you too. and way to start war while cutting taxes, I'm not sure if the founders would laugh at you or cry for all of us. they specifically said PAY FOR IT. it being your wars. don't throw them on the credit cards. and good ole sean hannity regurgitated this reckless behavior for years. Why? because the man had an R next to his name.

clean up....

November 13, 2009 - 17:13 ET by MrShy

...on Aisle Phony Troll.

hilarious

November 13, 2009 - 17:16 ET by sajc05

you must have writers

we have....

November 13, 2009 - 17:18 ET by MrShy

.... A BLEEDER !!!!

Mr Shy

November 13, 2009 - 17:31 ET by NorthCoaster

I would say that he just broke all of his eggs in aisle 5.

nice movie quote. i can

November 13, 2009 - 17:32 ET by sajc05

nice movie quote. i can recite lines too. But i see you cannot refute anything I wrote. But i can't wait to see your next quip. either from your writers or reciting a movie.

Pat Sajak 2005

November 13, 2009 - 18:28 ET by MrShy

But i see you cannot refute anything I wrote.

No, I just cannot, in good conscience, dignify your post with a serious response.

(Although, I admit, I seem to with some people... :p)

Bob Saget!!

November 13, 2009 - 20:09 ET by Rukus

: )

Gary

Old media species: Moonbat-a-saurus-rex. Getting more endangered by the day.

You are so fake!

November 13, 2009 - 18:59 ET by ohiochili

You aren't a conservative. You are obviously feeling superior with your 'intelligence' comments..thats a definite liberal trait.

the real intellectuals and the real conservatives will debate healthcare without your uneducated shouting.

You exaggerate

he says freedom almost 5 times in every sentence.

And you don't know that Fox was screaming about the Bush spending while he was in office. Maybe because you don't watch.

Nobody here wants to debate a liberal in conservative clothing..

I do remember this

November 13, 2009 - 21:52 ET by nwahs

Neil Cavuto and Newt Gingrich were about the only two on Fox that had the guts to say Congress should vote down Paulson's demands for $700 billion. I do remember that. Later they got to Newt, but Cavuto never caved. The radio heads were hands off until they stuck a finger to the wind.

So, who was the SECOND...

November 13, 2009 - 19:01 ET by JPR1

worst conservative President in your lifetime?

My guess is you were just a toddler* when Reagan was in office, so that leaves him or GW's dad. As a proud conservative, please elucidate for us, what were the transgessions of either that made them such poor conservative Presidents.

While you're at it please support your contention that FOX has ever been in support of deficits or soaring debt.

*It's your random non-use of capitalization that makes me suspicious. That and your all to common inability to make a distinction between news and commentary. Take that as advice son.

Repeat, I edited to say saj is the most ignorant 'conservative'

November 13, 2009 - 20:11 ET by pahuber

I have ever met.

Maybe you can learn something if you stick around.

Sad isn't it...

November 13, 2009 - 21:36 ET by JPR1

...the vapid little liberal comes over here, hurls his lunch on the floor and then scampers back to his squalid little cubby at The Daily Kos. Maybe give him another few hours, but I won't hold my breath.

Why is that mean Mr. Stewart

November 13, 2009 - 17:57 ET by balboa

Why is that mean Mr. Stewart picking on nice little ol' Sean Hannity?

Oh that's right: because that's what he gets paid to do. And lord knows Hannity's never snarky, or smug, or everything else.

And it wasn't an extension of anything other than Stewart busting Hannity's show for trying to pass off footage from one event as belonging to another.

balboa

November 13, 2009 - 18:38 ET by Noel Sheppard

Then why didn't he accept Sean's apology and move on? Is that how you accept apologies, b? ns

Where's the fun in accepting

November 13, 2009 - 22:54 ET by balboa

Where's the fun in accepting an apology and moving on? Stewart busted him, and he's having fun with it. This way he gets more material out of it. I'm sure Hannity will live.

balboa

November 14, 2009 - 01:32 ET by well99

That explains it.Well if he is getting material that makes all the difference.Since he really needs it.Him and Olbermann are on the same level when it comes to humor.They are both as funny as a rock.To bad they are to delusional to see it.

Jon Steward well known Fake Journalist

November 13, 2009 - 18:20 ET by Avitar

Jon Steward is a FAKE. He is a fake journalist who deals in fake news stories for humor..

Hannity was kind and repectful and delt with the critisism professionally. Jon Steward tried to find something funny in that and simply got completly lost. It is after all not something he would enccounter often at his network.

my biggest problem with Jon...

November 13, 2009 - 18:32 ET by Jnoble

..is that he can give it but can NEVER take it. Ever.

Step back and look at this....The Daily Show runs a segment calling out Sean for running the wrong clip of a protest. OK, that's not a big deal, but OK. Fair enough.

Sean makes a light hearted apology at the end of his next show, admits the screw-up and jokes about Jon's writers watching his show in the first place which is like holding up the cross to Dracula apparently.

Instead of letting it end there on a funny note, Douchebag Jon has to immeditly flip out and create a long drawn out segment because Sean had the sheer nerve to joke about his writers and show. I mean, you just can't do that. Jon and his Daily Show are the annointed ones and the only real truth-tellers on TV. He is never to be questioned or made fun of. He has free range to say whatever he wants about whoever (especially if they have an (R) after their name) and run out of context clips and videos to humilate people, but GOD FORBID someone fire back.

He's such a pussy. I don't even care that he's the posterboy for guilt-ridden rich white liberal self-hating Jew, if he would just man up and take some of what he regularly dishes out, I might respect him.

Kinda defines most liberals Jnoble

November 13, 2009 - 19:26 ET by general company

Imagine his reaction if Sean should start fact checking his show

My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful

"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg

GC

November 14, 2009 - 01:35 ET by well99

But Steward is a comedian.Actually if they fact checked that it would be a LIE.He isnt funny at all.He is pretty boring.

Jnoble, thanks for

November 13, 2009 - 20:24 ET by BizarroNo1

Jnoble, thanks for articulating my take on Stewart so well, saving me the effort of typing it out! GMTA, and all that.

The only rival I can think of offhand for his obnoxious, inpenetrable self-rightenousness is Oberwomann. I guess Paul Begala, too.

I normally don't get too worked up over anyone

November 13, 2009 - 22:01 ET by Jnoble

..on TV and politics, but Jon's self-rightous smugness and self-appointed untouchable status has gotten so out of hand over years that I salivate to finally see someone knock him off his high-horse.

He's such a small bitter angry man.

Jnoble as in "lawyer J.

November 13, 2009 - 20:29 ET by RR GOP

Jnoble as in "lawyer J. Noble Daggett"? If so, great choice for a handle!

One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.

nope

November 13, 2009 - 21:57 ET by Jnoble

Jnoble as in my real name (abbrieviated)because I'm too lazy to come up with a more clever handle.

lol

He didn't "immeditly flip

November 13, 2009 - 22:56 ET by balboa

He didn't "immeditly flip out." He busted Hannity's chops even more. HUGE difference.

No, the hard job, as

November 13, 2009 - 19:25 ET by rockyracoon

No, the hard job, as referenced in this blog by Stewart Leibovitz, is watching your smug self-centered smirk on the telly, which I never watch anyway. To an unemployed man like myself, I consider that to be a hard job.

Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.

The consummate

November 13, 2009 - 19:38 ET by RR GOP

The consummate smart-a$$.

Of course I have no way of knowing for sure and could be wrong, but he strikes me as the kind of guy who would bring the poor working girl behind the counter to tears for giving him the wrong sized coffee.

One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.

i saw that coming a mile away

November 13, 2009 - 19:50 ET by sarainitaly

The minute Hannity thanked Jon Stewart and his writers for watching, I knew Stewart would come back with a reply.

South Park in...

November 13, 2009 - 20:25 ET by nwahs

Jon Stewart out...

Doesn't seem like long ago people were lauding Stewart as being the only comedian to take on Obama, and hailing South Park as the end of western civilization.

South Park in... Jon Stewart out...

ITS COMEDY! LAUGH for gosh sakes!

Shawn

November 13, 2009 - 20:46 ET by Noel Sheppard

Shawn,

Could you provide a link to people at NB claiming Stewart was in and South Park was out? Please? Pretty please? With sugar on top? ns

Noel

November 13, 2009 - 20:48 ET by Free Stinker

Noel,

Please refer to nwahs as "Backwards Shawn", "Troll", or (my personal favorite) "Bizarro Shawn".

I don't want this Troll confused with shawn228, who may be a moderate, but is an all-around good guy.

خال

Huh??

November 13, 2009 - 22:03 ET by JPR1

Dang, I thought nwahs was an Innuit word meaning "fuzzy thinker".

Actually, I heard it was

November 13, 2009 - 22:04 ET by Free Stinker

Actually, I heard it was Latin for "galatically stupid"

خال

Free Stinker

November 13, 2009 - 22:13 ET by nwahs

Free Stinker 1 & 0

nwahs 0 | 1

Free Stinker −459.67° F

nwahs secant (0 degrees)

That reminds me, when you

November 13, 2009 - 22:15 ET by Free Stinker

That reminds me, when you were using base 16 a few days back, you forgot to lead with "0x"

خال

Or $

November 14, 2009 - 08:51 ET by nwahs

Or $ as in $FFFF

It was a brain teaser if I used 0x or $ it would have given the clueless a clue it was hex ( us smart people use the short form of hexadecimal and not "base 16" to appear cool with numbers cheerleaders). At least one person didn't need a clue and got it right away. I mean if you write the instructions on the heal, anyone can pour pee out of a boot.

Retard is still plugging away at his commodore 64.

November 14, 2009 - 13:54 ET by JWF

Go commodore retard. Go.

Other assembly languages (6502, AT&T, Motorola), Pascal, Delphi, some versions of BASIC (Commodore) and Forth use $ as a prefix: $5A3

Commodore retards is so cool 30 years later showing us how cool they are with the $hex. Go cool commodore retard.

You seem to think the Commodore 64

November 14, 2009 - 14:32 ET by nwahs

You seem to think the Commodore 64 was somehow inferior. Do you have a clue how small of a computer was used on the Apollo 11 mission? Rhetorical question - you don't but you'll look it up!

It was a lot slower than the Commodore 64 but was efficiently optimized for its single task.
I learned machine code before assembly because there was no assembler for for the zx80 at the time. Machine code looks something like this:

e5a1a2

instead of

mova a1 a2

Thats an example. I don't remember the register names on the zx80 or even if it had specific address registers. I don't want another forum topic about me lying about register names.

Size doesn't matter. Its how you shift your bits. And if you take exception with that, trap it and write a routine :)

yes

November 13, 2009 - 21:25 ET by nwahs

South Park out...

http://newsbusters.o...

Stewart in...

http://newsbusters.o...

No sugar please - cutting down on the carbs ( except for alcohol)

The thing about Jon Stewart

November 13, 2009 - 20:40 ET by Rev_Eric

The thing about Jon Stewart is, you can't take him seriously. He has even said himself that you can't take what he says at face value.

Recession is when your friend loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. Recovery is when Obama loses his.

Stewart = 1/Glenn Beck

November 14, 2009 - 00:37 ET by Apache

I know Stewart's shtick: He has moments when he wants to be taken seriously until he gets called out and then he puts the clown nose on. Then its all "hey I'm just a comedian, a dancing clown, you shouldn't take me seriously". And yet his audience thinks they are getting sugar coated news. He is like an inverted Glenn Beck. Glenn Beck will make an argument an use a little humor or stunts to get the point across. But he doesn't hide behind the joke. He is willing to take ownership of his argument. Stewart hides behind a joke to lob an argument. When he is called out on it then he puts the clown nose on and hides behind it until its safe to come out again.

Vile little man. Little bitty, titty man

November 13, 2009 - 21:39 ET by carolina09

Ugh.

What an ungracious stooge

November 13, 2009 - 21:54 ET by Jack Coleman

As to be expected of the Left's clown prince

Mr. Stewart

November 13, 2009 - 22:03 ET by blazermaniac

Dear Mr. Stewart: "UP YOURS!"

"Snarky" is getting so lame.

November 13, 2009 - 22:28 ET by chuckk

It's intellectually lazy and tedious.

"Snarky".. or "low brow sarcasm" as perfected by Olbermann and practiced by Jon Stewart, has become so pedestrian and lame.

I'd rather hear from gentlemen like George Will or Charles Krauthammer, or women like Monica Crowley and Peggy Noonan.

Even those I might disagree with like Christopher Hitchens or Harold Ford, Jr. are more balanced, intelligent and worth hearing out.

And by the way, God Bless the late Barbara Olson.

I wonder how many times over Sean Hannity could buy Jon Stewart

November 13, 2009 - 22:28 ET by R D Helm

...before it would even start changing the numbers in his bank accounts.

-Dave

Our elected representatives have failed us.

john stewart is a douche

November 13, 2009 - 22:52 ET by right of way

john stewart is a douche bag.

You're being so mean to

November 13, 2009 - 23:51 ET by BizarroNo1

You're being so mean to douche bags, linking them to Stewart like that. Isn't he more like a colostomy bag?

Be Real

November 14, 2009 - 12:59 ET by Jerry Mack

Lets be real. Probably 90% of JSs' audience do not know who Hannity is. The audience laughed because the laugh light came on. Perhaps some of these brain locked viewers might watch Hannity and learn something. The only winner in this situation is Hannity.