Stewart Attacks Palin's 'Today' Appearance: 'Another Place for You to Tout Your Brand of Homespun Nonsense'
I don't know about you, but I thought Sarah Palin did an extremely good job in her guest-host stint on NBC's Today show Tuesday.
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart predictably didn't, and began his Daily Show later that evening with a blistering attack on the former Alaska governor (video follows with transcript and commentary):
JON STEWART, HOST: The former Alaska Governor was actually quite good and likable in this setting. My issue was not with how I viewed Governor Palin as co-host of the Today show. It was mostly with how Governor Palin seemed to view it.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
MATT LAUER, TODAY SHOW CO-HOST: Well, we did read a tweet you sent out that said "gonna go rogue and infiltrate some turf." What exactly, what exactly does that mean?
SARAH PALIN: What do you think it means?
[Laughter]
(END VIDEO CLIP)
STEWART: Ooh. Infiltrating the Today show. I think it means you’re cynically exploiting a manufactured notion of yourself as a crusader against a monolithic exclusionary activist liberal media whilst actually enjoying a mutually beneficial, symbiotic relationship with them only to the detriment to the rest of the country.
[Cheers and applause]
STEWART: Seriously, it's the Today show! Do you really believe co-hosting the Today show is entering the lion's den armed only with some Jesus fish earrings and an Iwo Jima-sized flag pin? Seriously, look at that f—king flag pin. If a hamster went to the moon, that is the flag it would plant. [Laughter] That thing's gigantic! [Applause]
But Governor Palin acts like she needs it to protect herself from the lamestream liberals like garlic to a vampire when the truth is, you’re at the Today show! You’re there to: talk about party planning with Tori Spelling; to pretend that you remember who Wilson Phillips is, or; to hang out for some light-hearted couch banter with Matt and Ann and Al instead of acting like you’re sitting with Che and Lenin and Saul Alinsky. You’re pretending this whole appearance is some uncommonly ballsy way of sticking it to the lamestream media. It’s just another place for you to tout your brand of homespun nonsense unchallenged!
Honestly, do you think there's anything this woman could do that would get favorable reviews from the likes of Jon Stewart?
Can anyone explain exactly what Sarah Palin has done to warrant the continued harassment she gets from liberal media members?
For myself, it's this kind of ad hominem attack that led me to stop watching the Daily Show in 2004.
And Stewart points fingers at Palin for dividing the nation.
From my perspective, he is far more guilty of it than the conservatives he mercilessly attacks night in and night out.
(H/T The Blaze)
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"For myself, it's this kind
Submitted by bretzysdude on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 9:46am.
"For myself, it's this kind of ad hominem attack that led me to stop watching the Daily Show in 2004."
What, it took you that long?
I only watched it for one month in 1997, with that previous host whose name escapes me and I don't bother looking up.
But at that point, I believe whether it was Stewart or this guy, it is still produced by Lizz Winstead (I think, but I'm still not going to bother looking it up), one of the worst stand-up comedians I ever saw on my college campus. Not worth it.
Says John Stewart. . . .
Submitted by rickbren on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 9:56am.
. . . the founder of "Homespun Nonsense".
More specifically
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:51am.
Urban, elitist, homespun nonsense.
Amen, Rick!
Submitted by almostacowboy on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:52am.
.
Once a jerk, always a jerk
Submitted by clancie on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:12am.
Once a jerk, always a jerk (that's the nicest way I can refer to this Palin obsessed, conservative hating moronic, liberal fool)
Jon Leibowitz jumped the shark when Chris Wallace exposed him
Submitted by frank14 on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:20am.
as a fraud. Only 25 year old males living in their parent's basement listen to that snarky dope any more.
Care to revise that statement?
Submitted by texusmc on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:30am.
"STEWART: Seriously, it's the Today show! Do you really believe co-hosting the Today show is entering the lion's den armed only with some Jesus fish earrings and an Iwo Jima-sized flag pin? Seriously, look at that f—king flag pin. If a hamster went to the moon, that is the flag it would plant. [Laughter] That thing's gigantic!"
Again this Moron shows his hatred for Christianity and the Military. But I guess those who defend his ability to be a jackwagon will just have to "turn the other cheek" at his "humor". I'd like to see him diss some of the Iwo survivors still out there and watch the beat down he would get.
Me too, Tex.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:42am.
I also love the way he refers to the American flag as that "f--king flag."
Jesus did say "turn the other cheek." He never says what to do after that when the next "strike" comes.
I like to think of Him as a conservative.
RIGHT
Submitted by texusmc on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:47am.
as my Grandpa (who was a Missionary and Preacher till the day the Lord took him), you only have two cheeks, after that, God's wrath is vengful.
Amen, brother!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:23am.
I like it.
Pin & Earrings?
Submitted by rhondacoleridge on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:02am.
Notice that's the only thing he can think of to attack her. Really? The size of her pin and her religious beliefs? They cannot attack her message....if they could, they would.
It's time to stand down
Submitted by Q R Riter on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 12:17am.
It's my understanding that when you're in a debate and one side resorts to name calling, the debate is over. The name caller has effectively conceded the point. Mr. Stewart, stand down. You are obviously cannot defend yourself silly position and your mind is full of blanks. Stop wasting our time.
Afraid
Submitted by bmac32 on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:34am.
The liberals are very afraid of a WOMAN who puts them in their place or can think for herself.
Jon has it backwards.
Submitted by NeoKong on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:34am.
She did not run past security and crash the set.
She was invited.
Her persona and her views are well known and they knew what they were getting when they booked her.
Palin speaks her mind.
As Jon surely knows, on shows like these they do a quick preliminary on how the show will go.
They discuss topics and guests and coordinate.
There are no big surprises.
It would be as if Jon invited Rush Limbaugh on his show and he was all flabbergasted that Rush took a jab at the President.
It's disingenuous.
Did anyone see the Daily Show with Craig Kilborn (sp?)
Submitted by Lipton on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:35am.
That was good. Stewart is kind of juvenile in my opinion.
Oh, yeah, that's who it was.
Submitted by bretzysdude on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:38am.
Oh, yeah, that's who it was.
I did enjoy it then
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:57am.
It was more goofy stuff and not the DNC talking points.
Yeah, right, Jon.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:38am.
Liberals like Jon S. consider founding documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States to be "homespun nonsense" unworthy of actually being taken seriously by "highly intelligent, educated people" like him.
I'll take "homespun" over horse shiite anytime, a$$hole. Is that too nuanced for you?
Yeah, right, Jon
Submitted by Herbster on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 12:23pm.
What about the "Highly intelligent, educated people" who make up the audience? Are they borrowed from The View. or Dr. Phil? Morons watching a moron who is not funny. I understand some people use Stewart as their only source of news. That's an example of the results from our state run education system.
He uses the cheer and laugh
Submitted by Sude23 on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 12:42pm.
He uses the cheer and laugh track they found from an old failed sitecom.
It was hilarious, when you
Submitted by wiwf on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:43am.
It was hilarious, when you remember he hosts a PARODY news hour and you don't take him seriously.
The sad part people do, they
Submitted by Sude23 on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 12:45pm.
The sad part people do, they think it is a legitiment place to get there news, I mean heck if Obama is on there then it's got to be a good place. Lets not forget our own president (lower case because I do not think he deserves the honor of the title) here does not think Fox News is a legitiment news agency. Hope FOR Change!
Homespun Nonsense?
Submitted by iamsaved on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:43am.
It's the homespun nonsense that most of America loves. The elitists on the two left coasts haven't a clue. When the vitriol flows from the left a nerve has been touched and you know it's something that conservatives will love.
Once you hear Obama and his sychophants speak, presume it is a lie and proceed from there. On rare occasions, you might be pleasantly surprised when a truth accidentally slips out.
Who cares what he says??!!
Submitted by c5then on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:51am.
Jon Stewart is a sort-of kind-of comedien who has a sort-of kind-of comedy show. He reads a script on that show as he pretends to be a news reader.
Why does anybody care? Might as well worry about what Will Ferrel or Gabrial Iglasias says. The fact that he is a flamming liberal as well as the other writers on the show is well established by the fact that the show rarely pokes fun at liberals or democrats. The same day he chose to pontificate about Sarah Palin, Our doofus VP refered to Mitt Romney as "Senator Romney" and yet not a peep out of Stewart about that.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
Really?
Submitted by texastommy on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:54am.
What a putz.
So when Matt Lauer interviews
Submitted by redfish on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:58am.
So when Matt Lauer interviews Putin he's talking about party planning and Tori Spelling with him?
And you'd be surprised that Stewart can't even tell that Gov. Palin is only making a half-serious comment, being a comedian and all.
She scares them. She
Submitted by Snappy on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:01am.
She scares them. She epitomizes the ordinary American, and it scares them that someone like that was able to garner the support she did. That her ideas were received with fanfare and approval from the "unwashed gun toting bible loving masses" . While I didn't and still don't agree with ALL of her ideas I do support the idea of her, and she does show that she understands and is a product of American Exceptionalism. The fact that someone can rise to the top without the benevolent arm of the ever protecting Federal Government, and nod of approval from the "Ruling Class elite", scares them silly as it undermines the meme they have been and continue to preach.
Someone like her, with her ideas of conservatism and limited government is supposed to be branded as a crackpot and shuffled to the side, the fact that she wasn't silenced and hasn't gone quietly away, shows there are still people in this country not buying what the left is selling. It is Jon Stewart, and others like him in the medias job to destroy her and continue to poke and prod until she does, so the liberal left can quietly go back to pushing their ideas and views largely unopposed.
Jonny!!! yo Jonny!!!!
Submitted by jdripper on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:09am.
Not only did she co-host the Today show, but she drew a larger audience then you do. Get it? More people would rather see her then you. Sucks to be Jonny.....
Jack
Stewart... HE'S still around?
Submitted by Van Halen on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:27am.
Stewart... HE'S still around?
Noel, Stewart did say "The
Submitted by balboa on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:51am.
Noel, Stewart did say "The former Alaska Governor was actually quite good and likable in this setting," so that's somewhat of a positive review.
But he had a very legitimate point when he played the clip of her saying the cure for Oprah is conservatives. She can't get out of her own way to give an honest assessment of a situation not related to her.
Still waiting for all this
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 12:46pm.
Still waiting for all this evidence you have to free the cop killers. Whats taking so long?
Scoob, ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 7:13pm.
he is too busy putting together lib talking points like this one:
"She can't get out of her own way to give an honest assessment of a situation not related to her.'
Jes' gots ta stick up for ol' Jonnie Boy no matter how lame the attempt.
MD
That's a "lib talking
Submitted by balboa on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 9:45pm.
That's a "lib talking point"?
Wow. Those "talking points" are pretty darn accurate these days.
So if I call you a
Submitted by Boudin on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 9:49pm.
Dumb ass, does that mean your not qualified to express your opinion on the topic? OK
I'm not sure, but I think you
Submitted by balboa on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 9:59pm.
I'm not sure, but I think you were trying to be insulting.
Good show.
bal
Submitted by well99 on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:12pm.
"But he had a very legitimate point when he played the clip of her saying the cure for Oprah is conservatives. She can't get out of her own way to give an honest assessment of a situation not related to her."
So John is the one who decides what is a honest assessment?Must of miss the memo.Gee I guess having a typical liberal like Rosie worked out.Oh wait it didn't.Maybe having a few conservatives with their own show on her network could help.It damn sure couldn't hurt.
C'mon. You know exactly what
Submitted by balboa on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:23pm.
C'mon. You know exactly what Stewart meant. They're talking what Oprah needs to do and Palin says that Oprah needs more patriots that understand the Constitution? Gee, can't understand why Palin isn't the president of her own network with relevant insight like that...
Bal
Submitted by Radical1979 on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:36pm.
Palin devoted her life to her family and public service. Oprah devoted her life to her career and making a fortune. Oprah has her (failing) network, Palin has a wonderful family and contributes to conservative dialogue.
What's your problem with Palin?
I don't know what comparing
Submitted by balboa on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:28am.
I don't know what comparing Oprah's life to Palin's has to do with anything.
I think I've stated my "problem" with Palin.
bal
Submitted by well99 on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:38pm.
Stewie has no credibility with me.He is such a liar.So I don't know exactly what he means.I do know he would make Saul proud.
Oh was this the quote...
“She should get some conservatives on the show, some patriots.”
Well at least Stewart finally admitted
Submitted by WhoIsJohnGalt on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 2:54pm.
albeit in a backhanded way, that Alinsky and Che are leftists.
Feel free to criticize
Submitted by Model850 on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 4:03pm.
Jon, I'll be more open to your criticism of Palin's appearance on Today as soon as Obeyme gathers the stones to appear on Hannity. Or even Fox and Friends, for that matter.
As for your question, Noel:
Honestly, do you think there's anything this woman could do that would get favorable reviews from the likes of Jon Stewart?
Renounce conservatism and become a full-fledged, dyed-in-the-wool, Socialist Obeyme ass-kisser like Stewart. I'm sure he'd sing her praises loud and strong then.
FANTASTIC
Submitted by Founders1791 on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:48pm.
Stewart' response was exactly what you want to hear, if you are a fan of Sarah Palin. Why? Because it is further proof that Liberals are TERRIFIED of her and can't help themselves in showing their disdain at nearly every sentence. They are so apoplectic they now constantly walk the line of flat out (HBO) Bill Maher style of hate.
Would anyone think that of 'real' VP Joe Biden? Heck, does anyone actually know who he is? Let alone care? No one cares about 'him', even in his own party.
Liberals and Rino's hate outsiders that don't conform to 'the rigged game'.
The GOP Establishment doesn't realize the 'only one' in their field of conservatives has ...genuine authenticity, electricity, and ability... to confuse and overpower our enemies, is Governor Sarah Palin.
Think about it folks. Why are we thinking of guys like Mitt, Rick, or Newt when NONE OF THEM excite the base, have a better or longer record in governance, attracts new people into the tent, or has been vetted as well as Sarah.
Four (4) years of constant vulgar, demeaning, and bigoted hatred towards her and her family, and SHE STILL ROCKS THEM TO THEIR CORE!
Moderates loose elections. Conservatives win elections.