Comedy Central
Way Too Poetic: Fake Anchor Dan Rather to Do Fake-News Election Covera
November 7th, 2006 12:42 PM
This just sounds too good to be true: Dan Rather's going to be an election pundit tonight....on the fake-news special on Comedy Central. No, really. (There's no mention if the whole hour is being sponsored by Kinko's Copies.) Gail Shister reports in the Philadelphia Inquirer that the CBS/Viacom offshoot is rolling out the red carpet for the disgraced CBS anchorman: This is not a joke.Dan Rather…
Author David Kuo on 'Colbert Report;' Not So Conservative
October 19th, 2006 5:20 PM
Just who is David Kuo? For starters, he used to be the Deputy Director of the Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives. Additionally, he has now written a book claiming the Bush White House is selling out evangelical Christians. But is he as conservative as the media would have Americans believe? The author appeared on the October 18 edition of "The Colbert Report" and seemed to fit right…
'South Park' Takes on 9-11 Conspiracy Theorists
October 12th, 2006 10:16 AM
On Wednesday night, the controversial cartoon program “South Park”, now in its tenth season, lampooned all the, um, conspiracy-minded in our country (which is putting it nicely!) who believe that the Bush administration was someone involved in the attacks on 9/11. Our friends at Hot Air have a video clip of the episode which AllahPundit set up with the following:It picks up in the oval office,…
Jon Stewart to Pakistan President: Is Bush ‘Paying Attention’ When
September 27th, 2006 2:47 PM
Jon Stewart, during a September 26 interview with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, discussed Middle East policy and used the opportunity to trot out his standard, "Bush-the-Moron" material. Sitting across from a valuable American ally, the "Daily Show" host couldn’t resist making this unflattering comparison: Stewart: "Let’s say, if there were an election held in Pakistan today...And we put…
Jon Stewart Pitches Softballs to Bill Clinton: Is Private Life ‘Fun
September 19th, 2006 4:19 PM
Comedy Central host Jon Stewart, well known for slamming conservatives, talked last night with former President Clinton and proceeded to offer him non-stop softball questions. The ex-President plugged his new Clinton Global Initiative program to fight poverty, global warming and support racial reconciliation. (Stewart did not press as to what specifically the project will do.) The tenor of the…
South Park Creators: We Can’t Show Pictures of Mohammad or Tom Cruis
July 14th, 2006 10:17 PM
Trey Parker and Matt Stone of the hit Comedy Central series “South Park” were recently interviewed during MTV Networks Television Critics Association tour as reported by Reuters, and the irreverent duo made some interesting statements about episodes of theirs that have been censored: “The creators of ‘South Park’ lambasted Comedy Central Thursday for removing an episode that lampooned…
Jon Stewart to John Dean: 'Cheney, I'll Go With Him As Evil
July 12th, 2006 10:10 AM
The "Conservatives Without Conscience" tour continued last night on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart last night. Like Keith Olbermann, Stewart honored Bush-hating author John Dean and his thesis, with softball questions like this: "This book though is almost a scientific approach to where, in some respects, where conservatism is going. Talk about that aspect of it."