Tribune's Matea Gold: Jon Stewart Rally 'Could Draw Tens of Thousands

September 23rd, 2010 4:18 PM
Just two days before Glenn Beck's August 28 "Restoring Honor" rally, the Washington Post published an article about how the rally would "be a measure of the tea party's strength.""When Fox News and talk radio host Glenn Beck comes to Washington this weekend to headline a rally intended to 'restore honor' to America, he will test the strength - and potentially expose the weaknesses - of a…

Jon Stewart to Bill O'Reilly: Fox Has Become So Extreme You're Now Its

September 23rd, 2010 10:08 AM
Jon Stewart on Wednesday told Bill O'Reilly the Fox News Channel has become so extreme he's now become the network's left wing.Chatting with the host of the "O'Reilly Factor," the Comedy Central star said, "You've been overtaken by a more extreme version of you. You are like Fox 1.0. You are the beta version."The "Daily Show" host continued, "Fox 2.0 has jumped over you to an extent that I don't…

FNC's Gutfeld Mocks 'Daily Show' Rally: 'This is What Passes for Rebel

September 22nd, 2010 12:55 PM
While it seems like so many of Jon Stewart's adoring fans in the media are elated to see a counter-Tea Party, not many have been willing to call this event what it is - an event to belittle people who are exercising their rights as citizens to protest their government.  But Fox News Channel's Greg Gutfeld, the host of "Red Eye" took a stab at it on his Sept. 22 program. Unfortunately, it…

Obama’s Palace Guards: Desperate Maher, Colbert, Jon Stewart Go All

September 19th, 2010 11:02 AM
Remember when American comedians went after the powerful in an effort to bring them down to earth with the sharp satire of accountability? Today, they appear to only protect the powerful. Well, unless the powerful aren't liberal enough. As things stand now you have the likes of David Letterman and Louis C.K. savaging Sarah Palin's family, SNL terrified to rip Obama with any real zeal, cartoonists…

New York Magazine Columnist: Jon Stewart 'Invaluable' as Media Critic

September 17th, 2010 6:40 PM
Lauding Jon Stewart's biting humor and criticism of today's politicized media, NY Magazine columnist Chris Smith called him "Cronkite, the most trusted man in America" in his piece featured on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Friday. The show's panel largely agreed with him and emphasized that Stewart is bi-partisan in his comedy. "The right provides better raw material, but Stewart's complaints are bi-…

Wishful Thinking by Newsweek: Jon Stewart's Mock Rally on 10/30 Will

September 17th, 2010 4:15 PM
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have announced dueling D.C. rallies on October 30 aimed at satirizing the August 28 "Restoring Honor" rally held by rival network Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck.Newsweek's Daniel Stone is apparently stoked about it, predicting that the gimmick will "absolutely" be a success (emphasis mine):You’ve got to hand it to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert,…

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Announce Dueling Marches on Washington

September 17th, 2010 11:23 AM
The liberal media just can't stand all the attention Glenn Beck got for his "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, D.C., last month.On Thursday, left-leaning comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert announced dueling marches on our nation's capital to take place three days before Election Day.Stewart is calling his the "Rally to Restore Sanity," and Colbert's is the "March to Keep Fear Alive."…

Bloomberg: ‘100 Percent’ of 9/11 Families Support Ground Zero Mosq

August 27th, 2010 8:45 AM
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Michael Bloomberg www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea PartyNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg might consider checking out the polls. He's under the impression 100 percent of 9/11 families support building the Ground Zero Mosque at the current planned location. "The family members, they do care,"…

Jon Stewart Rips Fox's GOP Contribution, Ignores Viacom's Dem Donation

August 19th, 2010 9:56 AM
Comedian Jon Stewart on Wednesday bashed Fox News for parent company News Corporation's $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association. Unfortunately, Stewart failed to inform his viewers that Viacom, the parent company of Comedy Central, has so far given disproportionately to Democrats this year.Also missing in the "Daily Show" host's attack of FNC and Glenn Beck was that News Corp…

Jon Stewart's Latest Ground Zero Mosque Defense Lapses Into Anti-Catho

August 17th, 2010 10:51 PM
Daily Show host Jon Stewart has again come to the defense of the Ground Zero mosque-builders, complete with a graphic suggesting the opponents are conducting a “Mosque-erade.” Stewart brought in “senior religion correspondent” John Oliver, and predictably, they launched back into Catholic pedophile humor, as if it were fresh and original and so, well, 2002: STEWART: Why should religious groups…

Jon Stewart Vulgarly Attacks GOP Concerns for Rising Taxes and Deficit

August 12th, 2010 12:41 PM
Comedian Jon Stewart on Wednesday joined the growing liberal chorus attacking Republicans for their concerns about rising taxes and exploding budget deficits. The only thing different about the "Daily Show" host's approach was that he needed vulgarity to make his point. Potentially even worse, Stewart in his opening segment Wednesday actually used CNN's Fareed Zakaria to support his view that…

Mohammed-Phobic Comedy Central Lectures Conservatives About Religious

August 11th, 2010 2:15 PM
Jon Stewart landed both his jokey feet on the Ground Zero Mosque controversy on The Daily Show Tuesday night. He mocked conservatives for having no respect for freedom of religion. This, from Comedy Central? The network that mocks Jesus and Christians relentlessly, but censors whenever the radical Muslims threaten them? Yes. Stewart was arguing for the “greatness” of Islam, that it should be…

Stewart: Fox Snookered No One, Breitbart Most Honest Person In Sherrod

July 28th, 2010 12:11 AM
Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday said what most in the liberal media continue to deny: as it pertains to the Shirley Sherrod affair, Fox News snookered no one.Even more surprising, the "Daily Show" host claimed conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart "may be the most honest person in this entire story."In a lengthy segment about the controversy, after haranguing the Obama administration's handling…

Jon Stewart Asks David Axelrod: Has This Government Proven Itself Comp

June 29th, 2010 12:44 AM
Jon Stewart on Monday asked David Axelrod a truly extraordinary question: has this government proven itself competent enough to regulate industry?Speaking to President Obama's senior advisor on "The Daily Show," the Comedy Central star was in the middle of a rather interesting discussion when he surprisingly said, "It's clear that this administration believes that government can have a stronger…