Jon Stewart Mocks Kerry For 'Balance' [View All]

[Presstitutes]

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A few weeks ago we wrote, "Jon Stewart seems to be suffering from an affliction that pervades mainstream reporting: the desire to appease both sides by being an equal opportunity critic. Pre$$titutes are fond of wrapping up negative reports about Republicans by saying "Democrats aren't doing any better," or "Democrats don't seem to be capitalizing on Republican problems because they lack a message. That pretense to fairness would be cute if Democrats and Republicans shared power, but when the right has an iron grip on America, and when it's becoming crystal clear that the administration committed the gravest of sins by lying us into war, going after both sides is a cop-out..."

Needless to say, we got a very mixed reaction to the post, with some readers angrily attacking us for taking on a comedy show and telling us to stick to mainstream Pre$$titutes. But we consider Stewart an important influence on the political discourse and when he uses the worst kind of he said/she said techniques and when he repeats the same shop-worn media narratives about Bush and Democrats, we think he's fair game.

On tonight's show (11/30), Stewart starts with a good piece about Murtha, Schmidt and Bush. But he ends the segment with a pointless slam against John Kerry. He takes Kerry's words completely out of context and does nothing more than regurgitate tired media storylines about Kerry being 'muddled.' It's total bullshit and Stewart should know better than to dilute his Bush piece by taking a cheap shot at Kerry.

Now fire away...