Don't Forget Amb. Wilson on The Daily Show Tonight!

[heidiho]

at 11 p.m. Eastern time. Should be a great show and, hopefully, will wipe the stench of Dick Morris off the set!

[Jax]

1. Thank you heidho

for the reminder. :thumbsup:

Looking forward to this one too. Morris was such a big stinking wanker last nite. But we love Jon and crew.

Thanks again for the heads up.

Jax

[seeker4ever]

3. Loved the way John jabbed at Morris though.

[burythehatchet]

6. I especially liked when he let him walk off the set

whereas usually he asks the guest to sit down and they chat. Jon's disdain for that scumbag was oh so evident.

[Marymarg]

61. I noticed that, too.

I think John was very eager for that Dick to leave.
Also, John did not plug Morris's book at the end as is John's custom.

[knowledgeispower]

10. Agreed

You could tell Stewart was just flabbergasted by every moronic statement that came out of Morris' mouth. I admire him for having enough restraint not to just call him a fucking idiot and end the interview right there.

[union_maid]

31. Thought he was fantastic with Dick Morris

I liked tonight's show with Wilson a lot, but last night's with Dick Morris was one of the show's finest moments, I thought. Well, they were both good, but he showed Morris up so thoroughly, and so effectively, just with wit..I was in awe.

[w13rd0]

2. the DVR is set...

...now if I could only figure out how to pause recording during commercials...

[RetroLounge]

4. Looing forward to seeing it tonight

Couldn't bear to watch that toe-sucking whore last night, so I didn't...

[ewagner]

5. me too

That was the first time I've eveer seen Jon act disgusted over a guest.

[Astarho]

19. Couldn't stand it either

Although Louis Black was funny as hell.

"...on his last day as Press Secretary a soldier sprayed Ari down with a hose. They said it was a prank, but I think it was to wash the Bullsh*t off!!"

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

7. Nofacts would look good in stripes, kick.

:kick:

[NashVegas]

8. Starting Off on the Hussein Bros Pics

I love this man.

[Cush]

9. CA Recall

kick

[FlashHarry]

11. SOTU Web site pictures!

Slam!

[Cush]

12. on now

Wilson: "You do great work"

[Stephanie]

14. more please

what's he saying?

[FlashHarry]

13. Ooh. He's getting the loooong interview.

Dick Morris sure didn't come back 'after the break.' I like this guy, Wilson.

[HerbieHeadhunter]

15. Stewart couldnn't get rid of Dick Whorris soon enough...

and is having Amb. Wilson stay for a second segment. Awesome.

[FlashHarry]

16. OMG! Wilson got a Cheney reelection solicitation!

Hilarious!

[short bus president]

20. That may have been

the best Daily Show moment EVER. Jon's got one for the highlight reels with this Wilson character. Great interview.

[FlashHarry]

24. That, and the Lewis Lapham interview.

Where he referred to the neocons as 'utopian anarchists.'

[Sophree]

63. I was going to welcome you

But you're the former Whatabildeburger!

LOVE your new DU name and graphic! Short bus president, LOL! :hi:

[Cush]

17. lol....

He got a letter from the Relect Bush Cheney Campaign, and all he needs is $1,000

Jon: If he has the credibility great, if he doesn't, we're gonna bomb them anyways

[FlashHarry]

18. What a great interview!

Man, that Joe Wilson should run for office...

[KCDem]

25. seriously... he rocked!

I loved it when he produced that "Bush and Cheney election" invite.. .for $1000. That was, well, funny.

[HerbieHeadhunter]

21. Amb. Wilson for Secretary of State in 2004....

that was great.

[conservdem]

29. Is Wilson a Dem or a Repub?

[berry]

39. He said he's a Dem, and this is the first time I heard either way.

If you work for State, you generally don't say. I wonder if this is the first time (on the Daily Show!) he came right out and said so in public?

At first I thought Jon was asking awfully stupid questions, but then I got it. Bringing people up to speed. Even with the extra time, I was wishing it could have been an hour. One thing really came across--Wilson is angry (and rightly so).

Do you think Jon and staff called Wilson to invite him? How does that work? As for Morris, it must have been his book-tour agent that set it up? Or is there an attempt to have about half lib and half con guests?

[tjdee]

60. Jon usually does two segments with people he really likes.

(of the political guests)
He did two segments with Gore (maybe more??).

Did two with Peter Jennings.

Did two last night.

Meanwhile, Coulter and Morris get one segment, and they're on their way. In those cases, I imagine the show is trying to stay 'even'.

This is also smart of the show--their audience (at least in the studio) is liberal minded, and having neo-cons on for more than one segment wouldn't be good for their business. Plus, we get to see them everywhere else.

It's usually a mixture of agents calling/show calling. If the show really wants someone, they get Jon himself to call, I'd imagine.

[Cush]

22. how to rebuild Iraq

"Leave no Iraqi child behind"

[Lex]

23. He mentioned about his wife

by saying other issues are being looked into regarding his family that are serious.

Jon said more is sure to come out about this.

[FlashHarry]

26. The best line

was when he brought up the newspaper article (that was trying to smear him) that said, 'he told the truth because he's a Democrat.'

[Cush]

28. lol, yeah

and Republicans fill in the blanks

[Sophree]

64. LOL OMGOSH!

"He told the truth because he's a Democrat."

That is hilarious. So sad I missed the Daily Show last night.

Thanks for the recap all!

[Stephanie]

27. can anyone re-cap it for us

for those with no cable? Thanks!

[I Lean Left]

34. I'll try my best

They start off quite friendly. Wilson explains how it was that he came to be sent down there. Not sent by Cheney's office. Cheney's office requested the CIA look into it, and the CIA asked Wilson to go. He spent some time going over his credentials (too long), Jon says "you got the job" in an effort to move him along. Explains that he never said they were forgeries, but that he knew enough about the Uranium business and Niger and Iraq to know there was no way it happened the way the documents said it did, which made the documents dubious at best. He was surprised that it was mentioned in the SOTU. He wrote the piece in the NYT. Was accused of telling the truth because he was a Dem. He loved what that said: "Dem=tells the truth, Republican=fill in the blank". Said that Fleisher applied the Emily Latella defense ('Nevermind').
Jon wanted to spend some time talking about why it was given any credibility in the first place. That is, does the intelligence community believe that you can go to Africa and buy yellowcake uranium. Wilson explained that the mining and processing of it is controlled by a French consortium (which got a few snickers out of Jon), and that it is well controlled.
Jon begged his producer to spend more time talking to Wilson, they went to a break, and came back to talk some more. Wilson talked about the impact to our credibility. Not just internationally but with the American people. That Bush might have trouble rallying people to support future military action based on presented evidence. Jon joked that it wouldn't matter, Bush would bomb them anyway. Wilson said that some very serious things have come out about his family which will require inquiry, and Jon said we're sure we'll hear more about that.

Pretty much it. I don't do the banter justice.

[Merlin]

36. Great Recap!

Thanks very much. I missed the show, but feel almost like I've seen it now.

[Stephanie]

41. thank you so much, I Lean Left

excellent recap!

[Harrumph]

30. I really liked Joe Wilson.

He seemed to enjoy being on the program, also.

I thought about half-way thru the segment that I wished we had a President like him. Articulate, intelligent, relaxed and humorous all at the same time. Very impressive man.

[xxqqqzme]

33. wasn't hard on the eyes either!

Wonder if he has a brother?

Jon has had some awesome guests the last few weeks. Madame Secretary of State, Lewis Lapham, Gary Hart...U can tell when Jon is enjoying the interview (he was so funny w/ Angelena Jolie & Scott Glen) He was obviously as repulsed by Morris as the rest of us.

[Skittles]

51. yup

Mr. Wilson is a cutie pie. :D

[Cheesehead]

47. All of the charming, articulate folks are on OUR side!

Contrast Wilson's appealing demeanor and knowledgeable responses with the strident "broken record" output of the administration whores and dittoheads in Freeperland.

[RetroLounge]

48. and are from Wisconsin!

Welcome to DU Cheesehead...

[ewagner]

58. On Wisconsin!

Another Wisconsinite...there are a lot of us.....

Great progressive/liberal tradition here....

[Cheesehead]

62. John Nichols says "Cheesehead Progressives Rule!"

And I agree. Thanks for the welcome. I truly love DU! :)

[Ilsa]

53. I was thinking the same thing...

and I was also wondering how many languages he speaks. He was a fabulous guest for JS; even my dh stayed up to watch it. Very personable and intelligent and articulate.

Excellent recap, BTW, I Lean Left.

[robbedvoter]

32. Best line:WH took responsibility Gilda Ratner style: "Nevermind"

( about using forgeries). He also said the forged documents didn't pass the snuff test for Italian tabloids but ended up being good enough for the SOTU.
My feeling as I was waching: this man is trying to be in front of the cameras so he won't disappear.

[kentuck]

35. His honesty was quite refreshing...

:)

[robbedvoter]

37. If you missed it, set your VCR for 1 AM nt

[alfredo]

38. it is worth either staying up or taping.

Wilson came off really well.

Bush is looking sleazier each day.

[JackSwift]

40. Stewart is the best interviewer

on the tube today. He asks great questions, and even draws out people like Morris.

[bvar22]

42. A sign of the bizarre times....

The Comedy Channel has become my 2nd favorite and most trusted source for televised news and political commentary. Second only to Bill Moyers NOW.

[Wonk]

43. mp3 for those who missed it

2.4 M

[ianbruce]

44. WONK you're a prince!

Thanks!

[harper]

45. Wonk...thanks

Just listened to the interview. Great stuff.

[WillyT]

46. Wonk... Dude... I Love Ya Man !!!

:bounce::hi::bounce:

[Nlighten1]

49. Wonk is the man.

Thanks!

[sjr5740]

50. Ever notice that when Morris talked about peace in the ME

He said that Bush was responsible for peace breaking out all over the middle east. and There was a single "HA" that echoed through the otherwise silence audience.

:thumbsup: to the DSWJS audience :thumbsup:

[tjdee]

59. Welcome to DU!

:toast:

Aww yeah.
I went to see the show filmed once, and it was comforting to know that most of the people there were liberal minded. Except for the FOX employees and the girl who said she loved Bill O'Reilly, LOL.

[ewagner]

52. Sleeper point

I really liked the point (and audience reaction) when Wilson said that Saddam already had 500 tons of yellowcake in stock (and under lock and key) from years before. There was almost a gasp from the audience!

[mandyky]

54. I was disappointed he did not mention

specifically what they did to his wife.

[ewagner]

57. Sensitive

That's a really sensitive issue. he can't talk too much about it without further jeapordizing his wife.

He has to let others do it for him I think.

[Brian Sweat]

55. When Letterman retires, Stewart should replace him.

I really like Craig Kilbourn, but I think Stewart is better.

[El Mariachi]

56. I can't believe how good the Daily Show is

I saw it once or twice a long time ago when it first aired with Craig Kilborn, I wasn't impressed.

A few months ago, my dad recommended it to me, and I finally got around to watching it a few weeks ago.

I've been missing so much!

As a comedy program, its wonderful. As political commentary, its wonderful. The other 'journalists' on the show are wonderful as well. I even get a good laugh out of the food segments.

Stewart also seems to be in better shape from what I remember of him years ago.

[nomatrix]

65. When Wilson was introduced

He shook Jon's hand and told Jon he was doing a good job. I thought he was very down to earth and had much more to say.
Many, very important political and real journalist have told Jon that. They were honored to be on the show. Jon just gives that timid look into the camera, but I think he knows.

I've been watching the Daily Show for 4 years and honestly, it is the best fake news program out there. I believe Jon is a genius at comedy. Better than Johnny Carson, because he has a better straight man in Stephen Colbert. Steven has that smug, knowitall, senior analyst, in your face reporting style we have grown so sick of. His immitation of Geraldo in the desert fox gear was hysterical. It provides the only relief to the insanity of the real world.