Anyone see the Daily Show last night?

[HEyHEY]

God damn that line "Where can we get a reporter like that?" Almost made me shit myself I was laughin so hard.

[lovedems]

1. Russert surprised me a bit.

He got a few digs in about the administration.

I couldn't believe it.

[Claire Beth]

4. really???? I'm surprised....

I didn't get to watch the show, but I'm surprised to hear Russert had any digs to get in about the administration. COOL!

[lovedems]

6. He said to Stewart...

You know those WMD's that we haven't found? That is a REALLY big deal. He then repeated a couple of times "John, you are doing a SUPERB job" and then would laugh.

There was more but I was very tired when I watched so I can't give you more specifics. He did say that he was trying to raise his son to "know that he was loved but not entitled". I personally think that is a dig to conservatives in general.

[Qutzupalotl]

8. Tim was quoting Bush re Rumsfeld

with the "superb job" part...so it may have been a subtle dig. On a comedy show, it's hard to tell sometimes.

And I could've sworn he said, "loved but NOT entitled". Did I hear wrong?

[lovedems]

9. Oops! I better correct my typo, you are correct that is what he said.

Thanks, I need to edit!

[cherylmarie]

2. They re-played part of it on CNN Headline News this morning...

And the pretty faces laughed so heartily, They didn't seem to know he was knocking them!

[cosmicdot]

12. oh, dear --- is that what's called an enigma inside of a paradox?

or vice versa ... CNN showing the Daily Show making fun of them but they didn't get it ...

the entire farce is beyond the Twilight Zone?

[meegbear]

3. I bet it would be really funny ...

if we knew what was said BEFORE that.

[theivoryqueen]

5. A british reporter queried Blair

on the hypocrisy of US and British criticisms of Chinese human rights violations during a joint Q&A with the chinese representative.

[library_max]

7. I loved the Stephen Colbert piece.

It was an amazing parody of the Byzantine neocon "logic" regarding the Abu Ghraib revelations, with some very nice digs at the mainstream media.

[TacticalPeek]

10. Amazingly, someone transcribed it! Thanks, Tresy. It's classic.

http://corrente.blogspot.com/2004_05_09_corrente_archive.html#108433543790685051



Not Even Net

The Daily Show, 5/11/04:


Jon Stewart: Stephen, what do you think about this idea that we are hearing from Rumsfeld, and now Sen.
Inhofe, that the press was somehow irresponsible for releasing these photos of abuse?

Stephen Colbert: Jon, I agree entirely with Secy Rumsfeld that the release of these photos was deplorable,
but these actions of a few rogue journalists do not represent the vast majority of the American media.

Stewart: The journalists did something wrong?

Colbert: I'm just saying those journalists don't represent the journalists I know. The journalists I know love
America, but now all anybody wants to talk about is the bad journalists--the journalists that hurt America.

But what they don't talk about is all the amazingly damaging things we haven't reported on. Who didn't
uncover the flaws in our pre-war intelligence? Who gave a free pass on the Saddam-al Queda connection?
Who dropped Aghanistan from the headlines at the first whiff of this Iraqi snipehunt? The United States press
corps, that's who. Heck, we didn't even put this story on the front page. We tried to bury it on "60 Minutes
II." Who's on that--Charlie Rose and Anglela Lansbury?

Stewart: Stephen, what do you think is at play here?

Colbert: Politics, Jon, that's what. Pure and simple. I think it's pretty suspicious that these tortures took place
during a Presidential campaign. This is a clear cut case of partisan sadism. You know, come to think of it, I'm
pretty sure those Iraqi prisoners want Bush out of office too. You know I wouldn't be a bit surprised if a pile
of hooded, naked Iraqis has a job waiting for them in the Kerry Administration.



(seen at Eschaton)

[elfwitch]

11. Spankin the Mainstream Media...

Jon and Co. have been doing at least a weekly spank on the "real news". Even the "real news" types know that Jon is doing what they can't or won't do. He is telling the truth.