Why didn't Stewart or Colbert mention the crap Gibbs spewed?

[theophilus]

I was shocked they didn't make a big deal about the "professional left" stuff. Did I just miss it? I was also really surprised that Colbert did a "Michele shouldn't have gone to Spain" spot and didn't give the real facts. I kept waiting for him to give the punchline but it didn't happen. What gives?

[Radical Activist]

1. They probably agree.

[lob1]

2. Aren't they reruns this week?

[theophilus]

3. No, Monday was but the rest were New. n/t

[lob1]

6. Aha. I watched the Monday show and assumed the

rest of the week was reruns also. So why didn't they mention the Gibbs thing then?

[patrice]

4. Maybe they don't think people should demand something for nothing & claim to represent

people they don't represent.

[Occulus]

5. I think they may not wish to step in on this particular brouhaha

and I think that may be a wise decision on their part.

[JI7]

7. hasn't Stewart made fun of code pink and some other protestors on the left ?

[elocs]

8. Maybe they thought DU was handling it. There were certainly enough threads about it here.

It almost became Palinesque.

[JohnnyLib2]

10. !!

:rofl:

[Scurrilous]

17. ROFL

:thumbsup:

[CBR]

19. LOL! nt

[MineralMan]

20. LOL!

[pipi_k]

26. Close to 100...

but who's counting?


:7

[PBS Poll-435]

9. Because rational folks didn't take it as a "wet willy". nt

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. Because they were TOLD not to. That much should be obvious.

No one in their right mind could believe for a minute that Stewart didn't think Gibbs' comments were Comedy Gold.

Two words: Marching Orders.

[Whisp]

12. Stewart pretty much said the same thing to the hacks on Crossfire a few years back

he called both the left and right pundits out for being harmful braying jackasses.

[babylonsister]

13. Baloney. Prove that. I don't think anyone could 'tell' Stewart

or Colbert anything. Your hat's on too tight.

[sufrommich]

23. Yes, because if anybody can be intimidated into silence,

it's Jon Stewart. :eyes:

[liberal N proud]

14. Because it is only an issue here on DU?

:shrug:

[LostinVA]

16. No, and claiming that is disingenuous at best

Trying to marginalize what Gibbs said is kind of hard to do when people like Howard Dean and The Nation are talking about it.

[liberal N proud]

18. DU and KO are the only places that I see any crying over this

It's making a mountain out of a mole hill and wasting precious time.

BTW: I am still waiting for my pony too. But I am a little more patient than many.:rofl:

[bigwillq]

28. I've seen it discussed at other places

both on-line and in print, and on TV.

[jefferson_dem]

15. Maybe because it's really not that big of a deal...

regardless of how hard the cynics, trolls, and haters try.

[MineralMan]

21. Probably because they know that their audience could

give a crap about the issue. If nobody in their audience was listening, did Gibbs actually say something?

Not everyone is looking for a reason to be outraged at the Obama Administration, you know.

[mzteris]

22. maybe cause they agree with him!!

Lots of people do.

[Renew Deal]

24. Because unlike the "professional left" crybabies they know it's a non issue.

:shrug:

[pipi_k]

27. I was actually outraged

when I realized I wasn't outraged...

:+

[NeedleCast]

25. Because Neither One is Your Monkey?

[Johonny]

29. perhaps they didn't think it was funny

You could probably write a comedy skit on it. Play Gibbs comments, then ask how did the professional left take this: and show countless editorials and interviews of Liberal commentators and writers complaining about Gibbs complaining about their constant complaining thus proving Gibbs correct. But is that funny?

The other solution is the play the comment and then call Gibbs a bad name. Not exactly 5 minutes of air time killed there. So there probably isn't enough funny there.

[Whisp]

30. heheh. you made me laugh. ;)