In response to Ricky Gervais’s fervent insistence that he was not mocking religion at the Golden Globes, which I aired earlier this afternoon, Jude takes Gervais to task, as charitably as she can, for not owning up to what he is effectively doing in his act: I’ll begin by saying, as you know Dan, that [...]
Jon Stewart’s remarks about Tucson two nights ago were poignant, conciliatory, honest, humble, and insightful: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Arizona Shootings Reaction www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> The Daily Show on Facebook Here he hits the nail on the head: I do [...]
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Below Shepard Smith, explicitly following Jon Stewart’s passionate lead, excoriates the Republicans in the Senate who are filibustering the Zadroga bill, which is a bill designed to assist the many 9/11 first responders who are suffering illnesses related to their service at Ground Zero: Jon Stewart spent his entire show Thursday night discussing this disgrace, including [...]
Just as Christian fundamentalists quote only very selectively from the Bible what is most useful for their rather peculiar contemporary interpretations of their religion, so does Glenn Beck only focus on narrow slivers of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ideas despite insisting that he and those in his movement are the true heirs of, and resumption [...]
The videos below chronicle the exploitative treatment of 9/11 rescue workers in general and non-documented immigrants who were 9/11 rescue workers in particular as political footballs. I cannot imagine a clearer, more distilled example of both Democrats and Republicans blatantly and shamelessly putting political strategizing over fulfilling as uncomplicated, unambiguous, and uncontroversial a duty as [...]
Marilynne Robinson is the author of Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self (Terry Lectures). In the interview below from last night’s Daily Show she gives a standardly awful false choice between thinking scientific methods can answer every question on the one hand and accepting religious explanations of [...]
Or really, it’s more of a daily absurdity, from Radio City Music Hall on June 1, 2010: The last line made me smile. Thanks to Xascha. Your Thoughts?
Listen here to Jon Stewart’s 2004 commencement speech, delivered at his alma mater The College of William and Mary. I heard it several years ago and I’ve thought of it often since. In both his humor and his substance, Dr. Stewart really, really gets it right and gives the graduands the most relevant advice. Click [...]
Remember this absolutely hilarious and scathing clip embarrassing Lou Dobbs for saying that there were still questions about Barack Obama’s birth certificate after his network’s own reporters and even his own guest host had declared the issue dead? The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Born Identity www.thedailyshow.com Daily [...]
The Daily Show has had a wealth of material on gays and gay rights issues over the years. Here are just 10 great clips from the show: Stephen Colbert interviews the not-gay inventor of “gaydar”: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are www.thedailyshow.com [...]
The Daily Show’s best commentator is back and hilarious as always, this time schooling Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh on how properly to play the race card (and using magic to demonstrate!) Your Thoughts?
Way high up on my list of pet peeves is children’s choirs where kids are trained sing vapid preachy platitudes. Few things are more obnoxious sounding than a child’s programmed moralizing and it never sounds quite as ugly as when it takes the form of song. So, really, I don’t care if they’re singing about [...]
In this clip from The Daily Show, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita discusses predicting world affairs using models based on game theory to an extraordinarily high degree of accuracy (twice that of the CIA by their own estimation). It’s really exciting stuff: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Bruce Bueno [...]
One of his most contentious debates ever. A fascinating, must see watch. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – Betsy McCaughey Extended Interview Pt. 1 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – [...]
In honor of the surprising news of Sarah Palin’s resignation, here are my nine favorite classic Daily Show segments on her (in chronological order): September 3, 2008: Sarah Palin Gender Card September 4, 2008: Sarah Palin-Vet This! September 15, 2008: Sarah Palin Won’t Blink September 18, 2008: Gov. At First Sight October 6, 2008: Vice [...]
Jon Stewart: Religion makes sense to me. I have trouble with dogma more than I have trouble with religion. I think the best thing religion does is give people a sense of place, purpose, and compassion. My quibble with it is when it’s described as the only way to have those things instilled. You can [...]
