Jon Stewart on CNN's Crossfire.

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SGTGUMP

Saturday, October 16, 2004 9:43 AM

Did anyone else see it?

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/15/cf.01.html

http://www.mtv.com/chooseorlose/headlines/news.jhtml?id=1492305

SOUPCATCHER

Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:15 AM

I missed it. Thanks for the link.

The transcript is a very good read. It sounds like they were able to marginalize him at the end. But I thought he was able to make some really good points.

Jon Stewart hasn't been around long enough. He needs to maintain this level for about twenty years. But if he does, he has the potential to move into the hallowed ranks of American political humorists like Will Rogers and Mark Twain. At least IMHO.

Here's one of my favorite exchanges from the transcript:

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excerpted from http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/15/cf.01.html
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STEWART: It's not honest. What you do is not honest. What you do is partisan hackery. And I will tell you why I know it.

CARLSON: You had John Kerry on your show and you sniff his throne and you're accusing us of partisan hackery?

STEWART: Absolutely.

CARLSON: You've got to be kidding me. He comes on and you...

(CROSSTALK)

STEWART: You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls.
...

There are three kinds of people: fighters, lovers, and screamers.

CAPNRAHN

Saturday, October 16, 2004 12:33 PM

Soupcatcher :{BTW, how ya been? }
They may have attempted to marginalized him at the end - but there is a HUGE validation inherent by having John on CNN at all! Ah, partisan media!

"You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls."

OUCH!!! hee hee

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

SHINY

Saturday, October 16, 2004 1:51 PM

This was just great! The audience was really getting into it early on, when his criticism of the crossfire guys was unexpected and funny (while still incisively true). I think Jon started to lose the audience towards the end when he was less funny and a bit redundant in his criticisms, and he looked a little dour in the end too. Perhaps it was something the others said to him during the last commercial break?

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

TMURRIE

Saturday, October 16, 2004 6:29 PM

Here's the link to the video of the whole thing.

http://www.ifilm.com/filmdetail?ifilmid=2652831

When I was watching it, like half-way through it got all choppy, hope it's not for all you guys.

NAKEDANDARTICULATE

Saturday, October 16, 2004 6:30 PM

as always jon stewart is amazing. i have been a fan of his since short attention span theatre on comedy central years ago--he has always had politiacl humor but just bits here and there ,yet now with the daily show it seems to be in the forefront. anyway thanks for the link i look forward to new episodes next week(?) it truly is a great show.............................................................jon.

"Hamsters is nice."

HKCAVALIER

Saturday, October 16, 2004 7:43 PM

Yikes, it was like watching the Butabi brothers on SNL. (You know, Chris Kattan & Will Ferrell as a couple of wannabe hipsters slamdancing the dignity out of some hapless human they've mannaged to sandwich between them?). Ugh.

Jon Stewart had several excellent criticisms of their show and they didn't speak to a one of them. What kind of "debate" show is that? At best Mr. Bowtie resorted to the tired junior high level counter, "Well, I'd like to see you do better!" Then Mr. Bowtie goes into his "you're boring" and "is this how you act when you go out to dinner with someone?" WTF? Jesus, is this how Mr. Bowtie would conduct himself as someone's dinner guest then?

And when did shouting poeple down become an acceptible form of public discourse?

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

SUCCATASH

Saturday, October 16, 2004 8:59 PM

Tmurie, thanks for the video link. That was great, Jon Stewart kicks ass.

Although I'm surprised he wasn't informed about Bush's Hump and the whole "Is Bush wired?" debate. That's AP news, where was his research team?

"Gott kann dich nicht vor mir beschuetzen, weil ich nicht boese bin."

SHINY

Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:42 PM

Here's a great interview with Jon Stewart on NPR's Fresh Air:

http://freshair.npr.org/day_fa.jhtml?displayValue=day&todayDate=09/30/
2004

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

QUICKSAND

Sunday, October 17, 2004 1:40 AM

Thank You!!!

I'd been dying to see that, but of course as an intelligent American, I never watch CNN for any reason. (ironic, isn't it?)

I love this guy... it's SO nice to see someone debating because he was intelligent and eloquent enough to earn his spot there, as opposed to two guys who were hired by a Producer with a political agenda. @.@

Zoonds.... Keep Flying!

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