Jon Stewart

[DolfanBob]

16 Years? For real? 
I can honestly say. I have never watched any episodes of his show. The only reason I know about him, Glenn Beck or the guy who's taking over for Dave. Is because of the videos posted on here. Granted what I have seen is funny, entertaining and sometimes insightful. But never enough to get me to actually watch political humor.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2948642/Jon-Stewart-s-takedowns-Daily-segments-mocking-names-Glenn-Beck-Sarah-Palin-Bill-O-Reilly-President-George-Bush.html

[Hoss]

16 Years? For real?  
I can honestly say. I have never watched any episodes of his show. The only reason I know about him, Glenn Beck or the guy who's taking over for Dave. Is because of the videos posted on here. Granted what I have seen is funny, entertaining and sometimes insightful. But never enough to get me to actually watch political humor.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2948642/Jon-Stewart-s-takedowns-Daily-segments-mocking-names-Glenn-Beck-Sarah-Palin-Bill-O-Reilly-President-George-Bush.html

If you have HBO you should watch John Oliver then.  His is weekly and he takes on subjects from the death penalty to for-profit generic colleges to net neutrality.  He's a product of Jon Stewart (had him as his "Senior British Correspondent" as well as him guest-hosting the show while Jon was directing his film a couple of summers ago).  Since he's on HBO he has free reign to excoriate anyone (since he's not beholden to sponsors like CC is to an extent).

[rebound]

16 Years? For real? 
I can honestly say. I have never watched any episodes of his show. The only reason I know about him, Glenn Beck or the guy who's taking over for Dave. Is because of the videos posted on here. Granted what I have seen is funny, entertaining and sometimes insightful. But never enough to get me to actually watch political humor.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2948642/Jon-Stewart-s-takedowns-Daily-segments-mocking-names-Glenn-Beck-Sarah-Palin-Bill-O-Reilly-President-George-Bush.html

Well, too late now I suppose, at least until his next gig.   Curious though what shows you do watch?  While Stuart has always cloaked his commentary in humor, there is also always considerable substance underneath.  I find him to be much more truly informative on his topics than, say, the more mainstream news commentary shows (on either side of the political spectrum).  And I simply cannot watch any of the mainstream humor/interview shows, a la Letterman, Leno, etc., as it's just inane drivel and not worth the time.

[Gaspar]

This is sad.  Without Jon Stewart, a large population of people will get no news at all.

[dbacksfan 2.0]

This is sad.  Without Jon Stewart, a large population of people will get no news at all.

They also won't know who to vote for because of that.

[Townsend]

This is sad.  Without Jon Stewart, a large population of people will get no news at all.

I'm sure you're trying to make a point but your opinion already holds true for anyone relying on most news shows on television.

[swake]

This is sad.  Without Jon Stewart, a large population of people will get no news at all.

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/174826/survey-nprs-listeners-best-informed-fox-news-viewers-worst-informed/


Poor Gasp is under the impression he's informed.

[Townsend]

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/174826/survey-nprs-listeners-best-informed-fox-news-viewers-worst-informed/

I listen to NPR all day and watch Sunday morning political talk shows.

Come hither and give heed

[patric]

16 Years? For real? 
I can honestly say. I have never watched any episodes of his show.

Then this would be 21 minutes well spent:

http://thedailyshow.cc.com/full-episodes/8omwbs/february-10--2015---david-axelrod

[heironymouspasparagus]

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/174826/survey-nprs-listeners-best-informed-fox-news-viewers-worst-informed/


Poor Gasp is under the impression he's informed.

There is a song that says;

But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow...

To paraphrase;

But if you go carrying pictures of Ludwig von Mises
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow...


Gaspar is a card carrying, picture toting von Mises fan.  Explains it all....or at least a lot of it.  (His picture.)

Old school Alex Jones, maybe??

[Gaspar]

There is a song that says;

But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow...

To paraphrase;

But if you go carrying pictures of Ludwig von Mises
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow...


Gaspar is a card carrying, picture toting von Mises fan.  Explains it all....or at least a lot of it.  (His picture.)

Old school Alex Jones, maybe??

Oh! You got me!  I am indeed a classical liberal.

Did it really take you this long to figure that out?

[Gaspar]

[heironymouspasparagus]

Oh! You got me!  I am indeed a classical liberal.

Did it really take you this long to figure that out?

Nope.  Have known that for a long time...the new definition is libertarian, by the way.  And of course, it is also wrong - at least to the degree von Mises proposed.  The principals are good, right up to the point where they adversely impinge on the rest of society and other individuals.

Just that particular quote points out how inflexible he was - and how he just didn't understand that freedom IS divisible.  It is conditional.  It is situational.  And you don't enter into a decline so much as you gain a society.  There is no such thing as unlimited, indivisible freedom - there cannot be when there are other people around.  Perhaps if he were the last person on earth, that becomes true.  But not before.  It's just a shame so many don't get it.

[guido911]

I listen to NPR all day and watch Sunday morning political talk shows.

Come hither and give heed

Explains everything.

[Conan71]

There is a song that says;

But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow...

Meet Chairman Meow.