Oh man. I saw that. They just gutted Fox.
John Oliver is my favorite on there.

that was a quality segment.

That was pretty funny. I'd like to see what they say about Fox Business.

Dammit! I was hoping it actually happened!

/not really, although one can always dream ...

The "selective outrage" comment was most delicious.

I'll have to come back for the video clips after work, but this sounds like a good one.

I LOL'd. Hard. I wondered if the guys at FOX laughed along with me and then started planning their outrage to keep the money coming in, or if they were outraged someone would dare question the great and powerful FOX.

I can't tell if it's greed or evil. That happens a lot these days.

Falcc: I can't tell if it's greed or evil. That happens a lot these days.

Methinks it's a little from Column A, a little from Column B.

ComicBookGuy: The "selective outrage" comment was most delicious.

True, but hypocritical. Like telling someone to lighten up while punching them in the nose.

Not news, but quality entertainment.

It was OK but kinda typical of multi-segment Daily Show bits. It draaaaaaaags in a lot of places.

So, at what point do you think a freeper/dittohead will come in here and say: "Bush won!! Ha ha!! You losers!!" while not addressing the Daily Show piece in question?

No hate like Lib hate.

ComicBookGuy: So, at what point do you think a freeper/dittohead will come in here and say: "Bush won!! Ha ha!! You losers!!" while not addressing the Daily Show piece in question?

the freepers are already pretty busy in the obama threads

Really? Fox News is biased? You don't say, Daily Show... you do not say...

SemperLieSuckah: Really? Fox News is biased? You don't say, Daily Show... you do not say...

One is a 24-hour news channel which purports to be "fair and balanced", the other is a comedy show on a comedy network.

Whose bias do you think you should be more concerned with?

SemperLieSuckah: Really? Fox News is biased? You don't say, Daily Show... you do not say...

well considering one admits to being fake news...and one claims "fair and balanced..."

go watch the jon stewart interview he did w/ tucker carlson and he'll explain the difference

SemperLieSuckah: Really? Fox News is biased? You don't say, Daily Show... you do not say...

lol, i love it when people compare the daily show to the news networks. you're only insinuating that fox makes stuff up too, but the difference is the daily show admits it.

and because i was beaten to it by outatime i'll even post the link for you

Link (new window)

SemperLieSuckah: Really? Fox News is biased? You don't say, Daily Show... you do not say...

Why are you holding a comedy talk show up to the same journalistic standards of integrity as a 24 hours news media outlet?

SemperLieSuckah: Really? Fox News is biased? You don't say, Daily Show... you do not say...

Daily Show is a comedy show on a network appropriately named "Comedy Central." Besides, I remember Stewart taking more than a few shots at Clinton back in the day, as well as shots at the current lot of Democrats for not stepping up and doing what they were elected to do: Shut down Bush and his war mongering crew.

Fox News is allegedly a news organization dedicated to the venerated profession of journalism. It's suppose to be unbias and factually based. It is obvious to anyone but the most oblivious that this could not be further from the case.

SAvoodoo: and because i was beaten to it by outatime i'll even post the link for you

Nice, Jon Stewart lays it out much better than I ever could.

outatime: SAvoodoo: and because i was beaten to it by outatime i'll even post the link for you

Nice, Jon Stewart lays it out much better than I ever could.

exactly what i was thinking. will he go watch the video and will it make a difference? well this is fark so the smart money is on "STFU FAG!" but i'll do what i can. either way i'm going to re-watch it and enjoy it so at least there's that.

SemperLieSuckah: Really? Fox News is biased? You don't say, Daily Show... you do not say...

That isn't even a kettle in your picture! That's clearly a tea service, not a tea kettle. You'd never boil water in that. COME ON!

I can address all of those in one swoop:

The Daily Show hides behind it's label as a "comedy news show" whenever they are subject to criticism. I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to say what they say, but the fact is that they are a very serious contender in the world of public opinion. They are a comedy news show, but that is really not all. They have a big following, and a lot of people actually get their news and opinions from it.

They're morons, but it's true.

t3knomanser: SemperLieSuckah: Really? Fox News is biased? You don't say, Daily Show... you do not say...

That isn't even a kettle in your picture! That's clearly a tea service, not a tea kettle. You'd never boil water in that. COME ON!

It's there to symbolize "comedy news show" as opposed to "news personality show". It's not "the same thing" but ironically does pretty much the same thing.

SemperLieSuckah: I can address all of those in one swoop:

The Daily Show hides behind it's label as a "comedy news show" whenever they are subject to criticism. I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to say what they say, but the fact is that they are a very serious contender in the world of public opinion. They are a comedy news show, but that is really not all. They have a big following, and a lot of people actually get their news and opinions from it.

They're morons, but it's true.

that's all well and good...the difference is still one claiming to be fair and balanced and another calling them out on it. does the daily show lean left, undoubtedly, but then never say that they don't. and the funny thing is...in comparison, they are the more fair and balanced. not perfectly so, but closer to the middle than fox is

SemperLieSuckah: They have a big following, and a lot of people actually get their news and opinions from it.

That's they're fault? They don't make any pretense of being balanced or being journalistic. If people are getting their news from them, it's not because the Daily Show misleads them with a catchy slogan like "Fair and Balanced".

If anything, the only reason TDS is a worthy "news" source is because the news, nowadays, is such a frickin' joke.

//And you didn't address my point above.
//I get all my news and opinions from Fark.

SAvoodoo: either way i'm going to re-watch it and enjoy it so at least there's that.

Yeah, I downloaded the episode somewhere, so it's in my folder that I break open when I need inspiration. Watching Jon Stewart walk onto the set and completely dismantling that show to the point that it was subsequently taken off the air is a thing of beauty.

But I'm spoiling it, so I digress.

SemperLieSuckah: It's there to symbolize "comedy news show" as opposed to "news personality show".

The phrase is "That's the pot calling the kettle black." Your picture has a pot on the left hand side, but on the right, instead of having a kettle, you have a tea service. Not only are they completely different objects that serve entirely different (but related) purposes, but it totally betrays the meaning of the phrase.

t3knomanser: but it totally betrays the meaning of the phrase.

It part, because ornate tea services, like the one pictured, are often made out of silver, which (without proper care) could easily BE BLACK. That makes the whole phrase break down- the pot might be entirely accurate in referring to the tea service as black; in fact, in your picture it IS BLACK.

t3knomanser: SemperLieSuckah: It's there to symbolize "comedy news show" as opposed to "news personality show".

The phrase is "That's the pot calling the kettle black." Your picture has a pot on the left hand side, but on the right, instead of having a kettle, you have a tea service. Not only are they completely different objects that serve entirely different (but related) purposes, but it totally betrays the meaning of the phrase.

You'll have to forgive him. He gets his information from Fox News. Obviously, some of the facts are going to be misunderstood by him.

SemperLieSuckah: They're morons, but it's true.

Um, I thought it had been determined by someone, somewhere that Daily Show viewers are among the best educated of television watchers. Most likely, they recognize TDS for what it is (unlike the viewers of Fox).

SemperLieSuckah:The Daily Show hides behind it's label as a "comedy news show" whenever they are subject to criticism. I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to say what they say, but the fact is that they are a very serious contender in the world of public opinion. They are a comedy news show, but that is really not all. They have a big following, and a lot of people actually get their news and opinions from it.

They're morons, but it's true.

I'll write this slowly, so pay attention. The Daily Show uses irony to point out the obvious flaws in the 24-hour news network's reporting. You know, like Faux News. Hence, a person who is not irony deficient can get information and comedy. But the key is you already have to be informed to get the jokes.

SemperLieSuckah: I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to say what they say, but the fact is that they are a very serious contender in the world of public opinion.

Yeah, if they're not careful, people might realize that corporate-owned media is a bad joke that only makes them less informed and more complacent. Wouldn't want that, would we?

suede1: But the key is you already have to be informed to get the jokes.

Yeah, I get the feeling that he's more into the "HURRRRR LIB'RULS IZ COMMIES N' FAGGITS HURRRRRRR" type of humor.

SemperLieSuckah: Really? Fox News is biased? You don't say, Daily Show... you do not say...

You're all dumb all the time.

outatime: SemperLieSuckah: I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to say what they say, but the fact is that they are a very serious contender in the world of public opinion.

Yeah, if they're not careful, people might realize that corporate-owned media is a bad joke that only makes them less informed and more complacent. Wouldn't want that, would we?

thats why you get your news from bloggers

*readies watch*

Begin 2 minutes hate!

t3knomanser: ornate tea services, like the one pictured, are often made out of silver, which (without proper care) could easily BE BLACK. That makes the whole phrase break down- the pot might be entirely accurate in referring to the tea service as black; in fact, in your picture it IS BLACK.

But the point of the aphorism isn't that the kettle ISN'T black; it's that the POT is black as well. The pot may be entirely justified in calling the kettle black! The kettle could be as black as the Stygian depths. The accuracy (or lack thereof) of the pot's statement in no way detracts from the point.

You're correct, though, that it is a tea service rather than a kettle that is pictured. Perhaps even a samovar.

Hitting Fox News is so easy that the joke is old. I cringe when I hear "Fox News" as a punchline, not because I don't agree, but because everyone agrees and has made the same joke.

/but don't get me started on airline food, am I right?

Your Faith is Creepy: But the point of the aphorism isn't that the kettle ISN'T black; it's that the POT is black as well.

That's never how I interpreted it, but I could see the validity of that interpretation.

Your Faith is Creepy: Perhaps even a samovar.

It's not a samovar, unless it's just the top bit, which is essentially just a tea pot, like you'd have in a standard tea service. A full samovar would have a spigot beneath the pot. The super strong, concentrated tea would be in the top bit, and then the spigot would release hot water to dilute it with.

the direction this thread took...this is why i love fark

This pot and kettle comparison is nonsense and if those with an ideology on the Right can't see that it speaks a lot to their critical thinking capacity (of course, I think anyone who follows an ideology by definition has critical thinking issues). One is a comedy show with an open bias. One is a news network which claims to be fair and balanced. Tis a bit of a difference.

Is there somewhere hosting this video that isnt Comedy Central? God forbid someone from farking canada watch a 5 minute clip and they lose out on .00034 cents of ad revenue.

I think of all the things I have criticized, The Daily Show got me more instant hate.

Number41: Hitting Fox News is so easy that the joke is old. I cringe when I hear "Fox News" as a punchline, not because I don't agree, but because everyone agrees and has made the same joke.

/but don't get me started on airline food, am I right?

I root for Fox News not because I like them, but because they piss off the left sooo much. It's like whenever Ann Coulter says something that just gives ulcers to liberals; I don't agree with her but man is it fun to watch them squirm.

SemperLieSuckah: I think of all the things I have criticized, The Daily Show got me more instant hate.

Actually for the most part the responses were reasonable.

Do you have a persecution complex or something?

m2313: SemperLieSuckah: I think of all the things I have criticized, The Daily Show got me more instant hate.

Actually for the most part the responses were reasonable.

Do you have a persecution complex or something?

Passive aggression is still aggression. Chalk another one up.

SemperLieSuckah: m2313: SemperLieSuckah: I think of all the things I have criticized, The Daily Show got me more instant hate.

Actually for the most part the responses were reasonable.

Do you have a persecution complex or something?

Passive aggression is still aggression. Chalk another one up.

Apparently so. How was that aggressive?