GWLush: This stupid article misses the point. Jon Stewart wasn't criticizing Romney for being rich. He was criticizing him for fighting to keep the tax rate low on people like him. Jon Stewarts wealth has nothing to do with the argument. That is like saying because I am white I can't criticize other whites for being racist.

Nicely put, but it doesn't matter how many times this is pointed out. There are a lot of conservatives who are so simple-minded that they just cannot understand why pointing at Jon Stewart's income is not a sweet smackdown. They simply cannot grasp that a wealthy person might be in favor of policies for the good of the country, rather than their own interests.

These are the morons who think they can defend Mitt Romney by pointing out that John Kerry was rich.

DjangoStonereaver: And worth every monday to friday cent, motherfracker.

Monday to Thursday, you mean.

So vote for Newt

I hate mittens but Jon's arguments about the $ are necessarily invalid.

doesn't the fact that he blasts romney even though he himself benefits from the low tax rates make his argument more compelling?

I'd being eating free government cheese right now if it wasn't for all these rich people not pair my fair share of their taxes.

Vodka Zombie: all the good names are gone: Must be from all those sweet The Faculty residuals.

No. Death to Smoochy.

WRONG! It's the big bank he got from doing a voice in DOOGAL.



/Still wished they left in Tom Baker as the original voice.

GWLush: This stupid article misses the point. Jon Stewart wasn't criticizing Romney for being rich. He was criticizing him for fighting to keep the tax rate low on people like him. Jon Stewarts wealth has nothing to do with the argument. That is like saying because I am white I can't criticize other whites for being racist.
Only whites can be u>convicted of racism.

I like how they STILL don't get that it's not about being rich.

that settles it, i'm not voting for Jon Stewart.

We better not vote for him then

James!: We can assume, because that is a job, he pays closer to the 30 percent rate than Romney's 13.9 percent.

And then the author traipses off into the land of make believe.


How so?

Most of Romney's money comes from Capital Gains which is only taxed at 15%.

Jon's money isn't coming from investments, it's coming from salary.

So please, continue with your well thought out observations and enlighten the rest of us...

Marcus Aurelius: Jon Stewart made his money by working his ass off.

What? He is an entertainer. Which basically means he was lucky to get discovered.

That said, the article is retarded.

But John Stewart doesn't make his millions buying up companies, laying off all the employees, and selling off the bits of the companies for a profit, all the while paying less in taxes than a sanitation worker, while the laid off employees collect unemployment benefits or welfare, not paying their bills, and generally living off the kindness of strangers and the taxpayers.

\so, you still think John Stewart and Mittens are the same?

Is it hypocrisy if he's promoting the idea that rich people (like himself) should pay higher taxes?

This article is retarded.

Have you ever looked at the back of a 15 million dollar bill... ON WEED?

Vodka Zombie: all the good names are gone: Must be from all those sweet The Faculty residuals.

No. Death to Smoochy.

Nope. You Wrote it, You Watch it.

GWLush: This stupid article misses the point. Jon Stewart wasn't criticizing Romney for being rich. He was criticizing him for fighting to keep the tax rate low on people like him. Jon Stewarts wealth has nothing to do with the argument. That is like saying because I am white I can't criticize other whites for being racist.

No, if you are white then you are automatically racist.

Like when you're republican.

GWLush: This stupid article misses the point. Jon Stewart wasn't criticizing Romney for being rich. He was criticizing him for fighting to keep the tax rate low on people like him. Jon Stewarts wealth has nothing to do with the argument. That is like saying because I am white I can't criticize other whites for being racist.

More than that. Jon Stewart is the OPPOSITE of a hypocrite on this one. He is for raising taxes when that raise would include him. He is FOR RAISING HIS OWN TAXES!

Seems sincere to me.

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Stewart earns $15 million per year as his salary on "The Daily Show." We can assume, because that is a job, he pays closer to the 30 percent rate than Romney's 13.9 percent.

If he pays a fair tax rate, who cares how much Jon Stewart makes? Americans don't hate people for being rich. They hate rich people, who don't pay the same tax rates as people who actually work for a living, then go crying to the government for more tax breaks and bailouts.

I wish my penis was bigger.

We should have logical fallacy contests with these articles. How many can you list?

strawman is obvious, but does the author use any others?

SpectroBoy: He is FOR RAISING HIS OWN TAXES!

He's clearly a socialist who hates America.

Wook: GWLush: This stupid article misses the point. Jon Stewart wasn't criticizing Romney for being rich. He was criticizing him for fighting to keep the tax rate low on people like him. Jon Stewarts wealth has nothing to do with the argument. That is like saying because I am white I can't criticize other whites for being racist.
Only whites can be u>convicted of racism.

Wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_v._Mitchell

GWLush: This stupid article misses the point. Jon Stewart wasn't criticizing Romney for being rich. He was criticizing him for fighting to keep the tax rate low on people like him. Jon Stewarts wealth has nothing to do with the argument. That is like saying because I am white I can't criticize other whites for being racist.

THIS!!!

As someone who's more on the right side of the aisle, Stewart's comment are dead on. Anyone who thinks that people who make more and therefore should be able to game the system or contribute less of a percentage of their total income is missing the point. The end result is a squeezing of the middle class, and that's not a good thing for long-term stability or economic growth.