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susansto-helit		2004-06-17 05:19:59 PM

Hey, I remember Beat the Geeks. Great show. Hated the second host, though.

...Oh yeah. The Daily Show kicks much arse.

Hebalo		2004-06-17 05:22:31 PM

williamzabka

I hate rich, over-privileged white people so I don't vote.

And you're ok with being part of the problem? You and people like you make SURE that things will never change.

Kangaroo_Ralph		2004-06-17 05:22:51 PM

Critch: Call me when it gets down to ONE vote. Name me ONE major election that came down to ONE vote, whether ONE person made a choice. Then I'll get up and do it.

The steam coming off your ignorance is blinding. But honestly, I hope more lazy people and people on the fence have your attitude this November, because this country really needs 4 more years of Bush.

battl_web17		2004-06-17 05:24:29 PM

Metro

I was on the floor when he said "Now, can you take that long-ass answer and put it in a nutshell like I asked you?" and she started stumbling and stammering.

I'm still crying laughing everytime I think about that part!

Yes...I'd hit it

SherKhan		2004-06-17 05:27:23 PM

The Daily Show does daily show
Silliness and rightly so
Deftly, or if you'd prefer,
Leftly so and I'd concur.

eabod		2004-06-17 05:27:58 PM

"The other gripe I have is Jon's continued position that he is a balance between the left and right."

He obviously skews left, especially in the interviews. Has he really claimed that he's in the middle? It's true that he takes shots at the left, but his obvious preference shows through. Of course, this conversation probably wouldn't be happening if say... John McCain were president.

Bronco89		2004-06-17 05:28:36 PM

The daily show is farkin horrible and boring as hell, fark anyone who likes it.

SherKhan		2004-06-17 05:29:43 PM

Ah the fey fair Tina Fey
I'd hit it in so many ways

palexc		2004-06-17 05:30:50 PM

Is it me, or is Jon one of the only interviewers on TV that talks about a book when he interviews someone, and instead of attacking them or the book, asks them to explain the things in it, why they wrote it, and what it means?

Sad. But Comedy Central seems to do better journalism than cable news.

eabod		2004-06-17 05:32:31 PM

Bronco89 -

Lucky for you there's the man show.

palexc		2004-06-17 05:34:27 PM

Did you folks whining about how the Daily show is anti-Bush ever stop to think, that maybe the reason it's popular is that many people are also anti-Bush? That maybe, just maybe, even though Bush supporters put up a fueled defense of their leader, that a massive chunk of the population doesn't like him, despite how strongly you do?

Retardiologist		2004-06-17 05:37:37 PM

Michael Badnarik for President (pops)

Third-party candidates: "Not voting your conscience is a wasted vote. If you are in prison and there is a 50 percent chance you would get lethal injection, 45 percent chance you would get the electric chair, and five percent chance you could escape, would you vote for lethal injection because that is the one you are most likely to get?"

williamzabka		2004-06-17 05:39:07 PM

And you're ok with being part of the problem? You and people like you make SURE that things will never change.

Yeah, me walking into a polling place and protesting with rest of the hippies is going to get someone who cares about the future of American's and not their own portfolis.

I don't even care about the future of Americans. We need someone better than me. So many idiots feel attached to a name and not an idea that we will never buck this two party system. By the time we do I will be long dead and definitely not give a shiat.

C-Nut		2004-06-17 05:44:29 PM

Don't get me wrong here, I'd hit it. I'm just sayin' she's not 100 hottest women in the world hot, like Maxim was trying to sell us in their 100 hottest issue.

yotta		2004-06-17 05:44:30 PM

Actually, LaVine did very well. She came across as the counterpoint to everybody else's lunacy. It's nice to see a public official handle themself in a straigforward manner, even when ambushed by the 'Daily' gang.

Brutal		2004-06-17 05:50:21 PM

splishsplashfark		2004-06-17 05:50:39 PM

I miss God Stuff. The best part of the Daily Show evar.

//sigh

nycfella		2004-06-17 05:59:37 PM

Retardiologist:
"Not voting your conscience is a wasted vote. If you are in prison and there is a 50 percent chance you would get lethal injection, 45 percent chance you would get the electric chair, and five percent chance you could escape, would you vote for lethal injection because that is the one you are most likely to get?"

That's a very flawed analogy. Someone who gets 5% of the vote doesn't have a 5% chance of winning... they have a zero percent chance. They don't pick the president out of a hat, with each candidate having chances proportional to the votes cast for them.

Jeffy Jeff		2004-06-17 06:06:34 PM

I can't believe people claim The Daily Show is fair and balanced!

Uh... news flash: as Jon Stewart himself reminds us at least once a week, the Daily Show is a FAKE news show.

Your first clue: it airs on Comedy Central.

lunarworks		2004-06-17 06:07:57 PM

The reason The Daily Show is so left-wing is because we all know right-wingers have no sense of humour.

Nogami		2004-06-17 06:08:54 PM

The Daily Show is possibly the very best thing to happen to the news. Ever.

They take boring, bland, uninteresting political and social issues and MAKE them interesting to a younger market by poking some fun at them. Although they do definately have fun with the issues, they also present them in such a way that people will pay attention to what's happening and hopefully become involved.

If only we had something as good in Canada. Rick Mercer was doing something similar, but it was only once-a-week, not the once-a-day style that has made the Daily Show an absolute "must-view" for me, even before the regular local news.

N.

Bill_Wick's_Friend		2004-06-17 06:10:59 PM

how about this analogy:

you and 99 others are going to vote on the "what happens to you" poll -- escape, death by lethal injection or firing squad.

33 people have told you they are committed to "firing squad". Another 25 people have told you they will definitely be voting "lethal injection".

Only two of the remaining 45 have told you they will vote for "escape". The other 43 (including you) don't plan to vote. Those 43% are the non-voting Americans.

The American non-voting public COULD have made the difference and given the "escape" 45% of the vote -- enough to win that poll -- but they either cannot be bothered or seem to think that since the two big front runners are so visible there's no point in voting.

Stay home. Don't vote. Enjoy your lethal injection or firing squad -- whichever one the rest of the people decide you'll get.

Critch		2004-06-17 06:13:25 PM

I don't decide if the other million lazy people will vote, I decide if I vote. My vote. And since the only election that has come down to one vote in the last 150 years happened in a completely different country, I'll still practice my RIGHT not to vote.

/Saddam got 100% of the vote in Iraq. This is what happens when you HAVE to vote.

Mabman		2004-06-17 06:17:38 PM

I like TDS a lot - I'm Canadian, and I find they have a tendency to not be as blatant with the "We're American, we're always right" type news you sometimes get from mainstream US cable news.

Some of the interviews are great - the one with George Takei is a classic - obviously they told him the interview was about Asian men in *film* roles, not Asian men in *porn film* roles, and of course the segment title, "Me So Horny?"

This Week in God is also consistently good, and some of Steve Carrell's "Produce Pete" bits are also classics - like the one where he went off on the rant about eating vegetables as a member of a cult as a child.

Big Al		2004-06-17 06:22:34 PM

The Daily Show is extremely lame. Before they use to do great skits talking about REAL NEWS, now its all corporate sponsored entertainment, skits making fun of people, childish gags, lame guests (If I wanted to see a farking hollywood star I'd watch one of the other billion channels thanks!)

Unfortunately the second it got popular, the execs realized they could make a big profit off of it, and thus ruined the entire show. But its probably a good thing, TV is a waste of time and warps your brain

galleech		2004-06-17 06:25:52 PM

I could never watch the daily show after Craig Kilbourne left. That said Craig Kilbourne's show currently sucks. So it looks like I'm the big loser.

theFiFTY4effect		2004-06-17 06:27:52 PM

Hey,

The Daily Show leans a little left? I've got news for you... So Does the majority of their core audience: College guys.

Oh, living so close to the "Ass-End of Manhattan" where they film the daily show, It's a shame I've never been to a taping. Anyone been there? I heard Stewarts the man, talks to the crowd and everything when the shows not filming.

/Sheltered Idealist of a New Yorker

AcadianSidhe		2004-06-17 06:29:40 PM

The Daily Show is actually about the most unbiased news you can find, which is sad considering it's on Comedy Central. Anyone who claims it's biased obviously didn't watch it when Clinton was president. They make fun of what's there to be made fun of.

C-Nut		2004-06-17 06:32:03 PM

People we're losing focus on the girls of comedy! More pix are needed, I take it. Very well, I hear and obey.

and...

and just for good measure...

Lookout, she's got laser beam eyes! So that's why she needs the glasses, to protect us all from her penetrating death-ray gaze...

Bill_Wick's_Friend		2004-06-17 06:32:45 PM

/Saddam got 100% of the vote in Iraq. This is what happens when you HAVE to vote.

John Howard and the NPA took power in Australia in 1996. This is what happens when you HAVE to vote.

/not sure what your point was

SkydivingNurse		2004-06-17 06:35:05 PM

C-nut:

From the page with the Beth Littleford pic:

03/22/02 - Guests: Beth Littleford, Paul Goebel, Marc Heuck, Andy Zax

No mention of poor little Wil. I guess his unpopularity knows no bounds.

/Engage warp drive, En-swine. If we loop around the sun, we can go back in time to when someone knew who the hell you were.

C-Nut		2004-06-17 06:37:51 PM

I say, I say I'd bang that, like a screen door in a hurricane!

C-Nut		2004-06-17 06:38:58 PM

Beth or Tina, it's a toss-off... er, toss-up.

/don't you hate bad puns?

SkydivingNurse		2004-06-17 06:40:30 PM

Beth or Tina, it's a toss-off... er, toss-up.

Do we have to choose? Can't they be two great tastes that taste great together?

C-Nut		2004-06-17 06:41:57 PM

Hey, you got your Tina Fey in my Beth Littleford!

Roger_the_Shrubber		2004-06-17 07:00:58 PM

Young people don't vote because:

1. We're smart enough to realize that our vote doesn't make a difference. I know everyone tries to cover this up, but it's a fact that's staring you right in the face. - smoothsix

You're wrong. Your vote does make a difference. When you use it.

And you, and the other sheep who consistently vote for either of the two major parties, should know there are actually choices other than the two major parties. Until WE THE PEOPLE decide neither Democrat nor Republican @sshat deserves the White House, they'll keep giving us the same @sshats.

C-Nut		2004-06-17 07:06:10 PM

Young people don't vote because most people don't vote. The Majority of Americans of legal voting age simply do not care enough to vote.

Perhaps they've heard George Carlin's take on presidential elections.

"This country was bought and sold a long time ago folks, and the shiat they suffle around every four years is the same old thing..."

/forgive me for paraphrasing, couldn't find the material to cut & paste.

SomeBigFarkingMan		2004-06-17 07:08:43 PM

C-Nut: Excuse me. I'm a "young people" and I voted in my first election I was legally eligeable for on Monday. Watch the blanket generalizations.

C-Nut		2004-06-17 07:11:28 PM

Yet another GIS, this time for "Fey Boobs".

FEY: Citing the high cost of the series and its low ratings, syndicator Pearson Television has canceled the long-running series Baywatch. That leaves men who like big, fake boobs to watch VIP, Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones, Search Party, Extra, MTV Spring Break, MTV's Making The Video, Wild On E!, Howard Stern, Silk Stockings, G-String Divas, The Man Show, Unhappily Ever After, Blind Date, Bowflex Infomercials, Cleopatra 2525, the XFL, the NFL, Sabado Gigante, Temptation Island, Charmed, wrestling, Cinemax, Showtime, or commercials

Roger_the_Shrubber		2004-06-17 07:13:53 PM

Go ahead, throw your vote away. - wayward2
Ignorant sheep. BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I repeat a previous post: "Until WE THE PEOPLE decide neither Democrat nor Republican sshat deserves the White House, they'll keep giving us the same sshats."

Call me when it gets down to ONE vote. Name me ONE major election that came down to ONE vote, whether ONE person made a choice. Then I'll get up and do it. - Critch

Sad little attention whore.

C-Nut		2004-06-17 07:25:32 PM

You're preaching to the choir, BigMan. I voted as soon as I reached registration age. I'm not saying young people don't vote, I'm just saying most people don't vote.

I'm too cynical now to believe my vote counts for anything. I'm afraid it's just as Mr. Carlin says: (again paraphrasing) "Stay home and jerk off on election day, you get the same net result as your neighbor who voted, but you've got a little something to show for your efforts. Then, when shiat goes wrong and one party blames the other party that put us in whatever mess we're in, you can say: "Not my fault, 'cause I certainly didn't vote these guys into office!"

That said, I'm writing in Ali G for Pimp Minister...

Boyakasha!!!

LoafDealer		2004-06-17 07:44:48 PM

lubertdas:

I tend to agree with those here who point out that The Daily Show tends to target whoever happens to be in office and that the current administration has simply provided more opportunities for satire, but I think your real issue with TDS is that you're jealous that they manage to make their point in a subtle, lighthearted sort of way that's much more effective than the thickheaded partisan bullying utilized by popular conservative commentators such as Rush and O'Reilly.

hawkman		2004-06-17 08:04:10 PM

The Daily Show... the best comedy show on TV bar none.

Lord_Marquis		2004-06-17 08:24:20 PM

TheGrayCat

The Golden dollar coin. issued 2000-present.

Not accepted at taco bells anywhere.

Lord_Marquis		2004-06-17 08:26:06 PM

Somehow missed this.

The guy probably meant Sacajawea, not pocahontis.

/has seen to many Disney Movies.

farker_diego		2004-06-17 08:35:45 PM

People we're losing focus on the girls of comedy! More pix are needed, I take it. Very well, I hear and obey.

Exactly. As far as girls of comedy goes, I'd take Sarah Silverman.

Skallas		2004-06-17 08:57:16 PM

So many experts on bias here, yet no one has even mentioned the propaganda model, which predicts pretty damn well how media acts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model

You really can't talk about the media like its divorced from industry and government. If anyone really cares about bias and media, you should do yourself a favor and read Manufacturing Consent. Even if you disagree with the premises, its at the very least an illuminating read.

MrGumboPants		2004-06-17 08:58:26 PM

being 'balanced' is pointless if one side is wrong. TDS is primarily interested in nailing people in power, not pushing a specific political agenda.

micah476		2004-06-17 09:57:03 PM

I can't wait for Indecision 2004 coverage of the election...I have high expectations that hilarity will ensue.

Bad_CRC		2004-06-17 10:04:27 PM

daily show made jesse ventura look like a moron before the election. showed him running around with machine guns and answering questions like he was a wrestler or something. course, he won.

and tina fey is fugly and not funny.

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