Tag: Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart’s October 30th bout of rally envy–despite the comedian’s rickety attempts to disavow the patently invidious nature of the convocation–was hubristically (not to mention wishfully) titled “Restoring Sanity.” (Because of its obvious facetiousness, the Colbertian “Restoring Fear” portion of

A couple of days before his suspension, Keith Olbermann sat for an interview with the New York Times to discuss this and that, and here’s what the Indefinitely Suspended “Countdown” anchor had to say about Jon Stewart’s above-it-all-ery: NYT: You

Can we blame Jon Stewart for the economy now? Regardless, this might help explain the post below (and Saturday’s “Restore Sanity” rally), why Stewart found Republican victories so much more high-larious than the Dems losses… Satirist, Economist Per Bloomberg, here’s

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Indecision 2010 – Republican Earthquake Tsunami of Nothing www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Rally to Restore Sanity —– Well, at least now that the Republicans hold

Here’s the thing about Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity: it didn’t represent a restoration of anything. It wasn’t a breath of fresh air; it didn’t symbolize change; it didn’t mark the beginning of a new future for America. Instead,

So late last night, I stumbled onto Joe Scarborough’s column on Politico, calling for a “higher level of debate.” There, he built a condo in Jon Stewart’s butt, saluting the comedian’s attempt to challenge “extremists of all stripes.” He swoons,

So the Rally to Restore Sanity was good, clean, hip fun. And, probably, unnecessary. Which is why I did something necessary after watching it for thirty minutes: I hit the gym, and worked on the quads. They look great, btw.

***UPDATE: Because it might not be the most up-to-date, the photo of the comparison crowd shot has been removed and replaced. I can think of a lot of rough jobs for a cameraman. Despite being the dream job of every

—– Maybe a better name for Jon Stewart’s rally would’ve been “Multicultural-Sensitivity Suicide Rally.” Or maybe Colbert wasn’t kidding about keeping the fear alive. According to Nick Cohen at Standpoint, Salman Rushdie, the author forced into hiding for years because

As far as the first 9/10ths of the Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear,” no one captured what a debacle that was better than Reason’s Nick Gillespie who memorably tweeted, “This rally reminds me of

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy —– Suggested topics of discussion: 1. Was Jon Stewart telling the truth when he told the news media “Restore Sanity and/or Fear” wasn’t a response to Glenn Beck’s

While Jon Stewart puts on his safely PC Detached Irony Mock-Fest a little later today, keep this unexpected moment from last night’s Real Time with Bill Maher in mind. After noting that Mohammed is now the most popular name for

So in the last few days, Obama has met with a group of lefty bloggers, and hit the Daily Show. At a time when most of the country is deeply dissatisfied with Captain Perfect, he’s done what most men do.

Didn’t Jon Stewart tell the media “Restore Sanity” was not a response to Glenn Beck? Yes, he did. According to what the New York Times has dug up, Jon Stewart’s “Restore Sanity” rally tomorrow looks an awful lot like a

Courtesy of ABC News’ Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper’s Twitter feed, we learn that there’s all kinds of white hot White House love being thrown Jon Stewart’s way. And why not? Stewart’s most certainly put his heart (and comedic