I get most of my news from The Daily Show since corporate news represents…well the corporations. The Daily Show takes aim at all who claim to be high and mighty. I look forward to the show. Now when will Bush appear?

Posted by: Roger Bell at August 24, 2004 08:55 PM

Unbelievable. Here’s your leader guys. Happy voting.

Posted by: TL at August 24, 2004 09:34 PM

TL: I know this concept is foreign to republicans, but we democrats call it “humor”

Posted by: Lakhim at August 24, 2004 10:36 PM

Republicans love Humor Lakhim!

Unlike Demoncrats, they just include intelligence as well.

John Kerry cannot.

Posted by: leaddog2 at August 24, 2004 11:01 PM

Ah, suddenly Ann Coulter makes sense. She is just a joke, right?

Posted by: Lakhim at August 24, 2004 11:12 PM

yeah, sure, doggy, you’re a laugh a minute — and an obvious intellectual giant.

Posted by: j at August 25, 2004 02:25 AM

Ann isn’t nearly as big as Moore, both as a joke and in girth. So, how many times did Kerry mention his three purple hearts to John Stewart?

Posted by: Brian at August 25, 2004 08:10 AM

No, Lakhim, it’s called a dodge. Stewart practically blew him, the interview was so friendly. I thought at one point they looked like they were going to kiss.

THis is not what a serious person would do if they were able to meaningfully respond to devestating charges impugning their character.

But keep kidding yourself.

Posted by: TL at August 25, 2004 10:27 AM

TL: Stewart is kind to everyone on his show. Did you catch the interview the other day with GOP Senator Norm Coleman from MN? Or the previous ones with Bob Dole?

It’s the Comedy Network, goose!

Posted by: Don at August 25, 2004 10:51 AM

““That’s what I understand, too, but I’m trying to find out what happened,” Kerry joked.”

So, it’s comedy, stupid? That’s the new Kerry slogan?

If Kerry is willing to appear on a comedy show, for God’s sake, why isn’t he willing to appear in a press conference and take all SERIOUS questions about his dubious recollections and behavior?

Oh it’s funny all right. NOT.

Posted by: Jim at August 25, 2004 11:27 AM

John Kerry wrote a book about his ‘Nam experience.

You can read it here:

New Soldier

—==—

What is the War Hero Afraid of?
Form 180. Release ALL the records.

Video link

Posted by: M. Simon at August 25, 2004 11:52 AM

I have taken to calling Kerry’s Band O Brothers KBOBs. For obvious reasons.

—==—

What is the War Hero Afraid of?
Form 180. Release ALL the records.

Video link

Posted by: M. Simon at August 25, 2004 12:23 PM

Actually, the Daily Show gets a lot of respect from politicos as legitimized underground media. (Chew on that concept for a while.) Want to be edgy, hip, cool, and broadcast that fact to a huge audience? Go on the Daily Show!

In fact, during the primaries, every* Democratic nominee for president appeared on the Daily Show… *except Kerry. They were running that in their commercials for a while.

Posted by: TBox at August 25, 2004 12:35 PM

Oh, and I think Kerry should be allowed to joke about the situation occasionally without getting roasted. Even he can’t be expected to be 100% serious all the time.

Still not gonna vote for the guy.

Posted by: TBox at August 25, 2004 12:37 PM

At least stewart didn’t ask the briefs or boxers question.

I think it’s foolish to expect stewart to throw hardballs, that’s simply not his schtick. But Matthews, he’s gone off the edge.

And I agree that if one wants a “lighter” appearance the daily show is probably a good choice.

Posted by: skip at August 25, 2004 01:36 PM

I’m kinda familiar with the Daily Show, I watch it all the time. And, as usual my fact-challenged fop, Stewart is not kind to all of his guests. He was absolutely dismissive of Stephen Hayes, the author of Connection (regarding Hussein/al Qaeda links) and bordered on hostile when interviewing a member of the Bush Campaign’s Rapid Response Team during the Democratic convention.

Stewart is unapologetically liberal and hostile to Bush and Cheney, and I have no problem with that because he’s very obvious about it, and often funny.

But to get back to the point you have once again gone to great lengths to miss, Kerry is facing a quagmire of his own making and this is the only unscripted interview he does for a month? A comedy interview? Interesting priorities. The man is hiding.

Oh, and Kerry bombed even with the softball questions. Maybe his campaign is smart to keep him hidden from the media.

Posted by: TL at August 25, 2004 02:09 PM

The media is growing impatient with Kerry’s reluctance to answer their questions on the Swiftees. Participating on the Daily Show only serves to anger them more as the press likes to think that they take priority to gaining access to Sen. Kerry’s time over a comic-relief interview.

Michael Dobbs who wrote the fairly objective piece on the Swift Boat Vets recently in the Post (he pointed out several inconsistencies in the Swiftees’ story, for example) has voiced his frustration on not being able to follow up with the Senator on these charges.

Posted by: steve at August 25, 2004 02:36 PM

Oh dear — this unfortunate tendency to give mere Entertainers more than their due in a political milieu is a far more widespread syndrome than was initially apparent.

Let me share with you Homuth’s Law of Celebrity Credibility:

When tempted to place political credibility on mere entertainers, there’s One Fundamental Rule:

Don’t.

That would hold true for John Stewart, Barbara Streisand, Rush Limbaugh and Charleton Heson alike.

Those folks have no better insight into anything than does anyone else. All they Really know how to do is entertain.

Any and all of them.

(If they raise money, that’s a different thing entirely. Money is fungible entirely.)

Posted by: Don at August 25, 2004 04:37 PM

Yeah — Heston.

Ever since I converted to Presbyopianisn, typos have become a problem. Gotta get a larger screen, one of these first few days.

Posted by: Don at August 25, 2004 04:39 PM