Aggie_Journalist said:
Try picking up a newspaper. Lots of great local reporting happening out there. Communities that lose their newspapers see more corruption, more wasted government money, worse outcomes for residents when the watchdogs are gone.
The Porkchop Express said:
Are you sure about that? Membership to the AP for the purpose of running their copy is expensive. Most local papers are on shoestring budgets at this stage in the game.
The Porkchop Express said:
Please staff wipe this ****ty mess up and get back to jon Stewart
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Well, he turns his dislike of Carlson from humor to visceral hatred...at which point he really isn't funny any more but disturbingly preachy and cultish. No surprise though that someone on the left finds that appealing and humorous. I do think Stewart has skill in delivering a biting monologue, but he just can't get out of his way sometimes. He needs to learn when to stop and move on instead of digging in and making it personal. Otherwise his timing and humorous mannerisms are outstanding.TCTTS said:
I didn't realize just how much I missed Stewart's seething hatred for Carlson, and more specifically, how good he is at speaking truth to Carlson's bullsh*t, in the most hilarious fashion. It's legit cathartic to have this back.
That said, I'm as equally glad Stewart doubled down on his Biden criticisms as well, mocking all the crazies on the left who went after him last week.
Overall, after two episodes, he hasn't missed a beat, not even in the slightest, which is pretty amazing to see. It's like he never left, yet he simultaneously makes the hole in absence the past nine years that much more glaring.
Warsaw clearly shouldn't have been wearing that short skirt.The Porkchop Express said:
Not sure how else you should treat a person who agrees with Putin that Poland started WW II by antagonizing the Nazis.
maroon barchetta said:
Not kidding at all, I wrote in my next door neighbor for President one year.
This year i will write in Ron Swanson.
That was some of the best humor I've heard from WWII since my home nation of Greece told Angela Merkel that once Germany paid back the loan (with interest) that Greece was forced to give Germany during WWII in addition to reparations., Greece would be out of debt. They only asked for $339 billion.Claude! said:Warsaw clearly shouldn't have been wearing that short skirt.The Porkchop Express said:
Not sure how else you should treat a person who agrees with Putin that Poland started WW II by antagonizing the Nazis.
Tucker Carlson doesn't like Putin, he has said as much. Yall realize Putin has been interviewed by many journalists over the years right? And they didn't go in there with guns ablazing. Hell, CNN interviewed Osama Bin Laden...AFTER he attacked us the first time around. Journalists have interviewed evil sacks of sh** like Saddam Hussein and Xi Jinpeng as well...cordially...not coming in barking and making pissy faces.jeffk said:
Well, I guess I must be a flaming leftist too because I thought he displayed appropriate and funny(!) levels of disdain for Putin-loving Tucker Carlson.
He wants the bigger of 2 idiots in charge. he's gotten his wish 2 elections in a row.El Gallo Blanco said:
Also funny/interesting that he clearly prefers Biden as President over Trump.
He's a comedian, not a journalist or a news show.javajaws said:Well, he turns his dislike of Carlson from humor to visceral hatred...at which point he really isn't funny any more but disturbingly preachy and cultish. No surprise though that someone on the left finds that appealing and humorous. I do think Stewart has skill in delivering a biting monologue, but he just can't get out of his way sometimes. He needs to learn when to stop and move on instead of digging in and making it personal. Otherwise his timing and humorous mannerisms are outstanding.TCTTS said:
I didn't realize just how much I missed Stewart's seething hatred for Carlson, and more specifically, how good he is at speaking truth to Carlson's bullsh*t, in the most hilarious fashion. It's legit cathartic to have this back.
That said, I'm as equally glad Stewart doubled down on his Biden criticisms as well, mocking all the crazies on the left who went after him last week.
Overall, after two episodes, he hasn't missed a beat, not even in the slightest, which is pretty amazing to see. It's like he never left, yet he simultaneously makes the hole in absence the past nine years that much more glaring.
Red Dane said:
I think it would be curious to pull a guy like Stewart away from his audience bubble laughing on command at the routine "righty bad" skits. I recall seeing a Big Bang Theory without the laugh track and it was pretty brutal. I imagine it would make him seem a lot more fanatical, dishonest, and cringe worthy rather than the way some apparently see him as humorous.
What do you mean? It's not like Tucker admitted that something as dumb as, like, a grocery store, has actually radicalized him against America's leaders.Definitely Not A Cop said:Red Dane said:
I think it would be curious to pull a guy like Stewart away from his audience bubble laughing on command at the routine "righty bad" skits. I recall seeing a Big Bang Theory without the laugh track and it was pretty brutal. I imagine it would make him seem a lot more fanatical, dishonest, and cringe worthy rather than the way some apparently see him as humorous.
Did you watch the video? The first 5 minutes were talking about how his show was excoriated online by people on the left because he had the audacity to criticize both sides of the aisle.
I think Jon Stewart did a good job in this recent video highlighting the difference between simply interviewing a leader that is opposed to the US, and excusing absurdities so that you can continue criticizing one side of the aisle in US politics.
Tucker is free to interview whomever he wants. But when you start being a simp for a literal dictator, you should get called out for that.
DallasTeleAg said:
I don't mind him going after Tucker for some of that cringy stuff, but it's fairly tone deaf to accuse Tucker of similar things he did himself, during COVID.
Also, there are several Americans having to deal with prison sentences over simply being in DC during the Jan 6th riots. So to say we don't have those same issues in the US is absolutely tone deaf. I honestly don't think our establishment politicians in the US are any better than Putin, and to say that we somehow hold some moral high ground just tells me he refuses to really tear apart his side of the aisle. This is where people like Rogan and other true liberals are actually able to see some of the ridiculousness of the left and call it out while Stewart will only go skin deep on the left.
Making fun of Joe Biden is not that courageous. It is simply taking an easy shot at something comedians should have been doing for years.
They may not have people murdered, aside from Epstein type cases that threaten to expose some of the most powerful/elite...but our government really shouldn't be throwing stones imo. I realize this FACT will be uncomfortable for some here, but our weaponized intelligence agencies literally colluded with the private sector (tech and media) to rig/influence the last election. This cannot be denied by anyone with a straight face unless they are just clueless and want to say "nuh-uh".TCTTS said:DallasTeleAg said:
I don't mind him going after Tucker for some of that cringy stuff, but it's fairly tone deaf to accuse Tucker of similar things he did himself, during COVID.
Also, there are several Americans having to deal with prison sentences over simply being in DC during the Jan 6th riots. So to say we don't have those same issues in the US is absolutely tone deaf. I honestly don't think our establishment politicians in the US are any better than Putin, and to say that we somehow hold some moral high ground just tells me he refuses to really tear apart his side of the aisle. This is where people like Rogan and other true liberals are actually able to see some of the ridiculousness of the left and call it out while Stewart will only go skin deep on the left.
Making fun of Joe Biden is not that courageous. It is simply taking an easy shot at something comedians should have been doing for years.
This would imply you either believe that a number of our politicians consistently have people murdered who disagree with them/threaten their power - or - you think said murder is somehow comparable to locking people up who participate in insurrections. I'm confused which one it is, though either option is equally wild.
Definitely Not A Cop said:
I really don't want to get involved in this argument.
That being said, in regards to people who threaten politicians power; Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself.
TCTTS said:
This would imply you either believe that a number of our politicians consistently have people murdered who disagree with them/threaten their power - or - you think said murder is somehow comparable to locking people up who participate in insurrections. I'm confused which one it is, though either option is equally wild.
maroon barchetta said:Definitely Not A Cop said:
I really don't want to get involved in this argument.
That being said, in regards to people who threaten politicians power; Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself.
Now do Vince Foster
Who had a bunch of Whitewater documents in his car
And drove himself to a park and committed suicide
Without his car keys. They were never found.
But yeah. It's totally only corrupt leaders of other countries who kill people that threaten their position.
Nobody on the left would ever do such a thing.
That's what I'm always calling out. It's not the poster. It's their hypocrisy.