Jon Stewart on Crossfire - Page 2

brian_wilbanks · 11-21-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ericgtr

Yeah this was great. Jon is on the ball and it's very entertaining to see him tear the right a new asshole, especially when they don't see it coming.

He was fair though...he called them both political hacks.

Kana · 11-21-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by brian_wilbanks

He was fair though...he called them both political hacks.

It's true. They both played the same game of tossing their opponents predictable "tough" questions but never following up by challenging the pat, talking-point answers they received in reply. Like Stewart said, it's theatre. It's a sad commentary on our media that the interviews on a comedy show are often more unpredictable and insightful than the interviews on a "news" channel.

jowey · 11-22-2007, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kana

It's true. They both played the same game of tossing their opponents predictable "tough" questions but never following up by challenging the pat, talking-point answers they received in reply. Like Stewart said, it's theatre. It's a sad commentary on our media that the interviews on a comedy show are often more unpredictable and insightful than the interviews on a "news" channel.

Funny thing is that the "News" is not even good "theater", because good "theater" would have all the drama not just slanted propaganda.

Our example of slanted press was when the local newspaper, The Potomac News, published our names and address when we were arrested but had not been convicted. I expected that they would be interested in a story that might provide some "local drama", thought that I could get them to obtain the store video of the police assault - maybe I scared the cops, but no one knows because the authorities are corrupt and no longer follow "due process". The paper never responded to my letter, neither did the police chief or Mayor.

The press is just a mouthpiece for propaganda, not real news.

jowey · 11-22-2007, 11:50 AM

Forgot about our other experiences with the Press.

My girlfriend was a probono client of an attorney who deserted:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...41405-2000Jun1
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...2933-2000Jun10
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...40897-2000Aug5
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...26129-2000Sep7
The Bar sent her files and dismissed her, so I wrote a letter to the Washington Post reporter who authored the articles. No response. To this day we do no know whether this attorney stole an out of court settlement from my girlfriend who had been at it for five years. Just how diligent was the Virginia State Bar ? Because my girlfriend was bankrupt she could not buy representation.

When one mentions something like this one can hear a pin drop, no response ..... certified mail gets lost.... silence. That was the Year of Bush.

In 2007 WTOP is editing contents of posts in their comments section to reinforce propaganda. I noticed that they had cut one of my posts in half.

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jowey Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,008 Blog Entries: 22 Thanks: 21 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Forgot about our other experiences with the Press. My girlfriend was a probono client of an attorney who deserted: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...41405-2000Jun1 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...2933-2000Jun10 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...40897-2000Aug5 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...26129-2000Sep7 The Bar sent her files and dismissed her, so I wrote a letter to the Washington Post reporter who authored the articles. No response. To this day we do no know whether this attorney stole an out of court settlement from my girlfriend who had been at it for five years. Just how diligent was the Virginia State Bar ? Because my girlfriend was bankrupt she could not buy representation. When one mentions something like this one can hear a pin drop, no response ..... certified mail gets lost.... silence. That was the Year of Bush. In 2007 WTOP is editing contents of posts in their comments section to reinforce propaganda. I noticed that they had cut one of my posts in half. __________________ A long standing member of the "Moronic Order of Singularity" O homines ad servitutem paratos...Emperor Tiberius Sun Tzu on the Art of War - the oldest military treatise in the world (6th century BC) Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue.
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