Another Vacation

ericgtr · 03-25-2008, 03:25 PM

How many months out of the year does Jon Stewart get anyway? Maybe I should ask how many he actually works because it seems like every two weeks they take a week off. Maybe he has some sort of deal struck up with Comedy Central but he misses out on so much news by doing it and probably loses ratings.

Kanadesaga · 03-25-2008, 04:38 PM

It's good to have a hit show.

babylonDon · 03-26-2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ericgtr

How many months out of the year does Jon Stewart get anyway? Maybe I should ask how many he actually works because it seems like every two weeks they take a week off. Maybe he has some sort of deal struck up with Comedy Central but he misses out on so much news by doing it and probably loses ratings.

Well, it's not like anything's going on right now, right?

djack · 03-26-2008, 11:20 AM

Who does he think he is? Dumbya?

ericgtr · 03-26-2008, 12:04 PM

Colbert is also not on during these times either. Fuckers!

chambers92 · 03-27-2008, 10:20 AM

Daily Show's Stewart 'Quietly Visiting' Ailing Iraq Soldiers - Politics on The Huffington Post

Daily Show's Stewart 'Quietly Visiting' Ailing Iraq Soldiers
March 27, 2008 11:38 AM

Read More: Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Uso, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Breaking Politics News Media Politics Buzz up!

Buzz up!on Yahoo! Comedy Central's Jon Stewart was in Washington, DC Tuesday night for the USO-Metro Awards Dinner, where the Daily Show host was honored with a Merit Award from Joint Chiefs vice-chair General James Cartwright. If it seems an odd fit for a comic who consistently lampoons the Bush administration, the Washington Post's Reliable Source informs readers that all the comedic comfort Stewart gives critics of the Iraq War is matched by his efforts to comfort our wounded soldiers:

Turns out the comedian has been quietly visiting soldiers at Walter Reed and Bethesda hospitals, trips he began in 2004 to better understand the Iraq war. "I felt that I was living in a world of theory," he told the audience, "but I hadn't touched the reality and the humanity of it." The first patient he met was "funnier than I was" -- and Stewart's been a regular ever since.
Stewart told the Post, "I certainly get a lot more out of it than they do...If anything, it's made me angrier... You can be for the war, against the war, but you can't be uninformed about it. To see the human cost is part of the equation

grumpygirl · 03-27-2008, 10:36 AM

Chambers, thanks so much for posting this link.

chambers92 · 03-27-2008, 10:42 AM

ericgtr · 03-27-2008, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by chambers92

Daily Show's Stewart 'Quietly Visiting' Ailing Iraq Soldiers - Politics on The Huffington Post

Daily Show's Stewart 'Quietly Visiting' Ailing Iraq Soldiers
March 27, 2008 11:38 AM

Read More: Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Uso, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Breaking Politics News Media Politics Buzz up!

Buzz up!on Yahoo! Comedy Central's Jon Stewart was in Washington, DC Tuesday night for the USO-Metro Awards Dinner, where the Daily Show host was honored with a Merit Award from Joint Chiefs vice-chair General James Cartwright. If it seems an odd fit for a comic who consistently lampoons the Bush administration, the Washington Post's Reliable Source informs readers that all the comedic comfort Stewart gives critics of the Iraq War is matched by his efforts to comfort our wounded soldiers:

Turns out the comedian has been quietly visiting soldiers at Walter Reed and Bethesda hospitals, trips he began in 2004 to better understand the Iraq war. "I felt that I was living in a world of theory," he told the audience, "but I hadn't touched the reality and the humanity of it." The first patient he met was "funnier than I was" -- and Stewart's been a regular ever since.
Stewart told the Post, "I certainly get a lot more out of it than they do...If anything, it's made me angrier... You can be for the war, against the war, but you can't be uninformed about it. To see the human cost is part of the equation

Great post, I had no idea he was doing this and it shows he is truly a good human being.

I almost feel bad for ripping him for taking time off.. NOT.. Goddamit! Nobody gets 8 months of vacation a year and neither should Jon, get your ass back to work.

The_Heretic · 03-27-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by chambers92

Daily Show's Stewart 'Quietly Visiting' Ailing Iraq Soldiers - Politics on The Huffington Post

Daily Show's Stewart 'Quietly Visiting' Ailing Iraq Soldiers
March 27, 2008 11:38 AM

Read More: Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Uso, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Breaking Politics News Media Politics Buzz up!

Buzz up!on Yahoo! Comedy Central's Jon Stewart was in Washington, DC Tuesday night for the USO-Metro Awards Dinner, where the Daily Show host was honored with a Merit Award from Joint Chiefs vice-chair General James Cartwright. If it seems an odd fit for a comic who consistently lampoons the Bush administration, the Washington Post's Reliable Source informs readers that all the comedic comfort Stewart gives critics of the Iraq War is matched by his efforts to comfort our wounded soldiers:

Turns out the comedian has been quietly visiting soldiers at Walter Reed and Bethesda hospitals, trips he began in 2004 to better understand the Iraq war. "I felt that I was living in a world of theory," he told the audience, "but I hadn't touched the reality and the humanity of it." The first patient he met was "funnier than I was" -- and Stewart's been a regular ever since.
Stewart told the Post, "I certainly get a lot more out of it than they do...If anything, it's made me angrier... You can be for the war, against the war, but you can't be uninformed about it. To see the human cost is part of the equation

Jon Stewart: America's Conscience.

03-25-2008, 03:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
ericgtr Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 4,867 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 47 Thanked 279 Times in 161 Posts	Another Vacation How many months out of the year does Jon Stewart get anyway? Maybe I should ask how many he actually works because it seems like every two weeks they take a week off. Maybe he has some sort of deal struck up with Comedy Central but he misses out on so much news by doing it and probably loses ratings.
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03-25-2008, 04:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kanadesaga Old Man Up the Road Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYS - Devil's country Posts: 5,409 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 137 Thanked 57 Times in 34 Posts	It's good to have a hit show. __________________ "Soldiers lose their voice when they enlist. My sons spoke of that before they did enlist. That that, was a reality. And the public is their voice." Mary Tillman 5/9/08
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djack Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,187 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Who does he think he is? Dumbya? __________________ "Last words are for fools who haven't said enough." Karl Marx (last words)
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ericgtr Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 4,867 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 47 Thanked 279 Times in 161 Posts	Colbert is also not on during these times either. Fuckers!
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03-27-2008, 10:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
chambers92 Front Range Girl Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 697 Thanks: 17 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Daily Show's Stewart 'Quietly Visiting' Ailing Iraq Soldiers - Politics on The Huffington Post Daily Show's Stewart 'Quietly Visiting' Ailing Iraq Soldiers March 27, 2008 11:38 AM Read More: Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Uso, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Breaking Politics News Media Politics Buzz up! Buzz up!on Yahoo! Comedy Central's Jon Stewart was in Washington, DC Tuesday night for the USO-Metro Awards Dinner, where the Daily Show host was honored with a Merit Award from Joint Chiefs vice-chair General James Cartwright. If it seems an odd fit for a comic who consistently lampoons the Bush administration, the Washington Post's Reliable Source informs readers that all the comedic comfort Stewart gives critics of the Iraq War is matched by his efforts to comfort our wounded soldiers: Turns out the comedian has been quietly visiting soldiers at Walter Reed and Bethesda hospitals, trips he began in 2004 to better understand the Iraq war. "I felt that I was living in a world of theory," he told the audience, "but I hadn't touched the reality and the humanity of it." The first patient he met was "funnier than I was" -- and Stewart's been a regular ever since. Stewart told the Post, "I certainly get a lot more out of it than they do...If anything, it's made me angrier... You can be for the war, against the war, but you can't be uninformed about it. To see the human cost is part of the equation
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03-27-2008, 10:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
grumpygirl All Smoke, No Mirrors Hexxagon Champion!Tournaments Won: 5 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 896 Thanks: 21 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	Chambers, thanks so much for posting this link.
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chambers92 Front Range Girl Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 697 Thanks: 17 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Y/w
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