Jon Stewart Slams Brian Ross: 'What Story Does a Guy Have to Blow to G

Noel Sheppard
July 24th, 2012 1:15 AM
ABC's Brian Ross, who falsely accused a Tea Party member of being the Aurora movie theater mass murderer last Friday, is even taking heat from Jon Stewart. On Comedy Central's Daily Show Monday, the host did a segment he called, “What Story Does a Guy Have to Blow to Get in Trouble at ABC?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
 

Bozell Column: Arizona, The Racist State

Brent Bozell
June 26th, 2012 11:05 PM
Though the Supreme Court overturned much of the Arizona law, but not the part the liberals and their media friends loathed the most, it wasn't hard to predict the networks would once again line up with the amnesty lobby. ABC's Diane Sawyer mourned "the most inflammatory part of the law" was upheld. Once again, those impartial network producers are making themselves the sob sisters of illegal…
 

Jon Stewart Slams Romney as 'Rich' While Being Mum on His Own Wealth

Randy Hall
June 19th, 2012 1:44 PM
One of Jon Stewart's favorite targets these days is GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, whom the Comedy Central host has called a “multi, multi,multi, multi-millionaire” while carefully avoiding the fact that he too is considered to be very wealthy. Perhaps Stewart's harshest criticism of the former Massachusetts governor came on January 24 when he asked:
 

Jon Stewart Slams MSNBC's Coverage of Walker Recall Election: 'MSNB-Sa

Noel Sheppard
June 7th, 2012 8:50 AM
How bad was MSNBC's coverage of Republican Governor Scott Walker winning his recall election in Wisconsin Tuesday? Well, the Daily Show's Jon Stewart on Wednesday renamed the network "MSNB-Sad" saying that it "passed through all the stages of grief last night" (video follows with transcript and commentary, serious vulgarity warning):
 

Craigslist Founder: Comedy Central the Most Trusted Name in News

Anthony Kang
April 6th, 2010 7:43 PM

Everyone knows Fox isn't "the most trusted name in news," so who is? You guessed it - and at least one media tycoon agrees. Speaking at the University of Missouri as a guest-lecture, Craig Newmark - Craigslist founder and informal Obama technology-advisor - argued that Comedy Central is the most trustworthy news source. Invited to discuss the future of journalism - where individuals virtually…

 

Stewart Apologizes for Not Attacking Ex-Bush Official in Interview

Lachlan Markay
January 13th, 2010 5:51 PM

Regular viewers of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart are accustomed by now to the verbal battles that ensue when Stewart brings conservative guests on his show. The guests usually leave with a bit of egg on their faces, and Stewart comes off as the hard hitting, divisive and sarcastic critic. But viewers were treated to a rare dose of sincerity and intelligent debate on Monday, when Stewart…

 

Jon Stewart to John Dean: 'Cheney, I'll Go With Him As Evil

Tim Graham
July 12th, 2006 10:10 AM
The "Conservatives Without Conscience" tour continued last night on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart last night. Like Keith Olbermann, Stewart honored Bush-hating author John Dean and his thesis, with softball questions like this: "This book though is almost a scientific approach to where, in some respects, where conservatism is going. Talk about that aspect of it."