I saw Jon Stewart a few years ago at Caroline’s. He chain smoked and read his jokes from a yellow legal pad. He wasn’t really trying to impress, but was, as he admitted, just testing some material for “The Daily Show.” Of the eight other comedians, he was the only one to make me laugh so hard I spit up a little.
Today’s entry is to inform anyone who is not a plugged into the web as I am that recently on “Crossfire”, Jon Stewart called Tucker Carlson a dick. Which he is. Jon was pleading to the hosts of the show to stop being mouthpieces for party politics. His point is so right and valid that I hope more people pick up on it. The media, whether it’s Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh or Michael Moore and Al Franken, picks sides and then tows the party line. But if you look at the polls with Bush and Kerry running neck and neck, and a large number of undecideds, it’s pretty obvious that the public falls somewhere in the middle. And nowhere in the media, other than perhaps “The Daily Show”, is there a voice for the moderate. Only in satire to we see the true opinion of the majority, that both parties are pompous assholes. Unfortunately, there is no national committee or PAC to whom you can donate money that will promote those viewpoints.
Also see Jon’s comments on his “Crossfire” appearance and watch him this Sunday on “60 Minutes.”
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