Jon Stewart goes easy on Blagojevich: The liberal witness protection program
Text revised and links added on Friday at 3:40 pm
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Yes, we know that the Daily Show goes after Democrats as well as Republicans. But, when Stewart seems to relish eating Republicans for breakfast and then he pulls his punches with and swallows a lot of hogwash from a Democrat like Blagojevich, people begin to wonder what is going on here. I mean, fair is fair, right Jon?
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Tribune columnist Eric Zorn was disappointed with Jon Stewart’s performance in his sparring match-up last night with former Governor Blagojevich, who guested on the Daily show and promoted his book—with hopes of tilting many in the Cook County jury pool toward him. Zorn states:
Usually nimble host Jon Stewart, like so many talk-show hosts before him, kept the focus on the senate-seat issue -- potentially one of the weakest items in the bill of particulars -- and let Blagojevich prattle on about how once we hear all the tape recordings we'll realize he was only acting on behalf of the people of Illinois, not himself, and this is all some ghastly misunderstanding. [Emphasis added].
But Zorn went relatively easy on Stewart. It was a pathetic performance by the humorist who many youngsters view as a newsman. Part of Stewart’s problem is no doubt that his writers or he just have so much msm liberal bias that they can't really do a 100% effort against a Dem or a liberal, even a pseudo one. At one point, as Zorn laments, Stewart actually suggested that “Blago could be the hapless, falsely accused Richard Jewell of Illinois.” Sure, and I could be Queen Elizabeth. How lame can one get?
Stewart could have argued to Blagojevich:
Oh, so you just wanted to do good. That's why you said, “____ that when Team Obama offered you “gratitude,” if you would name Valerie Jarrett to the Obama U. S. Senate Seat. You wanted Universal Healthcare from Obama, right? And all that talk about getting a high level union job for yourself in exchange for the U. S. Senate Seat appointment-- that was just like Hillary getting Secretary of State in exchange for her agreeing to drop her fight for the presidential nomination? Sure Rod, same exact thing.
And your efforts to see how much money Cong. Jesse Jackson, Jr. and his friends could raise for you if he got the Senate appointment-- that was really about getting health care for the people of Illinois?
And, Rod, why didn't you subpoena the CEO from Children's Hospital [who you were shaking down for a campaign contribution] to testify at your impeachment hearing-- you could have done that, but you didn't subpoena anybody, not because they didn't let you, but because you have no witnesses that can make your case—because you have no case to be made.
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Just think, this journalist came up with the above-- off the top of my head. With four writers, we could have put plenty of comedy on that.
Instead, we got tired, warmed over, half shots from Stewart. As we know, this act is playing in the hinterland because the listeners or viewers there don't know squat and they heard very little of this crud the first time Blagojevich went around the block with it. Also, Blago is kind of funny looking and funny sounding, like a silly cartoon. But, remember who put Blago in office and re-elected him in 2006? Stewart’s friends in the Democratic Party. And, now many of those same people keep Stewart where he is. Small world, huh?
Yes, we know that the Daily Show goes after Democrats as well as Republicans. But, when Stewart seems to relish eating Republicans for breakfast and then he pulls his punches with and swallows a lot of hogwash from a Democrat like Blagojevich, people begin to wonder what is going on here. I mean, fair is fair, right Jon.
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Yes, we know that the Daily Show goes after Democrats as well as Republicans. But, when Stewart seems to relish eating Republicans for breakfast and then he pulls his punches with and swallows a lot of hogwash from a Democrat like Blagojevich, people begin to wonder what is going on here. I mean, fair is fair, right Jon?
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Tribune columnist Eric Zorn was disappointed with Jon Stewart’s performance in his sparring match-up last night with former Governor Blagojevich, who guested on the Daily show and promoted his book—with hopes of tilting many in the Cook County jury pool toward him. Zorn states:
Usually nimble host Jon Stewart, like so many talk-show hosts before him, kept the focus on the senate-seat issue -- potentially one of the weakest items in the bill of particulars -- and let Blagojevich prattle on about how once we hear all the tape recordings we'll realize he was only acting on behalf of the people of Illinois, not himself, and this is all some ghastly misunderstanding. [Emphasis added].
But Zorn went relatively easy on Stewart. It was a pathetic performance by the humorist who many youngsters view as a newsman. Part of Stewart’s problem is no doubt that his writers or he just have so much msm liberal bias that they can't really do a 100% effort against a Dem or a liberal, even a pseudo one. At one point, as Zorn laments, Stewart actually suggested that “Blago could be the hapless, falsely accused Richard Jewell of Illinois.” Sure, and I could be Queen Elizabeth. How lame can one get?
Stewart could have argued to Blagojevich:
Oh, so you just wanted to do good. That's why you said, “____ that when Team Obama offered you “gratitude,” if you would name Valerie Jarrett to the Obama U. S. Senate Seat. You wanted Universal Healthcare from Obama, right? And all that talk about getting a high level union job for yourself in exchange for the U. S. Senate Seat appointment-- that was just like Hillary getting Secretary of State in exchange for her agreeing to drop her fight for the presidential nomination? Sure Rod, same exact thing.
And your efforts to see how much money Cong. Jesse Jackson, Jr. and his friends could raise for you if he got the Senate appointment-- that was really about getting health care for the people of Illinois?
And, Rod, why didn't you subpoena the CEO from Children's Hospital [who you were shaking down for a campaign contribution] to testify at your impeachment hearing-- you could have done that, but you didn't subpoena anybody, not because they didn't let you, but because you have no witnesses that can make your case—because you have no case to be made.
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Just think, this journalist came up with the above-- off the top of my head. With four writers, we could have put plenty of comedy on that.
Instead, we got tired, warmed over, half shots from Stewart. As we know, this act is playing in the hinterland because the listeners or viewers there don't know squat and they heard very little of this crud the first time Blagojevich went around the block with it. Also, Blago is kind of funny looking and funny sounding, like a silly cartoon. But, remember who put Blago in office and re-elected him in 2006? Stewart’s friends in the Democratic Party. And, now many of those same people keep Stewart where he is. Small world, huh?
Yes, we know that the Daily Show goes after Democrats as well as Republicans. But, when Stewart seems to relish eating Republicans for breakfast and then he pulls his punches with and swallows a lot of hogwash from a Democrat like Blagojevich, people begin to wonder what is going on here. I mean, fair is fair, right Jon.
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