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malaise

(268,885 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:57 AM Jun 2014

Jon Stewart last night - tearing Fox a new one

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/04/jon-stewart-blasts-fox-youd-love-bergdahls-dad-if-he-wore-a-duck-dynasty-bandana/
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Daily Show host Jon Stewart tore into Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday over his criticizing the father of recently-released American POW Bowe Bergdahl for his beard, considering the Fox lovefest over the hirsute Duck Dynasty clan.

“First of all, who the f*ck are you to judge what a guy does if he thinks it might help him get his son back?” Stewart asked Kilmeade. “And I don’t want to complicate your hatred of facial hair there, friend, but my guess is if you gave Bob Berg-dahl a bandana and a duck, you’d like him just f*cking fine.”

Stewart also called old adversary Sean Hannity out for mispronouncing the former Taliban prisoner’s last name as “Berg-dahl,” as opposed to “Berg-dahl.”

“Is that how we’re pronouncing it now?” Stewart asked mockingly. “I guess the purposeful mispronunciation of a soldier’s last name to make it sound ‘Arabic’ is not purposeful. I mean, Sean Hannity’s not an a*s-hole, right? Why would he do that?”
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Jon Stewart last night - tearing Fox a new one (Original Post) malaise Jun 2014 OP
Seeing slapdowns like this of both Fixed News & CNN is always as gratifying as watching pacalo Jun 2014 #1
“Berg-dahl,” as opposed to “Berg-dahl.” ----????? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #2
The italics didn't paste klook Jun 2014 #3
It helps to listen to it :) Bryce Butler Jun 2014 #5
Watched it live malaise Jun 2014 #7
LMAO - when "Phil" the bird dropped dead underpants Jun 2014 #14
Heh! "BergDAHL"! WinkyDink Jun 2014 #15
Pox News is a terrorist The Wizard Jun 2014 #4
+1000 mountain grammy Jun 2014 #6
Agreed malaise Jun 2014 #8
It was awesome. RiffRandell Jun 2014 #9
Jon Stewart keeps things real malaise Jun 2014 #10
What I don't understand, is that a video was just released of the exchange, Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #11
His father has the beard n/t malaise Jun 2014 #12
I saw the video and figured that one out. Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #13
That's what FOX gets Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #16
That was very funny. Jon Stewart killed. applegrove Jun 2014 #17
This was fabulous malaise Jun 2014 #18

pacalo

(24,721 posts)
1. Seeing slapdowns like this of both Fixed News & CNN is always as gratifying as watching
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 06:32 AM
Jun 2014

Stewart's beatdown on the old CNN "Crossfire" show. Even when he's in character, his humor cuts to the chase & his focus for the day is always spot on. I'm also reminded of how pathetic our media is.

And, malaise, I think Mr. Bergdahl would have a good slander case against Fixed News if he cared to pursue this.

klook

(12,154 posts)
3. The italics didn't paste
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 07:04 AM
Jun 2014

Should be:

Stewart also called old adversary Sean Hannity out for mispronouncing the former Taliban prisoner’s last name as “Berg-dahl,” as opposed to “Berg-dahl.”


The Wizard

(12,541 posts)
4. Pox News is a terrorist
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:33 AM
Jun 2014

enabling propaganda outlet with a shrinking demographic because of attrition. They are very harmful to the United States, and as such should be dismissed. I refuse to speak to people who watch that scumbag operation.

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)
9. It was awesome.
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 09:23 AM
Jun 2014

You know they cannot stand Jon as he makes them look like the idiots they are. I love it!

Baitball Blogger

(46,698 posts)
11. What I don't understand, is that a video was just released of the exchange,
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 09:27 AM
Jun 2014

and I didn't see the guy with a beard?

Update: Nevermind. After I saw the Jon Stewart video I realized the bearded one is the father. Thank God J.S. was around to make that clear.

Baitball Blogger

(46,698 posts)
13. I saw the video and figured that one out.
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 09:53 AM
Jun 2014

Goes to show you how little time I've spent on this issue, until J.S. joined the pack.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
16. That's what FOX gets
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 03:11 PM
Jun 2014

for punching below the belt.

Of course they always punch below the belt, but this time was really below.

malaise

(268,885 posts)
18. This was fabulous
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:42 PM
Jun 2014

Agreed
Tonight should be even more fun what with the deleted tweets and blog posts. And don't forget North

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