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14. he's completely a stalking horse for some alternative party

Tue Feb 13, 2024, 09:55 AM

Feb 13

...and he's thinking he can exploit issues for attention which really don't need him generating cynicism for clicks and ratings.

These middle of the roaders really think they're doing something special because everyone else with a brain knows not to go there and they see the vacuum.

It's just the worst kind of politics, and his spiel is just going to get worse. Sure, he''ll take down the low-hanging fruit that's trump, but he won't settle for just anti-Trump viewers, he'll crave the anti-Biden applause, especially the anti-Democratic applause like he's some sort of political hero for mouthing off.

It's his thing.

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Jon Stewart should stand aside and let someone younger run the show [View all] bigtree Feb 13 OP

Jon Stewart did great work talking politics after he left the Daily Show. ificandream Feb 13 #1

I expected something good and got a mouthful of fetid rat shit. Motherfucking lazy bullshit about Biden. SoFlaBro Feb 13 #66

Couldn't agree more. LakeArenal Feb 13 #128

GOp is going to run on Biden being old. We may aswell accept it applegrove Feb 13 #166

I'll give Stewart one more fucking week. He gets the first week to unload the dogshit. Now time to get goddamn serious. SoFlaBro Feb 13 #168

At least find some new material. The Biden is old schtick is exactly that : old schtick. LakeArenal Feb 15 #184

I'll even listen to a new tack on the "Biden is old" schtick. He's old. So what? Is he doing the fucking job or not? SoFlaBro Feb 15 #187

Nah... rdchili96 Feb 15 #176

That was funny rockfordfile Feb 13 #90

You could have my time, I'd take it back. I disliked it. LakeArenal Feb 13 #126

Thank You!! Cha Feb 13 #140

I didn't see any both sides crap redqueen Feb 13 #2

tired of the age crap bigtree Feb 13 #4

He's a comedian. He makes jokes. I found the jokes funny redqueen Feb 13 #6

he's Mahr Jr. bigtree Feb 13 #13

Young people get their news from Tik Tok . The Wizard Feb 13 #16

that makes sense bigtree Feb 13 #22

You're smarter than that BeyondGeography Feb 13 #28

what you're really saying here, in a demeaning way, is that I should share your view bigtree Feb 13 #36

Or you could support your argument with something other than pointless defiance BeyondGeography Feb 13 #41

I'm all over the thread with what I believe, if that's what you want bigtree Feb 13 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Feb 13 #63

I'm with you. LakeArenal Feb 13 #129

I agree PatSeg Feb 13 #92

This is a lane that Stewart does great in. He should stay there. Kennah Feb 13 #125

Truth SunImp Feb 13 #160

He's going to be on only one day a week. The younger folks have four days a week to get laughs. ificandream Feb 13 #42

No, Maher has been consistent about ageism, always said it's the last acceptable prejudice in America. betsuni Feb 13 #159

The reason there aren't good conservative comedians... brooklynite Feb 13 #15

I'm not here for the other side bigtree Feb 13 #21

I hope your safety bubble stays nice and cozy..I don't need one. brooklynite Feb 13 #25

interesting how that conjures up an impression that I can't hear everything bigtree Feb 13 #32

"I somehow need this two-bit comedian to tell me what's what." brooklynite Feb 13 #34

says the person who JUST told me I'm in a bubble bigtree Feb 13 #39

The "bubble" is a zone of communication that everyone inside agrees with... brooklynite Feb 13 #40

you sure blanched at mine bigtree Feb 13 #44

How old are you? just curious. flying_wahini Feb 13 #71

63 bigtree Feb 13 #80

re: "I'm not here for the other side" thesquanderer Feb 13 #62

I basically meant here on the planet bigtree Feb 13 #64

Ah! Got it. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 13 #82

They ask for your opinion and then beat you up about it. LakeArenal Feb 13 #130

Thank you whathehell Feb 13 #133

Right..... rdchili96 Feb 15 #177

We can stomp our feet and not watch him.. whathehell Feb 13 #127

Why are we pretending on this site AkFemDem Feb 13 #106

Because the choice is so clear, the choices are both old because that's the way it is. LakeArenal Feb 13 #134

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I agree fishwax Feb 13 #46

Stewart isn't sayng that. He's advocating against Pres. Biden here bigtree Feb 13 #53

no he isn't fishwax Feb 13 #68

this is just Stewart channeling Dean Phillips bigtree Feb 13 #72

Stewart doesn't have a viable alternative because he's not advocating for an alternative to Biden fishwax Feb 13 #84

so he's advocating cynicism bigtree Feb 13 #94

no, but rather the opposite -- it's cynical to pretend or insist that it isn't true that Biden is an old man fishwax Feb 13 #102

he's only serving himself by harping on it. bigtree Feb 13 #104

lol -- it's not his job to *serve* the Biden campaign fishwax Feb 13 #109

let's not be disingenuous here bigtree Feb 13 #111

who has argued that he's an advocate for party and president? fishwax Feb 13 #112

let's see if you understand what ratfucking Democrats in a presidential election looks like bigtree Feb 13 #115

yeah, that's not ratfucking fishwax Feb 13 #120

then it's idiocy bigtree Feb 13 #121

sorry, but your claim is laughably absurd fishwax Feb 13 #122

if you have to ridicule to make your point... bigtree Feb 13 #123

I'm sorry if you feel I've ridiculed your opinion. I do feel that the claim is blatantly false. fishwax Feb 13 #131

if you look closer you see that I'm polite and conversational bigtree Feb 13 #136

Well done Big. LakeArenal Feb 15 #186

Stunningly bad judgement, incredibly wrong. betsuni Feb 13 #167

Right.. Why not do "Both Sides".. it's Not his Fucking job Cha Feb 13 #141

I don't think Jon Stewart did "Both Sides," or that he would help save democracy by not criticizing Biden fishwax Feb 13 #143

Is it possible HuskyOffset Feb 13 #86

why is Stewart characterizing that one vid as the totality of the campaign bigtree Feb 13 #98

I think he's advocating for better campaign imaging. Moosepoop Feb 13 #87

I always get a hoot out of folks who think publicly criticizing the party or president is some sort of political genius bigtree Feb 13 #100

I don't regard it as political genius. Moosepoop Feb 13 #107

Today on "The View" the Republican co-host made that argument, that because the stakes are so high betsuni Feb 13 #163

Saw his interview on CBS claudette Feb 13 #58

This is tiresome. redqueen Feb 13 #118

That's why claudette Feb 13 #124

The whole first segment angrychair Feb 13 #132

He has said many times, in many ways, that he'd vote for anyone running against tsf redqueen Feb 13 #135

No... rdchili96 Feb 15 #183

"Jon Stewart Tackles The Biden-Trump Rematch That Nobody Wants The Daily Show" W_HAMILTON Feb 13 #146

He's only on Mondays. I vote: give the show back to him. Have Colbert do a 'werd' segment every day. marble falls Feb 13 #3

He did that already. Ace Rothstein Feb 13 #5

Ain't that the truth. redqueen Feb 13 #7

I didn't like Noah but the rotating hosts were straight up awful. Ace Rothstein Feb 13 #9

I just wish Noah had a chance to get more familiar with American English, it almost felt like ... marble falls Feb 13 #56

Honestly felt like he never left Sympthsical Feb 13 #29

The thing that struck me was the closeup limbicnuminousity Feb 13 #33

OTOH, the older you get, the less sleep you need. ;-) n/t thesquanderer Feb 13 #54

It reminds me a little of the behavior surrounding RBG Sympthsical Feb 13 #57

Good blast from the past. limbicnuminousity Feb 13 #101

No doubt about it. Living long is a terrible back-up plan for a future-dependent endeavor. jaxexpat Feb 13 #105

Biden's mind is better at 81 than Trump's was at 20. whathehell Feb 13 #145

I texted my buddy something similar earlier today. Ace Rothstein Feb 13 #50

If you watch the whole segment he did a mucifer Feb 13 #8

he's completely a stalking horse for some alternative party bigtree Feb 13 #14

No, he did not. Oof. themaguffin Feb 13 #35

oh, yes, he did. bigtree Feb 13 #43

Here's another way to look at the same thing... thesquanderer Feb 13 #78

I think the campaign would rather we were talking about the economy bigtree Feb 13 #81

Sure, but two things... thesquanderer Feb 13 #88

there's nothing to be done about Biden's age, which hasn't prevented ANYTHING bigtree Feb 13 #99

Thank you, sanity! Some folks here are contrary for dubious reasons, enjoying controversy at the expense of civility.... jaxexpat Feb 13 #103

Exactly.. bet Dean Phillips likes it. Cha Feb 13 #144

no, he did not themaguffin Feb 13 #45

Oh the irony. (nt) MissMillie Feb 13 #10

Yep.. rdchili96 Feb 15 #182

I watched his monologue and "news team" segment... Think. Again. Feb 13 #11

he makes a cynical joke, I make a cynical joke bigtree Feb 13 #17

we get it, Jon...Biden is old...now go away... agingdem Feb 13 #12

Why is 'retirement' in quotes there? redqueen Feb 13 #18

he retired from The Daily Show years ago... agingdem Feb 13 #38

I didn't plan to watch Mossfern Feb 13 #19

Anyone want to fill us in why our side would possibly have pitchforks out for Jon Stewart? nt ramen Feb 13 #20

'our side' is a diverse and disparate coalition of interests and concerns bigtree Feb 13 #24

Do you have a link to what he did to outrage those people? ramen Feb 13 #52

I'm not going to be sea-lioned here bigtree Feb 13 #55

Christ on a bike. That is objectively not sealioning ramen Feb 13 #149

he's not being crucified, he's being called out for his own behavior bigtree Feb 13 #150

I'm not sure what you see in the links you sent, but ramen Feb 14 #171

He was wrong about Hillary, promoting the "I just don't trust her" "she has no message, stands for nothing" betsuni Feb 14 #173

Seriously.... He continuously points out the hypocrisy and fascist right... Chakaconcarne Feb 13 #26

That is NOT what he did lst night. NoRethugFriends Feb 13 #67

But he didn't only attack the guy we don't like... Caliman73 Feb 13 #108

So many have become doctrinaire & rigid Basic LA Feb 13 #27

He's playing to the mushy middle redqueen Feb 13 #37

Here's my personal list: UTUSN Feb 14 #172

Well.... rdchili96 Feb 15 #179

Ok, well I'm going to put all my eggs in It's a Kevin Nortons basket now Chakaconcarne Feb 13 #23

Some people pay to hear what an opinionated old fart has to say EYESORE 9001 Feb 13 #30

One of the things about the "age issue" that I don't get Mad_Machine76 Feb 13 #31

He's not a comedian, he is Jon Stewart. twodogsbarking Feb 13 #47

He did. I'm really glad he's back, even in the limited scope fishwax Feb 13 #48

Someone younger did run the show. Trever Noah and a some others. The show lost a lot of viewers. Autumn Feb 13 #49

it's okay bigtree Feb 13 #60

Oh please DownriverDem Feb 13 #51

Yeah, no Stuckinthebush Feb 13 #61

There's a certian irony in your statement. jalan48 Feb 13 #65

they have zero alternative and they're playing politics instead of participating in it bigtree Feb 13 #76

I thought he was hilarious. Be The Light Feb 13 #69

I love Jon Stewart and so do LOTS of adults. If you saw his show last night that's what it was all about. flying_wahini Feb 13 #70

We may be the minority opinion here SCantiGOP Feb 13 #74

How many different ways can you reframe "Biden is old"? Did Stewart do a fuck thing to nudge the conversation forward? SoFlaBro Feb 13 #77

Well, he did emphasize that age is really no less of an issue for TFG... thesquanderer Feb 13 #95

He sat for nine years only to come back with this dogshit? SoFlaBro Feb 13 #97

Yes rdchili96 Feb 15 #180

When do we throw Colbert under the bus? He makes jokes about Biden's age as well. onenote Feb 13 #73

I dropped Colbert and Saturday Night Live. Hope22 Feb 13 #91

Did you watch it until the end? Aviation Pro Feb 13 #75

for some reason... RussBLib Feb 13 #93

I prefer Colbert tavernier Feb 13 #79

And he also makes Biden age jokes. onenote Feb 13 #110

Indeed nt RussBLib Feb 13 #113

That was actually one of the segments on last night's show Fiendish Thingy Feb 13 #83

And we continue to eat our own, what's new? Silent Type Feb 13 #85

To mock others..... flying-skeleton Feb 13 #89

That word salad made zero sense. SoFlaBro Feb 13 #96

Made sense to me RussBLib Feb 13 #114

He's a comedian, not a cheerleader. I won't be watching because I was never a fan tritsofme Feb 13 #116

Just one Rebl2 Feb 13 #117

We just watched it. Funny and fully constructed. underpants Feb 13 #119

Stewart does seem to be engaging in bothsiderism and encouraging Third party voting Kennah Feb 13 #137

Here's what I'd like to see Jon do on the topic: intrepidity Feb 13 #138

Fucking Well ?Said!! Cha Feb 13 #139

Am I in the Twilight Zone right now? MorbidButterflyTat Feb 13 #142

Thank You.. you're Not the only one who Cha Feb 13 #147

Merci! MorbidButterflyTat Feb 14 #174

Based on the replies here, I don't think any of you are ready Cuthbert Allgood Feb 13 #148

Chew on this, Jon Stewart... Cha Feb 13 #151

Coming up on Jake Tapper. He just said this is coming up... that democrats are not happy IcyPeas Feb 13 #152

Get a Fucking Clue, Stewart... Cha Feb 13 #153

Well... Mike Nelson Feb 13 #154

He tore his ass with many with that both sider, who wants either old codger show last night ..... LenaBaby61 Feb 13 #155

Tough room! JoseBalow Feb 13 #156

I tried out a line bigtree Feb 13 #162

LOL, he did. Jirel Feb 13 #157

I'll bite bigtree Feb 13 #161

Excellent! Thank you for posting! betsuni Feb 13 #158

I stand with KO's Take... Cha Feb 13 #164

Those takes are correct. betsuni Feb 13 #170

Let's not trash Jon Stewart....... magicarpet Feb 13 #165

The ageism is lazy The Blue Flower Feb 13 #169

How ironic.... rdchili96 Feb 15 #175

Agreed. He's still stuck back in 2015 and is screwing up his legacy. brush Feb 15 #181

Can't we all just get along? anglesphere Feb 15 #185

He actually had part of his show joke about that. Eko Feb 15 #188