why did Jon Stewart make fun of Belafonte last night?

they even dissed him music.

I was disgusted and turned him off.

I think Belafonte is spot on and applaud him for speaking out.

he makes fun of everyone equally.

Hey, I like Belafonte too, and admire him. But the bit they did last night on Jon Stewart was funny.

If Dems regain control of Congress and the White House, expect The Daily Show to skewer them too. That's their job.

nt

right?

another. What one finds funny is very personal.

:sarcasm:

He's mean as hell. So's Colbert. That's why I love 'em!

Isn't that what comedians do?

that's disgusting :puke:

If you haven't seen it, how do you know it was disgusting? Don't we blame Repubs all the time for taking someone else's word for things that supposedly have been said or done, without checking for ourselves?

Better yet, just rent Beetlejuice.

and so what? he's hilarious.

nt

what was the wording of the joke?

with that "day-o" business.

something like...

the biggest tyrant, and the biggest terrorist in the world, George W. Bush...

Now, I'm no conservative, but isn't that even a bit ironic? That the goodwill ambassador would be derriding Bush as a terrorist with no mention of al Qaida? So, I thought it was humorous.

no mention of Al Qaida? Belafonte was talking about smirk not al qaida.

Good Will Ambassadors tout doing good will. smirk never does good will.

I don't see the irony.

everyone says the Stewart show looks at politics from our side not the dark side. it didn't look like that to me last night, Jon and company sounded like neocons.

I would never want tro hang out with you.

Your the kind of person that would report non-state-sponsored literature to the Commisars. Get a fucking sense of humor and stop being a fanatic.

more then Belafonte it seemed. In response to Belafonte saying millions in the US agreed with him Jon pointed out that not that many even knew where the country was.

And Belafonte's songs are so fun it would just be wrong not to word play on them.

on a mission to a foreign country when he said that, then it is inappropriate and just plain weird. It deserved to be made fun of. If he's saying that almost anywhere else, then knock yourself out Harry.

Belafonte's rhetoric was unnecessarily inflammatory. There are legitimate grievances, but placing Bush ahead of bin Laden as the greatest threat doesn't appeal to this New Yorker either - and I support the cause!

necessary inflamation it never will be.

and I place smirk ahead of bin laden as terrorist and traitor.

Move along now nothing to see here. Words that aren't hate don't hurt.

At least he didn't call for his execution like Pat Robertson would could might have.

At least he didn't call for his complete and utterr.......

Never mind. :rofl:

the steel drums comment was lame. That's comedy though. Not every joke can be hilarious.

fraterninty.

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anybody know who Albert Pike is?

but to claim that Stewart has some kind of secret bond with Rove is nonsense and similar to those idiotic Skull and Bones conspiracy theories.

Stewart made fun of Belafonte because Belafonte is a celebrity. Stewart rips oneveryone.

The ridiculous theorists will now shower you with ridiculous links! Run away before these lunatic get here!

because the writers & performers on the daily show are likely progressives, and their corporate overlords & their legal teams worry about libel & being dismissed as far-left loonies & not getting scintillating guests such as asshole Ed Klien/Walter Scott to come on & be comic foils, they feel they need to strive for some sort of 'balance'. so they HAVE to poke fun at liberals. but, since we're utterly out of power, there's not much to joke about.

the joke fail because:
1. Conservative Humor is an oxymoron.
2. the audience is 99% progressive.
3. george w. bush is a monstrous war criminal, a giggling murderer with the blood of tens of thousands on his hands, and who is quickly digging a hole so deep america will never crawl out of it with its soul or constitution intact. compared to that, picking on Harry Belafonte, or John Kerry, or crazy old Senator Byrd, falls as flat as the average Mallard Fillmore strip.


if no one laughs, its not funny. if they boo, its tasteless.

And remove your head from your hindquarters.

mind.

Belafonte's comments made me cringe even though they are pretty close to accurate. The opinions on our side aren't sacrosanct so don't give it if you can't take it.

It gets a little frustrating--this attitude than everyone who's not a neocon has to be in lockstep with the left every time they step up to the mic.

I'm a huge Belafonte fan, but I thought his comments were over the top and just plain weird. And Jon Stewart's job is to skewer and he did just that.

My favorite line - in response to Belafonte's claim that "not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of Americans support the socialist revolution in Venezuela," Stewart said, "there aren't a million Americans who know where Venezuela IS!"

the following thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2029515&mesg_id=2029515

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

man. you are WAY WAY too sensitive.

it was a very over the top remark to make while attending a rally with Hugo Chavez who may be populist but is also repressive and abusing power more than even Bush.

I agree with what Belafonte said, but that doesn't make his comments not cringeworthy. I'd imagine Stewart and the Daily Show writers feel the same.

He's a good guy - he aired Belafonte's comments, and did poke some good natured fun at him, but it was all in satire. He does that. His main goal in showing that clip was to let America see Dumbya being called a terrorist...

And he did just fine. I am certain Stewart thought Belafonte was spot on too.