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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 08:56 PM
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On a lighter note: Jon Stewart's answer to the question "Is America ready for a Black President?"
Edited on Tue Jun-03-08 08:58 PM by Fly by night
In Larry King's recent interview with Jon Stewart, Larry asked him about the primaries. Specifically, Larry asked Jon if America was ready for a woman or a black president.

Jon looked at him quizzically and said "This is such a non-question ...

Did anyone ask us in 2000 if Americans were ready for a MORON?"

Remember that, folks. Get a good night's sleep, awake to a new day and let's work together to kick some serious moronic ass in November.

Fired up!!

Ready to go!!
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VP505 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 08:58 PM
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1. Damn that is a good
answer, I am going to make sure I remember it and use it often.
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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:02 PM
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2. Glad to share a laugh with the Land of Enchantment. You live in a beautiful state.
I get to spend a week in July at 9,000 feet, up near Penasco, Rodarte and Vadito. I can't wait.
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VP505 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:42 PM
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4. Thanks, there are some interesting people
and beautiful places up North. Best part is that nobody seems to be in much of a hurry for anything, LOL.
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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 10:05 PM
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5. Yeah. The first thing I learned when I lived in Santa Fe was that "manana" didn't mean "tomorrow", .
... it just meant "not today".

I also learned about "Indian time" in New Mexico (from my Dineh friends). I've tried to set my internal clock to that time zone ever since.
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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 09:41 PM
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3. One self-kick so we can share a communal (as in our community) laugh.
Time for bed for this hermit. Have fun tonight, guys.

We've got some serious paciderm punching ahead of us.
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flygal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 10:42 PM
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6. I only watched Daily Show in 2000 for election coverage
it was too depressing to see what the networks had turned in to and Jon was the only way I could take it.
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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 11:29 PM
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7. I wish I could get the Daily Show out here in the deep woods.
It is one of the few reasons for me to want to expand my viewing options. (Network TV is driving me nuts with their "reality" shows.)

BTW, I like your DU nickname. We must be related.
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bleever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-03-08 11:58 PM
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8. Definitely fired up.
So ready to go.

Make it so.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 12:15 AM
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9. So black or woman equals moron? Sigh.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 05:27 AM
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11. Way to miss the point. Stewart was pointing out the absurdity of the question
using the best weapon he has, comedy and his rapier wit. In strict comedy terms, that's a damned funny comeback.

Way to miss the point.
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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 07:31 AM
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12. This has got to be the most incredible leap of logic I've witnessed on DU.
You'd be a medalist if logic-leaping were an Olympic sport.

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no limit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 12:11 PM
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16. Did Jon say something bad about Clinton and is now being thrown under the bus by you people?
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-05-08 12:26 AM
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18. What? You seem to have totally missed the point and the joke.
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XOKCowboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-05-08 12:32 AM
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19. Some people have zero sense of humor...
Where did he say that or even imply that? Do we really have to explain the joke to you? Sigh.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 05:25 AM
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10. K & R. And no, no one asked us.
Edited on Wed Jun-04-08 05:25 AM by tom_paine
They didn't have to. In an Inverted Totalitarianism like Amerika, the consent of the governed is NOT required.
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KSinTX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 07:35 AM
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13. Fired up and Ready to Go!! nt
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 08:00 AM
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14. Jon Stewart is a national treasure
I think once whatever network has Katie Couric (CBS?) dumps her, they should offer even more money to Stewart to get him shown to a wider audience.
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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 08:03 AM
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15. Amen. Being able to see Stewart on network TV would be a real gift.
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truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-04-08 11:52 PM
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17. With your quip, "Did anyone ask us in 2000 if Americans were ready for a MORON?"
Edited on Wed Jun-04-08 11:53 PM by truedelphi
I cannot stop myself from belly laughs.
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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-05-08 07:51 AM
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20. Exactly my reaction when I first read it myself. I had to share with all y'all.
I love the sound of a good belly-laugh at the Rethug's expense.

It sounds like victory.

Fired up. Ready to go.
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