Well....I hope Obama didn't watch Jon Stewart tonite....

Ouch.

The first segment was pretty tough....and so far the second isn't much sweeter.

It reminded me of how we used to go after bush.

You'll have to watch the clip tomorrow. Or not.

That's what these pundits are too stupid to see - or they are just exploiting the stupidity of Americans who think their political comments have any relevance.

are NOT complicated.

I'm glad I didn't watch it.

He's such an ASSHAT, too. He ALWAYS hated Obama!!11!:)

I dont like my guy getting piled on .... I get enough of that here on good old Democratic Underground. I skip those threads .... and I'll skip Stewart tonight.

I always enjoy Stewart, pre-Obama and now. Having a centrist Democratic president in office shouldn't mean we think his humorous take on the missteps are so odious that we can't watch someone who got us through 8 horrible years of Dick & B*sh!

You called the President of the United States "my guy" as if you had some PERSONAL stake in defending him. You don't, you just don't, he's a politician, and he screws up like all politicians do from time to time. I simply don't understand why reasonable criticism is so upsetting to people. Lies and distortions are one thing, but just not being able to handle "your guy" taking criticism at all, that's simply disturbing.

as "theirs". They understand that if you don't treat your incumbents as "yours" and fight for them, the other side will take them away. Plain and simple.

So, it isnt about Obama personally that makes him "My guy". It's much more involved and strategic than that.

You just never know where the next threat will rise up. Grandma? Little Jimmy down the block? :scared:

When there are reasonable ones, I'll listen.

Heck most of the critics on DU presume he has dictatorial powers and refuses to use them.

according to his biggest supporters here, we ought not to make him feel bad. Sure he can dump on us, but we have to be very, very careful around him so we don't make him cry.

Golly guys. Do you really see him as that weenie?

You perhaps are misnomered? More likely Ollie the Ostrich?

I don't agree with Pres Obama all the time either.

Sorry I left out the sarcasm thingy. One of the things I like about Stewart is that he establishes cred by not being only one sided.

of campaign Obama to join us.

but if he did, it would not hurt him. It may help him in fact.

"It's complicated". Just like in college when I had to have a friend videotape me making a speech so I could see & hear what I really looked like to the world.... it's the same type of thing - but obviously much more important. It could help him improve his message when he responds to all the "complicated" issues he has on his plate.

people like Stewart who criticize him doesn't realize how complicated they are.

The act is wearing out. He's changed nothing of significance.

healthcare reform." Are you saying that Student loans were one of the significant issues facing America, when we are in two wars, over our heads in debt, at the highest unemployment levels experienced by any current working age American, with elections controlled by corporate money, public airwaves controlled by a vanishingly small number of corporations? Noted.

I wasn't in too much agreement because I KNOW I would not be able to handle all the crap this Pres got handed to him. Not like I'm any presidential material, but hey Stewie, what you doing to lend a hand here?

Just every damn day. Anything for a laugh.

And I thought that well before Bush left office.

Well you know your delicate sensibilities best.

from both sides, i don't think he gives a shit anymore.

I also don't mind nudging Obama from time to time.

Besides who can be mad at somebody that did this
------> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqHoTp4xfbA&feature=PlayList&p=B08B7B66E35E7642&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=24

Wow

What makes you say that?

go back to kissing Obama's ass. They're all 2faced

I consider these pundits no different from Rushbo, they are all just making money on politics and none of them has analysis. That's why I never join in on the praises of how wonderful they are when they happened to say something right - even during the Boosh Administration it was apparent. I don't know why people make heroes out of them - either side - it's pathetic, really.

Blind loyalty, people, blind loyalty.

:puke:

Stewart as usual, just observes and comments.

We say that if Obama does what Bush does, it's just as bad, so their comedians can be no worse than ours - and treating them seriously is just as pathetic as right wingers taking theirs seriously.

Ergo - Asshole. See how it works?

Except when he says something nice about Obama. Then he's a hero.

Can you guys BE any more transparent?

I've got to get my hands on some of the stuff you're smoking.

Jon Stewart was fine in everyone's book, when he was criticizing W., but now that he dares do the same with Obama (and justifiably so) he's suddenly an asshole. What a joke!

Shamefully shocking for me is to see how many here are so thin-skinned that they cannot take any criticism of our current president. As a Kucinich supporter, I never believed Obama would be the catalyst for real change, so I'm not disappointed by him. Disappointing are only my fellow Democrats who still wander around with glassy eyes, muttering "hope" and "change", as if the words alone would bring about the event. It doesn't work like that.

Too bad the best I can say about President Obama is that he's better than McInsane/Failin. In the end, though, we will continue to be led down the path to corporate slavery, albeit with a friendlier face.

Some great victory!

rendition and torture are now OK. Ditto wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Ditto discriminating against the GLBT community (also know as pony-wishers). Ditto being wishy-washy on the environment, teachers and unions. And yes, now Jon Stewart is an ASSHOLE.

We sure do learn a lot on DU!

It's just this thing, I don't know, call it a conscience, that seems to be getting in the way. I'm having difficulty accepting the things I previously protested because there's a (d) after the president's name. Life would be so much simpler if I could just toe the line; you know, stop thinking so much.

If you're going to think, it ruins EVERYTHING!:)

...that's exactly what my father has told me my whole life. I turned 45 last Friday, so maybe I should look into that lobotomy! }(

By the by, I don't have a tv so I normally don't get all the goodies, but I just went to the Daily Show site and watched the full episode. If Stewart is an asshole, then I'm the Jolly Green Giant!

A) Jon Stewart is no "enemy" of liberals. Quite the reverse.

B) Jon is a comedian, who often points out inconsistencies (from either 'side') and laughs at them.

So Obama isn't living up to the expectations of people, there is no way anyone can. I'm betting if he hears about it he'll consider what was said and move on. He isn't at all immature in his responses to criticism, he'll handle it.

The "it's complicated" thing - when I saw it, I realized it was true, but I hadn't really noticed it that blatantly until he put it all together. And it was funny. Not because it made Obama look that bad, just that it pointed out a phrase he's reaching for a little too often. People need to lighten up - I'm sure he has thicker skin than that.

Cause every time Senator Kerry does something positive, Jon always makes fun of him. He has been saying the senator is boring, wordy, and so on for years (like many don't already know).

Not surprising he and others are dumping on Obama, but he is a comedian and his job is to be entertaining.

I'll make sure to catch the 7:00pm show tonight, though.

it was the "you are being too elitist" "we are getting impatient waiting for you to move" thing.

The problem is, Stewart, who normally reads up on his stuff, should understand that *nobody* has a solution for the gulf oil spill right now, and rather than harping on the President by lumping other complicated (yes, they are complicated) issues in with this one... he is insisting the President act... now. On something. Anything. Ignoring of course, that Obama has acted on a frighteningly disproportionate number of issues compared to his predecessor... who left him all these woes.

It was... lazy journalism. And that's sad to say about Stewart... but it happens to the funniest of us.

Edit to add: I do believe the President is in a lose lose situation here, for the time being, as are we all.

Big issues are complicated. Jon Stewart is still funny and the best thing on TV.

Making light of the fact that things are in fact complicated gets easy laughs, but I bet Stewart knows better.

In the end its comedy which includes the best biting social and political commentary out there. In the same segment he said we should count the census SLOWLY so we can preserve the jobs.

I hope he watched.

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Grow up.

What I love most about him is that he's not a consistent negative asshole simply looking
at anything to try and defeat this President.

That's makes him funny and effective when he does this kind of cutting critique....
because his intent is much different from so many of the President's critics,
even those here at DU.

Sure, sometimes he can cut like a knife, but he also recognizes the good that Obama has done....
and in the end, that makes him better than most round these parts, because it is very true,
this president is far from perfect. But what is also true, is that this President ain't
always wrong, unlike the way a lot of folks even those right here in this thread see it.

That's why when Jon Stewart or even Rachel have something to say, I can respect their view
so much more than those who simply hate on whatever the President is doing; whatever it is.

- Continuing Iraq war
- Expanding Afghanistan War
- Keeping GITMO open
- Continuing rendition
- Assassinating American citizens
- Signing extension of PATRIOT Act
- Indefinite detention

What the hell is going on??!??!