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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Sep 30, 2011 - 02:01pm PT
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Those ratings are meaningless. Most watch his show the next day on the web. Indeed. I watch his show the following day when it's on at 7 p.m.
Edit: I have the same opinion of a couple of Fox hosts. They only survive on their guests.
But then they aren't trying to be funny as well. Stewart actually touched on that issue once. His first approach is as a comedian, not as a journalist, though he manages to provide thought provoking stuff. Fox News, on the other hand, intends to provide info from a journalist's perspective but usually ends up providing comic material for folks like Stewart.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Sep 30, 2011 - 02:52pm PT
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Stewart asks the questions the news talking heads are afraid to ask.
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nature
climber
back in Tuscon Aridzona....
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Sep 30, 2011 - 03:29pm PT
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Like:
When will it Rain?
crickets
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nature
climber
back in Tuscon Aridzona....
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Sep 30, 2011 - 11:38pm PT
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TFPU
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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i dig jon stewart,
Year of the Cat is the seventh studio album by Al Stewart, released in 1976 and engineered by Alan Parsons; it is considered his masterpiece,[2] its sales helped by the hit single "Year of the Cat," "one of those 'mysterious woman' songs,"[3] co-written by Peter Wood. The other single from the album was "On the Border." Stewart wrote "Lord Grenville" about the Elizabethan sailor and explorer Sir Richard Grenville (1542–1591).[4]
The most amazing fact about this album is that Stewart had all of the music and orchestration written and completely recorded before he even had a title of any of the songs. He mentioned, in a Canadian radio interview, that he has done this for 6 of his albums, and he often writes 4 different sets of lyrics for each song.[5] The hit single Year of the Cat was originally going to be about a British comic who had committed suicide, but this was vetoed by his record company.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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"This cracks me up! have you ever noticed how the best the righty tighties can cough up for humor is that nazi drag queen anne coulter? "--Bruce Kay
For the most part pretty on the money and true, however I would vote the funniest right winger:
From wiki:
Although in his early years of fame he was perceived to be quite liberal and anti-Republican, in recent years, Miller has become known for his right leaning political opinions. He is a regular political commentator on Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor in a segment called "Miller Time", and previously appeared on the network's Hannity & Colmes in a segment called "Real Free Speech".
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nature
climber
back in Tuscon Aridzona....
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I agree Miller has some funny stuff.
He's also a dick
A recent police study found that you’re much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run.
that's f*#king hysterical!
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Hilt
Social climber
Utah
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Smart people see the humor in life.
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nature
climber
back in Tuscon Aridzona....
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Feeling bad for Jon Stewart today.
With Palin officially saying she won't be running he just lost a whole ton of comical material. He needs Trump to try and jump back in. The clowns currently bidding for the nomination are a joke but certainly don't bring to the table what Palin and Trump do.
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apogee
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2011 - 01:37pm PT
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Didja see the article on him in the latest Newsweek? Only skimmed it so far, myself.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Never heard of the guy, does he do mostly trad or sport?
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nature
climber
back in Tuscon Aridzona....
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mixed ice.
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apogee
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2011 - 01:49pm PT
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Yep, that one.
“I’m not suggesting that their [the troops’] lives were in any way used casually. But they deserved the best strategic planning. They deserved the best in equipment. But mainly, they deserved the best in policy."
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nature
climber
back in Tuscon Aridzona....
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“I’m not suggesting that their [the troops’] lives were in any way used casually. But they deserved the best strategic planning. They deserved the best in equipment. But mainly, they deserved the best in policy. Policy should rise to the level of their ability. And so when it doesn’t, or when it’s done in a way that you think is corrupt, it really makes you mad.”
Edit: hah! I didn't see your post when I posted the above quote. But I'm going to leave mine anyway....
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Oct 20, 2011 - 02:29am PT
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I have yet to see an episode I didn't like, and almost completely agree with all he says..
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Oct 20, 2011 - 03:59am PT
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Stewart's the only sane pundit on the tube with the possible exception of Colbert.
It's fascinating to see how fearful the "very fair and imbalanced" folks at Fox are of him.
Nobody has a better nose for Republican (Fox) hypocrisy than Stewart!
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apogee
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 22, 2011 - 12:55am PT
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Just watched the recent episode with Diane Keaton...
In the third/final segment where the guest interview takes place, most of the time, Jon finishes the interview with a quip & a plug (for their movie, book, whatever), re-states the guest's name, then the applause goes up, Jon leans over to the guest feigning close conversation.
There's a certain number of guests who don't seem to know the protocol around wrapping up the interview. He'll do the quip/plug/restate, and the guest will stand up as though they've been excused to leave. He knows that this happens occasionally, and quickly reaches over to grab their arm to keep them there as the camera pans back.
Yeah, noticing that kind of detail is a sure sign of brain injury &/or lack of life. Still, it's funny to see...and it tends to happen with older guests, or with high-stature political guests who don't typically do such interviews.
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