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Jon Stewart Eviscerates Fox News (Video)

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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:27 UTC

Jon Stewart dedicated more than 11 minutes of Thursday night's show on what he calls the "hyperbolic" war between the White House and Fox News.

Though he certainly gave the White House a few nudges for saying they are "speaking truth to power" by fighting with Fox, Stewart spends the majority of the segment putting together one of the best and biggest takedowns of the network we have ever seen. The meatiest part involves For News Senior Vice President Michael Clemente's claim that Fox's designated "news" hours are from 9AM to 4PM and 6-8PM.

Stewart explains:

For the audience here, let me help you out--because it does get confusing. The three hours you spend in the morning with "Fox & Friends": not news. Your 4 o'clock to 5 o'clock post-tea and crumpets Neil Cavudo break: not news. The 5 o'clock to 6 o'clock emotional whirlwind and national group therapy session that is Glenn Beck: not even close to news.

O'Reilly, Hannity, van Susteren-en-en-en: not news. This is according to Fox News. Those people--the ones featured in promos about how fair and balanced Fox News is--are not news. These people--otherwise known as the only people you ever think of when you think of Fox News--are not news. They are Fox 'opinutainment.'

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mugatea · 2009-11-02T17:04:45Z

Sorry, Videos are not currently available....

....in your country.

Dang!!

Womble · 2009-11-02T20:54:51Z

Favorite part...

Stewart's last remark to the White House's creature after she made the gaffe about the WH 'speaking truth to power.' Stewart told her: "Its your job to F-up power, its FOX'S job to F-up truth."

I believe it was Wyndham Lewis who prophesied that actors would be the politicians of the future...I don't think anyone would have predicted that comedians would be the bearers of truth... though the fool could in times past, I understand, speak 'truth to power.'

foofighter · 2009-11-03T01:52:42Z

Well..

Although Jon is telling the truth on some things, he is also a major gatekeeper on other issues, such as climate change, 9-11, Swine Flu vaccines, and so on. On all such issues he just follows "official culture" and not the truth. And of course it's not his job to tell the truth (as he often points out himself), but the weird part is that many people look at The Daily Show to get "the truth", while all they're getting is a limited hangout. Funny, yes, true, not necessarily.

ROEL · 2009-11-03T16:40:41Z

Yes, foofighter.

Well put.

Iconoclast · 2009-11-03T04:00:27Z

^^^

i watched the daily show regularly some time in the past and this statement is 100% true.

JonnyRadar · 2009-11-03T13:56:34Z

Agreed

Stewart is smart, yes, and on the money most of the time. However he tends to take advantage of TDS' status as a comedy show and NOT a news show (which he makes clear over and over) in the sense that he can lambaste the idiocy of the media and then employ the same tactics in his own interviews.

Two weeks ago Stewart did a GREAT bit on CNN and how they don't fact-check a damn thing, and then proceeded to interview the homeland security director without challenging a single thing she said - about national security OR the flu vaccine.

The Daily Show is entertainment - nothing more. That Stewart happens to hit the nail on the head once in a while is, IMO, a happy coincidence.

Third_Density_Learner · 2009-11-04T08:15:24Z

Indoctrination hypocrisy

Amazing how the Fox opinionists say they can't stand children being "indoctrinated", and yet their extremely right-wing conservative religious views would be in full support of religious indoctrination of young children!!! What disgusting, hypocritical people.

System · 2009-11-04T09:01:47Z

KILL YOUR TELEVISION

No comment on the "show"... more for candidates considerations.

Swinton, John (1829-1901), former Editor of the New York Times: "There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with....The business of the journalists is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know it and I know it, and what folly is this toasting an independent press?
We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes." (Said to journalists in 1889. As per: Richard O. Boyer and Herbert M. Morais, Labor's Untold Story, NY: United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, 1955/1979.)

Sorry Jon... U are no exception to the "norm". Bottomline more un-necessry distortion to sift through... have we not enough already?

Mike · 2009-11-05T13:39:47Z

Atleast...

something is being said and pointed out on TV that gives a peek behind TPTB's curtain. Funny also and I know I can use a laugh every once in awhile to relieve pent up dispair and anger.

Iran has just fired back.

LindaMay

The entire Ring of Fire is trembling this morning, all around. Iran trembled last night, in more ways than ONE. Right on sked.

LindaMay

GDPetti If you have discovered that psychopathic behaviour is in the DNA you will be the first. Please pray explain? Sounds racist to me.

Awordinyourear

Red haired giants = Paraaqua skulls and possible Denivosian origin as yet waiting to be proven.

Awordinyourear

I suppose they would be better off if they were actually taken to Russia. Otherwise I have been confirmed in my conviction not to believe anything...

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