It’s encouraging to see John Stewart back Paul on this one. Stewart is a pace setter on the left in terms of public opinion, and his endorsement will help soothe the allergy that many on the left have for supporting GOP members, even when the latter happens to be doing something right.
Nod. Props to Rand for getting the gesture right.
(Source: hipsterlibertarian)
One of the reasons we are in this business is to challenge ourselves. And I really connected to Maziar’s story. It’s a personal story but one with universal appeal about what it means to be free.Jon Stewart • Discussing his plans to leave “The Daily Show” over the summer to direct a serious film, “Rosewater,” based on the life story of journalist Maziar Bahari, who was captured and imprisoned in Iran in 2009. Bahari, who has shown up on “The Daily Show” multiple times since his release, was accused of espionage by Iranian officials based on an interview he did with the show’s Jason Jones. Stewart will be away for twelve weeks, eight of which will be hosted by John Oliver, and the other four correspond with the show’s traditional summer break.
We don’t really have a whole lot to say about this one. Jon Stewart hit the nail on the head this time. source
Many who paid the $4.95 to stream “The Rumble” between Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly that aired online last night weren’t able to check out the debate dance moves due to internet issues. This morning, O’Reilly responding to the question of refunding those who couldn’t connect said “If you want your money back, it’s going to charity anyway, but we’ll do it. It crashed – the server crashed, we had so many people coming in.”
[Source: New York Times]
Get the impression I was lucky to be able to liveblog this for you guys.
They’ve both been declared winners in this debate, and have the belts to show it.
Anyway, that’s it for us! We recommend when this goes for sale that you buy it! (Click here for a recap.) It’s pretty rad. What’d you think of tonight’s debate?
Jon Stewart’s advice to the youth of America: “Don’t think of me as an entitled moocher when I’m collecting my benefits.”
Bill O’Reilly: “Find what you’re good at and make money doing it.”
I have people in my own family that would make this guy look like Castro.Jon Stewart, describing his admiration for Bill O’Reilly. O’Reilly on Stewart: “I admire anyone who has been to rehab six times and is as successful as Stewart.”
Jon Stewart, describing what it’s like to walk inside the Fox News offices: “It’s like that scene in Indiana Jones where all those kid miners are working …”
Bill O’Reilly on who he’d elect for president, if he could pick anyone: “Clint Eastwood would have to be my guy.”
Jon Stewart: ”Well, why don’t we go ask him?” *gets out of chair and starts talking to it*
“And what would you like for Christmas, little boy?” Jon Stewart’s reaction to a question asking what advice they’d give Congress on working together was to sit on Bill’s lap.
Bill O’Reilly on health insurance: “It has to be run by insurance companies, not the government.” He drew a bunch of boos for that, but he explained that it’s important to regulate them heavily. Jon Stewart, meanwhile, supports a single-payer system: “I would decouple it from work.”
If the U.S was burning, what famous person would you save and why?An amazing question asked by an attendee. O’Reilly: “I would save Oprah who’s worth about $100 billion.” Stewart: “My family … but hey, Oprah’s a great answer, too!”
In the Q&A section, which looks vaguely like “The View.” One of the questions was about the electoral college, which Stewart supports getting rid of and O’Reilly opposes, saying “If you have a popular vote, these people in New York, L.A., they control it.” O’Reilly thinks a third party will show up soon.
LIVE TWEET THAT — BILL O’REILLY: WE SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE INTO IRAQ!Jon Stewart • Telling us to live tweet that.
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