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Palin Overdose
Why does it seem like these days you can’t throw a condom that you’ve poked holes in (to protest sex) without hitting a Palin gal square in the jaw?
It Gets Worse PSA
Just as the outcry against intolerance towards gay people reaches a fever pitch, John McCain goes all maverick and starts aggressively sticking up for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
A Foolproof Way for Pundits & Politicians To Avoid Controversy
Jon Stewart has been speaking out against inflammatory partisan rhetoric a lot lately, including on last night’s The Rachel Maddow Show. Interesting. I thought I was enjoying hilarious inflammatory partisan rhetoric on his show all these years. I guess I misunderstood all those nightly relentless attacks on George W. Bush and Fox News. Well, regardless of how you classify it, it’s brilliant comedy.
Jon Stewart Takes Some Punches, Slaps Back
by shap on November 9, 2010. [TV]
Everyone from Rachel Maddow to Vladimir Putin has criticized Jon Stewart’s message at the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.”
In this clip from The Daily Show, Stewart fires back with some hard hitting reasons why pretty much nobody is wrong here.
Except Judge Judy. So off on this one.
Indecision 2010: The Decision Is In
The Daily Show crew analyzes the results of last night’s Republican landslide, and shows off technology that puts CNN’s 2008 election holograms to shame.
The Truth Behind the Glenn Beck and Stewart/Colbert Rallies
Fox News mascot Glenn Beck is still claiming his “Restoring Honor” rally held at the National Mall on August 28th was much better attended than Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s “Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear” held there this past weekend.
If that’s true, it’s amazing how much thinner Beck’s attendees were. And how agile, since they must have been standing on each other’s shoulders to pack in so tight. Here is official aerial photography showing the two respective crowds:
A Rally Good Time
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Keep Fear Alive was a blast, even if it was more difficult to move around than Joan Rivers’ facial muscles. The National Mall was already packed by early Saturday morning, and anyone arriving after 11am couldn’t see the stage.
Despite the stated goal of curbing insanity, at the rally itself, there seemed to be plenty of sanity to go around. Aside from one small, very far-from-Kentucky group of Rand Paul supporters (who were laughing in spite of themselves), there were very few displays of partisan politics or discord. More than anything, it was just an extremely entertaining comedy event. And a way for Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert to prove that, stoners or not, their fans are more motivated than Glenn Beck’s. According to CBS, their rally drew 215,00 to Beck’s 78,000. And that alone is a great start on the road back to sanity. (Click through for videos & a transcript of Jon Stewart’s speech)
President Obama on The Daily Show
President Obama is the first sitting President to appear on The Daily Show. Or, depending on how you look at it, Jon Stewart is the first sitting Daily Show host to grant a President an audience. Here is their conversation from last night.
You Break It, You Fix It (Or At Least Rally Against It)
Jon Stewart and The Daily Show team are in DC all week preparing for the midterm elections and this weekend’s Rally to Restore Sanity. Here they take a look at just how broken the system is. Unfixable? Probably. But you should still go vote next week for the free cookies and juice. (Or is that just when you donate blood?)
If you are interested in the Rally to Restore Sanity this Saturday, Oct. 30th in DC, here is the official Facebook page and here is info on the free bus ride Arianna Huffington is offering to non-DC residents.
And check in with ComedySmack’s Twitter feed this Saturday, where we will be covering the Rally to Restore Sanity and the March to Keep Fear Alive from live the National Mall.
Location Proclamation
The Rally To Restore Sanity is only twenty-three days away. That should be just enough time for most Daily Show fans to swing by their dealer’s place, fill up the car with gas, and then swing back by their dealer’s place because they smoked their whole stash with the gas station attendant. Here’s Jon Stewart with some breaking news on the event.
