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Jon Stewart: By his own logic, Romney’s dad wouldn’t vote for him
On his show Tuesday night, Daily Show host Jon Stewart examined the video of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a private fundraiser earlier this year. In the video, Romney claimed there was no way he could convince the 47 percent of government-dependent “victims” in America to vote for him.…
Stewart knocks O’Reilly over Sandra Fluke: God forbid a woman speak about an issue close to her heart
Jon Stewart appeared Tuesday night on The O’Reilly Factor to promote the upcoming debate between the Fox News host and the political comedian. During his appearance, Stewart was asked what he thought about the conventions and about Sandra Fluke’s speech in particular. “I thought she was very well possessed, did…
Stewart to debate O’Reilly in charity pay-per-view showdown
Comedy Central host Jon Stewart and Fox News host Bill O’Reilly will square off, mano-a-mano, in a pay-per-view debate next month, with half the proceeds going to unspecified charities. O’Reilly announced the debate on his Monday night show, warning that his longtime liberal rival “is going to be taking some…
Jon Stewart shows Sean Hannity arguing with his slightly younger self
On his show Monday night, Daily Show host Jon Stewart lampooned Sean Hannity by showing clips of the Fox News host contradicting himself regarding democracy in the Middle East. Stewart called the segment, “Hannity & Takes the Opposite Position When It’s Convenient Slightly Younger Hannity.” Mitt Romney’s foreign policy adviser…
Stewart: Dems want you to know bin Laden is really, really, seriously, totally dead
On a special Friday night edition of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart went over a few of the predominant themes from the Democratic National Convention. As usual there was some hope, some change, some “we can make it if we try” and one other very important fact that the…
Jon Stewart tears apart RNC with comparison to Clinton’s math-filled speech
On his show Thursday night, Jon Stewart of The Daily Show praised former President Bill Clinton for delivering a speech to the Democratic National Convention that contained math. After lampooning Clinton’s long speech, which had “more false endings than a James Brown concert,” Stewart quipped that Clinton said more about…
Jon Stewart: Democrats have so many Latinos they’ve got doubles
On his show Wednesday night, Jon Stewart of The Daily Show noted that the Democratic Party was so “effortlessly diverse” that they had back-ups. “Remember the fuss at the RNC over the rising Latino star Marco Rubio,” Stewart asked. “Well, the Democrats have not only a rising Latino star of…
Jon Stewart’s team takes on Charlotte’s local culture
As Jon Stewart and his Daily Show crew descended on North Carolina – “one of the country’s top Carolinas,” he called it – he sent his band of correspondents into the city to get their take on the Democratic National Convention’s host city Tuesday night. Stationed at the NASCAR Hall…
Jon Stewart mocks Democrats for failing to defend Obama
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart lampooned Democrats who responded timidly and inconclusively to the question of whether Americans were better off now than four years ago. The question, first used by Ronald Reagan, was invoked once again by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and…
In a Friday night special, Jon Stewart celebrates Clint Eastwood’s ‘fistful of awesome’
In a special Friday night Republican National Convention edition of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart took on Clint Eastwood and the now-infamous empty chair. As they say in the circus, just watch: —– Video above originally uploaded by Mediate on August 31, 2012.…
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