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Saturday, October 16, 2004

Crossfire

Jon Stewart Crossfire Video
Sorry that I missed this. Many other people must have done so as well, since these links seem to be getting hammered. You can count on Jon to punch a few holes in the pomposity of these windbags. A full transcript at CNN:
STEWART: Here's just what I wanted to tell you guys..... Stop, stop, stop, stop hurting America. .....See, the thing is, we need your help. Right now, you're helping the politicians and the corporations. And we're left out there to mow our lawns.....you're not too rough on them. You're part of their strategies. You are partisan, what do you call it, hacks.....
BEGALA: Well, it's because, see, we're a debate show.
STEWART: No, no, no, no, that would be great.
BEGALA: It's like saying The Weather Channel reduces everything to a storm front.
STEWART: I would love to see a debate show.
BEGALA: We're 30 minutes in a 24-hour day where we have each side on, as best we can get them, and have them fight it out.
STEWART: No, no, no, no, that would be great. To do a debate would be great. But that's like saying pro wrestling is a show about athletic competition......But the thing is that this -- you're doing theater, when you should be doing debate, which would be great......You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls.

An interesting discussion thread on this at Daily Kos.com And another Stewart tidbit from The NY Daily News about "Douchbag of Freedom" Robert Novak.
|| JM, 10:16 AM

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