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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:16 AM Original message |
It was impossible for Jon Stewart and Colbert to hide their choice yesterday |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. Maybe they're just reacting to this? Or don't like to be categorized? |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. Except that Jon said that finally a politician spoke to the American people as adults. |
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IdClaire (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
35. I think he was joking about that |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. it appears we all saw some of the same things quite differently... |
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Skwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm a realist who realizes that Clinton will be more of the same. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
44. When I saw that "clinton is a realist" I |
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Zueda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
5. Do you understand Colbert? |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
6. maybe but |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
7. wrong - Stewart is a comedian - and did not mock it - praised the |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Gee thanks for that last line! I would bet my last dollar that Stewart |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
46. Carole King...too |
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PoliticalAmazon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
52. Hillary could get 30 minutes of free air time too if she had something besides negative sound-bytes |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. "Their choice?" What does that mean? |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
9. The president would have a hard time getting the dedicated 39 minutes of uninterrupted airtime... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Watching his campaign is a masterclass in strategy. (nt) |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Maybe if the president spoke in complete sentences |
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rniel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
10. how about |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. why not. I find it very interesting. To me, it's almost like a mini-GE |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
11. I think you are comparing apples and oranges. |
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LulaMay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. KO is one of the last "real journalists"? The only thing he called before this were football games. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. "Special Comments" |
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LulaMay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. I said they were appreciated. He got his news for those comments from journalists. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Funny though isn't it? |
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LulaMay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. That is ludicrous. He commented on things for the most part which were already reported. |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Nothing 'matters' |
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ZinZen (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #22 |
36. I love KO but he is not a journalist |
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LulaMay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I think some people have forgotten, or never knew. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
53. Here's the sad part. You're absolutely right - and Olberman is still our only TV journalist. |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Well, I beg to differ with Tweety. I watch him a lot. I think he |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
12. I think you have it very wrong |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #12 |
29. thanks - I like that "pragmatic idealist" ! nt |
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insanity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. It's about comedy |
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blueview (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
15. I consider myself a realistc/centrist for the most part... |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
16. I'm a realist who supports Obama |
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theredpen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
17. I don't see how Hillary's supporters can be considered realists |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. LOL - Great line !! I haven't followed the numbers |
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theredpen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Florida is off the table, I believe, and she needs 70% in all future contests to catch up |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
18. Colbert was mocking the media and RW fanatics |
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thevoiceofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
19. KO didn't fawn -- but he liked it immensely |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
21. What ARE you on about? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
50. Thanks Yael, |
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zarath (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
25. Jon Stewart seemed to praise it |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
28. You have that completely wrong on Stewart. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
30. Misunderstood On Your Part |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. right. that's what I am trying to get at. Sure - they are satirists - sure |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
39. REALISTS know Clintons protect Bushes. REALISTS read National Security Archives not talking points |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
40. Um....they're comedians? Their job is to mock? |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
43. why do corporatists |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
45. 30 minutes of free air time? Try NINE HOURS |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
47. that's exactly what I said it was on Tuesday night "30 minutes of free campain air time" |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
48. As one of DU's most bitter cynics... |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
49. Stewart and Colbert are comedians, |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-19-08 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
51. Obama may be a good candidate some day, not yet |
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