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The Daily Show takes on CNN for incompetence

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  1. rocket3forlife2

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    <table style='font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='360' height='353'><tbody><tr style='background-color:#e5e5e5' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com'>The Daily Show With Jon Stewart</a></td><td style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align:right; font-weight:bold;'>Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c</td></tr><tr style='height:14px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'<a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-october-12-2009/cnn-leaves-it-there'>CNN Leaves It There<a></td></tr><tr style='height:14px; background-color:#353535' valign='middle'><td colspan='2' style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; width:360px; overflow:hidden; text-align:right'><a target='_blank' style='color:#96deff; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/'>www.thedailyshow.com</a></td></tr><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><embed style='display:block' src='http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:251763' width='360' height='301' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'></embed></td></tr><tr style='height:18px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><table style='margin:0px; text-align:center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='100%' height='100%'><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes'>Daily Show<br/> Full Episodes</a></td><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.indecisionforever.com'>Political Humor</a></td><td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.indecisionforever.com/2009/09/23/ron-paul-on-the-daily-show-tuesday-sept-29/'>Ron Paul Interview</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table>


    Why does it take have to take a comedy show to keep so called "news stations" in check?
     
  2. rocket3forlife2

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    Sorry!


    Why does it have to take a comedy show to keep so called "news stations" in check?
     
  3. Steve_Francis_rules

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    Great clip, thanks for posting. I only wish this would lead to improvements in CNN's coverage, but I won't be holding my breath.
     
  4. thumbs

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    Great clip, but Clutch is out of space so we'll have to leave it there.
     
  5. Invisible Fan

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    Because news viewers don't know better or can't bring to words why news coverage is awfully wrong.
     
  6. Deckard

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    Jon Stewart is so freakin' brilliant. :cool:
     
  7. JeopardE

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    Stewart strikes again. "Bravo", indeed.
     
  8. finalsbound

    finalsbound Contributing Member

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    John Oliver has great comedic timing. And Stewart is brilliant, of course.
     
  9. Rocket River

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    forreal
    Every since the NEWS moved to the 'Entertainment' division
    of the stations. . . . .. we have been lost

    There is not real NEWS
    anymore
    just entertainment

    Rocket River
    It is almost like Cartoons for 'Grown Ups'
     
  10. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Wait, how can one part of the librul media attack another equally librul part? Or is the more librul one attacking the less librul one?
     
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    There is a great book in Dutch about this subject by Joris Luyendijk which is called ("het zijn net mensen" (translated: "They are just like people") .it is written about a journalist who was stationed in Eqypt. He compains about how the new is just an entertainment industry, who does not report the news that is importent but the news that will make people watch.

    For example 1 death in the netherlands makes the news but 20 deaths in Thailand does not. Because the Dutch will not care. Furthermore he makes comments about how wars are reported, and how the army tells the journalist what to write.

    It is a great book, it is both funny and shocking. I do not think it is stranslated in English, but if it ever is it is you guys should read it. Maybe Deckard can try the dutch version:D
     
  12. Oski2005

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    Hilarious, I had no idea CNN had "fact checked" a sketch. Holy crap.
     
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    Anything involving the word "goat" will never not be funny.
     
  14. tmoney1101

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    I watch The Daily Show Religiously, Jon's the best late night talk show host. Sorry, Conan.
     
  15. GladiatoRowdy

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    Yeah and add "f***ing" to the end of that goat and it is absolutely hilarious, especially in that English accent.
     
  16. Invisible Fan

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    Using sheep is better.



    And whoolier.
     
  17. Bandwagoner

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    Because one only makes fun of people without actually doing anything. That same one also only has to fill 30 minutes compared to 24 hours.

    Either that or they are just waaaaaay smarter. :rolleyes:
     
  18. Rashmon

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    that's what roy d elton said...
     
  19. SamFisher

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    That's one of the great pieces of media criticism in recent history.
     
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