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Jon Stewart on Crossfire


“What you do is not honest. What you do is partisan hackery,” Stewart said. “You have a responsibility to the public discourse, and you fail miserably.

“I watch your show every day, and it kills me. It’s so painful to watch,” Stewart added as it became apparent that the comedian was not joking. He went on to hammer the network, and the media in general, for its coverage of the presidential debates. Stewart said it was a disservice to viewers to immediately seek reaction from campaign insiders and presidential cheerleaders following the debates, noting that the debates’ famed “Spin Alley” should be called “Deception Lane.”

“The thing is, we need your help,” Stewart said. “Right now, you’re helping the politicians and the corporations and we’re left out there to mow our lawns.”

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Jon Stewart Bitchslaps CNN’s ‘Crossfire’ Show

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Ex-ag-ger-a-tions

Let me just steal an entry I found at Airbag today.

This is the one, most disturbing lie I caught last night:

KERRY — Six months after he said Osama bin Laden must be caught dead or alive, this president was asked, “Where is Osama bin Laden?” He said, “I don’t know. I don’t really think about him very much. I’m not that concerned.”

BUSH — Gosh, I just don’t think I ever said I’m not worried about Osama bin Laden. It’s kind of one of those exaggerations.

What? Hold the phone Shrub, even I remember this one and I’m sure your crack communications team almost passed out when you said it.

As I say, we haven’t heard much from [Bin Laden]. And I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don’t know where he is. I — I’ll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him.

President Bush — Whitehouse Press Conference, March 13th 2002