Jon Stewart went on Crossfire and gave the two partisan tools who host the show the business. My favorite passage:
STEWART: So I wanted to come here today and say…(CROSSTALK)
STEWART: Here’s just what I wanted to tell you guys.
CARLSON: Yes.
STEWART: Stop.
(LAUGHTER)
STEWART: Stop, stop, stop, stop hurting America.
BEGALA: OK. Now
(CROSSTALK)
STEWART: And come work for us, because we, as the people…
CARLSON: How do you pay?
STEWART: The people — not well.
(LAUGHTER)
BEGALA: Better than CNN, I’m sure.
STEWART: But you can sleep at night.
(LAUGHTER)
STEWART: 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.
BEGALA: By beating up on them? You just said we’re too rough on them when they make mistakes.
STEWART: No, no, no, you’re not too rough on them. You’re part of their strategies. You are partisan, what do you call it, hacks.
The video is fun, but the transcript may actually better show just how harsh he was to both — at least initially. Then Tucker Carlson, got his back up.
CARLSON: I do think you’re more fun on your show. Just my opinion.(CROSSTALK)
CARLSON: OK, up next, Jon Stewart goes one on one with his fans…
(CROSSTALK)
STEWART: You know what’s interesting, though? You’re as big a dick on your show as you are on any show.
The Norlos household may soon get cable just to watch the Daily Show.
Comments
Damn, Carlos beat me to it. I just got done watching the clip. Twice. I disagree - I thought the clip was better than the transcript, because Stewart's delivery is so good.
In any case, that was hands down the funniest thing I've seen on live television since I saw an ESPN reporter giving an injury report on SportsCenter say that "Simeon Haley of the Dallas Cowboys will miss the next few games of the season due to a bulging dick... disk in his back."
Posted by: Thinman | October 16, 2004 12:41 AM
Maybe it's the laughter in the clip. It makes the bit seem like it's yet again another part of the game.
Whassup with the audience questions? Wasn't anybody gonna say "attaboy?"
Posted by: Carlos | October 16, 2004 12:48 AM
why get cable when you can just go to the show.
i think tickets are still free, and i also believe they film at mary's building in midtown.
Posted by: jebus4me | October 18, 2004 1:19 PM
Spoken like a man with no job. Don't they tape it at, like, 3 p.m.?
Posted by: Carlos | October 18, 2004 4:55 PM
and what are you doing on fridays?
Posted by: jebus4me | October 19, 2004 12:02 AM