The New World Order: A Visual Guide

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  • Tim Hannah,

    Thanks, Giovanni. Last time I looked neither Glenn Beck nor Bill O'Reilly (neither of which exactly requires any skill to make fun of) were holding elected office.

    Michelle Bachman, on the other hand...

    Wellington • Since Jan 2007 • 228 posts Report

  • Mark Harris,

    Thanks, Giovanni. Last time I looked neither Glenn Beck nor Bill O'Reilly (neither of which exactly requires any skill to make fun of) were holding elected office.

    And yet TDS mocked them before as well. There's no requirement on Stewart to only mock the politicians. TDS has always been about mocking the media. Or did you miss that?

    Waikanae • Since Jul 2008 • 1343 posts Report

  • Craig Ranapia,

    Mark:

    Oh, I'm sorry. Glenn Beck's an insane moron -- stop the presses. Meanwhile, I thought Stewart was going to braid Nancy Pelosi's pubic hair with his tongue last time she was on. You know who Pelosi is -- someone who actually has a significant role in passage of legislation?

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report

  • Sam F,

    Meanwhile, I thought Stewart was going to braid Nancy Pelosi's pubic hair with his tongue last time she was on.

    You make a valid point, but strewth, ta muchly for that mental image...

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report

  • Russell Brown,

    Oh, I'm sorry. Glenn Beck's an insane moron -- stop the presses.

    Albeit one with a prominent cable "news" show, which gives him a head start on most insane morons.

    Meanwhile, I thought Stewart was going to braid Nancy Pelosi's pubic hair with his tongue last time she was on.

    That's awesome. It's good to have you back on the board.

    You know who Pelosi is -- someone who actually has a significant role in passage of legislation?

    It was much like most of his political interviews -- if Stewart doesn't have a particular bone to pick he keeps it jolly. But I fear I've lost track of your point here ...

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • giovanni tiso,

    He had McCain on the show something like eleven times, and it was always pure amity.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Mark Harris,

    But I fear I've lost track of your point here ...

    I'm not sure he has one but, if so, I think it's that a comedian isn't consistent politically (WTF?)

    Waikanae • Since Jul 2008 • 1343 posts Report

  • Lucy Stewart,

    Meanwhile, I thought Stewart was going to braid Nancy Pelosi's pubic hair with his tongue last time she was on.

    Now that's going to haunt me 'till I die.

    In all seriousness, though, the guy was perfectly polite and even deferential to Mike Huckabee when he had him on. Not every interview is going to be like the Jim Cramer one. And, as Stewart has often said himself: it's *not his job* to be fair.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2105 posts Report

  • ScottY,

    Stewart has been deferential to a large number of fools appearing on his show. His interviewing style is usually genial and comedic.
    He did reduce Cramer to the verge of blubbering incoherency, which was fascinating in itself, but I'm not sure you would call it good comedy. And it's not Stewart's normal style.

    West • Since Feb 2009 • 794 posts Report

  • Simon Grigg,

    And yet TDS mocked them before as well. There's no requirement on Stewart to only mock the politicians.

    Unless of course it's starts to get nasty I get some sort of perverse pleasure watching these wackos. Real Clear Politics's front page usually has a link or two to the more extreme blogs, which often make the comments on Red State look like a charm school. I just can't help myself. People think I'm odd, but looking at this thread I feel more comfortable in my fetish. I'm not alone.

    At least we know where they are now. Sixty years back they were hiding under white sheets in the Appalachians and planting burning crosses. Of course then came TV and the HUAC and we never looked back.

    Just another klong... • Since Nov 2006 • 3284 posts Report

  • Mark Harris,

    Unless of course it's starts to get nasty I get some sort of perverse pleasure watching these wackos.

    Kind of like ripping scabs of a partially healed wound?

    Waikanae • Since Jul 2008 • 1343 posts Report

  • Simon Grigg,

    Kind of like ripping scabs of a partially healed wound?

    You do that too?

    Just another klong... • Since Nov 2006 • 3284 posts Report

  • Kumara Republic,

    Unless of course it's starts to get nasty I get some sort of perverse pleasure watching these wackos. Real Clear Politics's front page usually has a link or two to the more extreme blogs, which often make the comments on Red State look like a charm school. I just can't help myself. People think I'm odd, but looking at this thread I feel more comfortable in my fetish. I'm not alone.

    This I believe rings a bell...

    The Indy 7/11/2002 - Is this the end of the rainbow for South Africa?

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report

  • Mark Harris,

    You do that too?

    Everybody does. They just pretend they don't.

    Waikanae • Since Jul 2008 • 1343 posts Report

  • Craig Ranapia,

    Unless of course it's starts to get nasty I get some sort of perverse pleasure watching these wackos. Real Clear Politics's front page usually has a link or two to the more extreme blogs, which often make the comments on Red State look like a charm school. I just can't help myself. People think I'm odd, but looking at this thread I feel more comfortable in my fetish. I'm not alone.

    But here's where I get stuck: Don't you just end up being an enabler? And I'm saying this as someone who eventually got it through his thick head that arguing with the fucktard community over on Kiwiblog was the psychic equivalent of perfoming anilingus on someone with a thrombosed hemorrhoid.

    I've got all the crazy I can (just) process without taking on anyone elses.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report

  • Simon Grigg,

    Don't you just end up being an enabler?

    There is that of course, but then I feel that every time I find myself watching ten minutes of American Idol.

    I can't be bothered with Kiwiblog or that Whale fella or any other the try-hard Kiwi wackos, they're too wannabe, like a poor man's Xerox of the American sub-species that fester in the comments pages of WND and the like.

    I'm hoping James enjoyed the last part of your first paragraph without gagging too hard on his teabags.

    Just another klong... • Since Nov 2006 • 3284 posts Report

  • Russell Brown,

    Teabaggers hit the streets. Embarrassing, straight out of the gate:

    Apparently the FreedomWorks tipsheet was all for nought.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Craig Ranapia,

    Are there circumstances under which people who drop that F-bomb in polite political discourse aren't embarrasing? And it's a shame Josh Marshall couldn't put the sneer in neutral for a moment, because that tipsheet seemed pretty damn sensible.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report

  • Craig Ranapia,

    Though having said that, it's rather sad that Ross Kaminsky felt the need to write one in the first place...

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report

  • Blake Monkley,

    I just tuned into fox for a moment, one sign said "Obama is a Communist, liberal, socialist fascist". The guy obviously did not study politics at school.

    Also love the subliminal messages on Fox, when they go live they use right now on top of the caption. Maybe I'm reading too much into this.

    Auckland • Since Jul 2008 • 215 posts Report

  • Josh Addison,

    I hear "fascist", I think Rik from The Young Ones - any respect I might have just evapourates in the face of that image...

    Onehunga, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 298 posts Report

  • Paul Litterick,

    Let's talk about this respect you might have...

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1000 posts Report

  • Gareth Ward,

    "Obama is a Communist, liberal, socialist fascist"

    Heh. The guy's well-rounded, I'll give him that.

    Auckland, NZ • Since Mar 2007 • 1727 posts Report

  • Sam F,

    Let's talk about this grudging recognition of a formidable adversary despite, or perhaps even because of the threat they pose to moral and civilised society, you might have...

    I fixed this with lots of useless decorative bits for you.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report

  • Sam F,

    Recognition in the sense of taking seriously as a threat, rather than any kind of esteem, obviously. I've lost my touch with this internets thing.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report

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