Archive for the ‘jon stewart’ tag

Now With the Colbert Report #

June 10th, 2008 | In Worth Distraction 

America’s favorite streaming television site, Hulu, just announced that they’ve now got The Daily Show and Colbert Report. Soon, they’ll also have these great PBS programs:

  • Scientific American Frontiers
  • Wired Science
  • Carrier
  • Nova

(via TV Squad)

President Bush Sings #

March 13th, 2008 | In Worth Distraction 

A few weeks ago, Jon Stewart said that he no longer found it possible to hate the president. I agreed then, and I still agree after seeing this. An explanation and more is at The Lede. As it describes the video:

The video is grainy, and Mr. Bush isn’t visible on most of it. But the lyrics, which poke fun at some of the most controversial moments in the Bush administration — the prosecution of vice presidential aide Scooter Libby, the collapse of his nomination of Harriet Miers, former White House counsel, to the Supreme Court — are almost entirely clear, over the laughter.

Jonah Goldberg Strikes Back #

January 22nd, 2008 | In Worth Knowing 

After an appearance on The A Daily Show made him look silly to more people than will probably ever read his book, Liberal Fascism, Mr. Goldberg strikes back in a Los Angeles Times column.

Largely left on the cutting-room floor were some important points that might have made my book seem a bit more nuanced. When he railed about conservatives and gay marriage, I pointed out that in my book, I’m sympathetic to it. When he took shots at Republicans, I noted that I criticize the likes of President Bush and Pat Buchanan for being “right-wing progressives.”

Jonah Goldberg on The Daily Show #

January 17th, 2008 | In Worth Distraction 

I’m not sure I like mentioning The A Daily Show twice in one day (here’s the first instance), but this is too good to pass up. Jonah Goldberg, who has a new book called Liberal Fascism, was on last night and unjustly or not looked like an utter fool.