We the contributing editors of harikari.com are huge, HUGE fans of The Daily Show. (Well except for Mr. Barnes who doesn’t have expanded cable at his house. What is up with that Mr. Barnes?)
The rest of us hope that you are all devoted fans of the show.
I for one often think as I write stuff for this blog (yes my mind wanders as I write… that’s what makes it so damn hard!) why bother? People shouldn’t waste time here reading our stuff, they should just watch The Daily Show, it’s the best commentary on American politics anywhere; TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, blogs… there’s nothing better. (Countdown with Keith Olbermann deserves special mention as a very close second… oh an there’s that Colbert guy too…) Why The Daily Show? Because it cuts through to the heart of the topics of the day, and… it’s funny.
Case in point. Last Monday night the guest on the show was none other than former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton who has been the butt of many jokes on the show for the last couple of years. I for one was very surprised that he agreed to be on the show. He didn’t even have a book to promote. He just came on to discuss politics with Jon Stewart.
It was a very entertaining interview, and yes John Bolton was a bit of a dick like you would expect. Watch it.
Then the next night, Jon did this follow up piece that almost made we wet my pants.
What else can I say.
If you haven’t already seen it, watch it! And if you have seen it, watch it again!
Haha..I watched that just tonight. I don’t have expanded basic cable either, but the iTunes 68¢/episode deal is well worth it. Jon is a master at disagreeing without being disagreeable. Imagine Bill O’Reilly’s response to being told he’s “historically incorrect” when he (yes, let’s stretch the imagination a bit…) actually has his facts backed by study and historical record. It would be a nightmare.
Ha! I asked for it and he delivered! Well, kind of. He doesn’t have the facts on his side, but reacted exactly as you’d expect when told he was wrong.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/03/22/rocky-and-billwinkle/
And here’s a good link about “High Crimes and Misdemeanors”
http://www.constitution.org/cmt/high_crimes.htm