Comments on: The debate I’d like to see

By: zhixiong

zhixiong — Sat, 02 Oct 2004 11:41:15 +0000

By: alain lunge

alain lunge — Sat, 02 Oct 2004 08:41:39 +0000

Harrumpf! I find it particularly ironic that ‘krybo.amgine@cluemail.com’ turns out to be a clueless lying turd.

By: eszter

eszter — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:13:47 +0000

Sorry, the event to which I referred is only for residents and faculty fellows of the college. I was invited, because I’m a faculty fellow. If I hear of public events about upcoming debates, I’d be happy to post about those.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 02:35:23 +0000

I live in Chicago. Do you have anymore information about the debate and the discussion so that I can attend? Is it only open to students and friends?

By: eszter

eszter — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:32:44 +0000

Nate – care to say a few words about how difficult (or not) it is to get on a taping of The Daily Show? I’m interested.:-)

By: Krybo Amgine

Krybo Amgine — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:35:42 +0000

It’s a shame that Stewart’s sharp wit didn’t come shining through during the tongue-bath he gave to Kerry on The Daily Show several weeks ago.

By: nhayhoe

nhayhoe — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:01:53 +0000

I was in The Daily Show audience on Thursday and I was especially blown away at how lightning fast John was in his crowd warmup. Someone would ask a question and Stewart would shoot five minutes of hilarious and relevent material back at them without taking a breath. I think he’s noticably more brilliant when he doesn’t feel obligated to listen to the person across from him. -Nate

By: patriotBoy

patriotBoy — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:45:03 +0000

You know, it turns out that the “stoned slackers” who watch the daily show are actually better informed than the “ordinary people” who watch o’reilly. I find that hilarious and telling.

By: eszter

eszter — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:04:16 +0000

KCinDC – It’s not at all clear whether he’s read it or not (or whether he’s been briefed on it, I guess:). His references to not having read it was an important comical element of the interview. Stewart is always very serious about keeping the comical element up front and center. I thought he had some very nice responses to the comments by Reed.. like the one about suggesting that he was looking for evidence from “not before 91”.

By: KCinDC

KCinDC — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:43:13 +0000

I was disappointed in Jon Stewart’s performance with Ralph Reed. Why hasn’t Stewart read the 9/11 report—or at least learned more about it—so that he could respond to Reed’s attempt to paint it as supporting Bush’s worldview? Usually Stewart is better prepared to confront people’s talking points.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:09:28 +0000

Obviously you are one of the stoners that Bill O’Reilly claims are the only ones who watch The Daily Show.

By: eszter

eszter — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:46:10 +0000

Thanks, yup, I ordered it a few days ago.. should be arriving any day now.:)

By: nick

nick — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:21:17 +0000

If you don’t already own ‘America: The Book—A Guide To Citizen Inaction’ (by the Daily Show’s writers), then you should. It only really has its full impact if you’ve ever read one of the ‘Government and Civics’ textbooks for the usually-mandatory undergraduate course in the US, since it’s a parody of the style. But it’s actually worth buying one of those textbooks to appreciate the unintentional humour that so many contain: I remember several laugh-out-loud moments when reading a particularly inane textbook that was used for my wife’s course.