SPILL THE ENEMY'S BLOOD, NEVER INK.


SPILL THE ENEMY'S BLOOD, NEVER INK.

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

American Journalism: Why Are Jon Stewart + Stephen Colbert Better At Speaking Truth To Power Than YOU?

"Because apparently, even the invisible hand doesn't want to pick beans." - Stephen Colbert (Transcript & some additional clips here.)

Colbert's immigration testimony (Via AlterNet).

So media/Congress, boohoo he wasn't serious.  You may not look into it enough to find out, but they received Colbert's written (I take it, more serious) testimony - then after commenting on the press coverage he was bringing to the hearing (the most since the Clinton impeachment) they asked him to leave (i.e. shut-up; don't talk, funny man) and then it seemed like his microphone wasn't working (although that may have been his fault).  Also, if you hear him answering any Congress-person's questions he is obviously sincere about the issue . . . which is more than can be said about most politicians who aren't half as harmless - or a millionth of a percent as entertaining as Colbert. - The People's Poseur

Rally to Restore Sanity vs. March to Keep Fear Alive
Ask and you shall receive: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are going to stage competing rallies on the National Mall after an Internet campaign begged them to do so after Glenn Beck’s rally. “[W]e'd like you to join us in Washington, D.C. on October 30—a date of no significance whatsoever—at the Daily Show's ‘Rally to Restore Sanity,’” says Stewart's event website. Colbert's competing rally is called The March to Keep Fear Alive.

Speech at the White House Correspondent's Dinner (Part 1 of 3).  Part 2 (click here) & Part 3 (click here).

Miscellanea
Stewart & Colbert Presenting at Emmys 2007 (Full).

Colbert 52nd Grammy Awards (click here).

[Definitely worth checking out the full interview.] Jon Stewart was on the O'Reilly Factor (Via The Week) - and what do you know? Fox News edited out some of Stewart's better responses (click here to watch - what Fox News calls - the unedited interview).

"A machine should not speak for men." - Immortal Technique
WARNING: Graphic, Disturbing Content.  Immortal Technique - The 4th Branch - Revolutionary Vol 2 - NEW Video.


T-th-that's all folks (for now).

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