@seyswho: His constituents? Certainly you can't be referring to the people in New York's 23rd district, whose desires can't possibly be represented by Hoffman, due to the fact that he's a carpetbagger.
@skt.smth: Well, I was trying to think of another word to use but couldn't find the proper way to say "morons who voted for him" without sounding petulant. I guessed people could figure out what I meant. Thanks for the nitpicky lecture though, I always enjoy those so very much!
The only solution to Mr. Chen's dilemma where Stewart and Hannity are equal parts of a big, evil corporate pie is to drop out altogether and not consume any media of any form remotely linked to big, evil corporations.
To do that I'd have to be a smug-crunchie living on an organic farm in Vermont bragging about how I don't watch TV and get all my "indie" news from rinky dink anti-neoliberal websites run by Zapatista sympathizers at California liberal arts colleges.
And I really don't want to be that person. #seanhannity
What's sad to me is that things have decayed to such an extent that the thought that somebody (especially when that somebody is in the media) might actually be doing something right, might actually be speaking truth to power because they believe it to be a right thing, that they are really nothing more than half of some serio-comic conspiracy to make us believe it is so.
Call me naive but I do believe Stewart is the real deal. Unequivocally so. I think on some level he is still incredulous over the tantric mindfuck that his show has filled the void that the "legitimate media" use to hold. What started out as a comedy show has become something else due to factors no one could have foreseen. It's like going to a Halloween party dressed as a cop and when an emergency arises being pressed into duty because the powers that be have failed to show up.
As for Hannity, the dickless wonder did what all of these fatuous shitheels do: when he is exposed as the rank hack that he is he just gives that smug shrug of his shoulders and says "Hey, what's the big deal?" Then in a brazen attempt to embarrass the people that have exposed him, he thanks them for watching, as if that was the plan all along.
In antiquity he would have been left on the side of a mountain and we would have rained stones own on his sorry ass.
@Cunning_Linguist: Dear Cunning, (words I never thought I would type into a computer that was traceable) Thanks for your kind (if not cunning) words. Given your moniker, I am honored... #seanhannity
"He was also sending a winking, smartass shout-out to everyone who tuned in tonight solely for the satisfaction of seeing him eat crow."
Because the crow-eating was announced beforehand? or because Daily Show fans were watching, prepared to watch maybe for evenings on end, in the vain hope of a crow-eating?
The Daily Show sifts shows like Hannity's for gotcha and comedy nuggets so we don't have to. Life is short. I'd watch that shit if it were my job--gladly, in fact (the Daily Show can pm me with an offer)--but it's not. I'm fine with the highlights, as, I suspect, are most of the people indicted here for some weird complicity in that Hannity smugness that at least I woudn't have seen if you hadn't posted it.
Thanks, Gawker readers, for tuning in. #seanhannity
Hmm, you may be overthinking this. Hannity is an asshole and a liar, and Stewart called him out on it. The end. Don't let Hannity's weird apology get inside your brain! #seanhannity
My guess is that Hannity's ratings bump, if there was one at all, was minor and one-day-only. But his faking the footage forever adds to the file that critics of Fox news can pull out to support their argument that it's not a legitimate news source. #seanhannity
@Pick-me-a-winner: Can't see how, and I would be surprised if there was any measurable difference. Stewart fans know there are other ways of getting the info. #seanhannity
@naugahydeinplainsight: What, there needs to be a Fox is "not a legitimate news source" argument. What makes you think that is necessary at all. Fox stopped pretending it was legitimate a long time ago. #seanhannity
Oh yes, because the guy who tries to 'zing' the assholes in our country for us on a regular basis shouldn't be making a good buck, should simply be content with our laughter and gratitude, right?
Why the shot at stewart? He's a comedian with a penchant for political hypocrisy and goofy wit; he doesn't pretend to be anything else.
He makes a lot of money, fine. Can you think of anyone else on the air that attempts to put these people in check the way he does? Most companies are owned by larger companies which are conglomerates of...yeah, we know.
It's the same argument I hear about michael moore and how it's wrong that he's a millionaire while saying all these things in his movies.
The argument doesn't hold up. #seanhannity
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Six pregnancy scare, eh Adrian?
<== My friend here would like a quick word. #jonstewart
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What's that thing he's carrying when he comes in? It looks like a kid's toy bugle or something. #jonstewart
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A-fucking-mazing. #jonstewart
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To do that I'd have to be a smug-crunchie living on an organic farm in Vermont bragging about how I don't watch TV and get all my "indie" news from rinky dink anti-neoliberal websites run by Zapatista sympathizers at California liberal arts colleges.
And I really don't want to be that person. #seanhannity
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Call me naive but I do believe Stewart is the real deal. Unequivocally so. I think on some level he is still incredulous over the tantric mindfuck that his show has filled the void that the "legitimate media" use to hold. What started out as a comedy show has become something else due to factors no one could have foreseen. It's like going to a Halloween party dressed as a cop and when an emergency arises being pressed into duty because the powers that be have failed to show up.
As for Hannity, the dickless wonder did what all of these fatuous shitheels do: when he is exposed as the rank hack that he is he just gives that smug shrug of his shoulders and says "Hey, what's the big deal?" Then in a brazen attempt to embarrass the people that have exposed him, he thanks them for watching, as if that was the plan all along.
In antiquity he would have been left on the side of a mountain and we would have rained stones own on his sorry ass.
Here's to the good old days. #seanhannity
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Because the crow-eating was announced beforehand? or because Daily Show fans were watching, prepared to watch maybe for evenings on end, in the vain hope of a crow-eating?
The Daily Show sifts shows like Hannity's for gotcha and comedy nuggets so we don't have to. Life is short. I'd watch that shit if it were my job--gladly, in fact (the Daily Show can pm me with an offer)--but it's not. I'm fine with the highlights, as, I suspect, are most of the people indicted here for some weird complicity in that Hannity smugness that at least I woudn't have seen if you hadn't posted it.
Thanks, Gawker readers, for tuning in. #seanhannity
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Why the shot at stewart? He's a comedian with a penchant for political hypocrisy and goofy wit; he doesn't pretend to be anything else.
He makes a lot of money, fine. Can you think of anyone else on the air that attempts to put these people in check the way he does? Most companies are owned by larger companies which are conglomerates of...yeah, we know.
It's the same argument I hear about michael moore and how it's wrong that he's a millionaire while saying all these things in his movies.
The argument doesn't hold up. #seanhannity