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Tonight on the Daily Show they led with a story about an anti-John Roberts ad claiming he supported abortion clinic bombers.
After playing a clip John Stewart chimed in: “Pro-choice, but not pro-fact.” and went on to explain that Roberts wrote the brief the group was talking about in 1991 in defense of peaceful protesters. It was cited by the defense in a 1998 clinic bombing case.

Stewart summed up, “So Roberts is pro-clinic bombing the same way that if you bought Michael Jackson’s Thriller album in 1982 you’re pro-molestation today.”

Why can’t we get clear explanations like this from other media outlets?
 
I don’t watch The Daily show, but I saw the clip on Fox & Friends this morning. I was glad to see him bring the truth to light. I would not expect someone like Bill Mahr to step up, but I know Jon Stewart is not on Mahr’s level.
 
The daily show is quite typically anti-Christian, anti-theist, anti-conservative propaganda. The priest-pedophile jokes are common, and there’s scorn for people who hold any sort of “traditional” value system.

There’s just one reason that I don’t abstain - Jon Stewart is hillarious! Why does one of the funniest men on the planet have to ruin it?
 
The Daily Show has more balanced political truth in it than ALL the so called “real” news outlets. Jon Stewart ROCKS! 👍
 
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didymus:
Tonight on the Daily Show they led with a story about an anti-John Roberts ad claiming he supported abortion clinic bombers.
After playing a clip John Stewart chimed in: “Pro-choice, but not pro-fact.” and went on to explain that Roberts wrote the brief the group was talking about in 1991 in defense of peaceful protesters. It was cited by the defense in a 1998 clinic bombing case.

Stewart summed up, “So Roberts is pro-clinic bombing the same way that if you bought Michael Jackson’s Thriller album in 1982 you’re pro-molestation today.”

Why can’t we get clear explanations like this from other media outlets?
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I’m afraid I garbled things a little. One of the people in the 1991 case Roberts wrote the brief for went on to be the bomber in the 1998 case.
 
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didymus:
Stewart summed up, “So Roberts is pro-clinic bombing the same way that if you bought Michael Jackson’s Thriller album in 1982 you’re pro-molestation today.”
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Way to go, Jon Stewart!! He is hilarious, and can sure tell it like it is, when he is not being a whiny liberal. God has blessed Jon with an amazingly witty mind - he should use his powers for good, not evil.
 
I am an avid watcher and resent the allusion that Jon Stewart is doing evil… for to assume that someone who is a liberal is evil…IS evil. :rolleyes:
 
I always enjoyed the John Stewart show. I am generally conservative, though the definitions of liberal and conservative have mutated and blurred in our present American political culture.

John Stewart’s show has become much more politically charged over the past several years. I think it came about when he realized how influential he could be. It became an obvious platform for liberal politics.

I recommend conservatives watch the Daily Show now and then. It is good to laugh at ourselves… though lately, I admit, I have become annoyed with it at times or didn’t think it was as funny as it used to be in the beginning of the show when his political bent wasn’t quite so blatant.

I still like John Stewart. I find it somewhat disturbing when people seem to take it a little too seriously, especially college-age students, and allow a comedy show seem to replace their real news.
 
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ShroudMan:
The Daily Show has more balanced political truth in it than ALL the so called “real” news outlets. Jon Stewart ROCKS! 👍
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This is the problem with American Culture. We turn entertainment into truth because we are so accustomed to being entertained. I enjoy John Stewart. He is a comedian, not a political analyst or balanced news show. It’s comedy, satire, funny, yes, a replacement for balanced news, no.

Wake up America, our existence does not depend on being entertained! It is far too easy for us to lull ourselves into a state of distraction with all our games and a state of sleep with all our bedtime stories.

John Stewart isn’t evil. He is a comedian.
 
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proud2Bpapist:
Way to go, Jon Stewart!! He is hilarious, and can sure tell it like it is, when he is not being a whiny liberal. God has blessed Jon with an amazingly witty mind - he should use his powers for good, not evil.
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John Stewart isn’t evil but I guess it is fair to say that he promotes politics that promote abortion, and that is no doubt, evil. So in a round about way you could say that there are evil aspects… but I wouldnt’ call him evil. I don’t think Proud 2B’s post is saying John Stewart is evil, but that he uses his powers to promote some evil ideologies.
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RyanL:
The daily show is quite typically anti-Christian, anti-theist, anti-conservative propaganda. The priest-pedophile jokes are common, and there’s scorn for people who hold any sort of “traditional” value system.

There’s just one reason that I don’t abstain - Jon Stewart is hillarious! Why does one of the funniest men on the planet have to ruin it?
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Yes, yes, I agree completely. I used to love his show, but have found it offensive a bit here and there lately.
 
Save the bunk…theres more to liberal politics than just abortion… aside from abortion, liberal politics are more in line with true Christian values than right wingerism is any day. Its just too hard for people to accept that things aint clear cut and black and white in their little world so they align themsleves with the twisted republicans cause the abortion issue is the ONLY issue that is Christian… take a look at all their other policies…they stink to high heaven…and also save the bunk and bile about the liberals and their “culture of death”… what the hell do ya call this unjust war? a MAJOR PROMOTION and PROPAGANDIZEMENT of and FOR the CULTURE OF DEATH.
 
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ShroudMan:
Save the bunk…theres more to liberal politics than just abortion… aside from abortion, liberal politics are more in line with true Christian values than right wingerism is any day.
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The dirigiste model of society liberals promote is in direct opposition to the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, the protestant conception of states rights and the Federalism desired by both.

If liberalism so expresses the Christian faith, why are liberals in court all the time suing to censor the free expression of the faith? Why are few of the top donors to the Democratic Party Christians? George Soros funds most major liberal groups today (Catholics for a Free Choice is one). I believe he calls himself an atheist. Last year he gave liberal groups over $25 million. Steve Bing, also not a Christian, gave over $13 million. If liberalism so expresses the faith, why aren’t wealthy Christians giving millions to People for the American Way, NARAL, the ACLU, GLAAD-GLSEN etc?
 
I like how Jon Stewart mocked both Bush and Kerry during elections. He knocks conservatives, but liberals too. He makes fun of everyone! He leans to the left, but when he questions Bush supporters, even though he doesnt support the war, he is rational and explains it calmly and asks valid questions. Hes not like “bush is an idiot and i hate him and he murders iraqis and american soldiers.” I believe he does try to see both sides and while he does mock conservatives, its not so much an agenda as just mocking everything he observes. i watch it every night.
 
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ShroudMan:
Save the bunk…theres more to liberal politics than just abortion… aside from abortion, liberal politics are more in line with true Christian values than right wingerism is any day. /QUOTE]

The dirigiste model of society liberals promote is in direct opposition to the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, the protestant conception of states rights and the Federalism desired by both.

If liberalism so expresses the Christian faith, why are liberals in court all the time suing to censor the free expression of the faith? Why are few of the top donors to the Democratic Party Christians? George Soros funds most major liberal groups today (Catholics for a Free Choice is one). I believe he calls himself an atheist. Last year he gave liberal groups over $25 million. Steve Bing, also not a Christian, gave over $13 million. If liberalism so expresses the faith, why aren’t wealthy Christians giving millions to People for the American Way, NARAL, the ACLU, GLAAD-GLSEN etc?
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The term liberal has been bastardized. Today it stands for sexual licentiousness, suppression of religion and the promotion of immorality,

Soros is a good example of one who spends his money to destroy Western civilization. He works to promote societal chaos in the form of euthansia,
illegal drugs, etc.
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David_Paul:
Why are few of the top donors to the Democratic Party Christians? George Soros funds most major liberal groups today (Catholics for a Free Choice is one). I believe he calls himself an atheist. Last year he gave liberal groups over $25 million. Steve Bing, also not a Christian, gave over $13 million. If liberalism so expresses the faith, why aren’t wealthy Christians giving millions to People for the American Way, NARAL, the ACLU, GLAAD-GLSEN etc?
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Soros is also former business partner with BOTH George Bushes.
 
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Soros is also former business partner with BOTH George Bushes.
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The Carlyle group has 800+ investors. If I invest, are all other investors my partners? 🙂
 
It appears that the dirigistic model is not liberal at all:

from Wikipedia:
Dirigisme flourished under the center-right governments of Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou. In those times, the policy was viewed as a middle way between the American displayed policy of little state involvement and the Soviet policy of total state control, just like France was trying to be a middle way between the two major blocs.

If fact, liberalism doesn’t express the Catholic faith. Neither does conservatism. Each political position has elements that conform to Catholic thinking as well as elements that oppose Catholic thinking.
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David_Paul:
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ShroudMan:
Save the bunk…theres more to liberal politics than just abortion… aside from abortion, liberal politics are more in line with true Christian values than right wingerism is any day. /QUOTE]

The dirigiste model of society liberals promote is in direct opposition to the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, the protestant conception of states rights and the Federalism desired by both.

If liberalism so expresses the Christian faith, why are liberals in court all the time suing to censor the free expression of the faith?
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