Do you think those involved with Comedy Central's "Daily Show" are trying to make a statement by placing this billboard on the freeway leaving the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport?
As Broadcasting & Cable reported Sunday:
Having arrived just yesterday in Minneapolis (for the Minnesota State Fair, of course, not the convention), I can report that the Comedy Central show has erected a can’t-miss-it billboard off of I-494 that greets motorists leaving the MSP airport. [...]
As far as I can tell, this went up in the past couple days. Haven’t found an equivalent billboard welcoming “latte-sipping, arugula-munching” delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, which starts tomorrow.
For those unfamiliar with the term, an oligarch is a member of a government ruled by a few dominant individuals.
Hmmm. So do you think the good folks at the "Daily Show" view the GOP as a small group of rich white folks ruling the country?
Fascinating given four of the five richest members in Congress are Democrats. But why should facts get in the way of a good insult if it's humorously intended?
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When I first saw the image,
August 26, 2008 - 11:25 ET by lotrWhen I first saw the image, I though the billboard was referring to the lineup, Jon-boy being the Head Oligarch. No joke. Who is he trying to kid? He must suffer from self hate, being rich and white.
Do we expect anything less...
August 26, 2008 - 11:26 ET by AgentAmericanWhat did you expect from that putz Stewart? Civility?
I have every reason to believe that the liberals in the media are scared.
Drill ANWAR
It's
August 27, 2008 - 08:42 ET by j. frank wilson"ANWR" - no "A."
And drilling there might bring the price of gasoline down six cents a gal. a decade from now. If there is a way to ship it, of course.
There IS a way
August 27, 2008 - 09:14 ET by UnsaneLuckily for you there IS a way to ship it! I have stood next to it. It is called TAPS.
And drilling there might bring the price of gasoline down six cents a gal. a decade from now. Defeatism. ("It will only bring down the price six cents, so we should just throw up our hands and completely give up.") The way the futures market is right now I suspect the announcement alone of exploration/drilling there would bring oil prices through the floor. Or to at least half of where they are now.
Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief. Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.
Hypocrite
August 26, 2008 - 11:26 ET by UtherpendSomeone needs to turn the mirror around and give Jon Stewert a shock. He is rich and White, being Jewish does not turn you into a poor minority by proxy.
Someone should put on the
August 26, 2008 - 11:27 ET by AeroSpearSomeone should put on the billboard right after that one:
"Comedy Central mixed up their locations, the Democratic Convention is in Denver."
The funniest thing (despite Obama "change")
August 26, 2008 - 11:38 ET by sarcasmoWould have been if they'd put that exact same sign in a similar Denver location, especially since prominent members of both "major" parties have literally spent the past week admitting to anyone who'd listen what the Libertarians have said all along regarding that dime's worth of difference, despite all the election year yammering to the contrary.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Liberal tolerance on
August 26, 2008 - 11:51 ET by wiwfLiberal tolerance on parade. Nothing like identity politics to win you elections.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
In Denver? I'm thinking,
August 26, 2008 - 11:51 ET by EvokeIn Denver? I'm thinking, "Welcome poor, black folks, and un-documented welfare recipiants." Somehow I think this would be regarded as reprehensible.
Oh cute by half... Pot
August 26, 2008 - 12:51 ET by bigtimerOh cute by half...
Pot calling kettle...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Jon Stewart's an oligarch?
August 26, 2008 - 15:19 ET by balboaJon Stewart's an oligarch?
More cutting edge humor from
August 26, 2008 - 13:00 ET by Jack BauerMore cutting edge humor from Jon Stewart and his 179 writers.
Man, does he know unfunny or what!
Minor caveat... isn't it really the shadowy Obama backer George Soros who is the actual hyper-rich white oligarch?
Jack... Soros... Bingo!
August 26, 2008 - 13:24 ET by bigtimerJack...
Soros...
Bingo!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
He must have heard the word
August 26, 2008 - 13:21 ET by mattmHe must have heard the word 'oligarch' on FOX. He certainly doesn't know what it means if he's trying to apply the term to republicans.
It is the Democrats who are the oligarchs. THEY are the ones who know better than the citizens do what's best for them. THEY are the ones who want to take over the oil companies. THEY are the ones who get their agenda passed through 9 judges rather than through 435 legislators.
If this guy thinks he's funny, he's living in la la land - no wonder he's a Lefty.
i don't know what's funnier
August 26, 2008 - 13:38 ET by johnGi don't know what's funnier the actual billboard or the way that jon stewart gets under to many people's skin here at NB...
jg
August 26, 2008 - 13:45 ET by Noel Sheppardjg,
What makes you think he's under anyone's skin? I like Jon Stewart. Have watched the show for years, though not as much as I used to. ns
He was okay in The Faculty.
August 26, 2008 - 13:52 ET by Jack BauerHe was okay in The Faculty. Mind you, he did get a hypo shoved in his eye!
I don't know why you think Stewart is funny
August 26, 2008 - 17:50 ET by Captain KirockI'm sorry, but Jon Stewart is not funny. Anyone who has had to suffer through one of his painfully embarassing performances at the Academy Awards can attest to this.
CK
August 26, 2008 - 18:25 ET by Noel SheppardCK,
I don't think the Oscars are his forte. However, TDS used to be a fabulous show before we invaded Iraq. After that point, Stewart got so anti-Bush it became intolerable. However, before that point, I was a religious watcher of the program. Funniest daily political show on TV since "Politically Incorrect" before it was moved to ABC. ns
It's just such an old, stale format
August 26, 2008 - 19:34 ET by Captain KirockThe whole late night "wise guy sits behind desk" format just seems so tired and played out to me. It's been around for 50 years. Steve Allen invented it, Johnny Carson perfected it, few excel at it. I used to like David Letterman until about 10 years ago when he became such an angry, bitter, old, liberal crank. I've seen the Daily Show a few times, Stewart is just too smarmy for me.
Not funny nor entertaining
August 27, 2008 - 08:08 ET by UnsaneHmmm? Getting under my skin? In what way?
Both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have one thing in common: neither are remotely funny.
Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief. Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.
The only thing I don't like
August 26, 2008 - 15:29 ET by ApacheThe only thing I don't like about John is that he took a show that poked fun of the media and turned it into hacky and somewhat preachy far left rant fest that added smirks and funny faces. I think he ran out of material after his first season. He has become what the original Daily Show would mock.
close the borders
August 26, 2008 - 17:24 ET by wizardjrCan we keep these out of towners from liberal-land the heck out of here? I've got enough problems with the hippies and airheads that live here. I don't need to import jackasses from the coast.
That's okay. Neal Boortz purchased a billboard in Atlanta...
August 27, 2008 - 08:34 ET by R D Helm...during the Democrat convention that said,
"Welcome Democrats: Remember your motto: "Those who rob Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul"
-Dave.
For those unfamiliar with
August 27, 2008 - 09:16 ET by dmntd1So, it's kind of like Illinois, Barak Obama's home state, where the outgoing Democrat Senate President nominated his son to be placed on the ballot in his stead?
Or it's like Massachusetts, where the Kennedy's have a steady lineage of public pie-hole-stuffing?
Or maybe it's like Arkansas/New York with the Clintons?
Or, to be fair, it's like the southern U.S. and the Bush family?
Fascism is a religious conception in which man is seen in his imminent relationship with a superior law and with an objective will that transcends the particular individual - Mussolini