John McCain
A couple weeks ago I posted my disappointment over John McCain's change of course over in Mike's Neighborhood. After watching The Daily Show Tuesday night, I'm sticking by it.
John McCain has made so many appearences on The Daily Show that I've lost count. His disarmingly honest explanations on how DC worked, and self-deprecating style, won over Jon Stewart and the staff. He got such great accolades from the audience that he was a shoe in for the young, moderate vote in '08. But Stewart and the writers over at The Daily Show have been watching McCain drift over the past year, just as I have, and have even lampooned him for his change in position. So last night's show was a bit awkward, almost sad. It was like watching a man try to save his friend from his self-destructive behavior before it was too late.
See for yourself:
Part 1
Part 2
So unless Ron Paul makes a big hit at the Republican debates, or Chuck Hagel decides to run, the Republicans don't have a chance of getting my vote in 2008.
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DED
John McCain has made so many appearences on The Daily Show that I've lost count. His disarmingly honest explanations on how DC worked, and self-deprecating style, won over Jon Stewart and the staff. He got such great accolades from the audience that he was a shoe in for the young, moderate vote in '08. But Stewart and the writers over at The Daily Show have been watching McCain drift over the past year, just as I have, and have even lampooned him for his change in position. So last night's show was a bit awkward, almost sad. It was like watching a man try to save his friend from his self-destructive behavior before it was too late.
See for yourself:
Part 1
Part 2
So unless Ron Paul makes a big hit at the Republican debates, or Chuck Hagel decides to run, the Republicans don't have a chance of getting my vote in 2008.
\_/
DED
Labels: politics
posted by DED at 11:32 PM
6 Comments:
We're doomed, nobody is qualified to lead us out of Egypt.
Any thoughts why Stewart went easy on him? Maybe he just likes McCain as a person?
He does like McCain as a person. He even said so in the second part of the interview. If he didn't like him, he wouldn't be on as often as he has been.
But Jon Stewart isn't adversarial to begin with. He's a comedian and he knows that. He's not going to go all O'Reilly on his guests. He tries to find "the funny" even when he's trying to make a serious point.
With a couple exceptions, he's even non-adversarial with the right wing nut jobs that appear on the show. And it's very telling how these people respond to Stewart. It's one of the many reasons why I love the show. You can really pick up on the guest's psyche. If I had the time, I'd list a few examples (my parents are visiting for the weekend).
On a totally different subject, is there any way I could get my hands on some Death Penis songs?
You mean, besides this?
The rest of the band's material is not online anywhere. If you're really, really interested, I'll have to burn you a copy.
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