Jon Stewart-The Most Edgy Government Hack EVAH (King Shamus)

 

John Nolte is on the case.

If establishment comedian Jon Stewart didn’t have the professional dignity to express embarrassment after the President of the United States personally endorsed his upcoming October 30th, Mock-The-People left-wing political rally, no one should be surprised over Stewart’s willingness to unashamedly accept all the Big Media astro-turf that’s already been thrown his way. Obviously the King’s favorite Court Jester has a raging case of Beck-Envy and now all the King’s Media Toadies and all the King’s Corporate Toadies are going to try and put Jon Stewart’s ego back together again: “Doesn’t America know I mock Glenn Beck!”

What John Nolte is referring to is the Restoring Sanity rally that Jon Stewart is holding in Washington DC. 

Who is Jon Stewart, you ask?  Just the biggest television rebel out ever.  Just ask him.  He'll be happy to tell you just how tough, independent and punk-rock he really is.

How rebellious is Jon Stewart?  He had the writers of his show write jokes for President Obama White House Correspondents Dinner speech.  How hip is Jon Stewart?  He devoted half his show throwing a temper-tantrum attacking Bernie Goldberg.  You want cool?  Cool is getting a tongue bath from the media equivalent of the poor nerdy high-school freshman that gets stuffed into his locker every day.        

Maybe all that hasn't convinced you just how anti-establishment Jon Stewart is.  Check this out and know the level of commitment Jon Stewart has to going against the corporate Man. 

Whether you lean left or right, hail from a blue state or red, prefer keeping sanity, fear, or a healthy dose of both alive and well, the one thing we all have in common is that we’ve pledged allegiance to the MTV Networks flag. And when an opportunity arises to support one (or two) of our own. we’ll take it pretty much every time.

You may have heard that Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are hosting a little get together on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Saturday, October 30th. … This will be a day when — no matter what transpires from Jon, Stephen, and their special guests — our brothers and sisters at Comedy Central will own the cultural conversation, without question. Who would want to miss that one?

 On the morning of October 30th, we’re loading up a fleet of buses here at 1515 Broadway and sending as many of you as we can down to DC for a free one-day, round-trip journey to join in the Rally to Restore Sanity and March to Keep Fear Alive. It’s about a 5 ½ hour trip down 95 to our nation’s capital[.] 

Because nothing says 'edgy' like a man having to beg his multinational business bosses to strong-arm employees into sitting on a bus and showing up for a company-mandated meeting. /sarc

If Jon Stewart hadn't hoodwinked a generation of mediocre college-age hipster douchenozzles into believing the tired statist bullsh*t he spews on the Daily Show, the backstory behind the Restoring Sanity rally might be pitiful.  Stewart has received numerous accolades from the lamestream media.  By his own standards--being adored by the left-wingers in Hollywood and the coasts--he's succeeded beyond his wildest dreams or his talents.  The tastemakers of the progressive movement have been kissing his butt for a decade.

But his ego just won't be satisfied with all of the honors and huzzahs he's received.  Amazing.  "Restoring Sanity" should be renamed "Stewart's Vanity."

One wonders if the scary-smart people in Stewart's audience realize they're being used like a Kleenex.  Given the monumental self-regard displayed by the average Daily Show fan, the answer is probably 'no'. Many liberals believe they're part of an intellectual vanguard; they think they're the only ones who can see the wheels-within-wheels machinations of AmeriKKKa's Reich-wing fascist society.  For the folks not coerced into attending "Restoring Sanity" by their corporate superiors, the rally is going to be a wonderful celebration of the Left movement in 2010.  It'll be the secular-statist equivalent of meeting the Pope.

Sadly, it turns out the Pontiff of Progressivism is a sad insecure geek that has to create a pathetic imitative media event in order to buck up his ever-sagging ego.

Hey liberals:  Enjoy being the tools of a lame self-loathing television clown.

In addition:  Here's your moment of Zen--Jon Stewart gets his ass handed to him by John Yoo.

Comments

[Dave in dallas]

My sponsored free buses can carry more people to the lincoln memorial than your free-- oh, wait. beck ralliers paid their OWN way?!?!? Weren't organized, encouraged, ordered to be there by ppl who have influence over them?

Well, never mind. I can still force/cajole/order more people to be there than.... Well... Than you can politely ask to be there. And that proves i am cool and you is stoopid.

[Mugatu]

All the years he has been on and your so proud that one of his guests "beat" him? Terrible article, besides just ranting and calling him names, your evidence he so vain and puffed up is because he is having a rally? You must think Beck is even worse, after all not only did he have a rally but, he said God was talking through him, now there is some vanity.

[Mugatu]

That is such a tired response, Oprah is sending 225 people because she has a new network staring and wants the publicity, its Capitalism. Huffington wants to tap into Jon/Stephen very young audience for the same thing, I though you conservatives loved Capitalism. For all the rest of us we are paying our own way. BTW Beck wasn't organized? Wow, the entire FOX news station pushed it hard. Come to my rally, God is speaking through me, and you call Liberals mindless.

[WilliamHowardTaft]

Where has Jon Stewart ever come out and claimed to be "anti establishment" and punk rock? He's a comedian who makes sarcastic comments between well edited montages of politicians being hypocrites. You clearly do not watch his show.

Unlike Beck and the Tea Party, Stewart does not claim to represent any sort of political party. He does not tell his audience who they should/shouldn't vote for. When the ACLU and Progressive Organizations complained Stewart's rally was detracting from theirs, Stewart told them "Tough s***. I don't owe you anything."

Which makes your astroturfing charge make no sense. He has not ever claimed that this movement is grass roots. Viacom, the corporation that owns Comedy Central, is helping organize and broadcast the rally (although Stewart and Colbert are using their rallies to raise money for charity).

The message of this rally is calling your political opponents Marxists, Hitler, and anti-American does nothing to fix our country's problems. If we want to make anything better, we need to tone down the rhetoric and talk to each other like adults. He is putting on a rally for people who are sick of name-calling, fear mongering and hyperbole and who also want to have a fun time.

Oprah gave away free tickets to his studio audience, and Huffington (a long time friend/fan of Stewart's) has paid for buses to take people to the rally from New York. Please explain how those actions invalidate his message in any way.

[Linda]

I think Jon Stewart's message is self-invalidating. After all, the whole idea is nothing more than a "Anti-Beck/Tea Party Rally."

What does that mean, really, besides, we think you are wrong! We are going to rally around our agreement of your wrongness! Silly, and kind of embarrassing. But at least it's during Halloween weekend, giving attendees a reason to wear a costume and have some fun.

In Stewart's defense, he can be quite funny, and very occasionally will point out the left's folly. (I'm remembering a "race card maxed out" skit.)

But yeah, I get Shamus' point: folks that are part of Hollywood, the MSM, and "youth culture" still see themselves as the rebellious ones. They haven't noticed that their politics have taken over the institutions, the government. They have become "the man." Tea Party types are the rebellious cool kids now, and you guys are so . . . square.

[Linda]

It is not "name-calling" to point out the fact that nationalizing huge chunks of industry (auto, health care, banking, mortgages, student loans) is socialistic, rooted in Marxism, and the same thing that occurred in Stalin's Russia and Hitler's Germany.

And anyway, I see plenty of name-calling from both sides, so what point is there to, well, pointing fingers?

Shoot, the name of the rally: "Restoring Sanity," is just a sly way to call Beck and people like me and Shamus "insane."

Spare us the sanctimony.

[Jeff]

wow, alot of liberal trolls infecting the comments section ...

you must have left a mark to get this much push back ...

Great post btw ...

[CGHill]

Given the Democrats' modus operandi - throw money at things - I have been saying that this gathering should have been called "Restoring Santa."

[Casey]

Jeff, yes.

So, Mugatu, it's not a political rally, it's a business investment, right? Or is it a one-day ad campaign? I'm so confused, now.

I imagine Mr. Stewart and the other organizers will be surprised to hear that, since they are obviously under the impression that they're making a political statement.

And, no, King Shamus (excuse me sir, if I misinterpret your post) isn't saying Stewart is vain (etc) because he's holding a rally; he's vain (etc) because he like to pose the guy who speaks truth to power; he's a member of the Fourth Estate, afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted.

...As opposed to being a professional humorist posing as a political commentator, while loyally endorsing most of the standard liberal/progressive line... {/snark}

Actually, listening to Mugatu is rather entertaining. "Beck's worse, cuz he's a poopy-head, and he talked about God, and he was organized too!! What about Fox, hunh? What about FOX, buddy!!? Yeah, that's right, you got nothing to say, eh?"

To be honest, we're not stumped by your points, we're just laughing too hard to talk. And if you can't tell the difference between an astro-turf event with pre-printed signs and Union members proudly showing their team colors, and a genuine grassroots movement (who, by the way, actually cleaned up after themselves, as opposed to the 10/2 slobs), you're beyond help anyway. But still funny.

WilliamHowardTaftWhoObviouslyDoesn'tKnowWhoThatIs: the Tea Party people don't claim to represent a political party, either. They're a political movement. There's a difference.

Beck's demonstration (don't have much use for the man myself, but it's a free country, right?) embarrassed the left by the huge turnout, especially after the 10/2 fizzle. So they're going for another "me too" moment. I expect someone to start singing "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" any minute now.

As for discussing things like adults, that's pretty funny coming from a crowd who demonized Bush for eight years, tried to eviscerate Sarah Palin, and is led by a man who plays the race card at every opportunity while calling his opponents liars, bigots, and racists. Almost forgot, "teabaggers," too. You stay classy, Barry. What do you expect from a man who's idea of reaching across the aisle is telling the Republicans "I won?" That's pretty funny, too.

I think I like these trolls. They're pleasant entertainment.

King Shamus, we might want to give Stewart a little bit of credit, as he's taken a few shots at the Obama administration, the most recent being The Race Card is Maxed Out. And that is funny.