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    Re: Politically Serviceable Comedians. No. 5: JON STEWART 📂 Archived Message

    Posted by Ian M on November 15, 2021, 12:01 pm, in reply to "Politically Serviceable Comedians. No. 5: JON STEWART"

    After the Charlie Hebdo killings:





    'Stark reminder that, for the most part, the legislators and journalists and institutions that we jab and ridicule are not, in any way, the Enemy. For however frustrating or outraged the back and forth can become, it's still back and forth, a conversation amongst those on ... let's call it Team Civilisation. And this type of violence only clarifies that reality. Of COURSE, of course our goal tonight is not to make sense of this, because there is no sense to be made of this. Our goal, as it is always, is to keep going. 'Keep Calm and Carry On', or whatever version of that saying is in your dorm room.'

    Paraphrasing George Carlin, It's a big club, and John Stewart wants to be in it, and will fight to keep the rest of you out.

    Also every time Obama came on the show he completely rolled over and looked all starry-eyed, albeit not to the extent of Steven 'I want to take a minute to drink you in' Colbert. I hear he's been taking a tougher line with officials in his latest netflix thing, but I'm not in a massive hurry to check it out based on his past performances...

    I

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