(Updated) Jon Stewart Baffled by CNN: ‘You’re Not Even News Anchors Anymore’
- Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:44am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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On Monday’s “Daily Show,” Jon Stewart admittedly took a break from jabbing Fox News and turned his satirical attention to CNN. What ensued was a hilarious segment that resembled Stewart’s old mockery of former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, complete with a mash up of some of CNN’s best worst moments.
“We get so caught up watching Fox News and everything we forget to check in on the 24 hour news network that started it all — the most trusted name in news, CNN; the gold standard. What have they been up to lately?”
Here’s what Stewart found (and it involved “reporter roulette” and a cat in a bunny mask):*
(H/T: Gawker.tv)
*The Daily Show player is not working properly, which caused the wrong video to show up. Thanks to Mediaite for providing a working video.
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Comments (110)
NickDeringer
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:48amGo back to sleep, John. Everything is just fine. And whatever you do, do not buy gold.
Report Post »dawg of gawd
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:10amSomething tells me Jon is doing just fine, teeny weeny gun.
Report Post »kinnick1
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:39amStewart seems to be closer to “getting it” when it comes to America’s problems. Funny how Howard Stern has used Capitalism and freedom to negotiate a $100M contract with Sirius/XM, but compares Glenn Beck to Charlie Sheen.. Stern, you have a lot to learn, brother..
Report Post »bobbysheehan
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 11:04amThat comparison bothered me as well. You can tell by Stewart’s reaction that he found it pretty extreme. Hopefully he is starting to “get it.”
Report Post »cstcomputers
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:37amI couldn’t make it to the “Good Part”…
Report Post »DGroundhog
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:35amWOW, that was painful.
Had to sit thru 2 lame Stewart segments before the CNN bit which was only mildly funny. NOT worth it.
Report Post »rlo
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:30amI couldn’t even watch the whole thing… What has happened to you John Stewart???
Report Post »WishWeWereFree
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:29amThe vast majority of the clip isn’t about CNN at all! The headline writer at the Blaze needs to work on his honesty.
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:24amAll things in moderation…And John Stewart falls into that catagory well. His bashing of CNN was worth the ‘teachers’ segment. Now, I don’t have to watch again for another month…
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:22amWhoa CNN!! When Little Jon Takes you to the woodshed you know your s*** is weak. Better clean up your act before he has to step in and take over.
Report Post »flagbearer
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:20amIt really illustrates how CNN is grabbing at straws to get ANY viewers at all. I don‘t like Jon Stewart’s liberalism and progressivism. His sarcasm gets old and I find it disgusting.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:15amEven if it is cute, I can’t watch this idiot and validate his existence. Can’t do it. Won’t do it.
Report Post »Leigh
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:12amI’m getting the “Crisis in Dairyland” Stewart segment about Wisconsin, and it is 100% FOX anchor bashing. HACKED! Guess I will have to go to YouTube to find the CNN bashing…or I could just watch cartoons on TV. Hard decision. Think I will go outside. They are all pretty good at “bashing”, and I am pretty tired of it.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:10amNow that’s funny. The least news anchor anywhere call the other anchors having lost their way. Is that like the pot calling the kettle black? I guess he has to be somewhere, in case I am glad that he’s not on FNC.
Report Post »LibertarianLady
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:07amSo what was new here Jon??? CNN has never been real news. Chaff, partisanship and fluff.
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:04amUnfortunately, far too many people truly believe this nut gives real news! Rather pathetic and doesn’t bode well for the generation who listen to worthless Stewart! He is just another progressive!
Report Post »Agfadoc
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:04amWrong video segment. I can barely stand the guy, and this segment is the reason why. How about linking the correct one so we can see him bash CNN.. not vilify anyone against the unions.
Report Post »Beckaj
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 9:32amI’m not sure if this is how it was initially, but when I watched it, you had to sit through a Fox bashing session prior to getting to the CNN bashing session. It was painful to watch as they took out of context sound bites and twisted it to make it seem like Fox protects billionaires and goes after teachers for making too much.
Report Post »Highland
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:00amYou have to laugh at the “odor” of socialists. Doesn’t smell so much like a@@, Jon, as jacka@@.
Report Post »LibertarianLady
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:09amlol how fititng!
Report Post »ComeAndTakeThis
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:00amMoney coming from corporations and wall street through taxes is not static. These corporations and wall street are in business to make a profit. If the margin is too small there are only 3 choices. One raise the cost of the product or service which is passed on to the cosumer the very people that are clamined to be hurt by these entities. Two lower profits this inpacts all of the stock holders which are the very people that they claim they are trying to help as most Americans are stock holders through retirement account. Or three the corporation must go out of business when they can not meet there margin. This impacts the employees which again are the people the left is trying to help. The left has only on mission and that is equal misery. A country where we are all dependent on the government without any hope of economic movment upward.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:59amThis guy could be funny if his views weren’t so off. I couldn’t even get through the clip. If guys like this got their way and taxes on high income earners, businesses and corporations were raised even higher than they already are, what incentive is there to business in the U.S.? Stewart is generous with other peoples money but, I’m willing to bet he fights and kicks (and grubs) for every penny when is comes to his own contract.
Report Post »Bullwinkle
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 9:48amNow there you go with logic and experience with economics. That sort of thing doesn’t “feel” right to those who give other people’s money away.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 11:37amI’m sure there would be special tax breaks for rich Jewish entertainers as they are a minority.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:58amExcuse me but I‘ve been watching this for about 5 mins and all I’ve seen is Fox bashing and union promoting. That’s enough for me.
Report Post »Chuck T
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:38amDitto.
Report Post »gr8photoman
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:55amSorry, I just can‘t manage to listen to Leibowitz’s voice that long. Once the liberal marching litany starts I suddenly get the urge to pinch one off.
Report Post »thermonator
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:54amYep, welcome to the lefts deep understanding of the problems that we face.
Report Post »And we wonder how Obama got elected on the “hope and change” platform.
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:53amI guess Steward got tired of not being able to yank the chains of FoxNews, so he has turned his own sights onto other less worthy targets; go for it man. (sarcasm in last part intentional)
Report Post »Itchee Dryback
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 3:42pmSnowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:53am
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I‘m guessing it’s little more than the convenient “I’ll be able to refer to this and show how “unbiased” I am” bit. Does anyone really think that Stewie is going to gore HIS money ox?
Report Post »ares338
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:52amNo news here.
Report Post »Anitabreak
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:19amand no comedy
Report Post »Templar Knight
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 12:46pmAnd currently no video.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:51amEven a broken clock is right twice a day…
Report Post »justsaying
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:00amHow true…
Report Post »Miami
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:02amIs it just me or did they swap the CNN cat video for the Wisconsin crybabies?
Back to broken, does John not have a clue of what makes companies invest in an area? Yea tax the job creators, that has worked so well for them before…
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:00amI actually agree with him about the “choose the news” segment on CNN. Why can’t they actually cut out the bull and run all three stories? I guess that’s the socialist approach. Give everyone and equal voice to decide.
Report Post »dawg of gawd
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:09amStunning insight. That’s what I love about conservatives – so original, innovative, creative. Such a firm grasp on the elusive reins of political commentary. It’s almost as if you were a real American, just like the majority of us who support the union workers in Wisconsin. yep, it’s true. You’re in the minority, and os you are ignoring the will of the people. That’s how it works, right? If your people are the people who are the minority of the people you’re not really people at all. Certainly not real people. Sorry. But please, feel free to assist in destroying the American dream. You put it in the ground with eight years of Bush. Now you just have to cover it up with simpering victimhood.
“Waaaa. He touched my elbow! he touched my elbow! that’s assault! I’m going to sue. Get his badge number. ”
Geez, Louise, don’t you tough guys have curtains to pick out?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 12:06am@Dawg ~
“If your people are the people who are the minority of the people you’re not really people at all. Certainly not real people. ”
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Hate to tell you, fat boy, but YOU are in the minority. Progressive Democrats were fired all over the country by conservatives.
You are delusional if you think the Democrats are in the majority.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on March 4, 2011 at 7:43amdawg of gawd
7% private sector
35% public sector
Where did you learn to do math?
Which is greater 7 0r 93…?
and again 35 or 65…?
Seems to me you really need to go back to school…
Report Post »stinkybisquit
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:51amI guess it’s taken for granted that MSNBC is a joke, so there’s no need to even make fun of them.
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 7:57amMSNBC ranks lower than my own lame jokes, and that indeed is saying something. I guess those progressives out there have to have the comedy where they can find it.
Report Post »quiet little lamb
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:10ami laughed like hell at this segment! but i agree. If they balanced the fox coverage with a little MSNBC people would see how ridiculous MSNBC really is. You could write a book of quotes from larry O’donnel that would keep me howling!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:12amAt least they are talking about the Communist News Network and not FOX. MSNBC is no longer news, just the left’s opinions, rants and raves. Not an educated report amongst the lot of them.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:13amJon Stewart, baffled?
This is my surprised face…wait for it….
0.o
Report Post »gobluebuckeye
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:14am@snowleopard
I happen to find your jokes pretty darn fauuny, PMSNBC however is just a joke, and the Communist New network is just a few steps ahead of them.
Report Post »Dilbert is Real
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:22amThe most depressing part is that when he’s bashing rich people and saying that they need to be taxed more, the audience is cheering like it’s some kind of novel idea.
Report Post »Miguelito
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:25amStewart is intelligently challenged!!!!!!!
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 8:42amJon Stewart is just an angry little man. How come all liberal comedians are angry? It’s kind of like an angry clown, they’re not really funny.
http://www.donsmithshow.com – conservative news and political humor
Report Post »RoguePatriot
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 9:01amQuit calling him Jon Stewart, His real name is Jon Lebowitz!
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:05amLOL Rogue Patriot, are you serious?
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:08amLook no further than Comedy Central to see why our young people have absolutely no clue of how the real world functions.
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:30amAs if HE were a REAL news anchor. Mr. superior-make-fun-of-everyone-else/Letterman-wannabe.
Report Post »mill
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:37amIf FOX would quit commenting on MSNBC….no one would know they are still around…
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:47amSeen Jon Liebowitz (Stewart), not funny. Ranting and whining, disguised as supposed comedy, still not funny. Having an audience who laughs when the “laugh” light comes on, because you are not funny is pretty much like a sit-com with “canned laughter.”
He said his mother was a teacher, but she seems to have missed teaching him a few things.
Uncle Crusty
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:55amAny news outlet sans FoxNews is IRRELEVANT, this includes paper rags! Yellow journalism is what we have in Amerika today. An informed citizenry is indestructible! But most AmeriKans are sadly mis-informed, brainwashed. Just look at the Blaze segment on Detroit vs Herishima, and Detroit is in ruins, thanks to 50 years of Dumbocrats in charge – all you people in Detroit can thank your Democrat progressives for bankrupting your state, and your car company empire is crippled, due to mismanagement and unionism. Crazy town baby!
Report Post »Clive
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 11:20ami was up at midnight last night, switching between the news channels. glenn beck was on fox (far right opinion, not news), lawrence odonell was on msnbc (far left opinion, also not ‘news’). and anderson cooper was on cnn. if you really want “fair and balanced”, you’d go with CNN. Although, they do have some stupid coverage, i don’t really find it leaning either way really. Especially cooper, he seems to only cover foreign affairs, he hardly talks about things going on in this country.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 11:23amJon Stewart earned his money in that segment.
I don’t watch CNN or the other lamestream channels and therefore did not know about the things he showed in the video.
It’s nice when you start your day laughing!
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@Uncle Crusty
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:55am
Any news outlet sans FoxNews is IRRELEVANT, this includes paper rags! Yellow journalism is what we have in Amerika today.
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Now I know where the term “yellow journalism” comes from!
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@Grandmaof5 ~
You beat me up by three hours! Was close to 4 a.m. when I got to sleep last night.
It’s still too early for a condition report, but so far no leaks!
upstateny
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 11:43amI may not exactly be of fan of his but that was funny.
Report Post »colonial10
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 12:43pmthis is the first time I’ve watched Stewart longer then a minute. This is what Fox news has been trying to tell the world. They are obsolete, especially with crap like that and the government backing them. Maybe one person might wake up.
Report Post »Itchee Dryback
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 3:36pmdawg of gawd
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 10:09am
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Lame attempt at “clever trolling”.
Report Post »Try to not be so obvious.
Thanks.
jbl8199
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 6:20pm“this item is currently unavailable”. In other words the video isn’t working.
Report Post »*************************
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:37pm“We get so caught up watching Fox News”
Can’t blame them for calling in their work over at the bailed-out “too Progressive to fail” propaganda network. It’s allot easier to watch news than to try to make it up for themselves.
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ForeignWatcher
Posted on March 4, 2011 at 2:57amYou all do know that most of the time he mocks FOX more than anything else? And what he thinks of FOX in general?
If you find this piece funny because of its truth, try some other episodes. See what he says about Beck, about Palin, perhaps he has some truth there also?
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