So Jon attacks Al.

[Gold Metal Flake]

Thats nice. No other targets available, I guess.

[uppityperson]

1. 2 topics just begun on this. Here's the other. Interesting different takes.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x480344

[Kelly Rupert]

2. He's a comedian, not a party operative. n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

3. You beat me to it...

it cracks me up when people get upset when Stewart makes fun of a Democrat.

[Gold Metal Flake]

5. Sen. Boxer taking Inhofe down using the nurturing mother approach in front of everybody...

...is pregnant with possibilities. No, tired old Al Fat jokes instead. He does not have to be a "party operative", to entertain the false choice, but he could at least try to be original. I guess he deserves a point for not saying "wooden" this time.

[MonkeyFunk]

14. What more humor is there to be had in that?

It's a standalone piece of humor. Stewart has nothing to add.

And Al Gore is more widely known than either Boxer or Inhofe.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. He used that one last night

[AlCzervik]

4. Come on now, it's a show and a damn funny one.

[Gold Metal Flake]

6. Not coming on. Sometimes funnier than others.

Al Is Fat. Wow, how fresh and original.

[AlCzervik]

8. the daily show has done more hits on the Bush admin than anybody else in the media

blow it off.

[Gold Metal Flake]

9. The Gore piece was lame.

Just broad whacks at tired material. The Snow but was funny and true. Dmitri is funny as hell. It pisses me off when Jon goes for the sloppy easy. He usually gets sloppy easy when it's Gore or Bill Clinton.

[Beelzebud]

18. You know why? Because Al Gore and Bill Clinton are usually correct!

That's why he goes for the "sloppy easy". It's because the things Gore talks about aren't to be made fun of. Now if Stewart had made a bunch of jokes about how global warming was bullshit, and Al Gore was a doomsayer, you might have a reason to get upset....

[Telly Savalas]

15. My TV has a remote.

I use it to change the channel when I don't like what's on the screen.

[robinlynne]

23. hi Bob.

[Zenlitened]

7. Meh. I thought it was pretty tame.

Kind of dull actually, 'cause there's just not a lot to rip Gore about.

Hardly an "attack," in any event.

[Gold Metal Flake]

10. Your pix.

What a moment. Boxer eviscerated that fuck Inhofe in front of the whole room. What a moment! What satisfaction for all Democrats! No mention. It's a missed opportunity in favor af a Gor fat joke. Know what I mean? Missed potential.

Not that it's the end of the world or anything.

[JanusAscending]

21. He showed that clip at the very end of the show,

But didn't say much about it. I guess he thinks a "picture is worth a thousand words" I didn't find the Al Gore shtick funny either, but tomorrow's another day.

[SlowDownFast]

22. I hear ya.

Could've been a hundred better (funnier) jokes made about that scene.

Shit, it was hilarious just watching Inhofe get all red and worked up like a spoiled little brat!

[mondo joe]

11. If we take the WH in 2008, I suggest you disconnect your cable.

He's going to make jokes about dems.

[merh]

12. what is this?

one of those "you are either with us or agaisnt us" threads?

He is a comedian and a damn good one.

[Bitwit1234]

13. The thing is it wasn't funny

There is no harm in making fun of a democrat or a republican or an independant. But the segment about Gore wasn't the least bit funny. It just fell flat. Notice the audience didn't really laugh.

Knowing Stewart it just didn't fly the way he usually does stuff.

[TwilightGardener]

16. It was funny! I laughed at the "fourth-meal" joke, I'll admit. Get a sense

of humor, people! Al Gore gained weight--he opened himself up to it. No one is untouchable.

[silverojo]

24. Missed the point, have we?

Point is, it would've been a lot funnier to poke fun at Inhofe (sp?) acting like a brat about something important like being questioned, than to make fun of Al for being overweight. After all, political humor is supposed to attack politics, not weight issues.

Sounds like some folks on this board are suffering from terminal idol-worship of Stewart, to the point that they'll defend anything he says or does. (And no, I'm not a Gore-worshiper who wants Al to run in 2008, either.)

That kind of joke would've worked much better on the Colbert show, where the host DOES play someone stupid enough to focus on somebody's weight instead of a more important issue.

[Beelzebud]

17. If you can't laugh at yourself....

[ComerPerro]

19. if he didn't, he would be as bad as Fox News

[nam78_two]

25. I wasn't offended etc. but I think I grew out of fat jokes when I was about 10

That bit was rather lame imo...I didn't care aside from that.

I don't think Jon would ever seriously "attack" Gore, but I do think he missed an opportunity for some real satire with those hearings considering what a thorough ass Inhofe made of himself on those.

Overall though, TDS has been on fire of late. They have had a lot of material to work with of late.

[deadparrot]

26. Why is it that Stewart "attacks" liberals but "kicks conservative ass"?

Sometimes liberals say and do stupid things. It's Stewart's JOB to exploit that. Anyone with half a brain can tell that he's a lefty, but dude. Sometimes our side can get pretty silly or awkward, and guess what? Comedians joke about it. Go figure.

If you can't learn to laugh at yourself from time to time, you're going to have a very unhappy life.