Jon Stewart Kicked the Shit out of John McCain

[MadBadger]

He is taking no prisoners. This cannot be said enough. THis is no softball interview.


Edit: the shit kicking has finished.

[Bozita]

1. mercy rule should be exercised. ... NOW!

Just joking about the "NOW" bit.

Give him more rope, Jon!

More!

[Olney Blue]

2. MCain just lost the election. He is Bush on steroids.

[napi21]

3. I'm watching this massacre! I'm also hearing the audience

groaning at McCain and cheering Jon!

Oops! Was that the beginning of a fight? Settle down...NO YOU SETTLE DOWN! WOW!

[Atman]

4. I disagree. McCain is just being a colossal, big-time ASSHOLE.

Stewart isn't even getting the opportunity to kick the shit out of him, because McCain won't shut his fucking mouth for half a second. He's obviously been coached to just keep talking and don't let Jon get a word in. He's even more disgraceful than usual.

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[MadBadger]

But when Jon Gets a word in, he just destroys him.

[napi21]

8. I might believe a McCain supporter might think he was being

"colossal" (whatever that means) but believe me, helost ANY Jon Stewart fans he might have had before this little foot stomping demo.

[Atman]

11. I hope you'll clarify...and open a dictionary in the meantime.

What the fuck? Are you trying to assert that I'm a McCain supporter or something? I don't get your post...and I have a hard time believing you've never heard the word "colossal" before! Look it up.

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[napi21]

17. I've heard the word colossal before, but it's usually used in

reference to the size of peanuts. I certainly never heard it used in reference to someone's behavior. But then maybe I'm just sheltered.

As to clarifing my statement,I do find it interesting that you found McCain was doing acolossal(large, big, great?) job on TDS. Just interesting, that's all. You have the right to your opinion.

[Atman]

18. Did you actually read my post?????

I said he was being a "colossal, big time ASSHOLE." As in "a very large asshole." Not a peanut. Where on earth did you get that I thought he was doing a great job out of "colossal asshole?" Wow. You win this week's DUzy for most colossal misinterpretation of a post!

:rofl:

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[americanstranger]

28. That's gotta be the mis-read of the year.

I'm still scratching my head over how you can be construed as a McCain supporter by calling him an asshole.

How, exactly, does that work?

- as

[YankmeCrankme]

48. I think it was the grammatical error in your subject line

When using colossal as an adjective you don't need to use a comma after it, i.e. "That is a big red truck". Your sentence could read as if you are calling John McCain a colossal, which could confuse someone, and then calling the above poster a big-time asshole. Especially, since you started your post with "I disagree..." inferring that you disagreed with the OP that John McCain looked bad on the show. I noticed that you didn't use a comma after "very large" in the rewording of you original comment. Why? Because "a very large, asshole" doesn't make sense. No need to be hard on someone misinterpreting your writing when it lends itself to misinterpretation.

[mwb970]

53. Meanwhile, you used "inferring" when you meant "implying".

Nobody's perfect. But thanks for the grammar lesson.

[Clark2008]

58. Oh brother.

I was a Communications major with a minor in English and I still read the sentence correctly. With or without the comma, it still reads "large asshole."

:eyes:

[Clark2008]

57. You're sheltered.

People use it all the time to mean "bigtime." A colossal asshole... a colossal mistake... a colossal windstorm, etc.

It means BIG, HUGE, MONSTEROUS.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. I literally just yelled out loud to McCain to shut the hell up!!! He thought he could over

talk Jon, so no one could hear what Jon had to say.

[TahitiNut]

5. McCain can't stop the vomit coming out of his mouth.

There's a filibuster and then there's just oral diarrhea. He has the latter.

[tridim]

51. I don't remember McCain ever doing that before

He and Guiliani screwed up bad today, they're both being complete assholes.

[madokie]

77. He IS the latter

:rofl:

[Sancho]

6. McCain is on the run!

Go Jon!

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[mudesi]

7. McCain was about to run out of there

I loved that. John: "SIT DOWN!"

[OwnedByFerrets]

10. God, I hate when they get

diarrhea of the mouth. :puke: Just shut the fuck up!!!

[nancyr]

12. Yippee!

Too bad "real" journalists are unable to do as well as Stewart. He really made some points, and it's about damn time. McCain came across as the imbecilic old fool that he is. I can't stand the patriotic shit people like him end up resorting to. It's all they can come up with...and it doesn't work.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

16. That was a thing of beauty. It should be copied to DVD and sent to

every damn MSM person we can find. That is how to do an interview. Jon was polite, concise (unlike Shit-For-Brains McCain) and he didn't let up. He wouldn't SFB McCain get away with spouting lame GOP talking points and called him on his BS.

I, too, was yelling at SFB McCain to shut the hell up. If he had a single functioning brain cell he would have realized early on he was outclassed and just clam up. He tried to over and out talk Jon but he just came off as desperate to spew the lines that work with his special crowd of dead-enders.

Did ya hear Jon promise him that the next time he comes on they will do it for giggles and laughs and not be so serious? Just what the country needs, another dimwit who can't handle a simple interview. SFB McCain was owned.

[TZ]

13. McCain is such a panderer

He was soooo trying to show "I am a good guy" to the liberal guys. Fast-talking snake impressed no one. What a slime ball. He'll probably go on Faux News tomorrow and contradict himself yet again..

[NMDemDist2]

14. agreed

however you gotta give props to McCain for coming on and doing a no holds barred interview/debate like that

even if he was full of chit through it, he spewed it with conviction

[Democrat 4 Ever]

21. I don't think McCain had any clue before walking on to that stage

it was going to be a real interview. I think McCain thought he had been on so many times he could just walk on, make a little small talk and funny, get his face out to the "The Daily Show" crowd and go home. He thought wrong.

He started right out of the gate trying to make silly jokes and Jon wasn't having it. McCain then tired another stupid joke and Jon came right back at him, seriously. This reminds me of the time when Jon Stewart was on Crossfire and Fucker Carlson thought he was coming on to do a three minute stand up and Jon sliced and diced Fucker and Paul Begalia and then told them to quit they were hurting America.

Tonight was another of Jon's "Your Hurting America" moments.

[Rex]

15. McCain fucked himself over and Jon picked his bones.

I'm not sure McCain can win at anything. Like Bush on stupider juice.

[here_is_to_hope]

33. snort, snicker and outright guffaw! "stupider juice!" Ha! n/t

[Lex]

19. McCain: I think I know who's side the audience is on.

Stewart: They're on America's side because they're patriots.

McCain: Well . . .

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Do STFU McCain.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

25. My wife cried when Jon said that.

That's how you take a winger behind the tool shed.

[burythehatchet]

82. "They're on America's side"

Those four words basically finished McCain's candidacy.

[jasmeel]

20. You HAVE to rec this post people! This is a CAN'T miss EP!!

WOOOOT! Jon tried to keep it civil but McCain was ridiculous and Stewart let him know it. Watch it if you missed it!

[MadBadger]

22. There is a Repeat at 1am ET if you stay up that late.

If you dont, catch it sometime tomorrow, because they repeat it two or three times.

[Buzz Clik]

23. Amazing. Once upon a time, I found John McCain electable.

• He kicked Bush in the balls on a regular basis.
  
• The knuckledraggers in Arizona hated some much that they attempted a recall on him.
  
• Through his sacrifice, we saw the true face of Karl Rove.

And now this.

What the hell.

[MadBadger]

24. I did too.

I said to myself awhile back that if it was John McCain vs Hillary Clinton, Id have to serious consider who I was going to vote for. Oh how so much has changed.

[Cabcere]

26. I used to like McCain quite a bit...

in fact, he was probably one of my favorite candidates overall back in the 2000 primary season. :shrug: What's happened to him lately, though? Was I just a naive little kid back then (I was fourteen in 2000), thinking that he seemed like an honest, decent, and principled guy? :shrug: Anyway, looks like I'll have to try to catch the rerun of this Daily Show episode...it sounds pretty intense. Man, I love Jon Stewart... :loveya:

[AngryOldDem]

70. I get so pissed at his complete and utter turnaround

For a while after 2000 I was hoping that he'd give a big "fuck you" to the GOP and leave.

Joke was on me -- there is no one more GOPier than McCain. What a sad, sad sellout of a man.

[Buzz Clik]

74. Yes, indeedy.

All during his interview with Jon Stewart, he kept reminding us how no one criticized the President more regulary than he (McCain). And that's true. In the very next breath, he would defend the concept of "winning" in Iraq, which he previously declared meaningless, and he'd defend the surge as a "new strategy".

Quite clearly, McCain has abandoned his centrist, maverick role in favor of pandering to the neocon base. His appearance last night had the single purpose of showing the neocons that he was willing to tell the left that he was finished with them. Message delivered, loud and clear. Unfortunately, the neocons still hate you, and the you've left the progressives stunned by turning your back.

Goodbye, John McCain.

[kaygore]

27. I disagree. I finally just turned it off.

McCain talked right over Jon and had that Bush, Sh*t-eating smirk on his face while he did so.

This needs to be McCain's last appearance on TDS if he won't even have the courtesy to let Jon talk.

I thought that it was interesting last night that the audience moaned when they heard that McCain was going to be the guest tonight.

McCain is a sad loser. He got where he is today using his wife's family's money. He isn't much better than Bush in that regard.

[lonestarnot]

71. His wife's money? Would that be drug money?

[slampoet]

29. I tell you.......

.....at some point Stewart needed to say to McCain, "I know you're a US Senator but if you talk over me one more time I'm going to punch you in your bad jaw."

[Colobo]

30. Any links with the video?

[MadBadger]

32. The repeat is on in 30 min. Otherwise, maybe somebody will sneak it onto Youtube.

[progressoid]

34. watch it here...

http://www.comedycentral.com/

[gristy]

43. I watched an interview of McCain there, but it sure didn't look

like the one the folks are talking about here. Is that an old one? On the front page.

[MadBadger]

44. I believe those are old ones.

[progressoid]

59. Oops, sorry about that. They should have the new one up shortly.

[TwilightGardener]

31. I deliberately didn't watch--I knew it was going to be bad, and

I am the sort who doesn't like to see the baby wilderbeast get eaten by the cheetah on nature programs.

[KathieG]

35. I'll take this opportunity to submit my first post here...

Jon Stewart did a GREAT job with McCain...even with McCain going on and on without pausing for air (and looking like an ass in the process I might add), Jon managed to get some important points in. When McCain said "we know what side they're on" referring to the audience, and Jon said "they're on America's side"...I cheered!

[jgraz]

36. Welcome to DU!!

:hi:

Now go post something on guns or religion or Alec Baldwin so we can all kick your ass.

[KathieG]

38. Ha! I'm just dipping my toe in the water for now...not ready to jump in yet!

[uppityperson]

37. Welcome to DU

[KathieG]

39. Thank you!

:hi:

[lyonn]

41. Welcome KathieG. Yes McCain talked over Jon constantly, then

Jon started talking over him and finally Jon just did McCain in. The ending was the best, McCain was sorta stuttering.

[nam78_two]

46. Welcome KG.nt

:hi:

[myrna minx]

69. Welcome to DU, KathieG.

I actually cheered out loud when Jon made his retort. :hi:

[Catchawave]

72. Welcome to DU KathieG !!

:toast:

Jon did get a few good swipes at McCain, "America's side" was one of them. :hi:

[MadBadger]

40. The Rebroadcast is on Right Now

[MadBadger]

42. I could have sworn I just saw McCain getting his ass kicked a mere 2 hours ago

[nam78_two]

45. Hells yeah-that was awesome.nt

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Senator]

47. McCain Was Left Babbling Incoherently

I thought he was going to stick his fingers in his ears and start singing God Bless America.

Good thing the "architects analogy" went over his head. He might have had a seizure.

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[eleny]

49. An IED as a gift for under Jon's desk - WTF?

McCain has imploded.

[salin]

55. Wow - er, Sen McCain - that isn't funny - that is really bad taste

to joke about the weapons being used to kill US troops and Iraqi civilians.

Along the level of bad jokes of bush's video of laughingly hunting for the WMDs around the oval office - played at an annual press corps dinner.

[SusanaMontana41]

50. That was beautiful

Stick a fork in the GOP.

[krispos42]

52. Gonna watch it on tape right after Olbermann is done

Sure hope he gets better soon...

[Enrique]

54. video here

http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2007/04/stewart_vs_mcca.html

I've never seen McCain look worse.

[City Lights]

56. McCain tried to filibuster Jon.

He refused to shut his mouth and let Jon comment or ask a question. He's a grumpy, rude, arrogant, old man and should be put out to pasture. I like McCain even less after last night's appearance. And I couldn't stand him going in to the show. He made a complete ass of himself.

[Chimichurri]

60. He wanted to kick the dog? How is that funny? Right wingers have a sick sense

of humor.

[trof]

61. When McCain calls you "My friend", you KNOW he's pissed.

[NewJeffCT]

62. Thanks for posting

please post a link to any video.

[trof]

63. Video up now. Link:

http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml?ml_video=85762&ml_collection=&ml_gateway=&ml_gateway_id=&ml_comedian=&ml_runtime=&ml_context=show&ml_origin_url=%2Fshows%2Fthe_daily_show%2Findex.jhtml&ml_playlist=&lnk=&is_large=true

[bananarepublican]

68. Thanks muchly. It looks like the senator is going to regret his full-monty-Bush-suck-up! n/t

[peekaloo]

64. Tee hee. Tuesday was a good night for nuttin' McBu$h. Denny Crane

even stated he was "another Bu$h, wouldn't vote for him" on Boston Legal.

Time to retire SINator.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

65. Kicking so everyone who didn't see it last night will watch it this morning.

It's on comedy central at 10:00 a.m. EST.

DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!

[BlackVelvet04]

66. Thanks for the heads up..... n/t

[AllegroRondo]

73. on again tonight at 8 Eastern

in case you want to Tivo it

[Rose Siding]

79. Thanks -Did you notice how McCain revealed that he doesn't consider Iraqis to be people?

He said his market trip was the first time "anybody" had been there since the bombing. -Meaning, of course, that only AMERICAN visitors would qualify as being "anybody"

[zippy890]

67. Kick

watch the reruns
:dem:

[spooky3]

75. He's on now in the DC area (rerun--I presume of last night).

[zanne]

76. Finally!

No more Mr. Nice Guy!

[Rose Siding]

78. I LOVED how he defended his audience against McC's dismissive snipe

McC, commenting after the audience applauded one of Stewart's remarks: Well, we know whose side THEY'RE on.

Jon Stewart: They're on AMERICA's side. They're PATRIOTS.

Made me cry!

[madokie]

80. watching the rerun now

Yep Jon is kicking the living shit out of mccain, hell I can smell it all the way here to oklahoma

priceless

[NightWatcher]

81. McC was a rude little shit

he would not let Jon talk.

[Missy Vixen]

83. This was McCain's "Crossfire" moment

Will it get as much press as Jon's evisceration of the former "Crossfire" "stars"? I'm not sure, but I am sure about one thing: This is the beginning of the end for McCain.

Jon was willing to be the nice guy until McCain went on the attack. I agree with the poster that stated this should be viewed far and wide. McCain's done. Considering the demographic that regularly views "TDS", it was a serious misstep for him to even appear.

IMHO, YMMV,
Julie

[Beaverhausen]

84. Kicking again. This was amazing. If only "journalists" asked these kinds of questions

god, I love John Stewart!

[Greyskye]

85. McCain never pissed me off this much before

Like others, I used to have some amount of respect for McCain. No more.

From the non-stop vomiting of talking points :puke:
to the IED under JS's desk "joke"
to his remark about wanting to kick the dog :wtf:
to his insulting rhetoric
to his, his, arrgghhhhh EVERYTHING!!!

I sincerely hope that this is his Waterloo. Go peddle Viagra along with Bob Dole, John. We've looked into your eyes, have seen your soul, and are not impressed. Buh-bye

[GliderGuider]

86. What is violence?

It's everything you noticed about McCain.

A few years ago, the Dalai Lama came to Canada and we went to hear him speak. He talked about violence and how to recognize it.
He said that sometimes it isn't so evident. When for example, in the raising of children, we need to discipline them, we will often use force such as preventing them from running into traffic. We love them so this is not a violent act.
But he told us that when people come to him and smile and want to be his friend and it turns out that they want favours or they only want the prestige of his company, he says this is an act of violence.

That smile on McCain's face reminded me immediately of the Dalai Lama's story. It was the smile of a clown in a horror movie. It was an act of violence.