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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:44 AM
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Jon Stewart Impersonates Olbermann, Gives 'Special Comment' (VIDEO)
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Stewart Impersonates Olbermann, Gives 'Special Comment'

Jon Stewart targeted MSNBC's Keith Olbermann on The Daily Show last night, slamming the host with his own "special comment."

Stewart put on a pair of glasses and impersonated Olbermann, mocking him for is over-the-top critique of Sen.-elect Scott Brown (R-MA): 'Now you are just calling people names."

Here's the video: http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/stewart-impersonates-olbermann-gives-special-comment.php
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:46 AM
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1. That was funnier than shit.
It didn't seem mean-spirited at all. In fact, I got the impression that Stewart likes Olbermann and his special comments, but thinks he's gone overboard.

I hope Keith takes it in the humorous (and friendly) spirit in which it's intended.

Hilarious.
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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-23-10 12:28 PM
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15. I got the exact same feeling
and KO admitted as much. It didn't seem as if KO had any hard feelings, especially since he started his rebuttal with a not so subtle request to come on TDS.
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spiritual_gunfighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:53 AM
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2. That was perfection n/t
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:54 AM
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3. That was awesome.
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:54 AM
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4. dupe
Edited on Fri Jan-22-10 09:55 AM by Pirate Smile
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90-percent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:56 AM
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5. humor
Keith has a sense of humor so I'm sure he appreciates the crafting of Stewart here.

Question: Was the other stuff Jon quoted from Keith stuff Keith has actually said, or was it scripted for this segment?

Just wondering?

-jim
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dionysus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:56 AM
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6. rofl
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 10:04 AM
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7. Maybe Stewart
wants an invite to KO's show?
Can't you just see a mock debate, that would be funny.
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ericgtr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 10:32 AM
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13. I'm a big DS fan but Jon is sort of a dick sometimes
Granted I haven't seen this episode but just making an observation. At least Colbert has guests who are doing great things for the environment, education, etc. Stewart would never take 30 seconds of a segment to promote giving to the relief effort in Haiti or anything like that, if it's not a book about the economy or strictly political he has no interest.
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bigjohn16 Donating Member (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 10:08 AM
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8. I was ready to be outraged that Jon would attack Keith
Edited on Fri Jan-22-10 10:09 AM by bigjohn16
but after the 10th pair of glasses I was to busy laughing.
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hileeopnyn8d Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 10:11 AM
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9. My favorite
Olbermann impression will always be Ben Affleck, but Jon is definitely in second place.

"Now you are just calling people names."


Have you no shame, sir? Have you no shame?
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themaguffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-23-10 09:54 AM
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14. yeah, I couldn't help but think of Affleck. He was great
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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 10:17 AM
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10. Marking for later!
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 10:17 AM
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11. OMG, that was the funniest thing I have seen in a long, long time.
K.O. means well and sometimes hits the mark (with the comment about the Supreme Court ruling) but then he goes overboard at times too. I love K.O. and Jon Stewart. The glasses, the overly big words...I was dying over here.
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DisgustedInMN Donating Member (956 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 10:26 AM
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12. Thanks, after this week...
... we all needed some laughing to ease the pain, just a little.
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