Turning of the Tide

On October 16, 2004, in Culture, by peterb

If, like me, you’re not in the habit of watching CNN, you probably missed the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart lay a righteous smackdown on Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala. I did. Sure, you can read the transcript, but that doesn’t really do it justice.

For the full-on effect, if you have a fast internet connection, you’ll want to watch the video

Jon Stewart, I salute you. On the one hand, it’s depressing that it takes a comedy show host to raise this issue and not, say, a journalist. On the other hand, I guess mocking the powerful has always been the right of jesters and fools. Jon Stewart is a superb fool. And I don’t mean that as an insult.

Enjoy!

 

2 Responses to “Turning of the Tide”

  1. John Prevost says:

    Wow… Just… Wow.

  2. Emily says:

    It’s also available (streaming only) at ifilm.com