Jon Stewart Puts Humor Aside...

[Greater Society]

And BLASTS the Fox "News" drones over the President saluting with a cup. No humor, just truth. (Forgive me, I'm new and hope I posted this in the right place. And I don't have a link, though I've searched - can someone help?. So... sorry.)

But it was a thing of beauty and had to be mentioned. God that channel is just oozing hate and lies.

[The Traveler]

1. Welcome to DU

Looking forward to seeing the video ... didn't get to watch the Daily Show tonight. Thanks.


Trav

[SomethingFishy]

2. Crooks and Liars has it.. and it is awesome..

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/09/jon-stewart-rips-foxs-latte-salute

Jon literally said "Fuck You" to Fox News. They should be whining about it in 10, 9, 8...

[The Traveler]

4. Let 'em whine

I've come to enjoy hearing them squeal.

**on edit** Thanks for posting that link!

Trav

[Cha]

23. Sweet republicon tears..

Whine and Cheeze.. Rofl!

[adirondacker]

16. Thanks for the link. I admire Jon's tone in this matter. That was some creepy shit on FOX. nt

[spooky3]

30. Ditto!

[Cleita]

3. Welcome to DU.

There was a time when there was a regular Jon Stewart thread after each show, it seems a long time ago. Thanks for reminding us about his important contribution to the discussion.

[Uncle Joe]

5. Welcome to D.U. Greater Society and I agree it was a thing of beauty.

[Greater Society]

6. Thanks to all...

And thanks to SomethingFishy and Crooks & Liars for posting it!

[Half-Century Man]

7. Eric Bolling is such a despicable fuckwit

Mahatma Gandhi would have slapped him.

[Greater Society]

8. Is that the Fox asshole...

...who was "irate" at President Obama for "insulting" the troops.... and then went on to actually insult the troops (specifically the UAE female squad leading fighter pilot)?

I could not f**king believe it. The ignorance just... overwhelms.

[Triana]

12. Fakz Noose is hypocrisy central

I'm disgusted but not surprised.

[Half-Century Man]

13. He is one of the dozen assholes on that fox

Everything leaving his mouth is pure.....Fox poo

[NanceGreggs]

9. Proving once again ...

... that the self-described "fake news" trumps the self-appointed "real news" every time.

[Triana]

10. Welcome to DU!

[rufus dog]

11. A asshole acquaintance posted latte gate yesterday on facebook

Along with calling Obama an asshole in the post. I replied with the now famous Bush picture and commented that yes there are a lot of assholes we have to deal with. Not one comment after I posted that.

I couldn't resist posting the Jon Stewart clip just now to the same thread. Good morning and fuck you you unpatriotic piece of shit.

[mimi85]

15. Perfect!

Damn, these assholes just won't stop! I imagine they'll be on Obama for whatever even after he leaves office. What a clusterfuck!

[valerief]

14. Welcome to DU! nt

[delrem]

17. Good that Jon puts humor aside for something important.

Not much of importance happens nowadays, but Jon has his ear to the ground... and knows when to stand up and be counted.

[SunSeeker]

18. Welcome to DU! I totally agree, Fox News is a hate spreading machine that's done huge damage.

[Unknown Beatle]

19. Welcome to DU, Greater Society.

[woo me with science]

20. Says a lot that some of the best commentary we have anymore

comes from the comedians.

There was a quotation about that I wish I could remember right now. If anyone remembers it, I would love to find it again. Something about the comedians' being the only ones who can dare to express the truth in a tyrannical society.

[raven mad]

31. I have an old copy in a cookbook - of all places - with this. Not sure if it's the same one.

http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/santorar/engl190v/comedy.htm

Comedy dramatizes the regeneration of the social order and the triumph of love over cynicism and greed, freedom and truth over tyranny. Comedy inhabits a world Fallen from Grace where human beings are imperfect and therefore in constant need of reform. Comic theater is the vehicle for that reform -- that visible place where our foibles and shortcomings are exposed. Through laughter we can see what we are and what we should be.

[woo me with science]

34. Thank you.

That's actually not the one; the one I was thinking of was more along the lines of, 'only comedians dare to say it."

But this quotation is excellent, too--must be a very interesting cookbook! Thank you for showing it to me.

[Divernan]

21. Welcome aboard, Greater Society!

We need a hundred more Jon Stewarts on our airwaves, because democracy only works when we hold the powerful (and their minions at the likes of Fox News) accountable for their words and actions.

I've been a member since 2002 - time sure flies when you're fighting the good fight.

[deutsey]

22. Of all the non-issues in the world right now

this one is the non-iest, as Jon brilliantly demonstrates.

My only wish had been that he put "the salute" in more of a historical context. Reagan is the first president who started saluting military personnel, although he was advised not to do it (as TaskandPurpose.com describes it):

But here’s the issue: There’s no regulation that stipulates presidents must salute the troops. In fact, for the first 192 years of our republic, it didn’t happen. None of the first 38 commanders in chief did it. And some of those dudes had some serious military experience. Eisenhower? Grant? I mean, Teddy Roosevelt was a war hero. Surely he felt compelled to click his heels together and cut a perfect knife-handed salute when he passed a uniform service member, right? Wrong. It was literally something that Ronald Reagan made up one day.

In Rachel Maddow’s 2011 book “Drift,” which offers a fascinating look at how modern presidents commit the military to war, Maddow describes how upon entering the White House in 1981, Reagan began saluting every uniformed service member he saw. One of his military aides, a Marine officer named John Kline, who is now a Republican congressman from Minnesota, worried that Reagan’s new ritual was inappropriate. He voiced his concerns directly with the president. Maddow writes:

Soldiers were supposed to salute their president; the president was not supposed to salute the soldiers. No modern president, not even old General Eisenhower, had saluted military personnel. It might even be, well, sort of, improper. Reagan seemed disappointed at this news. Kline suggested he talk to the commandant of the United States Marine Corps and get his advice, and the commandant’s advice ran something like this: You’re the goddamn president. You can salute whoever you goddamn well please. So Ronald Reagan continued saluting his soldiers, and he encouraged his own vice president and successor, George H.W. Bush, to do the same. And every president since has followed.

http://taskandpurpose.com/sorry-presidential-salute-isnt-real-thing/

I think giving it that historical context would have even strengthened his case, instead of just leaving it at: "Well, Bush did it, too."

[Cha]

24. "The Only Salute That Matters.."

Jim McBride @jimmcbride13
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THE ONLY SALUTE THAT MATTERS:...and not one of his predecessors has done it.
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10:24 AM - 24 Sep 2014

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http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/early-bird-chat-363/

Welcome to DU, Greater Society~

[tanyev]

25. Stephen Colbert's humorous take was pretty darn good, too.

http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/tw7sr5/obama-s-coffee-cup-salute

[mnhtnbb]

26. That's hilarious.

[progressoid]

27. Hashtag email!

[Hamlette]

28. The best 7 minutes of TV and commentary in a long time.

I admit to having grown a tad bored with Jon of late, but today, I can't remember why.

Brilliant.

"Palin in a bald baseball hat" hee hee

[Initech]

29. He also blasted asshat Eric Bolling over that sexist bullshit "boobs on the ground" comment.

It was a thing of beauty. Stephen Colbert also blasted Eric Bolling over that comment as well.

[Wella]

32. I like Jon and I appreciate his Fox takedowns, but when you're sending young people into harm's way

put the cup down.

Really.

The military is encased in ritual and the ritual means something. As President, Obama is asking these folks to risk their lives and some of them will surely be injured or die. Ignoring the respect of a ritual--like the salute--is a sign to others that you might not take the risk that seriously. No, I don't think the President intended to disrespect the soldiers. However, a President's every public move is scrutinized (and not just by Fox Noise), so he needs to be more careful.

[Electric Monk]

33. Welcome to DU. That certainly was an epic rant :)