Jon Stewart OWNS Fox News Over Common White House "Controversy"
As expected, some well-known Fox News "journalists" were all fired up about Common's White House visit this week, during which the rapper read a poem.
As expected, Jon Stewart took them to task in an EPIC rant last night.
In typical Stewart fashion, he shredded their argument by simply using Fox News' own words against it, making the network look like an absolute joke:
You wouldn't assume a Comedy Central show would be more trustworthy than a quote-unquote news channel, but it's fairly obvious that's the case here.
Regardless of whether Common should have been asked to attend Michelle Obama's poetry event, Fox News is just pulling stuff out of its collective arse.
Between their obvious hypocrisy, misquoting of Common and twisting anything to stir up controversy, it was not their best week, even by their low standards.
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May 15th, 2011 8:29 AM
look at all their anchors. o'reilly, beck, hannity, huckabee. all hardcore conservatives. where are the liberals? how is it fair and balanced?
May 15th, 2011 12:04 AM
THIS STATEMENT IS A RESPONSE TO RED IN DENVER ABOUT THOSE TWO MEN YOU MENTIONED AND LABELED AS CONVICTED COP KILLERS THAT COMMON SUPPOSEDLY SUPPORTS!!! LETS BE EXTREMELY REAL FOR A MOMENT HERE, WHILE I AGAIN SAY I DON'T CONDONE THE KILLING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHO THOSE TWO MEN WERE AND WHERE THEY COME FROM IN HISTORY!!! THOSE MEN WERE MEMBERS OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY AND AS HISTORICAL EVIDENCE HAS SHOWN THAT PARTICULAR GROUP WAS UNJUSTLY TARGETED BY THE J EDGAR HOOVER LED FBI (for those who don't know the FBI is considered law enforcement!!) AS WELL AS LOCAL POLICE ALL AROUND THE NATION BECAUSE OF THEIR ATTEMPTS TO GET EQUAL TREATMENT OUT OF THE PREDOMINATELY WHITE RAN AMERICA OF THEIR DAY!!!! WOULDN'T YOU VIEW THE COPS AS ENEMIES IF YOU HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO SENSLESS BEATINGS, PROFILING, AND EVEN THE DEATHS OF CLOSE ASSOCIATES BY THEM SIMPLY BECAUSE OF YOUR SKIN TONE AND YOUR WANT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY!!! GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU
May 14th, 2011 11:52 PM
OK FOLKS LET'S KEEP IT REAL THIS ARTICLE ALONG WITH THE RANT BY JON STEWART, CLEARLY SHOWS THE LEVEL OF INCOMPETENCY BY THE WORKERS AT FOX NEWS!!! ANYONE AND DO MEAN ANYONE WHO DEFENDS THE ACTIONS BY FOX NEWS ON THIS MATTER IS JUST AS INSANE AND HYPOCRITICAL AS THE NETWORK ITSELF!!! THE NEWS IS MEANT TO BE UNBIASED BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE AT FOX NEWS IT IS A NETWORK BUILT SOLELY OFF OF OPINIONS!! AND REGARDLESS TO HOW JADED THOSE OPINIONS MAY BE THE PRODUCERS AT FOX ALLOW THEM TO HIT THE AIR!!! THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS GOING TO HAVE TO WAKE UP AND SEE FOX AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS OF ITS NATURE FOR WHAT THEY ARE WHICH IS FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM 10LBS OF HORSE SHIT IN A 5LB BAG ON THE AIR!!! I DON'T CONDONE POLICE VIOLENCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT EITHER BUT I FIND IT TERRIBLY CONDESENDING AND ACTUALLY RATHER APPAULING THAT THEY WOULD ALLOW AN ANCHOR TO TRY AND SHRED A POSITIVE AND CONSCIOUS RAPPER LIKE COMMON AND IN THE SAME BREATH TURN AROUND AND DEFEND A SENSELESS AND VIOLENT TYRADE LI
May 14th, 2011 11:59 AM
I have never seen a more biased article in my life. Why don't people look at the big picture rather than trusting what some guy on a comedy show who you like because he's "funny" and "entertaining". That guy is out for ratings and people to like him.I'm sorry if you think Fox News, just because they air everything and don't defend Obama 24/7 like msnbc...is some sort of ultra conservative force. Yes, they have about 2 very conservative people on their news cast, Beck and Hannity. Every other person is absolutly balanced and they have a large cast of liberal and conservative pundints. Look at msnbc every single news anchor and pundit is ultra liberal. Its funny if you think about it.
May 13th, 2011 2:37 PM
whatever common's personal views are is his business. he is entitled to his opinons and unlike faux news he does not shove them down our throats as truth when it is in fact fiction. he is one of the best enlightemed rappwra and spoken word poets out there and he is from chicago! of course he waa going to be picked. and i am a black republican who happens to be fed up with the entire poltical system. free britney and jon stewart keep it reap. case closed.
May 13th, 2011 12:15 PM
The Hollywood Gossip and Free Britney (whoever THAT is) clearly see things from a far-left perspective. Fox News thought it was a bad idea to invite Common into 'the people's house' because the majority of Americans, unlike Common, do not openly support convicted cop killers (Assata Shakur and Mumia Abu-Jamal). Funny Jon Stewart didn't mention that in his anti-Fox rant.
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May 13th, 2011 10:44 AM
don't know how many times I have Googled after a Fox clip and in a fraction of a second have thousands of hits exposing their lie. It's always been too easy. Darn that Google!
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May 13th, 2011 10:33 AM
.how awesome was that slamming by Stewart? You gotta love that guy..he's got more insight and common sense than most media pundits..
May 13th, 2011 10:31 AM
.how awesome was that slamming by Stewart?
You gotta love that guy..he's got more insight and common sense than most media pundits..
May 13th, 2011 10:30 AM
How awesome was that slamming by Stewart?
You gotta love that guy..he's got more insight and common sense than most media pundits..