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    Kind of off topic...but I guess this is the general politics thread.

    When did the daily show turn from light hearted humor (how I remember it) to Jon ranting angrily and making sloppily bad political points?

    Some time after the election?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
    Kind of off topic...but I guess this is the general politics thread.

    When did the daily show turn from light hearted humor (how I remember it) to Jon ranting angrily and making sloppily bad political points?

    Some time after the election?
    Hmm he was right on the money with Glenn Beck though roasted him alive and ate the fella with no salt
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
    When did the daily show turn from light hearted humor (how I remember it) to Jon ranting angrily and making sloppily bad political points?
    TDS has always been political under Stewart. Hey, comedy is hard; that show has its good nights and its not-so-good nights. That's the nature of the beast. Even The Onion isn't funny every single outing, and they've got a lot less content to fill than TDS.

    Look at the attempts to copy TDS. They are not pretty. Comedy is hard.

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    Hav I Got News For You is a good contender though



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    Jon Stewart is always funny. If you truely think both sides are completely rediculous you find TDS is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Otherwise, you are not gonna like it because he does point how the stupidity of both sides which turns people away.


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    Quote Originally Posted by NYT
    Republicans Block Start of Debate on Financial Bill Published: April 22.

    WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked an effort by Democrats to start debate on legislation to tighten regulation of the nation’s financial system, and the two sides traded bitter accusations about who was standing in the way of a bipartisan agreement.
    The majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, asked Republicans to agree to begin debating the measure, which would impose a sweeping regulatory framework on Wall Street and big financial institutions. But the Republican leader, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, objected, saying Democrats were pre-empting negotiations to reach a deal.
    In response, Mr. Reid said he would call the first procedural vote on Monday in an effort to stop the Republican filibuster. That vote could test Republican resolve to oppose the measure in an election year, amid public dismay over big Wall Street profits and bonuses even as unemployment remains high.


    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/bu...ef=global-home
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    Blocked an effort...to start debate??

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    If Reid had any cajones (or brains), he would make the Republicans hold the floor for the filibuster. Watch them make fools of themselves rambling aimlessly and sticking their collective feet in their mouths (5 months before the midterm elections). But he doesn't, so he won't.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
    Blocked an effort...to start debate??
    Unless I'm massively mistaken, that's what a filibuster is. As soon as debate is allowed, a simple majority can pass the bill. But by preventing debate or discussion, the filibuster somehow makes the threshold 60 votes before anybody can discuss the thing.

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