Comedy Central, Bastion of Truth
Two things happened this past week that have me both excited and up in arms... and totally in love with Comedy Central right now.
The first is the whole South Park vs. Scientology controversy. I'm sure you've heard of it by now. If not, here are the relevant links to get you up to speed:
1. Chef quit?
2. Tom Cruise behind pulling of Scientology episode? Seriously?
3. Chef returns?
As many of you may (or may not) know, I am a South Park nutcase. I just can't get enough of it. In my opinion, it is the most relevant animated satire on television, and among the best and most important television shows currently being aired today. When the Scientology episode first premiered, I knew there would be a major fallout as a result. And BAM! Here it is.
If it is at all true that Tom Cruise was behind the pulling of the Scientology episode re-airing, well... I would say that it proves he's a dick, but I guess you really don't need to prove that (FREE KATIE!).
Still, I propose a boycott of Tom Cruises movies in support of South Park. Specifically, I am boycotting Mission Impossible III. I don't care if the allegations are true or not, I will not support that moron's movie endeavors any longer. Hopefully, the episode will get aired at some point in the future anyway and then he will stop promoting MI3 as well. ;)
In other Comedy Central news, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart was a real mind-blower last night. He had a former Iraqi general who worked directly with Saddam Hussein as a guest last night who basically said that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, he knows this to be a fact because he commanded the men who moved them to Syria, and he flat out said that Saddam pulled a fast one on the UN.
Here's why I am so impressed with this: This guy just substantiated everything the Bush administration had been claiming and that Jon Stewart (and the rest of the media) had been poking fun at them for. Hell, all of us have, up to a point, probably just given up the idea that WMD's were ever in Iraq. But here's a man who has first hand knowledge of their whereabouts substantiating those seemingly erroneous claims, and he's a guest on the freakin' Daily Show.
To put it bluntly, Jon Stewart has some serious integrity. I am uber-impressed that he would interview a man potentially capable of proving him (and a large number of other people) quite wrong. I mean... a freaking IRAQI GENERAL!!! ON THE DAILY SHOW!!! To me, that was a sign that while Jon loved to make light of and laugh at many things on his show, it was still a far better source of relevant, important news than CNN, NBC, CBS, and FOX combined. Seriously.
My hat is off to you, Jon Stewart. I'm sorry for doubting you after the Oscars.
The first is the whole South Park vs. Scientology controversy. I'm sure you've heard of it by now. If not, here are the relevant links to get you up to speed:
1. Chef quit?
2. Tom Cruise behind pulling of Scientology episode? Seriously?
3. Chef returns?
As many of you may (or may not) know, I am a South Park nutcase. I just can't get enough of it. In my opinion, it is the most relevant animated satire on television, and among the best and most important television shows currently being aired today. When the Scientology episode first premiered, I knew there would be a major fallout as a result. And BAM! Here it is.
If it is at all true that Tom Cruise was behind the pulling of the Scientology episode re-airing, well... I would say that it proves he's a dick, but I guess you really don't need to prove that (FREE KATIE!).
Still, I propose a boycott of Tom Cruises movies in support of South Park. Specifically, I am boycotting Mission Impossible III. I don't care if the allegations are true or not, I will not support that moron's movie endeavors any longer. Hopefully, the episode will get aired at some point in the future anyway and then he will stop promoting MI3 as well. ;)
In other Comedy Central news, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart was a real mind-blower last night. He had a former Iraqi general who worked directly with Saddam Hussein as a guest last night who basically said that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, he knows this to be a fact because he commanded the men who moved them to Syria, and he flat out said that Saddam pulled a fast one on the UN.
Here's why I am so impressed with this: This guy just substantiated everything the Bush administration had been claiming and that Jon Stewart (and the rest of the media) had been poking fun at them for. Hell, all of us have, up to a point, probably just given up the idea that WMD's were ever in Iraq. But here's a man who has first hand knowledge of their whereabouts substantiating those seemingly erroneous claims, and he's a guest on the freakin' Daily Show.
To put it bluntly, Jon Stewart has some serious integrity. I am uber-impressed that he would interview a man potentially capable of proving him (and a large number of other people) quite wrong. I mean... a freaking IRAQI GENERAL!!! ON THE DAILY SHOW!!! To me, that was a sign that while Jon loved to make light of and laugh at many things on his show, it was still a far better source of relevant, important news than CNN, NBC, CBS, and FOX combined. Seriously.
My hat is off to you, Jon Stewart. I'm sorry for doubting you after the Oscars.
posted by Raoul The Destroyer at 10:49 AM
2 Comments:
I am SO disappointed that i missed the show. i watch every night, but was just too exhausted to stay up. and tonight i will be at a bible study and probably miss the re-air.
I agree raoul. Jon has more integrity than perhaps any other real person on television. if he were to run for office in the state of NY, i would change my name to NY Speks and move there just to vote for him.
not because he is the smartest man for the job (althought i do think is quite intelligent) but because we do not have enough people with his kind of integrity and honesty in politics.
and the ones that do, unfortunately only get to be on the Daily Show, because regular news programs wont air anyone unless their view is so extreme that it can guarantee an on-air argument to boost ratings.
you know what. i really miss the truth.
NJ Speks, I could not agree more.
I recently found out that the fabulous Mr. Stewart received a degree in psychology. I'm not sure if it was just a BA or BS, or if it was a masters, but the dude is among my bretheren.
It's kind of funny, really... I mean, the types of jobs we psychology folks get after we're done with work. For example, lots of psychologists helped create comic book characters in the early fifties (Wonder Woman's creator comes to mind).
If a teaching job doesn't work out after grad school, I may just say "screw it" and try to get a job at Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, or some other fun place like that. ;)
Either that or I can do what another famous WSU grad did and start my own single-pannel cartoon strip called the "Far Side"...
But, more seriously, I too miss the truth. A lot. It was so refreshing for Jon to interview someone very important in a way that cut right to the heart of the matter. I've always been super-impressed with his interview style: direct yet humane.
My secret evil hope for the future: The Daily Show replaces all news programs except for the BBC, sort of like the way Taco Bell replaced all restaurants in Demolition Man... but without the super-tiny food products that come in those bottles that chocolate covered raisins come in.
Oh, and also without that dystopian society thing. Or Wesley Snipes.
Yeah, that would be coooooooooooool.
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