Two great quotes from Jon Stewart ("The Daily Show" 11/17)

[DemoTex]

"Any time an organization has 'family' in its name, you know they are not happy."

On the day after the election "I woke up with the cheeks of my ass taped together."

Jon Stewart

[Hieronymus]

1. Both good ones...

Thank God for the Daily Show.:hi:

[liberalpragmatist]

2. "I hate judges SOOOO Bad! Who are they to.... (blink, blink)"

[DemoTex]

5. That was a good one too.

But you had to see it.

[Cha]

3. I don't get the second

quote. I know he wasn't happy with the results of the "election" like millions of others but ??

[DemoTex]

7. Got reemed.

First aid for a gaping, bleeding butthole.

[Cha]

13. THanks! I guess it was too subtle

for me!

Only Jon can put our feelings in those words.:P

[imenja]

4. I loved the CIA bit

[TeddyK]

6. good ol' daily show

It's kinda sad that the news show that delivers the highest quality news is a joke show, what would we do with out em :)

[Beaverhausen]

8. Loved last night's "Moment of Zen"

Condi testifying that even though the title of the memo read "Osama Bin Laden determined to attack within the United STates"

...well you know the rest.

[jus_the_facts]

9. I KNOW I'll get FLAMED for this BUT....

.....as much as I love him...the context of the TRUTH bein' constantly made into a COMEDY is one reason politics is so lowly regarded in the 21st century...sad but fuckin' TRUE! :grr:

[Abelman]

10. A good point though

But no one else really reports the truth, which kind of sucks. What helps keep up some hope is knowing that people who watch the Daily Show are among the best informed citizens. Maybe they take the time to inform themselves, or maybe its because of the show, I don't know.

But it is a damn shame.

[jus_the_facts]

15. indeed....preachin' to the choir though.....

.....or some such boolsheet....damn shame for sure!! :evilfrown:

[nine23]

11. Here's my flame.

Politics was a joke long before Jon Stewart showed up.

[jus_the_facts]

12. sure it was...this just takes it to a whole other level.....

....which is the LOWEST it's EVER been.

[DemoTex]

14. In days of old, when knights were bold, and kings ruled ...

It was often the court jester, and the court jester only, that told the truth.

[jus_the_facts]

17. ahh and the lesson never learned....is....the jester was.....

....often beheaded for his candor! :nopity:

[DemoTex]

20. But anyone else was ALWAYS head-lopped for their candor.

At least the jester had a calculated chance (and probably picked his material accordingly). Otherwise, as you point out, the king had the last laugh.

[lizzieforkerry]

24. Isn't it

and the court jester only, where the truth was told. (It rhymes better that way)

[greatauntoftriplets]

16. Ever watch "That Was the Week That Was"???

That ripped politics and life in general with humor. It was a ripoff of a British program. Sadly, it only lasted a short time.

[DemoTex]

18. TWTWTW!

God! How long ago was that? I was a political junkie then too. Maybe I need to go to a political junkie "Betty Ford Clinic." I did not realize how long I have been doing this shit.

[greatauntoftriplets]

21. Yikes! Longer ago than I recalled. I was about 14 at the time, LOL.

That Was The Week That Was
(an unofficial home page)
That Was The Week That Was (popularly known as TW3, and occasionally as TWTWTW) was a program of topical satire expressed through one-liners, skits, songs, etc. The show aired in the United States on the NBC television network, beginning with a one-hour special in late 1963. The program was picked up as a midseason replacement in the 1963-64 season and ran through the 1964-65 season.

The American TW3 was derived from the original, more influential, and reportedly more biting BBC version of the show (1962-63?). The American version had no star or host, per se. Principal performers included "Special Correspondent" David Frost (who was also a member of the BBC's TW3 troupe), Henry Morgan, Elliott Reid, Doro Merande, Margaret Hamilton, Buck Henry, Bob Dishy, Alan Alda, Pat Englund, Phyllis Newman and Nancy Ames (known as the "TW3 Girl," and the only cast member to appear in every show throughout the run). Guest performers, a regular feature of the first season, included Allen Sherman, The Chad Mitchell Trio and Woody Allen. Puppeteer Burr Tillstrom performed his innovative hand ballets (unique, expressive performances using his bare hands) on several shows; he was also the hands behind the dreadful animated Him Beagle Johnson, the White House pet seen several times later in the run.

The program was produced by Leland Hayward Productions for NBC. TW3 was broadcast live from New York (as announcers Dick Noel and later Jerry Damon reminded us each week), originating from NBC studios 6A and the legendary 8H; the one-hour 1963 special was done from studio 6B.

http://pages.prodigy.net/achimes/tw3.htm

On edit: I was 14 in 1963.

[DemoTex]

22. I was 15 in 1963. AuH2O ran in 1964. That's when I got political!

Goldwater galvanized my Democratic roots. I was still reeling from 11/22/63. I thought that I had died on that day, along with JFK (and Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis, lost in the emotion of the day for JFK).

TW-3 was an oasis from algebra and English Lit. I supported LBJ, not knowing that events at the time would lead to a big shooting-war that I would get caught up in by the end of that decade. Still, I made the right political choice.

Damn we are old. But I feel so young!

On edit: We did not get a TV (a Capehart) until 1962. My dad was a college professor and my mom was a teacher. They read to the four of us nightly while our friends "got to watch" TV. TW-3 was one of their favorites, too. TV with my parents was selective and educational. It was very limited, too. Thank goodness. While some friends "got to watch TV", my siblings and I did our lessons, learned critical thinking and compassion from our parents. Then we celebrated the birth of a new brother in 1963, to a 41 year old mom. He is now a top radiologist in Atlanta, an avid reader, and a gay rights and Democratic activist with his dear partner.

[greatauntoftriplets]

23. Damnit, I feel young, too. What the hell...we are allowed to.

In the late 1970s, I saw a production of "Side by Side By Sondheim" in London. Nancy Ames was one of the women in it. She had a great physical presence and was a wonderful singer.

What wonderful escapism TW3 was for a couple of politcally minded teenagers. Happy to have shared this memory with you.

[DemoTex]

26. Now I have to look for the tapes.

Thanks for opening a new obsession! I'll keep you posted (doubt that I'll find anything).

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. Good luck!!

They'd be interesting to watch.

I well remember the one the week that Time magazine had "Sex" as its cover story. That was a classic.

Also, I didn't remember Alan Alda being on that program. Of course, at the time I didn't have a clue who Alan Alda was. It'd be interesting to see him from 40 years ago.

<Looking for my walker> just joking.

[JohnKleeb]

19. haha i love the first one, so true jon so true

[lizzieforkerry]

25. Does anyone remember the show that

was on right after the 2000 election that really made fun of Bush. I loved it, but then it was cancelled. Now I can't even remember its name or what channel it was on. I would love to watch them again though. It was kind of like a sitcom

[soothsayer]

28. That's My Bush n/t

[lizzieforkerry]

29. Thank you!

That was really driving me crazy! Anyone know if I can get a copy of it?

[Borgnine]

30. It still airs occasionally on Comedy Central.

You'll usually find it airing sometime after 1 AM.