Jon Stewart Is More A "Reliable Source" Than Howard Kurtz

[babylonsister]

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Jon Stewart Is More A "Reliable Source" Than Howard Kurtz
by Steve Young | Apr 29 2007


On this morning "Reliable Sources," the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz's Sunday CNN show meant to dig into how the media did or didn't do their job on the past week's stories, one segment revealed how so-called RS oversight didn't even understand what one particular story was about.

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No where in the segment did they come close to what really came out of the "Daily Show" interview: John McCain did not stand up for what he believes - if what he says is what he really believes.

Every Stewart question or statement regarding the Republican "undermining the troops" red herring was never responded to directly - or even indirectly - by Mccain. The former straight-talk expresser just deflected by moving on to another and altogether separate issue, never attempting to defend himself, mostly because that artificial and fallacious talking point is defenseless. As Stewart said, "it is almost criminal."

But nowhere in this week's "Reliable Sources" was a discussion of how Stewart did the job the MSM seems hesitant to do: hold politician's feet to the fire. And in this case, Kurtz's media watch-dogging, missed seeing the dog attempting to pee on the truth. Those actually watching that interview couldn't miss it.

Kurtz said that McCain "didn't necessarily lose" by his performance on this week's "Daily Show." Maybe, if you call not being able to justify your own "beliefs" not necessarily losing. But Kurtz not appreciating the importance of the job Stewart did and McCain's incapablity to "stand behind his beliefs," was his own loss.

[tularetom]

1. Sponge Bob and Mr. Ed are more "Reliable Sources" than Kurtz

McCain was defensive, evasive, and appeared to be barely able to contain his rage. Stewart was actually pretty soft on him. Either Kurtz watched a different Daily Show than I did or he's suffering even more than I thought from cranio-rectal inversion.

[saltpoint]

2. Definitely. No contest there. McCain's appeal to independent voters is

almost gone. There's a residual respect for the man's service in Viet Nam, and that is well-placed.

But it is no longer a political plus to endorse failed policies, and McCain's braying for Bush's Iraq War has been politically disastrous. In such a weak GOP field, it's still possible McCain can win nomination, but he'll have to grapple and claw for it now.

Kurtz needs to update his file.

[Captain Hilts]

3. Kurtz's wife was a GOP fundraiser and worked on the GWB transition team in 2000. nt

[rocktivity]

4. Here's the link to that part of the McCain-Stewart interview

if you haven't seen it (link). The audience booed because all McCain could do was dredge up the "pride" of the troops he'd talked to along with the bodies of ones who'd been "sacrified." And Kurtz said that McCain "didn't necessarily lose?" Then why did he show up for a full-length interview on Fox News today--complete with his wife?

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