It always blows my mind that people would get offended by something like this. Like, who cares? You’re going to go get teacher because someone you barely know said something that is honestly barely even mean?
This presumably didn’t happen, but similar things do! People just get upset over nothing, it’s wild.
Apologised in private for calling for the bombing or gassing of the UN in public on a show watched by millions of nutters.
Watters is a coward, a Tucker Carlson-wannabe, a loser, a creep towards women (slashing his current wife’s tires and then offering a ride to her home before they were together).
He’s stupid, he’s malicious, and he’s loud.
Actually, on reflection, he’s perfect for the USA.
I loved the idea of that podcast but I just couldn’t stomach it. One of the hosts is constantly shouting. It’s like he doesn’t understand how microphones work, and instead thinks he has to shout to be heard by the audience. It’s been maybe a year since I tried them, and my ears are still ringing 😂
Chappelle Roan’s Subway (?); it’s on the radio at the moment constantly in my office and it honestly just sounds like wailing for like three minutes. It pierces straight through my noise-cancelling earbuds, and is just genuinely very annoying. Unfortunately, her last one, Pink Pony Club, had a similar effect. I think the pitch and power of her voice is impressive but it’s just the right level to be annoying. No hate to her as an artist, it’s not like that, it’s just those two songs make me want to vomit.
“In the last five years since we’ve been making the show, we’ve seen an unfortunate amount of violence in the United States: the kidnapping attempt on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer; the January 6th attack on the Capitol; the assassination attempts on President Trump; the political assassinations of Democratic representatives in Minnesota; the attack on Speaker Pelosi’s husband; the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk; the recent shooting at an ABC affiliate station in California; and over 300 school shootings across this country,”
And yet only a specific one of those things caused the show to be paused?
Wait, so why wouldn’t they (and others trump goes after) be willing to cave without a fight?
We just watched them cave immediately without a fight, and then revert their decision after having “thoughtful conversations” behind the scenes that we’re not privy to.
We haven’t seen any victory, any pushback against this trampling of free speech, any principled disagreement. We’ve seen an immediate kowtowing.
I don’t know what those conversations behind the scenes entailed. I don’t know the future. But I’m going to predict the show that gets returned to air will be (even more) neutered. They won’t upset the administration again.
Looks pretty steady to me. Not optimal, or good, but steady.
Lol, and now we get to watch everybody buy their memberships again and the company will move forward like nothing ever happened.
Okay bud, you’ve had a bit of a shitty attitude for this entire interaction but this is very funny. I’m happy for you as a Stewart super fan - enjoy your day 🫡
I’m unqualified to claim that I don’t think he has a better understanding of politics than Bernie Sanders? 😂
Honestly I find their use of “dogpile” very offensive. A pile of dogs?? How rude. Besides which, my sister is a complete and utter dog and I don’t believe the mod in question has any right to talk about her hemerrhoids that way.
Oh, right. Okay. Well, personally I don’t think Stewart’s understanding of politics and policy consequences is as good or better than those named politicians, but I guess we just disagree. More celebrity politicians I guess 👍 Maybe we’ll get Dwayne Johnson in next!
Ah okay I see, criteria 1 is about likeability and public awareness?
to be totally fair, I did name two candidates 😂 how about Mamdani? I like Omar’s Green New Deal work and her anti-ICE stance is good. Tlaib’s advocacy for the working class is nice too.
Is the amount of political pressure you can apply, what the job entails? I’m sorry if this is a stupid question, but I had the perception that a president had to do more than just apply pressure - I thought there was something more to the job, that would require a better understanding of politics and the consequences of policy, a clear and consistent viewpoint, the ability to pick an effective cabinet, that kind of thing.
…what? Where did I say I wanted to do the job? I’m not sure I’ve done anything to warrant the snarky replies honestly mate.
Also, wait, Jon Stewart can do the job of being president better than two career politicians? I’m not sure I understand why that would be the case?
Oh right fair enough 🤷♂️
are those two failures by criteria 1? Is that what criteria 1 meant?
Beep boop 🤖🤖
I was being genuine about not understanding the criteria, sorry - I can’t point to a name if I’m unclear on the criteria :/
But yeah, how about Bernie Sanders? AOC?
I don’t think he specifically is a nutjob. I don’t really know the guy. I just have a bad feeling about celebrities near the levers of power, given the track record.
God I wish this dork would fuck off already, along with the rest of the AI bullshit currently making investors and other business-wankers the world over cum themselves dry. It’s fucking embarrassing.