John Kerry on the Daily Show tonight!

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » August 24, 2004, 5:03 pm

This will be fun

Il post my "extreme left wing fucking insane liberal" take on the interview after the show

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » August 24, 2004, 5:06 pm

I'll post my extreme right wing take

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » August 24, 2004, 5:08 pm

And I'll laugh at you both after not watching it!

Metanis · Post by **Metanis** » August 24, 2004, 5:26 pm

Kelshara wrote:And I'll laugh at you both after not watching it!

Now I understand how you reach your more enlightened conclusions.

Post by **Sylvus** » August 24, 2004, 5:29 pm

The Daily Show is fucking hilarious. Jon Stewart is great.

I look forward to seeing how John Kerry is on the show.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 24, 2004, 5:49 pm

If John interviews him like he interviewed Dean, it will be great.
If John interviews him like he interviewed Clinton, I will be pissed, because I will have missed tough crowd from falling asleep

masteen · Post by **masteen** » August 24, 2004, 5:49 pm

Me too. This is prolly the only interview of either candidate I'll watch this year. Jon Stewart has a way of asking uncomfortable questions so that it's not only funny, but more insightful than a lot of people give him credit for.

I will say this for sure: John Kerry has big brass balls for doing this, and my respect for him went up a notch. A show like DTS is a usually a wildcard, which is why you won't see Dubya on it, ever.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » August 24, 2004, 5:56 pm

Metanis wrote:
Kelshara wrote:And I'll laugh at you both after not watching it!
Now I understand how you reach your more enlightened conclusions.

Yeah because *gasp* I wont be at home watching tv all night tonight! And it was a joke heh.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 24, 2004, 9:29 pm

I'll definitely be watching! I'm constantly amazed at the phenomenon that is The Daily Show. A sattirical news show that actually has some clout when it wants to. The fact that politicians actually watch it is great, although I bet they get peeved now and then

Midnyte_Ragebringer · August 25, 2004, 12:21 am

Halfway through the interview and so far I'm not impressed. Nothing new, nothing specific. A lot of hands movements though and that does seem to be a big thing among politicians. Amusing though, thanks to Jon Stewart.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · August 25, 2004, 12:28 am

Okay it's over. I thought it was interesting. Again, nothing new or interesting. I like him talking about new sources of energy though. Overall a very soft interview from Jon Stewart, but entertaining.

Kluden · Post by **Kluden** » August 25, 2004, 9:01 am

Midnyte wrote:I thought it was interesting. Again, nothing new or interesting.

huh? it was interesting but it wasn't anything interesting? I think I see your point.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » August 25, 2004, 9:34 am

Kluden wrote:
Midnyte wrote:I thought it was interesting. Again, nothing new or interesting.
huh? it was interesting but it wasn't anything interesting? I think I see your point.

There are times I can be quite the word wizard!

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 25, 2004, 10:47 am

Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:There are times I can be quite the word wizard!

Just like Bush.

It's all becoming clearer now.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » August 25, 2004, 10:50 am

Translation:
The interview itself was interesting, but there was nothing new of interest within the interview itself.

That's like saying you thought it was interesting that there was a circus in town, even tho the midgets were only 5'2 and the elephant was comprised of two fat ladies in a grey jumpsuit and so wasn't very interesting itself.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 25, 2004, 11:02 am

I saw it, well rather I saw most of it untill I muted it. Pretty boring.
Then Tough Crowd came on, I cant remember the old guy's name, but hes on of the funniest guys hes had on the show. They need him on a lot more.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · August 25, 2004, 11:15 am

Sionistic wrote:I saw it, well rather I saw most of it untill I muted it. Pretty boring.
Then Tough Crowd came on, I cant remember the old guy's name, but hes on of the funniest guys hes had on the show. They need him on a lot more.

Yeah he's an old veteran of comedy. He's a bit too racial for me. Within comedy it's funny and all, but he goes a little too far at times. I'm so stoked they put Tuff Crowd back on again, instead of that terrible Graham Norton show.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 25, 2004, 11:43 am

i thought the interview was nothing special. there were a couple of moments where Kerry looked a bit like a tool, and a couple of moments where he had some good exchanges.

all in all, the point of this is getting him out in front of a particular demographic that is admittedly much more friendly to a Democrat than a Republican. But still not really representative of his "base".

a lot of the Daily Show viewers are people who haven't really particiapated in politics very much in the past, and may this time, so it is a good move to go on the show.

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » August 25, 2004, 11:46 am

Voronwë wrote:a lot of the Daily Show viewers are people who haven't really particiapated in politics very much in the past, and may this time, so it is a good move to go on the show.

Where did you get this fact? I would think people who watch the Daily Show are very well informed to understand most of what is going on.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » August 25, 2004, 11:59 am

I actually caught some of it.. I do wish he (and Bush as well) would move on to some new issues. I liked his talk about alternative energy sources though. He also raised a couple of good other points, and had some humor in a couple of the exchanges. Average interview overall.

That said, would be great if he is reaching new voters and they decide to vote wether for or against him. More people voting is always a good thing.

Post by **Sylvus** » August 25, 2004, 12:12 pm

Lynks wrote:
Voronwë wrote:a lot of the Daily Show viewers are people who haven't really particiapated in politics very much in the past, and may this time, so it is a good move to go on the show.
Where did you get this fact? I would think people who watch the Daily Show are very well informed to understand most of what is going on.

Heh. I think that Voro's job entails dealing with ratings numbers, so he's in a better place to comment than I am, but...

I believe that the Daily Show's key demographic is young (18-35) people. Historically at least the bottom half of that demo is the lowest turnout for voting each year. I know that I'm in that demographic and I've never voted before and I'm going to this year.

I enjoyed seeing Kerry on the show, as I hadn't really seen much of him in a situation like that. There was nothing particularly groundbreaking, but he seemed to have a sense of humor and came off as a more likeable guy than I'd perceived him as prior to being on the show.

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » August 25, 2004, 12:15 pm

Sylvus wrote:
Lynks wrote:
Voronwë wrote:a lot of the Daily Show viewers are people who haven't really particiapated in politics very much in the past, and may this time, so it is a good move to go on the show.
Where did you get this fact? I would think people who watch the Daily Show are very well informed to understand most of what is going on.
Heh. I think that Voro's job entails dealing with ratings numbers, so he's in a better place to comment than I am, but...

If he is, then my bad!

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 25, 2004, 12:31 pm

yeah my job does, but i'm not looking at the Nielsen numbers of TDS on any regular basis, or claiming any expertise on their demographic.

I wasn't trying to really make a big sweeping statement about the Daily Show. I agree with you that the viewers may tend to be politically savvy. That wasn't what i was saying. I was saying they tend to be people who don't turn up in Gallup Survey's as "Likely Voters" because they didnt vote in 2000 or 2002.

i wasnt saying they are "dumb" or "naive". I was just saying that large segments of them (like Sylvus for example) aren't people who necessarily define themselves as Democrat or Republican.

They are the mythical "UNDECIDED VOTERS", hehe. NOt all of them, just a segment of them.

That doesnt mean they won't vote in 2004 though. In fact most people think they will - which is why so many politicians go on that show =).

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » August 26, 2004, 12:28 am

The republican chairman was on it and Stewart made a damn good point, we need to see Bush on that show!

Seeing him walk in and the entire crowd boo would be classic

The republican chairman got something like literally 3 claps and someone yelling at him

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » August 26, 2004, 12:30 am

Sionistic wrote:I saw it, well rather I saw most of it untill I muted it. Pretty boring.
Then Tough Crowd came on, I cant remember the old guy's name, but hes on of the funniest guys hes had on the show. They need him on a lot more.

Ive only watched that show a few times and i always thought the obese white guy from last comic standing or whatever always ruined it. I have no idea how anyone can think hes funny.
Seeing a pissed off 600 pound guy trying to act "ghetto" or "black" isnt funny...one of those things that make you go "hmmm"
That and Collin Quinn was never really that funny, il take crossballs or the daily show anyday

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 26, 2004, 1:20 am

Sylvus wrote:and came off as a more likeable guy than I'd perceived him as prior to being on the show.

That seems to be the running theme or thought for most people. He's been painted as such a stiff boring person.. that worked with Gore. It's not going to work with Kerry. He's nowhere near the same class as Clinton, but he's nowhere near the same class as Gore either.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 26, 2004, 1:27 am

Ralphie Mays. Yea he sucks hard. Thankfully he hasnt been on too many shows, the only reason hes on the damn show was because some fucks had sympathy for him on the first Last Comic Standing.