EPTThis was the first time I saw this video, it's pretty damn good.
Jon Stewart on 9/11
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Tyraz
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This was the first time I saw this video, it's pretty damn good. | ||
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Thegilaboy
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Sfydjklm
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Manifesto7
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John Stewart is the ray of hope in the dark reality of American media. | ||
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Yizuo
Germany1537 Posts
good speech! | ||
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MetalMarine
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Masamune
Canada3401 Posts
 edit: more accuracy  | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
It was pretty wild when the white thick smoke blew across and basically shrouded our school. | ||
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Tyraz
New Zealand310 Posts
On August 07 2010 08:37 Disregard wrote: I was actually in elementary/junior high school when this happened, the building is few stories high so we actually saw the 2 towers emitting smoke. Coincidentally during that period my teacher's husband was working there, pretty emotional stuff. But I wasnt a even a teenager yet so what do I know. D: It was pretty wild when the white thick smoke blew across and basically shrouded our school. :O Really?? That shit's crazy! I can't even begin to imagine what it'd be like to be there :| | ||
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Kwidowmaker
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micronesia
United States24792 Posts
A tragic and interesting day. | ||
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Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
On August 07 2010 08:37 Disregard wrote: I was actually in elementary/junior high school when this happened, the building is few stories high so we actually saw the 2 towers emitting smoke. Coincidentally during that period my teacher's husband was working there, pretty emotional stuff. But I wasnt a even a teenager yet so what do I know. D: It was pretty wild when the white thick smoke blew across and basically shrouded our school. i actually came to the US in June of 2001, and when it happened i was in highschool. I did not understand what happened and neither did anyone i know, partially probably because my english wasnt on the level, but also because the principal of my school didnt understand what happened either. I actually was sitting in school even though they dismissed the classes because when i first entered the school just a few days prior(starts on september 6th)my guidance counselor told me i cant leave school until 2:30 or there will be repercussions!:D On the way home i had to cross coney island avenue, for those who know, and if you stood in the middle of it(and you could because there was no traffic for some reason- they closed down major streets i guess) you could see giant monoliths of smoke all that way from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Didn't really feel much on the emotional level, although consciously i was sad for the lives lost. I guess it was because before i moved to America i grew up in a country closely related to Chechen war, and all the atrocity i've witnessed on the Russian news desensitized me. Watching Jon Stewart sad makes me sad though. On the emotional level. Had a moments or two where i felt like shedding a tear there. While I try to look at all the tragedies that occur as a bystander its hard to maintain any sort of distance when you witness a person who's emotionally invested in it on personal level. | ||
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On August 07 2010 08:22 Manifesto7 wrote: Fixed your title. John Stewart is the ray of hope in the dark reality of American media. so true i never miss his show because even though it's comedy it's the only real truth out there. There is one great interview where he tears the shit out of a hedge fund manager or something of the sort, for lying to the public. I dont think the whole thing made it to air but it's on the site. He had the guy almost crying. he's a very intelligent and compassionate guy too so it's always great when he brings a message across | ||
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supernova
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RyanRushia
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Badjas
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chaoser
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mangomango
United States265 Posts
I remember hearing about the first plane, then the second. And how a third was near Pittsburgh. The conjecture by the radio announcer was that this third plane, if it couldn't reach it's intended target might choose the highest building in its path. Everyone in Pittsburgh thought of the US Steel building. The police started evacuations and blocking off streets. My only concern was how am I going to get my son and wife out of here before all of our escape routes are blocked off or hopelessly jammed. It was a horrible feeling that at any moment the most precious people in my life could be taken from me. As you all know that third plane was brought down by the heroic actions of the people on board. It was a decade ago but I can still feel that sick feeling in my stomach. And Jon is just as real today was he was then. | ||
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mmp
United States2130 Posts
Didn't visit the WTC for several years, but it was still a depressing pile of rubble fenced off. I starting paying a lot more attention to the news and history class after that, however. Mr. Stewart is one rich television personality I can respect. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118856078167623&index=1 Also Colbert's Keep Fear Alive rally on the same day same place. | ||
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QuoC
United States724 Posts
On August 07 2010 09:21 Divinek wrote: so true i never miss his show because even though it's comedy it's the only real truth out there. There is one great interview where he tears the shit out of a hedge fund manager or something of the sort, for lying to the public. I dont think the whole thing made it to air but it's on the site. He had the guy almost crying. he's a very intelligent and compassionate guy too so it's always great when he brings a message across source? or any names? | ||
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gchan
United States654 Posts
It's his interview with Jim Cramer. | ||
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Orome
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Cauld
United States350 Posts
Edit: I think Stewart doesn't start his own 'real' show for a few reasons. Everyone in the mainstream media feels this obligation to provide 'fair' coverage to all sides of an issue, even if one side is clearly wrong or misleading. With the platform he has on The Daily Show he's free to point that out and express his true opinions. If was a member of the traditional media he wouldn't get as much access to politicians as he gets, he wouldn't be able to be as opinionated on the issues as he is, and overall I think his effectiveness would decrease dramatically. No one pays attention to the other relatively liberal media people anymore. | ||
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Zlasher
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QuanticHawk
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On September 17 2010 13:36 Orome wrote: I still hope John Stewart will give up the daily show one day and start a more serious political show. He's a great interviewer and political analyst and also by all appearances a genuinely great guy. On August 07 2010 08:22 Manifesto7 wrote: Fixed your title. John Stewart is the ray of hope in the dark reality of American media. I've thought this stuff too, and I think he's brilliant, but I really think the whole 'sitting in the back of the country snickering' is what really works for him. He's more effective there. Real journalism--not the shit that Fox puts out, or even the opinion that sometimes get injected into CNN and other soruces--isn't meant to have personalities and his is just too damn good to have go to waste on reporting news. Perhaps as a columnist/commentator, but I just really think he loses a lot if he goes that route. I think what's also scary is that a lot people (not you two, obviously) don't realize that he and Colbert are both 'sit in the back of the country and snicker' people and not real news. | ||
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Orome
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