The Daily Show's First Post 9/11 Episode by misbehaven

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The Daily Show's First Post 9/11 Episode

POSTED BY: MISBEHAVEN
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 13:30
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Monday, September 11, 2006 2:03 PM

I pulled this from a website I like, and I thought some of you might appreciate the clip as well: http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/

"This is Jon Stewart's first show after 9/11. A time when we were united, and we were one. We shared our grief, and the world shared our grief. It was a time when the world also shared our goal to find those who were responsible for the death of our friends, our neighbors, our husbands and wives, and of our brothers and sisters. It started well going after bin Laden, but then our leader stumbled. He lost his focus. He stole our sorrow and turned it to fear. He stole our pride of country and replaced it with hubris. He abandoned the principles that made America great, and replaced it with hate. The day will come when we are once again united as a country. Let this day be a reminder that unity is possible and that hope has not been extinguished."

"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation."
-Bertrand Russell

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Monday, September 11, 2006 2:14 PM

PENGUIN

I remember the show...*tears*

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Monday, September 11, 2006 3:48 PM

ANTIMASON

im going to be blunt, since i feel like screaming my lungs out from all the blatant propoganda being fed to us, with all this "never forget" and "remember" crap; NO ONE WILL FORGET! we all grieve over the loss of innocent lives, and no one will take their deaths for granted!

but the real story should be "American officials found complicit, negligent and guilty of conspiracy to commit murder for political benefit" and how innocent lives were taken as casualties for a broader agenda of world conquest... only thatll never happen, because our media is controlled, and America has officially fullfilled its occult destiny to become Mystery Babylon

the parrelells are ominous between 9/11 and the "support our troops/support the war" rehtoric; why dont they tell us what they really mean and say "never forget..the story we brainwashed into you" or "remember...Islam is to blame, so support the war". its time to choose sides, and ive decided that elements within our establishment orchestrated 9/11, and they should be held responsible; and unless they are, we will continue to be decieved and threatened and terrorized. we see through the propoganda and lies to the real agenda; and i refuse to give up my liberties, my sovereignty, or my future to this NWO system of the beast

i simply cannot believe that 19 hijackers forever changed the face of America and the world..and we all have an obligation to fight the global "war on terror!" to secure democracy and freedom and prosperity; it is the mother of all lies, and is "THE LIE" that will decieve the world into supporting the rise of Antichrist

by abusing our fears, our generousities and ignorances, they pulled the wool over everyones eyes long enough to dispose and bury the facts that contradict this fantasy of evil Islam and Americas new mission; instead, it reveals a long standing conspiracy to hijack the reigns of America and to use it as the engine to fullfill a global police state, fascist corporate oligarchy; that is the "freedom" they speak of, a central bank controlled "free trade zone" of serfs and elitist 21 century slave masters

NOTHING on the scale of 9/11 just "happens" in the world of politics by coincidence; especially the likes of the war on terror, war in IRAQ, Homeland Security and the Patriot act; the whole scope of American policy has been permanantly transformed, in a negetive way, and unless we recognize the plot, we are susceptible to their schemes for control

tell me im not alone here?

i am not denying that some muslim terrorists were envolved... but is it possible that just maybe, they were patsies? they alone did not possess the capabilities to pull of 9/11, and every lie, mis-statement and political event since then was pushed and propogated by Americans, for their benefit. who is funding these terrorists, and to what end goal? to me the western world has far more to gain through the global policing condoned by our "war on terror" pretext...then a handfull of disinfranchised middle easterners, who now have to deal with our military presence indefinately. its all just a good excuse to tear the world apart and consume and merge the remaining vestiges for control

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Monday, September 11, 2006 4:50 PM

DREAMTROVE

Antimason,

you're not alone. I'm not sure I'm with you on every line, but we're, if not on the same page, somewhere in the same chapter

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Monday, September 11, 2006 4:51 PM

DREAMTROVE

double post

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Monday, September 11, 2006 5:09 PM

GIRLASKEW

You must be a reader. I have spent all day thinking of this and the last hour looking for it.
After 9/11, I wanted to see how my funny men reacted, Jon Stewart, Conan, etc.

Watching him do that was really exceptional. Thank you SO much for posting this.

What angers me about all of this is the fear the media and the government instills in people. How many times today have I heard the quote, "They will strike again,"?
I mean remember when the goverment all recommended that we buy plastic and tape for our windows??
Bad crap is gonna happen, on a big scale or small, but is it instilling fear ot reality. I just ain't sure. But the media and the government, I don't wholly trust eiether.

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Monday, September 11, 2006 9:57 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

I remember this show, too. I also remember what they did a few weeks later: "America Freaks Out!" That was pretty funny. At least they were trying to make light of the fear and fear-mongering while every other media outlet was telling us to buy duct tape and be wary of men in turbans.
I don't have cable. I miss the Daily Show.

http://www.bigdamnthankyou.com - show Universal your gratitude!

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting. - Gautama Siddharta

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006 12:20 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by misbehaven:
I pulled this from a website I like, and I thought some of you might appreciate the clip as well: http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/

"This is Jon Stewart's first show after 9/11. A time when we were united, and we were one. We shared our grief, and the world shared our grief. It was a time when the world also shared our goal to find those who were responsible for the death of our friends, our neighbors, our husbands and wives, and of our brothers and sisters. It started well going after bin Laden, but then our leader stumbled. He lost his focus. He stole our sorrow and turned it to fear. He stole our pride of country and replaced it with hubris. He abandoned the principles that made America great, and replaced it with hate. The day will come when we are once again united as a country. Let this day be a reminder that unity is possible and that hope has not been extinguished."

"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation."
-Bertrand Russell

I don't see a comedy show as being any great conscious for America. If it is, then we're doomed.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006 5:21 AM

DAYVE

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:

I don't see a comedy show as being any great conscious for America.

AURaptor, if you will go to the this link: http://www.crooksandliars.com/ and scroll down to the third story, and listen to what Stewart has to say, I think you'll agree that The Daily Show is a little bit more than just a comedy show.

I recently noticed a poll that noted young adults get more of their news from shows like Stewarts and Keith Olbermann than the mainstream media. I realize that the Daily Show is basically a satire, but that satire is based on real world events. So maybe these shows aren't the conscious of all Americans, but they certainly add an insight that the cookie-cutter media outlets lack.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006 9:39 AM

RUE

I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!

Hey there un-wrapped

I'm WAITING over in the "stupid" thread for that substantive discussion you claim you want. I asked a SIMPLE, UNCOMPLICATED question, which you failed to read and answer. (You posted a series of 'talking points' which had nothing to do with the question.)

I restated it in even plainer terms. All that it requires is a simple YES or NO.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:04 PM

GIRLASKEW

Quote:

I don't see a comedy show as being any great conscious for America. If it is, then we're doomed.

It's usually not, but with his poring his heart out like he did, it was especally poignant.
Then again, I don't believe America has a group conscious, at least there isn't one that speaks for me.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:30 PM

DREAMTROVE

Stewart himself says it's just a comedy show. It's there to help people bear with the bad. He points out that if everyone wasn't already following and caring, his jokes would not be funny. We bring with us the frame of reference that makes us laugh at his commentary.

He also has said off show that he has only one real central political message: Partisanship is a lie. He's a complete moderate and sees both parties as equally corrupt, and the media uses fake arguments to pit one against the other and get us riled up in the competition between team blue and team red.

The fake argument serves the corrupt cabal, and their hired guns.

For anyone who is foggy in the point, he yacks about it for about an hour on C-Span.
Here's a youtube post of the show:

btw, not to nitpick, but the word you guys are looking for is 'conscience.'

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