Posts Tagged ‘Jon Stewart’
Our Morning Roundup: Cloning Bin Laden
*THE BLOGOSPHERE REACTS: Arlen Specter (R-PA D-PA), facing a strong 2010 primary push from Republican congressman Pat Toomey, switches parties, giving the Dems a quasi-60-seat presence in the Senate. This has the 'sphere all riled up. For some spirited commentary, visit Robert Stacey McCain's blog ("Specter reminds me of the high-school slut trying to sleep her way to popularity") or Gateway Pundit, where RNC Chair Michael Steele is quoted as saying "Republicans look forward to beating Sen. Specter in 2010, assuming the Democrats don't do it first." President Obama, meanwhile, pledges his "full support" to Specter. Which could include campaigning for him in a Democratic primary.
*Obama's "no-news press conference doesn't impress" the Washington Times. Snap!
Update: SIX Flagging
Dan Snyder's giga-screwed theme park chain, Six Flags, has more in common with the country's ailing financial institutions than their shared borderline insolvency. Jim Cramer boldly led investors toward Six Flags throughout its plunge, too.
Cramer's getting crushed by Jon Stewart, of course, for being so wrong so often about the health of Bear Stearns and other big money types.
Less consequentially, but just as wrong, Cramer has also been in Six Flags' corner since Snyder took over the company in late 2005.
Jon Stewart Wins: The Daily Show's response to the New Yorker cover flap hits the nail on the head. Stewart's advice to the Obama camp:
You know what your response should've been? It's very easy here, let me put the statement out for you: "Barack Obama is in no way upset about the cartoon that depicts him as a Muslim extremist. Because you know who gets upset about cartoons? Muslim extremists! Of which Barack Obama is not. It's just a fucking cartoon!"
