Comments on: Daily Show: Scott Brown Has Daughters, Therefore Pro-Lady Until Proven Guilty

By: rainy_day

rainy_day — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:40:38 +0000

Here’s the interview I was talking about:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-september-3-2008/newt-gingrich

The good stuff is at 4:00 to the end.

By: rainy_day

rainy_day — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:33:33 +0000

@yvanehtnioj: I will always love Jon Stewart for the time he took Newt Gingrich to town regarding abortion rights during the election. He was seriously awesome and very much on the right side of the issue. And Newt kept trying to be all “I’m on a comedy show,” and Jon took the debate very seriously.

This whole skit is very problematic, and I too feel torn because Olbermann is pointing the “sexist” finger so that he can walk around like he isn’t a sexist prick himself (i.e. that quote about Michelle Malkin). Ugh. I’ll take 50 Jon Stewarts any day.

By: Pilgrim Soul

Pilgrim Soul — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:56:11 +0000

It’s a typo, I know the t should be in there. Oh well!

By: bellacoker

bellacoker — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:05:52 +0000

Hee hee, wondering. I think you mean pedant.

By: wondering

wondering — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:23:33 +0000

Tee hee, crochety old lady = old lady who enjoys crochet (which may be true, but probably not the effect you were aiming for.

Crotchety old lady is the term you’re looking for. Normally I’m not an Internet pendant, but I’ve seen this one around a lot lately.

By: underbelly

underbelly — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:36:41 +0000

I felt the same way you did, PS, when I watched that Jon Stewart last night. On one hand I gave him kudos for ripping into Olbermann, but seriously, we don’t have enough people who take offense to rape jokes to start handing out WTF cards to those who point them out. if that makes any sense.

By: bellacoker

bellacoker — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:29:08 +0000

I used to watch Olbermann but stopped because he often gives a microphone to Michael Musto, who is so sexist I often expect him to burst into flames.

By: PhDork

PhDork — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:16:03 +0000

Pointing out sexism =/> being sexist! Duh.

By: yvanehtnioj

yvanehtnioj — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:08:39 +0000

I shouldn’t, but I love Keith Olbermann. Like, I might act inappropriately if I ever ran into him in the flesh. He is my angry, angry fake boyfriend.

As for Jon Stewart, I like his show a heckuva lot but still would be pleasantly surprised to hear him come out on the right side of anything to do with sexism. Like, ever. Even though I know he has a daughter and I’m sure he loves her.