What makes this even more disturbing is how he concludes his little segment, the eerie way he says "We neeeeeeed another nine-eleven." I am sorry, that's really, really, fantastically offensive. Olbermann caught this and mentioned it on air as well.
I for one think what Jon Stewart said in response to 9/11 was appropriate and from the heart considering the climate of the time, I also hope it's the ONLY time he ever has to speak like that.
Why would anybody debate the need for acts of mass murder?
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61. Stewart/Colbert '08
Mrs G at 1:39PM on Aug 23rd 2007
62. April,
I watch Fox News and I must say that it skews right far more than PBS or BBC skews left. Fox News has much more commentary and much less news and as for Hannity and Colmes, Colmes is a very Conservative Liberal who doesn't have much of a spine. And I think that Geraldo Riviera is definitely conservative and Greta Van Sustern doesn't actually have an opinion about anything. Is Geraldo Riviera really a liberal? That's really surprising. And the CNN "Liberal Bias" wasn't very apparent in the lead up to the Iraq War, or the start of the Iraq War, or the 2000 presidential election. But maybe it's true, the truth has a liberal bias.
Kamran at 6:18PM on Aug 23rd 2007
63. I watched this soon after it was broadcast on iFilm. I remember in that period just after 11 September when the whole world grieved and was as one with the USA. Remember that brief period of solidarity?
John Stewart is one of the most irreverent comedians on TV. Yet in this monologue he expresses grief, anger, joy, confusion, fear and hope and a truly wonderful speech. How do you explain what happened? He did. There may have been speeches as eloquent as this in the aftermath of 11 September, but few from such an unlikely source.
How many speakers did we hear soon after that time whose only emotion was revenge? (Almost all of them.)
John Stewart's words will remain a monument, an emotional and intelligent response to an act of bastardry in his own town.
How different would the world be now if we had reflected on words such as these rather than, "You're either with us, or against us," and "He tried to kill my dad!"
Some people need to buy a vowel when called upon to express emotions, to think and feel, so they get confused and angry (their only emotion) when they hear a speech like this.
You have a first amendment in US, right? So why should John Gibson warn the caller not to speak out loud in his own town? What values does Gibson think are being defended?
I've never heard of this guy but John Gobshite sounds more accurate.
Bradley at 7:14AM on Aug 24th 2007