The point, I think, is when they show the "showdown Iran" graphic as evidence that the media is up to their old tricks again.
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Filling your audience with terror
Posted Oct 12th 2007 7:58PM by Jeff Hoard
Filed under: Video, Comedy, War on Terror
Sometimes my favourite TDS clips are those that mock the way the news is presented. Stewart presents a few "showdown Iraq" news intros from earlier in the decade, then puts them up against a mock "showdown Finland" graphic just to show that you can introduce terror to any country.
The point, I think, is when they show the "showdown Iran" graphic as evidence that the media is up to their old tricks again.
The point, I think, is when they show the "showdown Iran" graphic as evidence that the media is up to their old tricks again.
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1. How about, "Showdown Global Warming" or "SHOWDOWN. Christians in our Schools!!" just to even this out a bit. LOL
Mel at 10:56PM on Oct 12th 2007
2. "Showdown! Moveon.org"
Captain Negative at 5:23AM on Oct 13th 2007