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| sKerry to give first post-Swiftie interview on Comedy Central tonight! |
| 2004-08-24 |
| After weeks of charge and countercharge in the presidential campaign, comedian Jon Stewart tried Tuesday to get to the bottom of the debate over Democrat John Kerry's military service in Vietnam. "I watch a lot of the cable news shows, so I understand that you were never in Vietnam," asked Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." In Stewart's world of the Dimocrats' fever swamp, this is what passes for biting, witty humor. Sprinkle liberally with smirks...hilarity ensues? Nah, they just sound bitter. "That's what I understand, too, but I'm trying to find out what happened," Kerry joked. A group of Vietnam veterans has accused Kerry, in public statements and in television commercials, of exaggerating his actions during the war, where he served on a Navy swift boat and earned five medals. As Kerry launched into one of his lengthy monologues about why President Bush avoids talking about issues like the economy, jobs and the environment, the comedian interrupted. Uh, President Bush talks all the time about what he's done for all three and more than that, he hasn't been just talk! Bush is one of the few presidents (or even politicians in general) who has actually kept virtually every one of his campaign promises! Whereas Kerry hands out promises and positions on the issues like tips. He would give tips, buy TharAYsuh won't let him have the gold card! "I'm sorry," Stewart said. "Were you or were you not in Cambodia?" Stewart and Kerry then lean in and stare each other down over the comedian's desk before Stewart asks about some of the other things Kerry's opponents are saying about him. This story seems to indicate that Kerry doesn't answer the question...Hmmm. Will a strong-stomached RBer please watch and let me know if there's more? I'm just not up to it. All in all, I'd say the Kerry campaign choice of TV venues for this is brilliant....for Bush and the GOP! "Are you the number one most liberal senator in the Senate?" he asked, joking about claims that Kerry is "more liberal than Karl Marx, apparently." Oh, Karl would be proud! Trust me on this one. "No," Kerry answered. "Are you or have you ever flip-flopped?" Stewart asked. "I've flip-flopped, flap-flipped," Kerry said, poking fun at the GOP's label. If you think this is funny, it's time for Nurse Ratchett to up your medication. Stewart also sought answers to another hard-hitting question: "Is it true that every time I use ketchup, your wife gets a nickel?" The candidate's wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, is heir to the Heinz food fortune. "Would that it were," Kerry said. When the conversation turned serious, Stewart asked Kerry how he would counter Bush's ability in debates to turn issues into a choice between his position and the opposition. Kerry said the debates would be a challenge. "The president has won every debate he's ever had," Kerry said. "He beat Ann Richards. He beat Al Gore. So, he's a good debater." Many presidential candidates appeared on late-night comedy shows this year. John Edwards, now Kerry's running mate, even announced on "The Daily Show" that he was a candidate for president -- which Kerry said he watched. "I think that's why he lost," Stewart said. "No, he won," Kerry insisted, then jokingly offered to hold their inauguration on the show. Kerry offered an interesting observation on life as a presidential candidate. "You'd be amazed at the number of people who want to introduce themselves to you in the men's room," he said. "It's the most bizarre part of this entire thing." You know I was gonna make a crack about he and the Breck girl in the men's-uh-john, but this whole Daily Show appearance makes me so angry that I'm not even going to go there. Clearly, sKeery doesn't need my help to look like a bigger scumbag than he already is. I know they said irony died on 9/11, but the oddest thing about this is that Kerry is the least amusing person, or even interesting person, I can think of...he has all the personality of an embalmed corpse. Even when he's talking about war crimes in Vietnam and Genghis (sounds like Thurston Howell talking about "gengivitis") Khan, his deadpan voice and flat delivery make CNN's Aaron Brown look animated! At the rate he's imploding out loud, Kerry will have to drop out of the race before the GOP can meet in NYC. Good thing, too. |
| Posted by:GreatestJeneration |
| #1 If this is Kerry's idea of addressing the issue ...then....then...I'm actually speechless at the stupidity of this move! |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-25 5:20:15 AM |