Comments on: Sticks and Stones… http://rjmoeller.com/2007/08/sticks-and-stones/ In Defense of "Mere Conservatism" Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:15:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robert J. Moeller http://rjmoeller.com/2007/08/sticks-and-stones/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Robert J. Moeller Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:56:00 +0000 http://rjmoeller.com/?p=254#comment-279 WPetty-<br/>I agree that Stewart's show has gone drastically down hill, most noticeably since the 2004 elections when he was hailed as some sort of "new voice" for this generation. Sadly, many people do take Stewart's sarcastic message of Liberalism-good, Conservatism-dumb to heart. When he has a "serious" liberal guest like Brian Williams (NBC Nightly News) or Anderson Cooper (of "360" fame), he is cordial and attempts to sound like he knows what the heck he's talking about. When Bill Kristol or Hugh Hewitt come on though, he's combative and attempts undermine everything they say. When called on his obnoxious behavior, he plays the "just a comedian" card just long enough to say whatever he wants. Stewart is smart, shrewd and successful, and I can't blame him for that. I just have no patience for a guy like that saying he doesn't like the names he and his fellow liberals get called by "mean, angry" guys like Bill Kristol and Charles Krauthammer. Deal with it, Johnny-cakes.<br/><br/>Repack Rider-<br/>Thanks for checking out the blog and offering your interesting take. I obviously disagree with nearly every syllable you wrote, but I understand that someone as liberal as yourself would not care for Mr. Kristol's viewpoint. I do find it humorous though that you even combine the words "journalist" and "john stewart" in the same sentence. His show is wildly liberal and he manipulates stories for comedic effect, but undeniably he has a Leftist message that he wants to get out (especially to under-informed people between the ages of 18-25 who desperately want to feel like they know what they are talking about but refuse to put any real time, effort, or research into what they poorly pass off as an informed opinion). He feeds on the carcasses of politically-inept viewers who know they should know, but would rather chuckle at Bush-is-a-dumb-dumb jokes than read a book (a whole one) or newspaper or (Gasp!) what Bill Kristol actually says in his magazine The Weekly Standard.<br/><br/>Anonymous-<br/>Your comments are a little spiteful, but appreciated. Keep reading! WPetty-
I agree that Stewart’s show has gone drastically down hill, most noticeably since the 2004 elections when he was hailed as some sort of “new voice” for this generation. Sadly, many people do take Stewart’s sarcastic message of Liberalism-good, Conservatism-dumb to heart. When he has a “serious” liberal guest like Brian Williams (NBC Nightly News) or Anderson Cooper (of “360″ fame), he is cordial and attempts to sound like he knows what the heck he’s talking about. When Bill Kristol or Hugh Hewitt come on though, he’s combative and attempts undermine everything they say. When called on his obnoxious behavior, he plays the “just a comedian” card just long enough to say whatever he wants. Stewart is smart, shrewd and successful, and I can’t blame him for that. I just have no patience for a guy like that saying he doesn’t like the names he and his fellow liberals get called by “mean, angry” guys like Bill Kristol and Charles Krauthammer. Deal with it, Johnny-cakes.

Repack Rider-
Thanks for checking out the blog and offering your interesting take. I obviously disagree with nearly every syllable you wrote, but I understand that someone as liberal as yourself would not care for Mr. Kristol’s viewpoint. I do find it humorous though that you even combine the words “journalist” and “john stewart” in the same sentence. His show is wildly liberal and he manipulates stories for comedic effect, but undeniably he has a Leftist message that he wants to get out (especially to under-informed people between the ages of 18-25 who desperately want to feel like they know what they are talking about but refuse to put any real time, effort, or research into what they poorly pass off as an informed opinion). He feeds on the carcasses of politically-inept viewers who know they should know, but would rather chuckle at Bush-is-a-dumb-dumb jokes than read a book (a whole one) or newspaper or (Gasp!) what Bill Kristol actually says in his magazine The Weekly Standard.

Anonymous-
Your comments are a little spiteful, but appreciated. Keep reading!

]]> By: Anonymous http://rjmoeller.com/2007/08/sticks-and-stones/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Anonymous Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:33:00 +0000 http://rjmoeller.com/?p=254#comment-278 Your arguments are as sound as your writing is coherent. <br/><br/>On a more serious note, what does that mean. The hyperbole you write with only serves to make you appear to be ill informed. <br/><br/>Kristol has never been right about anything? He claimed Rumsfeld mishandled the Iraq War. However, I can safely assume from your writing you think Rumsfeld was doing a fine job.<br/><br/>Perhaps you could write in a style that most refer to as reasonable. <br/><br/>Keep on keeping on, rider. Your arguments are as sound as your writing is coherent.

On a more serious note, what does that mean. The hyperbole you write with only serves to make you appear to be ill informed.

Kristol has never been right about anything? He claimed Rumsfeld mishandled the Iraq War. However, I can safely assume from your writing you think Rumsfeld was doing a fine job.

Perhaps you could write in a style that most refer to as reasonable.

Keep on keeping on, rider.

]]> By: Repack Rider http://rjmoeller.com/2007/08/sticks-and-stones/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Repack Rider Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:20:00 +0000 http://rjmoeller.com/?p=254#comment-277 Jon Stewart is a comedian on a fake news show, but he did a great job of showing what a fool Kristol is. Stewart is more of a journalist than anyone on FOX.<br/><br/>The only person who could make Kristol look like more of a fool than Stewart did is...wait for it...BILL KRISTOL!<br/><br/>What a tool. Why does a guy who has been wrong about everything he has ever said still have a job? Jon Stewart is a comedian on a fake news show, but he did a great job of showing what a fool Kristol is. Stewart is more of a journalist than anyone on FOX.

The only person who could make Kristol look like more of a fool than Stewart did is…wait for it…BILL KRISTOL!

What a tool. Why does a guy who has been wrong about everything he has ever said still have a job?

]]> By: W. Petty http://rjmoeller.com/2007/08/sticks-and-stones/comment-page-1/#comment-276 W. Petty Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:19:00 +0000 http://rjmoeller.com/?p=254#comment-276 Yeah, I stopped watching the Daily Show after I could predict every joke what was about to be said. Oh, here's another Bush joke in 3-2-1..there it is....<br/><br/>I prefer watching The Colbert Report, cause at least some of his comedy comes from other things, and he doesn't genuinely seem to hate Bush (at least on screen) and his jokes appear to be harmless. Yeah, I stopped watching the Daily Show after I could predict every joke what was about to be said. Oh, here’s another Bush joke in 3-2-1..there it is….

I prefer watching The Colbert Report, cause at least some of his comedy comes from other things, and he doesn’t genuinely seem to hate Bush (at least on screen) and his jokes appear to be harmless.

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