Posts Tagged ‘Jon Stewart’
» posted on Saturday, April 24th, 2010 at 4:06 pm by Damien Baldino
Comedy Central’s decision to censor South Park was cowardly
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Have you been following the “South Park” situation? If you haven’t, here’s a quick summary: The creators portrayed the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit, which angered a Muslim group. On their website, the group posted pictures of Theo Van Gogh, who was murdered after one of his films offended some Muslims. The site hints that a similar fate may await “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
“South Park” makes jokes about everyone, and they’re usually quite funny while they’re doing it. As a matter of fact, Jesus has a recurring role on the show! As far as I know, no one has threatened the creators over their portrayal of Jesus, and no Christian groups have threatened death. » read more
one Comment | filed under Entertainment · Religion | tags: Censorship, Comedy Central, Jon Stewart, Matt Stone, South Park, Theo Van Gogh, Trey Parker
» posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 7:30 pm by Damien Baldino
If only Fox News were more like…Jon Stewart?
The Obama administration looked bad once again as communications director Anita Dunn criticized Fox News and praised Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart. In a laughable moment, Dunn was able to keep a straight face as she said MSNBC isn’t biased. Her evidence? Former Republican Joe Scarborough is employed by the network. If hiring one person from another ideological background is the litmus test, then should Fox News meet that threshold by employing Geraldo Rivera?
Of course, Fox News is biased, and so is MSNBC. Fox has a conservative slant, while MSNBC proudly pushes the liberal agenda. Anita Dunn surely realizes this, but chooses not to acknowledge this because because she wants the typical person to believe that the glowing reports on MSNBC are the “truth” and not pure liberal propaganda. » read more
post a comment | filed under Media · Politics | tags: Anita Dunn, Fox News, Jon Stewart, MSNBC
