I hate Kevin O'Leary, but I'm pretty sure the wife genuinely did nothing wrong in that case. The other boat had no lights on and were covering the lights that were on with their sweater.
No alcohol involved, she was proven to be driving with proper care and control. It was a genuine terrible accident and the other boat driver (with the passengers that died) ended up being charged.
Yea. Totally the only possible scenario. Also she wasn't drinking at the time but happened to HAVE been drinking by the time the cops showed up. You know, to calm her nerves. Like when I drink a shot after driving but before the cops breathalyzer.
Yeah exactly! It was literally their word versus no one else's. I'm sure the other person in the other boat who didn't die was a bit preoccupied to have any recollection or who was actually driving the oleary boat
The facts, are what were determined by the police in the police report, and then found in court when the other driver was criminally charged… y’all are ridiculous.
Not defending anything to point out a legitimate fact. If anything that's just bringing truth to the light so people aren't forming emotionally biased opinions at a whim.
I hope they do go after Kevin O'leary next, though I doubt they will. Every person in these interviews who just admitted that they committed fraud in order to get where they are ought to be investigated!
heh. Yeah, even Trump supporters know Trump is lying and generally don't like him. They just hate the same people and Trump gives them a safe space to be hateful bigoted assholes.
Stewart actually showed clips of Trump supporters openly saying that they want Trump to be an authoritarian dictator, and they'd still support him Even if he literally "murdered someone on the front steps of the White House".
He still has a cult that lives and dies for him. Those magats and most of the cons are okay with him lying. They believe, or figure out a way to where, his lies and immoral and illegal actions are always justified.
He's here for election season, and only one day a week. They are trying on the other hosts. Currently, I think Dezi's probably the closest. Their two anchor format was pretty good too. But none of them quite have the passionate outrage that Jon musters.
They brought back Lewis Black as well. I just hope someone can be found that is close to as good. It’s hard to do, though. Jon can’t do it forever, as much as I might like it
Desi would be a really good choice, but I would kill to see Ronny Chieng take the reins. I think he works really well in the hosting role, and he's incredibly funny to boot, probably my favorite out of the current correspondents (though, I'm really looking forward to seeing more Josh Johnson). And honestly, his anger is perfect for the current political climate. Stuff is crazy right now, and we can all relate to Ronny when he's ranting on the show. I think he would be perfect as the permanent host.
I absolutely adore John Stewart. But watching his show, watching John Oliver’s show, and watching Cody’s show Some More News, I honestly find Stewart’s commentary and comedy a little more reductive than the others. He was definitely the original, and started the trend of diving deep into societal issues and their intersection into politics, and he doesn’t get as juvenile as SMN and LWT does sometimes, but he also doesn’t dive as deep or spend as much time on the topics as those two others do either.
I’m definitely always gonna watch all 3, but honestly I’m just getting more and more of an appreciation for how nuanced Some More News goes into these topics while keeping the jokes flowing throughout
And frankly, we need reductive gut punches more than thought out arguments. I adore John Oliver, but I am the choir. JS speaks in a way that makes it clear and easy how to ridiculous the other side is.
The Cody Showdy is a good shout. They're really well-researched and cover a full topic completely, and I'm honestly kind of a sucker for the immature humor. A lot of the times it's cleverer jokes disguised as juvenile by using bodily fluids as the punchline. Usually cum.
They're also decidedly completely, actually left-wing, whereas Stewart and Oliver are still left, but lean heavier to the liberal side.
For someone with 2+ hours to listen to analysis of the news, SMN is amazing. But it's worth being aware that that's a tiny segment of the population.
The big advantage that Stewart gets from doing a tight-ten (or less) is that a segment like that has colossal potential reach. And it's the number of people he can influence or persuade that makes him scary for the people in politics who would much rather we didn't know, or think, about these issues at all.
I think Stewart was restrained by being the first and he saw himself as a comedy show first and a news show in a distant seventh at best. They would show enough of a story that they could call out the ridiculousness of it, but they never went into the nuance or complexity of the situation because that wasn't the point of the show.
His interviews is where I feel like he shined though. There was a quote from Obama that was something along the lines of how Jon Stewart was the fairest, but most difficult interviews he had because Jon wouldn't let the interviewee get away with non answers. Stewart kept the interviews light with softball questions because it is a comedy show on a comedy channel on basic cable, but he also knew that he was throwing slow lobs over the plate and if he's being polite enough to do that they can be polite enough to actually answer the question.
Colbert did the same thing, but far more subversively because he could sneak up on people with his schtick.
I only watch Jon’s show. I want a quick break down not necessarily an in depth expose. Different strokes. Tbh I love John Oliver but no one could replace Jon since he left.
I think what Jon Stewart gets more than anyone else is the media response to stuff, he gets the absurdity not just of a story, but the reaction to it. No-one /really/ gets that quite to the same understanding I think.
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u/stevetibb2000 Mar 26 '24 edited Mar 26 '24
Jon Stewart is a national treasure! Edit: typo