An MP3 About Jon Stewart
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Comedy, Media, Music, Partisan HacksI am a big fan of Jon Stewart, as you may have noticed from this post. I think he’s whip-smart, makes great points and has fun in the process. And he’s very respectful of the guests when they come on The Daily Show.
But when he’s on other shows…well…
So rewind with me to October 2004. Jon Stewart confronts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson on Crossfire and the blogosphere goes wild. At the same time I’m messing around with a music authoring program on my Mac called Garageband. I get ahold of a file of the show and start importing the audio from it into Garageband.
The result? A salute to a guy who’s not afraid to confront the hacks on their own turf.
Listen, enjoy and share it with your friends. I think you can also download it by doing a right click and “save as”.
And just in case you’re wondering, the main instrument I used was a didjeridu. I’m sure Duncan will appreciate that.
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July 20th, 2005 at 11:21 pm
Fabulous!
I loved Jon Stewart, but he lost his luster for me after that little display of sanctimonious prickery on Crossfire. Damn it, that show was my version of Vegas wrestling, and I miss it. Stewart, I blame you!
P.S. You’re better than Moby at this.
July 20th, 2005 at 11:48 pm
Thanks! Spread the love!
July 21st, 2005 at 3:18 am
By the way, you can download this and post it on your site, no questions asked.
Just in case you thought there were any legal ramifications.
July 21st, 2005 at 9:45 pm
Just changed the date of the Crossfire appearance.
Thanks to the commenters over at Winds of Change for keeping me on my toes!
July 22nd, 2005 at 10:58 am
Hopefully by now it’s obvious: My Sentiments, Exactly!!!!
Outstanding work!
July 24th, 2005 at 9:44 pm
Thats didgeridoo Justin, athough I’d question its classification as a music instrument of note.
July 24th, 2005 at 10:08 pm
I checked and it’s spelled many different ways.
So there! ;- )
July 28th, 2005 at 3:23 am
I agree with Rose. I felt Jon made a fool of himself on that show. I love his “Seinfeld like wit” as much as the next guy but it only goes to show that even bery bright lightbulbs like Jon can flicker on occasion.
I surely think it depends on your political bias as to how you viewed the show. I recorded it and watched it several times and, sorry, Jon simply was the bigger fool that night :)
August 7th, 2005 at 5:46 pm
I don’t think it’s a matter of political bias that shapes my (or Jon’s) view of Crossfire. I think Jon was spot on that both the Crossfire hosts never had any motivation to foster anything substantive on the show.
It, like lots of TV, was merely a circus. See the Fire-Breathing Partisans! Jerry Springer, Inside-the-Beltway Edition.
That’s why I hold (to name two poster children for the media circus) Ann Coulter and Al Franken in approximately equal contempt. I’ve caught them both, too often, scoring cheap rhetorical points at the expense of actual reasoning or pursuit of anything conplex.
Blech.
August 7th, 2005 at 9:44 pm
Personally, I think Randi Rhodes is the liberal Coulter. I really can’t stand her.
March 2nd, 2006 at 1:10 am
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March 11th, 2006 at 11:47 am
Dude! Your blog rocks! I’m thinking of doing one for my rockband, is it hard?
March 17th, 2006 at 10:09 am
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