Do not watch TV and so not sure of how much MSM hyped the day yesterday but Jon Stewart said it best on the eve of the "mindless overkill" in the media to mark Obama's 100th day - it is "significant because that's when his warranty is up." Also this gem:
"Fact / Fiction / Promises / Progress ... they are all very nebulous concepts. If we are going to judge the president on an arbitrary timeframe, shouldn't we also have an arbitrary scale."
How to judge a guy in 100 days (see after 2:30; initially some snark about Specter changing parties.)
ending with this gem about judging Michelle Obama's first 100 days "stack up":
Jon does the action of shooting himself and then quips: "Its the first lady. Really? You are going to grade the first lady. f you are the first lady and you don't sit on Mr T's lap (picture of Nancy Reagon on Mr T's lap in the background), you get an A. The bar is not that high" :)
The clip is followed a short 100 Days Rockin' Eve video.
Also these two videos from yesterday's show:
Jon starts this interview with this gem:
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ending with this gem about judging Michelle Obama's first 100 days "stack up":
Jon does the action of shooting himself and then quips: "Its the first lady. Really? You are going to grade the first lady. f you are the first lady and you don't sit on Mr T's lap (picture of Nancy Reagon on Mr T's lap in the background), you get an A. The bar is not that high" :)(Picture via.)
The clip is followed a short 100 Days Rockin' Eve video.
Also these two videos from yesterday's show:
Grading Obama - Larry Wilmore never thought a black guy in charge would take all the fun out of being black.And then Jon Stewart "puts it to bed" with an interview with Pulitzer Prize Winning Author and Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin [1], who believes Obama is in FDR territory after his first 100 days.
Jon starts this interview with this gem:
"Why are we treating him like a Toyota that turned over its odometer"
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on the "big spending liberal". Sigh!
Also, it seems U.S. Senator Russ Feingold released a "100 Day Rule of Law Report" to examine the new administration’s efforts to reverse the Bush administration’s eight year assault on the rule of law.
Also, it seems U.S. Senator Russ Feingold released a "100 Day Rule of Law Report" to examine the new administration’s efforts to reverse the Bush administration’s eight year assault on the rule of law.
[1] Goodwin's book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, has been on my to-read list for some months now but I found her most of the humorous moments in that delightful interview come from Goodwin. Not too much snark from Jon himself. That's the greatness about his show. He riffs and indulges in great show-n-tell during the initial monologue but when interviewing, he lets the people who have come on show talk. Unlike O'Reilly and others who are on TV only to let their voices be heard; not their guests; who, if they say anything counter to the host's opinions, get talked over and if that does not work, then muted. No such hussy fits on the Daily Show. Just great humor, some snark, and a good chat to follow.
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