John Stewart for President?

Cooktastico

The governator wasn't the first actor ever to be hired into a Government office, and I don't think he would be the last. This new movie coming out with Robin Williams is obviously aiming at John Stewart, and I think they bring up a very good point. John Stewart is a very educated man, and a very down to Earth man. How many of you would vote for him to become the president of the US?

Dabble

I'd rather vote for Michael Jackson.

He looks white, even tho he isn't.

This gives him a better chance than Jon Stewart, who is a Jew.

There will never be a Jewish president in this USofA.

shae

I don't know, I'm not American so known of my concern really but if I was and from what I know of him, sure. Mind you I don't know much about politics, am pretty ignorant about American polictics especially but he seems a little to honest to be a politician.

seabass2003

Sure, I would vote for him. There are worse people that are, have been president.

olddaddy

Personally, I'm holding my vote for Paris Hilton for President. Nobody in the world would look at us as a threat with her in charge...and once foreign leaders realized that they co-starred in her internet video, well, we'd have a lot better foreign relations.

modjoe86

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Originally posted by olddaddy
Personally, I'm holding my vote for Paris Hilton for President. Nobody in the world would look at us as a threat with her in charge...and once foreign leaders realized that they co-starred in her internet video, well, we'd have a lot better foreign relations.

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QFT. We just better hope Nicole doesn't have any nukes...

Dabble

Well, atleast Paris Hilton has a far greater intellect than our current prez.

Jorev

Internet Satirists Outraged by Jon Stewart's Biased Program

Fake News Specialists Say Stewart Is Violating Professional Ethics

Internet satirists whose stock in trade is fake news are increasingly dismayed and even angry at Jon Stewart, host of the cable television program The Daily Show, for his support of John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate, and his opposition to George W. Bush, the Republican incumbent.

"Fake newsmen are supposed to hate everyone equally, to ridicule everyone without fear or favor. They can't take sides. To do so is a serious violation of the ethics of fake journalism," said Blinkie Winterbun, executive director of the National Association of Internet Fake Journalists.

The NAIFJ claims to have 3.6 million members, all of whom run one or more Web sites that use fake news stories as a vehicle to satirize, ridicule, and amuse. The fake stories take on everyone from Mother Teresa to Garfield, the overweight cartoon cat, to the Man in the Moon. NAIFJ estimates that 500 new fake news sites appear each day on the Internet.

Stewart, whose program is broadcast by the cable channel Comedy Central, denies trying to influence the outcome of the presidential election. He has received unusual media attention in recent weeks, including the cover of Newsweek and Rolling Stone and several front page articles in the country's largest newspapers. Besides skewering Bush and his administration, Stewart also has lampooned and ridiculed some of the leading members of the news media covering the presidential campaign.

Although Stewart admits he plans to vote for Johm Kerry, he says he is just a comedian entertaining his audience. However, anyone watching his program regularly would likely agree that he relentlessly skewers Bush, but only makes mild fun of Kerry.

"Stewart has betrayed our profession. There is no question about that," said Robinson Redstone, whose fake news Web site, Baked Bean Redux, specializes in satirical and humorous fake news stories about digestive problems that the rich, famous, and powerful experience after they eat baked beans. The Web site recently published an article about the global warming caused by the methane emissions of both Bush and Kerry after they eat baked beans.

"We bent over backward to make sure that both candidates were treated evenhandedly," Redstone said. "Because Kerry is from Boston, the home of baked beans, we could have singled him out. But we didn't. We play by the rules and adhere to the ethics of fake journalism."

Some fake news webmasters have begun talking about organizing a boycott of The Daily Show.

"There are more than 3 million of us and each fake news Web site has an average of 100 visitors each day," said Albert Vicioni, webmaster of Spiral Porcupine Quill. "If we got half of our visitors to boycott Stewart's program for a few days, that would cut his audience by 150 million people. That would get his attention."

Vicioni, whose web site specializes in fake news about midwestern farm women who make quilts by hand, said he and several dozen webmasters have been exchanging e-mail about how to organize a boycott.

"Maybe we'll start some kind of viral e-mail chain letter, particularly since there is the flu vaccine shortage" he said.

No attempt was made to obtain a comment from Stewart or his producers at Comedy Central about the NAIFJ concerns. According to NAIFJ's ethics guidelines, fake news reporters don't have to obtain comment from those they write about.

qotsa

I don't think I'd vote for him. I like him and all, but I don't think as a politician. He seems smart sometimes. But remember, he probably has better writers than Bush. Last time we had an enteratiner in there was when we had our second worse president ever. So no Hollywood.

Neptus

He can hate anybody he wants to hate.
What he is doing is merely standing on the grass when there's a sign that says keep off the grass.

modjoe86

Have you ever seen the movie Hijack Perfectly Happy Threads with News Articles in an Attempt to Change People's Minds About the Person in Question ? It stars this guy named Jorev. He's a damn good actor, but the script is annoying as hell.

Aelfinn

Just like in the Bush/Kerry elections, it depends who he's running against.

Dabble

I like pie.

tetsul

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Originally posted by Jorev


Internet Satirists Outraged by Jon Stewart's Biased Program

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Uh huh. And who are they? No it wouldn't be anyone that someone would actually give a damn about, like say The Onion. No no, we got Baked Bean Redux! Nobodies that no one has ever heard about are outraged! Look out Jon!

I don't suppose the reason he doesn't joke much about democrats is because they don't do anything and have control over nothing?

As for the original post I don't see why not? Couldn't be any worse then most of those corrupt asses.

8hammer8

"Fake newsmen are supposed to hate everyone equally, to ridicule everyone without fear or favor. They can't take sides. To do so is a serious violation of the ethics of fake journalism," said Blinkie Winterbun, executive director of the National Association of Internet Fake Journalists

                                                                                                                       

Why do I get the picture of a small child rolling on the ground throwing a temper-tantrum basically saying "Its not fair...it's not fair....he is more popular than us...whaaaaa." Plus I mean how can you take anything said by someone whose name is Blinkie...how fake can that be?

I would vote for Stewart if his idea's and plan was better that who he was running against.  That is how I will always vote, I do not vote party lines necessarily.

Blurr

It'll never happen.

Of course the rumours of it actually happening went around and someone made it into a movie with Robin Williams

Dabble

The Daily Show makes a lot of fun of Democraps as well.