Jon Stewart

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    If you are crying over departure of Jon Steward... don't kid yourself. I worked for the guy a few times and each time was appalled that majority of the workforce I worked along consisted of unpaid interns. Sure there was a host (I shot a few comedy sketched with his co-hosts) and the producer (who i'm sure was getting paid) and an "army" of interns. I couldn't put two and two together until one day it struck me - it's a charade. This liberal leftist portrayal of carrying about liberal and democratic values was an act (after all its SHOW business!) acutely designed to play into hands of its liberal and democratic viewing public. It's not about equality or justice (or whatever other positive values you might think JS stood for) but about entertaining the public with a very specific taste. As such he wasn't so different then his "nemesis"- Bill O'Reilly - neither probably give two hoots about the actual values (whether liberal democracy or conservative republicanism) as long as their target viewer groups keep on believing they do.

    Was JS funny - yes, though for me the laughter came through the tears of realizing that no celebrity - including the leftist ones - really believes in what they are preaching - it's all a pre-determined act to find them their ally public.

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    • I appreciate you mentioning Bill and John together... you are very right to do so... ... it's all show biz. :(PonyBoy
    • oh yeah? but what about reality TV..? don't tell me it's fake too...Miguex
    • Please not wrestling, please not wrestling...ETM
    • bhahahahaha @ wrestlingMiguex
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    • I respectfully disagree that Jon Stewart did it all for show. You can't honestly think he didn't believe in what he was preaching do you?kona
    • ... do you? From my point of view it's rather easy to see he not only believes it, but he lives and breathes it.kona
    • LOL pr2 you work in the industry and you just found out what showbusiness is? and you think nobody else knows???eighteen
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