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Jon Stewart made Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala look like fools during his appearance on CNN’s Crossfire–something the usual suspects cannot and will not do. Read the transcript carefully because you’ll see the naked truth of the damage such vacuous, rant-filled, news-talk programs do to our civic discourse. You’ll laugh; you’ll cry.
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Wow, that is amazing.
I took Crossfire off the TiVo list a long time ago, I was going insane. Even this transcript epitomizes the problem with Crossfire, notice how many times you see [Crosstalk]?
Stewart continues to amaze me. I just hope he doesn’t get blacklisted.
FLAWLESS
VICTORY
Best piece of “Crosstalk” during the course of the show:
Tucker Carleson: “I do think you’re more fun on your show– that’s just my opinion.”
John Stewart: “You know what’s interesting though? You’re as big a dick on your show as you are on any show.”
-Commercial Break-
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