Stewart vs. McCain: No Contest (Updated)
If McCain gets the nomination (which I doubt he will) his appearance on Tuesday night's Daily Show should be required viewing for the Democratic nominee because Jon Stewart hammered the Senator on the war like no one -- in or out of politics or the media -- has before.
To begin with, the audience gave the Senator an icy welcome -- unlike his past appearances where he was a crowd favorite. And I'll give McCain credit for knowing that he's been the butt of a lot of jokes on the show recently. But he made an unfortunate crack about bringing Stewart a gift -- an IED for his desk ("That's why we keep the dogs here," replied Stewart). [Update: Murtha, on the other hand, was not amused.]
It went downhill from there -- for McCain.
Stewart punctured McCain's talking points swiftly and finally every time the Senator brought them out. McCain hung in there, but the longer the interview went the more ridiculous he sounded. Stewart didn't budge an inch and gave more than he got.
All the Democratic candidates should take notice: this is how you talk about the war.
Update: Here's Part Deux of the interview:
Posted by Ara | Link
| Comments
(1)
| digg this
| del.icio.us 
Categories: 2008 Presidential Election
, John McCain
, Republicans
, Television
, Video
Comments
Man, Stewart really stuck a fork in him.
I’ve never seen him seem so mad (or McCain so mad-as-a-hatter). He was really pissed about what McCain has been suggesting about people who object the Cheney Administration’s permanent war policy. Apparently, when McCain announced today, he tried to sell himself as some sort of non-partisan. Sorry John, you can’t call half the country defeatists who are working against the troops one day and pretend to be a “uniter” the next.
What is it they say about old soldiers? You can start fading away anytime now McCain.
Posted by: shep![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.rubyan.com/politics/nav-commenters.gif)
|
April 25, 2007 04:45 PM