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Jon Stewart Tears Apart Dems’ ‘Idiotic’ Project 2029 Plan (www.thedailybeast.com)

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[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 127 points 3 weeks ago

People always say the Democrats are out of touch. While that is certainly true, that's not the real issue here. The Democrats know perfectly well what they would have to do to defeat Trump. It's blindingly obvious, after all. The point is they don't want to do any of those things.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 95 points 3 weeks ago

I wish Stewart would run for office.

[-] VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu 107 points 3 weeks ago

I understand the urge but please stop electing people from TV.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 52 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, they're the only ones we have any idea about. Not to mention zelensky has been killing it.

[-] thedruid@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago

In most cases I agree. Stewart is not a political neophyte though. I mean it's not like he runs a reality show

His humour requires wit, understanding and nuance. His product is much more intelligent and complex than say, a competition show where people compete for a " job" with some thinly veiled gangster.

So basically he's waaaaaaay over qualified to be president.

[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 3 weeks ago

I listen to his podcast weekly. I haven't listened to the one from the OP, but in the past year I have become very disillusioned with Stewart.

Every interview is an absolute softball "what's your favorite color" BS where each and every answer is a boot that is slobbered on with "BAM", and "BARS" and every misdirect and deflection by the guest is just accepted and the root of the few harder questions goes unanswered without protest outside of maybe the Christie interview.

The Jeffries interview was absolutely embarrassing, for example.

It's very different from Stewart 15+ years ago.

[-] RainBlast@startrek.website 8 points 3 weeks ago

I kinda like repeated reaffirmation of a candidate's values, especially if it is very public and consistent.

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

I was joking with my SO the other day about RuPaul running for president and we realised that since she's a reality TV host but also has a successful business that hasn't gone bankrupt and isn't obviously a Russian puppet, she's actually probably more qualified than the current sitting president for the job.

[-] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

To be fair the shit I took this morning is more qualified for the job, so that’s not the high bar it should be.

[-] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

thats how the US got in this predicament in the first place. elect a cunt who had a single line in home alone. I mean, Schwarzenegger was gov of Cali at some point and any german speaking mf could tell you that Arnold, while beloved and a huge teddy bear, was never the sharpest bulb in the shed.

[-] devolution@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

For every Trump, there’s a Zelenskyy.

[-] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

But for every Zelenskyy there are 1000 Trumps, and all it takes is one of those dumbasses winning.

[-] Triasha@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

I think if Stewart won the white house and made Colbert his press secretary, and he played the character from the Colbert report and just framed everything Stewart did as the most hardcore American Conservative stance and talked about how Republicans need to get on Stewart's level, they could actually shift the Overton window.

[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Stewart is a milquetoast both-sides-er. He can criticize and he's good at it, but he stands for very little and instantly retreats behind his "I'm just a comedian" shield when pressed to take a stance.

[-] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 3 weeks ago

Stands for little….really? Ask 911 first responders

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_uYpDC3SRpM

[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Ah yes, one of the most milquetoast stances possible. What's next? Is he going to take a brave stance like childhood cancer is bad and raising children is good?

Maybe he'll hold another Rally to Restore Sanity, telling the left they're just as bad as the right and that they need to compromise with Republicans more and be nicer to bigots.

[-] thedruid@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Dude. What did he do to you to make you so irrational?

[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I've been watching the man for 25 years and I'm able to separate the fact that he's an enjoyable clown pandering to an audience from his actual politics.

[-] thedruid@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

You know. Somehow I don't think you get the humour ..

[-] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 8 points 3 weeks ago

He probably though the Colbert Report was a right wing comedy show.

[-] prole 11 points 3 weeks ago

Are you kidding? People are literally alive that wouldn't have been because he fought tooth and nail to get those people health care.

Are things only worth doing if they're "extreme" in your mind? Fucking brain rot.

[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I said the guy is milquetoast and refuses to take real stances on much of anything and the rebuttal is to say he once stood for an incredibly safe and uncontroversial thing, which does not disprove my point.

To be a politician, you have to actually stand for something and come up with a platform of policies you'd enact at the risk of alienating people. Every time people ask him what he would do on a topic he's criticizing, he always dodges the question. He's a political coward that has far more in common with Chuck Schumer than any of you people downvoting me want to admit.

[-] prole 7 points 3 weeks ago

I just backed up another person's example. I'm not going to waste my time listing all of his stances.

Why would you watch him for 25 years if you hate him so much?

I've been listening to his weekly podcast (it's good), and maybe it's a product of having longer conversations, but it is very clear to me that you're wrong.

[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

You can be friends with someone and recognize they'd be terrible to live with.

He's good as a comedian who criticizes politics, which, to be fair to him, is all he seems to want to be.

[-] Zoot@reddthat.com 7 points 3 weeks ago

John Oliver over Stewart any day.

[-] memfree@piefed.social 14 points 3 weeks ago

Oliver is not qualified.

Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution sets three qualifications for holding the presidency. To serve as president, one must:

be a natural-born citizen of the United States;

be at least 35 years old;

be a resident in the United States for at least 14 years.

[-] Zoot@reddthat.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

An Stewart really doesn't have the best interests of lower class.

[-] memfree@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago

Compared to who? Pelosi? Trump?

[-] Zoot@reddthat.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

Compared to any of them. Sure he's better than the two you listed, Bernie is still better than all 3, as would AOC. John Stewart is a fun talk show host for some people, but he's still just a status quo neo-liberal with his interests aligning with the upper class.

[-] gidostro@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 weeks ago

There should be a net worth cap to be president

[-] Zoot@reddthat.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm likely misremembering, but afaik, they USED to relinquish any businesses they had going for them so that they wouldn't everhave conflicting interests but obviously Trump doesn't follow any standards

[-] prole 7 points 3 weeks ago

What evidence is there of this?

[-] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 3 weeks ago

I am listening to this episode right now. He's spot on. These idiot libs seem to want another loss.

[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 35 points 3 weeks ago

They’re not idiotic, they have to pretend to do something opposing the Republicans while they help them transfer all the wealth to the rich and start imperial wars around the world, otherwise normal people might catch on and do something about it.

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 29 points 3 weeks ago

This is it exactly. The Democrats are not on your side. They're neoliberals. They believe in the freedom of money. They are a party for rich people. This isn't a battle between left and right. It's a battle between rich and poor.

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

[-] TommySoda@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

That gives "dad are you coming to pick me up from baseball practice" vibes.

[-] runiq@feddit.org 11 points 3 weeks ago

That's precisely what Jon said, too :)

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

there is only one joke we have to share it

[-] StowawayFog@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago

This guy got $866,425 from AIPAC in the previous 2 years.

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Is it time yet to consider a 3rd party?

[-] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Always has been

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Why not? Every Sociopathic Oligarch is starting their own. I'm sure they'd love to ~~enslave~~ have you.

[-] ordinarylove 2 points 3 weeks ago

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