tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post7659596622804154824..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Jon Stewart on the NRAAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-7586163049825049602010-10-04T01:54:42.644+02:002010-10-04T01:54:42.644+02:00Jadefool's Biggest (Only?) Cheerleader:I think...Jadefool's Biggest (Only?) Cheerleader:<br><br><i>I think Zorro is reading too much into that Oprah interview.</i><br><br>That's certainly quite possible--wouldn't be the first time that I've been undone by an excessively optimistic assessment of someone's rationality.<br /><br />I'll <i>still</i> be surprised if he even bothers to acknowledge Helmke's aggrieved bellyaching. The Brady Bunch's relevance has declined to the point that they can be safely ignored even in "lefty" circles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-51425355584410467142010-10-03T17:47:10.226+02:002010-10-03T17:47:10.226+02:00Yes, indeed, he's a comedian, a lefty comedian...Yes, indeed, he's a comedian, a lefty comedian. I think Zorro is reading too much into that Oprah interview. <br /><br />Let's keep an eye out for the next clue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-27177756619952278382010-10-02T19:38:28.356+02:002010-10-02T19:38:28.356+02:00Plus you have to remember that he is still a comed...Plus you have to remember that he is still a comedian- so if there is a good “gun nuts” joke to be told, he’ll still go for the laughs.TSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-90807604588036547082010-10-02T16:48:02.094+02:002010-10-02T16:48:02.094+02:00I know this clip is old, but do you think he's...<i>I know this clip is old, but do you think he's changed . . . </i><br><br>You tell me--just over a month ago, he referred to the NRA as "a group of reasonable people," and acknowledged being wrong about them in the past.<br /><br />I believe Mr. Stewart when he says he's trying to cut through all the bullshit--all the vitriolic shouting past each other, so we can get to real solutions, that <i>everyone</i> can live with.<br /><br />I don't imagine he has become, or <i>will</i> become, a gun rights advocate, but I think he has started to realize that "gun control" fails <i>both</i> of his requirements, in that it is not a real solution, and in that it's too divisive. In picking his battles, I think he sees this one as a dumb choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com