Stewart Challenges Kristol, Says O’Hanlon And Pollack ‘Are Very Hawkish Guys’
Stewart Challenges Kristol, Says O’Hanlon And Pollack ‘Are Very Hawkish Guys’
On the Daily Show last night, host Jon Stewart challenged Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol’s claim that Brookings’ analysts Michael O’Hanlon and Ken Pollack are “skeptics of the war.”
Stewart pressed Kristol on why actual skeptics of the war should trust war hawks such as him “to undo the terrible thing” they created by pushing for the invasion of Iraq and making failed predictions at every turn. “Don’t trust me,” responded Kristol. “Trust skeptics of the war like Mike O’Hanlon and Ken Pollack.”
“They weren’t really skeptics,” Stewart said. “Ken Pollack would like us to invade Iran, for God’s sake…those are very hawkish guys.” Watch it:
By challenging Kristol, Stewart has done something that most mainstream news outlets have failed to do, which is correctly label O’Hanlon and Pollack as hawks who supported both the initial invasion of Iraq and the President’s escalation strategy. Much of the mainstream media has referred to the two as “vocal critics” of the Bush administration.
Even though O’Hanlon has admitted that he “was not a critic of this war,” his and Pollack’s op-ed has enabled pro-war hawks like Kristol and Vice President Cheney to claim validation for their opinions from alleged critics. By labeling O’Hanlon and Pollack as critics, the media is giving political cover to the same voices who misguidedly pushed America into war in the first place.
UPDATE: During the interview, Kristol also said “it’s not a bad idea” to invade Iran and that Americans should let Iraq “play…out for the next six months.”
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Jonny rulez!
August 14th, 2007 at 11:34 amOnce again, the stupid little comedy show is doing the job that the MSM refuses to do.
That’s the real joke behind the Daily Show….. but I don’t know whether to laugh or cry
August 14th, 2007 at 11:35 amIt’s known as “Calling Bullshit”.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:37 amShould be done with appropriate frequency, about four thousand times a day, given the amount of neocolonic crap being spewed.
impeach!
August 14th, 2007 at 11:38 amGive truth a chance.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:40 amBill Kristol supports democracy and is willing to shed every last drop of some other Americans’ blood to prove it.
-GSD
August 14th, 2007 at 11:41 amBloody Billy gets his ass kicked every time he goes on TDS.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:43 amWhy does he still go on that show, to be booed and ridiculed.
He should just stay on Faux News where it’s safe.
No follow up questions on Faux News.
Nobody “Calling Bullshit” on Faux News.
1. Person X say this are going great at time Y
2. At a future point, Person X says things were going badly at time Y, now there are going great!
How does Person X have any credibility? Come on MSM - call their BS - if a professionaly comedian can, so can you!
August 14th, 2007 at 11:44 amOnce again, the stupid little comedy show is doing the job that the MSM refuses to do.
That’s the real joke behind the Daily Show….. but I don’t know whether to laugh or cry
Comment by raynman — August 14, 2007 @ 11:35 am
It’s following in the footsteps of a centuries-old tradition. The court jester has always been the only one who could actually speak truth to the king.
And remain headful, that is.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:44 amIt’s so refreshing to see a picture of that corrupt fool Kristol without his trademark smug smirk. Thank you Jon!
August 14th, 2007 at 11:45 amKristol is a nutcase. He should be committed to an asylum. Why Jon Stewart’s producers would even bring such a lunatic on their show is beyond me.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:45 amToo bad it takes comedians asking the hard questions and pointing out the facts, instead of the “journalists” (heaven forbid) actually doing their jobs.
Thank goodness for Jon Stewart, Steven Cobert, Bill Maher, Lewis Black and other comedians that have taken over reporting news from the corporate controlled talking heads.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:50 amI saw the interview and Kristol was his normal self, but I also noticed he didn’t seem too comfortable with Stewart following up with good questions or comments when they were needed. Surely Kristol is not used to having to ‘explain’ himself. His words are typically accepted without question. It was fun to watch.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:51 amkristol himself said, “…things are getting better. (laughter) don’t trust me and don’t trust president bush; on the other hand he is the president.”
he’s right i don’t trust our president.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:52 am___________
Bill Kristol, the only person I despise more than George “Failure” Bush.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:52 am___________
O’Hanlon and Judith Miller working for the same pro war groups.
Calling O’Hanlon a ‘war skeptic’ is a joke.
He and Pollack are nothing but war mongers and no different that Kristol himself,who wrote extensivly about invading not one, but many Middle Eastern countries.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:53 amWhy do you people take a comedy show seriously when it comes to foreign policy? Do you actually think Stewart knows more about the middle east than Kristol? If you answer yes to this, any rebuttal you give will be ignored because as a rule I don’t talk to crazy people.
Don’t get me wrong, I find the show humorous but he’s not a serious policy person that should be listened to.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:55 amKristol was uncomfortable because he is used to a comfortable Fox network environment, surrounded by cheerleaders.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:55 am#9 - Spot on.
Stewart-Colbert = court jesters; Fox News = royal concubines.
You get truth from one source, syphilis from the other.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:57 amso if anything goes wrong…its Petraeus’ fault!!!
August 14th, 2007 at 11:57 amKristol was uncomfortable because he is used to a comfortable Fox network environment, surrounded himself by cheerleaders.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:58 amkristol is really HEAPING the responsibility, fault & blame on Petraeus!
August 14th, 2007 at 11:59 ami saw this… it was a bit hard to hold my icecream down…
but jon helped me to prevail…
gotta say though… kristol did get in a great jab at the very end…
even jon got off on it…
he’d asked kristol if rumsfeld would come on the show,
kristol said “he thinks you’re a pussy”…
had to’ve been there… it was funny…
August 14th, 2007 at 12:00 pm.
Don’t get me wrong, I find the show humorous but he’s not a serious policy person that should be listened to.
Comment by Cynicon Implant
I don’t think he (Stewart) has delusions of being a “serious policy person”, nor does he wish to be considered as such. He is a television show host.
Whereas Kristol, and many of his neo-con cohorts, are merely talking heads who want to be looked at as “policy people”
August 14th, 2007 at 12:00 pmbut stewart never made his case. kristol was talking over him while he said it.
furthermore, stewart should have posted o’hanlon’s comments, from the greenwald interview, on the projector. for proof.
all in all, that was a pretty light, non-serious interview…..why are people cheering kristol. they should boo that idiot off the stage…..
August 14th, 2007 at 12:01 pmKristol also said “it’s not a bad idea†to invade Iran and that Americans should let Iraq “play…out for the next six months.â€
Not a bad idea, a terrible idea!
August 14th, 2007 at 12:02 pmI’d love to see William CrystalBall in an Abramss tank during an assault, but wouldn’t like to be underneath him inside the tank, the stench of the piss soaking would be unbearable.
Cynicon, would you agree or disagree with Jon Stewarts assessment of O’Hanlan and Pollack as being supporters of the conflict? Or do you think they have been critics of the conflict?
August 14th, 2007 at 12:02 pm17. We don’t look to him for Foreign Policy advice. We look to him to ask the questions that real reporters should. Please read the post before making idiotic statements like that.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:03 pm“During the interview, Kristol also said “it’s not a bad idea†to invade Iran”
Well I guess that would be true if you also think it’s a good idea to ruin what’s left of the American military and the American treasury! And if you think it’s a good idea to alienate the entire planet then yes I suppose invading Iran would work for ya.
Yeah, he really sounds like a Middle East “expert” to me. That’s if it’s the job of experts to find hornet nests to stir up! Thankfully, Jon Stewart hasn’t lost his mind yet like Kristol obviously has.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:04 pmmargaret ~
August 14th, 2007 at 12:06 pmI’ve got a couple of hornets nests outside on the back fence.
Could I hire Billy CrystalBalls to take a two by four and whack em?
Cynicon, would you agree or disagree with Jon Stewarts assessment of O’Hanlan and Pollack as being supporters of the conflict? Or do you think they have been critics of the conflict?
Comment by hellinabucket
I think they have been supporters and critics at different times. My impression of them is that they try to assess things accurately at a given point in time. If I had to guess at their inclinations, I would say they are probably mildly hawkish compared to most in the MSM.
Kristol and Stewart have world views at opposite ends of the spectrum and thus tend to agree or disagree with commentary because of their worldviews.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:08 pmDon’t get me wrong, I find the show humorous but he’s not a serious policy person that should be listened to.
one doesn’t need to be a “serious foreign policy” person in order to make clear, logical arguments.
for instance, in greenwald’s interview with o’hanlon, the latter admitted that he is definitely a war supporter, and not a critic. second, he also admitted that the DoD choreographed the tour. third, he admitted that he wants to take military action against iran.
finally, should one take kristol seriously anymore? he has been wrong, about so many things, for so long. and now he claims no responsiblity for past mistakes, and continues making predictions. and he’s “serious”?
are you f*cking serious?
August 14th, 2007 at 12:08 pmComment by RUCerious — August 14, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
Oh please do! And when he’s covered in hornets tell him that’s just a tiny preview of what it would feel like if we attacked Iran.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:08 pmAnd another comment of mine disappears into a black hole….
August 14th, 2007 at 12:09 pmWhy do I bother?
August 14th, 2007 at 12:09 pmspeaking of invading iran, i’ll bet your kristol, bush and cheney think that iranians are arabs.
once they invade, they’ll say, “oh, they’re persians? you meant they’re actually white people? oops! we bombed our own people!”
August 14th, 2007 at 12:10 pmKristol couldn’t be more wrong about invading Iran. The country does not support this venture. We would need to emass a military 3 times the size now and that would require a draft and taxes to equip them.
If he’s so gungho for another invasion he had better be just as gungho for the draft and an increase in taxes across the board.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:13 pmI almost didn’t recognize Billy Boy kristol without his standard “faux NoNooz” logo in the lower left hand corner of the screen. He definitely looks uncomfortable without one of the stooges from Faux asking the questions and NEVER challenging him.
How anyone that has never gotten anything right in his career still be considered relevant, is beyond comprehension!
Maybe Jon just likes making him look like a fool, otherwise, no reason to have him on TDS.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:13 pmThank goodness. Jon spoke a lot more truth than anyone else in the media in that sense. I wish he’d stop bringing him on so much, though, and get some more leftist dissidents on…
August 14th, 2007 at 12:14 pmDon’t get me wrong, I find the show humorous but he’s not a serious policy person that should be listened to.
Comment by Cynicon Implant — August 14, 2007 @ 11:55 am
I agree. We should never listen to Bill Kristol.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:17 pmA “Freidman Unit” is six months.
Q: How long is a “Kristol Unit”?
August 14th, 2007 at 12:17 pmA: About 3 inches, the little putz.
How about we dress up Billy in a Spartan soldier costume, drop him off at Thermopolae and let a few thousand Persians have at him?
August 14th, 2007 at 12:18 pmYeah, Stewart did better than most pundits, but he could have slammed Kristol even harder. I miss the old fire in the belly Jon Stewart.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:18 pmBill, bill, b-i-ll. YOU go there, put your money where your mouth is, you neo-scum punk. go, and be a man, you sorry-ass P.O.S.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:21 pm#43 I miss the old fire in the belly Jon Stewart.
Comment by fellowette
I agree. I think the continuing clusterf@ck in the WH has worn on him and he seems to be running low on anger, more like resignation sometimes.
Maybe like the rest of the nation (and the world).
August 14th, 2007 at 12:24 pmonce they invade, they’ll say, “oh, they’re persians? you meant they’re actually white people? oops! we bombed our own people!â€
Comment by darla — August 14, 2007 @ 12:10 pm
Didn’t stop the invasion of Afghanistan…
August 14th, 2007 at 12:27 pmYea I saw that last night and it was good. I wish Jon had pushed Kristol a little harder when he said that “invading Iran was a good idea”.
Kristol is the e-pit-o-mee of a na-zi propaganda minister. He’s a lunatic who preaches cold blooded murder through smug smiling teeth.
What really would have been good is if stewart had bashed him across the teeth with a microphone while he was advocating bloodthirsty murder in Iran with his shiite eating grin.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:28 pmRe: 19
The fact that someone felt like they needed to make that comment is the whole reason the Daily Show exists. Of course Jon Stewart is not a “serious policy person”; he’s a comedian. He happily admitted such to Tucker or O’Really or one of those Righty Whitey clowns some years back. In fact, the Factor is closer to comedy than the Daily Show is to news. News should not be comparable to entertainment, nor should it be so passive. Despite the obvious satire there may be more investigative reporting on TDS than most major media outlets who seemed to have resigned themselves to cheerleading and distributing press releases.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:29 pmAll he wants is one more Friedman …
August 14th, 2007 at 12:29 pmcynicon, could you provide an example of O’Hanlan and/or Pollack being a critic of this administration in it’s conduct of this conflict?
Also, any thoughts on Kristol’s assertion that invading Iran would be a good thing?
August 14th, 2007 at 12:29 pmHow about we dress up Billy in a Spartan soldier costume, drop him off at Thermopolae and let a few thousand Persians have at him?
Comment by RUCerious — August 14, 2007 @ 12:18 pm
Yea. I saw that movie. Imagine Kristols pudgy thighs in one of those armoured skirts.
:(
August 14th, 2007 at 12:30 pmSorry - previous comment re: 17.
Apologies to Dumb_fox.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:30 pmOkay Bill Kristol is Jewish and Jon Stewart is Jewish. Yet one is obvious pro-Israel. Use American resources to further Israel’s cause. I can see why people detest Israel.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:41 pmDidn’t stop the invasion of Afghanistan…
yeah, but afghans are poor. iranians use cellphones.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:44 pmI can see why people detest Israel.
“I can see why lefties detest Israel”…thats what you meant. I fixed it for you.
Youre welcome.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:48 pmHelen,i, Cynicon and the like,
How do we pay for an invasion of Iran? How do we supply the equipment and military forces for an invasion of Iran? And lastly, how do we justify an invasion of Iran?
August 14th, 2007 at 12:55 pmAnd Jon Stewart can call it like it is, but the msm cannot.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:56 pmWho show is the comedy - Stewart or the msm?
…& next time Kristol is wrong, he’ll say “i wasnt wrong…Petraeus was!!!”
August 14th, 2007 at 12:59 pmLabeling these two as war critics is like Fox “news” labeling Mark Foley a Dem on the screen caption…meant to mislead. I’m pretty sure that it is intentional and designed to keep us in Iraq for many years to come.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:00 pmTypo - “which” show is the comedy.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:00 pmJon was too soft on him. Colbert would have done a better job…
August 14th, 2007 at 1:04 pmPATRIOT WILLIAM KRISTOL MADE JON STEWERT LOOK LIKE A FOOL!
DID YOU SEE?
KRISTOL CALLED STEWERT A PUSSY!
Comment by i — August 14, 2007 @ 12:47 pm
First, Kristol didn’t call Stewart a “pussy”. He was merely saying that Rumsfeld called him that.
Second, calling somebody a “pussy” doesn’t win an argument or make the other person look like a fool. Far from it — usually name calling is the last desperate action of somebody who has LOST the argument.
Third, calling ANYONE that name for any reason is insulting to women. Derogatory names for female body parts have become synonymous with weakness and inferiority for some reason, and this shouldn’t be.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:10 pmrun, run away neocons. I asked a couple of questions that you should be able to defend since that is the path you have chosen. But you scamper away in the dark like the cocaroaches you are.
Man up and answer the questions.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:10 pmPoor freakin “i” doesn’t even recognize satire when it kicks him in the ass.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:12 pmWhen Kristol said “six more months” for Iraq, I was so hoping Jon Stewart was going to stop right there and say “Oh no you didn’t! You did not just throw down another Friedman Unit on MY show.”
August 14th, 2007 at 1:13 pm“Don’t trust me..” -Kristol
Exactly why I don’t listen to Kristol.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:18 pmAn Iran war is stupid…
We’ve spent billions of dollars on Nukes to keep us safe from Russia.
NO COUNTRY would ever dare attack the USA, in fear of being turned into a sheet of glass, and that’s just the nukes on ONE of our submarines.
But a “Country” attacking another with nukes is just FEAR mongering.
I don’t know about you GOP’ers that think our govt wastes too much, but if we’ve spent billions on all these nukes on our subs, planes, and home soil, and their not doing us ANY FRICKEN GOOD!!
YOU SHOULD BE ASKING FOR YOUR MONEY BACK!!
August 14th, 2007 at 1:20 pmWHY didn’t the authorities just come and handcuff Kristol in the studio? They could have taken him directly to the Hague!!!
August 14th, 2007 at 1:26 pmBilly, if you want to spend the interview with the “don’t trust me” line, then do a little reflecting on the way out of the studio and come to the realization that it’s time for you to STFU about the war.
You’ve been wrong all along and attacking Iran with non-existent military resources is hardly a rational “way out” solution.
The whole get Iran first mentality is beyond stupid. Them getting and then using a nuke is akin to committing suicide and I don’t think that is actually in their gameplan. Sure, they’ll use it to buffalo and bullshit, but what makes that different than any other day?
August 14th, 2007 at 1:27 pmSecond, calling somebody a “pussy†doesn’t win an argument or make the other person look like a fool. Far from it — usually name calling is the last desperate action of somebody who has LOST the argument.
Third, calling ANYONE that name for any reason is insulting to women. Derogatory names for female body parts have become synonymous with weakness and inferiority for some reason, and this shouldn’t be.
Comment by missmolly — August 14, 2007 @ 1:10 pm
Thanks missmolly! Telling it like it is once again.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:30 pmBTW, I apologize about bringing you into that tiff with “B”.
I wonder if Bill Kristol would want to “let Iraq play out” for the next six months if any members of his own family were risking their lives the front lines. I doubt it.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:39 pmComment by i — August 14, 2007
So If, IF! I stoop down and call you a wrinkled arse grommet does that make you look like a fool?
By your logic it does. By my logic it makes me the fool.
Which is it i?
August 14th, 2007 at 1:42 pmBut Jon should not be giving a vampire like Kristol a forum to appear any more. Kristol sounded much more robotic than normal-which is really saying-he got no positive reaction from the audience; not too surprising but 0…I mean 0. He has a dry wit and he attempted to soften the crowd up with a couple of stupid laughs, but as to his political positions, they’re increasingly deranged. It’s nice Jon has respect for him, but these lunatics should be treated as lunatics and deprived of a stage in popular media forums. I was laughing at Kristol’s unhinged affirmation that black is white and up is down. He is insane. Therefore he should be shunned like other neo-con wackos.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:43 pmComment by missmolly — August 14, 2007 @ 1:10 pm
Why is it so hard to try to raise the bar around here? Your points are all valid and display your awareness and sophistication. Maybe the name callers will heed them
August 14th, 2007 at 1:43 pmSecond, calling somebody a “pussy†doesn’t win an argument or make the other person look like a fool. Far from it — usually name calling is the last desperate action of somebody who has LOST the argument.
Third, calling ANYONE that name for any reason is insulting to women. Derogatory names for female body parts have become synonymous with weakness and inferiority for some reason, and this shouldn’t be.
I thought the female organ referenced is called a vagina. Not sure why the rush to become a martyr on that one.
Stepping outside the bubble for a second, you do realize that pussy is used in some cultures to refer to a cat?
No argument that it’s a derogatory term and a weak response in a high brow debate, but let’s be realistic. Some people can use the drunken sailor lingo on occasion and not feel offended.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:43 pmtruthfully, i’ve always associated being called a “pussy”
August 14th, 2007 at 1:44 pmthe same as being called a “scaredy cat”…
it never occurred to me as being a part of the female anatomy -
when used in that context…
…
i mean, call someone a “beaver” and i might take offense…
ah hahaha!
never mind…
August 14th, 2007 at 1:46 pm.
Faid,
I believe our friend mr p/prex, dog, etc is back in his current dress-up name of “i”. Same meth-loaded rants, all caps, repeating itself, with no intelligence behind the posts.
So the posters today should leaqve the troll alone and it will slither away, after it gets no attention.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:52 pmWOW!! TP is on the stick. As soon as I finished my post, the mr p troll feces was cleaned up.
Good job, TP!!!
August 14th, 2007 at 1:54 pmIt would have made Kristol look like a bigger hypocrite than he already is if he would have called Stewart a chicken, thus, he had to use someone elses viewpoint.
Ventriloquist sockpuppetism.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:54 pmWow. Kristol folded immediately conceeding that he was full of it with the “vocal critics” line when Stewart called him out. See MSM? It’s that easy.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:55 pmVentriloquist sockpuppetism.
Comment by Zep Tepi
Weapon of choice for the NeoCon Chickenhawks, right behind having others fight your financial=based Israeli wars for you.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:56 pmSee MSM? It’s that easy.
Comment by JGL
Not when you are owned by either the Rupert or GE or the other organizations that are in Darth’s jock strap.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:58 pmThis is why the Daily Show is much more legitimate than any “real” news show on any network. It is one thing for Kristol to have his opinion and he can always be invited to debate his opinions with others. However, for way too long the news shows and news channels have allowed Kristol to spread his opinion as if it were absolute fact. The media allowed Kristol to go on TV and say “we must act” and “these people are a threat that must be dealt with” and didn’t once question them or put their claims to a factual test.
Because the media failed in their duty to educate their viewers with factual information, Kristol and other hawks were able to convince many AMericans that their opinions were actually fact and beyond debate. The media were little more than enablers because of their own cowardice.
Look at how different this comes off when Stewart confronts Kristol with results. It isn’t a mean confrontation or unfair. The two are now having an honest debate on the issue. Kristol doesn’t do or say anything different than when he’s on any other show. However, because Stewart has the guts, intelligence and professionalism to ask real questions, Kristols bit is shown as the opinion it really is and not spread to viewers as absolute truth.
August 14th, 2007 at 2:16 pmWhy doesn’t Kristol put on a pair of combat boots, or better yet have his kids put on a pair - or grow a pair, and go invade Iran?
When one has nothing to lose and everything to gain from war, one should not have any say on how, when or why war should be waged.
August 14th, 2007 at 2:20 pmStepping outside the bubble for a second, you do realize that pussy is used in some cultures to refer to a cat?
Comment by Toss these losers — August 14, 2007 @ 1:43 pm
True. And I realize that the “scaredy-cat” definition has some validity. But the term used as slang to mean a “weak, timid male” has its roots in slang usage as a derogatory term for a female’s reproductive parts, then as a derogatory term for the female herself, then as a derogatory term for a male exhibiting characteristics of weakness, timidity, and general inferiority (as in “female”). It is this association that is insulting to women.
At the same time, I can understand how gays were offended when Ann Coulter used the term “faggot” when making a reference to candidate John Edwards. When criticized for it, Ann was quick to say she didn’t use the term to mean “gay”, she used it to mean “wuss” or “wimp” (and some of her supporters pointed out that the term wasn’t offensive because it meant “bundle of sticks”). But because the term has been used so much as a derogatory term for homosexuals, it really doesn’t matter what Ann “intended” — the message received was “Edwards” = “faggot” = “gay” (and the fact that Ann often suggests people she doesn’t like are homosexual doesn’t exactly help her case). By using this term, she probably offended many homosexuals. Difference here — she knew exactly what she was doing.
Anyway — carry on. I am willing to overlook the sailor language if the point being made is a thoughtful one. Just pointing out how such terms can be received.
(do you REALLY think that Rumsfeld was suggesting that Jon Stewart was a cat?)
August 14th, 2007 at 2:20 pmFauxNews needs to add a new graphic to their weekly Sunday morning propaganda show FNS. Every time Kristol speaks now, the graphic should read, “don’t believe me”, “BS artist”, “clueless” or my favorite “spineless wimp who caves when challenged”.
Billy looks awfully uncomfortable in interviews outside the comfortable confines of the fixednoise studios. Sick to think these are the people influencing our foreign policy and the resulting damage it has done to our reputation in the world.
August 14th, 2007 at 2:23 pmEvery time Kristol speaks now, the graphic should read, “don’t believe meâ€, “BS artistâ€, “clueless†or my favorite “spineless wimp who caves when challengedâ€.
Comment by Toss these losers — August 14, 2007 @ 2:23 pm
LOL — these sound like what the graphics would be if “Kristol” ever was “The Word” on the Colbert Report.
August 14th, 2007 at 2:44 pmTrust Gen Be-trayed-us? He lost what - 150,00 assault rifles, thousand of combat gear……most likely to the enemy..
August 14th, 2007 at 3:15 pmWe are supposed to believe the LIE the surge is working? Can the fascist media really plant the LIE of the last report into the minds of the masses?
When are we going to stop playing politics with the lives of others?
I want so much to see the first interview Stewart does with Kristol when Bush and Cheney go down hard for their crimes. That would be beautiful.
I wish Stewart would ask people like Kristol what he thinks of the Iraq/Iran oil pipeline that is going to be built . I suppose his answer would be.. over my dead body. Israel just cannot allow those two Muslims countries to exist or to cooperate, can they?
August 14th, 2007 at 3:17 pm(do you REALLY think that Rumsfeld was suggesting that Jon Stewart was a cat?)
Comment by missmolly — August 14, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
no, i think that KRISTOL said, jokingly, that rumsfeld said jon was a “pussy”, a.k.a. - scaredy cat…
welcome back…
August 14th, 2007 at 3:20 pmkaty,
They were talking about Petraeus, not Rumsfeld.
First of all, Jon Stewart was the one who said that Pres. Bush made him feel like a pussy. William Kristol was not the one who used the term to describe liberals.
However, Jon asked Kristol if he had seen Petraeus in Iraq, and if so, was there any news. Kristol said that he had but did not go into detail. Then as the segment was ending, Jon asked Kristol if there was a chance that, come September, Petraeus might be a guest on the Daily Show. It was then that Kristol said, demonstrating his wit, “He thinks you are a pussy.” It was definitely a joke, Kristol does not say things like that and he definitely did not mean to be offensive to women.
August 14th, 2007 at 3:39 pmIt is hard to understand why Mr. Kristol’s opinions are considered seriously or why any thinking person would bother to pay heed to him. Events have proved that he has been tragically wrong on most all policy statements (a commonality with Cheney), and that he is, in effect, a war monger, a Straussian extremist and right wing propagandist. Perhaps last night’s Daily Show would have been worth watching if the roles were reversed–Bill as smirking comedian and Jon as the knowledgeable guest. While a fan of Jon Stewart, I turned the show off just before Kristol appeared; Jon would challenge him for sure, but I figured that Kristol would win the night just by being invited.
August 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm“William Kristol is editor of The Weekly Standard, as well as chairman and co-founder of the Project for the New American Century”
So… am I the only one that sees this guy as Satan incarnate? Why is he introduced as editor of the Weekly Standard, when he should be introduced as ‘the Co-Founder of the Maniacal Group that Seeks To Rule The World.’
August 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pmIf it is demeaning to women to call someone a “pussy,” is it demeaning to men to call someone a “dick”? Discuss.
August 14th, 2007 at 4:10 pmLet’s see: Son of an Eisenhower White House official, skated Vietnam , supports other Americans going off to fight and die in foreign wars. So, Kristol is worse than a “pussy”. He’s a ” fortunate-son ,chickenhawk pussy”!
August 14th, 2007 at 4:19 pmKristol sadi on Fox a year or so ago that he supported sacrificing some more sons and daughters of Americans in Iraq. Fox erased that part of the transcript.
August 14th, 2007 at 4:28 pmThey were talking about Petraeus, not Rumsfeld.
Comment by American — August 14, 2007 @ 3:39 pm
oops… thanks for correcting…
yep…
and, emmet - well, yes, i think it would be demeaning, especially if your name is dick… because a dick is a jerk… sorry, dick…
but i’m not offended, as a women, when someone calls me or anyone
a pussy… because i know that the term means scaredy cat, as in pussycat, wimp…
i have never heard the word pussy, when describing the female anatomy, used derisively…
August 14th, 2007 at 4:31 pmexcept the awful fish market jokes… and that’s all i’m sayin’bout that…
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It was then that Kristol said, demonstrating his wit, “He thinks you are a pussy.†It was definitely a joke, Kristol does not say things like that and he definitely did not mean to be offensive to women. Comment by American — August 14, 2007 @ 3:39 pm
Yeah, just like it’s a joke, when I say that I think you’re a pussy because you’re a coward chickenhawk republican that funded and trained Al Qaeda because you were afraid of Russia. Just a joke. Right?
August 14th, 2007 at 4:32 pmComment by HeyKKKarl
you should check out the video of that interview…
it was a good jab that kristol got in… even jon said so…
pretty funny…
too bad it was kristol, i admit, but it was a good one…
had to be there…
August 14th, 2007 at 4:37 pmShame on Jon Stewart for giving that slimeball another podium.
August 14th, 2007 at 4:42 pmjon stewart is a genious..i love his funny slant to the news ..it makes what is happening with this corrupt administration somewhat bearable..
August 14th, 2007 at 5:01 pmKristol, Pollack, & O’Hanlon-birds of a feather. CHICKENHAWKS ALL!!!
August 14th, 2007 at 7:51 pmIf Stewart is so edgy, why doesn’t he ever mention Israel? He makes a big thing out of being Jewish.
August 14th, 2007 at 8:01 pmPersonally, I was really disappointed by the interview. Stewart had a chance to bring up all the shady dealings of Kristol ie PNAC, Israel, etc, but he didn’t. Someone should confront him on that. Colbert maybe?
Secondly, Stewart wasn’t even that funny. In fact I think Kristol may have gotten more laughs from the audience (mostly for his use of the word pussy- i found it offensive that both he and stewart continued to use this word for cheap laughs).
August 14th, 2007 at 11:28 pm“Stewart had a chance to bring up all the shady dealings of Kristol ie PNAC, Israel, etc, but he didn’t.”
Why am I not surprised by that?
August 15th, 2007 at 1:22 amWhat the heck is a “decent regime,” Mr. Kristol?
“Regimes” are inherently indecent.
This guy makes his living as a writer?
August 15th, 2007 at 4:22 amI really don’t understand why a freaking comedy show does more background research and asks tougher questions than the “REAL” media! Something is VERY backwards here! No wonder media people get all bent out of shape about Daily Show — John’s doing a better job than them most of the time and all he’s trying to do is write jokes!
August 15th, 2007 at 5:05 pm