Stewart then brought on Rob Corddry, the show’s "Senior Political Correspondent." The show hands out titles like Santa hands out presents. Stewart asked Corddry for his analysis. What happened with McKinney?
“Racial profiling, Jon. This is a black woman, who was black, she was a woman and, as a woman, she is saying to the world, ‘look at me! I’m a black woman!'”
Stewart: "What about Tom DeLay?" Corddry: “Racial profiling, Jon. Oh wait, I messed that up. Ask me that again.”
Stewart: “Tom DeLay?”
Corddry: “Politics of personal destruction, Jon. A bunch of liberal Democrats so obsessed they drag a man’s reputation through the mud just because he spent his entire career trying to destroy them. All the Democrats have to offer are personal attacks. And you know why, Jon? Because they are drunks. They are cheats. They gamble. I heard one of them, a congresswoman from Georgia, punched a cop."
Stewart: “You mean Cynthia McKinney?”
Corddry: “A black woman?”
Stewart: “Yes, Rob.”
Corddry: “That was her.
“What does all of this mean?”
“Jon, it is about accountability. I think it is time for both McKinney and DeLay to look the American people in the eye and say, ‘Why do you keep electing idiots like us?'”
On the show, there was also an incredibly frank, blunt exchange between Stewart and Sen. John McCain. Since McCain has been a guest on the show, I was concerned Stewart would ask softball questions of the Larry King variety.
But Stewart straight out accused McCain of flip flopping after McCain agreed to be the commencement speaker at Liberty University. This is the same McCain, a presidential hopeful, who once called Rev. Jerry Falwell "an agent of intolerance." Falwell is the university's chancellor.
In introducing the interview, Stewart said he likes McCain because he takes clear principled stands. Or he did... until now. McCain, who has criticized the Bush administration for "dirty tactics", has also been acting like a cheerleader for Bush of late, as well as hiring two top Bush advisers.
Article comments
1 - JELIEL³
Oh yeah that was a great show last night. McCain really held his own on the show and even stumped Stewart.
I youtubed the video on my blog if anyone wants to check it out
I don't if it's Stewart or the current events but TDS is on fire these days.
2 - JP
McCain isn't impressing me with his Falwell pandering, it's like he's got too much of a radical reputation so he has to prove he's conservative enough. Pro-Falwell is too conservative for me.
3 - JELIEL³
Indeed. I was just talking performance wise. He wasn't a boring stiff like most politicians who show up on TDS. I found him pretty funny.
4 - Scott Butki
McCain seems to have a good sense of humor and doesn't take himself too seriously.
Thats; two important things that I like about him.
The pandering sucks but I'm impressed both with how Stewart covered it and how McCain didn't try to bs or hide from it.
5 - JELIEL³
Agreed. But how, had he tried, could he not look like a bullshiter after the hard questions he was being asked. Stewart is extremely smart and quick, it's no wonder he killed Crossfire in under 5 minutes.
6 - Scott Butki
The show is all repeats this week so I'm not planning on writing another Daily Show review until next weeked when I'll start writing weekly, instead of daily, show reviews.