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Stewart calls out Beck on his hypocrisy about the quality of health care in America

August 18, 2009 9:56 am ET

From the August 13 edition of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:

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    • Author by dmhack (August 18, 2009 10:09 am ET)
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      This was a classic piece of journalism. If only real journalist could do the same level of work, we'd all be better for it.
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      • Author by The_Cat (August 18, 2009 10:12 am ET)
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        Here's hoping Mr. Stewart leads a resurgence in the concept of actually reporting news, as opposed to reading talking points for fun and profit.
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    • Author by The_Cat (August 18, 2009 10:10 am ET)
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      Beck was undergoing a anal-cranium-ectomy, but doctors were unable to remove his head from his... well, from where it was stuck.
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    • Author by epkklk851 (August 18, 2009 10:15 am ET)
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      "I'll tell you what doesn't really speak well of our health care system; that in those sixteen months, the whole that they stitched up in Glenn Beck's a$$ hasn't healed enough for him to stop talking out of it."

      No truer words were ever spoken on the subject! That's our Glenn, a real hemorrhoid, that just won't go away and insists on making his presence known.
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    • Author by PurpleState (August 18, 2009 10:46 am ET)
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      A bit late to include this in the MMTV vault, but a classic nonetheless.
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      • Author by pete592 (August 18, 2009 11:43 am ET)
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        They should re-post it every single day until every man, woman and child in America has access to health care.
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    • Author by peace4all (August 18, 2009 11:04 am ET)
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      what does it say about us as a country that our best news source is from a comedian (my favorite one BTW ) and that we have to watch a comedy channel to even come close to actual news?
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      • Author by Vincenzo (August 18, 2009 1:21 pm ET)
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        Jon Stewart is an impish genius. So is his spin off, Colbert. If the only way we can cut thru the BS at the moment is comedy, so be it. The tragedy is that those that need to see this the most, and get the right message from it, either would never watch it or are getting the wrong message (Colbert esp.).

        Look at our changing cultural landscape over the last 30 years. Who are now our heroes, role-models, etc... It goes beyond politics and it ain't pretty.
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        • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (August 18, 2009 1:33 pm ET)
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          What's even funnier is watching the right-wingers who think Colbert is serious (like the Bush Administration planners who invited him to speak at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, one of the most classic speeches of all time. Our "Mr News" would do very well watching that to learn how to really speak truth to power, and not in doggerel verse).
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    • Author by New2politics (August 18, 2009 11:07 am ET)
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      Great job Jon, would love to see more of this type of reporting!
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    • Author by pros2pros2940 (August 18, 2009 11:30 am ET)
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      Due to media consolidation and ownership by large interests, they have no incentive to inform the american people. They don't want to alienate big advertisers by telling the truth about them.

      Most big advertisers are insurance and drug companies.

      The monied class doesn't want to arouse the "rabble"
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (August 18, 2009 1:38 pm ET)
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        Due to media consolidation and ownership by large interests, they have no incentive to inform the American people.
        The decline really started when news was taken out of the public service division and made into its own profit center, run by the entertainment division. At that point, making the sponsors happy became more important than informing the public, and the big sponsors started shaping the news and pressuring the editors to remove information that might make them pull their ads.

        The difference between what they did and what advertisers are now doing with Glenn Beck is that the news advertisers wanted embarrassing truth removed from the broadcasts. Beck's advertisers don't want to be associated with racism, hatred and lies.

        At least not in public.
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      • Author by supportHR676 (August 18, 2009 2:35 pm ET)
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        The media aren't even media - they are multinational corporations.
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    • Author by shaggles (August 18, 2009 12:09 pm ET)
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      Awesome job. I knew Beck was a hypocrit but this is amazing even for him. I guess he figures his Fox viewers never watched CNN.
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      • Author by renardot (August 18, 2009 12:19 pm ET)
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        Somehow I think his Fix viewers would still over look it because it is not about Health Care Reform its about Pres. Obama
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    • Author by Slinkie (August 18, 2009 12:44 pm ET)
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      a sad state of affairs for the american electorate when its comedienes we have to turn to for the truth I was taught that is the job of our media,
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      • Author by MiddleLeft (August 18, 2009 2:04 pm ET)
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        a sad state of affairs for the american electorate...

        a sad state of affairs for the network news outlets when a comedian is the most trusted news source in America. It's true.
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    • Author by newzhound (August 18, 2009 1:02 pm ET)
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      Sheer "Hot Air" InSannity says almost every day "American has the best health care in the world."

      Based on what?

      Outcomes? Nope. Not life expectancy, not infant survival, or cancer survival.

      Efficiency (ie, getting what we pay for)? No. We spend more than anyone and the numbers show our results are not the best.

      We don't really have health care in this country, anyway. We have sick care. We need health care.
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (August 18, 2009 1:40 pm ET)
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        Correct. Wellness planning is much less expensive than sickness.
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        • Author by MiddleLeft (August 18, 2009 2:07 pm ET)
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          Not according to the righties. Heard yesterday on Fox radio. "preventative medicine is actually more expensive than simply treating the sick". I didn't wait around for the explantion but the talker was warming up the audience for Rush.
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      • Author by MiddleLeft (August 18, 2009 2:09 pm ET)
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        Sheer "Hot Air" InSannity says almost every day "American has the best health care in the world."

        Based on what?


        We have more MRI machines per capita than anyone else?
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        • Author by Slinkie (August 18, 2009 3:22 pm ET)
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          yea I heard one of my arizona congressmen espousing this line of bull, to his credit he did mention that canada is a nation of only 50 milllion people but he did not mention what the percentage of MRI machines per person or the fact in Japan you only pay 5 to 10 dollars a pop for this service, when here you pay over 500 dollars a pop with insurance and over a 1.000 dollars a pop without insurance I know because I have had this test done with & without insurance
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    • Author by dr. matt (August 18, 2009 1:10 pm ET)
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      Brilliant. This should be played on every blog, on every network, and printed in every newspaper. This completely proves that teabagging hicks are clueless dolts that have zero concept of reality or facts.
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    • Author by newzhound (August 18, 2009 1:11 pm ET)
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      Where did Beck get that clown checkered collar and tie outfit? Wow! That is butt ugly! Worst I've seen on tv since Ole BlunderRush got kicked off the air for wearing a dog's breakfast around his neck.

      And wasn't it subtle of Beck to have a huge ad for his latest "book" over his left shoulder?

      Classy guy - top to bottom...
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (August 18, 2009 1:41 pm ET)
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        And wasn't it subtle of Beck to have a huge ad for his latest "book" over his left shoulder?
        I wonder if the crayons needed to complete it cost extra.
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    • Author by toombsie (August 18, 2009 4:06 pm ET)
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      wow why is this not being reported everywhere? what a hypocrite
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    • Author by canaanxing9025 (August 18, 2009 6:37 pm ET)
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      One of my mother's favorite movie quotes, I think it was Peter Ustinov, from the movie Topkapi? (I think that's how it's spelled)
      "You are a carbunkle on the backside of humanity."

      You know, given how the likes of Beck and Limbaugh have such problems with their backsides - it's rather apropo, don't ya think?
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