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Tag: Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly trade barbs in “Rumble 2012”

October 18, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Economy, Media, Politics Leave a comment

Politics lends itself to comedy, and the reverse is true as well.  Comedian Jon Stewart and Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly held a mock debate to

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It’s so much easier to be a Republican

August 15, 2011 Arthur Lieber Government, Politics Leave a comment

Jon Stewart had a terrific run of making the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens the poster child for the Republican answer to just about

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How the rally for sanity might have been different

November 10, 2010 Arthur Lieber Government, Politics 2 comments

The October 30 Rally for Sanity was organized by comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.  Part of the nature of comedy is nuance, at

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