voidwar said:
During the last presidential election year the show was pretty much an undeclared democratic 527.
aquapub said:
there is nothing politically neutral about John Stewart or his antics.
"The thing about John Kerry that I think is important for everybody to remember is that, you know, people have said that this election is over, but if he focuses, if he really buckles down, he can defeat Nixon and hopefully have our troops out of Vietnam by '74. (Imitating Kerry) Bring it on!" - Jon Stewart
"Kerry is what Kennedy has wrought, John Kennedy, not Ted Kennedy. Ted Kennedy has wrought a whole other thing that has to do with not wearing pants and running around Palm Beach. He is Kennedy if you squint. You know, if you're not really paying that close attention. Sort of profiles in courage, profiles in might have been courage, profiles - you know what I'm saying?" - Jon Stewart
"And the big convention kickoff. Monday's theme: 'The Kerry-Edwards plan for America's future.' It was a powerful message lacking only Kerry, Edwards, and a plan for America's future. In its stead: dance party!" -Jon Stewart
"The prisoner scandal is yet another election year problem for President Bush. And, with the economy still struggling, combat operations in Iraq dragging on, and the 9-11 hearings revealing damning information, even an opponent of limited political skill should be able to capitalize on those problems. The Democrats, however, chose to nominate John Kerry." -Jon Stewart
"Insiders have begun voicing serious concerns about how he's conducting his campaign. One aide told the New York Times that while Bush's message of 'steady leadership' has remained consistent, Kerry has gone through six different messages in the 18 months he's been running, including, at one particularly desperate juncture, 'Kerry: Health care jobs for the troops' environment.'" -Jon Stewart
"I think they believe President Bush would do a better job. And I believe the Kerry guys believe President Kerry would do a better job. But what I believe is, they're not making honest arguments." - Jon Stewart
"So I think [Kerry's] problem is that he has decided to turn against what is clearly--I mean, that is if anyone has ever been raised in a laboratory to become president, it's Kerry. I mean, he's--from day one, I'm sure, you know, at three years old, he got his My First White House kit. You know, he is a guy that is clearly--and now that he is finally in the race to be president, he has decided that what it really is is a likable average Joe. And it so clearly goes against his constitution." - Jon Stewart
"The truth is the postscripts have already been written unless something dramatic happens. It's already been written that `Kerry seemed to have a grasp of the, you know, issues, but he did have trouble defending his flip-floppery. But Bush, you know, he's just so eloquent and he's simple. He's just the kind of guy you want to have a beer with, and he's just one of those guys. It's just great. It's just great. And Kerry, for all his knowledge and expertise, is too Hessian; he's too European.' You know, so all the--but get them off their stupid talking points and their just absolutely manicured, manufactured put-on personas." - Jon Stewart