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surfered

(12,137 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:41 AM Yesterday

Jon Stewart perfectly sums up the Administration's lies after the shooting of Alex Pretti

Last edited Tue Jan 27, 2026, 12:28 PM - Edit history (1)

Stewart called the administration’s attempt to claim Pretti was a threat despite all the footage showing otherwise to be “the denial of the reality that we all witnessed.”

“They’re lying,” Stewart said. “We saw it. And that’s how brazen they lie when they know we’ve seen the truth. That’s how they lie when they know we know. Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”

Pretti did have a weapon in his hand after all ― one the government might fear more than any gun.

“A handheld aluminum, 1080p, 60 FPS weapon of mass illumination,” Stewart said, describing Pretti’s cellphone. “Because there is nothing more dangerous to a regime predicated on lies than witnesses who capture the truth.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-trump-minneapolis_n_69784afbe4b01628ac432632

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Jon Stewart perfectly sums up the Administration's lies after the shooting of Alex Pretti (Original Post) surfered Yesterday OP
Post removed Post removed Yesterday #1
I stopped by to say the same! Hope22 Yesterday #3
THIS! Lemon Lyman Yesterday #4
Needless vitriol at this point PJMcK Yesterday #8
F**k Jon Stewart SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #10
Thanks for your thoughtful reply PJMcK Yesterday #11
You're very welcome SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #14
Out of curiosity PJMcK Yesterday #16
Good for them SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #17
"Most basic decent thing" Roy Rolling Yesterday #26
What none of those... GiqueCee Yesterday #32
What?!?! JokeHer 13 hrs ago #33
My sentiments exactly. Both spending lots of dollars to make elected democrats BComplex 12 hrs ago #36
Agreed. It's unfortunate to see such juvenile and even toxic comments. themaguffin Yesterday #24
Really? You think that Stewart was chiefly responsible for Democrats running with Kamala instead muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #18
Chiefly? No SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #19
Post removed Post removed Yesterday #21
And I forgot SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #22
Claire McCaskill and Thom Hartmann too. They were on the hate Biden bandwagon right from the start. Clouds Passing 12 hrs ago #35
good points themaguffin Yesterday #25
I haven't watched it yet. underpants Yesterday #2
Yeah, I remember when Jon Stewart first returned to his show he basically said Biden was bad as Trump. SunSeeker Yesterday #5
This doesn't sound like both siderism to me orangecrush Yesterday #6
This is now, both sides was "then" - "then", as in "before the election" hatrack Yesterday #12
Ok orangecrush Yesterday #15
After you amass your fortune you can play all sides and the ceiling. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #13
Oh sure, NOW he's not both siding it. I would have appreciated that in 2024. nt SunSeeker Yesterday #27
As far as voting for who you are choosing as president, Zackzzzz Yesterday #7
It's not funny. Mosby Yesterday #9
I Guess We Can't Even Mention Jon Anymore Here - Just Look at the Soiled Didies You Caused! The Roux Comes First Yesterday #20
Hyperbole much? Who is "soiling their didies" in this thread? SunSeeker Yesterday #29
"This thread" didn't start it. Shitting on the Biden administration did it. BComplex 12 hrs ago #37
Totally agree. And Jon Stewart was part of the pile-on in 2024. nt SunSeeker 7 hrs ago #38
I'm not surprised to see the 'mUh fUcK mUh uM jOn..." FFS. Some people are lost in Internet score pointless points land themaguffin Yesterday #23
Nobody is discarding Jon Stewart. We're just pointing out his prior damaging both siding of Biden & Trump. SunSeeker Yesterday #28
....riiiighht themaguffin Yesterday #30
Whenever someone says "Democrats need to be better so we can defeat fascism" biocube Yesterday #31
But here we are, aren't we? Currenly living in a genuine "shithole" country. RVN VET71 13 hrs ago #34

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Hope22

(4,517 posts)
3. I stopped by to say the same!
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 12:03 PM
Yesterday

Jon is a big part of the reason we are here. Both sides do it and all!

Lemon Lyman

(1,572 posts)
4. THIS!
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 12:04 PM
Yesterday

Remember - regardless of who would go on to win the election in November 2024, we'd be alright as a country.

PJMcK

(24,845 posts)
8. Needless vitriol at this point
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 01:34 PM
Yesterday

Perhaps you could reconsider your view since that problem is past and the present is much more dangerous. I don’t disagree with your premise but the new threats need to be focused on. Clearly, the MSM won’t do that.

PJMcK

(24,845 posts)
16. Out of curiosity
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 02:14 PM
Yesterday

How do you feel about Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, John Bolton, Mike Pence, Mark Esper, Stephanie Grisham, Anthony Scaramucci, William Webster et al.? They’re all Republicans who opposed Trump’s reelection.

None are my heroes but they oppose Trump. In a time of trouble, any enemy of my enemy is an ally. Your mileage may vary. At this time of ultimate peril, should we reject any aides-de-camp?

I, too, am a New York City resident.

SocialDemocrat61

(7,115 posts)
17. Good for them
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 02:21 PM
Yesterday

But doing the most basic decent thing doesn’t score a lot of points with me.

Roy Rolling

(7,464 posts)
26. "Most basic decent thing"
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 04:30 PM
Yesterday

Here’s where the logic goes from empirical to metaphysical.

Fill in the blanks for most basic decent thing and maybe a discussion can be held. Until then, the acerbic comment is noted for its lack of specificity—which leads to unsubstantiated opinions and circular reasoning—which is a MAGA media technique. Don’t do it here, please.

GiqueCee

(3,540 posts)
32. What none of those...
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 07:03 PM
Yesterday

... who condemn people that – mistakenly, I agree – believed Biden's cheese was slippin' off his cracker, fail to take into account was the despicable refusal of people who knew the truth, but chose not to accurately report the truth.
Prior to the debate with the Orange Shitstain, Biden was on a whirlwind world tour. He fell ill and had a fever. So how would you fare if you had terminal jet lag and a fever, plus serious fatigue from lack of sleep, and insufficient prep time for a critical TV appearance, NONE of which was reported in toto so that people could logically connect those dots? The ever-present "consultants" – whose batting averages are nothing to write home about – told him, and/or his "team" not to postpone the debate. WHY is a question that will be chopped into chum for years to come, but I, for one, have no confidence in the consultants that "advised" Biden, or, for that matter, any of them presently whispering in the ears of our current party leaders.
Read the room, guys, and give the boot to those who tell you they – not YOU – know best how to cope with complex situations when they have no skin in the game.

BComplex

(9,795 posts)
36. My sentiments exactly. Both spending lots of dollars to make elected democrats
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 09:58 AM
12 hrs ago

act like semi-sane republicans.

Both of these people pushed and pushed, and used their fame and money to get Joe Biden to drop out of the election just weeks before the election.

I was formerly a big fan of both, and now, neither. Show me your true colors once....

muriel_volestrangler

(105,733 posts)
18. Really? You think that Stewart was chiefly responsible for Democrats running with Kamala instead
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 02:55 PM
Yesterday

and that Biden would have beaten Trump, if there hadn't been a one-night-a-week basic cable comedy show that sometimes said Joe Biden was old?

And there was me thinking that social media was the modern influence. Turns out that there was a sleeping giant of cultural influence that had never been seen as the most important before, and everyone said was fading, and it Ruled America, with the Democratic Party paying attention to it, rather than ... something else (what, by the way, would have persuaded people that Biden was going to beat Trump?)

SocialDemocrat61

(7,115 posts)
19. Chiefly? No
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 03:21 PM
Yesterday

But he was just one who piled on. So I’ll add, f**k George Clooney. F**k Ezra Klein. F**k Jake Tapper. K**k The New York Times. And while we’re at it, f**k Susan Sarandon and Eddie Glaude too.

Response to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #19)

Clouds Passing

(7,308 posts)
35. Claire McCaskill and Thom Hartmann too. They were on the hate Biden bandwagon right from the start.
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 09:46 AM
12 hrs ago

SunSeeker

(57,788 posts)
5. Yeah, I remember when Jon Stewart first returned to his show he basically said Biden was bad as Trump.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 12:37 PM
Yesterday

Starts around 2:30: "These fucking guys"..."American deathmocracy"... "Indecision 2024"





Totally both sides-ing it. It wasn't funny then, and he was not helping.




Too little too late, Jon.

littlemissmartypants

(32,293 posts)
13. After you amass your fortune you can play all sides and the ceiling.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 01:57 PM
Yesterday

Like every other pundit/personality/influencer.

Repeatedly showing/reviewing the Alex murder video at this point is ABUSE.

JS doesn't care about us.

We need to stop allowing ourselves to be hypnotized by our screens.

And start...

turning them into tools to use as mirrors against fascism like Alex.


If Any of these Tee Vee Personalities thought about others and had any balls morals they would know that and say so.

In a world full of JSs...
Be an AP not a JS.

Zackzzzz

(303 posts)
7. As far as voting for who you are choosing as president,
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 01:02 PM
Yesterday

I remember the line, "Your not marrying him".

Mosby

(19,285 posts)
9. It's not funny.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 01:40 PM
Yesterday

He really missed the mark here, I had to stop watching after 3 minutes or so.

BComplex

(9,795 posts)
37. "This thread" didn't start it. Shitting on the Biden administration did it.
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 10:12 AM
12 hrs ago

We're living this hell.

themaguffin

(4,977 posts)
23. I'm not surprised to see the 'mUh fUcK mUh uM jOn..." FFS. Some people are lost in Internet score pointless points land
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 03:50 PM
Yesterday

and old battles.. they have discard anyone who isn't pure enough or perfect enough. Oof.

SunSeeker

(57,788 posts)
28. Nobody is discarding Jon Stewart. We're just pointing out his prior damaging both siding of Biden & Trump.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 05:22 PM
Yesterday

Hopefully he has learned his lesson and we can count on him to never do that again. Glad he is on board now.

biocube

(184 posts)
31. Whenever someone says "Democrats need to be better so we can defeat fascism"
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 05:52 PM
Yesterday

there's always someone that says "so you're saying there's no difference betweem Republicans and Democrats".

I swear some people get way to invested in rooting for the personalities in the Democratic party instead of the party itself and are completely blind to their faults. Biden's should've dropped out of the race way earlier than he did and his selfishness might've tilted the race to Grump.

RVN VET71

(3,143 posts)
34. But here we are, aren't we? Currenly living in a genuine "shithole" country.
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 09:07 AM
13 hrs ago

And if we choose to bicker about who among us is more to blame than others, we lose sight of the fact that the Fascists are all around us, destroying the very fabric of American democracy, eating our children's dreams.

Focus on the real enemy is what I'm trying to say.

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