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Showing posts with label Trevor Noah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trevor Noah. Show all posts
Monday, February 26, 2018
The Daily Show identified one of those "crisis actors" the Right Wing is always talking about.
I have to admit I'm surprised.
I didn't think they actually existed.
Monday, April 10, 2017
Vox points out the important role that comedians play in helping us deal with Donald Trump.
Courtesy of Vox:
The first few months of the Trump administration have been a goldmine for late-night comedians and political satirists. Shows like Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Saturday Night Live, and Late Night With Seth Meyers have enjoyed ratings boosts thanks to their regular lampooning of the Trump White House.
But beyond the jokes and sight gags, political satirists have done an excellent job of seriously covering the Trump administration — sometimes even better than major TV news networks. And that’s because while traditional journalists feel compelled to take President Trump’s often absurd statements and conspiracy theories seriously, political satirists have demonstrated an extremely low tolerance for bullshit.
I'm actually a little bit late in sharing this article.
I missed it when it first came out, but when I saw it on You Tube I knew it was worth sharing.
As I pointed out last night, it is getting harder and harder to find the humor in the Trump presidency.
However it is important to our mental health that we continue to do so.
Let's face it, most of us currently feel as is if our emotions are constantly under attack, and the only way to help alleviate the depression that accompanies such a feeling is to be able to mock and ridicule the individual responsible.
Donald Trump IS a giant joke, and being reminded of that, and that his presidency will likely be seen as illegitimate, is perhaps the best survival tool that we possess.
Personally I still wish that Jon Stewart had remained at the Daily Show, but Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver are doing a great job of taking up the slack.
The first few months of the Trump administration have been a goldmine for late-night comedians and political satirists. Shows like Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Saturday Night Live, and Late Night With Seth Meyers have enjoyed ratings boosts thanks to their regular lampooning of the Trump White House.
But beyond the jokes and sight gags, political satirists have done an excellent job of seriously covering the Trump administration — sometimes even better than major TV news networks. And that’s because while traditional journalists feel compelled to take President Trump’s often absurd statements and conspiracy theories seriously, political satirists have demonstrated an extremely low tolerance for bullshit.
I'm actually a little bit late in sharing this article.
I missed it when it first came out, but when I saw it on You Tube I knew it was worth sharing.
As I pointed out last night, it is getting harder and harder to find the humor in the Trump presidency.
However it is important to our mental health that we continue to do so.
Let's face it, most of us currently feel as is if our emotions are constantly under attack, and the only way to help alleviate the depression that accompanies such a feeling is to be able to mock and ridicule the individual responsible.
Donald Trump IS a giant joke, and being reminded of that, and that his presidency will likely be seen as illegitimate, is perhaps the best survival tool that we possess.
Personally I still wish that Jon Stewart had remained at the Daily Show, but Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver are doing a great job of taking up the slack.
Thursday, December 01, 2016
Trevor Noah interviews conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren. Perhaps his best interview so far.
Courtesy of the Business Insider:
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren appeared for an interview on Trevor Noah's "The Daily Show," and it immediately turned confrontational as Noah asked Lahren to explain her positions.
"Why are you so angry?" Noah asked Lahren to start after showing a clip of the conservative host for TheBlaze railing against protesters of President-elect Donald Trump in the days after Trump won the election.
After saying she wasn't actually angry, Lahren said, "Sometimes people just need to be called on their s---."
The nearly 30-minute interview covered a lot of political and cultural ground including Lahren's conflicted response to Trump's lewd "Access Hollywood" tape, Colin Kaepernick, Black Lives Matter, and the "shake-up" Lahren has said Trump will bring to Washington, DC.
This bleached blonde bimbette is so ignorant and filled with conservative rage that it hurts my brain to listen to the garbage that falls out of her mouth.
However I thought that Noah did a very good job with this interview.
One of the things that I have missed the most since Jon Stewart left was his incredibly ability to interview people and get to the meat of their disagreements without denigrating them or attacking them personally.
This is the first time I have seen Noah demonstrate that skill set.
There was a point at the end of this interview that made me literally cringe.
In response to Noah's question about how black Americans should protest, she says this:
"I being a woman, I didn't have rights until after black people, until women got the right to vote. But because I feel I'm a woman, and I am marginalized in some way, I do not protest my country.....I don't protest, I'm not a victim."
OMFG!
This Lahren woman has NO idea how women, who she is very correct could not vote until 1920, got that right to vote.
They got the right because THEY PROTESTED THEIR COUNTRY!
In fact every fucking right this bleached barbie enjoys was earned on the backs of citizens who not only fought oppression and died during a war, but also protested in the streets against business, religious, and government powers who did not believe they deserved the same rights as the white Christian men who made the laws.
I think this entitled piece of conservative fluff, literally thinks that she has the job that she has solely based on her talent, and that she owes NOTHING to the woman who protested for her right to have a job in field that only thirty or forty years ago was a boys only club.
In reality she is nothing more than a younger, thinner version of a know nothing Sarah Palin, who spouts conservative talking points when you pull her string, and gets to be on television because men like to watch her rants with their hands down their pants.
She is an embarrassment to women every where, and she is too ignorant and self righteous to realize it.
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren appeared for an interview on Trevor Noah's "The Daily Show," and it immediately turned confrontational as Noah asked Lahren to explain her positions.
"Why are you so angry?" Noah asked Lahren to start after showing a clip of the conservative host for TheBlaze railing against protesters of President-elect Donald Trump in the days after Trump won the election.
After saying she wasn't actually angry, Lahren said, "Sometimes people just need to be called on their s---."
The nearly 30-minute interview covered a lot of political and cultural ground including Lahren's conflicted response to Trump's lewd "Access Hollywood" tape, Colin Kaepernick, Black Lives Matter, and the "shake-up" Lahren has said Trump will bring to Washington, DC.
This bleached blonde bimbette is so ignorant and filled with conservative rage that it hurts my brain to listen to the garbage that falls out of her mouth.
However I thought that Noah did a very good job with this interview.
One of the things that I have missed the most since Jon Stewart left was his incredibly ability to interview people and get to the meat of their disagreements without denigrating them or attacking them personally.
This is the first time I have seen Noah demonstrate that skill set.
There was a point at the end of this interview that made me literally cringe.
In response to Noah's question about how black Americans should protest, she says this:
"I being a woman, I didn't have rights until after black people, until women got the right to vote. But because I feel I'm a woman, and I am marginalized in some way, I do not protest my country.....I don't protest, I'm not a victim."
OMFG!
This Lahren woman has NO idea how women, who she is very correct could not vote until 1920, got that right to vote.
They got the right because THEY PROTESTED THEIR COUNTRY!
In fact every fucking right this bleached barbie enjoys was earned on the backs of citizens who not only fought oppression and died during a war, but also protested in the streets against business, religious, and government powers who did not believe they deserved the same rights as the white Christian men who made the laws.
I think this entitled piece of conservative fluff, literally thinks that she has the job that she has solely based on her talent, and that she owes NOTHING to the woman who protested for her right to have a job in field that only thirty or forty years ago was a boys only club.
In reality she is nothing more than a younger, thinner version of a know nothing Sarah Palin, who spouts conservative talking points when you pull her string, and gets to be on television because men like to watch her rants with their hands down their pants.
She is an embarrassment to women every where, and she is too ignorant and self righteous to realize it.
Friday, May 06, 2016
Trevor Noah attempts to confront Bernie Sanders supporters with the truth. Carefully.
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If you say anything negative about Bernie Sanders on the internet, it won't be long until you're labeled a shill for Hillary Clinton.
On Thursday, The Daily Show took on this trend. When host Trevor Noah tried to raise some questions about Sanders's policies and chances in the Democratic primaries, he hit some roadblocks.
As Noah started, correspondent Desi Lydic appeared on the scene, crashing a pair of cymbals to create a distraction. "I think we all know you meant that there's nothing wrong with Bernie Sanders. We love him and all of his policies," she said. "Trevor, have you ever pissed off Bernie Sanders supporters? It's like poking a hornet's nest — a hornet's nest with student debt. Can't you just do something less controversial — like, I don't know, draw a picture of Mohammed on a pig?"
I have admitted recently that I am not exactly warming to Noah, but this segment really knocked it out of the park.
And part of what made it so good was that it's so true.
We see it here on IM almost every single day.
In fact I have been steadily losing visitors since I started to point out that Sanders' campaign is effectively over. And I'm not talking a hundred or so, I'm talking over a thousand.
Bernie Sanders supporters just don't want to hear it.
Even my own daughter and I can't talk about it yet, because she is still deeply in denial.
But here's the thing that really concerns me.
I'm sure you remember how I gleefully predicted that if Cruz and Kasich stayed in the race until the convention that it would give Democrats the opportunity to demonstrate just who are the grownups in this race by having their act together while the GOP was dealing with an entrenched civil war.
Well now that shoe is on the other foot, since Trump is essentially the nominee and the GOP is already showing signs of unifying behind him, so that high ground will now go to the Republicans if the Democrats do not resolve their internal strife and come together before July when OUR convention is scheduled to be held.
I know right now that the polls show the Democrats in the lead for the general, but if Hillary continues getting hit by both Sanders and Trump for the next two months that lead may get whittled down quite a few percentage points.
The voters want a strong leader and a party that seems like it can work together to get things done, right now that does not seem to me an image that the Democratic party is projecting.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Of all the people who are excited that Sarah Palin is back in the news, NONE are more excited than Stephen Colbert.
Courtesy of Salon:
“God, I have missed you,” Stephen Colbert said to Sarah Palin on Wednesday night’s “Late Show.” “It’s like a magical eagle made a wish on a flag pin and it came to life. Which is great. For me.”
People always ask me "Why won't Sarah Palin just go away for good?"
And I think the best answer to that is the clip you just watched.
Because like her not, she IS a never ending fountain of comedic fodder for late night hosts, political pundits, and hard working dedicated bloggers.
Besides that for all intents and purposes Sarah Palin IS over.
Her book bombed, her cable shows are all preempted, her family is in ruins, and her career now consists of selling out completely in order to gobble up the scraps that Donald Trump tosses her direction.
That to me is finished.
P.S. If you liked Colbert's take on Palin's batshit crazy speech, you might get a kick out of what Trevor Noah did as well.
“God, I have missed you,” Stephen Colbert said to Sarah Palin on Wednesday night’s “Late Show.” “It’s like a magical eagle made a wish on a flag pin and it came to life. Which is great. For me.”
People always ask me "Why won't Sarah Palin just go away for good?"
And I think the best answer to that is the clip you just watched.
Because like her not, she IS a never ending fountain of comedic fodder for late night hosts, political pundits, and hard working dedicated bloggers.
Besides that for all intents and purposes Sarah Palin IS over.
Her book bombed, her cable shows are all preempted, her family is in ruins, and her career now consists of selling out completely in order to gobble up the scraps that Donald Trump tosses her direction.
That to me is finished.
P.S. If you liked Colbert's take on Palin's batshit crazy speech, you might get a kick out of what Trevor Noah did as well.
Tuesday, December 08, 2015
On last night's Daily Show there was a shift in the matrix.
Damn, you almost forget how good Jon Stewart was at driving home his point.
That was incredibly powerful, and if I were Mitch McConnell I would think about getting some stitches, because Stewart just ripped him a new one.
I like Trevor Noah, but I freaking idolize Jon Stewart.
That was incredibly powerful, and if I were Mitch McConnell I would think about getting some stitches, because Stewart just ripped him a new one.
I like Trevor Noah, but I freaking idolize Jon Stewart.
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