Jon Stewart on C-Span tonight

[Kanary]

Posting this for a new DUer who is unable to post her own thread:

C-SPAN will be showing a conversation with Jon Stewart and Ken
Auletta at 9pm Eastern time.

[stray cat]

1. Who is Ken Auletta?

nt

[Kanary]

2. I have no idea. Hope taxismom will post here and explain more.

In the meantime, you can probably find out more by looking up the website for C-Span, or googling Ken Auletta.

Kanary

[billbuckhead]

4. Ken Auletta is a noted writer and critic

[Jane Austin]

15. Ken Auletta is the New Yorker Magazine's

Television critic.

[TacticalPeek]

3. Recorded 10/14

Interview
Presidential Election Politics
Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
New York, New York (United States)
ID: 183946 - 10/14/2004 - 1:00 - $24.95

Stewart, Jon, Comedian
Auletta, Ken, Writer, New Yorker Magazine, Telecommunications

Ken Auletta holds a conversation with Jon Stewart about the presidential election and the role of the media at the Bryant Park Grill.

Portions of this program contain language that some may find offensive.


http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/cspan.csp?command=dprogram&record=181960607

Auletta is a veteran media watcher, etc.


edit, c-span brackets goofed nyer

[Kanary]

5. Thanks for the info!

Hope the original poster will show up to keep kicked... :)

[UrbScotty]

6. I got Jon Stewart's book Thursday for my birthday.

:D:D:D:D:D

[prodigal_green]

16. Happy Birthday!

and enjoy the book. I got it for my mom for her 69th birthday (she has a huge crush on Stephen Colbert). She loved it.

[UrbScotty]

18. Thanks. And happy belated birthday to Mom!

;-)

[AmerDem]

7. Thanks for the heads up

I'll tune in.

[xxqqqzme]

8. is this the interview/panel

when Jon said he wouldn't have nofacts on The Daily Show because 'I have standards', Stewart said.

[AG78]

9. At the same time on C-SPAN2

http://www.booktv.org/General/index.asp?segID=5022&schedID=308

We have this show. It was on last week, but it's a good hour and a half of tv.

Good night on C-SPAN.

[Kanary]

11. I watched that last week. Good report.

Thanks for reminding everyone!

Kanary

[Wind Dancer]

10. Kanary, thanks for the heads up!

[Kanary]

12. You're quite welcome, but I'm only passing on the info for a newbie

who can't yet post.

It's the least we can do for each other, y'know..? :hi: :) :hi:

I still haven't found anyone who can tape it for me, so I'll still miss it...... oh well...... :)

Kanary

[Anarcho-Socialist]

13. Thanks to the newbie who passed on the info!

:) :bounce: :toast:

[Kanary]

14. Indeed! Wish said newbie would show up again. ^_^

Here's to Jon Stewart!

:toast:

Kanary

[Raynald of Chatillon]

17. yay

yay

[Kanary]

19. Hi Raynald!

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

Welcome to DU!

:toast:

Kanary

[crickets]

20. It's about to rerun

now - just after 11:30 pm Eastern. Thanks for the heads-up, Kanary and newbie! (edit to add message to newbie after reading the rest of the thread, doh!)

:dem:

[Kanary]

21. Thanks for the reminder...... how is it?

:hi:

Kanary, who wishes she could get C-Span 1!

[crickets]

22. It's by turns hilarious and very serious

So far, Jon is very witty, talking about the debates and the styles used by Bush & Kerry. He's laying on the sarcasm while being very serious. It's difficult to describe. I hope they post a transcript at some point.

Interviewer has switched to Plame. Jon says Novak could end this whole thing right now. "Novak supposedly broke his hip. It's not true; his hip was trying to escape."

"We invaded a country with the wrong information and Janet's tit got a 'gate' - who gives out the 'gates'? It's insane." Then he goes back to slamming Novak HARD.

[Kanary]

25. The guy is brilliant! Watch it twice, since I can't get it. ^_^

We're so lucky that we have someone like Jon Stewart who not only has clear vision of what is happening, but isn't afraid to say it loudly and clearly.

And, he doesn't have to make things up to be dramatic. :)

And, he makes it look like it isn't "hard work". :hi:

Kanary

[crickets]

24. "What would happen if Hitler were interviewed

by Larry King?"

Jon: "What?"

"I wish the media would come back to work for us, the people -"

applause

Jon riffs into stump speech mode. Hilarious, but chilling the way he did it given the Hitler ref. Again, it's hard to describe.

He tones it down to talk about how fast info moves and the news turns over too quickly. The debates were like deciding the Coke vs Pepsi supremacy. The TV press is willingly getting their asses kicked. They have a job and they're not doing it. That's what drives me crazy. (paraphrase)

Interviewer brings it back on point. Jon plays Hitler on Larry King. Now he's giving CNN hell because as he says, we know FOX isn't fair and balanced but we used to be able to trust CNN. Now we can't.

Again, it's hard to describe and I do hope they transcribe it. It's powerful stuff.

[southlandshari]

23. Thanks, Kanary

Always there with the key heads up!

Just started watching the replay...will check back in on this thread when it is over!