Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi: It took a black prez to make Republicans finally wish for a Jewish one

[Cali_Democrat]

Aasif Mandvi Mocks the Media in Brutal RTCA Dinner Speech

Like Stephen Colbert before him, Aasif Mandvi may have gotten a little too real last night at the 2015 Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner. His searing commentary on the state of the Washington media appeared to hit too close to home at times, and at least according to C-SPAN’s feed was met with awkward silence more than a few times.

But also like Colbert, the Daily Show correspondent pressed forward, making jokes about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress (“It took a black president to make Republicans finally wish for a Jewish one.”) and giving C-SPAN some advice on how it can provide more exciting Congressional coverage.

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Mandvi said C-SPAN “needs to be more like CNN, and just forget about the news.” The only way to get Americans to care about the budget would be to make it suddenly disappear. Or, he said, they could go the Fox News route and “get the budget to shoot an unarmed black kid and then rush the budget’s defense.” Or perhaps, C-SPAN could cover the budget like MSNBC, “but their ratings are [already] so much better, it doesn’t even matter.”

“I don’t care how this goes tonight, because tomorrow it’s going to say ‘Muslim Bombs’ or ‘Muslim Kills,” Mandvi joked when one of his punchlines fell a little flat. “It’s bad for me either way.”

Much of the rest of his speech focused on what it’s like to be a Muslim in America today, including the subtle ways he messes with fellow airplane passengers by looking around suspiciously before putting his luggage in the overhead bin. “Look, I figure if people don’t want to make the distinction between a Muslims and a terrorist then why should I make a distinction between good, scared white people and racists?”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/aasif-mandvi-mocks-the-media-in-brutal-rtca-dinner-speech/

[Fred Sanders]

1. Mock the media. They deserve it richly. #Fearmongers

"C-Span needs to be more like CNN, just forget about the news".

Truth about CNN...met by awkward silence......

[Cali_Democrat]

2. CNN doesn't even pretend anymore

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026318594

[Fred Sanders]

4. Already have recommended the thread...threads about the enemy media that should get a lot more.

[Cali_Democrat]

9. Thanks for the rec!

[madokie]

3. And we have a winner here

This guy could take Stewarts place if anyone could. Never replace Jon but be able to carry on with the great show that the Daily Show is.

[truebluegreen]

8. He is my first choice too, since John Oliver is not available

(and Oliver's new format is Terrific! so maybe that is just as well).

[KamaAina]

5. I was actually wondering the other night who the first Jewish president would be

I mean, c'mon, you know it's gonna happen eventually. Remember, we came within a whisker of having a Jewish VP, even though he would have sucked.

Obviously, the frontrunner right now is Bernie. Who else? Russ Feingold? Debbie Wasserman Schultz (thanks, but no thanks)? Jon Stewart, maybe?? (Could that be why he's quitting the show? )

[Brainstormy]

6. replying to this is motivated only by

the fact that, yes, he SO would have sucked. Not sure it was a whisper, but yes, he SO would have sucked.

[Behind the Aegis]

10. I don't think it will be just the right with the problem.

[oberliner]

12. "Obviously, the frontrunner right now is Bernie"

On what planet?

[KamaAina]

13. Frontrunner to be the first Jewish president.

None of the others mentioned are even exploring a run in 2016.

[oberliner]

14. How about Rahm Emanuel?

I think he'd be more likely to win than Bernie.

[KamaAina]

15. Again, thanks but no thanks.

[oberliner]

16. I'm guessing you weren't thrilled with the Gore/Lieberman ticket either

Given the reaction to Rahm.

[KamaAina]

17. Well, I was cool with the Gore part

For the record, my opposition to LIEberman, Rahmbo, and DWS is based on their Third Way centrism, not their Judaism.

[oberliner]

18. I hear ya

I just have a feeling that our first Jewish president (should there be one) would be more centrist (a la DWS) than socialist (a la Bernie).

I have that same feeling about our potentially first woman president (an eventuality that I think is much more likely to happen in the not so distant future).

[mountain grammy]

7. Aasif is good, and he's right.

and he's funny..

[joeybee12]

19. I love when these media blowhards get raked over the coals...

They're pathetic and need to be reminded of it.

[uponit7771]

20. “get the budget to shoot an unarmed black kid and then rush the budget’s defense.”