Jon Stewart Enrages Right Winger, First Over Gaza, Then It Gets Personal

[KoKo]

Jon Stewart Enrages Right Winger, First Over Gaza, Then It Gets Personal

"Conservative radio host Mark Levin went on a rant today against Jon Stewart over a bit he did Monday night over the current crisis in Israel, a bit that really offended Levin and led him to call Stewart a "knee-jerk idiot" (as well as questioning Stewart changing his last name).

Levin said that Israel is doing whatever it can to limit civilian casualties and so he was offended at Stewart joking about how Gazans are being warned about bombings and how they have no place safe to escape to. Levin cried, "Have you f'ing seen Israel, you little twerp? Have you f'ing seen what surrounds Israel, you little twerp?""* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

[Journeyman]

1. Love how these idiots set themselves up -- "Yes, ridicule me, Jon! Here's the ammo!". . .

Wonder if they're disappointed when their crazy isn't strong enough to elicit a response?

[Dustlawyer]

3. I know right! He would love to be mentioned to millions of people, something he will never get,

despite being syndicated. He is a poor mans Rush Limpballs. I am sure he has made millions spewing hate more extreme than Rush's, but he will always be an "Also ran..."

[billhicks76]

8. Obvious Levin Has Littlemans Complex

Also obvious he never got a date in high school or college and probably has very small equipment. Only Republicans could pay such an ignorant shill.

[Al Carroll]

2. Since most Jews are left of center...

...80 or 90% by some estimates. That means that Levin is the one who does not share traditional Jewish values.

I don't think Stewart changed his name at all. John Stewart is his first and middle name for a stage name.

Anyone whose watched him knows the guy doesn't exactly hide being Jewish.

[tanyev]

4. Tell you what, Mark. You go spend a couple months in the Middle East filming a movie,

and I will consider listening to your opinions about the region.

[Scootaloo]

5. Ah yes, the "self-hating Jew"

Interesting how the most common fall-back supporters of israel have when a Jew criticizes Israel, is that antisemitic shit.

[Fred Sanders]

10. Of course they can also just make stuff up like the fake Obama/Bibi transcript and rage about that,

and even after exposed as a box they can cling to the maybe it could have been like that to rage some more.

Haters are gonna hate....

[Hulk]

6. "Little twerp" is the phrase that comes to mind....

...when I think of this screaming lunatic. He seems to be ready to blow smoke out his ears, and fire from his sour mouth, nearly everytime I spend a minute listening to his shrill voice when I'm clicking through the stations on the AM dial. What a "little twerp". That is the one reward I get when I listen to vannity, lavin, and savage...again, only passing through on the dials. Their stupidity and blatant seditious act is intolerable to take for more than a minute or two at most. I would LOVE for one of them to go into some sort of cardiac arrest when they scream, red faced, into their microphone to agitate their minions of hundreds of brain-dead Obama-haters.

These dogs on the reich are worthless..but can be a bit amusing, if taken with a good belt of whiskey prior to hearing their crazy act.

[alp227]

7. "I don't trust Jews who change their names." Says the guy who's worked with Jackie Mason

(whose birth name was Yacov Maza) in some parody of 12 Angry Men:

[thesquanderer]

11. And he calls himself Mark Le-VIN, instead of Mark LEV-in

which happens to make him sound less Jewish. He, or someone in his family, seems to have made a similar choice, to not wear their ethnicity as strongly on their sleeves...

[Amonester]

18. Yeah, but PSYCHOLOGICAL PROJECTION is widespread...

Almost universal, in fact.

[louis-t]

9. I heard the rant live.

Usually, once I realize I left my car radio on WJR after Mitch Albom, I just change the station. I listened and had a good laugh at this idiot. His voice is SO annoying.

[reflection]

12. I listen to Levin every day

Because I know I'll hear it from the nut job down the hall the next day. And even though he knows I've heard it and am ready for it (thanks du) he still carries this guy's water every day. It's tragic.

[Shrike47]

13. Nothing is more persuasive than an ad hominem attack on a guy's name! Show's you got nada.

Why are these right wing shouters all so angry? Because they know it's garbage?

[The Wizard]

14. question

How does Levin feel about fellow reich winger Michael (Wiener) Savage?

[alp227]

15. Ooh he really really hates Savage, or "Weiner Nation"

[blackspade]

16. John Stewart FTW.

Excellent analysis by TYT.

[Enthusiast]

17. Way to go, Cenk!

[rhett o rick]

19. I love Cenk even though his real name used to be "John Stewert".

Not really ironic, the spelling was different.