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tuxedo_jack t1_j7mwh8p wrote

Reply to comment by sanash in Harry Whittington, the Texas attorney shot by Cheney during a 2006 hunting trip, dies by DysonDragon11

Jon Stewart and the Daily Show ripped them a new one in an amazing segment called "Dead-Eye Dick."

I miss him.

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bigbrothersrule t1_j7nqdks wrote

“Jon we didn’t bother writing any jokes tonight because the Vice President of the United States shot his friend in the face because he thought he was a bird.”

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DortDrueben t1_j7nserp wrote

I remember where I was the day this happened. I was saying for the rest of the day that I couldn't wait for tonight's Daily Show/Colbert. Can't recall if it was that night or another where they discussed the details of the staged hunt. "Yes, Jon but traveling with all the security, doctors, cardiologist, that black ball Darth Vader sleeps in..."

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ReflexImprov t1_j7oiuqk wrote

> I miss him.

His AppleTV show, The Problem With Jon Stewart is pretty good. Makes them less often, but digs much deeper into a single subject.

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majinspy t1_j7r6zud wrote

I find it to be grating. He seems frustrated that we haven't solved all of our problems despite the fact that that he's satirized them so skillfully. He comes across as an aging crank who is more than a little bitter.

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PenguinSunday t1_j7r8box wrote

Have you seen his fight for veterans' and 911 first responders' healthcare? With the way the government has chewed him up and spit him(and all veterans) out, I'd be bitter too.

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majinspy t1_j7rfvdt wrote

That's fair enough. Maybe he needs a break. Maybe he needs to visit the things that are getting better. It's easy to allow oneself to be overwhelmed by all the negative.

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