Jon Stewart Mocks Media For Peddling Insane Obama Rumors

On Monday night's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart mocked the media's willingness to peddle insane rumors about Barack Obama — and their tendency to blame the rumor-mongering on internet sites. Calling it "Baracknophobia," Stewart showed clips of anchor and pundits from all three cable networks repeating baseless rumors (Muslim, plagiarist, sexist, etc.) about Barack Obama (and his wife Michelle).

The highlight of the clip comes about 2:25 in, when Stewart says, "Oh, this is interesting. SomeguyI'veneverheardof.com is reporting presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama has lady parts. Obviously scurrilous and unfounded, we'll examine it tonight in our special, 'Barack Obama's Vagina: The October Surprise In His Pants.'"

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Comments

[naijaman]

Nice work by Jon Stewart.

[tinarm]

The MSM should run this over and over again. This is something every American should watch and hear. I love John Stewart!

[white mende man]

Some how I'm wondering when they'll let loose the rabid dogs... oh they have already? they are disguised as White Male Neo-Cons? hmmmm ok I'll watch out for them. Thanks.

[LABC]

Brilliant! The best weapon against these clowns on Faux News who make up s**t and the MSM sheep that fail to do their jobs (as usual), but treat each rumor as if there is any legitimacy.

[helonias]

Thou shall not bare false witness

[sophiekeats]

... your fear of bears shows that you are a true member of the Colbert Nation. Congratulations!

Unless you really want to bare them. In that case, avert your eyes, kiddies.

;)

[dbeden]

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are cultural institutions at this point. Here's to a long and hilarious show.

[schicklett3]

Jon Stewart is incredible! Best "news show" on tv!!
It is so sickening that the only ammunition that conservatives (Fox News) can find against Senator Obama is innuendo, rumors, and downright made up stories.
Why do intelligent people listen to these news shows and believe everything they hear?
Simply disgusting.

[Merckx]

What makes you think intelligent people watch these shows?

[allonfla]

In order to get their jokes you have to know what is going on in the news and in the world. therefore some intelligence is required.

[ICanHasDemocracy]

Isn't it interesting how the court jesters speak the truest?

not much changes, just a change of douchebags in front of the teleprompter.

[BiGnBulKY]

there was a reason why the King DIDN"T kill the court jesters xD.. but beheaded the non-truth tellers

[DGregory]

so true... its real sad, that it appears, that it appears that the only way to bring down obama is to spread baseless rumors

[Thinkingclearly]

Even if this is supportive humor - Jon Stewart's headline - I hate to even repeat it - is just too crude. On the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, his comment to Barack was "now you're not going to enslave all the white people are you?" Barack couldn't even answer that - so he said "No" and laughed to go along with the joke, but looked uncomfortable because it was was so over the top.

1 minute, 42 seconds and webcam is all people seem to need these days to be taken seriously by the MSM. Rush justifies telling 15 million people that there's a "rumor of a tape out there...." and then when he's called on it says "hey, I said it was a rumor" and then says the MSM is attacking him and describes HIMSELF as the victim.

[thizzkid]

People really beleive that stuff thats why Jon has to disarm theem by ridicule and yeah it is over the top but people belive that AA heve tails so they will believe anything

[allonfla]

i'm sure he's heard that joke before.

[helonias]

Standard repub operating procedures, make up a lie about your opponent, then attack him on the lie you made up.