Rally to Restore Sanity/March to Keep Fear Alive, 10/30/10!

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by morethanpretty

How is that arrogant?

If you don't agree with what someone says, they must be arrogant, right?

[classicman]

Their audiences are very different generationally.

[morethanpretty]

Does anyone really like AFV anymore? Hasn't youtube kinda usurped it anyway?
I guess there could still be old people who don't know much about youtube and watch AFV...

[Pico and ME]

Originally Posted by jinx

I prefer Louis CK to any of the above.
Funny how politically polarizing Stewart the comedian is.

My new favorite is Greg Warren. I just saw him in Indy at the Bob and Tom Comedy All Star Tour. He does a really funny bit about 1 star people in 4 star hotels.

Jinx, my point is that I find that I don't care for right-wing comedians...I find them arrogant...I really hate Dennis Miller. (Actually his style comes off as hateful to me) So it just makes me wonder if that is why you dont like Stewarts political humor, because its not your politics.

eta: I use to like Dennis Miller.

[Undertoad]

Bill Maher is arrogant as all hell.

Dennis Miller seems arrogant but actually is not.

Jon Stewart is not arrogant.

Arrogance is one of the primary qualities of the character Rush Limbaugh has refined.

Same is true for Stephen Colbert.

[classicman]

There is ZERO comparison between AFV and either of them. It is not political in any way.
That has to be the stupidest comparison made here in a loooong time.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Bill Maher is arrogant as all hell.

Dennis Miller seems arrogant but actually is not.

Jon Stewart is not arrogant.

Arrogance is one of the primary qualities of the character Rush Limbaugh has refined.

Same is true for Stephen Colbert.

Stephen Colbert's arrogance is satire.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by classicman

There is ZERO comparison between AFV and either of them. It is not political in any way.
That has to be the stupidest comparison made here in a loooong time.

There is ZERO comparison between Jon Stewart and Rush, Rush is not a comedian in anyway.

[Pico and ME]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

...Arrogance is one of the primary qualities of the character Rush Limbaugh has refined....
.

Thats what I think too, but Jinx is characterizing him as merely 'outraged', which gives it a whole different angle.

[jinx]

Originally Posted by Pico and ME

Jinx, my point is that I find that I don't care for right-wing comedians...I find them arrogant...I really hate Dennis Miller. (Actually his style comes off as hateful to me) So it just makes me wonder if that is why you dont like Stewarts political humor, because its not your politics.

What are my politics? As far as I know, I've got some from both sides...
Really, I just don't like infotainment in general. Takes the funny out of it for me. I say "arrogant" because as much as conservative like to be told they are morally correct, liberals like to be told they are smarter than conservatives. I just see the Daily Show as catering to that.

[Flint]

Are we saying Tom Bergeron AFV is arrogant, or Bob Saget AFV?

Because I always thought Bob Saget was like the Rush Limbaugh of Jon Stewarts.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Flint

Are we saying Tom Bergeron AFV is arrogant, or Bob Saget AFV?

Because I always thought Bob Saget was like the Rush Limbaugh of Jon Stewarts.

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by Flint

Are we saying Tom Bergeron AFV is arrogant, or Bob Saget AFV?

Because I always thought Bob Saget was like the Rush Limbaugh of Jon Stewarts.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by jinx

Yes, it is.
You can disagree, but comparing americas funniest home videos is retarded. It's not political and it's laughing with, not at.

So it's more arrogant to make fun of politicians (and other celebrities) than non-celebrities? Is it that the AFV entries were sent in (laugh with vs laugh at; let me know if you meant something else by that)? Politicians live in public. They may not always like that someone outside of their intended audience hears a particular stupid thing they say, but not every AFV subject is the one who sent in the video.

Stewart is the "anchor" of his "news" show. He doesn't play an overt character like Colbert, or like his "reporters" or "experts" do on their segments, so he doesn't do satire along the lines of "A Modest Proposal"; he does humorous political commentary. Do you consider humorous political commentary inherently arrogant?

[morethanpretty]

Originally Posted by jinx

What are my politics? As far as I know, I've got some from both sides...
Really, I just don't like infotainment in general. Takes the funny out of it for me. I say "arrogant" because as much as conservative like to be told they are morally correct, liberals like to be told they are smarter than conservatives. I just see the Daily Show as catering to that.

The Daily Show makes fun of BOTH sides of the aisle. How is it catering to liberals if its makes fun of them?