#rumble2012

[lonestaraugust]

Jon Stewart makes me proud to live in America

[thedogandrabbit]

"The idea of privatization has been a major talking point this election – from Social Security to Big Bird. In some places, I can understand the inclination to explore private sector options. However in some, it’s just doesn’t bode well for maintaining the welfare of Americans, which in the end is the one true function of the federal government. Education, the FDA, and public broadcasting are some of the biggest examples (and to a lesser extent healthcare – but that’s a topic for a different day). Sometimes it's beneficial to everyone if the federal government steps in, as with Jon Stewart's comments about Title IX. Or with the GI bill. Head Start. Welfare for Work programs. The list goes on. Sometimes government programs don't work, and sometimes they collapse under the weight of bureaucracy and corruption. But you know what? Sometimes things have to fail for a society to move forward. If every program worked from the start, if every government official had all the answers from the beginning, then there would be no need for elections or reform or oversight committees. We would live in a Utopian society filled with unicorns and butterflies, and we would all get paid in candy and hugs, and we would be happy about it."

Unicorn and candy jokes aside, this post at the end of this link is a heartfelt and earnest look at one person's take on the prevalence of food poisoning outbreaks, their not-brush with one, and a little food for thought (pun intended) on the woes of privatizing socially beneficial government agencies and programs.

To read more, click here or above...

[radioactivepigeons]

Oh dear God, According to John Stewart, I have Fox News

[comedycentral]

If you saw Saturday's live-stream of The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium, you know it was a doozy. But if you missed it, you can still stream or download the complete debate for less than a finsky.

Click the image to buy it. Half of the net profits go to charity.

Meanwhile, The Daily Show is all-new tonight at 11/10c.

[ryanoshea]

We are a people that went to another country, saw other people on it and said, 'Yeah, we want that.'

Jon Stewart, The Rumble

In honor of Columbus Day.

[iambraxtonsonofarnold]

My favorite part of the Rumble by leaps and bounds. Second only to when Stewart said; "Give me my money back! The 800 million dollars for the Iraq war, and children's television is on the house.".

[s4mmich]

Why is it that if you take advantage of a tax break and you're a corporation, you're a smart business man, but if you take advantage of something that you need to not be hungry, you're a moocher.

Jon Stewart

[grayskiesandhotchocolate]

You know, everybody talks about the "entitlement generation". You know, there is no time I would rather live in than now, and there is no generation I would more entrust the future of this country [to than] to this one. I've been very impressed with the people that I've met in colleges now, I've been very impressed with young people and their commitment to want to do anything... [T]here's a tendency to live in a nostalgic state in this country, and think that other generations possessed an integrity and a tenacity greater than the generation that is now. And I wholeheartedly disagree with that. And I believe that this is a group that will rise up to any challenge that comes before them as well as any other generation in America would have done.

Jon Stewart