tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3783373164252187271..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): A transcript of Jon Stewart's final soliloquyMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-84733107019726521892017-11-28T22:15:55.668-06:002017-11-28T22:15:55.668-06:00I still miss him. Trevor Noah is good, but he'...I still miss him. Trevor Noah is good, but he'snot Jon Stewart.Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-813603675604873432017-11-28T15:02:30.987-06:002017-11-28T15:02:30.987-06:00It depends on the type of spray cap the can has.It depends on the type of spray cap the can has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53273217227338325462017-11-28T14:00:57.599-06:002017-11-28T14:00:57.599-06:00Yes, there is no such thing as racism, no such thi...Yes, there is no such thing as racism, no such thing as greed and avarice, no such thing as blatant hypocrisy and institutionalized inequality; life is completely fair- and anyone who suggests it's not, or endeavors to make things fair(er) is just trying to make you hate your fellow man...Stan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17381743002180926900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-91011025402979722972017-11-28T13:23:39.614-06:002017-11-28T13:23:39.614-06:00Yessss... but not an official one. Like me, he ju...Yessss... but not an official one. Like me, he just typed out what he was hearing during the broadcast video.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53549779450900713312017-11-28T12:54:37.441-06:002017-11-28T12:54:37.441-06:00Found the transcript here:
http://time.com/3988497...Found the transcript here:<br />http://time.com/3988497/jon-stewart-daily-show-finale-rant-bullshit/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-68026395072927008682017-11-28T10:09:51.652-06:002017-11-28T10:09:51.652-06:00Gertrude Stein said, "Everybody gets so much ...Gertrude Stein said, "Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense." I think Stewart's words speak to that, especially when he talks about hiding things under mountains of bullshit or the Bullshit of Infinite Possibility.<br />Interestingly Stein was explaining why she was not afraid of the atom bomb, and, again, I think Stewart also speaks to that. We're distracted by something big that is unlikely and miss the bullshit that's right under our noses.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320886074658710855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-32303961370244897192015-08-13T12:35:52.800-05:002015-08-13T12:35:52.800-05:00I think it's important to point out that Stewa...I think it's important to point out that Stewart uses the philosophical meaning of bullshit here, as derived from the treaty by Harry Frankfurt. According to Frankfurt, there are three ways the way speech can relate to the truth.<br /><br />1: You speak the truth. Obviously, this is the best.<br /><br />2: You deny the truth. This is lying. Not as good as speaking the truth, but at least the speaker knows the truth, and has a reason to hide it. There may be a good reason to hide the truth. "Honey, does this dress look good?"<br /><br />3: You don't know, nor care about the truth. This is bullshit. People just say stuff that sounds good. Politics is generally full of bullshit. Advertising prays on bullshit.<br /><br />Colbert's concept of truthiness describes the feeling that bullshit should be true.<br /><br />I wish more people read Frankfurt's treaty. A lot of people take the word bullshit as offensive. It should not. It perfectly describes most of what it said in politics and on cable-news.Nepkarelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38612738535323724532015-08-11T22:01:55.006-05:002015-08-11T22:01:55.006-05:00I think he was harder on CNN than Fox, but it was ...I think he was harder on CNN than Fox, but it was close. One of the reasons he was so successful is that the mainstream television news agencies have really gone downhill, whether it leans left or right.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110900165910048617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-7059983451284463472015-08-09T20:54:00.336-05:002015-08-09T20:54:00.336-05:00He's right though. Take that enacted American-...He's right though. Take that enacted American-talkshow-host-can't-contain-his-laughter thing, for instance.Drabkikkerhttp://drabkikker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53009600567900063122015-08-09T19:02:36.909-05:002015-08-09T19:02:36.909-05:00His enduring legacy is that he was instrumental in...His enduring legacy is that he was instrumental in explaining WHY there has been so much hate and so many lies being told in the U.S.<br /><br />If you haven't lost relatives to Fox News Syndrome, then you are very lucky.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55370923114694866902015-08-09T17:31:47.425-05:002015-08-09T17:31:47.425-05:00The ability to smell bullshit though, requires a g...The ability to smell bullshit though, requires a great deal of trust in your (olfactory) senses most people actually don't trust their judgement, for good reason. Trusting your judgement means taking responsibility, which is risky. At the end of the day only people who are more or less consistently successful taking risks also trust their judgement. <br />It's definitely easier to be told and trust in advice, authority and commandment, blaming someone else when things don't work out. <br /><br />What is worse though is a BS society that punishes risk taking behavior when it presents only BS choices between BS and BS that inevitably lead to failure, when it removes social safety nets, when it instills fear and tolerates social injustice, thus discarding those who risk and fail. A society that teaches people to be critical and judgmental of each other but mistrustful of one's own abilities. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-29546847788987515962015-08-09T00:23:27.676-05:002015-08-09T00:23:27.676-05:00No he didn't. He developed humor out of a hate...No he didn't. He developed humor out of a hateful reality.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-43289492873837798092015-08-08T22:45:02.401-05:002015-08-08T22:45:02.401-05:00The picture os the woman spraying the aerosol can…...The picture os the woman spraying the aerosol can… she is pushing the button with her thumb….I just tried it….it can't be done…unless your fingers are 150mm long….or you use superglue on your fingertips.WilliamRockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06353376414079333348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35429559448822908652015-08-08T21:37:40.435-05:002015-08-08T21:37:40.435-05:00Ultimately, I'm disappointed in Jon. His endu...Ultimately, I'm disappointed in Jon. His enduring legacy is that he made Americans hate each other.IronHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106255311347964531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6952849982405404942015-08-08T18:43:57.650-05:002015-08-08T18:43:57.650-05:00Thank you for printing this. I haven't watched...Thank you for printing this. I haven't watched any of the last week shows. I watch almost no other shows but The Daily Show, and I'm going to miss Jon Stewart mightily.Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56827441773084158082015-08-08T12:43:57.918-05:002015-08-08T12:43:57.918-05:00Man, I'm going to miss him!!! This should be ...Man, I'm going to miss him!!! This should be taught in every High School civics course...bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.com