The whole nation is laughing at Missouri
Yael T. AbouhalkahSo many people get their “news” these days from Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
And what are these American TV viewers seeing?
Well, this week, that Missouri is pretty much led by a hapless, laughable crew of state legislators.
Colbert weighed in first on Monday night with this report on the detestable “don’t say gay” bill authored by Steve Cookson of the House.
Colbert doesn’t show Cookson much mercy in skewering his discriminatory legislation.
Then on Thursday, Stewart aired this report on a ridiculous gun bill promoted by the clueless Wanda Brown.
Contributor Aasif Mandvi offers his usual droll lacerations of idiocy he sees in front of him.
I laughed heartily at both reports and at how stupid the Missouri lawmakers looked.
Then I remembered that … I live in Missouri. And people around the nation are laughing at this state.
Yikes.
George Hunsucker
Northland
1 year agoIf the Colbert & Stewart audiences are laughing at us, then we must be doing something right. Their(your) brand of nanny govt. approaches have worked really well these last 3+ YEARS, haven’t they YT???
Why can’t more people become discouraged so the big 0’s unemployment rate can get down to ZERO?
Jon Dough
1 year agoI’ve never seen these guys, only heard of them. And what I have heard does NOT make me think I need to care about what THEY think.
Allahakbar—why are you so fixated on what some third rate cable clown thinks?
Tyler Allen
Lenexa
1 year agoJon Dough and Mr. Hunsucker -
You obviously didn’t watch the clip. You should be embarrassed by this woman! The Daily Show corespondent Aasif Mandvi successfully displays Rep. Brown’s hypocrisy and utter lack of intelligence. Every Missourian should be disgusted that this woman is representing our state. She makes us all look stupid.
George Hunsucker
Northland
1 year agoShe doesn’t represent our state; the lsm portrays it as though she does…
Cyndy Anderson Moneymaker
1 year agoSo you haven’t seen them but you know they are wrong and misinformed. Time to break out of the fox “news” bubble you live in. If you want a feel for how most of the nation views MO and other backward states you need to watch Stewart and Colbert. Added bonus: Stewart was voted the most trusted newscaster. http://newsflavor.com/politics/us-politics/why-is-jon-stewart-americas-most-trusted-newscaster/
George Hunsucker
Northland
1 year agoI do not watch his foul-mouthed show.
Johnathon Busby
1 year agoYep, that’s Missouri for you. Backwards enough to be mocked on a national stage. The don’t say gay bill is another attempt to repress ideas (which is the opposite of education, we may as well burn books while we’re at it). I’d be more accepting of the “focus on core studies” argument if they were cutting out art, but instead they’re prohibiting the discussion of one lone idea.
I had not heard about the attempt to protect the already protected gun owners of the state, but certainly it’s both obvious and pointless political theater.
Finally, people should make it a point to listen to various news and information outlets, even the ones you detest. Heck, I listen to Rush at least once a week; You can stomach Stewart.
Matthew Nugent
1 year agoIt’s always easier to fight imaginary problems than real problems. I sense we’re only a year or two away from an anti-Yeti bill.
Steven Fetter
66223
1 year agoNot being a wacher of this channel, can someone bring me up to date on how the “serious”, “urbane”“, and “sophisticated” politicians (aka Democrats) are faring on the Colbert and Stewart shows? The Native American Senate candidate Warren, the Keystone Cops:Hillary goes to China, and Sargent Schultz Holder knowing nothing on arming drug lords, would appear to offer a lot of material.
The Missouri state legislators, as well as the honorable Rep. Cleaver, are small time in comparison to the daily shenanigans perpetrated throughout the country.
Jon Dough
1 year agoMr Allen—
You live in Lenexa–just do as I do–when I cross in to MO I just say “Im in Missouri, set your watch back 100 years”
If you let some late night cable loons drive your self esteem, about what this clown says about some other clown, how does that affect you?
Tyler Allen
Lenexa
1 year agoJohn Dough -
“Let some late night cable loon drive your self esteem” What on God’s green earth are you talking about? My statement has nothing to do with self-esteem.BTW I live in MO now, have for 3 years.
To others - no one is saying to get all your news from the Daily Show. It can be a source of news just like Rush or Hannity, you just have to be able to recognize news from commentary and slant. The Daily Show is valuable because they point out the hypocrisy of politicians, like they did in the segment in question. They don’t only criticize one side, they criticize both sides.
The issue shouldn’t be the Daily Show anyways. It should be Rep. Brown’s hypocrisy. She wasted time with a bill to protect gun owners when they already have protection under the 2nd amendment. When asked why she would waste time on an already protected class of people while voting no to protect an unprotected group of people (LBGT people), she fumbled and mumbled and couldn’t give a good answer. She couldn’t name one instance when someone was fired for being a gun owner, while the Daily Show corespondent gave her multiple examples of LBGT people being fired for their sexual orientation. She’s wasting our states time and tax payer money on worthless bills while passing on a chance to protect people being fired for their sexual orientation.
Phil Cardarella
1 year agoCome on, Jayhawks! You used to have more nuts per square foot of local government than could be consumed locally — not to mention anti-abortion felons. You are letting the nuts in Jeff City steal your national spotlight.
The longer the GOP holds the Legislature, the nuttier they get — crawling to the right of each other until they fall off their flat earth. Abortion? Contraception? Evolution? Sex Ed? Can’t wait until one of them want to repeal the Law of Gravity because it conflicts with the Rapture!
Jon Stephens
1 year agoKansas and Missouri seem to be fighting for the bottom of the barrel with right wing elected officials. Good job politicians, keep showing the rest of the world just how nutty we raise them in the Midwest.
Jon Dough
1 year agoNice post “Tiger” Carderella….shame you are nuttier than all the righties combined.
Michael Middleton
1 year agoActually, people around the country are too busy to worry about what’s going on in Missouri, Yael.
John Smith
1 year agoI live out of state and other states have had this same bill. It is an old push. Don’t you know that Yael?
John Smith
1 year agoCyndy Anderson Moneymaker gets the I will say something bad about Foxnews, even though that network has nothing to do with this story loony award. Worry less about Foxnews and more about your moneymaker.
Jessica Van Ackeren
1 year agoI think all you Jon Stewart-haters out there are just a little jealous. Maybe you’ve heard that Jon Stewart viewers are better versed on current events (second only to NPR, thank you) than Fox viewers. Who by the way, are less informed than people who don’t watch ANY news. It’s true. Look it up.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/poll-fox-news-viewers-less-informed-than-those-who-read-no-news.php
In order to get Stewart’s and Colbert’s jokes, you have to already know what’s going on. Besides, no one’s under any illusion that it’s anything other than “Fake News.”
Johnathon Busby
1 year agoWhat Jessica said. Spot on.
Yanwen Xia
Overland Park
1 year agoMy understanding is the whole purpose of listing “Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert” is to laugh at the stupidity of Missouri lawmakers with the whole nation.
Brian Morse
Independence
1 year agoFor myself, I appreciate Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Yael T. Abouhalkah. I most certainly do not appreciate those who are proud of the silliness coming from certain Republicans in Jefferson City.