{"id":6158,"date":"2009-01-07T09:19:18","date_gmt":"2009-01-07T16:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=6158"},"modified":"2009-01-07T09:19:18","modified_gmt":"2009-01-07T16:39:06","slug":"noted-anti-semite-jon-stewart-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=6158","title":{"rendered":"Noted Anti-Semite Jon Stewart on Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The really amazing stuff starts at 3:44:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">.cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url(\"http:\/\/www.comedycentral.com\/comedycentral\/video\/assets\/syndicated-logo-over.png\") !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"cc_box\" style=\"position:relative\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comedycentral.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline; float:left; width:60px; height:31px;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"cc_home\" style=\"float:left; border:solid 1px #cfcfcf; border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; width:60px; height:31px; background:url(\"http:\/\/www.comedycentral.com\/comedycentral\/video\/assets\/syndicated-logo-out.png\");\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"font:bold 10px Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; float:left; width:299px; height:31px; border:solid 1px #cfcfcf; border-width:1px 1px 0px 0px; overflow:hidden; color:#707070;\">\n<div class=\"cc_show\" style=\"position:relative; background-color:#e5e5e5;padding-left:3px; height:14px; padding-top:2px; overflow:hidden;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Show With Jon Stewart<\/a><span style=\"position:absolute; top:2px; right:3px;\">M &#8211; Th 11p \/ 10c<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cc_title\" style=\"font-size:11px; color:#868686; background-color:#f5f5f5; padding:3px; padding-top:1px; line-height:14px; height:21px; overflow:hidden;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/video\/index.jhtml?videoId=213380&#038;title=strip-maul\" target=\"_blank\">Strip Maul<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><embed style=\"float:left; clear:left;\" src=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:213380\" width=\"360\" height=\"301\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"window\" allowFullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"autoPlay=false\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allownetworking=\"all\" bgcolor=\"#000000\"><\/embed><\/p>\n<div class=\"cc_links\" style=\"float:left; clear:left; width:358px; border:solid 1px #cfcfcf; border-top:0px; font:10px Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; color:#b9b9b9; background-color:#f5f5f5;\">\n<div style=\"width:177px; float:left; padding-left:3px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/video\/index.jhtml?videoId=166515&#038;title=Barack-Obama-Pt.-1\">Barack Obama Interview<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/video\/index.jhtml?videoId=167938&#038;title=John-McCain-Pt.-1\">John McCain Interview<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"width:177px; float:left;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/video\/index.jhtml?searchterm=Sarah+Palin&#038;searchtype=site&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\">Sarah Palin Video<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/video\/index.jhtml?searchterm=indecision+2008&#038;searchtype=site&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\">Funny Election Video<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the m&ouml;bius strip of issues! There&#8217;s only one side!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2009\/01\/07\/the_zeitgeist_shifts_john_stewart_takes_on_gaza_in\/\">As M.J. Rosenberg says<\/a>, Stewart did something very brave here. Look, I think we all can agree that Hamas is a group of idiots, and sure, them shooting rockets is a bad, stupid, and evil thing. But Stewart dares to note that Israel hasn&#8217;t exactly been good to the Palestinians either. That there is, in fact, more than one side to the issue. And that both sides should get an airing.<\/p>\n<p>For this, I&#8217;m sure he will be pilloried as being anti-Semitic, because despite being Jewish and having sung &#8220;Can I Interest You in Hanukkah?&#8221; Stewart clearly hates all Jews, because he has a nuanced view of what&#8217;s happening in the Middle East. As for me, I appreciate that at least one newscast dared to step up and note that we are getting just one side of this story. 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