Jon Stewart

(Getty Images) For the first time in his administration, President Barack Obama was truly taken to task by the Daily Show machine Thursday night for flagrantly breaking promises he made during his campaign. In a segment titled "Moral Kombat," Stewart criticized Obama's decision to block the release of photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners at the hands of the U.S. military. Obama had previously promised his administration would set a new standard for transparency in government, and had been planning the release of the photos for weeks before the president reversed his decision. "You know I know what must have happened. Obama was all ... Read Full Story

President Barack Obama 's refusal to prosecute the architects of the Bush administration's torture policy is not going down well with his party or any commentator/pundit with the slightest liberal bent. After releasing Bush administration memos last week that explain, justify and document the United States' torture of terror suspects, President Obama said it was time to move on. Ever the horrified voice of reason, Daily Show host Jon Stewart slammed the decision last night in a scathing commentary on the use of torture techniques such as water boarding and "walling." Host Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" watches ... Read Full Story

I understand that you want to make finance entertaining. But it's not a fucking game. -Jon Stewart to Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's Mad Money (Getty Images | Inset images from The Daily Show) When the announcement was made Tuesday that Jim Cramer would take his beef with Jon Stewart to The Daily Show , you had to think he had a plan. Maybe he was coming on to launch a counterattack on Comedy Central, and the way Jon Stewart pretends to not be real news. He's the volatile host of a show called Mad Money after all, he had to have something up ... Read Full Story

broadcast journalist Bill Moyers un-retired this week and returns to PBS with his new series Bill Moyers Journal . in the first episode, 'Buying The War', Moyers takes a look at the media's role in supporting the Bush Administration's justifications for going to war against Iraq. Four years ago on May 1, President Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln and delivered a speech in front of a giant "Mission Accomplished" banner. Despite profound questions and the increasing violence in Baghdad, many in the press confirmed the White House's claim that the war was won. How did they get it so wrong? How ... Read Full Story

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