What are Jon Stewart's 10 most important interviews (so far)?
Please list your personal top 10. (If you can only list a few, than that's OK too)
If possible, please include links to the videos available for the interviews on The Daily Show website. (There all there)
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M$6 Answers
1) Easily the Jim Cramer interview. Most watched, and got many people thinking about the "integrity" of financial news making. Also, the most viewed on the daily show website.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-12-2009/jim-cramer-extended-interview-pt--1
2) This was a revealing interview with Douglas Feith, undersecretary of Defense to Donald Rumsfeld, instrumental to selling the idea of the Iraq War to the United States.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/13/jon-stewart-interviews-do_n_101527.html
3) Cliff May, the president of think tank The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, gets at the heart of Gitmo and torture and its place in American foreign policy.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-28-2009/cliff-may-extended-interview-pt--1
4) His interview with Betsy McCaughey, former lieutenant governor of New York, unearths some infamous misrepresentations of the Health Care Act that are circulating in the equally infamous "town hall debates".
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-20-2009/betsy-mccaughey-pt--1
5) I think that Jon's interviews with Huckabee are the most interesting and thought-provoking. It showcases his ability to reason through his points clearly while getting the same from his interviewee. Here's part one of a December, 2008 interview, which showcases the even, fair sort of dialog that Stewart's interviews tend to foster.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-december-9-2008/mike-huckabee-pt--1
6) In light of recent health care debate, Jon's interview with Bill Kirstol exposed a critical flaw in the interviewee's argument, raising an important point about government healthcare.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-july-27-2009/bill-kristol
These have struck me as great examples of Stewart's "journalistic style" and a survey of how he can get to the heart of important issues.
Hope this gets you started!
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M$Some critics insist that the size of Mr. Stewart's audience should force him to take a more serious approach. "The Daily Show" now attracts more 18- to 34-year-old viewers than the network news."
In my opinion, Jon Stewart's top 10 interviews have been.
Bill Clinton, Episode #12118, 9/20/07
Kramer, Episode #14036, 3/12/09
Betsy McCaughey, Episode #14115, 8/2/09
George Carlin Episode #8110, 3/10/04
Steve Carell, Episode #10103, 8/15/05
Richard Lewis Episode #5113, 3/27/01
Chris Matthews, Episode #10103, 10/2/07
Borat Sagdiyev Episode #11138 11/02/06
Barack Obama, Episode #12110, 8/22/07
Miss Piggy Episode #4002, 7/13/99
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M$
si, the one with Miss Piggy was crazy!
Thank goodness they didn't start dating!!
What about Papa Bear O'reily?
How could i forget the Bill O'Reilly interviews? A classic! I guess I got him confused with Chris Mathews.
Maybe I read "Chris Matthews Is Becoming the Left’s Bill O’Reilly" from the LA Progressive.
http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/11/19/chris-matthews-is-becoming-the-left%E2%80%99s-bill-o%E2%80%99reilly/
"But somehow, Hardball host Chris Matthews is morphing into the network’s Bill O’Reilly, trying to out-stink Mr. Orally (as Olbermann calls him). His dislike of Bill and Hillary Clinton was obvious throughout the primaries, whether through comments, questions, or being written all over his potato-like face whenever they were a topic of discussion."
First, an interview with Ramesh Ponnuru about Abortion.
Second, an interview with Bill Bennett about Gay Marriage
--quote--
Bennett Look, it's a debate about whether you think marriage is between a man and a women.
Stewart:I disagree, I think it's a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish.
--/quote--
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M$
2. And Jim Cramer after he told viewers to buy stock in a company that fell flat & Stewart called him out on it.
3. Jimmy Carter
4. Sandra Day O' Connor
5. Nancy Pelosi
6. Bill Clinton
7. Ted Kennedy
8. Joe Biden
9. Mike Huckabee
10.Howard Dean
thedailyshow.com
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M$Absolutely incredible. His interview can be found through the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE
Enjoy. :)
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M$Disclaimer; I do not study politics! Do not take my words to heart.
But what the Lou Dobbs interview looks to me is that Jon thought Dobbs would speak towards the left and he actually came out towards the right, so Jon ends up talking more and taking away Dobb's opportunity to express his opinion. And at the end of the interview, instead of letting Dobbs finish the interview with his point, Jon takes the floor and blows up the crowd with left talk.
Look it up, two really smart moderates that happen to disagree in an awkward interview.
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Hi @andrew44232,
Your welcome to post your own list, even if it's just the Bill O'reilly interview.
But either way, here is Bill on The Daily Show November 13, 2008
Bill O'Reilly Uncut Interview
I agree wholeheartedly, which is what has always attracted me to Stewart's program. For that same reason, I find this topic very interesting and worth my time as well as this community's. The comedy portion of the program is what makes it difficult to find "important" interviews, but he still does a decent job of expressing the questions on the lips of many of his fellow citizens.
Thanks for your answer,
I think Jon doesn't try to hide the fact that he has liberal leaning views.
But he also points out that his show is a "comedy show" and not a "fair and balanced" news program.
That said, I think he is always gives guests with "opposing views" the chance to speak their opinion, no matter how much he disagrees with them, and does a good job of keeping out of shouting matches. There are articles written about how Conservatives enjoy coming on his program for those very reasons.
Though he does have trouble on occasion asking the tough questions to those he agrees with. In many of those cases, he stays more in the comedy/entertainment part of the show. Which is one of the advantages he has by not having a "serious news" program.
Thanks again @madgolertom,
"The comedy portion of the program is what makes it difficult to find important interviews"
This is true, but sometimes the comedy on The Daily Show is as good or better than the "news" segments.
Case in point, Jason Jones "Behind the Veil" in Iran.
It's a bit long (4 part series), but well worth the watch if you haven't already.
Part 1: Minarets of Menace
Part 2: Persians of Interest
Part 3: Ayatollah you so
Part 4: The kids are Allah right
Proof of the significance of his McCaughey interview: she resigned from her position as a director at Cantel Medical Corp (they work on infection prevention and control products) a few days after her Daily Show interview. She did not want to appear to have a "conflict of interest" in the healthcare debate.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4383-Portland-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Death-panel-originator-Betsy-McCaughey-resigns-in-disgrace
No Papa Bear O'reilly?