August 21, 2009

remind me what journalists are supposed to do again?

McCaughey’s latest falsehoods have taken hold with a disturbingly large portion of the American public. But she couldn’t get them past “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, who had her on his show Thursday night and subjected her to one of his better interviews, meticulously picking her points apart and demonstrating their inaccuracy, leaving her stumbling and stammering in an attempt to defend her position. By the end of it, he told her, “I like you — but I don’t understand how your brain works.“

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  1. David M**** on August 21st, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    I think they’re supposed to entice advertisers aren’t they?

  2. Daryl Scroggins on August 21st, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    We saw the interview (haven’t looked at the online portion yet). She kept saying “It’s right here on page 432″–but then she couldn’t find page 432. And when she touched Jon’s arm (several times) and said what a nice man he is, I was just a little train chuffing the C word.

  3. from the comments : clusterflock on August 21st, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    [...] Daryl Scroggins: I was just a little train chuffing the C word. [...]

  4. Coop on August 21st, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    I would have to agree with David M, no? Or perhaps it would do just to say that, essentially, we don’t have journalists, except on staff at a few magazines.

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