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8 clips celebrating the anniversary of Jon Stewart’s first ‘Daily Show’

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On January 11, 1999, Jon Stewart first appearance Host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.”

The Daily Show coincided with the emergence of the Daily Kos and online progressive blogs, and Stewart featured on George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and others.

The Daily Kos community and staff have covered Stewart’s content over the years. In particular, known by the nickname Sean Wang. Bruin KidFrequently posted content from “The Daily Show.” king passed away Even in 2018, his story lives on in our memories and online.

Below are some highlights of how Stewart has provided righteous relief through humor to millions of people over the years.

Tea Party Rebranding

It started with pushing out former Republican leader John Boehner, and as Stewart pointed out, come later His successor, Paul Ryan. Of course, the Tea Party faction that has garnered some power and attention has done absolutely nothing for the Americans who voted for it, and the Republican Party is open to the new MAGA rebranding we are all experiencing now.

Barack Obama’s Presidency

During Barack Obama’s presidency, right-wing media launched extremely racist and often superficial attacks. Worst of all was the abject hypocrisy of conservatives whining about how anti-American Obama and others were. Let them have it..

right-wing attack

Stewart often received backlash from right-wing pundits, but he never hesitated to respond. That’s exactly what happened when Sean Hannity of Fox News did it. tried to defend Stewart’s furious racist anti-patriot Cliven Bundy.

Benghazi

‘Do you remember that? We’re tired of Republicans toiling and wasting money chasing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Stewart certainly hasn’t shied away from doing his job. Gorgeous Takedown Right-wing outrage.

iraq war

As Republican leaders seem to get worse and worse, it is sometimes difficult to remember that the Republican Party has always been full of terrible, deceitful, and incompetent leaders. So Stuart in 2014 outline The story about the false Iraq War lie was a welcome reminder for the millions of us who remember what brought us to Daily Kos in the first place.

law enforcement

Stewart cited previous mistakes he made when he pursued American law enforcement over social injustices inflicted on people of color. By doing so he called Racist discourse amplified by media such as Fox News.

2024 election

After leaving The Daily Show for a few years, Stewart returned for the 2024 election cycle and didn’t miss a beat. While Trump attends his criminal trial in March 2024, Stewart It’s broken All the ways Trump is a fraud.

Trump’s second victory

After Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, Stewart arrangement It is a vision of a Democratic Party that learns from its mistakes and is willing to resist Republican fascism.

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