Jon Stewart Slams Glenn Beck And Tea Party Protesters (VIDEO

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The "Daily Show" returned last night after a three-week hiatus, the longest in the show's history. While August was a surprisingly eventful month, Stewart focused on the events of the past week, taking on Joe Wilson for his outburst at the president and Fox News for its coverage of the most recent tea party protest in DC.

He began that segment by showing clips of Sean Hannity and Michelle Malkin criticizing Bush's protesters, calling them "extremists" throwing a "temper tantrum." He juxtaposed these words with their laudatory coverage of the protest this weekend noting, "In Fox's defense you can't really sh*t on a party you've thrown."

Stewart went on to criticize Glenn Beck for his 9/12 project saying it's nothing more than "impotent rage."

Video can be seen at the URL provided below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/1 ... 86906.html

I saw that!

My daughter was utterly horrified at the appearance of John Stewart. She didn't at first realize it was a fat suit.

The popup ads read your post. When I clicked on your post, a popup ad for The Daily Show and The Colbert Report suddenly appeared. It's a little creepy how the ads do that.

The fat suit was possibly satire of the fact that people forget most of the high costs of healthcare in America could be avoided by not being fat, and it's something that's almost consistently ignored within the healthcare debate.

I find it sad that a comedy show could display higher indicators of journalistic integrity than the actual mainstream media. :\

Jon and Stephen are pretty much my whole reason for living. Oh yeah, I guess my family factors in too. At least my husband doesn't mind my massive crush because he's got one too.

In the American right-wing's defence, if they didn't exist, people like Jon Stewart would have no material.

No way. Right, left, and everything in between - Jon goes after them all. Both Clinton and Obama have received their fair share of criticism. It's blatent stupidity and hypocrisy that he takes issue with, not a set of values. It just so happens that Fox and its right-wing followers seem to provide a wealth of stupidity and hypocrisy. You could even argue that the Daily Show and The Colbert Report are more fair and balanced than Fox - and it's comedy! A sad state indeed.

The left wing has been giving plenty material too. Might befit you to pay more attention to the show.

He makes his own politics well known which is fine. He's a funny guy but I think sometimes he starts taking himself a little too seriously when he attacks somebody(think the Crossfire incident) and then hides behind the comedy show label when he gets criticized for being too partisan.

^ He was in Death to Smoochy, I don't think he takes himself too seriously.

I meant in the context of his show. He's a funny comedian but I think his show walks a thin line between satire and commentary sometimes.

Or he's making commentary not only on politics but on the media that is supposed to be covering these political events through use of satire.

He normally targets the news channels and their "coverage" much more than the actual politics itself other than issues that become so obfuscated by the poor media coverage such as the healthcare bill issue where he actually did an extended interview and offered it in full online and he rebutted each point where the conservatives claim the bill is faulty.

Stephen Colbert is very Republican, Jon Stewart possibly somewhat more Democratic. So, they balance each other out.

Stephen is very liberal, he is a republican parody. Have you ever watched the show?

Stephen Colbert is a satirical genius, so much so in fact that some even believe he is a republican.

Because he knows the enemy so well.

glenn beck is one annoying tv personality