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Comedian Jon Stewart and TV host Bill O’Reilly delivered a pretty good clash of ideologies, spiced up with humor and leavened by the fact that the two men appear to be friends.
“Daily Show†comedian Jon Stewart debated Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on a national webcast Saturday night. Who won their “Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium�
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The audience, for one. (Particularly the members of the live audience in George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, since they didn’t have to suffer from slow or frozen Internet connections due to servers overloaded by viewer demand.) Messrs. Stewart and O’Reilly delivered a pretty good clash of ideologies, in which each addressed the other’s points, spiced up with humor and leavened by the fact that the two men appear to be friends.
That’s more than you could say about last week’s presidential debate.
As for Saturday night, take the issue of Mitt Romney’s “47 percent†comments about the percentage of Americans who consider themselves victims entitled to government support. O’Reilly defended Mr. Romney’s general point. The Fox host acknowledged that the Americans who belong to what he called the “entitlement society†add up to far less than 47 percent of the nation â€" but, he said, it’s a growing problem that’s driving big government and much of the deficit.
“About 20 percent of us are slackers, and it’s a growing industry,†O’Reilly said.
Stewart blew his top, or pretended to. He noted that the United States was founded by immigrants who came to a country already settled by natives and decided they wanted it for themselves.
“We are an entitlement nation,†Stewart said. “Have you ever seen 'Oprah’s Favorite Things' episode? We are a people that wants free things.â€
The issue for 2012, Stewart said, was whether President Obama has fundamentally changed citizens’ relationship to the government in this regard. O’Reilly responded that Mr. Obama had, given the increase in food stamps and other social spending, including a doubling of government disability payments.
“The mind-set is, if I can gin the system, I’ll do it because it’s easy,†O’Reilly said.
Stewart said Obama hadn’t changed that relationship. The bad economy drove up food-stamp spending, he said. Then he pointed out that O’Reilly’s own father claimed disability, albeit from a private firm.
“If you take advantage of a tax break, you’re a smart businessman. If you take advantage of something you need to not be hungry, you’re a moocher,†Stewart said.
On the issue of the deficit, Stewart argued that Republicans are exaggerating the short-term threat to the US economy, without proposing any real solutions.
“We are merely weeks from being a failed state, or even worse, Greece,†said Stewart, hyperbolizing the GOP view of the situation. “To solve it, kill Big Bird.â€
Of course, ending federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as Romney proposed during last week’s debate, saves a pittance. That’s what Stewart pointed out. But O’Reilly got him in response, asserting that Obama’s proposal to increase taxes on wealthy individuals by itself doesn’t do much to close the deficit, either.
“It doesn’t matter what [President] Bush did. The job of the president now is to get the deficit under control, and you got to cut stuff,†O’Reilly said.
As for the funny bits, O’Reilly mostly served as the amused straight man to the professional comedian. Thus the 6-foot, 4-inch Fox News personality watched as the comedian, short enough to be called “Hobbit-like†by moderator
Recommend Jon Stewart debates Bill O'Reilly: Who won? - Christian Science Monitor (blog) ArticlesQuestion by Cleopatra: What's with the, "I wanna adopt a baby from another country" trend? I hate the way the media has turned so much attention on the Madonna's and Angelina's and their family of village people. It's not even authentic because how does an adopter choose one child from a different country every year for (let's say) five years, when the adopter could have just adopted 3 or 4 kids from the same orphanage in one shot???? Best answer for What's with the, "I wanna adopt a baby from another country" trend?:
Answer by nicola
International adoption has been "popular" longer than when these two bimbos were publicited.
Answer by Jennn B
They make it look like they did a big humanitarian thing like we don't have homeless children in this country. It is also really expensive to adopt from another country so maybe it's a fashion accessory.
Answer by I L0VE MY S0N
WHO CARES! MY GOD! That baby has a home and love, thats all that matters. Its there life mind your own damn buisness!
Answer by Kam
It's easier to adopt a child from another country than it is to adopt a child in this country.
Answer by DreadHead Momma
IA has been around for years, centuries in fact. It has nothing to do with being a trend, it's people reaching out to the children the most in need. It is absolutly not right that people like Madonna are allowed to break the rules and fast track their process... that is not cool at all and btw... you can't adopt 3 or 4 kids in one shot unless they are siblings
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People would rather have blank slate babies that they can name trendy names, have baby showers for, and mold into their very own tiffanys and ambers. A lot of people think in a "first world" type of mentality. That everything not shiny with big macs and suvs is less than. So they believe that any baby not given a shiny new crib and sparkly bib is in need of salvation. What people (especially all of these "love" spouting folks) need to understand is that IA is a multi BILLION (yes thats a 'b') dollar business that is extremely corrupt. Child trafficking is currently a huge industry that people are just ignoring! It is outrageous to me that this is so publicized. If you want to help children, become a mentor or a big brother/big sister. Donate your time and money to relief efforts. Be a tutor. Foster. Don't buy into a multi billion dollar industry that preys on families and children.
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Answer by *LeLu*
for a start you cant just adopt 3 or 4 kids in one go unless they are a sibling group so that explains that. the reason a lot of people are going to other countries now is because there are more children that need adoption, they live in much poor conditions, have a much lower chance of getting adopted because the people in their country are to poor to adopt (e.g. Africa) even if its free to adopt those child they cant afford to feed them so they dont adopt. i do think celebs like Madonna and Anglina are (at least slightly) in it for the press and "trend" though.
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