OH. MY. GOD.
I just saw the most incredible interview on television in YEARS. Dissenting points of view, both side made their point. It, of course, helps that I agreed with the person who totally and completely laid the smack down on the dumb shit. It was an interview of Bernard Goldberg (of CBS fame) pimping his new book “100 People Who are Screwing up America (and Al Franken is #37)” on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. A small excerpt:
Goldberg: You know, years ago, a drunk in a bar wouldn’t think to say the ‘F’ word. Recently, Chevy Chase was at a formal gala at the Kennedy Center, and he called our president a “dumb f-“.
Stewart: Well, Thomas Jefferson used to fuck slaves. I think things have improved.
Aside from naming Jimmy Carter #6 on the list (WHAT THE FUCK?!?), he contends that the real problem isn’t with the people in power filling the government with corruption, it’s with actors and rappers who use nasty language. Even better, during the interview, he had no problem bringing himself to say “spic, kike, and faggot” on TV, but he couldn’t bring himself to say “nigger”. I guess that would have really crossed a line or something.
Amazing. I actually found myself getting closer and closer to the TV, getting up on my knees, totally riveted with it. If you can, catch it on the replay. Otherwise, watch the video here.
Why can’t there be more people willing to call bullshit like Jon Stewart?