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The NY Times Is Charmed by Stewart's Shtick on the Mall, Skips Inconvenient Facts

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:26:00 +0000

Clay Waters

The New York Times was clearly enchanted by Comedy Central host Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" held on the National Mall on Saturday afternoon. Brian Stelter and Sabrina Tavernise reported the story on Sunday: "At Washington Rally by Two Satirists, Thousands - Billions? - Respond."

Jon Stewart Doesn't Regret Inviting Fatwa-Endorsing Singer to Rally

admin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Alana Goodman

According to renowned novelist Salman Rushdie, Comedy Central star Jon Stewart remains unapologetic for featuring Muslim extremist folk singer Cat Stevens (a.k.a. Yusuf Islam) at his Rally to Restore Sanity on Saturday. Stevens has previously supported a long-standing Islamic death sentence against Rushdie.

The Times Is Charmed by Stewart's Schtick on the Mall, Skips Inconvenient Facts

admin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:43:00 +0000

The Times flatters the cute and clever signs from the "overwhelming" crowd and live blogged the event, which it failed to do for Glenn Beck's recent rally or the huge Tea Party rally of September 12, 2009, while dropping its concern for racial diversity that marked its coverage of the conservative rallies. And what was the former Cat Stevens doing at a rally to restore "sanity"? The Times didn't ask.

Clay Waters

The Times was clearly enchanted by Comedy Central host Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" held on the National Mall on Saturday afternoon. Brian Stelter and Sabrina Tavernise reported the story on Sunday, "At Washington Rally by Two Satirists, Thousands - Billions?