CIPHER_one Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Determined not to be caught up in a spin zone created by Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly, Comedy Central on Monday refuted O'Reilly's assertion that the audience for the network's The Daily Show was composed of "stoned slackers." The channel extracted data from Nielsen Media Research to indicate that Daily Show host Jon Stewart's viewers are more likely to have completed college than O'Reilly's. O'Reilly made his remarks when Stewart appeared on his show a few weeks ago. "You know what's really frightening?" O'Reilly said. "You actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true. You've got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote." O'Reilly is due to face the slackers directly when he appears on Stewart's show on Oct. 7. If I can't find someone with cable I may call upon a kind 12ozer to tape this for me and mail it to me for compensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 If someone finds a clip on the net of Stewart on O'Reilly's show, I'll do a dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamblersGrin Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 http://tinypic.com/amn9u'> you can see the whole deck of republican cards at http://www.chickenhawkcards.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Link to AP article. NEW YORK - The folks at Comedy Central were annoyed when Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly kept referring to "The Daily Show" audience as "stoned slackers." So they did a little research. And guess whose audience is more educated? Viewers of Jon Stewart's show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch "The O'Reilly Factor," according to Nielsen Media Research. O'Reilly's teasing came when Stewart appeared on his show earlier this month. "You know what's really frightening?" O'Reilly said. "You actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true. You've got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote." Comedy Central executives realized, and O'Reilly acknowledged, that he was poking fun. But they said they didn't want a misconception to persist. "If the head of General Motors was watching O'Reilly's show, that could be very important to us," said Doug Herzog, Comedy Central president. "If you listen to O'Reilly, you get the sense that it was crazy longhairs behind the show," he said. "And it's not. It's great, smart television that attracts a well-compensated audience, most of whom are voting age." Relax, said Fox News Channel spokesman Rob Zimmerman. "Comedy Central must have lost their sense of humor," Zimmerman said. "Without Jon Stewart, Comedy Central would turn into the Great American Country Channel." Comedy Central also touted a recent study by the University of Pennsylvania's National Annenberg Election Survey, which said young viewers of "The Daily Show" were more likely to answer questions about politics correctly than those who don't. Comedy Central had no statistics on how many people watch "The Daily Show" stoned. Although seemingly taken aback by repeated "stoned slackers" references while talking with O'Reilly, Stewart was ready with a joke. "This election is going to rely on the undecided," he said. "And who is more undecided than stoned slackers? Ice cream or pretzels? Ice cream or pretzels? What's it going to be? Whether it's the slacker or no-slacker zone, O'Reilly is entering it Oct. 7, when he's scheduled to appear on "The Daily Show." So if Stewart's audience is comprised of stoned slackers, how would Herzog describe O'Reilly's audience? "I'm not getting into that game," he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Hahaha, WTF? The Great American Country Channel? Burn Fox Networks alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fondles Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 damn! i missed the stewart appearance on fox. But i will not be missing that crazy fucker on daily show. i pray that at the very end of the show jon gets bill hot, then says "Cut his mic." and walks off stage fade to black. awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIPHER_one Posted September 29, 2004 Author Share Posted September 29, 2004 Originally posted by Poop Man Bob Link to AP article. poop. did you change the title to the AP link? Or am i going nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porque Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 ...i don't know where o'reily went to school...but i do know that jon stewart went to one of the most intellectual schools in the country...he's smart as hell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 boo yah!...kind of. he went to marist and the university of london. ive never heard of marist. is the university of london considered prestigious? oreilly info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 i'm a republican and i think o'reilly is one of the biggest bitches to ever grace the small screen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Originally posted by CIPHER_one If I can't find someone with cable I may call upon a kind 12ozer to tape this for me and mail it to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Originally posted by CIPHER_one poop. did you change the title to the AP link? Or am i going nuts. Haha .. no, I changed it after I realized the article I linked to is the same that you cited in your original post. So instead of putting a link "name" that implies I found the article-wow-look-at-me, I made it more simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Originally posted by rental boo yah!...kind of. he went to marist and the university of london. ive never heard of marist. is the university of london considered prestigious? oreilly info. could've been your run-of-the-mill overseas study abroad program. I believe Harvard is the major super school in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOCAPSLOK Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 HARVARD IS IN THE USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 bill oreilly is simply a fool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroya Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Originally posted by Ferris Bueller could've been your run-of-the-mill overseas study abroad program. I believe Harvard is the major super school in the UK. here's one of your "stoned slackers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S@T@N Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 I would give massive amounts of cash to see Jon Stewart say "O'Reilly, you're garbage. Get off of my show" and have him escorted off the premises by security. I really would laugh my ass off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 sounds like ole bill was harder on stewart then he was on bush...shocker whats the matter bill, sad cause you have less clout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 by the way im stoned everytime i watch it and i went to fours years of college... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 oh and yes i graduated..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 awesome! I'm gonna have to find a way to catch that show. what's O'Reilly gonna do without the ability to cut mics? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/17/polygraf/diplom/disc-aguzarova_blin.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Originally posted by TURBOCAPSLOK HARVARD IS IN THE USA I know. Cambridge, MA to be exact.. ..which just happens to be the cause of my confusion. I MEANT UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRON KING Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 neither, its all about dave letterman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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