FLASHBACK: Jon Stewart Was All-In on Graham Platner
Faux news anchor's descent suggests he should have stayed on the sidelines
The Left rejoiced when far-Left comic Jon Stewart returned to “The Daily Show.”
Sure, Stewart was only back on a weekly basis, but if anyone could stop “Herr Trump,” it was Stewart. Here’s betting some actually thought this at the time.
Instead, what we’ve seen is Trump 2.0 and a new, not-so-improved Stewart. The comic host doesn’t resemble the one who made fake news reporting cool.
This version is just like Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver and, until recently, Stephen Colbert. He’s a far-Left activist who ignores malfeasance on the Left.
Why come back in the first place?
A perfect example of Stewart 2.0? His late April interview, or love fest, with Senatorial hopeful Graham Platner.
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Now, we’ve learned much more about Platner in recent weeks. Not one but two women have come forward to accuse him of sexual abuse and violence. The candidate’s sexting habit also went public.
His whole “oyster farmer” shtick has been exposed, too, by sober right-leaning outlets.
Still, near the end of April, we knew that Platner had had a Nazi tattoo on his body for 18 years. His reprehensible Reddit comments were common knowledge.
That didn’t stop Stewart, who is Jewish, from fawning over Platner and mocking the DNC for not giving him its full support. At the very least, Stewart didn’t use his “Daily Show” pulpit for the shameful interview.
They spoke for his podcast, “The Weekly Show.”
Stewart fawned over Platner, did little investigation into that Nazi tattoo and compared his rise to the classic political film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”
“He’s one of those ordinary people who has suddenly stood up and raised their hand and said, ‘Hey, maybe I could help run this thing?” Stewart said during the introduction.
Any update on the matter? Of course not.
Jon Stewart 1.0 might have offered up a mea culpa. This version? Not so much.
Stewart is now a parody of himself. Kinda sad, but also kinda funny, like watching someone step on a rake and get a face full of wood.