Wow... NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker is really butthurt over John Stewart huh? If he's bitching like that, Jon must be doing something right.
If you want to argue that Jon Stewart is just a comedian, or more than just a comedian, that’s fine. I have a question though… how the seven day six night you and a friend package fuck did we reach a situation were stand up comedian is the most trusted source of news in the country? How could the media fuck up that bad? Argue how much weight he should have all you want, he’s a highly trusted source of news and commentary AND THAT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN! He’s a stand up comedian, he’s a satirist, why is there no serious journalist we can trust? Did the American mainstream media sell out that badly? It seems they did.
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I've been thinking about this AIG thing and I've got an idea, people know it's not a true blue scandal. People know these payoffs are contracted and that this is business as usual. I think that's what has people so pissed off though, that everything is fucked up and these assholes are still playing business as usual. People are getting a good hard look inside an industry where you can completely fuck up everything, and still get paid massive amounts of cash. They had to go get government money and then turned around and used that money to line their own pockets. No wonder people are pissed! They're only just now coming to the conclusion that the asshole who was always telling them that the system is set against us was right. We're all starting to wonder if there really are black helicopters, aliens at Area 51 and a cabal of Freemasons who are in charge of verything*.
*Yes, the Freemasons do rule the country.
People may not understand credit swaps or debt buyouts , the complexity of mortgages, or any of the other crap that contributed to this situation, but what the do understand is that people who screw up shouldn’t get paid bonuses. It goes to the heart of our sense of fair play. And we’re talking more money in bonuses than many people will make as their real salary in their lifetimes. That seems deeply unfair to people who always did what they were asked, worked hard, kept their noses clean, then got fired anyway and was told there is no compensation package.
How long until someone decides to Robin Hood this situation? How long before some vodka swilling maniac with a black turtle neck starts up with “That's YOUR MONEY they're walking away with! They STOLE that money from you to take care of their buddies! Not one rich man in the nation has earned his millions. They all stole their money from the hands of the working classes!” And then they start using words like proletariat and quoting Marx and telling us that it’s time to storm the Winter Palace and then you’ve got blood in the street and children collecting scalps. If someone doesn't realize how pissed people are quick, the only stocks I'd buy right now are those for companies that make axe handles & pitchforks frankly.
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