The episode that aired on May 16, 2011 featured such news as: Osama's pornographic stash, Trump's dismissal from Presidential candidacy, Dominique Strauss-Kahn's (a presidential candidate in France) sexual assualt charge in New York, Mike Huckabee dropping out of the run for President, Disney requesting a trademark on the name "Seal Team 6" for movies and toys, the FCC approving Comcast's purchase of NBC Universal from General Electric, FCC's commssioner Meredith Baker's move to become Senior Vice President of Comcast-NBC after approving the merger and resigning from her old position, and a discussion with Jon Ronson about how to tell who is a psychopath.
Obviously, there was much to talk about over the weekend. not only was there more fuel for the embarassment of Osama bin Laden, two Presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee, dropped out of the race. Trump gave no good reason for dismissing himself. Huckabee called himself a follower of Christ and said that he would rather follow Him than follow a political position. He said this after Ted Nugent recited the lyrics "I make the pussy purr with the stroke of my hand" on his show. What a Christian. Then, there was the sex scandal with potential French Presidential candidate and head of IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn after he allegedly chased an African immigrant through rooms in a New York hotel, forced her to perform a sex act, and tried to rip off her clothing. I would think that it's safe to say that he will not be the new President of France. Disney is attempting to trademark the name "Seal Team 6" for movies and toys. To me, this is a bit disturbing. the name of the team that took down bin Laden should nationally free to all. It is unfair for Disney to request exclusive rights to the title. Also, the Comcast-NBC merger was approved by the FCC. Stewart believes that it is monopolistic and should not have been passed because it takes away other companies' ability to compete efficiently. It was passed in part by commisioner Meredith Baker, who said that the FCC was moving too slow in the process to pass the merger. Then, it was discovered that Baker was resigning her position as FCC commssioner to become Senior Vice President of Comcast-NBC. I can't help but think that there was some sort of under-the-table deal with her and the large company. Finally, guest speaker and author of The Men Who Stare At Goats and The Psychopath Test, Jon Ronson talks about how to tell if someone is a psychopath and how he became "drunk with power" after figuring out how to do this. It was ironic in the fact that Ronson has an anxiety disorder.
The amount of information was quite overwhelming. But of course, this is what happens when The Daily Show leaves for three days: it needs to make up for all of the news that was missed on Friday and over the weekend. Jon Stewart does a very good job at preparing the program. He always seems to find a way to make the show interesting. Now that I look at it, he has so much to accomplish in one day. And the fact that he offers a show almost every day is amazing. I have so much more respect for Jon Stewart now that I have done this project. He's really something.
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