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Jon Stewart Investigates The "Lost Party": Republicans (VIDEO)

Huffington Post   |  Alex Leo   |   05/ 6/09 09:32 AM

They've been out of office for three months and already they're collapsing in on themselves like a hollowed-out wedding cake. Arlen Specter defected, President Obama's approval ratings are through the roof and everyone's wearing blue this season. Yes, Republicans have tried everything from an "off the hook" public relations offensive to handing the party over to a child, and are still losing ground to the Democrats.

Jon Stewart premiered a new segment last night that chronicles the Republican's woes and the possible solutions called "The Lost Party." Last night we watched as leaders of the GOP ate "local ethnic food in casual attire" proving their allegiance to the common man. Unfortunately, this make-over came with no new ideas.



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They've been out of office for three months and already they're collapsing in on themselves like a hollowed-out wedding cake. Arlen Specter defected, President Obama's approval ratings are through the...
They've been out of office for three months and already they're collapsing in on themselves like a hollowed-out wedding cake. Arlen Specter defected, President Obama's approval ratings are through the...
 
 
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- Haitiana4Obama See Profile I'm a Fan of Haitiana4Obama permalink
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What I love is how the RepublicanTs staged this whole "we're down with the people" tour, and like a handful of people showed up, and they were all obviously prescreen Republicans. Then you contrast that with President Obama and Vice President Biden's impromptu stop at Ray's and the crowd that showed up just for a glimpse. You certainly have no trouble deciphering which is real, and which is a sham.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:27 AM on 05/08/2009
- beckpod1 See Profile I'm a Fan of beckpod1 permalink

at least someone in the media is constantly sheading light on the re-fried lies the GOP continues to try and make sound credible. Like Rush said....It's a teaching tour(brainwashing)!
Although I respect President Obama and his high standards....the democratic party with all it's current power....I think corp. america pays the bills and calls the shots...and are in line with the bankers(that really own the place...).
At least Jon Stewart....and the others....let it be known that although we are powerless(unless we tear the country apart),we can see through the B.S. ,and have a laugh!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:53 AM on 05/08/2009
- johnthesavage See Profile I'm a Fan of johnthesavage permalink

Folks didn't vote for the Democrats because they were madly in love with them. They voted for Democrats in order to get rid of Republicans they didn't like. Soon enough they'll vote for Republicans to get rid of Democrats they don't like.

Now that Democrats are in power, I predict Stewart and Maher will seem less funny every day, until folks won't be able to hit the channel button fast enough to get them off their screen.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:57 PM on 05/07/2009
- t iessa See Profile I'm a Fan of t iessa permalink

True. This is a cyclical thing. What goes around comes around.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:33 PM on 05/07/2009
- JackieOC See Profile I'm a Fan of JackieOC permalink

I still find Stewart and Maher not only funny but intelligent and well read. And, by the way, both Stewart and Maher call out Democrats on issues. Watch!


I disagree that Obama was elected by people only mad at the Republicans. If that were so they would have elected an Independant. A high number of Republicans re-registered as Democrats because that party moved so far to the right it was unrecognizeable. It goes much deeper than simply being mad at Republicans. The Democrats made good sense and were focused.



And correction voters were/are passionate about Obama. He was elected mainly for the plans, leadership and intelligence he displayed. Voters trusted him, and were concerned for our country. They believed he would follow through with his promises. Republicans badly lost their way because of the corruptness of their last administration. That president's policies were strongly supported by his Republican Congress. Voters saw that and the unfair priorities the wealthy, and corporate were given, and the mess they made of our economy with unchecked greed, and job losses. Voters wanted them out for the good of the country, but also wanted someone good for the country, and saw it in Obama. The November elections are proof of that.



I guarantee you if the Republican priorities do not move back to the center, they will continue to lose elections. And all the pizza parties and tea parties in the world, with the same songs being sung, ain't going to cut it.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:59 AM on 05/08/2009
- tommythinker See Profile I'm a Fan of tommythinker permalink

I used to think Stewart was semi-smart, until he called for Truman to be brought up on war crimes. Although he did walk that back the next day or so.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:22 AM on 05/08/2009
- t iessa See Profile I'm a Fan of t iessa permalink

Personally, I wouldn't go looking for the GOP. I would like to know where the Democratic Party is, though. Remember the party that cared about all people? The party that welcomed all people? The party that DIDN'T lable and categorize everyone? The party that cared about all human rights? Where did they go?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:14 PM on 05/07/2009
- marysok See Profile I'm a Fan of marysok permalink

You hit it! What in the h happened to the Dems? This group is the most crude, vulgar, low class bunch of trash. I have never been so embarrassed for my country. I am talking abt the media, the "celebs"--well-- I am just sick of what is called "democrat-"- I have never seen so much stupidtiy on one end of the spectrum--and the other donky end thinks they know it all and don't know sh*t.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:42 AM on 05/08/2009
- JackieOC See Profile I'm a Fan of JackieOC permalink

Well what have you said that is intelligent?? Crude, you mean as in Rushhhhh, Beck, O'Reilly, Coulter??? And by the way I HAVE seen "so much stupidity on one spectrum"...You!!! Wrong.... the Democrats are the intelligent ones, but what would you know.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:55 AM on 05/08/2009
- ddb See Profile I'm a Fan of ddb permalink

Really? What planet did you spend the last 8 years on?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:51 AM on 05/08/2009
- LiberalForever See Profile I'm a Fan of LiberalForever permalink
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I hope to do as much as I can to grind the repugnican party further into the dirt. I hope they are obliterated. They are the party of racism, bigotry and hate. I will fight them forever.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:46 PM on 05/07/2009
- marysok See Profile I'm a Fan of marysok permalink

Typical--you can not even spell. go back to school and get rid of the chip on your shoulder-get some counseling.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:43 AM on 05/08/2009
- ConnorMarc See Profile I'm a Fan of ConnorMarc permalink

Same nonsense.

What a big surprise.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:14 AM on 05/07/2009
- Joejam2845 See Profile I'm a Fan of Joejam2845 permalink

John Stewart as well as the Rest of the Media is SCARED to DEATH of the GOP! Why else talk about them everyday?? They have Zer Power in D.C. right now, yet the Media is obsessed with the GOP and Rush!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:48 AM on 05/07/2009
- WhatTheHolyHeck See Profile I'm a Fan of WhatTheHolyHeck permalink
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Because paranoia and intellectual bankruptcy are funny.

Conservatives operate on fear, which is why you asked this question in the first place.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:46 PM on 05/07/2009
- thepoliticalcat See Profile I'm a Fan of thepoliticalcat permalink
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That's right! There's so much to be scared of, too. Why, just look at ... er ... hmm. Never mind. I think I'll just go back to laughing.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:02 PM on 05/07/2009
- AequitasD See Profile I'm a Fan of AequitasD permalink

No one's scared of the GOP. They are just fun to insult because they don't make much sense. It's the Radical Right-Wing Fundamentalists that scare people and they happen to be members of the GOP.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:40 PM on 05/07/2009
- tomasedison See Profile I'm a Fan of tomasedison permalink

YOU NAILED IT. Jon Stewart quakes in his boots every night because he is convinced the GOP is out to get him. Great work and brillant insight on your part.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:46 PM on 05/07/2009
- McGuinness See Profile I'm a Fan of McGuinness permalink

omg...in lower case, cause you don't deserve upper case.
yeah...they're riding scared....do much plumbing, joe?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:07 PM on 05/07/2009
- dir See Profile I'm a Fan of dir permalink

Jon, Dems will be in office but not for long. Let the liberal ideas go into effect and into laws and wait for the outcome. It will not be pretty. You might not agree, but we do answer to a higher power.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:43 AM on 05/07/2009
- ConnorMarc See Profile I'm a Fan of ConnorMarc permalink

What are you saying really? That the higher power agrees with the Republican Party's policies and not the Democrat's or what? Can you be a bit more specific or clearer please? Expound if you will. Thanks.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:15 AM on 05/07/2009
- Lefty83 See Profile I'm a Fan of Lefty83 permalink
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Since when did mental institutions allow their patients internet access? Time to take your meds Dir.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:17 PM on 05/07/2009
- thepoliticalcat See Profile I'm a Fan of thepoliticalcat permalink
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Just look at what that higher power did, you scoffers. We Republicans prayed for rain to wash out the Dhimmicrat convention, and ... never mind. OK, we prayed for Piyush "Bobby" Jindal to be our next leader, and he gave that terrific rebuttal to Obama's speech ... right, then after he made fun of the volcano research, that volcano in Alaska blew up, let's forget that one. OK, how about we tried to cut back the huge Obama budget by slicing out spending on 'flu vaccines ... oh, wait, the swine flu ... (creeps away)

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:05 PM on 05/07/2009
- McGuinness See Profile I'm a Fan of McGuinness permalink

I believe in a 'higher power'. But it ain't Rove, it ain't Delay, it ain't yo momma. Back of the church bus for you.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:11 PM on 05/07/2009
- OdaNobunaga See Profile I'm a Fan of OdaNobunaga permalink

So you're called "Dir" for the sound you make most often. Usually accompanied by drooling and a blank stare.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:52 PM on 05/07/2009
- Khirad See Profile I'm a Fan of Khirad permalink
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Is it just me, or is Jon sorta borrowing from Maddow's segment here?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:38 AM on 05/07/2009
- MSaxe See Profile I'm a Fan of MSaxe permalink

Manny, Moe & Jack have more Pep.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:49 AM on 05/07/2009
- leonel See Profile I'm a Fan of leonel permalink

IF REPUBLICANS DISAPPEAR IN THE FUTURE.
It is a lot of fun and will last a while. In addition, there will be more "chapters," this is more serious than Watergate or Iran-Contra scandals but interesting contrasts and possibly "3 strikes and you are out" for Republicans. This is the third major scandal for the party. How much will the country tolerate? In addition, on this one they have no regrets and it is connected to a world-hated and expensive war. It gets worse: they are being stubborn and digging in with their so-called "base" of conservative true-believers, a small proportion of the voting public. The Democrats would have to make unimaginable mistakes to be defeated for the next decade or more. Republicans will have to go back to being a moderate party to get back in the game, but the current leaders have no intent or awareness of their true problems. It will take a few more elections to be sure. The country is set up to have a two-party system so Democrats need some one to run against in elections. Uncontested national elections will not fly. There is one revolutionary prospect, but unlikely, it's too ideal. Eliminate political parties and set up a national election commission to conduct primaries and allow non-partisan finalists to compete in national elections. This is a futurist solution, probably far in the future. In the mean time it's clear sailing for Democrats for some time.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:26 PM on 05/06/2009
- HyperInfluential See Profile I'm a Fan of HyperInfluential permalink

The country is NOT set up to have a two-party system. The Founders warned us against having any "factions" as they called them, period. They thought every candidate should run on their own merit and political parties were bound to lead to corruption. They were right. The two-party system is the worst, and we need to seize this opportunity to put in a multi-party system instead!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:02 AM on 05/07/2009
- Khirad See Profile I'm a Fan of Khirad permalink
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How do you propose we do that without a parliamentary system? And didn't George Washington warn about parties of any kind? It seemed more like the usual warning of all prophets that their religion not be divided into sects. But, alas, divide they eventually do.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:34 AM on 05/07/2009
- bazokbros See Profile I'm a Fan of bazokbros permalink

The founders also had no idea there would be Ipod's and HDTV's and an African American president. I don't think the model back in 1786 holds completely relevant to 2009.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:53 AM on 05/07/2009
- Roses See Profile I'm a Fan of Roses permalink
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I posted this below. Right now a multi-party system really will not work without proportional representation.

http://www.worldpolicy.org/projects/globalrights/democracy/abcs.html

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:20 PM on 05/07/2009
- leonel See Profile I'm a Fan of leonel permalink

What I mean are things like gov. funding given to 2 main parties and how media covers. If Republicans cannot recover we will be back to start. May be one main party and two or more small ones, but it would not be contested elections realistically.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:23 PM on 05/07/2009
- shimari See Profile I'm a Fan of shimari permalink

Please provide citations for your claims. Thanks.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:15 PM on 05/07/2009
- antifluff See Profile I'm a Fan of antifluff permalink

The last conservative POTUS was Regan.
Center does not win elections, see: McCain.

Please explain why repubs cannot use: lower taxes, smaller gov't, laws applied equally, equal opportunities, not fixed outcomes, individual: freedom, liberty and responsibility, protected borders, and defense of the innocent. These are the core beliefs of conservatives. Please explain why there is a problem with any of these.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:23 AM on 05/07/2009
- NotesFromME See Profile I'm a Fan of NotesFromME permalink
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The problem is that the Republicans CLAIM to support those issues, but do not support them in practice. Lower taxes? Yes-for the rich, thereby shifting the burden to the middle class and poor; massive tax breaks for multinational corporations, obscene military contracts for their campaign supporters, and record deficits year after year. Laws applied equally? Try impunity for torture, perjury, war crimes, financial manipulation and fraud, massive corruption, the politicization of the Justice Department, the refusal to respond to lawful subpoenas, conspiracy, etc., while the local pot dealer gets 10 years (God forbid if he is black-that gets him another 10.)

Freedom, liberty, and responsiblity from Republicans? Try the Patriot Act, FBI "monitoring" of peace groups, NSA wiretapping, indefinite detention without trials, terrorist watch lists created from anonymous sources, etc. Liberty for what? The right to pack your houses with assault rifles and ammunition for the coming Apocalypse? How about the liberty of a woman to make her own reproductive decisions without the interference of the government or someone else's religious beliefs.

When have Republicans ever defended the rights of anyone but themselves?

Republicans have NO credibility on any of their key issues. That is why they are down to a core of 20% of true beleivers who still cling to their delusions.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:30 AM on 05/07/2009
- shimari See Profile I'm a Fan of shimari permalink

If those are the core beliefs of conservatives (and they're not), why haven't conservatives actually accomplished any of these things?

Can't blame the Dems holding them back because there have been terms where republicans controlled white house, senate, and house.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:20 PM on 05/07/2009
- youknowwhat See Profile I'm a Fan of youknowwhat permalink

These guys should just say the truth and tell everybody they're goal is to help the rich and powerful. Enough of this bs.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:26 PM on 05/06/2009
- antifluff See Profile I'm a Fan of antifluff permalink

Will you make the dems tell the truth that they want idividual freedom and liberty replaced with loyalty to the socialist gov't (as long as they have the power)?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:24 AM on 05/07/2009
- jdlund See Profile I'm a Fan of jdlund permalink

For all intents and purposes, the Democratic Party is the continuation of the Democratic-Republican party which was founded by guys like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In what way were they Monarchists?

The only thing I can figure is that he somehow thinks that the Democratic Party is the continuation of the Federalists who preached the idea of strong central government and distrusted the masses. Some have thrown claims at them of having been kinda sorta monarchists, which is patently untrue. Sure they distrusted common people but they weren't in favor of kings. The most you could say is that they were Oligarchy supporters. But still the Federalists have nothing to do with the Democratic Party. Sure the Party has changed its ideals considerably over the centuries but that doesn't somehow justify a claim that based on modern society Democrats are closer to the Federalists and ergo they were the party of monarchists. That just blatantly ignores at least two layers of history.

And Republicans are the revolutionaries? Exactly how many revolutions have been fought since 1854, when the Republican Party was founded? Is he trying to suggest that they are the continuation of the Democratic-Republican Party despite the fact that that party explicitly became the Democratic Party? Besides that you can't be both the Party of Lincoln (the party which began in 1854) and the continuation of some other party which still exists and is your sworn enemy.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:17 PM on 05/06/2009
- NotesFromME See Profile I'm a Fan of NotesFromME permalink
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Why bother trying to figure out a comment by Mitt Romney, who has no idea what he is talking about? Republicans are revolutionaries? They are the corrupt defenders of the status quo, not the defenders of the downtrodden masses. Just look at Romney and Jeb Bush, for pete's sake. They represent the aristocracy of American life--corporations, inherited wealth and position, and political "dynasties."

As for trying to decipher the origins of both political parties, most historians see US political parties as going through periods of realignment at key points. American political parties are broad coalitions--sometimes elements of those coalitions shift from one party to the other. For example, the racist, reactionary, evangelical, and Southern element of the Democratic Party shifted to the Republicans after Johnson gave his support to civil rights. That is just about all that they have left, other than the plutocracy.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:56 AM on 05/07/2009
- SillyMee See Profile I'm a Fan of SillyMee permalink
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And we all know the cure for a plutocracy . . . . don't we?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:11 AM on 05/07/2009
- antifluff See Profile I'm a Fan of antifluff permalink

Roosevelt, Kennedy, Johnson, Jcarter, and WJC, all dems (the dems had congress for all of that, until wjc) supposedly for the 'downtrodden masses'; why are there still (even more) 'downtrodden masses'?
The libs pun ish the achievers and reward those that think hard work is for the taxpayers, not the ones with their hands in other people's pockets. The dems want equal outcomes (rigged), not equal opportunity.
The education system was 'nationalized' to bring up scores, nationally. It has been one of the easier programs of the left to trend decreasing results. And these are the people you want to handle your health?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:22 AM on 05/07/2009
- rabiddog6708 See Profile I'm a Fan of rabiddog6708 permalink

The three unwise men....the three stoo.ges.......the three clueless amigos.....the GOP is in dire straights that these three would need to gather together over pizza to repackage their tired old platform.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:53 PM on 05/06/2009
- njgal4obama See Profile I'm a Fan of njgal4obama permalink

To borrow a line from the Shredded Wheat commercial'

These guys put the "No" in innovation.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:28 PM on 05/06/2009
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