This is great. Jon Stewart mocks “the controversy” of having an openly gay player on an NFL team:
“No pro team wants the type of controversy having a gay player’s gonna cause. If he’d just been convicted of DUI vehicular manslaughter, or obstruction of justice in connection with a murder, or had been accused of sexual assault, or screamed the N-word at a concert, or killed a bunch of dogs and buried them in his fucking yard… you know, NFL material!”
Video after the jump.
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February 11, 2014 at 11:05 am
Seriously, he hit the nail on the head. This is no “controversy”. This is just a dude who plays football who just so happens to like other men instead of women as most men do. I would say this is only front page worthy newsl to bigots most likely….. ~
February 11, 2014 at 11:17 am
Stewart and Colbert are awesome, and hilarious. I’m looking forward to the comments from some “real Mericans” pissed off about this.
February 11, 2014 at 11:18 am
Nah the bigots main argument is ” why is this news? I’m straight and you don’t see me on the front page.” Or ” the liberals and their gay progandga are at it again, stop throwing faggots down our throats.” Some people don’t get why this is news or why it’s importaant
February 11, 2014 at 11:52 am
Actually I was being sarcastic to judgmental people such as yourself. You know it is possible for people openly accepting or even embracing of our fellow Americans who are also gay to feel this “news” is yawn worthy news anymore. But go right ahead and judge away with your open minded self…
February 11, 2014 at 12:02 pm
Yo, check your reading comprehension skills.
February 11, 2014 at 12:10 pm
…You’re an idiot
just a great job. keep up the good work.
February 11, 2014 at 12:07 pm
Yo, I checked, they’re fine tuned.
February 11, 2014 at 12:27 pm
I’ll jump this fence and fight every f word over there bro.
February 11, 2014 at 1:33 pm
Stewart likes to act as if he’s part of the political discourse in the country, but as soon as he’s called on something.. “WHOOOAA we’re just a comedy show broooo”
February 11, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Maybe the 3 Stooges (Rush, Bill & Sean) should try that.
February 11, 2014 at 2:11 pm
as stupid as some of their opinions are, they don’t flake and retract or hide behind a veil of “comedy.”
February 11, 2014 at 3:43 pm
You’re right. They hide behind the veil of “news; fair and balanced”.
February 12, 2014 at 9:40 am
Swoosh!
February 11, 2014 at 4:35 pm
Jon Stewart is completely savvy when it comes to politics. If you watch the show you would know that. He gets his point across WITH comedy. Get it?
February 11, 2014 at 5:51 pm
they will cut interviews up and use bits out of context to make the person seem insane. obviously a comedic tool, but half the people watching think it’s meant to be taken seriously and believe the person actually said it.
February 12, 2014 at 9:24 am
They also showed Tim Tebow as the “worst football player ever”. I mean I always hated him and thought he was overrated but he did help that Denver team make a playoff run.
February 13, 2014 at 1:56 pm
Why is Michel Sam even news? More than 20 years ago, the Redskins had a player that was gay, which was known by his team. The public didn’t find out about it until after his retirement.
Now, the hypocritical media can’t help but fall all over themselves, creating a circus while saying it should be no big deal. THEY are the ones making it a big deal, and the inane fans are getting sucked up into it. Again, WHY IS THIS NEWS?
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