• Doug Holland
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    210 hours ago

    Stewart is smart and funny, but he’s nice. He’s going to be pleasant and welcoming, smiling and cracking jokes with one of the evilest men alive. Very good comedian against a very polished, smiling Nazi.

    This is not an easy match like Stewart against two unprepared lightweights (Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala) on Crossfire. Elon Musk, for all his myriad faults, is not stupid, and will be well prepped.

    I’m not excited about it. Too much could go wrong.

    • @[email protected]
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      349 hours ago

      What about Musk makes you think he’s polished? The time he randomly accused a diver of being a pedophile because he got his feelings hurt? Or when he told his customers to go fuck themselves? When he did a Nazi salute?

      The dude is the the most idiotic and unpolished famous person ever.

      • Doug Holland
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        59 hours ago

        What about Musk makes you think he’s polished?

        Hmmmm. Nothing, I guess. ‘Polished’ is probably some unwanted prejudice baked into me, thinking a rich bastard must know how to present himself as businesslike to bankers and other such bastards, but sweet jeebers maybe you’re right. I’ve certainly never seen Musk be anything but an unwiped ass.

        • @aesthelete
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          Anyone that thinks you have to come off as “polished” or intelligent to bankers and businessmen in order to get money out of them is clueless.

        • @SkyezOpen
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          48 hours ago

          He’s spoken live several times recently and “polished” is the last word I’d use to describe him.

    • @[email protected]
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      1610 hours ago

      That was 21 years ago! And where others might expect someone to slow down, I think Jon Stewart’s spending all the time since then writing, interviewing, producing content, and fighting in Congress will suit him well. I think we’ll see a meaner, hungrier Stewart.

      I really hope we get a chance to see it.

      • Doug Holland
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        710 hours ago

        I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really hope you’re right.

      • @ikidd
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        17 hours ago

        Go listen to his recent podcast interview with Raheem Jeffries where he just let’s Jeffries gaslight him for an hour. It was embarrassing.