Hey all!
The Daily Show interview on Tuesday, Dec. 9th was frickin' amazing! (If you have not seen it, here it is: http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.j
Jon Stewart gave a truly compelling and passionate argument for gay marriage. I think Jon is one of the most caring and intelligent individual EVER! And I love him so much for it!!!
Jon has always been a staunch supporter for equal rights and the well-being of gay people. He shows it not only by expressing it verbally on the Daily Show and during his stand-up routines, but also by the number of openly-gay guests he has come on the show. Not to mention, the GLAAD award he won along with the Daily Show crew in 2005. I say, Jon is a Saint for the gay community! Hooray for Jon!!!! XD
So, here is a tribute to Jon Stewart for his loving support of the gay community. Enjoy! ^_^
First off, from 2007, a little comemorative note from (afterelton.com):
GLAAD's efforts for LGBT History Month have centered around "Friends & Allies", and it would be harder to find a stronger or more fantastically entertaining ally to gay visibility than The Daily Show's Jon Stewart.
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A few quotes by Jon Stewart:
* What is the fear of the "gay agenda" that has so upset people? Do people think that if gay people are given a place at the table, they'll be so convincing we'll all end up blowing them? What is the issue? "You know, I'm straight, but you've made such a convincing argument..."
- Stand-up performance at RIT, 2005.
* [Clip of Bush: America needs to conduct this debate on immigration in a reasoned and respectful tone...We cannot build a unified country by inciting people to anger or playing on anyone's fears]
Jon Stewart: "That's what terrorism and gay people are for."
*[Clip of Bush: "America is a free society, which limits the role of government in the lives of our citizens. In this country, people are free to choose how they live their lives."]
Jon Stewart: "And that's why I want to ban gay people from getting married."
* "Recently, the highest court in South Africa handed down a decision ordering the country s parliament to extend marriage rights to all gay couples. So just to reiterate, America is now less progressive than South Africa." --Jon Stewart
* "Some see the move as an attempt to preserve traditional values, while others see it as a cynical ploy to ensure that Vice President Dick Cheney will never have to pay for his gay daughter's wedding." --Jon Stewart, on President Bush's proposal for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage
* Jon Stewart: (In a heated discussion with Bill Bennett concerning gay marriage) Divorce is not caused because 50% of marriages end in gayness.
* "Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality." -- Jon Stewart, interview with Mike Huckabee
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A list of some of the interview with openly-gay guests and conservative guests:
* Interview with Ellen Degeneres. Totally awesome! The best things: Ellen worships Jon. Jon Stewart was the leader of the Lesbians before Ellen came out. Though, I think he still holds some power. ;-) http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.j
* Three interviews with David Rakoff. David Rakoff is probably my favorite re-occuring guest on the Daily Show! He and Jon always have great, informal conversations and David can make Jon giggle so much! :-) (2001) http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.j
* Interview with Sir Ian Mckellen. So Cool! Jon offers to be Mckellen's wife for his Oscars' acceptance speech. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.j
* Interview with David Sedaris. Sweet! Jon is a HUGE fan of David Sedaris' work. :-) http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.j
* Interview with Tim Gunn. Fantastic! Jon watches Project Runway! XD http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.j
* Interview with Papa Bear Bill O'Reilly back in 2002. Awesome! Talks about Rosie and Ellen coming out of the closet - Jon tells Bill why its important to them. Oh, yeah! http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.j
* Interview with Rick Santorum. Jon tries to reason with Sen. Santorum. Jon wins, I think! ;-) http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.j
*Interview with Bill Bennet. This is an historic interview in Jon's career! It is amazing! Jon gets seriously defensive, which is great to see! XD
(first part) http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.j
Only to name a few...
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A SHOUT OUT TO JON STEWART: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
I <3 YOU, JON!
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Comments
Jon really is a saint, and a national treasure. I'm so glad that the GLBT community has such an amazing ally in him.
I'm so happy that you like the Tribute. :-)
Thanks for commenting! *hugs*
He also said in his standup, "Why can't we have gays in the military? Personally, I think they're just afraid of a thousand gay guys with M16's going, 'Who'd you call a faggot?'"
Do you remember the year it was? Or anything else specific? I would like to look for that on thedailyshow.com
Thanks for commenting! :-)
I appreciate it! :-)
Thank you for posting this, it's really struck a chord with a lot of people.
It's moments like these (and like the time he sincerely referred to feminism as "a wonderful thing" and pwn3d Newt Gingrich on pro-choice issues) it's all I can do from dropping and worshiping him openly
with my mouth.And *facepalm* I haz a stoopid. You have very kindly listed me as a friend and I did not friend back. I'll warn you, my posts are mopey, stupid, and preachy! *friends* ^_^
*runs off to look for it*
Thanks for commenting! *hugs*
And the interview in which he declares his pro-choice support is here. ^_^
PRAISE OUR SAVIOR JON STEWART, BLESSINGS AND PEACE BE UPON HIS NAME!!!
If his children are gay, they don't have to worry about their dads support!
Thanks for commenting! I glad you like it! ;-)
"Oh, Nathan, you're gay? Cool, let Dad help you find a boyfriend!" XD
Jon is an amazing person <3
Thanks for all that hard work with this post. The clips were amazing...particularly with Huckabee. I wanted Jon to just smack him upside the head. Jon was at his pro-gay best!
=^..^=
There was also that wonderful quote shortly after the election, when Prop 8 was passed. There were some clips of various news anchors claiming the ban on gay marriage was partly caused by more black voters coming out to support Obama and voting in favour of Prop 8, and Jon says, in mockery of the blatant hypocrisy, "Free at last! Free at last - whoa, whoa, where are YOU two going?" God I laughed so hard, and again, it just warmed my heart.
This man is amazing! Thank you for this mega awesome post!
He's a hero of mine as well. :-)
Yes! I liked that quote a lot too! Actually, there are many other quotes I could have put in the post, now that I think about it. Hmm... maybe I should post a part 2 Tribute. ;-P
Thanks for commenting and I'm glad you liked it! ^_^
I'm a little late here, I just want to say, that the whole No-gay-marry thing is the most stupid, pointless, and most waste of time thing EVER. Why can't gays get married? it's so so so so stupid! I'm not gay, and i agree with Jon 100%. Equal rights are the most important thing.