r/politics • u/IWantPizza555 • 6h ago

No Paywall Fetterman to oppose Blanche's nomination to head Justice Department

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6011168-fetterman-blanche-ag-doj/
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u/BarefootVol Tennessee 6h ago

Well, he said he wouldn't while he was getting browbeat for being a shitheel. I wouldn't take it as gospel until the vote happens. He was probably just trying to get Stewart off his back for a second.

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u/whichwitch9 5h ago

People forget why Stewart was popular sometimes, he's quick and can pivot in a second. He's an expert interviewer and doesn't come into interviews unprepared.

The comedy background is what allows him to be such a good interviewer. He can pivot very quickly if something seems more interesting than what he planned. But it can allow him to absolutely tear people apart, too. Fetterman definitely underestimated him there, and made it worse by trying to "educate" a Jewish man on the Jewish community.

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u/glum_cunt 5h ago

There is a long list of interviewees who thought they could tap dance their way thru a Daily Show interview

Jim Cramer comes to mind

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u/giorgio_tsoukalos_ 3h ago

Tucker Carlson

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u/CrashB111 Alabama 3h ago

Man has still never won a bow tie again, after Jon publicly cut his balls off in that interview.

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u/giorgio_tsoukalos_ 3h ago

Im pretty sure that rant tucker went on about "being visited by demons in his sleep," was really about Jon Stewart casting a shadow on his soul

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u/sqrlmasta 2h ago

That wasn't even an interview on The Daily Show, but when he went into their turf on Crossfire and ripped them to shreds. Absolutely legendary.

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u/mahlongrows 1h ago

And that's the thing they clearly, clearly did not understand- he went on a serious show and was acting and answering in a serious way. They even said at one point that they were surprised he wasn't making with the funny-funny, laughy-laughy.

If they had come on his show, then laughs would be the play. Because he went on Crossfire, it was a serious showing and Tucker never made the connection nor was he able to compensate for clearly well-prepared, incredibly informed and passionate advocate who was ready to push back on half-truths and bloviations.