Jon Stewart is leaving The Daily Show, and I’m still drying my tears as are many of us. To ease our suffering, here are some powerful, funny, and heart wrenching moments from Stewart?in his 17 years on The Daily Show to help us through the grieving process.
1. The Daily Show Returns After?9/11
“The reason I don’t despair is that. . . this attack happened. It’s not a dream. But the aftermath of it, the recovery, is a dream realized. And that is Martin Luther King’s dream.”
2. Jon Stewart On Crossfire
“Stop hurting America.”
3. Stewart On Fox News’ Coverage Of Ferguson Protests: “Race/Off”
“Racism is there and it is a constant. You’re tired of hearing about it? Imagine how f**king exhausting it is living it.”
4. Jon Stewart On The 2000 Presidential Elections: “Indecision 2000”
(George Bush) “I was not elected to serve one party.” (Jon Stewart) “You were not elected.”
5. Jon Stewart Does His Best Glenn Beck Impersonation: “Glenn Beck on The Daily Show“
“I’m glad you tuned into today’s show. It’s an important one…one that you and your family cannot afford to miss. Oh, you can miss it, but if you miss it, you’ll die.”
6. Stewart Reviews The New Reasons We Went To War: “Now That’s What I Call Being Completely F**king Wrong On Iraq”
“As you know, we went to Iraq for one reason and one reason only. It wasn’t about about weapons of mass destruction or 9/11…once those reasons were found to be unsupported by reality.”
7. Jon Stewart And Stephen Colbert Present The Best Reality TV Show Emmy
(Conan O’Brian) “Ladies and gentlemen, our next two presenters have done for fake news what the Fox News channel has done for fake news. Please welcome Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart.”
8. Jon Stewart On GOP Voter Suppression: “Get Out The Fraud”
“Ah, yes, the party that never met a gun purchase restriction they thought was not onerous wants to make sure no one ever walks into a school and unleashes a wanton spray of ballots.”
9. Jon Stewart On CNN’s Endless Coverage Of The Lost Malaysian Aircraft: “The Curious Case of Flight 370”
“It was an accurate and humble assessment by CNN…until they realized “Oh s**t, we’ve got 23 hours and 59 minutes left to fill! F**k it, let’s go nuts.”
10. Jon Stewart On Christian Oppression: “The Long War on Christianity”
?Yes, the long war on Christianity. I pray that one day we may live in an America where Christians can worship freely! In broad daylight! Openly wearing the symbols of their religion… perhaps around their necks? And maybe — dare I dream it? — maybe one day there can be an openly Christian President. Or, perhaps, 43 of them. Consecutively.?
