Comedy Central blog scooped the world on Rumsfeld resignation
posted at 11:49 am on November 16, 2006 by Allahpundit
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12:15 a.m. on election night. What’s the bigger story: that they were the first to know or that there’s actually a conservative who works at Comedy Central?
Still, pretty amazing. I read somewhere that Bush kept this so close to the vest that John Warner, who chairs the Armed Services Committee, didn’t find out until 40 minutes before the official announcement, when Rumsfeld called him. You have to believe that if any news outlet had heard whispers they’d have found a way to slip it into their coverage, rumor or no. And at the very least, you’d expect NRO to have been tipped.
Nope. Just Comedy Central. And so public acceptance of “The Daily Show” as a legitimate news source is now complete.
We should celebrate with some music. Click here and listen to “The Unknown.” It’s not the whole song, but it’s enough.
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All news is fake, the Daily Show just doesn’t make any bones about it.
Enrique on November 16, 2006 at 12:01 PM
This is great on so many levels. And also sad that Comedy Central provides better news coverage without trying than all the fools who try so hard. John Stewart is always asked how the Daily Show constantly finds hilariousily embarassing news clips of politicians looking like hypocrits and making asses out of themselves and his answer is always…”an intern and a video machine.” A little research can go a long way…
JaHerer22 on November 16, 2006 at 12:04 PM
The comment section is just ridiculous. One of the latest ones says, “I farted and…” well, I’d rather not contribute any more.
Esthier on November 16, 2006 at 12:31 PM
Did you know that if a woman farts in Saudi Arabia she gets 20 lashes? But if a man farts he only gets 10?
I got nothing.
Enrique on November 16, 2006 at 12:47 PM
Did you know that if found not guilty in Saudi Arabia, a women still get lashes.
Kini on November 16, 2006 at 12:53 PM
It was Michael Eric Dougherty of The American Conservative magazine and the blog Surfeited with Daisies who played token conservative for CC on election night and got the scoop.
So not just Comedy Central but actually paleocons have the best intel on the inner workings of the Bush administration. At this point, sure, why not?
Alex K on November 16, 2006 at 1:29 PM
Survey says!
SAD!!!
seejanemom on November 16, 2006 at 1:49 PM
Comedy Central was ahead of the news cycle, only for real. Not like when someone else did it.
Bellicose Muse on November 16, 2006 at 1:51 PM
…the Comedy Channel…an arm of the Democratic Party.
Who says they’re a humorless, colorless band of apparachnicks, frat-boy altruists and suburban socialists?
They also have a lock on the varioius history and international Discovery/Times channels, Bravo, and that “independent” film channel.
On the other hand, the Republicans have the Outdoor Channel, most of SPEED, the Golf Channel, and are seeking to option the home shopping channel with that demonstrates that nifty radish slicer.
TBN will remain stubbornly neutral. Disney is on the fence.
Puritan1648 on November 16, 2006 at 3:34 PM
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