The video here, via Media Matters.
Robbin Swad at The Examiner:
From the man who gave America the profound analysis of Glenn Beck back in 2006 comes more humor– this time: on the topic of Glenn Beck’s emergency appendectomy. It was Comedy Central’s John Stewart of the Daily Show who once said of Beck:
“Finally, a guy who says what people who aren’t thinking are thinking.” — John Stewart
Apparently, now Stewart’s the one who has been quite busy thinking about Glenn Beck.
On his November 5th show, Jon Stewart devoted an entire segment to parodying Glenn Beck, from his facial expressions to his controversial explanations of government, politics, and corruption. In short, Jon Stewart addressed the satirical question posed by the Glenn Beck Examiner’s in a November 5th article: Glenn Beck’s appendicitis, was it a conspiracy?
If nothing else, Stewart does display an acute knowledge of not just Glenn Beck’s mannerisms and chalk board, but also of the type of issues which Beck has identified as plaguing our nation today: ACORN, Van Jones, NEA, etc.
Clearly, Jon Stewart and other “non-thinking” people have been paying close attention.
The thing you need to keep in mind is that the lunatic he is mocking, Glenn Beck, is one of the driving forces behind the politics of the current GOP. No, the glibertarians at Reason won’t admit this is what they have been enabling, because they have their heads so far up their asses from years of false equivalences and chants of “BOTH PARTIES ARE BAD!” Plus, everyone knows that when teabaggers and Glenn Beck followers run around worked up over bullshit packing heat, it is their GOD GIVEN RIGHT A CITIZEN and nothing bad could happen. The threat of right-wing violence is radically overstated. Just ask the cops in Pittsburgh, who met an armed Glenn Beck fan.
Nothing I could ever do could top this
Amy Sullivan at Swampland at Time
Stewart is known for being a quick-witted interviewer, and an underrated stand-up comedian, but let’s not overlook his acting chops. This was truly brilliant.
UPDATE: Ezra Klein:
This is getting a bit confusing. First there was Jon Stewart. Then there was Stephen Colbert imitating what Stewart was doing, at least in spirit. Then came Glenn Beck to imitate Colbert. And now Stewart is imitating Beck. And he does it better than either Colbert or Beck.
