[/caption]This weekend, comedian and “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart performed for GW students and their families in the Smith Center as part of Colonials Weekend. The crowd roared as Stewart tackled such issues as the shutting down of Guantanamo Bay, computer problems, and his kids.
Stewart focused predominantly on political issues, justifiable given his roots in political news satire and the school at which he was performing. Stewart gave his take on the “Birther” movement, gay marriage, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and religion and the sciences.
Responding to the “Birther” movement, made up of individuals who don’t believe President Obama was born in the United States, Stewart simply responded, “Well, he doesn’t go door to door showing it to people.”
On gay marriage, Stewart said that he could only “see it being an issue if it was, well, mandatory.”
Segueing into his disdain for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, which keeps homosexuals from serving in the military, Stewart sarcastically envisioned a scenario in which a lieutenant would shout “Private, shoot that man!” and the gay private would refuse to do so, saying “I can’t; he’s adorable.”
[caption id="attachment_3046" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="GW President Steven Knapp congratulates Stewart after the show. Alex Laska / WRGW News"]
[/caption]Stewart also facetiously attacked minorities (being one himself as a Jewish man), telling them that they shouldn’t force everyone to celebrate diversity, such as in December during Christmas and Hanukkah. “They’re celebrating the birth of their savior,” he said of Christians who like to display Christmas trees in public places, “you’re celebrating the oil lasting longer than you thought it would.”
Occasionally Stewart would take on a serious tone, such as responding to critics of Bush – saying that he wasn’t stupid, he just had ideas some people didn’t like – and Obama – asserting that conservatives who think Obama is trying to take over the country need to learn that “there’s a difference between tyranny and losing.”
Despite some initial problems with hearing in the back of the gym-turned-auditorium, Stewart kept the audience laughing for the hour or so that he spoke, receiving a well-deserved standing ovation when he was finished.
This weekend, comedian and “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart performed for GW students and their families in the Smith Center as part of Colonials Weekend. The crowd roared as Stewart tackled such issues as the shutting down of Guantanamo Bay, computer problems, and his kids.
Stewart focused predominantly on political issues, justifiable given his roots in political news satire and the school at which he was performing. Stewart gave his take on the “Birther” movement, gay marriage, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and religion and the sciences.
Responding to the “Birther” movement, made up of individuals who don’t believe President Obama was born in the United States, Stewart simply responded, “Well, he doesn’t go door to door showing it to people.”
On gay marriage, Stewart said that he could only “see it being an issue if it was, well, mandatory.”
Segueing into his disdain for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, which keeps homosexuals from serving in the military, Stewart sarcastically envisioned a scenario in which a lieutenant would shout “Private, shoot that man!” and the gay private would refuse to do so, saying “I can’t; he’s adorable.”
Stewart also facetiously attacked minorities (being one himself as a Jewish man), telling them that they shouldn’t force everyone to celebrate diversity, such as in December during Christmas and Hanukkah. “They’re celebrating the birth of their savior,” he said of Christians who like to display Christmas trees in public places, “you’re celebrating the oil lasting longer than you thought it would.”
Occasionally Stewart would take on a serious tone, such as responding to critics of Bush – saying that he wasn’t stupid, he just had ideas some people didn’t like – and Obama – asserting that conservatives who think Obama is trying to take over the country need to learn that “there’s a difference between tyranny and losing.”
Despite some initial problems with hearing in the back of the gym-turned-auditorium, Stewart kept the audience laughing for the hour or so that he spoke, receiving a well-deserved standing ovation when he was finished.
Jon Stewart's the man!!
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