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Think Progress: Stewart Grills Huckabee On Gay Marriage: ‘At What Age Did You Choose Not To Be Gay?’
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Jon Stewart slays the homophobic Huckabeast without breaking a sweat
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
by Pam Spaulding
And entertains while doing so. Jon Stewart asked serious questions any hard-hitting progressive journalist or political commentator with a talk show is perfectly capable of asking. He made Huckabee explain his positions on LGBT rights and connects it to the messages in his new book about the merits of social conservatism that he’s hawking. That’s on-point and newsworthy journalism—and Stewart certainly found and made the topic interesting. Thank you, thank you, Jon.
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Stewart Grills Huckabee On Gay Marriage: ‘At What Age Did You Choose Not To Be Gay?’
Think Progress —
For over seven minutes last night, Jon Stewart grilled former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee on his opposition to gay marriage. Huckabee is touring the country to promote his new book, “Do The Right Thing.” When Stewart compared gay marriage bans to interracial marriage bans, Huckabee restated his view that homosexuality is simply a behavior choice:
STEWART: Segregation used to be the law until the courts intervened.
HUCK: There’s a big difference between a person being black and a person practicing a lifestyle and engaging in a marital ...
Jon Stewart, Mike Huckabee Clash Over Gay Marriage
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
Jon Stewart's has Frost/Nixon on his mind a lot lately, so it's not at all surprising to see the Daily Show host channeling those old interviews in his sit-down with Mike Huckabee. The two men devoted an entire segment of a two-part interview to a debate over gay marriage. Commendations all around, to both parties, for having a civil and even-tempered talk about the issue, though I'll personally confess: I have no idea what needs to be done to my brain to understand Mike Huckabee's "reasoning" on a structural level. When I hear that gay marriage threatens the sanctity of marriage in general, I have my own marriage as evidence ...
Jon Stewart, Mike Huckabee Clash Over Gay Marriage
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Jon Stewart's has Frost/Nixon on his mind a lot lately, so it's not at all surprising to see the Daily Show host channeling those old interviews in his sit-down with Mike Huckabee. The two men devoted an entire segment of a two-part interview to a debate over gay marriage. Commendations all around, to both parties, for having a civil and even-tempered talk about the issue, though I'll personally confess: I have no idea what needs to be done to my brain to understand Mike Huckabee's "reasoning" on a structural level. When I hear that gay marriage threatens the sanctity of marriage in general, I have my own marriage as evidence ...
Stewart to Huckabee: Religion is Far More a Lifestyle Choice Than Homosexuality
Hoffmania! —
Leave it to Jon Stewart to make the most cohesive argument for the repeal of Proposition 8. Guest Mike Huckabee was back on his heels and the audience reacted in breathtaking awe of Stewart's simple analysis of gay rights vs. religious rights. Oh, and Huckabee's really packing the lbs back on, too. ...
Fuck Huckabee
Shakesville —
I am so bloody furious after watching this clip from The Daily Show, in which Jon Stewart discusses with Governor Mike Huckabee his opposition to same-sex marriage, that I am literally shaking with rage. There's almost nothing I can tolerate less than someone hiding their bigotry between some affected gee-whiz-aw-shucks shtick, and whining about the people who have the temerity to call them out as the retrofuck, hatemongering defenders of undeserved privilege that they really are behind the gormless façade. ...
Hullabaloo — Modernism and The Book by digby Check out this discussion between Jon Stewart and Mike Huckabee on gay marriage. It lays out the issue as well as I've ever seen it: .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} ...
Why don't we just make Jon Stewart the lead Democratic strategist already?
Brilliant at Breakfast —
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Jon Stewart is full of win
The Reaction —
By LindaBeth Jon Stewart makes a great comeback to Huckabee, Heterosexual Questionnaire-style: "At what age did you choose to not be gay." .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} ...
Jon Stewart calls Huckabee out on hypocrisy of gay marriage bans.
Feministing —
Check out Stewart calling out the idiocy, homophobia and blatant discrimination behind gay marriage bans. The hypocrisy makes Huckabee wiggle, a little bit. Oh and apparently, people that viciously vote to deny rights to our gay citizens do it not because they are homophobic, but because they just really like straight marriage. A lot.
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Jon Stewart Gets It, Too
The Republic of T. —
I don’t know if I’ve said it before, but I just love Jon Stewart too. Here’s a man who really gets it. From his recent interview with Mike Huckabee. (Favorite line: “At what age did you choose not to be gay?”) ...
Semantics
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
By Patrick Appel
Jon Stewart isn't a great interviewer, but he got the better of Mike Huckabee last night:
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Mike Huckabee Opposes Happy Marriage
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Republicans, Mike Huckabee, Media, Gay RightsGay civil rights have been a hot topic in recent weeks, what with the passage, this election cycle, of anti-gay legislation like Proposition 8 and Arkansas' adoption ban. The debate raged on last night, as Jon Stewart and Mike Huckabee had a long talk about gay marriage on Stewart's Daily Show (video below). Huckabee's opposition to gay marriage is a disappointment to me, as I really thought he was a better guy than that. The conversation was a textbook case in conservative deflection. Every time Stewart would challenge a ...
Quarantining gays from marriage
Citizen Crain —
December 15, 2008 Quarantining gays from marriage Posted by: Chris I'm usually a bit loathe to sit and watch the latest Jon Stewart and Keith Olberman video making the rounds of gaydom, even though they both are strong supporters of our equality, because a political preacher exhorting his choir does not make for the most interesting viewing, IMHO. But I will pass on Jon Stewart's mini-debate on gay marriage with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee because it is two-sided and touches on a lot of the hot buttons of this issue generally. Huckabee's folksy image and guitar skills have successfully refurbished his image from that of an angry Baptist minister ...
Looking back at a "Day Without a Gay"
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Stewart Huckabee Marriage Interview a ‘Top Gay Video of 2008′
The Moderate Voice —
Here’s #4 in 365gay’s Top 8 gay videos of 2008…
Separately, and significantly, David Bianculli named the Daily Show #1 in his Top 10 TV List of 2008. And when Terry Gross asked on Fresh Air recently if he could give an example of how the comedy shows have demonstrated a new model for the political interview, Bianculli said the Huckabee interview was a great example:
Mike Huckabee was promoting a book, but Stewart was more interested in talking to him about his political stance. And this was - usually the Jon Stewart segments - the interviews are one ...
