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Crossfire uses Triumph to make fun of Jon Stewart.

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Ripclawe

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Damn it.. Is this on Ifilm?

http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=bbfcd371-2d48-4ffb-8d08-cb7033f7cbd8&prnt=1

Looking for a way to put to rest any talk that “The Daily Show” faux anchor Jon Stewart had gotten the best of them when he was a guest on their show, “Crossfire's” Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson had Triumph the Insult Comic Dog hand puppet on Monday, the final full day of the presidential race.


Carlson, on a roll, noted that while Triumph, a rubber-headed Rottweiler, is a German dog, Triumph speaks with a Russian accent.

“How does that work?” Carlson asked, like a prep school debater who knows he's put a good one over on his opponent.

“Don't question it,” Triumph barked. “And I am a real dog, not a puppet. ... No self-respecting man would sit here and prop up a puppet — except for Dick Cheney.”

Carlson wanted to know who Triumph wanted to win the election. Triumph said he couldn't care less, adding that Carlson was the one man “so repellent” he could “make a woman want to sleep with Paul Begala.” He called Begala “so far up the butt of President Clinton they call you The Colonoscope.”

“You people have a responsibility! Jon is right, this is CNN!” Triumph yapped.

“OK, now I'm starting to hate you,” Tucker responded cleverly.

“This is ‘Crossfire'!” the puppet continued. “The 36th most popular show on CNN!”
 

Ristamar

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Begala & Carlson: "This isn't theater, it's debate! Now let's introduce our next guest... Triumph the Insult Comic Dog!"
 

explodet

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“It's good to see that Jon had a real impact on you guys, a real reality check,” Triumph snarled. “Jon made some good points: Let's be better journalists, let's book Conan's dog.”

“I felt like we have learned something from him,” Carlson countered. “That's why we booked you.”

We're convinced there was an insult in there, directed at Stewart, but we can't quite put our finger on it.
I am so confused right now.
 

demon

I don't mean to alarm you but you have dogs on your face
Iceman said:
no, because they are equating Jon Stewart with Insult the comic dog.
Ahh, I see now.

They should leave the funny to John Stewart.
 

Azih

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And getting owned just as hard, if not harder. God dammit why do these clowns have jobs?

Edit: I mean, is this supposed to be clever? Triumph is a comic, Jon is a comic, and they both have more intelligence and wit then the entire cast and crew of Crossfire combined.
 

DarienA

The black man everyone at Activision can agree on
You could tell near the end of the show last night that Stewart was disappointed... especially when he was reading the results of the gay marriage ban IMO... tonight's show should be interesting...
 

lexi

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I wouldn't say Stewart was dissapointed, though he was defintely disheartened. Hearing those exit poll results was disheartening, to me, anyway.
 

Dan

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On the bright side, America decided to keep Jon Stewart's job easy.

Yay?
 

Pochacco

asking dangerous questions
Stewart looked devasted last night.
I think a part of it was him just trying to be funny, but some of it looked genuine.
 

Nerevar

they call me "Man Gravy".
Pochacco said:
Stewart looked devasted last night.
I think a part of it was him just trying to be funny, but some of it looked genuine.


looked devestated? Did you hear the stuff he was saying? I thought he was going to go cry when he went off the air.
 

DarienA

The black man everyone at Activision can agree on
Dan said:
On the bright side, America decided to keep Jon Stewart's job easy.

Yay?

True a whole host of new soundbites await us in the coming 4.

Nerevar said:
looked devestated? Did you hear the stuff he was saying? I thought he was going to go cry when he went off the air.

You and me both.
 

DarienA

The black man everyone at Activision can agree on
ManDudeChild said:
I missed the tail end of the show. What happened?

He was reading the results from all the gay marriage bans going through and you could just here it in the ton of his voice.. he didn't say anything specific.
 
DarienA said:
He was reading the results from all the gay marriage bans going through and you could just here it in the ton of his voice.. he didn't say anything specific.
Actually, didn't he say something like "It's like the country I dreamed of, when I woke up crying."

He also seemed pretty pissed about Bunning's narrow defeat of Mongiardo.
 
Mega Man's Electric Sheep said:
Ripclawe, how could you possibly get "Crossfire uses Triumph to make fun of Jon Stewart" out of that?

It's more like "Triumph uses Jon Stewart to make fun of Crossfire".


IAWTP.. sounds more like Triumph was doing Jon's bit, or at the very least, help proving that their show is completely bassackwards for a news show. If this was some vague attempt at irony.. they should have gotten like Rip Torn or something.. Triumph came off sounding alot more like he agreed with Stewart.
 
In general... what the heck is with Triumph ending up on political shows? He was on MSNBC after one of the debates. Has he been anywhere else?

I also love how we talk about Triumph rather than Smigel. :D
 
JoshuaJSlone said:
He also seemed pretty pissed about Bunning's narrow defeat of Mongiardo.

Wouldn't you be? The man is fucking insane, thats not liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, thats just the damn truth. Just look up some of those quotes, and fear the people in Kentucky that voted for him.
 

Rlan

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I'm hoping The Daily Show has a recap of all the stupid things Bush has said in the last 4 years. It's so difficult getting the few which pop up :)
 

iyox

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Stewart looked most upset reading the Bunning result. Lol, seriously, basically this proves beyond a doubt people in this country are complete dumbfucks. The man is crazy and they still elected him. I give up it's not even worth it anymore....
 
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