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Jon Stewart Taking A Hiatus From “The Daily Show”

Jessica WakemanMarch 5, 2013 //
Jon On Military Women
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Jon Stewart helpfully reminds everyone that women are human beings. Read More »
Kristen Explains It All
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What's the GOP's appeal to married women? Kristen Schaal explains. Read More »
Ben & Jerry's With R-Patz
Jon Stewert consoled R-Patz with Chunky Monkey after his breakup. Read More »
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  • Jon Stewart is temporarily leaving “The Daily Show”! Gasp! Whatever could be going on? Well, fret not, my friends. Stewart is simply taking eight weeks off this June to produce his first feature film and leaving the show in John Olivier’s capable British hands. [Comedy Central]
  • Carly Rae Jepsen canceled a concert for the Boy Scouts of America over their bigotry against gays. Good for her! [People]
  • Chloe Sevigny will play Danny’s ex-wife on “The Mindy Project.” I officially approve of this casting. [Entertainment Weekly]
  • Terrance Howard has a sex scene with Oprah Winfrey in “The Butler”? Mind. Blown. [TMZ]
  • Maymo the beagle loves dryer sheets so much she belongs on the doggie version of “My Strange Addiction.” [Laughing Squid] Keep reading »

Jon Stewart Reminds Everyone That Women Are Not Mice, Can Fight In Military Combat

Sarah GrayJanuary 29, 2013 //
Military Ban Lifted
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The military has lifted the ban on women in combat roles. Read More »
Controversy
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What the military ban lifted on women in combat means. Read More »
A Soldier's Thoughts
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Why an ex-soldier was reluctant to endorse lifting the ban. Read More »
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Women's War Daily

Jon Stewart’s latest crusade: picking apart the right-leaning backlash stemming from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s decision to allow women to serve in combat roles.  A former U.S. Marine penned a piece in the Wall Street Journal [second item] fretting that in combat soldiers often have to urinate and defecate in front of each other — often in close proximity to a fellow soldier’s face. Stewart points out: In a war zone, are you really worried about “dying from embarrassment?” Keep reading »

Kristen Schaal Explains The GOP’s Appeal To Married Women

Jessica WakemanNovember 15, 2012 //
2012 Election
All of The Frisky's posts about the 2012 election. Read More »
War On Women
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It turns out declaring a war on women is not such a successful strategy. Read More »
Election Over, Still Scared
The election is over, but this woman is still scared of what could happen. Read More »
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Kristen Helps Republicans Vajazzle Their Message

Once upon a time, Kristen Schaal from “The Daily Show” was a selfish single woman just like me, only caring about where her next free “whore pills” came from. But just as conservative pundits say, once she became a married woman, Schaal suddenly cared about the future of this country. You know, like a married lady does. Here is Schaal on why that ring around her finger made her throw support behind Mitt Romney. [The Daily Show]

Robert Pattinson Handles First Post-Breakup Appearance On “The Daily Show” With Class

Amelia McDonell-ParryAugust 14, 2012 //
Defending K-Stew
She did a bad, bad thing, but didn't we all at 22? Read More »
Kristen Apologizes
K-Stew apologizes for cheating. Read More »
Twihards React
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The Twihards have some very strong opinions about K-Stew cheating. Read More »
"Boy you are better off, kick her to the curb!"

Last night, Jon Stewart went easy on Robert Pattinson, whose appearance on “The Daily Show” was his first since his ‘Twilight” co-star/girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, was busted publicly cheating on him with director Rupert Sanders. Jokingly (but sweetly) offering him a pint of Ben & Jerry’s, Stewart said that for young people, breaking up sometimes feels “like the would is ending … this is the first time I’ve seen the world react that way.” An awkward situation, graciously handled by both fellows. Clip above!

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Olivia Munn Addresses That Long Ago Controversy About Her Being On “The Daily Show”

Jessica WakemanJuly 30, 2012 //
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Olivia Munn On Ellen
Olivia Munn is so, so, so, so excited to be on "Ellen." Read More »
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Tina Defends Olivia
Tina Fey sticks up for fellow funny girl Olivia Munn. Read More »
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“With ‘The Daily Show,’ I felt like [people criticizing her] were only satisfied when everyone fit into a certain box. “Pretty and stupid” — one box. “Smart and funny” — another box. I believe they fit into this other box, which is, ‘hates women who are pretty and smart and funny.’

The only thing I can do is look at the people who have supported me. Tina Fey is the one who recommended me to the creators of [Munn’s short-lived sitcom] ‘Perfect Couples’ on NBC, and she wasn’t thinking about my breasts. And Jon Stewart would not jeopardize his show to cast some girl based on her looks. I think a lot of women should realize that when we’re putting each other down, you’re putting the same glass ceiling over you that you are on me. The only difference is that I will find a way to go around that. I refuse to live in a world where somebody’s gonna tell me who I am.”

– Olivia Munn addresses that long-ago criticism of her appointment to “The Daily Show,” which rankled some ladybloggers, including me. At the time, what bothered me was that of all the funny women in all the land that Jon Stewart could have cast on his show, he chose a funny lady who was also young and beautiful who had also taken her clothes off a lot in magazines. It seemed … annoying. I don’t believe I personally was trying to put her in a box, just that I felt annoyed by how she wasn’t owning up to using her sexuality to get ahead — which is fine, just own up to it. In retrospect, it seems like criticizing her personally may have done more harm than good. She makes good points here and actually sounds pretty rad. So, I’m sorry, Olivia. (Not that you care what I think, but hey.) [NY Post]

Louis C.K. Didn’t Defend Daniel Tosh’s Rape Joke After All

Jessica WakemanJuly 17, 2012 //
Daniel Tosh Rape Joke
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Daniel Tosh joked about a woman in audience getting raped by five men. Read More »
Tosh Is A Sexist Jerk
Sure, he "apologized," but he's still a lazy, sexist jerk. Read More »
Rape Joke Video
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Comedians who've made both funny and unfunny rape jokes. Read More »
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  • Comedian Louis C.K. hit up “The Daily Show” last night and addressed his tweet from last week that seemed to be in support of Daniel Tosh’s rape joke. C.K. said he was in Vermont on vacation and not following the controversy raging on the Internet; he sats innocently watched an episode of “Tosh.0″ and was compelled to tweet at Tosh that he liked his show. Then when he got back from vacation, he realized that he was getting called a “rape apologist” and had no idea what was going on. [The Daily Show] Keep reading »

Jon Stewart Takes On Rush Limbaugh Over “Slut” Slur

Jessica WakemanMarch 6, 2012 //
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A number of advertisers have dropped Rush Limbaugh. Read More »
Patrica Heaton Attacks
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Actress Patricia Heaton attacks Sandra Fluke over Twitter. Read More »
Sausagefest
Congress convened an all-male panel to talk about ladybusiness. Read More »
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Jon Stewart took on Rush Limbaugh’s “slut” slur on last night’s show and put it best, as always: “Personally, I don’t get too worked up by the things Rush Limbaugh says because he is, and has been for many years, a terrible person.” This is so amazing, I have nothing better to say than put your headphones on and watch it. [The Daily Show]

Jon Stewart On Congress’ Anti-Birth Control Sausagefest

Jessica WakemanFebruary 21, 2012 //
Sausagefest
Congress convened an all-male panel to talk about ladybusiness. Read More »
Moronic Comments
Everybody has something ignorant to say about birth control. Read More »
Birth Control Victory
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Birth control will be covered by most employers under health care reform. Read More »
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Last night on “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart was freaking hilarious in his coverage of last week’s anti-birth control sausagefest in Congress, in which a panel of all dudes tried to argue against President Obama’s health care reform compromise. Did you know these men mentioned “spiritual rape,” whatever that is, and Josef Stalin? When you have to invoke Stalin (or Hitler, or Mussolini, although let’s be honest, no one invokes Mussolini) into an argument to get people on board, you know you’re reaching. [The Daily Show]

Jon Rips Mitt Romney’s Tax Rate

NewserJanuary 26, 2012 //

Jon Stewart ripped into Mitt Romney’s tax return last night, and Elizabeth Warren showed up later to hammer home the point. “How can you justify making more in one day than the median American family makes in a year, while paying an effective tax rate of the guy who has to scan your shoes at the airport?” Stewart asked incredulously. Sure, as Romney pointed out, we might not want a candidate “who pays more taxes than he owes,” Stewart agreed. “No, but we might want one who thinks that’s wrong.” Added Warren later in the show, “Washington now works for those who can hire an army of lobbyists.” She pointed, to a booing audience, to a recent study showing the US’ top 30 corporations spend more on lobbying than their tax bill. “That is the investment, and that is what they see as the future.” Read more…

Today’s Lady News: “The Daily Show” Schools Michele Bachmann On The HPV Vaccine

Jessica WakemanSeptember 16, 2011 //

  • Kristen Schaal was on “The Daily Show” last night as Senior Women’s Issues Correspondent addressing Rep. Michele Bachmann’s latest WTF claim that she met a woman whose child became mentally retarded from the HPV vaccine. Which, as you may have heard, the medical community says is total BS. Wear headphones and there’s imagery that’s NSFW at the end, so make sure your boss isn’t a-lurkin’! [The Daily Show]
  • Virginia may lose all 22 clinics that provide abortion. What does that mean? People who can afford to will travel up to places like New York where abortion is much more accessible. And everyone who can’t afford it? If you have an unintended pregnancy, then it sucks to be you. [New York Times]
  • Journalist Lea Goldman at Marie Claire examines the “pinkification” of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), when tons of products become pink and we’re told a portion goes to breast cancer research. But how much money do researchers actually receive — and how much of this is just opportunistic hucksterism? [Marie Claire]

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