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'The Daily Show' accepts Musk's terms for interview with Stewart: 'We'd be delighted'
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Stewart is smart and funny, but he's nice. He's going to be pleasant and welcoming, smiling and cracking jokes with one of the evilest men alive. Very good comedian against a very polished, smiling Nazi.
This is not an easy match like Stewart against two unprepared lightweights (Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala) on Crossfire. Elon Musk, for all his myriad faults, is not stupid, and will be well prepped.
I'm not excited about it. Too much could go wrong.
What about Musk makes you think he's polished? The time he randomly accused a diver of being a pedophile because he got his feelings hurt? Or when he told his customers to go fuck themselves? When he did a Nazi salute?
The dude is the the most idiotic and unpolished famous person ever.
Hmmmm. Nothing, I guess. 'Polished' is probably some unwanted prejudice baked into me, thinking a rich bastard must know how to present himself as businesslike to bankers and other such bastards, but sweet jeebers maybe you're right. I've certainly never seen Musk be anything but an unwiped ass.
Reminder that he got fired as CEO of one of the few companies he legitimately founded, twice.
He's spoken live several times recently and "polished" is the last word I'd use to describe him.
Anyone that thinks you have to come off as "polished" or intelligent to bankers and businessmen in order to get money out of them is clueless.
That was 21 years ago! And where others might expect someone to slow down, I think Jon Stewart's spending all the time since then writing, interviewing, producing content, and fighting in Congress will suit him well. I think we'll see a meaner, hungrier Stewart.
I really hope we get a chance to see it.
I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really hope you're right.
I'll throw in a few reallys of my own. Really really really.
And my really!
Go listen to his recent podcast interview with Raheem Jeffries where he just let's Jeffries gaslight him for an hour. It was embarrassing.
I'll have to take your word for it. I struggle with podcasts.