# Daily Show 7/21 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 22, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681 "2005-07-22T17:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/21 "2005-07-22T23:46:47Z")
> [@Slacker](#): > > Don’t worry - it’s about guaranteed it’ll be all over the internets within moments of airtime. > > 😃 And most Daily Show content can also be viewed on the show’s [own website](http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml). Material is usually posted a day or so after it airs. Last night’s Fareed Zakaria interview is already there. [Celebrity Interviews page](http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/videos/celebrity_interviews/index.jhtml) ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/22 "2005-07-23T02:55:34Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Yeah, what was the deal with that? Throat cancer? Yeesh. What, he has throat cancer? I didn’t know. Obviously I didn’t pay much attention to the interview; I just heard bits of Kennedy talking. But thanks for the attitude. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/23 "2005-07-23T03:09:59Z")
> [@Larry Borgia](#): > > Kennedy’s theorizing was only slightly less absurd then Cruise’s, and only because there weren’t Thetans at the base of it. Like I said after that, RFK Jr. is a more respectable and intelligent guy than Cruise, and he has some credentials, and that lends credibility to what he’s saying. The Daily Show people should’ve done some research, but I guess they didn’t. Perhaps a viewer response that says “hey, you misinformed people” will make them deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/24 "2005-07-23T03:14:23Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Like I said after that, RFK Jr. is a more respectable and intelligent guy than Cruise, and he has some credentials, and that lends credibility to what he’s saying. The Daily Show people should’ve done some research, but I guess they didn’t. Perhaps a viewer response that says “hey, you misinformed people” will make them deal with it. Already sent mine in. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/25 "2005-07-23T13:27:58Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > I can tell you didn’t see him interview Michael Moore. He did the same thing when Pat Robertson was on, so it’s not like he is only soft with liberal guests. ---
**Author:** ![The\_world\_s\_most\_deadliest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@The\_world\_s\_most\_deadliest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_world_s_most_deadliest)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/26 "2005-07-23T13:40:50Z")
Can anybody sum up for me what questions there are about this topic? I’ve read the [Salon.com](http://Salon.com) article and it sounded very convincing. Kennedy’s statistic about autisim in China after the export of our vaccines sounded particularily damning to me. However, I’m not a medical professional by any means, so when I Googled I wasn’t sure if I was getting actual information or pharma spin. Kennedy should at least have emphasized more clearly that mercury hasn’t been in US vaccinations since 2003 (I believe he said). ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/27 "2005-07-23T16:02:28Z")
> [@The world's most deadliest...](#): > > Can anybody sum up for me what questions there are about this topic? I’ve read the [Salon.com](http://Salon.com) article and it sounded very convincing. Kennedy’s statistic about autisim in China after the export of our vaccines sounded particularily damning to me. However, I’m not a medical professional by any means, so when I Googled I wasn’t sure if I was getting actual information or pharma spin. > > Kennedy should at least have emphasized more clearly that mercury hasn’t been in US vaccinations since 2003 (I believe he said). Off the top of my head: Autism increased sharply when the criteria for diagnosing it changed The compound of mercury in vaccines is different than what is considered dangerous New studies on vaccines and mercury show no correlation ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/28 "2005-07-23T16:33:40Z")
> [@DanBlather](#): > > Off the top of my head: > > Autism increased sharply when the criteria for diagnosing it changed > The compound of mercury in vaccines is different than what is considered dangerous > New studies on vaccines and mercury show no correlation Also, environmental mercury (such as from coal-burning power plants) provide a much greater dose than any vaccine, and is thus a much more likely candidate for any rise in autism rates. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/29 "2005-07-23T16:57:00Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > I thought it was just Jon cutting an earnest Kennedy with a slight speech impediment some slack. … RKJr. never seems comfortable when he does interviews and such. But he should be used to it - he’s a co-host of a weekly [radio show](http://shows.airamericaradio.com/ringoffire/) now. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/30 "2005-07-23T23:55:22Z")
I missed the interview, but I’ve heard RFK Jr. on Air America. It’s odd; he’ll speak very knowledgeably about important environmental issues, and then suddenly veer off into something that sounds to me like paranoid crackpot territory. Makes me question everything I hear from him. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Gene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/31 "2005-07-24T06:44:15Z")
I noticed over a year ago that RFK’s voice has become weak and warbly. He kinda sounds like Katherine Hepburn. I knew a women who practically lost her voice. It sounded kinda of like laringitis. It was attributed to emotional problems. Maybe RFK is going wacko. I also thought that interview was very out of charater for JS. He just kind of sat there and listened. I dont think he was comfortable in the presence of a rambling voiceless, humorless man. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/32 "2005-07-24T07:35:25Z")
I haven’t been that profoundly disappointed in an interview in a long time. Stewart let Kennedy constantly make absurd assertions that are not rooted in fact. Here’s a good dissection of the problems with the original Salon article: > **[Salon.com flushes its credibility down the toilet](http://oracknows.blogspot.com/2005/06/saloncom-flushes-its-credibility-down.html)** > > ( NOTE ADDED 6/20/05: I've closed this post to comments for now, because the discussion thread is getting way too long and hard to follow. ... After it was published there was actually an entire full page rebuttal of the article by the IOM in Salon. Kennedy is a moron who does not deserve to have his beliefs aired in public. ---
**Author:** ![Amazingrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Amazingrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazingrace)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/33 "2005-07-24T15:00:13Z")
> [@Larry Borgia](#): > > Already sent mine in. 🆒 May I ask where you sent your letter? I looked on The Daily Show website and couldn’t find anything. I’d really like to write in as well. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/34 "2005-07-24T16:14:47Z")
> [@Soylent Gene](#): > > I noticed over a year ago that RFK’s voice has become weak and warbly. He kinda sounds like Katherine Hepburn. > > I knew a women who practically lost her voice. It sounded kinda of like laringitis. It was attributed to emotional problems. Maybe RFK is going wacko. Wait, so, did/does he have throat cancer or not? After seeing first **Bryan Ekers** ’s comment to me and then this post, I Googled a few variations of “Kennedy” + “throat cancer” but found nothing about RFK Jr. having it – which, of course, doesn’t prove anything. Cancer, or did I misunderstand **Bryan** ’s comment? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/35 "2005-07-24T16:24:30Z")
> [@Amazingrace](#): > > May I ask where you sent your letter? I looked on The Daily Show website and couldn’t find anything. I’d really like to write in as well. I can’t remember. I think it was thedailyshow @ comedycentral dot com. (I believe the mods frown on actual email addresses.) If you google “The daily show” and “email” you should get the correct address. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/36 "2005-07-24T17:17:16Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Wait, so, did/does he have throat cancer or not? After seeing first **Bryan Ekers** ’s comment to me and then this post, I Googled a few variations of “Kennedy” + “throat cancer” but found nothing about RFK Jr. having it – which, of course, doesn’t prove anything. > > Cancer, or did I misunderstand **Bryan** ’s comment? I thought **Bryan** was engaging in some idle speculation, or making a joke. I never took it as a serious assertion. I could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/37 "2005-07-24T19:14:19Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I could be wrong. Seems to be going around. :o ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/38 "2005-07-25T02:45:19Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Actually, i think Jon lets _everybody_ off the hook. I love the guy, but i’ve said before on these forums (in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=321449)) that i think he’s a softball interviewer, and that the interview section is my least favorite part of the show. > > I am, though, looking forward to seeing Santorum on the show. Tucker? Is that you? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Zagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/39 "2005-07-25T15:37:44Z")
I must admit I had a hard time getting past the voice. So does his voice always sound like that, or was he just having a bad day? ---
**Author:** ![Amazingrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Amazingrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazingrace)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681/40 "2005-07-25T18:56:04Z")
> [@Larry Borgia](#): > > I can’t remember. I think it was thedailyshow @ comedycentral dot com. (I believe the mods frown on actual email addresses.) > > If you google “The daily show” and “email” you should get the correct address. Sorry, I forgot about the actual email address rule. Thanks a bunch. My message has been sent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-7-21/313681.md?page=3)