# Daily Show treatment of tragedy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586 "2005-07-14T22:27:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586/21 "2005-07-15T18:22:13Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > When he came back on the air after 9/11, he gave a tearful speech about the incident, I think it was well received. Is there a place to watch this? Something like iFilm. I’d love to see it. As for the OP, the Daily Show is one of the few places that have a genuine reaction to situations that oft times are badly handled by the networks. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586/22 "2005-07-15T18:39:12Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > Well, sorry if your post didn’t exactly make it clear that you understood that. I thought it was pretty clear. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586/23 "2005-07-15T19:02:14Z")
…Yeah… pretty much crystal clear. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586/24 "2005-07-15T21:28:15Z")
Whatever. Excuse me for responding. I notice none of you are jumping on the person who said basically the same thing two posts after I did. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586/25 "2005-07-15T22:38:41Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > Whatever. Excuse me for responding. > > I notice none of you are jumping on the person who said basically the same thing two posts after I did. She’s not getting all defensive over her reading error. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586/26 "2005-07-15T22:44:45Z")
I must have been distracted by “Courdry” and “critized.” Next time I’ll read more carefully. ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586/27 "2005-07-16T10:45:42Z")
> [@FisherQueen](#): > > I would say that his monologue after September 11 marks the beginning of people starting to look at Stewart more seriously as a quasi-real journalist. Sure, he insists that he’s just a comedian, as he should. But when it comes down to it, I believe the Daily Show more than I believe Fox News. > > And, damn it, that’s just sad. Sweets, let me welcome you to my list of favorite Dopers. There’s no red carpet to speak of, but you are on my list. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586/28 "2005-07-16T10:48:12Z")
> [@sj2](#): > > Sweets, let me welcome you to my list of favorite Dopers. There’s no red carpet to speak of, but you are on my list. 🆒 And your little Lok too. 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-show-treatment-of-tragedy/312586.md?page=1)