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	Sunday, 3 May 2009

Jon Stewart Backs Down?! Disappointing. On a recent show, Jon Stewart said that he thought Harry Truman should have been tried as a war criminal for authorizing dropping nuclear bombs on the civilian population of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He backed it up with some justification as to why the acts were just plain wrong. I cheered when I heard it because it[base ']s very rarely that I hear Americans recognize the fact that the bombings were completely unjustified and a war crime of huge proportions. Even my American friends who are pro-justice and anti-war find it extremely hard to say [base "]Yes, the bombings were wrong[per thou]. They justify it anyway they can. Then, on last night[base ']s show, he started by apologizing, saying he was wrong, and completely backing down! You have to wonder what happened behind the scenes? I totally don[base ']t believe his whole [base "]Oh I knew it was wrong when I said it[per thou] shtick. The powers-that-be obviously came down on him HARD. But which powers? The Comedy Central powers? MTV? Viacom? And why? It[base ']s not like Stewart doesn[base ']t say lots of things that the elite don[base ']t like on a nightly basis. Why this one statement? If anyone can help me understand it, I[base ']d appreciate it. Here[base ']s Stewart talking about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c Cliff May Unedited Interview Pt. 3 thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Economic Crisis First 100 Days Here[base ']s the segment where he backs down: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c Harry Truman Was Not a War Criminal thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Economic Crisis First 100 Days [TPN :: GDay World] 12:43:58 AM

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