The Daily Show: Ears Edition Jon Stewart on Tucker Carlson's Putin Interview | Melissa Murray and Kate Shaw
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Feb 20, 2024 
Constitutional experts Melissa Murray and Kate Shaw join Jon Stewart to dissect Donald Trump's 'platinum due process plan' and the potential consequences of his presidential immunity. The discussion extends to the handling of cases against Trump, the threat of immunity, and the likelihood of him facing trial for the Jan. 6th insurrection.
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How Saying "Of Course" Normalizes Power
- Jon Stewart shows how media can normalize authoritarian power by responding to lies with feigned neutrality.
- He calls out Tucker Carlson's technique of saying "of course" to harmful falsehoods to soften them for viewers.
Grocery Carts Mask Repression
- Michael Kosta's Russian grocery trip and Tucker's subway praise illustrate how surface comforts hide repression.
- Stewart reminds listeners those tidy amenities come with political repression and human rights costs.
Woke Vs Unwoke Recasts Geopolitics
- Stewart identifies a reframing: some on the right now cast global conflict as "woke vs unwoke."
- This recasts Putin as an ally to cultural conservatives despite his brutality.