{"id":15002,"date":"2011-01-11T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/?p=15002"},"modified":"2011-01-11T11:22:54","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T17:22:54","slug":"jon-stewart-lowers-act-speaks-from-the-heart-about-arizona-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/2011\/01\/jon-stewart-lowers-act-speaks-from-the-heart-about-arizona-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Stewart Speaks from the Heart, Talks about Arizona Shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In all honesty we had no idea how to address the tragedy of the Arizona shootings. After hearing the horrific news about our friend Sancrist last week, we&#8217;ve been all over the place emotionally. Focusing on personal projects and talking with friends has kept us, more or less, sane over the last week.<\/p>\n<p>We like it when Jon Stewart drops the act for a few minutes to talk without a punchline in mind. The catharsis of his and Colbert&#8217;s satire is more than welcome and more importantly, <strong>needed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re more than glad to let Mr Stewart&#8217;s words reflect our thoughts on the Arizona shootings and the aftermath.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style='font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='360' height='353'>\n<tbody>\n<tr style='background-color:#e5e5e5' valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;'><a target=\"_blank\" style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com' class=\"external external_icon\">The Daily Show With Jon Stewart<\/a><\/td>\n<td style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align:right; font-weight:bold;'>Mon &#8211; Thurs 11p \/ 10c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='height:14px;' valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'<a target=\"_blank\" style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/watch\/mon-january-10-2011\/arizona-shootings-reaction' class=\"external external_icon\">Arizona Shootings Reaction<a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='height:14px; background-color:#353535' valign='middle'>\n<td colspan='2' style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; width:360px; overflow:hidden; text-align:right'><a target=\"_blank\" style='color:#96deff; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/'>www.thedailyshow.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><embed style='display:block' src='http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:370499' width='360' height='301' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'><\/embed><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='height:18px;' valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'>\n<table style='margin:0px; text-align:center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='100%' height='100%'>\n<tr valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target=\"_blank\" style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/full-episodes\/' class=\"external external_icon\">Daily Show Full Episodes<\/a><\/td>\n<td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target=\"_blank\" style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http:\/\/www.indecisionforever.com\/' class=\"external external_icon\">Political Humor &#038; Satire Blog&lt;\/a><\/td>\n<td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target=\"_blank\" style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyshow'>The Daily Show on Facebook<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/watch\/mon-january-10-2011\/arizona-shootings-reaction\" class=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ScreenShot274-300x159.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Pensive Stewart is pensive.\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ScreenShot274-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ScreenShot274.png 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In all honesty we had no idea how to address the tragedy of the Arizona shootings. After hearing the horrific news about our friend Sancrist last week, we&#8217;ve been all over the place emotionally. Focusing on personal projects and talking with friends has kept us, more or less, sane over the last week. 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