So another one bites the dust. Jason Jones, the racist, misogynistic, arrogant, dim bulb, jerk correspondent from The Daily Show had his official goodbye on Thursday night.
Jones wasn't anything like his character. He is a very genuine, decent and funny guy, married to Samantha Bee, another Daily Show correspondent. His arrogant persona ended up being a real asset to The Daily Show, as it allowed him to infiltrate the far right nut bags and expose them without them realizing it. He'd ramp up his jerk character to 10, and they welcomed him in like he was a long lost brother.
He also highlighted, shockingly, that no matter how extreme to the right his persona was, there always seemed to be someone who would try to outdo him, like some sort of 'I can out tea party you' gauntlet was thrown down.
Jason Jones was incredible with some of his international pieces. He did bits from Iran, opening up that country's citizens to the USA for the first time since the 1980's, got threatened with sanctioned murder by a certain former Soviet leader, and immersed himself in the politics of India, a country the US needs to be far more knowledgable about.
For Jones' best bit, I think it's the one he did about a certain Washington football team. Even he couldn't hold the character any longer at the end, frustrated with the blatant racism of the owner and the NFL. This piece also got The Daily Show some extra criticism, something they themselves addressed before and during the piece, as the female football fan insisted she was ambushed. The Daily Show reviewed her complaint and stood by the bit. Since there was no further legal action, I would presume they were right. Enjoy.
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/189afv/the-redskins--name---catching-racism
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