JON STEWART ON WILLIE RANDOLPH'S FIRING

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Last night's Daily Show opened with Jon Stewart (a Mets fan) talking about Willie Randolph's firing yesterday.  Stewart shows off a little, if you ask me.  "Ooh, look at me, I can tell jokes about sports without mentioning dead hookers!"  Well la dee dah Mister King of Comedy.  Why don't YOU try blogging all day. As an aside, Stewart also interviewed Lara Logan ... [link]

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Jon Stewart On Willie Randolph's Firing
Published 6/18/2008 at FanIQ Blog
Did you happen to catch Omar Minaya's explanation of the firing yesterday? If he was auditioning for a stand-up comedy routine, he performed quite well. "I wanted to go directly to Willie myself and personally tell him of this decision. I wanted to look him in the eye and tell him straight. I know the perception is that the way it was handled, it was disrespectful, maybe. The reason it was handled quickly is out of respect to Willie." Oh, I see. You fired him at 12am PT on the other side of the country after he'd ...

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