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Could it be true?  Did Demetri Martin just sign a deal with Microsoft? Please bear with me as I calculate degrees of separation between me and Jon Stewart.

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  • Anonymous
    June 07, 2006
    Personally, the further I am from Jon Stewart, the better.   I don't know that having ties to most "unfunny" comic makes us cool, but I suppose we do a lot of things that are unpoppular with large groups of consumers: http://www.microsoft.com/citizenship/diversity/inside/dac/gleam.asp

    Is it a wonder our stock price goes down when we divide our audience with statements, stances and endorsements like this?
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  • Anonymous
    June 07, 2006
    I come from a family where I am definitely the minority, philosophically speaking. I'm not sure that any of them would find Jon Stewart that funny either though I tend to find that he makes fun of everyone. And I don't find Demetri's work to be very political. I haven't heard him do stand-up though.

    I get your point on the corporations involved in political issues thing, but I feel that when it comes to workplace discrimination and civil rights, they have to. I used to feel the same way you do (not wanting companies to take a position either way) but I changed my mind over the last year or so. Hey, we devote a lot of money to education and I don't have kids, but I can't say that it's wrong for us to be supportive of education.

    Deep down, in my gut, I would rather be just than be rich...if I had to choose, of course. Because I'd rather be both...and attractive too. And popular.
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  • Anonymous
    June 07, 2006
    I didn't mention legal discrimination at all.   In fact the regular definition of "discriminate" holds true in my statement : "to make a distinction" is one such plain definition, and as it was intended in the post.  We aren't talking politics as played out in corporations such as Microsoft.  

    I find it hard to believe that you can bring up Jon Stewart but shy away from politics, but none-the-less, if that's what you want.  People with "agendas" typically don't encourage debate.  Instead they like to get their point out and silence all others.  With that in mind I've got no problem taking the "discussion" elsewhere and leaving the "agendas" here.
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  • Anonymous
    June 12, 2006
    Here's more on The Daily Shows  correspondents' previous work with Microsoft:

    http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/104151.asp?source=rss

    I forgot about the Ed Helms peice...didn't know about the others.