In a recent discussion with Cliff May (President of the 'Foundation for Defense of Democracies'), Jon Stewart remarked that former President Harry Truman was a war criminal for giving authority to drop Atomic Bombs on Japanese cities during WWII, the first and only instance of nuclear warfare.
VIDEO: Jon Stewart discussing torture with Cliff May
Jon Stewart apologized for his statement the following episode
VIDEO: Harry Truman was NOT a war criminal
Blogger AllahPundit of conservative blog HotAir deconstructs Jon Stewart's alter egos, conveniently alternating between "serious pundit" and lovable "clown".
Ellis Henican and Bill O'Reilly expand on the moral dilemmas surrounding war, using Harry Truman actions as a jumping off point
VIDEO: Jon Stewart discussing torture with Cliff May
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | M - Th 11p / 10c | |||
| Cliff May Unedited Interview Pt. 2 | ||||
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Cliff May Unedited Interview Pt. 2
CLIFF MAY: We did do Hiroshima, do you think Harry Truman is a war criminal for that?
JON STEWART: (pause) Yeah -- yeah
MAY: You do? OK
STEWART: Here's what I think on the Atom bomb. If we had dropped the Atom bomb 50 miles offshore and say that next one is coming to hit. Then I would think it's OK. To Drop it on a city and kill hundreds of thousands of people. Yeah I think that's criminal.
Jon Stewart apologized for his statement the following episode
VIDEO: Harry Truman was NOT a war criminal
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | M - Th 11p / 10c | |||
| Harry Truman Was Not a War Criminal | ||||
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JON STEWART: The other night... I may have mentioned... that Harry Truman was a criminal (pause for laughter) and right after saying it I thought to myself that was dumb. And uh it was dumb, stupid in fact. So I shouldn't have said that and yet I did. So I say right now -- No I don't believe that to be the case, the atomic bomb was a very complicated decision in the context of a horrific war
Blogger AllahPundit of conservative blog HotAir deconstructs Jon Stewart's alter egos, conveniently alternating between "serious pundit" and lovable "clown".
Jon Stewart: Hey, sorry for calling Harry Truman a war criminalUpdate:
He could have tried explaining but instead he mugs his way through the whole bit. Which is what he always does when he gets in a jam while playing serious pundit: Clown nose off, clown nose on.
Ellis Henican and Bill O'Reilly expand on the moral dilemmas surrounding war, using Harry Truman actions as a jumping off point
VIDEO: Ellis Henican and Bill O'Reilly debate how war should be conducted
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