But Sometimes He's Wrong

I'm a big fan of The Daily Show, for the same obvious reasons so many else are. But last night Jon Stewart was off the mark.

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In an uncharacteristic move, the opening commentary on last week's pirate showdown came down on the side of the mainstream, even though the media coverage of the event left much to be desired -- heavy on the flag waving, light on the nuance.

Surely at least part of the ransoms go to illicit activities and promote further hostage-taking, but the pirates who collect them are hardly the hustlers for "genocidal warlords in charge or child armies" that Stewart claimed.

Also, the adjective form of Somalia is "Somali," not "Somalian," as Stewart said at least three times.