First, let’s talk about these amazing photos!!! Jon Stewart was out and about in NYC yesterday with his dog, Champ. Champ only has three legs!! OMG. I didn’t know Jon Stewart had a three-legged dog, but that is just… adorable. It makes me love Jon even more, and I’m already pretty much crazy in love with him.
Anyway, the latest controversy with/about Jon is that Donald Trump is trying to start something with him. And I do think that’s how it’s going down – Jon was just minding his own business, doing The Daily Show and doing his thing and Trump was looking for a new victim to bully now that the overwhelming majority of people think Trump is a frothing-at-the-mouth wingnut (especially after his call for armed revolution against… a duly and fairly re-elected president). So Trump tried to start something and Jon Stewart had some fun with that:
Jon Stewart has a lot of fans — but Donald Trump is not one of them. After a bit of back-and-forth between the two, beginning with a tweet from the real estate tycoon and culminating in a joke at his expense during the Daily Show on Wednesday, May 1, Trump again took to Twitter to voice his less-than-favorable opinions of the comedian.
“If Jon Stewart is so above it all & legit, why did he change his name from Jonathan Leibowitz? He should be proud of his heritage!” the Celebrity Apprentice boss wrote on Friday, May 3.
“Jon Stewart is a total phony — he should cherish his past — not run from it,” he added. “As I’ve said many times before, Jon Stewart is highly overrated.”
The drama between the two started on April 24, when Trump insulted the Daily Show host’s intelligence on Twitter. “I promise you that I’m much smarter than Jonathan Leibowitz — I mean Jon Stewart,” he wrote, prompting some followers to question whether he is anti-semitic.
In response, Stewart called out Trump on his show, joking that the business magnate’s birth name was “F–kface Von Clownstick.” The Donald was not amused.
“Amazing how the haters & losers keep tweeting the name ‘F**kface Von Clownstick’ like they are so original & like no one else is doing it…” he tweeted, adding that Stewart had stolen the moniker “from some moron” on Twitter.
“He’s an overrated a–hole,” he told a follower of the comedian. “Total phony.”
I’m fine with this. I’m fine with Donald Trump attacking Jon Stewart and I’m fine with Jon Stewart defending himself by making fun of F—kface Von Clownstick. I think this is a fair fight as far as “celebrity battles” go. What bugs me is when people treat Trump like he’s a legitimate political player with something to say about government or the economy. He’s not. He’s a petty windbag and a C-list celebrity who starts feuds and then whines when people disagree with him.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
I love Jon Stewart. And The Donald is so entertaining, he should have his own reality show.
They could call it “The Apprentice.”
HAHA…or maybe Celebrity Apprentice…
I meant something more Kardashian style. The cameras should follow him as he insults his way trough life.
That photo of Jon patting his dog is adorable
Yeah that dog is CUUUUUTE! The one of him(her) just laying down on the ground did it for me. That looks like a puppy, right? So Jon Stewart recently adopted a 3-legged dog? D’awww….
I know! So like a puppy to squeeze in a nap anywhere, anytime. No Walking sign? Fine, time for a nap.
And I didn’t think I could love Jon Stewart more …
Yeah, the one of him petting the dog is cute. 🙂
STFU Von Clownstick.
LOL, Marie.
Man, I love that tripod doggy! So cute 🙂
So yeah if the Donald think Stewart is a phony it means he’s the real deal and it makes me love him even more! End of story.
jon is that perfect combo of smart/funny that makes him so incredibly sexy.
trump needs to stfu and go away. hes pathetic and doesn’t realize how much he embarrasses himself.
Totally agree. It’s the sexy smart brain factor. It just makes him so damn hot!
Totally agree. I wish Stewart would challenge Von Clownstick to a debate. He’d run rings around him. Hell, Champ would run rings around him.
And I’m with everyone else. I already love Jon and now that I know he’s got a three legged dog named Champ? Swoon.
I would marry him in a heartbeat. He is so sexy.
Donald is such a blowhard, also very orange & his fake tan is poorly done. Is that more of Melania’s work? Supposedly, she cuts & “styles” his hair.
She must secretly hate him. Are you sure it’s not a wig?
And I love the name F-ckface Von Clownstick.
Almost as much as I love Stewart’s dog. Too cute.
Agree. It is obvious to me his wife can’t stand him.
I actually wonder if Champion, the 3 legged dog on Parks and Rec was inspired by Jon Stewart’s actual dog or if it was just a funny coincidence.
I thought that too! I bet he’s good at everything…except digging. 😀
I wondered the same thing, too. I love Champion! And I love Champ!
Jon Stewart is a Forever Dong for me…since the 80s or 90s. I think I’m a little more in love with him after seeing him with his dog.
Plus one. Well since the late nineties only though, due to my age. He is perfect
Me too. I faithfully watched his MTV show. Forever dong!
Early 2000s (late 90s?) for me, when I first watched the old-school Daily Show.
That dig at Jon Stewarts name just reeks of major anti-semitism. Which surprises absolutely nobody! Trump = raging racist, misogynist, transphobic and now anti-semite.
How ironic of Trump, since he has a Jewish son-in-law and his daughter converted to Judaism.
Bahahahaha! That’s awesome.
At this point Ivanka needs to stand up to his crap. I have no respect for her until she does.
It’s hard to not get that impression right?
Why would it matter that Jon Stewart’s last name was originally Leibowitz? Why even bring that up?
Right. And it’s not like Stewart ever tries to hide his Jewish heritage. Trump is just a scum.
And I don’t agree that people treat Trump as a legit political figure. I don’t think too many people take him seriously these days.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but it’s still Leibowitz, Stewart is just a stage name I think.
It’s dumb to bring it up, Winon Ryder’s last name is Horowitz but does it actually matter?
@Leena, I’m pretty sure he and his wife changed it officially back in the early 2000s.
Love Jon Stewart…I want to get a puppy now.
Jon Stewart legally changed his name by dropping his last name and using is middle name as his last name. He did it because he had no relationship (or a bad relationship) with his father after his parents split and getting rid of the last name was a way to distance himself from his dad.
Trump’s a proctologist’s dream
Guess that makes Angelina Jolie worthy of Trump’s rage too.
Actually Jon Stewart is his real name. Jonathan Stewart Liebowitz. He’s no different than Ann Margaret or Cher, who also don’t use their last names.
I watched a documentary about how since Meyer’s MGM era Jews were changing their names with stage names for assimilation sake. Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, etc. It was on Pbs called Jewish Americans. I learned a lot about my people
Nothing new about taking a stage name. The stage was once frowned upon as a career choice and performers took stage names to protect their families reputations. It’s true that some took stage names to avoid persecution but there were other reasons as well. For example Michael Keaton took the name Keaton in honor of Diane Keaton since his real name Michael Douglas was already in use by a successful actor.
@ Nina: Michael Keaton’s name is in reference to Buster Keaton, not Diane. Otherwise, totally agree. Stage names are hardly a new business, and there are a lot of reasons for them.
Don’t you remember when this asshat was accused of being racist because of his whole ‘birther’ nonsense… he said he couldn’t possibly be prejudiced because he’s friends with (quote) “the blacks”. WTF?
“Asshat” is putting it mildly. He’s a bigot on so many levels. It’s disgusting.
Projecting much?
As the lovely Jon Stewart replied-We seem to have hit a Fuckface Von Nervestick.
I LOVED that response. Posted it on FB this weekend. 🙂
I love Jon. He is intelligent and hilarious. The Donald is an old windbag who loves the sound of his own voice. He might as well give up this fight & go back to associating with the Z listers on the Apprentice who he can bully so easily.
If the Trump dislikes Jon, then it’s a flattering testament to J.S.’s character, IMO.
So true! I could not love Jon more than I do.
I love that dog.
Yep. That story and those pictures made me love Jon Stewart even more and hate F—kface Von Clownstick even more.
wait – Donald Trump is F*ckface Von Clownstick? That guy owes me money!
You’d better collect before he files for bankruptcy again!
Haha! Well done.
Von Clownstick Towers, yep I like it!
Awwww. Champ!
F—kface Von Clownstick is such a moron. Did he learn nothing from his complete humiliation at the hands of Bill Maher?
God that was awesome. Trump’s attorney’s letter was comedy gold.
That just makes me like Jon Stewart more.
Can’t help loving Donald Trump. He stands up against the msm which few do.
He’s just an attention whore, looking for attention and ratings. He’s not interesting enough on his own so he has to pick fights to get attention..Fuckface Von Clownstick is the perfect name for him.
Get back to caribou hunting, Mrs. Palin.
LOL 🙂
if by “stands up against” you mean “disagrees with well-established facts and makes a fool of himself in the process”, then I agree.
+1
I know. If only someone could find a way to offer daily scathing critiques of mainstream media’s lazy, sensationalized, hive-mind propaganda machine. Like some kind of witty, well-written satirical news show.
Good one! 🙂
How exactly is he standing up to the mainstream media? Is it with that show of his that airs on the mainstream media? Or perhaps because he likes to float wing nut birther theories in the mainstream media? Keep drinking that kool-aid over at Faux News, don’t let reality bother you, the Donald, f*ckface Von clownstick himself has your back.
What?!!?! You mean Jon Stewart is Jewish? I had no idea, Mr. Trump. Wow, his whole life is a lie!
I have always known that “Jon Stewart” was not his birth name. And that his middle name is “Stuart” and not “Stewart”. He is an ACTOR, they do this. Just like “Charlton Heston”, “John Wayne” and “Kirk Douglas”.
Really, is this all that you have on him?!?!?!
It isn’t just money that Trump’s after. Once he figured out that a spurious feud and frivolous lawsuit with Bill Maher got him more publicity than he’s had since the last election, he was bound to pick another fight with someone with a highly successful and visible talk show, just to generate some more publicity for himself. I love Jon Stewart (and “F**kface von Clownstick” is hilarious), but I almost wish he hadn’t responded, just to see if Trump would tantrum harder to get his attention. Next up for Trump: Stephen Colbert? Rachel Maddow? Hmmmmm …
His stunt with Maher was a comedy gold mine. I laughed so hard a Maher’s response, I cried.
Me too. And I hope he takes on Colbert. That will be brilliant.
Yes! I’d love to see Colbert respond.
Oooh, I’d love to see him go after Colbert and the response it would get. I’d pay money for that one.
Trump is a massive bigot. It shows in everything he does.
It is fairly well known that Stewart changed his name due to issues with his father.
umm, I think Fuckface Von Clownface is the overrated one. I won’t watch his show anymore in case someone can tell I am watching it, giving him the ratings.
I am still waiting for the long-form birth certificate to prove his father was not an orange orangutan.
OMG this is hilarious 😀
I am still waiting for the proof Trump said he found that Obama wasn’t born Hawaii. Donald said it would blow are minds what he had on Obama. Then nothing just silence on the subject. Donald is an idiot and he prov es it every time he opens his mouth or goes on Twitter.
I laughed so hard at this comment I cried, Thank you! Love Jon Stewart so much 🙂
OK, you win!! Funny how he dropped the lawsuit, so I guess we all know the truth don’t we–“Von Clownstick!!”
Perfect example of how criticism of others is really a self-portrait.
What people ick on in others is what they are worried about in themselves! Feeling insecure, Donald?
A guy with a orange marmot tortuously plastered on his head and Paris Hilton spray-tan is calling someone else a phony?
Hahahaha. He is funny. He must not be getting the attention he wants.
I think this is hilarious.
Doesn’t F–kface Von Clownstick have a business to run? How does he have time to sit there on twitter and whine? All this has done is made him look more bigoted, and somehow even more stupid and obnoxious.
Oh lord. Why is Trump running from his real skin tone or hair style? Why does Trump think calling everyone he doesn’t like “loser” is ok? Donald Trump is a whiny loser whose only “claim to fame” is his money. I really, REALLY dislike DT. I’m always firmly team whoever he hates, even if I dislike them too.
Shows how stupid FF von Clownstick is. He thinks he can take on Stewie and his team of writers and come out swinging? Clown-faced fool.
Why would anyone start a feud with Stewart? Doesnt Donald know he will be destroyed? Stewart is both smart and funny. Donald is neither.
No kidding. Stewart is the man that basically got Crossfire shut down. Tucker Bowtie was jobless for a while.
It’s not Stewart alone either, it’s Stewart and that baying pack of comedy hounds he runs with. Look out Clownstick.
Haha, he’s one to talk about being proud of heritage; he came to Scotland and trampled all over his own one! It’s all in this movie… http://www.youvebeentrumped.com/youvebeentrumped.com/THE_MOVIE.html
I’m fine with the donald dissing Jon. I think we all have Trump’s number-low as it is. He rates right up there with pocket lint.
How DARE you insult pocket lint in such a way!
Good one!
He (meaning Von Clownstick) and Palin should get together.
/runs
I didn’t think I could love Jon Stewart more. That doggy! *heart melts*
As for F**kface Von Clownstick formerly known as Creamsicle Trump he needs to go take a long walk off a short pier.
I go to fordham and he went here too… Anyways he wanted to donate an entire building and the school actually said no to him not really because his taste is gauche and tacky but because they didn’t want to be associated with him. I know this doesn’t have much to do with this story but it just goes to show how bad his reputation is if a college denies a shit ton of money from him.
Wow. Hilarious. You’d think he’d get a clue with a rejection like that.
Trump is the most overrated asshole on the face if the planet with more dollars than sense. Ol’ F**Kface Von Clownstick ought to shut his mouth.
Jon is overrated, but his tweets about von Fkstick were right on.
A guy with a bad comb over and orange skin is calling John Stewart fake. Meanwhile, John is in regular guy clothes w a 3 legged dog. Just the photos speak a thousand words.
Not a Donald fan but he is right. Jon Stewart is completely overrated. How did an ex volleyball player become qualified to talk politics as if he has a political background?
Yeah. He ought to be a real estate, “billionaire” then he would be qualified talk politics!
Jon Stewart hosts a comedic show that touches on topical issues and involves some political satire, it’s not like he’s on Meet The Press claiming to be an expert on foreign policy or something.
Dear god THIS. ^ And JS makes it abundantly clear – all the time ! – that he is a comedian, not a political analyst. He is extremely qualified to find humor in the political machine.
volleyball? doubtful, the man is barely 5’4″.
in any case, he has a college degree, has worked in many areas before he became famous, including in the public service, gov’t and education.
why is he any LESS qualified than a majority of the many talking heads/political commentators out there?
Ex-soccer player for William & Mary-get it right.
And he’s a comedian. On a comedy show. That pokes fun and has a intelligent satirical take at the high comedy that is the media/politicians. Like OriginalKitten said, he’s not on Meet the Press.
Most politicians were involved with another market or held various jobs before they hold office. The people behind the scenes are probably the more lifelong political figures.
He doesn’t claim to be qualified, but much of the public turns to him because people are desperate for intelligence and integrity in the media, and as a comedian, he conducts better interviews and offers more intelligent political commentary than many of the people that are legitimate politicians and journalists.
As he often says, he shouldn’t have as much of a voice as he does.
How did a b-actor become president? Call it the vagaries of fate, at least Jon Stewart is funny.
I find it ironic that Trump would suggest Jon Stewart’s a phony when he lives his life pretending to be a respected billionaire businessman/real estate magnate, when in reality he’s little more than a carnival busker. Plus that hair, the orange skin – what the hell is “real” about that?
HAHAHAHAHA~(wiping tears) Ah, now THAT was funny!! Donald Chump whining about Jon Stewart. F–Kface von Clownstump, indeed! I have been crushing on Jon for years and years~since Talk Soup, in fact. LOVE love love him.
LOL, Trump is as phony as it’s possible to be.
Great article, Kaiser. You nailed it!
Racist birther fool Donal Trump is just asking to be publicly humiliated yet again.
That three legged dog has more class and relevance to the political discussion than the guy with the fake tan and the dead possum for a hairpiece.
I do have to admit, though…the Donald does entertain me …
Love the dog!
Donald Trump calls Jon Stewart a phony out of the blue, hmm lets look at the Apprentice as he went from the sea of MBA grads to a dribble of mostly “D” list washed up celebrities most of which have no degrees of which Trump once lauded a being very important. At least the one he calls Leibowitz has a consistent brand in his news and political satire for the years he has been at the desk, the only consistent thing with Trump for the last few years is his vulgarity and his shows low ratings.
So why exactly did Jon change his last name anyway?
Jon’s parents divorced when he was 11 and his father has pretty much never been in his life, so he wanted nothing to do with this last name. He tweeted about having a complicated relationship with his father. Stuart was his middle name so he just made that his last name since it had been his stage name anyways.
Uh, F**kface von Clownstump, we might consider taking you seriously if you hadn’t glued the strangled carcass of a cocker spaniel to the top of your head.
Anyone who cares for a three-legged dog is pretty much an ANGEL in my book…
Donald Trump’s original paternal family name is DRUMPF. Changed for obvious reasons: ugly. Jon Stewart could still have some fun with that fact, which would truly needle The Donald!
I hope this orange-colored BUFFOON realizes that the more he runs around picking fights with people…INTELLIGENT people at that…it just makes him look like even more of a moron.
Just goes to show money does not equal class, dignity or character.
I can’t come up with anything I don’t like about Jon, or anything I do like about F–kface Von Clownstick. Where does FF come off calling ANYONE a phony?! Pot you ARE kettle. And you’re fat, and you have cr@p hair. Clearly FF has a cast iron ego, cause he keeps opening that pouty, smirky little mouth.
says Donald Trump…
Consider the source.
Jon Stewart is my forever little brother – I will always think well of him.
Awww his puppy is adorable!
I love Jon Stewart and I think Trump is an ass. However, I wish Jon had used his immense wit to comeback with something a little more clever and less profane. It feels a little too much like stooping to Trump’s level.
There’s no fool like an old fool!
donald trump is such a boob lol
I stopped reading after I read “a duly and fairly re-elected president”.
OK, I’ll bite.
is your implication that Obama is neither?
if so…pray tell, what makes you say that?
Trump is a complete a…hole – he has recently taken to speaking for a whole nation ..namely “Scaatland” aka Scotland…about how the Scaatish people are against windfarms…just cos they’re going to build one near his golf course and will spoil the view! LOL!!!! Dont remember him asking me my opinion – I would keep the windfarm and get rid of the windbag….