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All I have to say is, I completely understand why Cintra wants to go off on the bOrscars. I, personally, thought Jon Stewart did a fantastic job! Her reference to him knowing he tanked in the first 20 seconds? Do you watch the Daily Show, Cintra? Because I do, and have, since Craig Kilbourne ran it. I watched Jon's take over, and his rise to fame, with pride and love in my heart. If you do watch the show, you will notice Jon's self deprecating reactions to his jokes. The " me and my jokes are tanking" look IS Jon Stewart. Bringing Stephen Colbert in to voice over video shorts to be shown throughout the night, mocking the constant movie montages, making light of celebrities in an intelligent way, for me, made the oscars better than they have been in years. I will admit to the boringness factor being high, but my favorite moments were the Jon moments.
I think you need to know think before you write with such anger and disappointment. Maybe take a breath, count to ten, watch the Daily Show, as well as Oscar's passed. YOu will realized what a marked improvement this is for the next generation of both stars and movie goers.
