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Monday, March 6, 2006 12:00 AM

Oscar castrates himself

The Academy celebrates niceness, bleeps out "bitch" and pats itself on the back for good behavior. And what did they do to poor Jon Stewart?

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  • Tuesday, March 7, 2006 01:16 PM

    Ease up already...

    It's the Oscar's for crying outloud, what were you expecting from Jon Stewart? It's a mainstream ceremony that is viewed on primetime, obviously his material is going to be different from that of his show or from his infamous Crossfire appearance. I thought Stewart did a great job.

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