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One Nation, Thunder Dog

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Irv the talking head

Irv Turner is the host of The Irv Turner Show, a cable opinion show. News isn’t news until Irv says so, and Buck and Jeremy are expected to edit the video to match.

He prefers politics to government, because government is oversight hearings and appropriations requests. His show gave 22 minutes to Deb‘s flubbed pledge and Ludwig tripping over a dog.

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Popularity rank 1 #38. Piece on the air

April 13, 2010

BUCK: Well, you got your piece on the air.
JEREMY: My piece was about violence between Congress and anti-government protestors, Buck.

JEREMY: Irv's doing 22 minutes on a Congresswoman flubbing a meaningless speech and a protestor tripping on a dog.

JEREMY: I thought I worked for a political opinion show... Turns out I work for Washington's Funniest Home Videos.

JEREMY: (sigh) I wish I could hit IRV in the crotch with a bat...
BUCK: Wouldn't work. He's smooth down there.

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Popularity rank 2 #36. Great footage

April 6, 2010

JEREMY: He screams, then lunges, trips on her dog and falls before he hits her.
IRV: Well, this is great footage.

IRV: But cut out the CONTEXT. Just show him tripping...
JEREMY: But that's the STORY! "Crazy Tea Partier attacks congresswoman"!

IRV: Nonono... the STORY is: FAT GUY trips on CUTE DOG. Ooo, in fact, let's do a retrospective on fat guys falling throughout history.

JEREMY: But... this is a POLITICAL show.
IRV: Fine... POLITICAL fat guys... But work in Jack Black.

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Popularity rank 3 #2. Big news

December 31, 2009

JEREMY: We could lead with Rep. Geminari flubbing the pledge of allegiance. It's in all the major blogs, sort of big news…
IRV: BLOGS??!

IRV: It's not news until it's on MY TV SHOW, Tran! It's not news until Irv Turner says so!
JEREMY: All right, well, we also have a piece about redistricting.

IRV: OK, we'll lead with this pledge thing. You can inform the Internet that, just this once, I've been gracious enough to legitimize them.

JEREMY: Yes, sir. I'll… Twitter them.
IRV: Oh good, yes, I think they'd like that.

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Popularity rank 4 #22. Government vs. politics

February 16, 2010

JEREMY: Irv, I can't DO this. Editing clips of this Congresswoman, painting her as something she's NOT... I mean, it's just, there's actual, REAL stuff going on in D.C. right now!

JEREMY: Why don't we report on GOVERNMENT, instead of just... POLITICS?
IRV: GOVERNMENT is about oversight hearings and appropriations requests.

IRV: POLITICS is about lying and fucking. It's NOT a hard call.

IRV: Now get back to work. I need video of her making love to a pack of Taliban labradors.

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Popularity rank 5 #18. Not much response

February 10, 2010

IRV: How's the pledge piece coming?
BUCK: Not much response from the Geminari camp, Irv. They're going "no drama".

IRV: How bad is it?
BUCK: They released a 35-minute video of her QUIETLY READING.

IRV: All right... well, let's double up on editing the video. She won't talk? We'll talk for her.

BUCK: So... just keep making up news then?
IRV: Well, if she won't issue any rash, reactionary statements, she gives us no choice.

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