Don’t Judge a Comic Book By Its Creator’s Appearance on The Daily Show

David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog ^ | March 2, 2011 | Bosch Fawstin

[Walter Scott Hudson]

Last night "The Daily Show" aired a prerecorded segment that I taped with them a few weeks ago. During the segment I was interviewed by Aasif Mandvi, the show's "liberal Muslim" correspondent. The main topic discussed was the "Muslim" Batman, but we also spent a significant amount of time discussing my own creation, a counter-jihad superhero named Pigman. Based on what was filmed during the 3-hour shoot, the segment had the potential to be humorous, controversial and informative. How it actually turned out was the product of some pretty crafty editing. And, unfortunately, I had no control over that. It was still humorous, but it was gutted of almost all significant substance, and some of the good humorous bits were left out as well.

First, I need to explain why I agreed to do it at all. I've been working on my graphic novel, The Infidel featuring Pigman, for years. After trying with dozens of agents, editors, and publishers to get someone to take on the project, and finding that not even those who were sympathetic were willing to do so (some cited Muslim reprisal as a reason,) I needed to get publicity however I could. In this context, one day I received an e-mail from one of "The Daily Show" producers, asking me to appear and discuss my views on Nightrunner, the "Muslim" Batman, which I had discussed in this post here at NRB. After having long conversations with two different producers, and realizing their interest in having me on was real, and included an interest in discussing Pigman, I decided, for better or worse, to go ahead with it.

When I arrived at the shoot, I learned that my interviewer would be Aasif Mandvi, the show's "liberal" Muslim correspondent...

[DesScorp]

Getting invited to the Daily Show is like getting invited to the Jerry Springer show. Nothing good can come of it, so just don’t go.

[max americana]

Yup. It always is a set up for an ambush especially with the brainless crowd of the Dai-Lame Show.

[Carling]

Hey dumbass, if you’re not smart enough to smell out an ambush, I have no sympathy for you.

[vbmoneyspender]

Getting ambushed by a liberal Muslim - boy it doesn’t get any worse than that.

[llandres]

“Hey dumbass, if you’re not smart enough to smell out an ambush, I have no sympathy for you.”

I don’t know what you have against David Horowitz, but he’s no “dumbass” - he’s a VERY intelligent and brave guy who tirelessly speaks out against radical Islam - at great personal risk.

[llandres]

Sorry - I thought you were referring to Horowitz, not the cartoonist. My apology.

[Carling]

No need to apologize. I like Horowitz, and as you realized, I was talking about the fool who thought he’d be treated fairly on Comedy Central.

[Stepan12]

No need to apologize. I like Horowitz, and as you realized, I was talking about the fool who thought he’d be treated fairly on Comedy Central.

The cartoonist shoul've known better. He could've seen how Liberal Cramer was ambushed on "The Daily Show" by John Leibowitz himself.