If you didn't see the Daily show in Thursday night it was a real gem.
Here is a link.
I would highly recommend it. Rarely do you see an interview conducted in such a way, or a public figure held accountable for their words in such a humbling fashion. In particular Part 2. My god that is just brutal.
And even saying all that almost misses the point that Stewart is trying to make. That it isn't about one person. It is about a mentality that got us to this point, and that media (in this case CNBC, Fox Business, and Bloomberg) have a duty to ferret out that which the viewer can not. They are not there as stenographers for the titans of industry, nor as it hagiographers.
But yeah it has been a hoot. Though I am saddened by the fact that a comedian is the sane voice in this maelstrom. That he is the one looking for and practicing real journalism.
-Cheers
1 comment:
i don't understand how people keep going on the daily show underestimating jon stewart.
it's like thinking just because a panda bear is fuzzy it isn't capable of or willing to rip off your arms.
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