I don't think any show should be judged solely by its tagline.
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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
sometimes it's truthful, sometimes it isn't. sometimes quotes are taken into context, oftentimes they aren't. sometimes the issues are real, sometimes they create something just for a laugh.
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This sounds exactly like every other News program ... though the laugh portion is invariably unintentional.
There are two different types of news - objective facts and opinions about those facts.
To claim The Daily Show has less value than any other opinion news show is flawed - you're comparing opinions vs. opinions and declaring one the loser simply because it has comedy.
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the problem is that they don't distinguish between the two. they can't, or else it wouldn't be that funny.
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The same could be said of Fox News - sometimes the issues are real and sometimes they're just pushing a Republican agenda. They can't distinguish between the two or else they couldn't continue to be self-righteous.
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i'm honestly not proposing that the daily show or any other political comedy source has nothing pertinent to say. i watch the show, it's pretty damn funny. i'm saying that the electorate gets a disproportionate amount of their news and editorials from these sources. because these sources are concerned with entertainment, they aren't held to the same standards or bound by the same ethic that traditional journalists are (or supposed to be).
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As long as we're not comparing The Daily Show with objective truth, you're correct. But I fail to see a difference between the quality of the opinions expressed on The Daily Show vs. any of countless shows on Fox News or MSNBC or CNN or 60 Minutes. None of them are the objective truth and they all present one viewpoint on a subject. If you're describing all of those shows, then I agree - but if you are singling out The Daily Show, I don't see the difference you claim is present.