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posted by foolthemall
But that's just it. It ISN'T one of the best sources of election information. It's not even close. It's a horrible source.
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I disagree with calling the Daily Show a horrible source of information. They have been one of the few media outlets to address how the media spins news (with the assist of partisan hacks) and what a dominating player big media has become. This spin of the truth is actually the undiscussed news story of our age, it is a kind of gridlock that is impossible to break out of. It afflicts TFP constantly in threads, including this one.
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originally posted by powerclown
He likes to criticize the US media, fine. Along with Michael Moore, I think he should be grateful he lives in country that so richly rewards him for his criticism. Send him to Mexico for a year, and as soon as someone steals his Porsche, and he can't get a Starbucks he'll want back into the bad old US-of-A. I think he has an overblown sense of self-importance, and I still think he made an ass of himself yesterday on CNN.
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Have we really gotten back to "Love it or Leave it Hippy" This is exactly what Jon Stewart is talking about. Powerclown's qoute isn't a discussion, it's dogma.
It is part of the power of the daily show to operate in the realm of comedy. Anyone who has seen the loop of flacks pronouncing Kerry and Edwards first and fourth most liberal in the exact same language over and over will know what it means.