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Originally Posted by dippin
I think you see things way too rigidly in terms of "liberal vs conservative."
It is simply easier to make good satire about the current mainstream media and the republican party because they are at such disarray. He did make fun of Kerry, and even of the democratic convention. But it is simply easier (and more popular) to make fun of blowhards like Oreilly, Bush and Hannitty than it is to make fun of Rachel Maddow, Obama and Paul Begala. Cramer? Well, he was just asking for it.
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It's actually pretty easy to make fun of Obama as well as his supporters.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Abaya... I was just about to post something about the court jester. Thanks for making the point.
As for telluride being incensed that Stewart cops the, "we're just a comedy show," he's speaking the truth. The Daily Show is not journalism. It's comedy. Moreover, at Baraka_Guru points out, it's satire (a particular type of comedy).
It is not The Daily Show's job, duty, whatever, to be fair. Stewart points this out all the time.
His job is to be a buffoon. His job is to declare that the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes.
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The problem is that the interview with Cramer wasn't comedy. It was a political grilling. If that's what Stewart wants to do with his show, good for him. But if that's how he wants to run his show, I'd just rather he not use "I host a comedy show!" as a defense against criticism.