I'm not sure I agree that the Daily Show is "just comedy." At some point satire has a purpose.
Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 13/05/2010 10:29:54 PM
The Daily Show (and its supporters) are very good at making fun of people in a way that advances their political agenda and then using the "it's just a comedy show" as a defense when responded to.
It's like saying A Modest Proposal is "just comedy." It really isn't. It uses comedy to achieve certain ends. The Daily Show is satire, which is innately political.
I usually enjoy watching the show, and I'm a sufficient part of the vast left-wing conspiracy that I usually support the agenda. I just don't think it's intellectually honest to go about fulfilling that agenda the way Stewart and his fans do.
It's like saying A Modest Proposal is "just comedy." It really isn't. It uses comedy to achieve certain ends. The Daily Show is satire, which is innately political.
I usually enjoy watching the show, and I'm a sufficient part of the vast left-wing conspiracy that I usually support the agenda. I just don't think it's intellectually honest to go about fulfilling that agenda the way Stewart and his fans do.
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So I tried watching Glenn Beck
- 12/05/2010 12:11:25 AM
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Dramatic? Haphazard? Sarcastic? Changes topic constantly?
- 12/05/2010 12:45:47 AM
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The Daily Show is a comedy Show, Glenn Beck isnt *NM*
- 12/05/2010 01:23:39 AM
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Pardon? *NM*
- 12/05/2010 01:29:25 AM
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im not sure what you mean..... *NM*
- 12/05/2010 01:45:39 AM
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That disingenuous excuse is getting more than tiresome. *NM*
- 12/05/2010 05:07:51 AM
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Is Glenn Beck comedy?
- 12/05/2010 10:18:31 PM
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I'm not sure I agree that the Daily Show is "just comedy." At some point satire has a purpose.
- 13/05/2010 10:29:54 PM
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can you wathc the far lef tnut jobs on MSNBC with out that happening?
- 12/05/2010 02:31:27 PM
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Keep watching...you might just get lucky and be watching the day his head explodes from rage. *NM*
- 12/05/2010 11:27:41 PM
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I hope he takes blood pressure meds...cuz the way he responds to things cant be healthy *NM*
- 13/05/2010 09:12:42 PM
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