Thursday, September 04, 2008

Because sometimes "fake news" coverage is better than the actual news coverage

By LindaBeth

Everything I want to say about the hypocrisy around the rhetoric about Palin, and especially the Republicans' vomit-inducing use of gender rhetoric can be summed up by this brilliant analysis by "fake news" reporter Jon Stewart on the September 3, 2008 Daily Show:



In Canada, watch it on clip 2 here.

And in more The Daily Show-induced commentary....typically, I take the position that families and spouses/ partners are "off-limits" with regards to politics. But Stewart, in his interview with Newt Gingrich, makes an excellent point, which I think can help us forge a distinction between personal attacks on Palin's daughter (i.e., "what an irresponsible slut!") and dissonances between individual actions and beliefs and political positions. After all, "The personal is political."



(Here in Canada.)

Isn't it sad when politicians and pundits seem to get called on their bullshit more often by "fake news" shows than the "real" ones?

(Cross-posted to Smart Like Me.)

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posted by lindabeth at 6:33 PM

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3 Comments:

  • Thanks for thinking of us Canucks, LB!

    By Blogger Michael J.W. Stickings, at 6:59 PM  

  • I'm just glad that you can now get the clips in Canada at all...you couldn't when I was living there!

    (And thanks for confirming that they work...because when you try to view them in the States, the site tells you that you're in the wrong location to view the videos, so I had to hope that the link takes you to the correct clips.)

    By Blogger lindabeth, at 7:03 PM  

  • lindabeth, I saw this on television and appreciate you sharing it with others. It was priceless!

    By Blogger Carol Gee, at 10:11 AM  

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