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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-19-11 03:36 PM
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Jon Stewart and Fox News anchor go head to head
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/19/jon-stewart-and-fox-news-anchor-go-head-to-head/?hpt=po_bn2

Comedian Jon Stewart sparred with Fox News anchor Chris Wallace over media bias Sunday and argued that "the bias of the mainstream media is toward sensationalism, conflict and laziness," instead of a liberal agenda.

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"Here is the difference between you and I," he said, "I'm a comedian first. My comedy is informed by an ideological background, there's no question about that.

"The thing that - in some respect - conservative activists will never understand is … I'm not an activist. I'm a comedian," Stewart said.

(snip)
"The embarrassment is that I'm given credibility in this world because of the disappointment that the public has in what the news media does," he asserted.



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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-19-11 03:47 PM
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1. He also wants to make the world a little bit better.
Edited on Sun Jun-19-11 04:14 PM by RandomThoughts
And in that he makes points and shows things, in anything he does, including comedy, that helps with that endeavor.

If someone was not a comedian, and very serious, and did not care about those things, they might never crack a joke, or be funny, but they also would not have the ability to help as those with caring better hearts have.

If he wants to make the world a little bit better, while being a comedian, a way will be found for him to do that while living that life.

It really makes sense.

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avebury Donating Member (455 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-19-11 04:16 PM
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2. It is actually pretty funny. Chris Wallace comes across as a total
idiot when he tries to infer that Fox and Comedy Central are two similar networks. It kind of proves that Fox is not a news network. ROFLMAO!
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-19-11 04:25 PM
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3. Trouble is, Fox is neither funy nor informative, either.
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NC_Nurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-19-11 04:39 PM
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4. Wallace totally dodges when he brings up the fat that Fox viewers are the most
misinformed in repeated studies.
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TacticalPeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-19-11 05:31 PM
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5. Non-faux viewable.
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