Is American Politics in Danger of Demise because we Dems are on Comedy

[KoKo]

Channels? Or, is this a GOOD THING...like when ABC belonged to us in the 70's as the New Upstart and "Saturday Night Live" (in it's first years) was the ONLY PLACE for us to laugh at our POLITICIANS?

Is it the Cynicism of the YOUNG as opposed to those of us who FEAR FOR OUR DEMOCRACY...or just the CNICISM of US ALL?

Wouldn't it be better if we had REAL NEWS...at LEAST one lonely radio station that wasn't "Air America?" At least two lonely channels that carried on hour of "KO" and a few hours of "Comedy Central? Where's the NEWS for us Upstarts who aren't ready to curl up with MSNBC/CNN/FAUX PROPAGANDA...but Comedy Central is a little too "cutting edge outta the mainstream for us oldies serious sensibilities???????" And we have to "wait to long for Keith?"

:shrug:

[Demeter]

1. Laugh-In Brought Down Nixon As Much As Anything Else

Ridicule is a powerful public weapon against the stupidly venal.

[whistle]

2. American politics is not in danger, America's democracy is!

[NMDemDist2]

3. may I suggest Democracy Now!

available on many local PBS and cable networks. also available on both satellite systems. to check for one in your local area or for pod-casts visit

www.democracynow.org

Amy Goodman is wonderful! I tape her show every morning and watch it before bed each night. Try it, you'll like it!

[MissWaverly]

4. I like Jim Lehrer's the News Hour on PBS

tonight I heard that the Gallup poll on the Middle East shows Bush with a 10 point drop over
Lebanon. I hear news there that I do not hear anywhere else.

Gallup is showing almost a 10 percentage-point difference, in favor of disapproval, in terms of how he's handling this. Lebanon makes Americans unusually worried because of its history, which is not favorable.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec06/bo_07-21.html

[JuniperLea]

5. I love that show!

I wish more people would watch.

[MissWaverly]

7. Yes, me too, but maybe they could link to the website

and send them a few pennies, they are one of the few sources for real news that's on Tv right
now and I like the Frontline documentaries too.

[Eric J in MN]

6. Support "Independent World Television"....

...which should start next year:

http://www.iwtnews.com/home

Also called "The Real News."

[izzybeans]

8. Comedy is always important. Even more so in times of turmoil.

Wits weapons do more for diplomacy than any bomb or bullet.