The irony of it all
Why is it that news channels look to Comedy Central as an "equal" in the dissemination of news.
How sad is it that there is no differentiating point of view in all of the news media outlets except for the two. Are there other positions other than right and left?
Jon Stewart on friday went on crossfire...they thought he was coming on to have a mere pokingly fun conversation...but instead it blew up into an unfriendly and awkward exchange b/w tucker carlson and jon stewart. the irony that was lost on tucker carlson was that the daily show is a satire of the world at large...pointing out the absurdities in all walks of life, especially political, especially now in a time like this. Tucker Carlson instead thought it imp't to try and place the daily show on the same litmus test that a real news organization should adhere to. Stewart tried to point out that it's a news organization's responsiblities to show the facts, to make things clear, not be a pundit and make things sketchy. He also pointed out that it's not the daily show's job to be a responsible news show, since they plainly state that they are a fake news show...Don't know if that makes any sense.
This place is in a sad state of affairs. It scares me to live in a time where all the thoughts behind orwell's 1984 are coming true. There is no privacy, there is no higher ground, and there is no moral leader. Bill Maher said it best on Real time thi sweekend that he almost wants George Bush to win...not b/c he didnt think kerry was appropriate or the better candidate (although the idiots who don't understand sarcasm will think he did), but b/c Bush is the prime example of what's wrong with America; he wants bush to win (not really) just so that once in his life, he can clean up his own god damn mess.
It would make this boy smile if the rest of our country even thought of doing that.
It makes you wonder, as an adult, a 27 year old, how the hell you're suppossed to conduct your life when there is no one in public life who is even a decent role model. How are you to steer your life? how are you to raise your kids? what are you suppossed to do when the youth around you are brainwashed by the mindlessness of MTV?
Look for some form of truth out there. Or better yet, just form an original opinion, an original voice, like stewart, or maher, or vonnegut. Fuck the status quo and fuck the quo altogether. Raise your voice, free from any pundit, even free from the rock the vote gang. don't do things b/c it's hip or b/c it could make money. Just be yourself, conduct your life by your instinct, but what you find importnat. To hell with TV and to hell with the news.
except for the daily show. And south park. that cartman makes me laugh.
How sad is it that there is no differentiating point of view in all of the news media outlets except for the two. Are there other positions other than right and left?
Jon Stewart on friday went on crossfire...they thought he was coming on to have a mere pokingly fun conversation...but instead it blew up into an unfriendly and awkward exchange b/w tucker carlson and jon stewart. the irony that was lost on tucker carlson was that the daily show is a satire of the world at large...pointing out the absurdities in all walks of life, especially political, especially now in a time like this. Tucker Carlson instead thought it imp't to try and place the daily show on the same litmus test that a real news organization should adhere to. Stewart tried to point out that it's a news organization's responsiblities to show the facts, to make things clear, not be a pundit and make things sketchy. He also pointed out that it's not the daily show's job to be a responsible news show, since they plainly state that they are a fake news show...Don't know if that makes any sense.
This place is in a sad state of affairs. It scares me to live in a time where all the thoughts behind orwell's 1984 are coming true. There is no privacy, there is no higher ground, and there is no moral leader. Bill Maher said it best on Real time thi sweekend that he almost wants George Bush to win...not b/c he didnt think kerry was appropriate or the better candidate (although the idiots who don't understand sarcasm will think he did), but b/c Bush is the prime example of what's wrong with America; he wants bush to win (not really) just so that once in his life, he can clean up his own god damn mess.
It would make this boy smile if the rest of our country even thought of doing that.
It makes you wonder, as an adult, a 27 year old, how the hell you're suppossed to conduct your life when there is no one in public life who is even a decent role model. How are you to steer your life? how are you to raise your kids? what are you suppossed to do when the youth around you are brainwashed by the mindlessness of MTV?
Look for some form of truth out there. Or better yet, just form an original opinion, an original voice, like stewart, or maher, or vonnegut. Fuck the status quo and fuck the quo altogether. Raise your voice, free from any pundit, even free from the rock the vote gang. don't do things b/c it's hip or b/c it could make money. Just be yourself, conduct your life by your instinct, but what you find importnat. To hell with TV and to hell with the news.
except for the daily show. And south park. that cartman makes me laugh.
1 Comments:
Fuck the quo?!? no you didn't.
really though- it's not that humanistic, thinking people don't exist, but that they aren't driving policy in our government, or the agenda in american newsrooms. but the role models you're looking for are there- just below the surface.
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