Jon Stewart Gets All Earnest On Us!
- added March 21, 2008
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Obama Race Speech "Spoke To Americans As Though They Were Adults"
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It was pretty good, yet Tina Fey made the right call by refering to the applause-beats-laughter as what her SNL writer friend coined, "Clapter". There's been a lot of that on "The Daily Show" as of late.
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Made me laugh. OH, and the link to the HP reminds me exactly why I ignore the crap (audience participation) there....because its crap. What's really funny is that people can get just as legitimate political "news" from Jon and Tina as they can from corporate media and at least be aware that its entertainment as opposed to what's really happening news wise.
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Jon Stewart's humor is funny and sad. He shows us the failings of mainstream media and our political leaders, with a bit of humor. Then we are faced with the fact, they weren't trying to be funny. The joke is on us! That's sad!
Jon Stewart turns on the light, when mainstream media blacks out facts. -
It is astounding to see how unfairly and viciously some radio and TV commentators are reacting to Barack Obama’s speech on race. It is simply inexcusable to say, as they do, that Obama “threw his own [white] grandmother under the bus.”
Rather, contrary to what everyone expected, he didn't throw ANYone under the bus, neither his regrettably hate-filled pastor, nor his own partially prejudiced grandmother who herself admitted that she sometimes struggled with such feelings (as Obama makes clear in his book, "Dreams of My Father"). He didn't throw racially resentful blue collar workers under the bus, nor did he throw angry unemployed black radicals, nor you or me under the bus.
Instead, he pointed out that we are all part of this wonderful but in some ways still flawed America, and that there are legitimate reasons for some of the hurtful black and white anger that divides us -- anger which, nonetheless, we should all strive to overcome.
Never since Lincoln has a politician spoken to our nation with greater candor, dignity, and truthfulness. Obama stands tall above all the carping talk show hosts and Fox News commentators who -- resentful at being confronted by a person so utterly sincere, honest and, quite simply, good -- try in vain to pick him to pieces.
His speech will stand the test of time because it represents something new -- not politics as usual, but something that lies at the root of all right-minded religion. I begin to wonder if America is worthy of this person of such uniqueness, stature, integrity, and amazing magnanimity.
Rev. Jim Boswell
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