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Re: OT - Kerry a campaign no-show over comment
On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:02:04 GMT, "Mike Harris"
<harrisremovethiswest@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>>>Do you really believe that a comedy program is a source of fact about
>>>politics? You are living in a delusional state of mind if you really
>>>accept what you are seeing on that show as truth. It is half-truths at
>>>the best, designed to make you laugh.[/color]
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>> I've seen the results of a couple of studies that have found that you
>> actually get more serious news on the Daily Show than you do on the
>> major network news shows.[/color]
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>You do understand that this is a grave indictment of major network news
>shows, not praise for Jon Stewart's journalistic skills, yes?[/color]
I think it's both. The major news shows are pretty lousy and John
Stewart actually includes a fair bit of news content on his show;
which is to his credit.
Overall, I think I'd rather get some laughs with my news. :-)
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