February 01, 2010
Comedy Doesn't Take Sides
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I'm sure that it's not everybody on the left, but the fact that some liberals are getting all bent out of shape because Jon Stewart made fun of their guy furthers my notion that some percentage of the political chattering class (a) are way too sensitive and (b) don't understand how comedy works.
It's a sad commentary on the political newsmedia any way you look at it, because it's so awkwardly forcing The Daily Show into the ADD-fueled cable/blog news cycle. I'm sure I'm projecting a little, but from my view, Stewart eschews the red team/blue team bullshit that forms the unfortunate basis for most modern punditry.
This is not a matter of Stewart "turning" on the president. It's not even some lofty ideal of speaking truth to power, regardless of which side is in power. It's about going where the jokes are.
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