If I have a religion, it might be Stewbertism - named after Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. While I read and write about the news on a daily basis, Stewart and Colbert typically provide me a number of laughs concerning the issues I wrote about every Monday through Thursday, which allows me to sleep a little better at night (laughter is the best medicine, along with denial, and possibly some Ny-Quil).
Over the past two to three weeks, however, I've been slightly disappointed with The Daily Show - perhaps because the show has taken on a more serious tone, with that the laughs haven't been as frequent, and the show has seemed to blend in with mainstream news networks more so than has been typical.
With regard to the three recent controversies surrounding the Obama Administration, Stewart and his writers jumped on the Benghazi-conspiracy bandwagon before it became pretty clear there wasn't a cover-up, which prompted the show to play things in a Swiss-like fashion. They also jumped on the IRS-controversy bandwagon without even looking around first to see if there was anything more to the story, and have stayed on that bandwagon to this point. Never were similar cases with liberal groups during the Bush years brought up (or with the current administration), nor was how the Citizen's United ruling impacted this situation. A fairly recent report wasn't even mentioned, which showcased that approximately two-thirds of the groups whom were reviewed due to political sounding names were not affiliated with the Tea Party. While the show's main intent is to bring about laughter, the actual reporting and commentary on the show has been fairly lazy of late. I give props to the show for getting after Eric Holder and the Department of Justice for the AP controversy, however, have been disappointed by its coverage of both Benghazi and the IRS.
Perhaps Stewart is getting a little burned out and is looking ahead to the movie he'll be shooting before long in the Middle East. In any case, I sincerely hope the show goes back to mocking politicians, celebrities, and media outlets for their hypocrisies and misreporting, as opposed to making a mockery of themselves.
Over the past two to three weeks, however, I've been slightly disappointed with The Daily Show - perhaps because the show has taken on a more serious tone, with that the laughs haven't been as frequent, and the show has seemed to blend in with mainstream news networks more so than has been typical.
With regard to the three recent controversies surrounding the Obama Administration, Stewart and his writers jumped on the Benghazi-conspiracy bandwagon before it became pretty clear there wasn't a cover-up, which prompted the show to play things in a Swiss-like fashion. They also jumped on the IRS-controversy bandwagon without even looking around first to see if there was anything more to the story, and have stayed on that bandwagon to this point. Never were similar cases with liberal groups during the Bush years brought up (or with the current administration), nor was how the Citizen's United ruling impacted this situation. A fairly recent report wasn't even mentioned, which showcased that approximately two-thirds of the groups whom were reviewed due to political sounding names were not affiliated with the Tea Party. While the show's main intent is to bring about laughter, the actual reporting and commentary on the show has been fairly lazy of late. I give props to the show for getting after Eric Holder and the Department of Justice for the AP controversy, however, have been disappointed by its coverage of both Benghazi and the IRS.
Perhaps Stewart is getting a little burned out and is looking ahead to the movie he'll be shooting before long in the Middle East. In any case, I sincerely hope the show goes back to mocking politicians, celebrities, and media outlets for their hypocrisies and misreporting, as opposed to making a mockery of themselves.
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