While I often times criticize conservative media outlets for appearing to have amnesia with regard to facts and the more nonpartisan media outlets for fearing to be perceived as biased by simply telling the truth void of the opposite (and inaccurate) viewpoint, I also find myself coming after liberal media outlets for their tendency to sometimes overreact.
Last week, I wrote a blog with regard to some liberal media outlets overreacting to Stephen Colbert's interview with Donald Trump on The Late Show. No, Colbert's questions weren't quite as hard-hitting as they had been with Ted Cruz the previous night, but they weren't softballs either. In fact, the slowest softball Colbert threw at Trump was a question pertaining to whether or not the GOP front-runner thought President Obama was born in this country, to which Trump refused to respond. Also, let's keep in mind how difficult it would be for an interviewer to bait Donald Trump into saying something most rational-thinking people would deem ridiculous when Mr. Trump himself utters such things on his own. So, yes, some in the liberal media definitely overreacted here.
Speaking of which, Trevor Noah made his debut as host of The Daily Show last night, and what headline did I read courtesy of the left-leaning site Salon.com this morning with regard to the new host? Just this: "Trevor Noah gives Fox News a free pass: The new 'Daily Show' could be great for Ailes and Hannity, bad for America." I know, subtle, right?
Yes, most self-identified liberals and progressives, myself included, loved Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show, but it's only fair to give the new guy a chance. Let's remember, the transition from Craig Kilborn to Jon Stewart wasn't the smoothest of transitions at first either, so Trevor Noah, like Jon Stewart before him, at least deserves a chance to show what he can do as the show's host once all the kinks are worked out through the transition.
Yes, Trevor Noah did appear to be nervous and overwhelmed at first last night. No, the interview with comedian Kevin Hart wasn't one I care to remember. However, the program still had that old Daily Show feel to it, long-time contributors will help make the transition a bit smoother for the new host, and so long as Noah can relax a bit more in due time, I have the feeling it should continue to make for a great show. But no matter what flaws we saw with the show or new host last night, let's not overreact. It's one show. Let's see how it progresses two weeks and two months from now before making a more well-informed judgment.
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/28/trevor_noah_gives_fox_news_a_free_pass_the_ne
w_daily_show_could_be_great_for_ailes_and_hannity_bad_for_america/
Last week, I wrote a blog with regard to some liberal media outlets overreacting to Stephen Colbert's interview with Donald Trump on The Late Show. No, Colbert's questions weren't quite as hard-hitting as they had been with Ted Cruz the previous night, but they weren't softballs either. In fact, the slowest softball Colbert threw at Trump was a question pertaining to whether or not the GOP front-runner thought President Obama was born in this country, to which Trump refused to respond. Also, let's keep in mind how difficult it would be for an interviewer to bait Donald Trump into saying something most rational-thinking people would deem ridiculous when Mr. Trump himself utters such things on his own. So, yes, some in the liberal media definitely overreacted here.
Speaking of which, Trevor Noah made his debut as host of The Daily Show last night, and what headline did I read courtesy of the left-leaning site Salon.com this morning with regard to the new host? Just this: "Trevor Noah gives Fox News a free pass: The new 'Daily Show' could be great for Ailes and Hannity, bad for America." I know, subtle, right?
Yes, most self-identified liberals and progressives, myself included, loved Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show, but it's only fair to give the new guy a chance. Let's remember, the transition from Craig Kilborn to Jon Stewart wasn't the smoothest of transitions at first either, so Trevor Noah, like Jon Stewart before him, at least deserves a chance to show what he can do as the show's host once all the kinks are worked out through the transition.
Yes, Trevor Noah did appear to be nervous and overwhelmed at first last night. No, the interview with comedian Kevin Hart wasn't one I care to remember. However, the program still had that old Daily Show feel to it, long-time contributors will help make the transition a bit smoother for the new host, and so long as Noah can relax a bit more in due time, I have the feeling it should continue to make for a great show. But no matter what flaws we saw with the show or new host last night, let's not overreact. It's one show. Let's see how it progresses two weeks and two months from now before making a more well-informed judgment.
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/28/trevor_noah_gives_fox_news_a_free_pass_the_ne
w_daily_show_could_be_great_for_ailes_and_hannity_bad_for_america/
Comments
Post a Comment