COLLATERAL DAMAGE
This strike by
the writers will surely deprive many of their TV entertainment as sitcoms
and other shows like "24" fall by the wayside. No problem as
most will just turn to movies or other shows on CDs.
But we must not
forget those who will really suffer -- the young, the unthinking or the
stoned that depend on The Daily Show/Leno et al for their political information
-- they will be collateral damaged.
Of course some of
the affected can satisfy their thirst for political humor just as other
groupies do by following their candidate around wearing uniforms, yelling
"Fire it up!", "Let's kick her ass!" and buying cute
nutcrackers.
But for the comedy
deprived masses, there is hope and we offer some of it
 With
a little practice you will find yourself making up Daily Show segments
all by yourself. Then soon after you'll
be doing stand up routines for your friends that would be the envy of the
late-night-talk.
This does take a
bit of effort but it is well worth it. To get the hang of it start out
with FOX and then click to CNN or NSNBC. You'll be a pro before you know
it and ROTFLYAO.
It's really funny
watching Tucker exhibit his abysmal ignorance or Wolff trying to show he
isn't biased or the multitude of monstrously bosomed FOX Twinkies solemnly
reading opinions so obviously beyond their comprehension.
You may prefer reading
the blogs, especially those that have illustrative pictures, but to really
get the full flavor and fun, try a newspaper. This will be a real challenge
if you have forgotten how words look that you learned in school since you
got immersed in txt mes. Keep at it because it will come back to you and
also most newspapers have a page of comics for mental relief and illustrated
help for the harder words.
If you need more
comedy fix, here's a couple of screamers from Media Matters. They are sure
to crack you up.
Matthews claimed
"Clinton people... trying to intimidate" Blitzer -- after Blitzer
had denied it MSNBC's Hardball host Chris
Matthews began his November 13 show by asserting that "the Clinton
people" are "trying to intimidate" CNN host Wolf Blitzer,
who is scheduled to moderate a November 15 Democratic presidential debate
in Las Vegas.
But less than an
hour earlier, Blitzer had said on CNN's The Situation Room, "No one
has pressured me. No one has threatened me. No one is trying to intimidate
me. ... No one has even called me to try to pressure me or anything like
that. ... I have not felt any pressure whatsoever." Later during the
same edition of Hardball, Matthews referred to Blitzer's denial but misrepresented
it. Read more
Wash. Post 's Kurtz
pointed out "liberal bloggers[']" criticism of Russert debate
performance, but not Russert's faulty questions Washington Post media critic
Howard Kurtz wrote that NBC Washington bureau chief Tim Russert "was
ripped by liberal bloggers" after "he repeatedly pressed Hillary
Clinton during a presidential debate." But Kurtz did not note that
at least two of the questions Russert posed to Clinton included falsehoods.
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