Just as we all suspected...

[Eroberer]

I hope that they excluded about 90% of all inteviews with politicians in Washington. Talk about lack of substance.

The Daily Show definitely watches the politicians like a hawk, and they don't really pull any punches when they catch them doing something stupid. Their coverage of the major events of the past 6 months has been very good.

By contrast, like I said, showing interviews with politicians regarding wiretapping, Foleygate, or Iraq is just asking for spin instead of substance.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Eroberer
I hope that they excluded about 90% of all inteviews with politicians in Washington. Talk about lack of substance.

I am confused, didnt they decide to stop giving interviews and simply give text message's to make points stand out?

I mean, Clinton started this policy, it just caught on by the "other side"

[chequita guevara]

This is actually a searing indictment of the traditional media.

[Kuciwalker]

No it's not. What's surprising about satire being any less informative than straightforward reporting? Satire probably adds more analysis, anyway.

Disclaimer: I don't actually watch Jon Stewart, so I'm not entirely sure about the content of his show.

[snoopy369]

Well, and Jon Stewart has the advantage of not having to cover silly things like floods or murders or things like that. Unless he wants to anyway.

[Eroberer]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker Disclaimer: I don't actually watch Jon Stewart, so I'm not entirely sure about the content of his show.

You can look him up on youtube, if you're curious.

Granpa Troll's obviously been watching a lot of the Colbert Report (the show on right after The Daily Show, which parodies The O'Reilly Factor). He did a phone text interview with Foley. =)

[Drake Tungsten]

This is actually a searing indictment of the traditional media.

Indeed.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Eroberer


You can look him up on youtube, if you're curious.

Granpa Troll's obviously been watching a lot of the Colbert Report (the show on right after The Daily Show, which parodies The O'Reilly Factor). He did a phone text interview with Foley. =)

No actually I had a free thought all by my lonesome

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Gamecube64
How does a poll inform you of important events/stances on issues?

Did you know that 6/10 statistics are made up on the spot?

I suspect this is less about standard opinion polls than about those viewer phone-in or e-mail in polls ("Our viewer question today: would you have cybersex with Mark Foley? Results after this message!"), which are incedibly popular, are much-hyped, and are, as substance, totally meaningless.

[Eroberer]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll No actually I had a free thought all by my lonesome

Maybe you can next do a good Foley joke in the "My Daughter was Born Yesterday" thread. I had a little too much heart to do it, but you're obviously a talented enough comedian for this! =)

[Grandpa Troll]

Children are innocent and therefore I cannot oblige

However, perhaps another nearly deserving thread lies awaiting someone to "poke" fun at

GT

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly


I suspect this is less about standard opinion polls than about those viewer phone-in or e-mail in polls ("Our viewer question today: would you have cybersex with Mark Foley? Results after this message!"), which are incedibly popular, are much-hyped, and are, as substance, totally meaningless.

No, that's very informative - just track the numbers and compile the list of freaks to disappear.

[GePap]

The best news source in the US is PBS. The News Hour and Frontline specifically.

[Eroberer]

I wonder if they counted things like Bill O'Reilly interviews, where instead of substance, you're more likely to see the show's HOST yelling at someone.