Please tell me you're watching DAily Show

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theprof00 said:

@sqrl
It wasn't just kramer, it was the entire NBC network that was making it a big deal.

@twest
I totally understand that he only shows the bad clips, he doesn't deny doing that. But that doesn't mean that the clips don't exist, as people often try to make it seem.

The clips he shows happened. And he brings up serious questions as to whats going on. That guy that accepted the 700billion dollar bailout said he wanted nobody to know what he was doing with it, no trace, he was going to disappear with the money and that was it.
Jon Stewart was the only one who ran his quote outside of political arenas and inner sanctums. It was on no other news shows and it does really bring up the point "why the fuck are we giving this guy 700B and trusting that he will do the correct thing."
This is the kind of thing that happens on Daily all the time.
What you guys also need to understand is that news media is a very powerful group who can and will show only one side of the argument for whatever reason at the drop of a hat, you are no safer from bias.
I don't use Daily show as my only source of news, but I don't discredit anything they have to say, because it is merely a news show from a non-mainstream point of view...

 

EDIT: i prefer the BBC myself to american news media outlets.

 

I've never said they don't exist, I'm just saying it's not a news show.  Yes, it shows clips from the news but if that makes it a news show can I call something like the Soup a political news show since it also shows clips from the news?

I'm also aware be brings up serious points every now and then and good for him, still not a news show though.

My original comment was just laughing at the people that actually think it's a news show and actually think they're informed because that's their source of news.

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theprof00 said:
@sqrl

I am not really defending the show as much as I am defending my thread from twest obvious trolling of it.

 

Trolling how?  Saying I don't like the Daily Show because I hate politics and it's not real news?  I suppose I am going a bit off topic but that's hardly trolling since it's rare for a thread with more than 15 replies to not have something off topic. 

It's the internet, people are going to talk about what they want to about and that's that.  As long as they aren't actually trolling or barging in a thread posting lolcat pictures and at least staying close to the topic, whatever.

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Besides, the thread title says "Please tell me you're wathing the DAily Show" so I'm simply telling you why I don't watch it.  If that's trolling then you my friend have a trap thread title.