I like Rachel Maddow. I find her refreshing but as my mama said: you can walk through shite and come out smelling like a rose (okay my mom didn't say that but if she was British she might. She scored an amazing interview and she didn't waste a moment of it. She got Jon Stewart smack dab in the middle of the flu. She's a stronger woman than I am if she really came out of that believing she wasn't a touch radical and unfair. I am RADICALLY radical and extraordinarily unfair. I am linking to HuffPo because they have clips of highlights but I recommend sitting through the entire thing. It's all about responsibility.
If you are running for office and you campaign on a level that inspires fear then when you allow shouts talking of murdering your opponent or complete lies and don't stop that behavior, you are responsible.If you run a 24 hour news network you are responsible to provide news professionals. I could be an infotainer and in my small world I am. I am responsible for what I put here but I am not qualified to be on Fox News. Bobby Kennedy put himself into a political battle knowing the risks and died for his beliefs in civil rights. Martin Luther King knew he was putting himself in to a hateful war and likely knew his demise was a more effective signature to his great words than any other path could have been. President Obama was elected by idealists who believed he could change the country. Unfortunately the people who represent us have different motives. On some level he had to know he'd fail if he ever makes it through. I will never change my position on him. I have noticed a few Republicans with ideas that are less polarizing and of course I voted for a Lib and a LOT of Repubs (because there was no options. Welcome to Utah). I am responsible for my vote and for the work I do campaigning.
Now Jon Stewart has a satirical "news" program on Comedy Central. If you leave it on all day you'll see Blue Collar Comedians and a South Park or 2. Your kids will learn new words. So turns out Jon Stewart has a lot of fans. In an insane country he's become the face of sanity. He didn't run for office or move to a news network. He's a comedian on Comedy Central who has been made fun of for having an audience full of liberal stoners cutting class. Turns out you actually need a dictionary if you are the average American (see stupid people). He bears no responsibility for the choices made by viewers. But he's far more educated and far less invested in Mentholatum than other "commentators". When you see an emotion you can bet on it that it's real. You can be pretty sure you will laugh. Maybe even at yourself.
Yup, I'm guilty of extremism. Here's that link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/11/rachel-maddow-jon-stewart-interview_n_782538.html#snp_friends_module
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