Comments on: Why Are Comedians Providing The Most Relevant Journalism? http://www.weatherpattern.com/2008/10/why-are-comedians-providing-the-most-relevant-journalism/ a blog on design / culture / telecom / networks / work / life / online-offline / new york Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:23:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Michael http://www.weatherpattern.com/2008/10/why-are-comedians-providing-the-most-relevant-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Michael Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:50:50 +0000 http://www.weatherpattern.com/?p=430#comment-479 Take one look at those Washington "banquets" where the press and the politicians all get together to celebrate themselves, and you see the real rottenness of modern journalism. Take one look at those Washington “banquets” where the press and the politicians all get together to celebrate themselves, and you see the real rottenness of modern journalism.

]]> By: Frank http://www.weatherpattern.com/2008/10/why-are-comedians-providing-the-most-relevant-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Frank Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:11:13 +0000 http://www.weatherpattern.com/?p=430#comment-476 One huge problem here is: what can objective journalists do when one side of the campaign is utterly lacking in merit or substance? It's just a mistake to even credit McCain with having a health care "plan" that does anything more than speed us toward "devil-take-the-hindmost" social darwinism. The proper response to the McCain plan is not some "balanced" panel of expert commentary, but laughter. So perhaps when the Republicans put together policies that are not laughable, "real journalists" can supplant the comedians. Until then, we'll keep guffawing at the GOP. One huge problem here is: what can objective journalists do when one side of the campaign is utterly lacking in merit or substance? It’s just a mistake to even credit McCain with having a health care “plan” that does anything more than speed us toward “devil-take-the-hindmost” social darwinism. The proper response to the McCain plan is not some “balanced” panel of expert commentary, but laughter.

So perhaps when the Republicans put together policies that are not laughable, “real journalists” can supplant the comedians. Until then, we’ll keep guffawing at the GOP.

]]>