Watching most Sunday morning political programming here in USA is spectacularly frustrating. For example: this is widely recognised as one of the best Meet the Press segments. At least in this one, Tim Russert asks some hard questions, but you can still see how much bullshit Josh Bolten manages to spew with a straight face without getting called on it. And this in MTP's BEST segment.
So since journalists suddenly aren't doing their job, something weird is happening. Take this Jon Stewart segment, for example. Hilarious. But wait: do you realise this isn't -
(a) Some caricature of a politician,
(b) A sitcom like Yes, Minister, or even
(c) A guy doing funny George W. impressions.
These would fall under the category of comedy. But in this segment, there's nothing but the TRUTH, baldly stated. Comedians are telling it. We're laughing.
This is messed up.
One last thought: how hard would it be for Tim Russert to play one of these "truth montages" for his guests, and tell them, for once, in so many words: NOW GIMME A STRAIGHT ANSWER.
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