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Showing posts with label Jon Stewart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jon Stewart. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Can One Political Party Simply Be Better on a Particular Issue?
Ever mindful of the fact that we often take ourselves too serious in politics, I thought it would be good to show you this insightful and hilarious segment from last night's Daily Show today...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Fox News Fabricates Story for GOP Gains
Summary: Could Fox News be in violation of campaign finance law?
Some of you who read the title of this post probably said “duh” - but a recent clip from their broadcast was picked up by the Daily Show last night, revealing that Sean Hannity literally showed false footage to make a recent Tea Party protest look bigger than it was.
To be fair, the freedom of speech and the press is very much guaranteed in the First Amendment - even to the point of protecting false speech and fabricated press stories.
But a few months ago we mentioned a Supreme Court case which questions the limits of the First Amendment. The case, Citizens United v. FEC, begs the question over whether a documentary film aimed at persuading voters one way or another in an election falls under the limits of campaign finance. These films are funded by corporations which are strictly prohibited from direct spending on campaigns.
In order to make a GOP sponsored rally look bigger, Fox News found clips of a better attended, non-Republican sponsored, conservative protest. In other words, Fox News - part of a publicly traded corporation - was specifically assisting one party over another for that party’s political gains.
Could that be a campaign finance issue?
Inevitably, I want to say no, as many news outlets will endorse one side over another as they have since campaigns first began in this country - but let’s first see what the Court decides.
Either way, it’s food for thought when exploring what constitutes as free speech in the era of campaign finance reform.
Some of you who read the title of this post probably said “duh” - but a recent clip from their broadcast was picked up by the Daily Show last night, revealing that Sean Hannity literally showed false footage to make a recent Tea Party protest look bigger than it was.
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Sean Hannity Uses Glenn Beck's Protest Footage | ||||
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To be fair, the freedom of speech and the press is very much guaranteed in the First Amendment - even to the point of protecting false speech and fabricated press stories.
But a few months ago we mentioned a Supreme Court case which questions the limits of the First Amendment. The case, Citizens United v. FEC, begs the question over whether a documentary film aimed at persuading voters one way or another in an election falls under the limits of campaign finance. These films are funded by corporations which are strictly prohibited from direct spending on campaigns.
In order to make a GOP sponsored rally look bigger, Fox News found clips of a better attended, non-Republican sponsored, conservative protest. In other words, Fox News - part of a publicly traded corporation - was specifically assisting one party over another for that party’s political gains.
Could that be a campaign finance issue?
Inevitably, I want to say no, as many news outlets will endorse one side over another as they have since campaigns first began in this country - but let’s first see what the Court decides.
Either way, it’s food for thought when exploring what constitutes as free speech in the era of campaign finance reform.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Top Stories: 8/11/09
Something new we're doing at WAYLA is a morning post that brings you the top headlines from around the best political blogs so you aren't lost and confused trying to find the best news everyday.
The Huffington Post reports on the Town Hall meeting Obama will hold himself, and preparing for possible disruptions.
At FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate Silver makes a late-night post (after 2am - which explains why it was more goofy than usual) explaining the difference between single-payer health care and socialized medicine.
Politico's Scorecard blog reports on Gov. Corzine's (D-NJ) improving, but still poor, poll numbers, as well as a new ad released by the RGA.
And if you missed it last night, you have to see the Jon Stewarts take on the new turns in the healthcare debate:
The Huffington Post reports on the Town Hall meeting Obama will hold himself, and preparing for possible disruptions.
At FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate Silver makes a late-night post (after 2am - which explains why it was more goofy than usual) explaining the difference between single-payer health care and socialized medicine.
Politico's Scorecard blog reports on Gov. Corzine's (D-NJ) improving, but still poor, poll numbers, as well as a new ad released by the RGA.
And if you missed it last night, you have to see the Jon Stewarts take on the new turns in the healthcare debate:
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Has America Flip-Flopped?
It’s Friday, April 17, 2009. Here’s what we’re looking at:
With this week’s Tax Day Tea Party protests, the Daily Show takes a humorous look into whether America itself has flip-flopped.
But could there be more truth to the comedy than Jon Stewart realizes? Earlier this week, Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com pointed out some interesting Gallup findings on America’s confidence in Fed Chair Ben Bernanke. The partisan split on his support has completely reversed itself.
In light of both the reversal of support for Bernanke and the Tea Party protests, it seems that Americans simply have greater confidence in their government when their party is in power - and are more likely to talk about “revolution” when their party is in the minority.
Obviously this is not surprising - what’s surprising is how it all happened so fast.
With this week’s Tax Day Tea Party protests, the Daily Show takes a humorous look into whether America itself has flip-flopped.
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But could there be more truth to the comedy than Jon Stewart realizes? Earlier this week, Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com pointed out some interesting Gallup findings on America’s confidence in Fed Chair Ben Bernanke. The partisan split on his support has completely reversed itself.
In light of both the reversal of support for Bernanke and the Tea Party protests, it seems that Americans simply have greater confidence in their government when their party is in power - and are more likely to talk about “revolution” when their party is in the minority.
Obviously this is not surprising - what’s surprising is how it all happened so fast.
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