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- abettertomorrow0
On the level of theatre this clip is pretty entertaining, but then you realize millions of dumb shits out there actually walk away believing what he says.
This is currently the highest-ratest conservative political show.
- how many people walk away from obama rallying thinking healthcare is a right?deathboy
- misinforamtion is relative to different beliefs and such. there is no "whole" right wrong answerdeathboy
- but his motives are definitley ratings pandering to what his viewers want. hes an entertainerdeathboy
- Which are two concepts which have a negative effect if you think about itabettertomorrow
- One that there is no concept of truth but everything is relative...so Obama could very well be a Fascist even though by any rational measure he's notabettertomorrow
- by any rational measure he's notabettertomorrow
- And the other that journalism exists only to entertain. So let's make it as hysterical and over the top as possible, after all that will get more viewers!abettertomorrow
- that will get more viewers!abettertomorrow
- or that knowing truth doesnt matter to the audience so sell what u want for ratings. doesnt have to be either or.deathboy
- and the realitivty of an individual with idea like facist, left, right, socialist is part of the magic in entertainingdeathboy
- to insenuate soemthign without definign it, leaving the listener to aplly there own definitiondeathboy
- ambiguity and being vague is a necessary tool in entertaining. look at how popular inception wasdeathboy