Jon Stewert & Stephen Colbert come to mind, this is why they are so funny and relevant. This is also why Fox’s attempted stab(s) at cloning the Comedy Central duo for propaganda purposes don’t work and will never work. It is just not funny to “douse” out of fear. And I believe Fox is afraid of the corner they have painted themselves into. Carrying water for the GOP rather than reporting the news.
James Pinkerton: When Art is Cooler — and More Conservative — Than Politics
…Art doesn’t just imitate life; it reacts to life, it comments on life.
Artists, flashing their fancies and passions, might not commonly be seen as anchors of common sense and prudence. Yet when politicians lose themselves in the pyrotechnics of their own romantic ecstasies, even artists will feel compelled to step in and provide the needed dousing. And that counter-active cooling will likely continue as long as George W. Bush and his white-hot ideology burn in the White House.
~Christopher Alden
