Where Do You Get Yours?

With the "retirement" of Jon Stewart from the Daily Show, we are losing a credible news source in today's world. I know that many will say that Stewart and the Daily Show (DS) was a comedy/satirical program and did not report legitimate news. But we just have to look at the records of CBS with Dan Rather and Lara Logan, NBC with Brian Williams, and CNN and its track record, and we can now consider the DS legitimate. (Probably missed a ton of other disgraced anchors and reporters here- feel free to add in the comment section below.)

Looking at all that, and Jon Stewart is as good a source as any out there. I have always felt that satire and comedy like the DS are funny because they jest with the truth, and that people find the humor in the world when the obvious truth is exposed to them. Stewart and company have done this for 17 years, making it a valuable source for awareness of what is going on in the world as any other reporting out there.

I first became a fan of Jon Stewart and the Daily Show, when he decided to cover a State of the Union address with his own take on what was being said. It was far more informative then what the talking heads of the time had to say on the big three (CBS, ABC, NBC). Stewart ran the speech unedited and provided commentary that was spot on in my opinion, not ad libbing or speculating with some hidden agenda guesses.

From that day forward I appreciated Stewart's take and approach on the world pulse. Let me be clear that I do not solely get all my news from the DS. I read and investigate on my own, even the slanted conservative sites provide insight as to what the vision of the world is, as warped as they may be.

Now this brings me to Fox News and the departure of Jon Stewart (and Stephen Colbert). The heads and talking heads at Fox must be ecstatic with the "retirement" or moving on of these two. This will allow the chance of Fox News to finally win that Comedy Emmy they covet so badly. Now if they could only get rid of that pesky Brit John Oliver…..