A mainstay on the American left – and even on the right – The Daily Show has become a global phenomenon. In this article from Portugal’s Jornal de Negocios, columnist Nicolau do Vale Pais writes that there is ‘nothing more fun’ that watching the show’s host, Jon Stewart, ‘transform puppets into scarecrows.’
For the Jornal de Negocios, talking about Stewart’s recent guest, former Republican Majority Leader Dick Armey, Nicolau do Vale Pais writes in part:
Throughout the interview, Armey argues that the political class (he doesn’t say if he means all of it) has usurped “the people” by taking office (again, he doesn’t mention if he means all of them), and that taxes “the people” pay aren’t being properly spent (he has already said he means all the taxes). Inspirationally prudent, Stewart listens to the end of this rant: his humor redeems us from these fools who, taken with the seriousness they demand, would in fact incite anarchy and the end of post-Civil War American Federalism.
Arsonists in sheep’s clothing who are ensconced in the system and blame its bankruptcy on the dangerous back-and-forth between bonhomie and Peronism, cool in the presence of pragmatism and lucidity. … Stewart knows that exposure is the best medicine and, with a sense of unique civic trust, he allows the interviewee – and the public – room for free opinion, not reacting; but, as he does when faced with a misunderstanding based on the error of sterile exaggeration, he eventually shoots back.”
There’s nothing more fun than seeing the saga transform puppets into scarecrows. “Good f#@king questions deserve good f#@king answers” is a great slogan.
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